Australia 351 for 7 (Green 50*, Warner 48, Inglis 48, Mir 2-31) beat Pakistan 337 (Babar 90, Iftikhar 83, Labuschagne 3-78) by 14 runs Australia beat Pakistan by 14 runs in the sides’ final warm-up game before the World Cup, propelled by a team effort with bat and ball. In a game that Australia controlled significantly more than the scoreline suggested, Australia posted 351 and struck early several times, before…
Warm-up games carry an unwelcome sense of jeopardy for Reece Topley. On the eve of last year’s T20 World Cup, he trod on a boundary toblerone ahead of a game against Pakistan at an empty Gabba and ruptured ligaments in his left ankle, ruling him out of the tournament. There was a sense of relief, then, that he made it through England’s low-key win over Bangladesh unscathed on Monday night….
Rest of India 308 and 160 (Agarwal 49, Bhut 7-53) beat Saurashtra 214 and 79 (Saurabh 6-43, Mulani 3-22) by 175 runs Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar ran through Saurashtra’s line-up to finish with a match haul of 10 for 108 and take Rest of India to an Irani Cup title. Saurashtra could add only two more runs to their overnight score of 212 for 9 in the first innings on…
India will head into the World Cup without having played a single ball of warm-ups, with their practice match against Netherlands washed out in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. Their first warm-up match, against England in Guwahati on September 30, was also called off without a ball bowled, though the weather did allow the toss to take place. Netherlands will also begin the World Cup proper having seen minimal warm-up action. Their…
Pakistan 160 (Jamal 41, Shukla 4-49, Ghazanfar 3-26) beat Hong Kong 92 (Hayat 29, Khushdil 3-13) by 68 runs Pakistan stuttered to 73 for 6 before their lower order salvaged their innings to post a strong total of 160 and their spinners bowled out Hong Kong for 92 to book a semi-final berth in the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Opting to bowl, Honk Kong made good use of the new…
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has consolidated her position as the No. 1 allrounder in the ICC rankings with scores of 99 not out and a career-best 132 against Australia. She also moved to No. 7 on the batting rankings while her four wickets in two games took her to No. 5 in the rankings for bowlers. Matthews, who is currently enjoying a run of seven consecutive Player-of-the-Match awards, has…
Tasmania 94 for 1 trail South Australia 307 (Lehmann 115, Manenti 71, Bell 3-78) by 213 runs Stand-in captain Jake Lehmann struck a century to steer South Australia out of strife against Tasmania on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield season. Lehmann, appointed captain while Travis Head is on Australian duties, struck 115 of South Australia’s 307 in Adelaide, with Ben Manenti making 71. Tasmania started well in reply…
Inside the famed WACA ground, traditionalists like to quip that the cricket season doesn’t really start until the Sheffield Shield gets underway. Their wish will be granted when two-time defending champions Western Australia take on rival Victoria from Wednesday. It is a rematch of the last two Shield finals, where Victoria fell short on both occasions. Those diehards on the terraces, however, might just need to pack a jacket and…
England have enlisted an Indian sidearm specialist to help them prepare to face left-arm fast bowling in the World Cup. The sidearm, the device that resembles a dog-thrower, has become ubiquitous in the professional game over the last decade and is used extensively by coaches in England’s training sessions. England’s core coaching staff in India comprises head coach Matthew Mott and his assistants Marcus Trescothick (batting), Carl Hopkinson (fielding), Richard…
India 202 for 4 (Jaiswal 100, Rinku 37*, Airee 2-31) beat Nepal 179 for 9 (Airee 32, Jora 29, Avesh 3-32, Bishnoi 3-24) by 23 runs Yashasvi Jaiswal has had a memorable 2023 already. In May, he smashed the fastest half-century in the IPL off just 13 balls. In July, his old-school 171 in Dominica, which lasted 501 minutes and 387 balls, was the longest by an Indian Test debutant….