Sheffield Shield previews: Western Australia eye hat-trick, who can challenge them?

New South Wales Squad Sean Abbott (CA), Jackson Bird, Pat Cummins (CA), Joel Davies (R), Oliver Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hackney, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Josh Hazlewood (CA), Moises Henriques, Baxter Holt, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon (CA), Blake Macdonald, Blake Nikitaras, Jack Nisbet (R), Kurtis Patterson, Ross Pawson, Will Salzmann (R), Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Lachlan Shaw (R), Steven Smith (CA), Mitchell…

October 1, 2023
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Kerr's calm century sees New Zealand through in tense chase

New Zealand 210 for 4 (Kerr 100*, Halliday 37*, Malta 2-41) beat South Africa 209 (Kapp 72, Devine 3-33, Tahuhu 3-43, Kerr 2-43) by six wickets (DLS method) A calm and composed Amelia Kerr took New Zealand over the line with an unbeaten century after they were set a target of 210 in 45 overs, in Durban, on what their captain Sophie Devine called a “tricky surface”. It was a…

October 1, 2023
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Sai Sudharsan counters Saurashtra's spinners to give Rest of India opening-day honours

Rest of India 298 for 8 (Sudharsan 72, Bharat 36, Bhut 4-85) vs Saurashtra All-new setting, same-old B Sai Sudharsan. A little over 24 hours after winning the county championship with Surrey in Southampton in what was his maiden county stint, Sudharsan turned up in Rajkot after catching two flights and set himself up for another title with 72 runs of the highest quality on a day-one turner. Sudharsan was…

October 1, 2023
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Matthews stands tall but Healy, McGrath power Australia to victory

Australia 149 for 2 (McGrath 60*, Healy 56) beat West Indies 147 for 3 (Matthews 99*) by eight wickets Australia overcame a masterful innings from West Indies captain Hayley Matthews to take the opening T20I in Sydney by a comfortable eight-wicket margin with Alyssa Healy marking her 250th international by smashing a 25-ball half-century. On a stifling hot spring day, an exhausted Matthews was left stranded on 99 when she…

October 1, 2023
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