'Hurt a lot of us' – Renshaw voices frustration at openers' snub after classy hundred

Queensland 274 for 7 (Renshaw 120*, Owen 3-64) trail Tasmania 461 (Weatherald 186, Doran 101, Ward 51, Straker 4-87) by 187 runs Queensland opener Matt Renshaw reminded Test selectors that he is no spent force with a vital century to frustrate Tasmania’s quest for a Sheffield Shield victory. The 28-year-old had been the forgotten man in the debate over who should open for Australia in the India series before Nathan…

November 17, 2024
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Hamilton breaks WBBL records with stunning 5 for 8 in Brisbane Heat victory

Brisbane Heat 139 for 4 (Rodrigues 45) beat Melbourne Stars 138 (Garth 31*, Hamilton 5-8) Brisbane Heat teenager Lucy Hamilton became the youngest player in WBBL history to take a five-wicket haul, skipping schoolies’ week to bowl her side to a crucial six-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars. Related ‘Just go all out’: Rodrigues looks to Australian mindset Healy out of WBBL, faces race to be fit for India series…

November 17, 2024
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Healy out of WBBL, faces race to be fit for India series

Alyssa Healy is racing the clock to play in Australia’s looming ODIs against India after being ruled out of the remainder of the WBBL with a knee injury. Sydney Sixers on Saturday said Australia’s captain would not play for them again this tournament, after picking up an injury in her left knee. Australia’s three-match ODI series starts four days after the WBBL final, leaving Healy in significant doubt for international…

November 17, 2024
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Johnson pushes case for full-time role with another SCG special

Spencer Johnson is building some good memories of the SCG. For his second consecutive outing there he walked away as player of the match as a career-best 5 for 26 sealed the T20I series against Pakistan. They were the best figures by an Australia men’s quick in T20Is, moving above James Faulkner’s 5 for 27 also against Pakistan in Mohali in 2016, and it follows his title-winning performance in last…

November 17, 2024
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Hope, Lewis blitz power West Indies to consolation win in 219-run chase

West Indies 221 for 5 (Lewis 68, Hope 54, Powell 38) beat England 218 for 5 (Bethell 62*, Salt 55) by five wickets A stunning display of ball-striking from openers Shai Hope and Evin Lewis led West Indies to a record-breaking consolation win in their penultimate T20I against England. The pair staged a 136-run partnership off just 55 balls to mow down a large chunk of their 219 target, scoring…

November 17, 2024
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Johnson five-for headlines nervy win as Australia take series

Australia 147 for 9 (Short 32, Rauf 4-22, Abbas Afridi 3-17, Muqeem 2-21) beat Pakistan 134 (Usman 52, Irfan 37*, Johnson 5-26, Zampa 2-19) by 13 runs It looked like it would be a run fest, but then it evolved into a low-scoring thriller. In a shapeshifting T20I in Sydney, Australia adapted better than Pakistan, holding their nerve to defend a modest total of 147 and edging to a 13-run…

November 16, 2024
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Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz lose PCB central contracts; Fatima Sana promoted to Category A

Former captain Nida Dar and Aliya Riaz have been omitted from the PCB’s new batch of central contracts announced on Saturday. Sixteen players were announced in the new contracts, with Fatima Sana, who took over from Dar as captain, moving up to Category A. Dar was in Category A in last year’s contracts, while Riaz had been demoted to Category B, though their omissions are not entirely unexpected. As well…

November 16, 2024
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Shubman Gill picks up thumb injury a week before Perth Test

Questions around India’s batting order for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth grew after Shubman Gill hurt his left thumb on the second day of India’s intra-squad training match at the WACA. He picked up the injury while fielding in the slips and left the field, not to return. It could not be confirmed if the injury will affect Gill’s selection for the first Test, starting November…

November 16, 2024
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Champions Trophy tour begins on Saturday, without Muzaffarabad in first leg

The ICC’s trophy tour of the Champions Trophy will begin on Saturday from Islamabad in Pakistan but will not go to Muzaffarabad in the first leg of its journey. The BCCI had objected to the trophy’s original route, which included Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir, a territory disputed by the two countries. The objection caused the delay in finalising a new route, raising the prospects of the tour being…

November 16, 2024
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Penna and McGrath star as Strikers end losing streak

Adelaide Strikers 140 for 7 (Penna 60, Smith 3-18, Bryce 2-32) beat Hobart Hurricanes 102 (Villani 44, McGrath 4-13, Schutt 2-14, Anesu Mushangwe 2-18) by 38 runs Madeline Penna starred with the bat before Tahlia McGrath finished the job with the ball as Adelaide Strikers posted a 38-run win over Hobart Hurricanes in the WBBL on Saturday. Bottom-placed Strikers made 140 for 7 in the game at Adelaide Oval thanks…

November 16, 2024
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