South Africa chose to bowl vs India South Africa will chase for the second match in the series under cloudy skies in Gqeberha in an attempt to put the brakes on India’s hot streak. The tourists have won their last 11 T20Is (including the T20 World Cup final) and a 12th victory will equal their best run. It will also ensure they cannot lose the four-match series. India stuck with…
Allrounder Cooper Connolly has been ruled out of the T20I series against Pakistan after suffering a fractured left hand. He was struck by Mohammad Hasnain during the deciding ODI in Perth. Connolly took the blow on the second ball of the 17th over when he went for a pull and was struck on the glove. He faced one more delivery before realising he was in some trouble. After a quick…
Pakistan 143 for 2 (Ayub 42, Shafique 37, Morris 2-24) beat Australia 140 (Abbott 30, Afridi 3-32, Naseem 3-54, Rauf 2-24) by eight wickets Completing a remarkable revival, having been engulfed in turmoil ahead of the tour, Pakistan claimed a rare series triumph in Australia after a comprehensive eight-wicket victory on a bouncy Optus Stadium surface in the third and final ODI. Having lost a heartbreaker in the opener at…
Saurashtra have started the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season on a disappointing note. In four games so far, they have drawn and lost two each. Those results have put them seventh in their group, but their captain Jaydev Unadkat believes that his side is going “through a period of transition”. This season, Saurashtra have already had three debutants in the four matches they have played so far. “Efforts are being made…
Sydney Thunder 158 for 6 (Knight 50) beat Sydney Sixers 140 (Gardner 49, Bates 3-22) by 18 runs Key performances from in-form duo Heather Knight and Samantha Bates earned Sydney Thunder the first derby bragging rights of the season over Sydney Sixers with an 18-run win at the SCG. Knight’s fluent 50 off 31 balls, a continuation of the impact she has had this season, led Thunder to a total…
Haryana opener Yashvardhan Dalal created history by scoring a record unbeaten 428 against Mumbai in the Under-23 CK Nayudu Trophy match on Saturday. He is the first batter to cross 400 in the history of the tournament, being played since the 1973-74 season. Dalal broke Sameer Rizvi‘s record for the highest score in the competition – the Uttar Pradesh batter had scored 312 in just 266 balls against Saurashtra last…
With Australia’s newest Test match opener Nathan McSweeney standing just a few metres away outside the MCG, chair of selectors George Bailey was asked whether his selection had been the toughest he had made in his tenure in the job. Bailey is never one to give much away. Nor should you ever read too much into his comments. But there was just a momentary pause before he answered. “Not necessarily,”…
Hobart Hurricanes 203 for 3 (Lee 150*) beat Perth Scorchers 131 (Ainsworth 41, Graham 3-24) by 72 runs Lee’s innings, which included a 51-ball century, contributed an astonishing 73% of Hurricanes’ total and also included a world record 12 sixes. Both Lee’s score and sixes tally eclipsed the previous marks set by Grace Harris with her 136 not out last season. Overall, it was the fifth-highest score in all women’s…
नेथन मैकस्वीनी पर्थ टेस्ट में ऑस्ट्रेलिया के लिए उस्मान ख़्वाजा के साथ ओपन करते हुए दिखाई देंगे, वहीं जॉश इंगल्स को 13 सदस्यीय ऑस्ट्रेलियाई टेस्ट दल में रिज़र्व बल्लेबाज़ के रूप में शामिल किया गया है। मैकस्वीनी ने इंडिया ए के ख़िलाफ़ ऑस्ट्रेलिया ए के लिए पहली बार प्रथम श्रेणी मैचों में ओपन करते हुए 14 और 25 रन बनाए थे। उनको मार्कस हैरिस के ऊपर तरज़ीह दी गई है,…
Nathan McSweeney will open the batting for Australia in the first Test against India in Perth having won the race to partner Usman Khawaja while Josh Inglis has been included as the reserve batter in a 13-player squad. McSweeney had firmed as the favourite for the vacant role in recent weeks and though he couldn’t convert two starts against India A at the MCG – where he made 14 and…