Month: December 2024

Australia 28 for 0 (Khawaja 19*, McSweeney 4*) vs India Only 13.2 overs were possible on a rain-hit first day in Brisbane, where India strove without success after choosing to bowl first in the third Border-Gavaskar Test match. Overcast conditions and a grassy pitch prompted India to insert Australia after winning their third straight toss, and perhaps recent history informed their decision too, with the team bowling first having won…

Mitchell Swepson is eyeing the BBL as his last chance to push for a Test return in Sri Lanka, with Australia’s hopefuls left to make their case with the white ball. Swepson and Brisbane Heat team-mate Matt Kuhnemann are vying to be on the plane to Sri Lanka in January, with two Tests on the spin-friendly Galle wicket. Australia’s domestic schedule means that by the time of the next Sheffield…

Australia have a fresh injury concern ahead of the Ashes with Sophie Molineux ruled out of the women’s ODI tour of New Zealand with a knee injury. Already sweating on the fitness of captain Alyssa Healy and her sore knee, Australia suffered more bad news on Saturday in the form of Molineux’s injury. Related Inspired by Dooley, Melbourne Renegades ‘don’t f*** it up’ Mooney: Voll has taken to international cricket…

Toss England win toss, bowl vs New Zealand England have won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the third and final Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park. Having already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead, England are seeking to sweep the series and boost their record to 10 wins from 17 Tests this year. With that breathing space, the tourists announced on match eve just one change to…

Opener Shafali Verma continues to miss out from both squads after being dropped for the ODIs against Australia. D Hemalatha makes her way out from the T20I squad that played the T20 World Cup in October while the likes of Priya Mishra, Uma Chetry, Saima Thakor, Minnu Mani and Titas Sadhu have been included. Apart from Reddy, Radha Yadav, who was the highest wicket-taker in the ODIs against New Zealand…

Afghanistan 153 for 6 (Rasooli 58, Omarzai 28, Burl 2-16, Gwandu 2-29) beat Zimbabwe 103 (Raza 35, Naveen 3-19, Rashid 3-20, Mujeeb 2-30) by 50 runs Darwish Rasooli‘s maiden international half-century propelled Afghanistan to 153 for 6 before their bowlers delivered to help Afghanistan comfortably win the second T20I against Zimbabwe and draw level in the series with one to play. Zimbabwe won a last-ball thriller to post their first…

Pakistan chose to bat vs South Africa With the December holiday season about to kick off in South Africa, Mohammad Rizwan chose to bat in front of a growing and expectant SuperSport Park crowd. They will see a hometown debutant in Dayyan Galiem, who plays his domestic cricket for Titans and was brought into the squad after Anrich Nortje was ruled out with a broken toe. Galiem, who was planning…

Madhya Pradesh 152 for 3 (Patidar 66*, Harpreet 46*, Gawli 30, Ishant 2-12) beat Delhi 146 for 5 (Anuj Rawat 33*, Iyer 2-12) by seven wickets The bucket seats at the Chinnaswamy Stadium must still be hurting. After endless shouts of “RCB, RCB” to hail their IPL hero, the throats of those present in the stands at the ground might be paining even after they are back home. Rajat Patidar…

Shakib Al Hasan‘s has been suspended from bowling in all competitions organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), after his action was found illegal at independent testing at Loughborough University earlier this month. Shakib’s action had been called into question by the umpires in September, in his one-off appearance for Surrey in the County Championship. To overturn the suspension, Shakib will need to pass an independent reassessment of…

Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer have been handed full ECB central contracts for the first time, while a senior core of seven players – including captain Heather Knight and senior allrounder Nat Sciver-Brunt, have been given two-year deals, ahead of a busy women’s schedule that includes the Ashes in January and back-to-back 20- and 50-over World Cups in 2025 and 2026. Gaur, the promising left-arm seamer, and Filer, England’s fastest…