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One of the tweaks they made after the South Africa loss was bringing back Sanju Samson as an opener. It has helped break the left-handed monotony at the top of the order, with Samson opening the innings with Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan slotting in at three. Samson played match-winning knocks of 97 not out and 89, in the clutch games against West Indies and England respectively. “In the last bilateral series, we had Ishan, Abhishek and Sanju in the top three and that was very beneficial to the team,” said the India captain. “Sanju’s inclusion has changed the complexion…
Australia v India | Test | Day Two Annabel Sutherland’s record-breaking fourth Test century and a dominant display from quicks with the pink ball under lights have Australia firmly on track for victory over India in the day-night Test. Fresh off her 171-ball innings of 129, Sutherland (2-15 off six overs) combined with first-gamer Lucy Hamilton (3-32 off eight) to reduce India to 6-105 at stumps on day two at the WACA Ground. Pratika Rawal (43no) and Sneh Rana (14no) will resume on Sunday with India still 20 runs shy of making Australia bat again. The first half of Saturday…
New Zealand will “not mind breaking a few hearts” in the T20 World Cup final against defending champions and hosts India, captain Mitchell Santner said on Saturday. Santner’s side will face India on Sunday in Ahmedabad with over 100,000 home fans expected to fill the Narendra Modi Stadium. New Zealand reached the 2021 final, losing to Australia, and have never won a white-ball World Cup. “I wouldn’t mind winning a trophy,” Santner said. He added: “It’s going to be obviously a challenge where everyone knows we’re probably not the favourites. “But yeah, I wouldn’t mind breaking a few hearts to…
Taking stock of the exciting semi-final against England, the only worry to emerge for India was Varun Chakaravarthy’s performance. The mystery spinner was targeted and taken for 64 runs by England batters. But Santner does not think it is an enduring problem for India and the bowler was only, “one game away from turning the tide.” While it may be difficult for New Zealand to switch off the noise surrounding their opponents, considering they are set to play India in such a showpiece match in India, Santner believes they have to be the masters of their fate if they are…
Queensland have crashed to 6-43 chasing 267 for victory in their Sheffield Shield clash with Western Australia at Allan Border Field Queensland’s Sheffield Shield title hopes have taken a major hit after they suffered a calamitous batting collapse against last-placed Western Australia. Chasing 267, Queensland crashed to 6-43 at Allan Border Field on Saturday before bad light ended day three. The Bulls started the penultimate round in second spot, but South Australia’s nine-wicket win over NSW has pushed Queensland down to third on the live ladder. It means Queensland needed to go all out for victory against WA, but their…
The dream of back-to-back Sheffield Shield titles is still alive for South Australia after they dominated New South Wales in Adelaide South Australia v NSW | Sheffield Shield | Day Three South Australia have moved to second spot in the Sheffield Shield standings after thumping New South Wales by nine wickets at Karen Rolton Oval. Nathan McAndrew (6-55) took his best figures for the season as SA bowled NSW out for 198 in their second innings. Needing 95 for victory, Australian star Travis Head (58) made light work of the target to end the visitors’ hopes of making the Shield…
Ellyse Perry cemented her name among the pantheon of Australian cricket greats even as another Test century went begging Ellyse Perry has entered unchartered territory on day two at the WACA Ground, becoming Australia’s greatest run scorer in women’s Tests as she strengthened the hosts’ position in the day-night match against India. Perry resumed on 43 on the second day in Perth and quickly settled into her work, bringing up a half-century from 70 deliveries with the first six of Australia’s innings.The allrounder, who entered the match under an injury cloud after missing the ODIs against India with a quad…
Tasmania suffered a collapse of 6-36, killing off their hopes of qualifying for the Sheffield Shield final with a 70-run loss to Victoria Tasmania v Victoria | Sheffield Shield | Day Three Tasmania’s hopes of returning to the Sheffield Shield final are effectively over after they collapsed to a 70-run defeat to ladder-leaders Victoria. Chasing 325 for a fourth-innings victory on Saturday, the hosts fell from from 2-170 to be all out for 254 in Hobart. Mitchell Perry was the chief destroyer for Victoria, taking 5-45, while Fergus O’Neill finished with 3-61. With Victoria having already wrapped up a home…
Jason Sangha and Alex Carey put on another vital stand to boost SA’s hopes of featuring in a second straight Shield decider Fresh off his first Sheffield Shield century of the season, South Australia batter Jason Sangha has praised Australian Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey for his role in their vital partnership towards the state’s quest for back-to-back titles. For the first time since SA’s drought-breaking Shield final victory last season, Sangha and Carey found themselves batting together at Karen Rolton Oval against New South Wales on Friday. Just shy of twelve months on from their historic 202-run stand that delivered…
Australian white-ball quick will suit up for adopted state in Wednesday’s home One-Day Cup final on Wednesday Nathan Ellis didn’t plan on being around for Wednesday’s One-Day Cup final, but now that he is, he’s hoping to “repay the faith” Tasmania have shown in him throughout his career. It’s been almost 13 years since Tasmania’s men last tasted championship success (with the 2012-13 and 2010-11 Sheffield Shield titles) and even longer since they lifted the One-Day Cup (2009-10), now named the Dean Jones Trophy in honour of the revolutionary one-day batter at state and international level.While Tasmania’s women won a…