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ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 Laura Wolvaardt led South Africa’s charge with the bat. © Getty A dominant batting performance set up South Africa’s fifth straight victory in a rain-hit game as they knocked Pakistan out of semifinal contention with a 150-run win (DLS method) in Colombo, and moved to the top of the table. In a game reduced to 40 overs per side, South Africa rode on Laura Wolvaardt’s well-paced 90, brisk half-centuries from Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp, and a whirlwind 41 off 16 from Nadine de Klerk to post 312 for 9. The DLS revised target for…
AFGHANISTAN TOUR OF ZIMBABWE 2025 Ben Curran stroked his maiden Test century © Getty Ben Curran’s maiden Test ton put Zimbabwe firmly in control against Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Harare. Curran hit a patient 121 and there were also contributions from Sikandar Raza and Brad Evans as Zimbabwe piled on the runs to take a lead of 232 in the first innings. Afghanistan in their second essay lost Abdul Malik before stumps. Resuming with a lead of 3, Zimbabwe lost Brendan Taylor quite early. Despite racing to a fluent 32, Taylor was sent packing by Ziaur Rahman Sharifi…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN, 2025 Tristan Stubbs and Tony de Zorzi struck half-centuries on Day 2 of the second Test © Getty “My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” Test cricket in Pakistan is similar, but not in the way Forrest Gump intended. Because you do know what you’re going to get – more spin than any number of spinners could hope to extract. Turn is on tap in Pakistan, and it never runs dry. More like the runs dry up. Even the Pakistanis struggle. Since Test…
Australia captain Alyssa Healy has been ruled out of Wednesday’s World Cup match against England due to a calf injury.The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who has already scored two centuries in the tournament, suffered a minor calf strain in training and will now sit out of their penultimate group match. She is also a doubt to face South Africa three days later, with Australia – already through to the knockout stages – hopeful Healy will be able to return for their semi-final on either October 29 or 30.Beth Mooney will keep wicket in Healy’s absence, with Tahlia McGrath standing in as captain…
ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 Tahlia McGrath (second from left) will lead Australia in Alyssa Healy’s absence © Getty There’s a very high possibility that Australia and England will face each other in the 2025 World Cup semifinal or maybe the final. History does suggest that. They have taken on each other nine times in World Cup knockout fixtures across formats with the most recent one coming in the last ODI World Cup final. Alyssa Healy obliterated England in that game with a stunning 170. And she has just hit two centuries in her last two games now looking in…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN 2025 Tristan Stubbs stroked an unbeaten 68 © Getty Pakistan slightly nudged ahead in the second Test in Rawalpindi against South Africa after striking late before stumps. South Africa are now 148 runs behind with six wickets in hand, pinning their hopes on Tristan Stubbs who has hit a patient unbeaten half-century. Salman Agha made a stuttering start on the second day but Saud Shakeel at the other end completed his half-century. The two batters were watchful and added vital runs to push Pakistan’s total beyond 300 to slowly exert their dominance. Just when things…
Alana King dismissed Sophia Dunkley repeatedly in the previous ODI World Cup ©Getty Alana King vs Sophia Dunkley has become one of cricket’s most quietly compelling match-ups in their short international careers. Not loud, now showy, no theatrics – just pure cat-and-mouse tease between a shrewd legspinner and a fierce sweeper of the ball. Thrice in the last three years, across three huge stages, King has dismissed Dunkley with craft and calculation. Each set-up more deliberate than the last, each turning her strength into liability. Incidentally, each of the times it has felt as tactical as personal for the Australian.…
COMEBACK TRAIL Rishabh Pant missed the home Tests against West Indies due to injury © AFP Rishabh Pant will lead India A in the two four-day matches against South Africa A from October 30 to November 9. This marks the southpaw’s return to competitive cricket after his recovery from a fractured toe in the Manchester Test against England in July, earlier this year. Pant is also expected to reclaim his spot in India’s senior Test side after missing the fifth Test in England and the two home fixtures against West Indies owing to his injury. The Board of Control for…
Beth Mooney will take the gloves in the absence of Alyssa Healy, who will miss at least one game Alyssa Healy has been ruled out of Wednesday’s ODI World Cup blockbuster against England due to a calf injury, with Australia to face an anxious wait on their skipper’s availability for the business end of the tournament. Healy, who is in red-hot form atop the tournament runs table after scoring 142 against India and an unbeaten 113 against Bangladesh, suffered a minor calf strain during a training session held on Saturday.The 35-year-old will miss at least the game against England at…
Steve Smith insists it will be a “seamless transition” should he have to fill in for Pat Cummins as Australia captain at any point during this year’s Ashes. Cummins has not played since July because of a back injury and said last week he was “less likely than likely” to feature in the series opener at Perth’s Optus Stadium from November 21. Australia’s chair of selectors George Bailey is “hopeful” that Cummins will play a “major part” in the series, despite being a major doubt for the first Test, although Smith is primed to step in if required. Please use…