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Ben Dwarshuis out of ODI series against India but Brendan Doggett, Sean Abbott and Beau Webster are poised to return Chief men’s selector George Bailey insists he is comfortable with Australia’s pace depth a month out from the start of the Ashes with several fringe fast bowlers poised to return from injury next week. While captain Pat Cummins’ recovery from lumbar back stress has understandably drawn most of the attention in the build up to the series opener on November 21, recent Test squad members Brendan Doggett (hamstring) and Sean Abbott (hand) are also currently sidelined. Likewise with incumbent allrounder…

Sri Lanka remain with a chance of progressing in the Women’s Cricket World Cup but Bangladesh are out after an extraordinary finish in Navi Mumbai Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has engineered an extraordinary comeback victory over Bangladesh to keep her nation alive in the Women’s Cricket World Cup. The Tigresses appeared to be cruising to victory as they chased the 203 they needed to stay in the competition themselves but collapsed in dramatic fashion in Navi Mumbai. They lost five wickets in seven balls as they scored one run from the last nine deliveries to lose by seven runs.Athapaththu,…

SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN, 2025 Masood missed out on a ton by 13 runs. © Getty Resolute half-centuries from Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique, and a patient unbeaten 41 from Saud Shakeel, guided Pakistan to 259 for 5 at the end of an attritional opening day of the second Test against South Africa in Rawalpindi. A 111-run second-wicket stand between Masood and Shafique laid a solid platform, but South Africa’s patience and discipline ensured the honours were evenly shared by stumps, although they could have had the upper hand had they not missed a few chances on a Day…

WEST INDIES TOUR OF BANGLADESH, 2025 Khary Pierre had an excellent outing in the 1st ODI. © BCB West Indies left-arm spinner Khary Pierre has revealed that he was not ready for international cricket when he debuted five years back. The left-arm spinner, who played his last ODI game in 2020 against Ireland, was picked in the 15-member squad for the tour of Bangladesh and he immediately made an impact with his bowling picking up 1-19 from10 overs. “It’s great, it’s great. I love cricket, I love playing for the West Indies. International cricket also is a dream of mine,”…

Sri Lanka took four wickets in four balls in the final over as a remarkable turnaround clinched a seven-run victory that kept their World Cup semi-final hopes alive at the expense of Bangladesh.Bangladesh appeared to have timed their chase of 203 to perfection, needing just nine runs from the final six deliveries in Mumbai, but a collapse of epic proportions saw them stumble at the last hurdle, as their semi-final prospects evaporated before their eyes. Captain Chamari Athapaththu followed up her 46 with the bat by claiming three crucial wickets and forcing a run-out in four balls in the final…

SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN, 2025 Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer bowled 54 overs between them on the opening day © Getty Here we go again. Just like on the first day in Lahore last week, Pakistan won the toss in Rawalpindi on Monday and – surprise, surprise; not – chose to bat. Also just like last week, South Africa took five wickets and dropped four catches. But there are differences between the opening days of the first and second Tests, starting with the XIs. The home side dispensed with Hasan Ali and gave Asif Afridi, a 38-year-old left-arm spinner,…

AFGHANISTAN TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Brad Evans made a terrific comeback to Test cricket by picking up a five-wicket haul © Zimbabwe Cricket Brad Evans made a terrific comeback to Test cricket by picking up a five-wicket haul that gave Zimbabwe early honours in the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Harare. Evans was well supported by Blessing Muzarabani as Afghanistan were bowled out for just 127 after being sent into bat. In reply, Zimbabwe have already taken the first innings lead before stumps. Ibrahim Zadran appeared to give Afghanistan the perfect start when he found the boundary thrice in an…

Gloucestershire Cricket Appoints Former All-Rounder Tom Smith to Men’s Coaching Staff©Gloucestershire Cricket Gloucestershire Cricket is pleased to announce that former Vitality Blast and Royal London One-Day Cup winner Tom Smith has joined the Men’s coaching team. Smith first linked up with Gloucestershire on loan in 2013 before making the move permanent the following year, going on to become a key member of the first team. A hugely respected figure both on and off the field, Tom has long been an integral part of the Gloucestershire family, it’s now difficult to picture the Club without him. Since retiring from playing, Tom…

WEST INDIES TOUR OF BANGLADESH, 2025 Mushtaq Ahmed calls for his spinners to remember the process while bowling © BCB Bangladesh’s spin consultant Mushtaq Ahmed is training his spinners to remember their processed and to avoid any overexcitement after seeing the spin-friendly wickets as they prepare to take on West Indies in the series deciding second game of the three-match ODI series, scheduled at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on April 21. The fact that Bangladesh and West Indies have included left-arm spinners Nasum Ahmed and Akeal Hossein respectively in their ODI squads for the remaining two matches of the…

Match details Who: Australia v England   What: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, Match 23   When: October 22, 2025, 8:30pm AEDT first ball   Where: Holkar Stadium, Indore   How to watch: Amazon’s Prime Video   Live scores: Match Centre   Officials: Jacquline Williams, Kim Cotton (on field), Nimali Perera (TV umpire), Sarah Dambanevana (fourth), Trudy Anderson (referee)   News and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app What’s at stake Both teams have already qualified for semi-finals, so in that sense, there is a little less jeopardy in this game than there might be if progression in…