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There were runs for some Ashes contenders on the second day of the Sheffield Shield’s second round Marnus Labuschagne’s remarkable start to the domestic season continued as the Ashes aspirant strengthened his Test recall case with his fourth ton in five innings for Queensland. One of his rivals for a Test berth, Jake Weatherald, meanwhile kept his name in the conversation as he stroked his third half-century from four innings. The Tasmanian was out six short of a hundred and dearly would have loved the kind of statement innings Labuschagne put on in Adelaide. The Bulls No.3, in the mix…
Fergus O’Neill has captured another five-wicket haul giving Victoria a slim advantage over NSW Victoria v New South Wales | Sheffield Shield | Day 2 Fergus O’Neill has again shown he remains among the country’s most underrated quicks, taking five wickets to help Victoria rip through NSW in the Sheffield Shield. O’Neill took 5-26 as NSW were dismissed for 163 at Junction Oval on Thursday, before Victoria went to stumps at 5-93 and a lead of 170. The hosts had looked likely to take a far bigger advantage into the third day, when 1-72 in the final session, before a…
Kuldeep Yadav was outstanding in India’s Asia Cup win. ©Getty They may be played with the same willow and leather under largely the same set of rules, but Test cricket and T20 cricket have evolved into fundamentally different sports. While a few exceptional players have made skills transferable – like a David Warner or Yashasvi Jaiswal bringing their attacking instincts to the red-ball game, or a Jasprit Bumrah or Josh Hazlewood exporting their skills and accuracy to T20 bowling – these players remain exceptions to the rule. This divergence is most pronounced in the unforgiving art of wrist spin, where…
Bangladesh have threatened a major upset throughout the World Cup, with Australia their next target Bangladesh’s bold young players have brushed off the disappointment of their narrow defeat to South Africa, with Australia now in their sights as they eye an even bigger World Cup upset. The Tigresses suffered a final-over defeat to the Proteas in Visakhapatnam on Monday evening, with a clutch unbeaten innings from Nadine de Klerk reeling in a target of 233 with three balls remaining.De Klerk had been dropped an over earlier by teenage allrounder Shorna Akter, one of several chances in the field that went…
RANJI TROPHY 2025-26 Kishan century took Jharkhand to 307/6 © AFP Best Batting performances Andhra dominated the opening day of their contest against Uttar Pradesh in Kanpur, courtesy KS Bharat’s 142, his 11th first-class century. He added a 93-run stand with his opening partner, Abhishek Reddy, and followed it up with a mammoth 194-run partnership in the company of Shaik Rasheed, who went to stumps unbeaten on 94 as Andhra piled on 289 for 3. Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten 125, his ninth first-class ton, paved the way for Jharkhand’s 307 for 6on the opening day of their clash against Tamil Nadu…
Ellyse Perry has heaps praise on her younger teammate, who’s skills with the ball are proving invaluable to Australia in the World Cup At an ODI World Cup that has so far seen finger spinners emerge as a dominant force, Annabel Sutherland is bucking that trend. The pace-bowling allrounder currently sits atop the wickets table, as the tournament heads towards the business end of the round stage.She’s taken 10 wickets from three games at 8.10, with an economy rate of 2.96, with her current position at the top of the tree all the more impressive given Australia had a game…
As the race for ODI World Cup semi-final berths heats up, here’s how each team is placed Team Matches played M Wins W Losses L Ties T No results N/R Net Run Rate NRR Deductions Ded. Total points PTS 1 England Women ENG 4 3 0 0 1 1.864 0 7 2 Australia Women AUS 4 3 0 0 1 1.353 0 7 3 South Africa Women SA 4 3 1 0 0 -0.618 0 6 4 India Women IND 4 2 2 0 0 0.682 0 4 5 New Zealand Women NZ 4 1 2 0 1 -0.245 0…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 Australia are unbeaten so far in World Cup 2025. © Getty Thus far, only rain has managed to get in between Australia and victory. Sure, they suffered a collapse against New Zealand and an even scarier one against Pakistan but both times, they were bailed out by their unmatched temperament and batting depth. Then, when it came time to chase a record 331 against India, Alyssa Healy stepped up with a scintillating 142. Her roaring return to form means they’ve virtually got no boxes left to tick. Even with three group-stage games still left, their place…
Pakistan were well on track for a well-deserved win in a rain-affected clash until more rain in Colomobo had England thankful for a washout England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has admitted her World Cup hopefuls simply were not good enough as only a rain downpour prevented them suffering their first defeat of the tournament at the hands of unfortunate Pakistan in Sri Lanka. England’s inspirational skipper was not about to make any excuses after Pakistan, cruising at 34 without loss off 6.4 overs on Wednesday, were halted by more bad weather in Colombo when seemingly easing to their readjusted target of…
There was a silver lining to the clouds that encircled Colombo – from an English perspective, at least.Pakistan’s hopes of a maiden Women’s World Cup victory over England – and their first win of the tournament – were washed away as incessant rain came to the rescue of Nat Sciver-Brunt’s floundering side. It spared England’s unbeaten run, with the spoils shared after the match was abandoned, but their collapse with the bat raised serious questions about their World Cup-winning credentials heading into a pivotal stage of the tournament.With hosts India up next and tournament favourites Australia to follow, the nature…