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SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN, 2025 South Africa need 226 runs to win the first Test. © Getty With 16 wickets falling, the first Test between Pakistan and South Africa at Lahore moved at breakneck pace on Day 3. On a dry and crumbly surface, South Africa were left requiring a further 226 runs to win with 8 wickets in hand. Resuming the day on 82, Tony de Zorzi stroked his way to a composed century but fell soon after. The rest of the South African lower order failed to show any notable resistance and South Africa were bundled out…
ICC WOMENS WORLD CUP 2025 This was Sri Lanka’s second washout of the tournament © Getty Torrential rain in Colombo forced Sri Lanka and New Zealand to split points in their Women’s World Cup encounter. The result is a significant blow for New Zealand in the race to the semifinal spot given they have already lost two games in the tournament. Sri Lanka would have fancied their own chances of picking up their first win of the campaign having posted the highest total of the tournament in Colombo so far. The home side kicked things off in positive fashion after…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Spinner Noman Ali struck twice to keep Pakistan alive in the first Test as South Africa chase 277 in Lahore on Tuesday. At stumps, South Africa were 51-2 with Ryan Rickelton and Tony de Zorzi on the crease at 29 and 16, respectively. Chasing 277, Noman opened the bowling for the hosts alongside Hasan Ali. Noman got an immediate success when he bowled captain Aiden Markram (3). And a couple of overs later, he got the batter of Wiaan Mulder, who went back to the hut without troubling the scorers. Both Rickelton and de Zorzi were…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN, 2025 Tony de Zorzi made 104 in South Africa’s first innings in Lahore. © Getty You’re part of a team who won their previous 10 Tests, a national record. One of your bowlers took 11 wickets in the current match. One of your batters scored a century in the first innings, and will be back at the crease when play resumes on the fourth day. You have eight wickets in hand to score 226 more runs and clinch your 11th consecutive victory. You’re on top, surely. Or at least you have an even chance of…
Match details Who: Australia v Bangladesh What: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, Match 17 When: October 16, 2025, 8:30pm AEDT first ball Where: ACA-VDCA Stadium Visakhapatnam How to watch: Amazon’s Prime Video Live scores: Match Centre Officials: Candace La Borde, Sarah Dambanevana (on field), Nimali Perera (TV umpire), Lauren Agenbag (fourth), Michell Pereira (referee) News and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app The squads Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia…
Sri Lanka’s hopes of pushing for their first win of the Women’s Cricket World Cup were thwarted by the rain with New Zealand unable to begin a run chase in the abandoned game in Colombo.Three heavy downpours proved terminal as the teams took one point apiece from a washout in which Sri Lanka’s Nilakshika de Silva (55no off 28 balls) cracked the fastest half-century of this World Cup, from 26 balls, in her side’s total of 258-6. Sri Lanka sit seventh in the standings on two points, with two defeats and two rain-offs from four matches, while New Zealand are…
India celebrate with the trophy after beating West Indies in Delhi ©BCCI Shubman Gill tried to administer the coup de grace with a six to cap a series dominated by his side. The India skipper did not quite succeed, but was it really a big deal? His side still won the Test comfortably and, more importantly, the series – Gill’s first in his nascent Test captaincy, ticking quite a few boxes in the process. There were a few tricky questions at the end of the second Test against the West Indies, won by India by seven wickets, but there were…
WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 India were on the field for 200.4 overs across the two innings in Delhi © AFP India wrapped up their 2-0 series sweep inside the first hour of the fifth day but head coach Gautam Gambhir pointed out that the Delhi pitch could’ve been better. After a 3-0 drubbing at home in the hands of New Zealand where there was a lot of spin on offer, India produced flatter surfaces in both Ahmedabad and Delhi. In Ahmedabad, West Indies suffered from two poor batting performances, folding in 44.1 and 45.1 overs. But they arrived…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL South Africa’s lower order once again came to the rescue after a top order collapse, edging out Bangladesh by three wickets in a nail-biting finish in the Women’s World Cup in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Chasing 233, the Proteas were on the ropes at 78-5, but their tail refused to throw in the towel, showing the same grit that saw them turn the tables on India in their previous outing. A gutsy 85-run stand for the sixth wicket between Marizanne Kapp, who made 56, and Chloe Tryon, 62, steadied the ship and gave the chase a fresh…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 England have three wins in as many games to far. © Getty England will look to extend their unbeaten run and tighten their grip on a semifinal spot when they face Pakistan in their fourth match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. The four-time champions have been clinical so far, while Pakistan remain winless after three games, struggling to find cohesion with the bat despite flashes of promise with the ball. England have ticked most boxes in their campaign, displaying a blend of power and composure. Their latest win – by 89 runs against Sri…