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Tammy Beaumont believes England are ready for their trial by spin against Sri Lanka as they aim to extend their record to three wins from three in the Women’s Cricket World Cup.England are the only team in the tournament to have two wins from two games and sit in second place with four points, with defending champions Australia in first place with five points from three fixtures after their clash against Sri Lanka was washed out. Charlotte Edwards’ side produced an emphatic win against South Africa, beating them by 10 wickets, and then had a wobble against Bangladesh but eventually…
WPL 2026 The deadline for player registration is November 18, and the final list of players for the auction will be shared by the BCCI on November 20. © BCCI The governing council of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) has permitted franchises to re-sign up to five players from their existing squads, either through direct retention or the Right to Match (RTM) option. In a communique to the teams, accessed by Cricbuzz, the BCCI confirmed that each franchise will have a purse of INR 15 crore to rebuild its squad for the upcoming season. Franchises have been asked to finalise…
Match details Who: Australia v India What: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, Match 13 When: October 12, 2025, 8:30pm AEDT first ball Where: ACA-VDCA Stadium Visakhapatnam How to watch: Amazon’s Prime Video Live scores: Match Centre Officials: Nimali Perera and Sue Redfern (on field), Jacquline Williams (TV umpire), Kim Cotton (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…
Marufa Akter is the new star of Bangladesh Women. ©Getty Bangladesh pacer Marufa Akter seems to be working on two things at once in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup – mastering her swing and improving her English. The right-arm fast bowler has already drawn attention for her ability to move the ball, but few know how determined she is to build her English vocabulary. Bangladesh’s batting coach, Nasiruddin Faruque, has made it a rule for Marufa to speak only in English during their conversations, a practice that has started to pay off. “When she comes to have a chat…
England’s Jacob Bethell says there is no rivalry between himself and Ollie Pope ahead of The Ashes and that there is a “fire in him” as he prepares for this winter’s tour of Australia.Pope was preferred to Bethell at No 3 for this summer’s series draw at home to India, although the latter did play in the final Test at No 6 in place of injured captain Ben Stokes. Pope has since been replaced as Stokes’ Test vice-captain by Harry Brook, possibly opening the door for Bethell to take the Surrey man’s spot in the batting order. Image: England’s Ollie…
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said captain Pat Cummins was running out of time to be fit in time for the Ashes next month, but has not been ruled out yet.A back stress injury has cast doubt on the 32-year-old’s involvement with the pace bowler yet to start bowling again in his rehabilitation period ahead of the opening Test in Perth. Cummins last played during Australia’s 3-0 Test series sweep of West Indies in July, where pain initially flared up, and he has been on the sidelines since, with scans indicating signs of lumbar bone stress.”The reality is, we’re starting…
ASHES 2025-26 There’s a risk of Cummins missing one or more of the Ashes Tests at home © Getty Pat Cummins will play some part during the Ashes this summer. And there’s even an unlikely chance that he might don the captain’s blazer for the first Test in Perth. This according to head coach Andrew McDonald who contradicted recent reports that ruled Cummins out for a large chunk of the Test summer. He also then revealed next Friday (October 17) to be the decisive day with regards to ascertaining whether Australia will have to go in for the Ashes opener…
Indian superstar commits to full season in the Big Bash after being withdrawing from the UAE T20 league’s auction Ashwin’s greatest wickets against the Aussies in Australia Ravichandran Ashwin is locked in for the entire KFC BBL|15 campaign with the Sydney Thunder after the Indian superstar went unsold in the UAE T20 competition’s player auction. Ashwin did not attract a bid from the ILT20’s six franchises at the highest base price of US$120,000 and withdrew from the second round for unsold players.The Thunder confirmed on Friday evening the 39-year-old had since committed to the full BBL|15 season including finals, which…
MINI AUCTION Franchises will have to confirm their retention list by November 15. © BCCI The IPL 2026 auction is likely to be held in the second or third week of December, with December 13-15 emerging as the probable window. Franchise officials, who have spoken to the BCCI authorities, have disclosed to Cricbuzz that discussions are centred on those dates, although the Governing Council of the league is yet to firm up the schedule. Additionally, there is no indication, at this stage, of the auction being taken overseas, as was the case in the last two editions – first in…
Tasmania defended 245 to return from Melbourne with two wins in two games Victoria v Tasmania | WNCL Victoria’s woeful start to the WNCL season continued as they slumped to a 108-run loss to the Tasmanian Tigers at Melbourne’s CitiPower Centre on Friday. The defeat follows the home side’s 144-run drubbing by the same opposition two days earlier and extends their wait to open their account, with no wins registered in four games – all played at home. Despite a much better showing by the bowling unit that had left the batters with the task of chasing a mammoth 383…