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A week after being bowled out for 69 by England, South Africa topple tournament hosts thanks to remarkable de Klerk hand Australia remain top of the Women’s Cricket World Cup League standings – but only after India suffered a shock defeat at the hands of the Nadine de Klerk-inspired South Africa in Visakhapatnam. Just as Australia’s Beth Mooney had done for the champions to oust Pakistan the day earlier, de Klerk came up with one of the World Cup’s great innings on Thursday, hammering a scintillating unbeaten 84 off 54 balls as the Proteas stunned the powerful hosts by three…
Mitch Marsh among the big names on the home side who could not stop NSW from cantering to victory Western Australia v New South Wales | One-Day Cup WA teenager Albert Esterhuysen gave Sam Konstas an almighty send-off but it was NSW who had the last laugh in the One-Day Cup clash at the WACA Ground. Esterhuysen, playing just his second one-dayer for WA, bowled Konstas for 40 and then unleashed an extended roar and stare-down in the Test opener’s direction during an emotional celebration. Konstas entered Thursday’s match desperate for a big score to mount a solid case for…
PANT COMEBACK Pant is set to undergo a fitness test in Bengaluru on Friday (October 10) © Getty Did Rishabh Pant aggravate his foot injury by batting through pain in Manchester? The day after being hit on his right foot by Chris Woakes during the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Pant came out to bat again. It was a brave call but, as it turns out, it may have set back his recovery. Pant was initially expected to be available for the ongoing home Test series against the West Indies, but he was unable to recover in time even…
Nadine de Klerk hit 84 not out off 54 balls as South Africa stunned hosts India by three wickets at the Women’s Cricket World Cup in Visakhapatnam.De Klerk, whose total included five sixes and eight fours, put on vital lower-order partnerships after skipper Laura Wolvaardt hit 70 off 111 balls as South Africa scored 252-7 in 48.5 overs. That was in reply to India’s 251 all out in 49.5 overs. De Klerk took 2-52 and Chloe Tyron picked 3-32 in 10 overs as the Women in Blue were down to 102-6 at one stage.Richa Ghosh’s 94 off 77 balls -…
ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 New Zealand need a quick turnaround after starting with two successive losses © Getty After two losses in Indore, New Zealand finally get a change of scene and they’ll hope it brings a change in fortune as well. Winless so far in this edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Sophie Devine’s team now face Bangladesh in Guwahati, a team they haven’t lost to in seven matches across formats. New Zealand’s short campaign has been defined by moments that have undercut promising performances. Against Australia, a dreadful start meant Devine’s superb hundred was all…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL With the prospect of captain Pat Cummins being fit for the Ashes receding by the day, Australia’s hopes of retaining the urn may rest on managing one of the biggest shake-ups to their leadership and bowling against England in years. A back stress injury has cast doubt on Cummins participating in the series starting on November 21 in Perth, with the paceman yet to resume bowling in his rehabilitation period. Losing Cummins for Perth alone would require a major shift in the Australian mindset, given the 32-year-old has been ever-present since making his Ashes debut in…
DELHI TEST I don’t think the guys are lacking confidence, said Chase © Getty Roston Chase, the West Indies skipper, expressed optimism about his team’s chances of bouncing back from the heavy defeat in Ahmedabad as they look to script a turnaround in the second Test against India, starting Friday in New Delhi. India thoroughly dominated the first Test, losing only five wickets en route to their victory by an innings and 140 runs. Yet, Chase believes the scope to bring about a change has to start soon. “Obviously, we’re really down right now, but it has to change at…
ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 Marufa Akter bowled only four overs against England © Getty Bangladesh pacer Marufa Akter is all set to play against New Zealand after recovering from a muscle strain that prevented her from completing her full quota of overs against England in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup, a game Bangladesh lost by four wickets. Marufa, who looked impressive in her five-over spell, took two wickets (Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont) for just 28 runs to put significant pressure on the opponent. However, due to the muscle strain that she sustained during the latter part of…
Essex Eagles’ Tom Westley in action©Essex Cricket Essex Cricket’s 2025 End of Season Awards Gala saw Charlie Allison and Grace Scrivens dominate the honours, claiming three accolades apiece including the Men’s and Women’s Player of the Season awards respectively. The event took place at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in London on Tuesday, 07 October and was hosted by Victoria Polley and Robbie James. Other players that featured as winners in the various categories were Tom Westley, Jamie Porter and Jordan Cox from the Men’s squad, while Esmae MacGregor and Eva Gray were recognised among the Women’s awardees. Before the season’s…
Keep up to speed with all the signings, departures and overseas players in county cricket for the 2026 season.DERBYSHIREIns: Matt Montgomery (Nottinghamshire) Outs: David Lloyd (retired), Alex Thomson (released)Overseas players: Caleb Jewell (Australia)DURHAMIns: Kasey Aldridge (Somerset), Archie Bailey (Gloucestershire) Outs: Mitchell Killeen (Essex), Paul Coughlin (Lancashire) Overseas players: ESSEXIns: Zaman Akhter (Gloucestershire), Mitchell Killeen (Durham)Outs: Nick Browne (retired)Overseas players: GLAMORGANIns: Sean Dickson (Somerset)Outs: Sam Northeast (Kent), Tom Bevan (released)Overseas players: GLOUCESTERSHIREIns: Craig Miles (Warwickshire), Will Williams (Lancashire)Outs: Archie Bailey (Durham), Ajeet Singh Dale (Lancashire), Dom Goodman (Sussex), Zaman Akhter (Essex), Tom Price (Sussex), Josh Shaw (Somerset)Overseas players: Cameron Bancroft (Australia),…