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WA and Perth Scorchers quick is eyeing a return to competitive cricket ‘very soon’ Jhye Richardson is back bowling off his full run-up and is hopeful of putting his name in contention for the back-end of the Ashes series should Australia need fast-bowling reinforcements. Richardson had surgery to stabalise his troublesome right shoulder in January and nine months on he told cricket.com.au the joint was feeling as good as it had in some time. “The shoulder is presenting stable at the moment, so that’s all we can ask for after the issues that I’ve had over the last four or…
NSW posted nearly 300 but were made to work for victory as Western Australia came close New South Wales v Western Australia | WNCL Reigning champions New South Wales have held off a fast-finishing Western Australia by six runs with the visitors threatening to pull off one of the greatest chases in the WNCL’s history. Chasing NSW’s 5-298, WA needed 19 runs from the final 12 balls with the set, albeit hobbled, Mikayla Hinkley (57) at the crease alongside impressive rookie Rebecca McGrath (15). But Breakers’ captain Lauren Cheatle bowled herself in the penultimate over and delivered for her side…
BANGLADESH CRICKET Nahida Akter is Bangladesh’s leading wicket taker in ODIs © Getty Bangladesh left-arm spinner Nahida Akter is considered as the leader of their bowling attack for her consistent performances. The vice-captain of the team for the ongoing women’s World Cup is also the team’s leading wicket-taker in ODIs with 71 wickets in 56 games. In an exclusive chat with Cricbuzz, Nahida spoke about her childhood journey along with her bowling philosophy in different situations. Excerpts: Can you tell us about your cricketing journey? Initially, I did not learn cricket professionally. I learnt cricket professionally for the first time…
BANGLADESH CRICKET Tamim Iqbal hardly showed the patience required to succeed as an administrator © BCB Did Tamim Iqbal miss a trick? – that has been the million-dollar question following the controversial Bangladesh Cricket Board election that saw Aminul Islam getting re-elected without much resistance, thanks to the backing he got from the government. The twists and turns of the election made it a political circus, as expected. Iqbal hardly showed the patience required to succeed as an administrator. The question became even more relevant when a journalist asked organiser Rafiqul Islam Babu, who was on the dais on Wednesday…
BIG BASH LEAGUE 2025-26 Mitchell Starc has picked 20 wickets in 10 games so far in the BBL © Getty Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc is looking to end his 11-year hiatus at the Big Bash League as he committed to a stint with Sydney Sixes for the upcoming season, which is slated to go on from December 14 to January 25. Starc has made himself available for the T20 tournament after the Ashes, which goes on till January 8, subject to his fitness. Like the last two seasons, Starc has been signed by Sydney Sixers as a supplementary player.…
AFGHANISTAN VS BANGLADESH IN UAE, 2025 Rashid Khan picked 3/38 in his team’s win © Getty Afghanistan notched a comfortable five-wicket win in the first ODI against Bangladesh to go 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series. After solid a bowling performance, led by three-fers from Rashid Khan (3 for 38) and Azmatullah Omarzai (3 for 40) bowled out Bangladesh for 221, fifties from Rahmat Shah and Rahmanullah Gurbaz laid the foundation for the Afghans to chase down the low score. The Afghan openers went about their business in simple fashion, with Ibrahim Zadran being the aggressor creaming four boundaries…
Australia and Melbourne Stars allrounder has given an update after surgery on his fractured wrist Glenn Maxwell could be back playing for Australia in under a month with the allrounder targeting a return during the back-end of the BKT Tyres T20I series against India. Maxwell underwent surgery last week on his fractured right wrist following last month’s unfortunate training mishap before the Aussies’ T20I series against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui. The 36-year-old elected to have the operation in the hope it would speed up his recovery. Australia did not name Maxwell in their squad for the first two T20Is…
The ACT Meteors are out to build on their progress last summer, bullishly targeting more wins in 2025-26 despite the loss of batting star Katie Mack. Mack’s move back to NSW after 12 years in Canberra leaves a massive hole – Mack scored 3,698 career runs with the Meteors and her 403 last summer was nearly double the Meteors’ next best, and was consistently the lynchpin around which they rallied. Yet that move has galvanised the predominantly young and developing squad, says head coach Erin Osborne, with “no Katie Mack they can hide behind now”. “I think for a long…
When Kim Garth was given out lbw in the 23rd over of Australia’s batting innings against Pakistan and immediately reviewed, Beth Mooney turned and raced for the sidelines. Rather than wait around for UltraEdge to confirm what she already knew – Garth had got a feather on it and the decision would be overturned – Mooney wanted to quickly confer with Australia’s brains trust around how, with their team languishing at 7-79, she needed to approach the next phase of the innings. It was just one of a host of conferences No.4 bat Mooney had throughout Australia’s innings.After her match-winning…
INDIAN CRICKET Vengsarkar was a part of the 1983 World Cup winning squad. © Getty The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to install a life-size statue of Dilip Vengsarkar at the Wankhede Stadium. The decision was taken at the Apex Council meeting of the MCA held on Wednesday (October 8). Vengsarkar, a former India captain, also served as a vice-president of the association. “The Council has unanimously resolved to install a life-size statue of Dilip Vengsarkar at Wankhede Stadium in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian and Mumbai cricket,” the MCA said. Vengsarkar (69) played 116 Tests, scoring…