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On the eve of the first ODI against India late last month, Alyssa Healy observed that very few athletes get to retire on their own terms. Even fewer among that number could claim a fairytale finish. Healy took matters into her own hands at Bellerive Oval on Sunday, scripting her own perfect farewell to one-day international cricket with her highest ODI knock on home soil. Rampaging Healy obliterates India in fairytale ODI swansong An emphatic 185-run win and 3-0 sweep of the 50-over leg of the multi-format series was the icing on the cake, and only one thing could have…
Rachel Trenaman and Maitlan Brown have been drafted into Australia’s Test squad Australia have called Rachel Trenaman and Maitlan Brown into their injury-hit squad for this week’s day-night Test at the WACA Ground, with Kim Garth ruled out of the pink-ball match. The uncapped pair will join their teammates in Perth this week, adding depth following the quad injuries to Garth and Ellyse Perry, and Sophie Molineux’s back complaint. Australia Test squad: Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Maitlan Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Lucy Hamilton, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham Australia…
India found a new hero in Kolkata as Sanju Samson conjured up a special knock to guide the co-hosts to the semi-finals Sanju Samson has delivered a mighty match-winning innings against the West Indies to become the toast of all India by guiding them into the semi-finals of their home T20 World Cup. India’s new opener proved nerveless under the most intense pressure in the winner-takes-all group clash in Kolkata on Sunday, hitting the first two balls of the final over for six and four to finish 97no in the five-wicket victory. Samson, who’d previously perhaps not quite delivered enough…
India produced a stunning run-chase victory over West Indies to secure a semi-final place and knock their opponents out of the T20 World Cup in a five-wicket victory in their last Super 8s match. A swashbuckling Sanju Samson innings (97no off 50), bettering Virat Kohli’s record to notch the highest score by an Indian batter in a chase at a T20 World Cup, secured the winning runs with 10 runs in two last-over balls to match West Indies’ substantial total of 195 with just four balls to spare. India will now face England in Mumbai in their T20 World Cup…
India produced a stunning run chase against West Indies to secure a semi-final versus England and knock their opponents out of the T20 World Cup in a five-wicket victory in their last Super 8s match. A swashbuckling Sanju Samson innings (97no off 50 balls), bettering Virat Kohli’s record for the highest score by an Indian in a T20 World Cup chase, saw India top West Indies’ 195-4 with four balls to spare. Samson hit the first two deliveries of the final over, bowled by Romario Shepherd, for six and four to seal the win. India will now face England in…
Australian women’s cricket great Alyssa Healy ended her one-day international career with a sublime knock of 158 as Australia comfortably beat India in Hobart on Sunday.The 35-year-old Healy will retire from all forms of cricket following a one-off Test match against India in Perth, starting on Friday. She hit 27 boundaries and two sixes from 98 balls for her eighth ODI century, the second most in Australian women’s cricket history. Australia finished their 50 overs on 409-7 and India were all out for 224 as Australia completed a 3-0 sweep in their ODI series. Image: Australia’s captain Alyssa Healy, ODI…
George Linde put on an all-round show as South Africa beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in their final Super 8 clash at the 2026 T20 World Cup.All-rounder Linde – brought in for today’s game to rest Keshav Maharaj – picked up 1-22 in three overs and then scored a crucial 30 not out off 21 balls batting at No. 7 as South Africa topped Group 1 and continued their unbeaten run to the semi-finals. Dewald Brevis hit 42 off 18 balls with four sixes, while Tristan Stubbs anchored the innings home with 21 not out off 24 balls, as South…
South Africa survived a brilliant all-round show by Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza to record a five-wicket win on Sunday, which means they remained unbeaten ahead of a semi-final against New Zealand on Wednesday. After Zimbabwe scored 153-7 in New Delhi, South Africa survived an early wobble. Dewald Brevis hit 42 off 18 balls as the 2024 runners-up reached 154-5 in 17.5 overs. Raza earlier hit 73 and then took 3-29 with his off-spin for Zimbabwe, who had stunned Australia and co-hosts Sri Lanka in the group stage to reach the Super Eights. Raza struck on the third ball of the…
Australia v India | Third ODI Alyssa Healy has signed off from one-day internationals in style, hammering a record-breaking 158 as Australia thrashed India by 185 runs in Hobart. Healy’s 98-ball knock at Bellerive Oval saw her set a new highest individual score by an Australian woman in ODIs on home soil, and combined with Beth Mooney’s unbeaten 106 from 84, led the Aussies to 7-409, their second highest total in the format. Rampaging Healy obliterates India in fairytale ODI swansong Alana King (4-33) then led the way as India crumbled in the face of a mammoth chase, with Sneh…
Pakistan’s shortcomings were laid bare during their lacklustre T20 World Cup campaign which ended on Saturday when the team failed to reach the semi-finals. From the captain Salman Agha, who was criticised for not being a T20 player, to slow batting rates and the use of all-rounders not up to the job, the Green Shirts were shown to be behind the times in the rapid-fire format. Former wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes there is a huge gulf in standard between Pakistan and the top sides such as India, West Indies, South Africa and England. “Other teams have evolved to the demands…