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ICC WOMENS WORLD CUP, 2025 Bangladesh crumbled quite spectacularly to hand Sri Lanka their first win in this World Cup © Getty Bangladesh officially became the first team to get knocked out of the semifinal race in the 2025 Women’s World Cup as they floundered a glorious chance to pick up their first ever ODI win over Sri Lanka. In a low-scoring game in Navi Mumbai, Bangladesh were well placed to get over the line when they needed 12 off 12 with six wickets in hand before crumbling quite spectacularly to fall 7 runs short. Bangladesh made a cautious start…
A steady supply of electrolytes and pickle juice are keeping Megan Schutt on track at the ODI World Cup, as she turns her gaze to the looming showdown with Australia’s oldest rival. After missing Australia’s tournament opener against New Zealand, Schutt has taken the new ball in each of the three matches since, picking up four wickets and maintaining an economy rate of 4.51.While her omission from the game against the White Ferns surprised many onlookers, Schutt said she had taken the selection call in her stride – and was taking nothing for granted given the depth of Australia’s bowling stocks.…
After losing the England captaincy and spending months sidelined with a torn hamstring, Heather Knight’s year has turned a corner at the right time in India Heather Knight has put her “rubbish year” behind her and will head into Wednesday’s World Cup blockbuster against Australia flush with confidence following her match-winning ton against India. Knight struck 109 from 91 deliveries against India in Indore, her highest score since returning from the serious hamstring injury that ruled her out of much of the northern summer.The 34-year-old former captain only made her comeback at the start of the tournament and has been…
Ben Dwarshuis out of ODI series against India but Brendan Doggett, Sean Abbott and Beau Webster are poised to return Chief men’s selector George Bailey insists he is comfortable with Australia’s pace depth a month out from the start of the Ashes with several fringe fast bowlers poised to return from injury next week. While captain Pat Cummins’ recovery from lumbar back stress has understandably drawn most of the attention in the build up to the series opener on November 21, recent Test squad members Brendan Doggett (hamstring) and Sean Abbott (hand) are also currently sidelined. Likewise with incumbent allrounder…
Sri Lanka remain with a chance of progressing in the Women’s Cricket World Cup but Bangladesh are out after an extraordinary finish in Navi Mumbai Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has engineered an extraordinary comeback victory over Bangladesh to keep her nation alive in the Women’s Cricket World Cup. The Tigresses appeared to be cruising to victory as they chased the 203 they needed to stay in the competition themselves but collapsed in dramatic fashion in Navi Mumbai. They lost five wickets in seven balls as they scored one run from the last nine deliveries to lose by seven runs.Athapaththu,…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN, 2025 Masood missed out on a ton by 13 runs. © Getty Resolute half-centuries from Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique, and a patient unbeaten 41 from Saud Shakeel, guided Pakistan to 259 for 5 at the end of an attritional opening day of the second Test against South Africa in Rawalpindi. A 111-run second-wicket stand between Masood and Shafique laid a solid platform, but South Africa’s patience and discipline ensured the honours were evenly shared by stumps, although they could have had the upper hand had they not missed a few chances on a Day…
WEST INDIES TOUR OF BANGLADESH, 2025 Khary Pierre had an excellent outing in the 1st ODI. © BCB West Indies left-arm spinner Khary Pierre has revealed that he was not ready for international cricket when he debuted five years back. The left-arm spinner, who played his last ODI game in 2020 against Ireland, was picked in the 15-member squad for the tour of Bangladesh and he immediately made an impact with his bowling picking up 1-19 from10 overs. “It’s great, it’s great. I love cricket, I love playing for the West Indies. International cricket also is a dream of mine,”…
Sri Lanka took four wickets in four balls in the final over as a remarkable turnaround clinched a seven-run victory that kept their World Cup semi-final hopes alive at the expense of Bangladesh.Bangladesh appeared to have timed their chase of 203 to perfection, needing just nine runs from the final six deliveries in Mumbai, but a collapse of epic proportions saw them stumble at the last hurdle, as their semi-final prospects evaporated before their eyes. Captain Chamari Athapaththu followed up her 46 with the bat by claiming three crucial wickets and forcing a run-out in four balls in the final…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN, 2025 Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer bowled 54 overs between them on the opening day © Getty Here we go again. Just like on the first day in Lahore last week, Pakistan won the toss in Rawalpindi on Monday and – surprise, surprise; not – chose to bat. Also just like last week, South Africa took five wickets and dropped four catches. But there are differences between the opening days of the first and second Tests, starting with the XIs. The home side dispensed with Hasan Ali and gave Asif Afridi, a 38-year-old left-arm spinner,…
AFGHANISTAN TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Brad Evans made a terrific comeback to Test cricket by picking up a five-wicket haul © Zimbabwe Cricket Brad Evans made a terrific comeback to Test cricket by picking up a five-wicket haul that gave Zimbabwe early honours in the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Harare. Evans was well supported by Blessing Muzarabani as Afghanistan were bowled out for just 127 after being sent into bat. In reply, Zimbabwe have already taken the first innings lead before stumps. Ibrahim Zadran appeared to give Afghanistan the perfect start when he found the boundary thrice in an…