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Heather Knight’s century and some nerveless death bowling helped England to a narrow four-run win to leave India in danger of missing the final four England have joined holders Australia in the World Cup semi-finals after keeping their nerve to beat India by four runs in Indore. Chasing a winning target of 289, tournament co-host India were on course for victory for much of their innings on Sunday. Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 88, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur hit a run-a-ball 70. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt picked up 2-47 in eight overs, while left-arm spinner Linsey Smith bowled a tight spell…
A newly confident England will provide a new challenge when the World Cup’s two undefeated teams go head-to-head in Indore Phoebe Litchfield has brushed off suggestions Australia will take a significant psychological edge into their blockbuster ODI World Cup clash against England, despite their Ashes demolition earlier this year. Australia and England will go into Wednesday’s game in Indore as the tournament’s two undefeated teams, with Natalie Sciver-Brunt’s side bolstered by Sunday’s thrilling four-run win over India at the same venue.The Aussies ground England into the dust during their unprecedented 16-0 clean sweep of the multi-format Ashes in January, forcing…
ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 Despite the recent results, India’s fate is in their own hands. © Getty 20 matches into the round-robin stage of the Women’s World Cup 2025, Australia, South Africa and England have confirmed their top-four finish. England’s win on Sunday, October 19, has left the five other teams – India, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan – in a tussle for the remaining semi-final spot. Here’s a detailed look as to what these teams need to get there. Team Matches Won Lost NR Points NRR Australia (Q) 5 4 0 1 9 1.818 England (Q)…
Heather Knight marked her 300th international appearance with a third ODI century before England’s bowlers fought back late in the India chase as a thrilling four-run victory clinched Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side a place in the Women’s World Cup semi-finals.Knight’s sweep-laden 109 from 91 balls, in which she shared a third-wicket stand of 113 from 106 deliveries with her successor as captain Sciver-Brunt (38), underpinned England’s 288-8 but a late collapse of 5-31 prevented a score of over 300 in Indore. India looked on course for victory after reaching 234-3 in the 42nd over and cutting the ask to 55 from…
ICC WOMENS WORLD CUP 2025 England eked out a tight win right at the death. © Getty Deepti Sharma’s all-round effort (4/51 & 57-ball 50) went in vain as India choked in the late overs of the run-chase and handed England a 4-run win in Indore on Sunday. It was the third successive loss in a high-scoring encounter for the hosts in the ongoing World Cup. However, with this win, England have become the third team to qualify for the semifinals. India were cruising in the run-chase till the fall of Smriti Mandhana, who departed 12 short of a century.…
Virat Kohli was dismissed for an eight-ball duck – in his first innings since June – as India fell to a seven-wicket defeat to Australia during a rain-affected first one-day international in Perth.Kohli – playing for the first time since helping Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally win the IPL at the 18th attempt – was superbly caught by Cooper Connolly at backward point off the bowling of Mitchell Starc on Sunday. Rohit Sharma, in his first knock since the IPL, made 11 before he edged Josh Hazlewood (2-20) to ODI debutant Matt Renshaw at second slip. Image: Josh Hazlewood also removed…
INDIA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 2025 India were put under the pump by the Australian pacers. © Getty The ground staff at Optus Stadium in Perth have rarely had to reach for the covers during match play, until today. The ODI series opener between Australia and India brought them plenty of exercise, with four rain interruptions splintering the day. But under brooding skies, Australia conjured a resplendent bowling display to pin India to 136 for 9 in 26 overs, before chasing a DLS-adjusted target of 131 with ease to grab their first ODI win at the venue as well as an…
Australia captain held his nerve through several rain delays in the field before belting 46 in a comfortable seven-wicket victory Amid a vein of form that has put him back in the Ashes conversation, Mitch Marsh has produced another match-winning hand to lift Australia to a series opening ODI victory over top-ranked India. After an unseasonally damp Perth afternoon forced the players from the field four times during India’s innings, the Aussie skipper was flawless under lights as the hosts cantered to their target of 131 with 29 balls to spare. Marsh took some time to find the pace of…
Test allrounder insists he has not ‘nailed’ his No.6 spot yet ahead of his return from a rolled ankle ‘We nicked and kicked everything’: When WA lost 8-1 Test incumbent Beau Webster is on track to return from injury in the next round of the Sheffield Shield, with the Tasmanian allrounder back bowling. Webster will miss Monday’s one-dayer against Western Australia as he continues his recovery from a rolled ankle, after hurting it in a warm up last month. But crucially Tasmania officials confirmed on Sunday that Webster is on track to face Victoria next week, in the last round…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN, 2025 South Africa will have to find a way to counter spin in Rawalpindi. © Getty How about we scrap the toss and give the visiting team the choice of batting or fielding first? It’s been tried in county cricket, with some success, and discussed by the ICC. In the wake of what happened in Lahore last week and looks likely to be the case again in Rawalpindi this week, the measure is worth considering at the highest level. Ryan Rickelton disagreed. “I don’t think that’s a great idea,” Rickelton told a press conference on…