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After weathering heat, humidity and various niggles during a hard-fought ODI series against India, Australia now have a chance to freshen up for the World Cup With phase one of their Indian Odessey complete, Australia’s World Cup squad will put the tools down in Bengaluru this week, ahead of their pre-tournament showdown against England. The brief break will give several players the chance to overcome minor niggles – Annabel Sutherland (hip soreness), Darcie Brown (back spasms) and Phoebe Litchfield (quad) all missed the final ODI against India on Saturday – and allow the remainder of the 15-player touring party to…
The high-scoring third one-day international between Australia and India offered a glimpse of the boundaries that are set to be pushed in the upcoming ODI World Cup, as the evolution of the women’s game continues apace. India came within 43 runs of reeling in Australia’s mammoth total of 412 in Delhi – albeit, in some of the most batting-friendly conditions either team could hope to visit – in what would have been a world record chase.Australia equalled their highest-ever total, while India’s 369 was their third best. Totals above 400 had been struck on six previous occasions in women’s one-dayers,…
ASIA CUP 2025 “I feel we played better cricket than them between 7 to 15 [overs] and also from a bowling point of view,” Suryakumar Yadav said. © Getty Speaking after India’s comprehensive six-wicket win in Dubai, their seventh straight victory over Pakistan in completed white-ball matches, Suryakumar pointed to the skewed results in India’s favour in recent times. “I feel we should stop asking this question on [India-Pakistan] rivalry, whether a team plays good cricket or not,” Suryakumar said. “According to me, if two teams are playing 15-20 matches and if it is 7-all or someone is ahead 8-7,…
Pakistan had their best batting day, India their worst bowling and fielding day. Yet, the win was straightforward ©AFP Perhaps nothing summed up the night better than Sahibzada Farhan’s dismissal. He was well set, past his half-century and had already taken on Jasprit Bumrah with rare success; only two batters have ever scored more against him in T20Is. At 90/2 at the halfway mark, Pakistan were flying. And then came the moment. Shivam Dube, hitting the deck with the slower ball he has been working on with Morne Morkel, and making Farhan reach out with his wide line. The shot…
ASIA CUP 2025 Fakhar Zaman hit three forus in his 9-ball 15 before his dismissal. © AFP Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha questioned the legality of Fakhar Zaman’s dismissal, suggesting the ball may have bounced before reaching wicketkeeper Sanju Samson. “I don’t know about the decision. It’s obviously the umpire’s job. Umpires can make mistakes. And I have no problem with that. But it does look like it bounced before it was carried to the keeper,” Salman said after India beat Pakistan by six wickets in Dubai. “But I might be wrong. I don’t know. You can say the way…
TOKYO: American stars Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone battled through the rain to add another gold to their tally and bring the curtain down on the world championships in Tokyo. For Jefferson-Wooden it was her third of the week, for Lyles and McLauglin Levrone their second. Their compatriot Cole Hocker had hoped for two but made up for his disqualification in the 1,500 metres to win the 5,000m. Jefferson-Wooden swept the women’s sprint titles at these championships as the United States won the 4x100m relay, to become only the second woman to achieve that feat. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the…
LONDON: Gabriel Martinelli’s 93rd minute equaliser saved Arsenal’s Premier League title bid from a damaging defeat to Manchester City, while Aston Villa remain winless after a limp 1-1 draw at 10-man Sunderland. The Gunners were heading to a second defeat in five Premier League games due to Erling Haaland’s early strike on the counter-attack for City. Martinelli came off the bench to score for the second time in a week to salvage a 1-1 draw, but both sides lost more ground to Premier League leaders Liverpool. Arsenal went second, five points behind the champions, while City are eight points off…
DUBAI: Opener Abhishek Sharma hit a blazing 74 as India beat Pakistan by six wickets and again refused to shake hands with their opponents in the Super Four clash of the Asia Cup on Sunday. Chasing 172 for victory, India rode on a 105-run opening stand between Sharma and Shubman Gill, who made 47, to achieve their target with seven balls to spare in Dubai. The rivals came into the contest of the regional tournament with tensions high after India angered Pakistan by also refusing to shake hands when the pair met in the group stage. Tempers flared on the…
ENGLAND batter Tom Banton in action during the third Twenty20 International against Ireland at the Malahide Cricket Club Ground on Sunday.—Reuters DUBLIN: Jordan Cox marked his return to international cricket in spectacular fashion by blasting a quickfire fifty despite a knee problem to guide England to a six-wicket victory over Ireland and seal a 2-0 series triumph at a sold-out Malahide on Sunday. The 24-year-old, who had not played for England for over a year and was not even named in the original squad, smashed 55 off 35 deliveries at number four to help his side chase down a modest…
FOLLOWING a week of political mudslinging, the cricketers of India and Pakistan resumed the unequal music of their rivalry on Sunday. Pakistan’s only chance was posting a total that could pressurise India’s formidable batting line-up. Encouragingly, they took that chance in the first half of their innings and at the end, but a baffling seven overs of lethargy in the middle terminally damaged the team’s prospects. India’s openers, Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill, thrashed Pakistan’s bowling all around the Dubai International Stadium. By the 10th over, India had full control of the game and had lost no wickets. This shows…