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Tayla Vlaeminck set for long-awaited international return as Aussies send strong mix of experience and youth on ‘A’ tour Experienced international quicks Darcie Brown and Tayla Vlaeminck will spearhead a strong Australia A side that will tour India next month. A 15-player squad will play India A in three T20s in New Chandigarh, three 50-over fixtures in Mohali and a four-day match at the picturesque Dharamshala ground in a three-week tour. The tour will mark a long-awaited return to top-flight cricket for Vlaeminck, who has endured a wretched run with injuries so far in her career, with her and South…
A superb unbeaten half-century from Matt Short guided Welsh Fire to a six-wicket victory over Southern Brave that takes them level on points at the top The Hundred table.With both sides still in the hunt for a qualification place and coming off the back of morale-boosting victories, it was the Fire who took the honours in Cardiff to join Trent Rockets on 16 points at the summit of the table. Opting to bowl, Fire’s battery of experienced seamers were immediately into the action, Chris Woakes and Sam Cook reducing the Brave to 2-2 off seven balls as Jamie Smith and…
The Welsh Fire won both Hundred clashes, thanks to Aussies Heather Graham and Matt Short Matt Short’s unbeaten 60 has powered Welsh Fire to their fourth win of the season, toppling Marcus Stoinis’ Southern Brave in the men’s Hundred. Stoinis was the star of the Brave’s innings as they battered first, with the Australian international hammering 55 from 39 balls as wickets fell around him. Even the explosive David Miller couldn’t get going on the Sophia Gardens pitch, and the South African was one of Short’s two wickets claimed in the final set of five. Miller was out for 21…
Welsh Fire turned the form table on its head to defeat The Hundred table-toppers Southern Brave in a last-ball thriller in Cardiff.Until the last dozen deliveries, it looked like it was to be rinse and repeat for the visitors, putting up what seemed a below-par total before unleashing their formidable bowling attack to squeeze the opposition to defeat – but brilliant cameos from Heather Graham and Niamh Holland at the death saw Fire triumph in an absolute thriller to keep their hopes alive. Having lost their last two games in addition to being hampered by the loss of their captain…
USA cricketer Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy has been banned from all cricket for eight years by the ICC after being found guilty of three counts of breaking anti-corruption rules by a tribunal.Akhilesh Reddy, who has been banned from cricket since November awaiting the hearing, was found guilty of charges relating to match-fixing, soliciting others to fix matches, and destroying evidence that could have been relevant to the investigation. The ICC says the offences took place during the Abu Dhabi T10 competition.”USA player Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy has been banned from all cricket for eight years after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him…
USA player Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy has been banned from all cricket for eight years after he was found guilty by an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal of breaching three counts of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The charges on the 26-year-old relate to the 2025 edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for which the ICC was appointed by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (DACO). The ban is backdated to 21 November 2025, when Reddy was provisionally suspended. The Tribunal found Mr Reddy guilty of the following offences under the Code: Article 2.1.1…
Australia have announced their Under 19 squad to face India next month Fast bowlers Will Byrom and Kasey Barton will spearhead the Australian Under 19 squad that is set to embark on a multi-format tour of India next month. Australia have named a 16-player squad for the subcontinent trip, which will include three 50-over matches and two four-day matches against India Under 19s in Rajkot and Ahmedabad. Coach Tim Nielsen will once again link up with Byrom and Barton, who are the only two members of the squad to feature at the U19 World Cup earlier this year in Zimbabwe.…
Plenty of Aussies in action in the Hundred overnight with Annabel Sutherland leading the charge Australian allrounder Annabel Sutherland starred with ball and bat but was unable to prevent Trent Rockets bagging their fourth victory in five matches in the Hundred, while Mitch Marsh also scored runs in a losing cause. Sutherland star took 2-26 before leading a dogged run chase with an unbeaten 59 as her Sunrisers Leeds pushed Rockets all the way before falling short by five runs. Rockets’ own Aussie ace, captain Ashleigh Gardner, played a key role towards the end, conceding just five runs off as…
Another fine half-century from Ben Duckett and crucial late wickets from Mohammad Amir helped Trent Rockets deservedly stay top of The Hundred table with a five-run win over SunRisers Leeds, completing a home double at Trent Bridge.After electing to bat first, the Rockets got off to a flyer thanks to Aneurin Donald who came into the side for his first match of the tournament. From No 3, he smashed three sixes in a 19-ball knock of 40, forcing an in-form Duckett to play second fiddle. Following Donald’s departure, Duckett took over. He reached a third half-century of the campaign from…
Sophia Dunkley’s 56 off 33 balls fired the Trent Rockets past SunRisers Leeds in an impressive victory by five runs in The Hundred at Trent Bridge.Opener Dunkley’s imperious innings was aided by a useful contribution from her international team-mate Nat Sciver-Brunt (33 off 25) and a cameo from Bess Heath to leave the Rockets with a middling – but defendable – score of 139-7 after their 100 balls. Australia star Ash Gardener (1-18) delivered for the home side, taking the early wicket of opener Bryony Smith (10 off 12) and limiting the top-order scoring of Jess Jonassen (19 off 18)…