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SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN, 2025 Tony de Zorzi made 104 in South Africa’s first innings in Lahore. © Getty You’re part of a team who won their previous 10 Tests, a national record. One of your bowlers took 11 wickets in the current match. One of your batters scored a century in the first innings, and will be back at the crease when play resumes on the fourth day. You have eight wickets in hand to score 226 more runs and clinch your 11th consecutive victory. You’re on top, surely. Or at least you have an even chance of…
Match details Who: Australia v Bangladesh What: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, Match 17 When: October 16, 2025, 8:30pm AEDT first ball Where: ACA-VDCA Stadium Visakhapatnam How to watch: Amazon’s Prime Video Live scores: Match Centre Officials: Candace La Borde, Sarah Dambanevana (on field), Nimali Perera (TV umpire), Lauren Agenbag (fourth), Michell Pereira (referee) News and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app The squads Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia…
Sri Lanka’s hopes of pushing for their first win of the Women’s Cricket World Cup were thwarted by the rain with New Zealand unable to begin a run chase in the abandoned game in Colombo.Three heavy downpours proved terminal as the teams took one point apiece from a washout in which Sri Lanka’s Nilakshika de Silva (55no off 28 balls) cracked the fastest half-century of this World Cup, from 26 balls, in her side’s total of 258-6. Sri Lanka sit seventh in the standings on two points, with two defeats and two rain-offs from four matches, while New Zealand are…
India celebrate with the trophy after beating West Indies in Delhi ©BCCI Shubman Gill tried to administer the coup de grace with a six to cap a series dominated by his side. The India skipper did not quite succeed, but was it really a big deal? His side still won the Test comfortably and, more importantly, the series – Gill’s first in his nascent Test captaincy, ticking quite a few boxes in the process. There were a few tricky questions at the end of the second Test against the West Indies, won by India by seven wickets, but there were…
WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 India were on the field for 200.4 overs across the two innings in Delhi © AFP India wrapped up their 2-0 series sweep inside the first hour of the fifth day but head coach Gautam Gambhir pointed out that the Delhi pitch could’ve been better. After a 3-0 drubbing at home in the hands of New Zealand where there was a lot of spin on offer, India produced flatter surfaces in both Ahmedabad and Delhi. In Ahmedabad, West Indies suffered from two poor batting performances, folding in 44.1 and 45.1 overs. But they arrived…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL South Africa’s lower order once again came to the rescue after a top order collapse, edging out Bangladesh by three wickets in a nail-biting finish in the Women’s World Cup in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Chasing 233, the Proteas were on the ropes at 78-5, but their tail refused to throw in the towel, showing the same grit that saw them turn the tables on India in their previous outing. A gutsy 85-run stand for the sixth wicket between Marizanne Kapp, who made 56, and Chloe Tryon, 62, steadied the ship and gave the chase a fresh…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 England have three wins in as many games to far. © Getty England will look to extend their unbeaten run and tighten their grip on a semifinal spot when they face Pakistan in their fourth match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. The four-time champions have been clinical so far, while Pakistan remain winless after three games, struggling to find cohesion with the bat despite flashes of promise with the ball. England have ticked most boxes in their campaign, displaying a blend of power and composure. Their latest win – by 89 runs against Sri…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Opener KL Rahul hit an unbeaten 58 as India beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the second Test to sweep the series 2-0 on Tuesday. Chasing 121 for victory, India resumed on 63-1 and reached their target in the first session after losing two wickets on day five at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. West Indies skipper Roston Chase struck twice with his off-spin to send back overnight batter Sai Sudharsan for 39 and skipper Shubman Gill for 13. Rahul hit the winning four and India celebrated victory over the visitors, who had launched a…
Alice Capsey says England’s unbeaten Cricket World Cup run is fuelled by a determination to avoid a repeat of their Ashes pain.England were trounced in all formats of the five-match campaign Down Under in January and February as Australia recorded a whitewash to retain the Ashes for the sixth successive time. The series prompted wholesale changes to the England set-up, with Charlotte Edwards replacing Jon Lewis as head coach and Nat Sciver-Brunt taking over as captain after Heather Knight stepped down.Under new leadership, England have made a flawless start to their World Cup redemption campaign, securing wins over South Africa,…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The affairs of the Pakistan Super League are progressing as slowly as those of Test cricket. The valuation process for existing franchises has dragged on, delaying the sale of new teams and the renewal of commercial agreements. Even the dates for the 11th edition have not yet been finalized, and the current teams are growing frustrated with the situation. According to details, separating Pakistan Super League (PSL) under the leadership of Salman Naseer has so far shown no visible benefits, as operations are moving at a very sluggish pace. There has been no contact with franchise…