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ICC WOMENS WORLD CUP 2025 Healy’s Australia will take on the home side. © Getty As India and Australia gear up to face each other in Vizag, Alyssa Healy knows the magnitude of the challenge that awaits. It’s the home team they will be facing in front of a sold-out crowd, with the promise of another high-stakes chapter in a rivalry that has only grown with time. India will be desperate to bounce back after their defeat to South Africa, and all eyes will be on how the defending champions respond to that challenge. For the Australian captain, though, this…
Alyssa Healy is adamant she is not concerned by Australia’s recent batting collapses but says it is up to the top order to stand up as they prepare to meet hosts India in Sunday’s sold-out ODI World Cup blockbuster. Australia will come up against an India side smarting after going down in a thriller to South Africa at Visakhapatnam’s ACA-VDCA Stadium on Thursday, and who will also be looking for more from their leading batters after a lacklustre start to the tournament.The Aussies won their bilateral series against India 2-1 last month in the lead-up to the ICC tournament, but…
Sophie Molineux is poised to return to Australia’s XI for Sunday’s ODI World Cup blockbuster in Visakhapatnam, as the reigning world champions seek a way to make early inroads into India’s star-studded line-up. Molineux missed Australia’s most recent game against Pakistan in Colombo, with her workloads throughout the tournament being carefully managed following her return from a 10-month injury layoff.But the left-arm spinner is poised to be a key weapon at the ACA-VDCA Stadium, as Australia look to emulate the success other left-arm spinners have enjoyed against India. Speaking to reporters in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, Australia captain Alyssa Healy confirmed…
AFGHANISTAN VS BANGLADESH IN UAE Rashid Khan picked a fifer © Getty Ibrahim Zadran’s 95 on a turning track and Rashid Khan’s five-wicket haul powered Afghanistan to an 81-run win over Bangladesh in the second ODI in Abu Dhabi, giving them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Opting to bat, Afghanistan’s innings was built around Zadran’s patient 140-ball knock, which included only 3 fours and a six. His opening partner, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, fell to a miscued pull while Sediqullah Atal chipped to long-on. Zadran added stability through the middle, surviving testing spells from Mehidy Hasan Miraz (3 for…
Dropped on three, England’s captain Nat Sciver-Brunt made the tournament co-hosts pay with a vita knock Nat Sciver-Brunt has been hailed as “unbelievable” after her record-breaking century propelled England to an 89-run World Cup win over Sri Lanka. The England captain and star allrounder became the first batter to record a fifth hundred in Women’s World Cup history as she fired a magnificent 117 off as many deliveries in Colombo on Saturday. Sciver-Brunt also took two wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 164, with England securing their third consecutive win to overtake Australia at the top of the…
WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA 2025 Shubman Gill stroked his 10th Test century ©Getty It was a symphony of bat and feet, a convergence that produced a masterclass in fluidity, fluency, and elegance from Shubman Gill at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. His unbeaten 129 in India’s first-innings total of 518 for five declared left a strong imprint on the second Test against the West Indies and made as much of a statement for his poise and grace with the bat. It was not just all substance – it was all style too. Gorgeous, imperious, dreamy, silky, stamp of…
Nat Sciver-Brunt said Sophie Ecclestone has been challenged to ‘make her mark’ for England in the Women’s Cricket World Cup.Sciver-Brunt was a star performer in England’s 89-run win over Sri Lanka, becoming the first batter to record a fifth hundred in ICC Women’s World Cup history as she fired a magnificent 117 off as many deliveries. She also took two wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 164 and England secured their third consecutive win.Joining Sciver-Brunt in that bowling attack was Ecclestone, who produced a fine performance to finish with figures of four for 17.”She is brilliant, isn’t she?”…
ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 India and Australia just faced each other before the World Cup. © Getty Australia’s last defeat in ODI World Cup history was what changed the discourse around women’s sport in India. On a rainy day in Derby, when Harmanpreet Kaur dismantled the Australian attack one audacious stroke at a time, it not only reshaped perceptions of women’s cricket back home, but also sparked a newfound conviction within the team that they could stand toe-to-toe with the best in the world. From dark horses who narrowly missed out on silverware in 2017 to genuine title contenders…
Seam bowler Jamal Richards and wicketkeeper-batter Adam Rossington will depart Essex County Cricket Club when their current contracts expire at the end of this month. Richards, 21, has represented the Club in 24 competitive matches since making his first-team debut against Derbyshire in 2022. Born in Edmonton, London, Jamal joined the Essex Academy in 2016 at the age of 11 before progressing through the age groups. In 2021, the right-handed bowler and batter made his Second XI debut where he played 12 games, taking nine wickets from them. Richards has nine England Under 19s appearances in which he scored 144…
WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA 2025 Ravindra Jadeja was left out of India’s recently-announced ODI squad for the Australia tour © BCCI India’s premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has not given up on his dream to win a 50-over World Cup despite his recent snub for the Australian tour. Speaking at the conclusion of the second day’s play of the second Test against West Indies in Delhi, Jadeja also confirmed that prior communication was made by the selector and the new captain Shubman Gill on his omission before the squad was announced. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar did remark that they couldn’t…