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Queensland’s next big thing will spend the coming months rehabilitating a partial fracture of his vertebrae Queensland have suffered a blow on the eve of the season with teenage pace ace Callum Vidler set for a long stint on the sidelines. Vidler underwent scans last week which revealed a partial fracture in the 19-year-old’s L3 vertebrae. “Callum experienced some back pain during training and promptly reported it,” Queensland General Manager of Elite Cricket Joe Dawes said. “Unfortunately, the scans came back confirming a stress fracture so he will spend some time recovering and then start a rehab plan. “He’s naturally…
ASIA CUP TEAM PREVIEW Yasim Murtaza will hope to give Hong Kong one major scalp in the group stages. © Getty The Asia Cup is no new frontier for Hong Kong but it has been one they haven’t been able to crack with all five of their appearances ending in first-round exits. Hong Kong confirmed their spot in this year’s competition after edging past a favoured Nepal side in the third-place playoff of the 2024 ACC Men’s Premier Cup. That was over a year ago and in the interim, winds of change have blown through Hong Kong’s setup – at…
After crushing Afghanistan in the tri-nation series final on Sunday, Pakistan’s T20I captain, Salman Ali Agha, took to X and announced he will be donating his earnings from the tournament to flood victims back home. He said he is joined by star bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, who will be doing the same. The green shirts pummelled the Afghan side on Sunday, when Pakistan’s second-inning bowling attack saw Muhammad Nawaz take five wickets, pushing the team to a comfortable 75-run triumph. Shaheen, who bowled two overs, also took a wicket while only conceding seven runs. On August 30, Peshawar’s Imran Khan…
CPL 2025 Naseem Shah defended 11 in the final over to give SNP the win. © Getty St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots injected life into their CPL 2025 campaign with a tight, five-run win against another top-four aspirant Guyana Amazon Warriors. Mohammad Rizwan set the Patriots up with a 62-ball 85, but his run out in the final over left the batting side with an under-par total of 149. The Patriots’ bowlers performed in unison to drag the chase till the very last over, where Naseem Shah successfully defended 11 runs. The chase was still on a knife’s edge when…
Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in four sets on Sunday to win the US Open and reassert his dominance of an era-defining rivalry in a final delayed by the visit of United States President Donald Trump. The 22-year-old Alcaraz won 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to capture his second US Open crown and sixth Grand Slam title, avenging his lone defeat in a major final by Sinner at Wimbledon in July. “It’s a great feeling. I’m working really hard just to lift this trophy. It’s my second one but it’s still a dream come true,” said Alcaraz. Alcaraz will reclaim the…
ASIA CUP BUILD-UP Mohammad Nawaz claimed a superb 5/19 in Pakistan’s win. © Getty Left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz picked a scintillating five-fer – including a hat-trick – while Sufiyan Muqeem and Abrar Ahmed bagged two each as Pakistan routed Afghanistan on their way to the tri-series title victory. In a game where 29.5 overs of spin was bowled – the second-most in a men’s T20I featuring full-member teams, Afghanistan were bundled out for 66 in chase of Pakistan’s 141/8 in Sharjah. Afghanistan did not anticipate the amount of spin on offer in the title clash, losing four inside the PowerPlay.…
CPL 2025 Ramon Simmonds picked three wickets in his team’s win © Getty Barbados Royals picked up their first win of CPL 2025 at the seventh attempt, comprehensively beating the already-qualified Saint Lucia Kings in Bridgetown. After a strong batting performance lifted the hosts to 191, Ramon Simmonds and Daniel Sams took three wickets apiece to derail the Kings’ chase and seal a 27-run victory. Put in to bat in the first day game of the season at the venue, the Royals began against spin, with Khary Pierre opening the attack for the Kings on a surface offering assistance. The…
Proteas, who had already clinched the series, go down by 342 runs in third one-dayer in Southampton Joe Root and Jacob Bethell have plundered centuries and fast bowler Jofra Archer took 4-18 as England demolished South Africa by a world record 342 runs in the third and final one-day international in Southampton. South Africa sent their hosts in to bat on Sunday, having already won the series with victories in the first two games, and England amassed 5-414 from their 50 overs as Bethell scored his maiden century in professional cricket with 110 in 82 balls and Root made 100…
The thrilling finale to an unforgettable series saw Kevin Pietersen carry England to glory Adam Burnett and Josh Schonafinger join host Louis Cameron in the slips cordon and desperately hope they won’t drop Kevin Pietersen. The fifth and final Test of the 2005 Ashes series is the subject of the last episode of cricket.com.au’s special podcast series commemorating 20 years since the epic 2005 Ashes. We all remember Shane Warne putting down KP – but do you recall the other crucial missed chance not long before? This, and plenty more, is discussed in the series finale. Episode index: 2.00 Cricket…
You sensed it was coming.After nine half-centuries across the formats for England – including three in his debut Test series last winter and a 28-ball ODI fifty at Lord’s on Thursday – Jacob Bethell finally hit three figures. Three days after his cameo in the capital, the 21-year-old was the star character in Southampton, cinching a century from 76 balls against South Africa with a four through the covers. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Bethell completed a 76-ball century with a boundary before removing his helmet and soaking up the moment Speaking afterwards, Bethell said:…