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‘I’m not normally that emotional’: Gardner explains raw century celebration Captain Alyssa Healy insists Ashleigh Gardner’s World Cup century presents a blueprint for Australia’s batters as they look to balance aggression with clever cricket in unfamiliar conditions. Garder’s 83-ball 115 pulled Australia out of a tricky position against New Zealand on Wednesday evening, and despite coming to the middle with her team 4-113, which quickly became of 5-128, the allrounder did not go into her shell, reaching her half-century in 43 balls and her ton off 77.While those around her fell to a series of rash lofted shots looking to…
HONG KONG SIXES “It is an absolute honour leading Team India at the Hong Kong Sixes, a tournament with such rich history and global recognition.” – Karthik said © BCCI Dinesh Karthik has been signed up for the Hong Kong Sixes. After recently agreeing to play for Sharjah Warriorz in ILT20, Karthik (40) will join his one-time India and Tamil Nadu teammate R Aswhin, who had earlier confirmed participation in the six-a-side tournament. Cricket Hong Kong, China, the organisers, said Karthik will lead the Indian team. “It is an absolute honour leading Team India at the Hong Kong Sixes, a…
AFGHANISTAN VS BANGLADESH IN UAE Afghanistan failed to make it past the group stage in Asia Cup 2025 © Getty Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan skipper, said that he is not too worried about the result of the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh as the focus for the team is on the upcoming ICC T20I World Cup more than anything else. However, he insisted that the team is not taking the series lightly. Afghanistan, who are preparing to play in the series in Sharjah, failed to go past the group stage in the recently-concluded Asia Cup. “I think every game is…
ILT20 PLAYER AUCTION No takers for R Ashwin © BCCI West Indies’ Andre Fletcher stole the spotlight at the first-ever ILT20 Auction, becoming the most expensive pick of the day at USD 260,000. The West Indies opener was snapped up by MI Emirates, who outbid rivals to secure him for a fourth straight season. The day also had its share of surprises, none bigger than R Ashwin going unsold after entering with the highest base price of USD 120,000. England’s Scott Currie came close to topping the charts, landing a USD 250,000 deal with Dubai Capitals. Gulf Giants went big…
WEST INDIES CONTRACTS Brathwaite’s immediate future is now in doubt. © Getty Kraigg Brathwaite, Joshua Da Silva and Kavem Hodge have been left out of Cricket West Indies’ men’s annual retainer contracts for the 2025-26 season. Meanwhile, Justin Greaves, Sherfane Rutherford and Jomel Warrican have been added to the 15-player list for the upcoming season. In the women’s retainer list, Shamilia Connell, Cherry Ann Fraser, Chedean Nation and Rashada Williams have been left out, while Jannillea Glasgow and Shawnisha Hector have been added. The list for the women’s team has been trimmed down from 15 to 13 players. Five players…
The Shield is back for another summer, and you can find all the latest team news for round one right here The Sheffield Shield returns for another season this Saturday with round one action in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Reigning champions South Australia host Victoria at Adelaide Oval, last season’s runners-up Queensland face Tasmania in at Allan Border Field and Western Australia taking on NSW at the WACA Ground. While Australia’s men’s T20 squad are in New Zealand and the ‘A’ one-day side are in India, there will still be plenty of Test stars and hopefuls in action in round…
INDIA VS WEST INDIES 2025 Ashwin did not miss a single home Test in 14 years ©Sportzpics When the Indian team takes on the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the first Test on Wednesday, it will mark the dawn of a new era in Indian cricket. For the first time in a home Test in more than a decade, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the true legends of the game, will be absent. Yet the most glaring void will be the absence of Ravichandran Ashwin from the playing XI. For 14 years and 65 Tests,…
AFGHANISTAN TOUR OF ZIMBABWE 2025 Afghanistan will play four matches on the Zimbabwe tour © Getty Afghanistan will be touring Zimbabwe again to play a one-off Test and three T20Is, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed on Wednesday (October 1). The tour will kickstart later this month with the one-off Test from October 20 before the three T20Is scheduled on October 29, October 31 and November 2. The one-off Test will be Zimbabwe’s 10th in the format this year having already played against Ireland, Bangladesh, England, South Africa and New Zealand. This will be Afghanistan’s second tour to Zimbabwe in less than a…
ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 South Africa have never made it to a ODI World Cup final. © Getty Look through one end of the women’s World Cup binoculars and England are clear favourites to win their match against South Africa in Guwahati on Friday. Look through the other end and another picture comes into focus. England have prevailed in seven of the last eight matches between the sides in the format. South Africa have won only four of their most recent 20 ODIs against these opponents. But, against all-comers, the English have lost seven of their last 20 games…
Known for short-form blazing cameos, Ashleigh Gardner underlined her evolution with another gutsy knock when Australia needed it most If anyone held doubts that Ashleigh Gardner thrives under pressure, her match-winning efforts at Holkar Stadium on Wednesday evening would have put them firmly to rest. The 28-year-old allrounder was a vision of calm and control as she steered Australia out of trouble in their World Cup tournament opener against New Zealand, producing a career-best 115 from 83 balls.In the process she became the first Aboriginal player to hit an ODI World Cup hundred for Australia, and the first player from…