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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…
AUSTRALIA A TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 Shreyas Iyer struck 110 off 83 [File photo] © Getty Centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Priyansh Arya helped India A pick up a dominating win in the first unofficial ODI over Australia A in Kanpur on Wednesday (October 1). The game, rescheduled after getting washed out on Tuesday, saw India A post a mammoth 413/6 with Riyan Parag and Ayush Badoni making vital contributions as well. In reply, Australia A were bowled out for just 242 to give the hosts a massive 171-run win. Every single player in India A’s top 5 managed to…
Ashleigh Gardner produced a career-best century to pull Australia out of peril, while Sophie Molineux starred on her return from injury as the Aussies held off New Zealand by 89 runs in their ODI World Cup opener. Gardner rescued Australia from 5-128 at Indore’s Holkar Stadium, with the allrounder the picture of composure under pressure as her 83-ball 115 helped her team reach 326 all out in 49.3 overs.White Ferns skipper Sophie Devine struck a run-a-ball 112 in reply to keep Kiwi hopes alive, but Kim Garth’s superb opening spell and a late brace of wickets from Annabel Sutherland (3-26)…
This will be just Bangladesh’s second World Cup campaign. ©Getty Bangladesh will be making their second appearance in the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup, after debuting in 2022 in New Zealand. Despite finishing only 7th in the ICC Women’s Championship Cycle from 2022/25 with eight wins in 24 ODIs, they have won seven of their last 11 ODIs. In the warm-up fixtures, they did pick up a narrow one-run win over Sri Lanka with their other game against South Africa ending in a No-result. 11 out of the 15 players in the squad played in the World Cup Qualifiers in…
USA CRICKET It is understood that ACE offered to continue making payments under its agreement, if USAC accepted a voluntary preliminary injunction © Getty USA Cricket (USAC) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, shortly before its scheduled preliminary-injunction hearing in its dispute with American Cricket Enterprises (ACE). Cricbuzz broke the news yesterday that the board, led by chairman Venu Pisike, was considering the move. The Chapter 11 filing by USA Cricket is the first known instance globally of an ICC member body declaring bankruptcy. In the Colorado case brought by ACE against USAC, USAC’s counsel simultaneously notified the court…
Ash Gardner smashed the third-fastest century in Women’s Cricket World Cup history as Australia launched their title defence with an 89-run win over New Zealand.Gardner’s 115 off 83 balls featured 16 fours and a six as she became the first player to score a World Cup century from sixth in the batting order. It inspired Australia to post 326 in 49.3 overs, the highest total ever against New Zealand in the tournament, surpassing England’s 284-9 in 2017.Phoebe Litchfield set the tone with a brisk 45 off 31 balls, striking six fours and two sixes on her World Cup debut, but…
Ash Gardner smashed the third-fastest century in Women’s Cricket World Cup history as Australia launched their title defence with an 89-run win over New Zealand.Gardner’s 115 off 83 balls featured 16 fours and a six as she became the first player to score a World Cup century from sixth in the batting order. It inspired Australia to post 326 in 49.3 overs, the highest total ever against New Zealand in the tournament, surpassing England’s 284-9 in 2017.Phoebe Litchfield set the tone with a brisk 45 off 31 balls, striking six fours and two sixes on her World Cup debut, but…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL An unbeaten maiden century by New Zealand’s Tim Robinson wasn’t enough to deny Australia a comfortable six-wicket win in the opening Twenty20 at Bay Oval on Wednesday. Captain Mitchell Marsh led Australia’s chase with 85 off 43 balls as they raced to 185-4 off 16.3 overs in response to the home side’s 181-6. The powerful Marsh struck nine fours and five sixes in cold, windy conditions at Mount Maunganui. He was caught in the deep in the 15th over to fall short of what would have been his first century in 74 T20 internationals. Fellow-opener Travis…
ICC WOMENS WORLD CUP 2025 Gardner took just 83 balls for her 115. © Getty Sophie Devine’s ninth ODI century went in vain as Australia cruised to a comfortable 89-run win in Indore, on Thursday, to kickstart their World Cup campaign. The platform of the victory was laid by Ash Gardner’s second ODI century, a blazing 83-ball 115. Electing to bat, Australia were on the aggressive right from the start. Even though there was some swing on offer for New Zealand’s new-ball pair, Phoebe Litchfield was comfortable to take them on. She cracked a couple of boundaries off Jess Kerr…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL A splendid all-round display saw India launch their ICC Women’s World Cup campaign on the front foot, brushing aside Sri Lanka by 59 runs in the curtain-raiser in Guwahati on Tuesday. Half-centuries from Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur steadied the ship as India posted a competitive 269 for eight in a contest reduced by rain to 47 overs a side. Sri Lanka, chasing under lights, had a flying start at 82 for one in 15 overs, with skipper Chamari Athapaththu cutting and pulling anything loose in a rollicking 43 off 47 balls. But once the spinners…