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The early return of opener Pratika Rawal has presented India’s brains trust with a welcome headache heading into the ODI leg of the multi-format series against Australia. Rawal was a late addition to India’s one-day squad last week, having completed her rehabilitation from the horror broken ankle that prematurely ended her ODI World Cup last October.The 25-year-old had initially only been named in India’s squad for the day-night Test in Perth. Rawal had been enjoying a breakout ODI World Cup – and debut year – at the top of the order alongside Smriti Mandhana when she was struck down in…
Alana King has declared she does not want to be pigeon-holed as a longer-format specialist, with Australia’s big-turning legspinner desperate to crack back into the Twenty20 team. King is expected to return to Australia’s side for Tuesday’s opening one-dayer against India in Brisbane, after being overlooked for the three T20s against the tourists. The hosts must win at least two of the three ODIs against India if they are to have any chance of winning the multi-format series outright.Australia’s best bowler at last year’s ODI World Cup, King has played just five T20s in the past three years, while largely…
South Australian leg spinner Amanda-Jade Wellington claimed the record for the most wickets in WNCL history ACT Meteors v South Australia | WNCL Rain has thrown a spanner in the wheel for South Australia and the ACT Meteors’ WNCL finals push as the two sides had to split the points at Canberra’s EPC Solar Park on Sunday. The weather, however, couldn’t take the shine off the history-making moment of the day as Amanda-Jade Wellington overtook former Australian all-round great Lisa Sthalekar to become the leading wicket taker in the competition history when Georgia Elwiss became her 167th victim. The South…
Western Australia keeper maintains strong form in dead-rubber final One-Day Cup game Western Australia v Victoria | One-Day Cup A match-winning knock from Joel Curtis has overshadowed Campbell Kellaway’s century as Western Australia claimed an eight-wicket victory over Victoria in the One-Day Cup. After scoring 75 in his side’s thrilling one-wicket win against Tasmania on February 10, Curtis continued his fine form to help the Western Australians finish their season on a high. His 91 off 83 deliveries set up WA for a comfortable chase of Victoria’s 231-run target at the WACA Ground on Saturday. But the 26-year-old was cruelly…
Sophie Molineux says Australia will take plenty of lessons out of their T20I series defeat to India ahead of the World Cup, but first, it will be crucial to park the disappointment and move on quickly to the ODI format. Australia’s new T20I era under skipper Molineux started in inauspicious fashion, with the 1-2 result their first series loss in any format on home soil since November 2017. It has left them with plenty of questions ahead of the T20 World Cup in June, but more immediately, they will go into the ODI leg of the multi-format series trailing 2-4…
The T20 World Cup Super 8s began in frustrating fashion with Pakistan’s game against New Zealand in Colombo washed out without a ball bowled.Persistent rain kept the players from the field after Pakistan had won the toss and elected to bat, with the sides taking a point each from Saturday’s abandonment at R Premadasa Stadium. Pakistan and New Zealand – who each recorded three wins and one defeat during round one of the World Cup – are alongside England and Sri Lanka in Group 2, with India, South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe comprising Group 1. Seedings for the Super…
England fought back with the ball after a limp effort with the bat as they began their T20 World Cup Super 8s campaign with a 51-run victory over Sri Lanka after skittling their opponents for 95.Sri Lanka imploded to 34-5 in the powerplay chasing 147 with part-time spinner Will Jacks taking three wickets – including two in as many deliveries in the fourth over – and Jofra Archer’s two wickets including that of in-form opener Pathum Nissanka (9 off 8). The home side were ultimately rolled in 16.4 overs, with Dushan Hemantha (5) out hit wicket and Dasun Shanaka (30…
On Wednesday, India wrapped up their group stage with a dominant win over Netherlands, taking their winning streak at T20 World Cups to 12. Former India coach Ravi Shastri believes the two-time champions, who have an embarrassment of riches in the line-up, may have found their best XI. He believes India will continue with the team that got the better of the Dutch when they begin the Super Eight phase against South Africa on Sunday, February 22. “I think it will be pretty much the same side because you’ve got depth, you’ve got all bases covered, you’ve got options, you…
Australia v India | Third T20I An inspired India have rained on Ellyse Perry’s 350th-game parade, securing a comfortable 17-run victory to seal the T20I leg of the multi-format series in Adelaide. After Smriti Mandhana (82 from 55) and Jemimah Rodrigues (59 from 46) helped India post 6-176 – the highest total in women’s T20Is at Adelaide Oval – Shreyanka Patil (3-22) and Sree Charani (3-32) restricted to 9-159 despite a fighting 45-ball 57 from Ashleigh Gardner. Having claimed the T20Is 2-1, India now take a 4-2 lead into the ODI leg of the points-based series, which begins in Brisbane…
NSW smashed Tasmania by seven wickets, and will face off again in the One-Day Cup final Tasmania v New South Wales | One-Day Cup Kurtis Patterson’s scintillating century and Ryan Hadley’s five wickets have powered NSW to a One-Day Cup final berth as they beat Tasmania by seven wickets. With a spot in the competition’s finale on the line, NSW needed to chase down hosts Tasmania’s score of 274 within 40 overs to leapfrog Queensland into second spot. And they were able to do so with ease, as Patterson’s unbeaten 125 from 89 balls helped the Blues to a seven-wicket…