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Birmingham Phoenix pulled off a surprise 16-run victory over Manchester Originals in The Hundred 2025 at Old Trafford, denting the Originals’ hopes of reaching the Eliminator. Match Analysis Manchester Originals missed the chance to take a big leap towards qualifying for The Hundred Eliminator next Saturday after falling to a 16-run defeat to lowly Birmingham Phoenix at Emirates Old Trafford and slipping out of the top three.The Originals, who have never progressed beyond the group phase of the women’s competition, looked strong favourites after restricting the visitors to 111-3 but Aussie seamer Megan Schutt (3-14) spearheaded an inspired performance with…
Joe Root’s composed batting at Sophia Gardens powered Trent Rockets to victory over Welsh Fire. His second consecutive half-century helped the Rockets clinch a narrow win and book their spot in The Hundred 2025 knockout stage. Match Analysis Joe Root delivered a batting masterclass at Sophia Gardens, hitting his second successive half-century as Trent Rockets snuck past Welsh Fire with a ball to spare to confirm their qualification for the knockout phase. In a frenetic match, David Payne thought he had dismissed Root for a duck, only for the umpire to signal a no-ball after replays showed the bowler had over-stepped.…
Pujara’s legacy lay in effectiveness, erosion and making batting tenacity sexy again ©AFP There was always a sense of stillness to Cheteshwar Pujara. Not the stillness of inaction, but of intent. At the crease for over a decade, he seemed less a man fighting bowlers and more one negotiating with time. Every leave, every block, every push past point was a reminder from him that Test cricket, at its essence, was not about how quickly you can conquer it, but how long you can endure. Pujara’s numbers in Tests read: 176 innings, 7195 runs, 43.61 average, 19 centuries. But the…
WOMEN’S HUNDRED 2025 Gardner chipped in with bat and ball while King picked up 3-17 © Getty An all-round display from Ashleigh Gardner along with Alana King’s three-wicket haul helped Trent Rockets beat Welsh Fire by 23 runs in the Women’s Hundred fixture and stay in contention for the playoffs. Rockets ended with 145/6 batting first, with contributions from Bryony Smith (38), Nat Sciver-Brunt (38) and Gardner (36). After losing openers off the 17th and 36th balls, Sciver-Brunt and Gardner added 67 runs for the third wicket, both scoring at over run-a-ball to drive forward the initiative. Both fell in…
THE HUNDRED WOMEN’S COMPETITION, 2025 Davidson-Richards and Litchfield shared a 47-run partnership. © Getty Oval Invincibles became the third team to be knocked out from the playoffs race at the Women’s Hundred 2025 following a loss to Northern Superchargers at Headingley. The Invincibles, who opted to bat first, managed just 125, a total that was chased down rather comfortably courtesy a 32-ball 50 from Alice Davidson-Richards. The victory powered the Superchargers to 20 points, four behind already-qualified Southern Brave’s tally and four ahead of Manchester Originals and London Spirit, who have played a game fewer. The must-win game began ominously…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP Nigar Sultana is set to lead Bangladesh for the second time in ODI World Cups © Getty Uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Rubya Haider Jhelik earned a call-up for the World Cup as Bangladesh announced their 15-member squad for event, scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2. Along Jhelik, off-spinner Nishita Akter Nishi and top-order batter Sumaiya Akter have been named in the final squad. The trio replaced Dilara Akter Dola, Jannatul Ferdous Sumona and Ishma Tanjim respectively. Rubya, who has previously represented Bangladesh in T20 internationals, is yet to play an…
Pakistan’s junior male swimmers tore through the national record books as Rayan Awan and Azlan Sohail set new marks at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Romania, which concluded on Sunday. Rayan clocked 30.87 in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke to smash the previous record of 30.98 set by Abdul Aziz Chaudhry 17 years ago. To put it into perspective, the record was set before Rayan was even born. He finished 58th out of 86 swimmers in the breaststroke sprint. Azlan can safely call himself the junior medley king after smashing the Under-16 national records in both the 200m and 400m…
Cameron Green slapped a 47-ball century with Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh also blasting tons as Australia crushed South Africa by 276 runs in a record-breaking third and final one-day international on Sunday in Mackay. The hosts were playing for pride, down 2-0 in the series, and responded magnificently, posting an ominous 431-2 after opting to bat — their highest ODI total on home soil. They then dismissed the Proteas for 155 in the 25th over, with spinner Cooper Connolly taking 5-22. Head was supreme in blazing 142 off 103 balls, ably supported by skipper Marsh (100 from 106). Their…
The allrounder has slipped to the stand-by list for the Asia Cup ©Getty The inclusion of Mehidy Hasan Miraz in Bangladesh’s T20I squad has long been a point of debate, with his skills seen as more suited to Tests and ODIs. On Saturday, chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain confirmed that Miraz will only be considered for T20Is in times of crisis. Miraz, who opted out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against the Netherlands due to family reasons, also failed to retain his place in the 16-member Asia Cup squad, finding himself instead in the stand-by list. The decision did…
Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, and Cameron Green smashed blistering hundreds as Australia steamrollered South Africa by 276 runs in the final one-day international in Mackay.Australia were playing for pride, with South Africa having already clinched the series, and they secured it by the bucketload – and in some style. A 250-run opening partnership between player-of-the-match Head (142) and Marsh (100), followed by an incendiary hundred from Green, powered Australia to a mammoth 431-2. Score summary – Australia vs South Africa, third ODI, Mackay Australia 431-2 in 50 overs: Travis Head (142), Mitchell Marsh (100), Cameron Green (118); Keshav Maharaj (1-57),…