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Trent Rockets Men snatched the final spot in the knockout stages of The Hundred as Joe Root’s second straight half-century secured a nervy three-wicket win over Welsh Fire.Root backed up his 76 from 41 balls against Oval Invincibles last time out with an unbeaten 64 off 41 against Fire as Rockets reached to their target of 151 with one delivery to spare in Cardiff. The visitors were seemingly coasting, only to then lose five wickets for 20 runs from 116-2 – including a stretch of three for five – and the ask became 15 from six balls once David Payne…
Southern Brave maintained their unbeaten streak in The Hundred Women’s 2025 with a dominant win over London Spirit at Lord’s, highlighted by a 95-run stand between Maia Bouchier and Laura Wolvaardt. Match Analysis Southern Brave made it seven wins in a row in this year’s The Hundred women’s competition with a resounding victory over London Spirit at Lord’s, underscored by a superb partnership of 95 between Maia Bouchier and the stylish South African superstar, Laura Wolvaardt. The result, achieved with six balls to spare, leaves the Spirit hanging on in their quest to break into the final top three. After…
Manchester Originals’ Hundred play-off hopes took a huge dent as they slumped to a 16-run defeat to Birmingham Phoenix – a result that keeps Trent Rockets in the play-off picture.Beth Mooney’s side crumbled to 95 all out in a chase of 112 on a tricky Emirates Old Trafford pitch amid a blizzard of loose strokes and four run outs – they were 14-4 after 21 balls – and have slipped to fourth in the standings, behind London Spirit on net run-rate. Originals can still qualify for the top three but even a win over second-placed Northern Superchargers in their final…
Southern Brave booked their spot in the women’s Hundred final after beating London Spirit by eight wickets at Lord’s for their seventh win in as many matches this season.Brave coasted to their target of 126 with six balls remaining as Laura Wolvaardt (56no off 40 balls) and Maia Bouchier (43 off 34) stitched a stand of 95 from 62 deliveries after the early exit of Dani Wyatt-Hodge (8), who was trapped lbw by Issy Wong (2-34). Cordelia Griffith (44 off 34) and Charli Knott (36 off 26) shared a partnership of 67 from 41 balls for Spirit but the home…
Southern Brave booked their spot in the women’s Hundred final after beating London Spirit by eight wickets at Lord’s for their seventh win in as many matches this season.Brave coasted to their target of 126 with six balls remaining as Laura Wolvaardt (56no off 40 balls) and Maia Bouchier (43 off 34) stitched a stand of 95 from 62 deliveries after the early exit of Dani Wyatt-Hodge (8), who was trapped lbw by Issy Wong (2-34). Cordelia Griffith (44 off 34) and Charli Knott (36 off 26) shared a partnership of 67 from 41 balls for Spirit but the home…
RCB won their first IPL title in 18 years, but within the team there is belief that not adding to it in this three-year cycle would be an ‘underachievement’ ©AFP In Part Two of an extensive interview with Cricbuzz, RCB’s Director of Cricket Mo Bobat speaks about how the franchise figured out a winning method at the Chinnaswamy, the challenges that came with the IPL season being disrupted by the India-Pakistan conflict, and how he wants the 2025 success to create an ongoing culture of lifting trophies. You can read the Part 1 of this in-depth Mo Bobat interview, here.…
BUILDING UP TO THE BIG EVENT Choice of venue – Vizag – is strategic as India play two World Cup games there. © BCCI India Women’s World Cup 2025 squad is set to assemble in Visakhapatnam for a preparatory camp ahead of the three-match ODI series against Australia in the lead up to the mega event. Cricbuzz understands the week-long camp will kick off on August 25, with the players asked to report in a day prior. Besides the 15-member squad selected for the World Cup, the camp will also include the six players officially announced as stand-bys. That includes…
South Africa have included Kagiso Rabada in their limited-overs squads to tour England next month, even though the fast bowler remains a doubt with an ankle injury.The Proteas will play three one-day internationals and three T20s in September – with all games live on Sky Sports Cricket – and coach Shukri Conrad says Rabada’s injury will be monitored over the coming days. With a T20 World Cup on the horizon in February 2026, Conrad says he is focusing on the shorter format and Rabada is unlikely to feature in the first ODI against England at Headingley on Tuesday September 2.”We’ll…
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday said that any talks on sporting ties with India would be held on equal footing and there would be no more pleading for negotiations. The suspension of bilateral ties between Pakistan and India has now been officially extended beyond cricket to all sports. On Thursday, India’s sports ministry issued a new policy that ends bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan, even on neutral venues. However, no stoppage has been announced for engagement at multilateral tournaments, paving the way for the much-anticipated Asia Cup cricket clash between the two rivals next month. Last month,…
South Africa have included Kagiso Rabada in their limited-overs squads to tour England next month, even though the fast bowler remains a doubt with an ankle injury.The Proteas will play three one-day internationals and three T20s in September – with all games live on Sky Sports Cricket – and coach Shukri Conrad says Rabada’s injury will be monitored over the coming days. With a T20 World Cup on the horizon in February 2026, Conrad says he is focusing on the shorter format and Rabada is unlikely to feature in the first ODI against England at Headingley on Tuesday September 2.”We’ll…