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Full-power Voll strikes India with top T20I knock Georgia Voll is putting her own spin on opening the batting for Australia as she aims to fill the enormous shoes left by retiring skipper Alyssa Healy. Voll produced her best knock in T20Is at Manuka Oval on Thursday evening, hitting a 57-ball 88 under pressure as Australia looked to get themselves back into the multi-format series. It was the 22-year-old Queensland’s first T20I fifty on home soil, and bettered the career-high 75 she struck in Wellington last March.”I was chunking them a lot for the first couple of overs and then…
The Hundred’s player auction is set to take place at Piccadilly Lights on Wednesday 11 and Thursday March 12.The UK’s first-ever player auction will feature 16 Hundred franchises picking up to 14 players for their men’s and women’s teams, with over 200 eligible players for teams to bid on. The women’s auction will open proceedings on March 11, with Beth Mooney, Nadine de Klerk and Amy Jones among others available, while Joe Root, Adil Rashid, and Jason Holder headline the men’s auction, taking place a day later. Image: Joe Root will be part of the auction in March Each men’s…
Zimbabwe, fresh off the sensation of knocking Australia out of the T20 World Cup, have followed up by beating co-hosts Sri Lanka Unbeaten surprise packets Zimbabwe have fired another warning shot to the big guns in the T20 World Cup as they beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by six wickets to top Group B, chasing down a target of 179 with three balls to spare. Opener Brian Bennett scored an unbeaten 63 and captain Sikandar Raza made a quick 45 on Thursday as Zimbabwe, who stunned Australia last week, handed Sri Lanka their first loss in the campaign, with both teams…
Alec Stewart is not banking on a role in England’s post-Ashes rebuild, insisting “there isn’t a job to say yes or no to”.The former England captain has resumed work as Surrey’s director of cricket having stepped away to care for his late wife and has just been announced as the new president of the Cricketers’ Trust. As well as taking on the ambassadorial role with the independent charitable arm of the Professional Cricketers’ Association, he has been tipped as a potential candidate should the national side seek fresh off-field leadership in the wake of their damaging defeat in Australia. And…
West Indies have made it four wins from as many matches in the T20 World Cup group stage, defeating a gallant Italy by 42 runs in Kolkata West Indies have completed the T20 World Cup group stage undefeated after dismissing Italy for 123 and winning by 42 runs in Kolkata. The Italians finished their maiden campaign with plaudits after stunning Nepal and losing to England narrowly, Scotland and West Indies. Both teams struggled on what appeared to be a good batting pitch at Eden Gardens on Thursday. West Indies captain Shai Hope starred with 75 off 46 balls, his second…
Around £45m of money from investment into The Hundred teams will fund new and improved grassroots facilities as part of a major cash injection into recreational cricket.It is hoped that additional funding and support from other partners including Government, developers and other investors in communities will mean that projects worth a combined £150m can go ahead over the next 10 years. The new fund, which will support larger strategic projects, is part of a significant broader injection into grassroots cricket facilities. ECB funding plans Doubling investment in smaller grants for new and upgraded facilities at individual clubs, with £5m being…
Andrew McDonald has pushed back on suggestions the home summer’s Ashes series compromised his side’s preparation for the T20 World Cup with Australia to exit the tournament following Friday’s final group stage match against Oman. The Australian head coach said they’d been “fully locked into (the T20 World Cup) for a period of time”, with the side playing 16 T20 internationals last year in the five months prior to the Ashes kicking off in late November. They won 10 of 13 completed matches in 2025 (with three washed out) with predominately the same group that has seen Australia eliminated from…
NSW have been denied a vital chance for an outright Sheffield Shield win thanks to late batting defiance from Tasmania’s Beau Webster and Jackson Bird Tasmania v New South Wales | Sheffield Shield | Day Four Tasmania captain Beau Webster has confirmed his reputation for shining brightest in the high-pressure situations with an unbeaten century to deny NSW a Sheffield Shield victory. Webster’s magnificent 108 not out to rescue his side, his 14th Shield century, ensured the clash in Hobart ended in a draw on Thursday night. It was a sign of Tasmania’s reversal of their fortunes under Webster’s guidance…
Australia go in unchanged as they look to get on the board in the multi-format series Australia have been put into bat first in the second T20I in Canberra, with Harmanpreet Kaur winning the toss on a milestone night for the India captain. Molineux lost her second successive toss since taking over as Australia T20I skipper, and it was no surprise Harmanpreet stuck with the formula that worked well for her team on Sunday, again opting to chase. Australia have named an unchanged XI as they look to bounce back from that 21-run (DLS) defeat, again leaving co-vice-captain Tahlia McGrath,…
Victoria’s victory over Western Australia is their largest win by runs since November 2015 Western Australia v Victoria | Sheffield Shield | Day Four Scott Boland has continued his incredible summer with a six-wicket haul to bowl Victoria to a 353-run win over Western Australia and into the Sheffield Shield final. The Vics are now on 50.76 points, well clear of second-placed Queensland (34.38) with two matches to play this season, and have now booked themselves a place in the decider in Melbourne starting on March 26. The 36-year-old Boland tore the heart out of the home side’s top order…