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SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 2025 Dewald Brevis smashed an unbeaten 125 off 56 balls against Australia in the second T20I © Getty Dewald Brevis smashed an unbeaten 125 off 56 balls to power South Africa to a comprehensive 53-run victory over Australia in the second T20I at Darwin’s Marrara Cricket Ground. The explosive knock, laced with 12 fours and 8 sixes, not only levelled the three-match series 1-1 but also ended Australia’s nine-match winning streak in T20Is. After South Africa were put in to bat, they found themselves in familiar trouble at 57/3 in the seventh over losing Ryan…
WOMEN’S ODI WORLD CUP, 2025 Bengaluru was set to host five games, including the final, besides a majority of warm-up fixtures © AFP Bengaluru is off Women’s World Cup (WWC) radar and there will be a new venue for the ODI World Cup beginning September 30. Apart from Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, Indore (in India) and Colombo, there will be another hosting city and the International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to make the announcement within a day or two. Thiruvananthapuram is considered favourite for the displaced games. Although a formal announcement is not yet out, the decision is understood to have…
Liam Livingstone was at his buccaneering best as Birmingham Phoenix claimed their first win of The Hundred this year, overcoming defending champions Oval Invincibles by four wickets.Dropped from England’s white-ball sides this year, Livingstone delivered a reminder of his enduring class with 69 not out off 27 balls at Edgbaston, including an astonishing takedown of Rashid Khan. Livingstone thumped 26, including three of his five sixes, in Khan’s final set, with the vaunted Afghanistan leg-spinner’s 0-59 the worst figures ever recorded in the men’s competition.Saqib Mahmood took two wickets in two balls to set up a grandstand finale, but Benny…
A brilliant unbeaten 69 from Liam Livingstone saw Birmingham Phoenix chase down Oval Invincibles’ total of 180-8 with two balls to spare in a tense finish in the men’s Hundred competition at Edgbaston. Match Analysis South African Donovan Ferreira blazed a spectacular 63 from 29 balls for the Invincibles but was upstaged by the Phoenix skipper who hit five sixes in his match-winning 27-ball innings. Inserted by the home side, Invincibles lost Will Jacks second ball and reached 31-2 after the 25-ball powerplay. The score quickly became 34-3 after the loss of Sam Curran before the Invincibles recovered through Jordan…
To celebrate International Left-handers day, cricket.com.au has trawled the history books and crunched the numbers to update our all-time Australian left-handed XII. The quality of ‘cacky-handers’ in Australia’s Test history was evident by those who failed to make the cut: Mark Taylor, Bill Lawry, Jack Saunders, Simon Katich, Michael Bevan, Bruce Reid and David Warner. First produced in August 2014, we’ve updated it in 2025, and made just the once change, with recent 100-Test, 400-wicket milestone man Mitchell Starc having made an irresistible case to be included. Dropping out of our all-time line-up was Bert Ironmonger, whose 14-Test career yielded…
MUMBAI CRICKET NEWS After his U19 stint in England, Mhatre will lead Mumbai now. © BCCI/IPL Young Ayush Mhatre will captain the Mumbai side in the annual Buchi Babu tournament. The 17-member squad also features Sarfaraz Khan and Musheer Khan. Organised by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, the multi-day event will be held in Chennai from August 18 to September 9. The appointment of 18-year-old Mhatre underscores his rising stature in both the Mumbai and India setups. He made an instant impact in his brief IPL stint with the Chennai Super Kings, and was later named captain of the India…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 2025 Dewald Brevis broke plenty of records with his 125* off 56 balls in the second T20I against Australia ©Getty That Dewald Brevis and Elon Musk were born in South Africa is a rare point of connection between them. Here’s another: they are rich men. Of course, that needs qualification. At 22, Brevis has an estimated net worth of between USD2-million and USD3-million. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since November 2020, when he overtook Bill Gates. In May this year Forbes Magazine pegged Musk’s net worth at USD424.7-billion. Thus he could…
WOMEN’S HUNDRED, 2025 Alice Capsey’s scintillating half-century powered Oval Invincibles to their maiden victory © Getty Alice Capsey’s scintillating half-century powered Oval Invincibles to their maiden victory of The Hundred Women’s Competition 2025 as they beat Birmingham Phoenix by 22 runs at Edgbaston. The visitors posted the third-highest total in women’s Hundred history, amassing 174 for 5 before restricting Phoenix to 152 for 6 in reply. Electing to bat, Invincibles made their intentions clear from the outset as Lauren Winfield-Hill (33 off 27 balls) and Meg Lanning (36 off 19 balls) dominated the 25-ball Powerplay, racing to 54 without loss.…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced India’s Test captain Shubman Gill as the men’s player of the month for July 2025, following his outstanding performances during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England. Gill, 25, secured the award ahead of England’s captain Ben Stokes and South African all-rounder Wiaan Mulder after a remarkable month with the bat. Across three Tests in July, Gill scored 567 runs at an exceptional average of 94.50, including a double century and two centuries in six innings. “It feels great to be named the ICC Player of the Month for July,” Gill…
Oval Invincibles produced the third highest score in Women’s Hundred history as they took a comfortable first win of the season by 22 runs over Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston.Former Australia captain Meg Lanning swiped 36 off 19 balls in a 76-run opening stand with Invincibles skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill (33), laying the foundations for Alice Capsey to capitalise on the fine start. Capsey, who has struggled for England in the past 12 months, but she has shone for Surrey recently and demonstrated flashes of her best form back on the biggest of stages in a sparkling 29-ball 52.Paige Scholfield added 25 not…