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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Australia have won a record ninth straight T20I after Tim David’s devastation with the bat was followed by Josh Hazlewood brilliance with the ball. A Tim David six-hitting masterclass and a classic Josh Hazlewood burst has opened Australia’s international summer with a 17-run win in the first BKT Tyres T20I against South Africa in Darwin. Tim David (83 off 52) rescued Australia’s innings with a mix of controlled rotation of the strike and trademark belligerent hitting as wickets fell all around him. Two hours later, Hazlewood (3-27) snared two vital wickets in the 15th over of…
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan acknowledged a dilemma over the fifth bowler and said they would take a late decision on their team combination for Tuesday’s series decider following their defeat in the second one-day international on Sunday. Pakistan, who won the opening ODI by five wickets, posted a competitive 171-7 in 37 overs in a rain-truncated match but West Indies prevailed by five wickets to draw level in the three-match series. Pakistan’s part-time duo of Saim Ayub and Salman Agha conceded a combined 66 runs in seven wicketless overs as West Indies cruised home. “You could say our fifth bowler…
ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL Marnus Labuschagne is set to feature in three Sheffield Shield games before the squad for the Ashes will be announced © Getty Marnus Labuschagne has revealed that he would be happy to open the batting for Australia if that’s the way forward for him to return to the Test XI. One of the consistent batters over the years for Australia, Labuschagne has struggled for form off late in red-ball cricket that led to him being axed for the recent West Indies tour. While he is expected to feature in the ODI XI this month against South…
THE HUNDRED – MEN’S COMPETITION 2025 Akeal Hosein returned figures of 2 for 28 © Getty A collective bowling performance from Trent Rockets saw them win their second game in a row as they brushed aside Northern Superchargers at Trent Bridge. On a surface where there was some grip, Akeal Hosein set up the win with his new ball burst that saw Superchargers get restricted to just 124/9 which was then chased down with four balls to spare. Opting to field, Rockets struck very early as Hosein drifted one into Dawid Malan to trap him lbw. Two balls later, another…
Although South Africa lost to Australia by 17 runs in first BKT Tyres T20 on Sunday night, the performance of their 19-year-old quick has given the visitors plenty of reasons to get excited. Kwena Maphaka (4-20) was the pick of the Proteas’ bowlers on his way to the best haul of his fledgling international career and just as impressively showed his mettle in the face of a batting onslaught. Teenage Maphaka impresses with fast four-for He began his spell with a wicket fourth ball, sending Mitch Owen’s off stump cartwheeling. Owen made a move to the leg side to give…
Tim David says Australia’s blistering T20 starts haven’t been part of an orchestrated plan but rather the team leaning into the strengths of their top order batters. Australia have been the most attacking team in the Powerplay overs since the end of the previous T20 World Cup, with a strike rate of 195.92 in the first six overs. For teams who have played at least 10 T20s in that period, it’s streets ahead of the next-best England (168.84).And the Aussies were at it again in the opening BKT Tires T20 against South Africa in Darwin, smacking 71 runs in the…
Trent Rockets beat Northern Superchargers by five wickets at Trent Bridge to continue their 100 per cent start to The Hundred this season. Match Analysis In front of their home fans at Trent Bridge for the first time this campaign, Rockets – who beat Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston on Friday – restricted Andrew Flintoff’s Superchargers to 128-9 from their 100 balls and won by five wickets with relative lack of alarm, though Superchargers did well to take the game deep. Runs were perhaps expected given the weather and the manner in which Superchargers women’s team batted in the day’s…
WOMEN’S HUNDRED – 2025 Perrin anchored the chase with her 72. © Getty Davina Perrin’s unbeaten 72 off 40 balls outshone Ashleigh Gardner’s 32-ball 61 as Northern Superchargers climbed to the top of the Women’s Hundred table with an emphatic eight-wicket win over Trent Rockets. Gardner was the backbone of the Rockets’ innings, but with little support from the rest, they could only muster 128/8. Perrin then powered the chase, smashing 12 fours in her blistering knock, as the Superchargers wrapped up victory with 21 balls to spare, leaving the Rockets winless after two games. Opting to bat, the Rockets…
THE HUNDRED MEN’S COMPETITION, 2025 Led by Michael Bracewell’s three-wicket haul, Southern Brave restricted Birmingham Phoenix to just 106 © Getty Led by Michael Bracewell’s three-wicket haul, Southern Brave restricted Birmingham Phoenix to just 106 before openers James Vince and Leus du Plooy set up the chase with a 75-run opening stand. Courtesy this nine-wicket victory, Brave now have two wins in two matches whereas Phoenix’s season is off to a dampener with successive losses. Brave captain Vince chose to bowl first and kept Ben Duckett to run-a-ball before Chris Jordan had him caught-behind with the 26th ball of the…
Southern Brave strolled to a nine-wicket victory and sealed their second win of the season in The Hundred, making it a double for both women’s and men’s teams over Birmingham Phoenix at Utilita Bowl on Sunday. Points Table Match Analysis Brave won the toss and chose to bowl, which looked to be a good decision early on, with Phoenix struggling to get the ball away and score freely. Facing 90mph bowling from Jofra Archer, who was sporting a Brave bucket-hat when not charging in, Joe Clarke was the only Birmingham batter to offer some resistance with 36 from 27 balls.…