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TRI-SERIES IN UAE, 2025 Fakhar Zaman smashed 77* off 44 in his team’s win © Getty A Fakhar Zaman special (77* off 44) and a match-defining spell of 4 for 9 by Abrar Ahmed saw Pakistan comfortably defeat hosts UAE in the tri-series in Sharjah. The win has ensured that Pakistan and Afghanistan will lock horns in the final on Sunday (September 7). Having elected to bat first, Sahibzada Farhan got the innings going with two boundaries. He added a six as well over long-off but his good start was cut short after he failed to dispatch an innocuous delivery…

Cameron Green and Beau Webster insist they can play together when the former returns to bowling for the Ashes Cameron Green is confident he will be back bowling by the Ashes, and both he and Beau Webster insist there is room for two allrounders in the top six for Australia. Green has not bowled in a match since returning as a specialist batter in June’s World Test Championship final after an extended break following back surgery last October. Webster has been a revelation in his seven Tests with both bat and ball. The 31-year-old’s batting average of 34.63 and bowling…

COMEBACK! Having completed a three-year standoff period since his last game for New Zealand in April 2022, Taylor is now eligible to play for a second international side © Getty Ross Taylor has come out of retirement to represent Samoa in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup Asia-East Asia Pacific Qualifier. This tournament is the final step in Samoa’s path to qualification for next year’s Men’s T20 World Cup. The former New Zealand international took to social media to announce his decision. “It’s official – I’m proud to announce that I’ll be pulling on the blue and representing Samoa in…

After over 450 matches for New Zealand, Ross Taylor will come out of retirement to play for Samoa New Zealand cricket great Ross Taylor will come out of retirement to play for Samoa at a T20 World Cup qualifying tournament in Oman next month. Taylor retired from international cricket in 2022 after playing more matches for New Zealand than any other player – 112 Tests, 236 one-day internationals and 102 T20 internationals.He remains second behind Kane Williamson on New Zealand’s all-time Test scoring list with 7683 runs and second, also behind Williamson, with 19 Test centuries. “It’s official – I’m…

Reigning champion and world number one Aryna Sabalenka will play Amanda Anisimova in the US Open final after the American ended the run of Japanese star Naomi Osaka on Thursday. Sabalenka overcame Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a re-run of last year’s final and is seeking to become the first player to successfully defend the title in New York since Serena Williams in 2014. The 27-year-old from Belarus is through to her third successive US Open final. “It was a really tough match — she (Pegula) played incredible tennis as always and I had to work really hard to get…

Mitch Owen’s huge winter for Australia and on the T20 franchise circuit has opened up bigger opportunities with the ball Mitch Owen’s rapid rise to Australia and T20 franchise star has helped to fast track the development of his bowling, an added boost for Tasmania as they prepare to be without Beau Webster for periods of the Sheffield Shield season. Webster will likely only be available for the first three or four Shield rounds ahead of the Ashes, and his bowling loads could also be closely monitored to keep him fresh to face England, meaning more responsibility could fall on…

CPL 2025 Shai Hope remained undefeated on 62 in the Amazon Warriors’ victory © CPL via Getty Images. Shai Hope and Dwaine Pretorius led Guyana Amazon Warriors clinically in a chase against Barbados Royals to strengthen their push for one of the two remaining playoffs spots. They each got fifties while Quentin Sampson played a handy cameo (33 off 20) to see off a last-over finish. Trinbago Knight Riders and St Lucia Kings are already through, while third-placed Antigua & Barbuda Falcons have seven points from eight games. Warriors’ victory over the Royals – by four wickets – puts them…

Sophie Molineux says her delayed return from knee surgery has forced a change in her thinking and preparation ahead of the Women’s World Cup, but the spinner is confident her nine-month lay-off will not stop her from making an immediate impact. Molineux was on Friday named in Australia’s 15-player squad for the upcoming tournament in India and Sri Lanka, but her selection came with the caveat that she is unlikely to feature in the preceding three-game ODI series against India.That means the 27-year-old’s only hit out ahead of a potential return in Australia’s tournament opener, against New Zealand on October…

In-swinging, stump-shattering best of Starc’s T20I career Mitchell Starc’s T20 legacy was cemented in 2021 when he played an integral role for Australia’s first men’s World Cup-winning team in a format that had previously confounded them. In his own household, his feat gets short shrift. Fair enough too. His wife, Alyssa Healy, has won the women’s T20 World Cup six times. “Alyssa brings me back down to earth, telling me, ‘It’s just one – calm down’,” Starc told cricket.com.au. Still, the champion left-armer counts the men’s title won in a bio-secure bubble in the United Arab Emirates as a career…

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP Phoebe Litchfield, Kim Garth, Georgia Wareham and Georgia Voll have been given their maiden world-cup call ups © Getty Left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux returns to the Australia squad after an injury layoff, ready in time for the upcoming Women’s World Cup 2025, starting on September 30. Molineux, who underwent knee surgery in January, missed much of the past year but has been a trusted spin option in white-ball cricket whenever fit. While she is likely to miss the ODI series against India in the lead-up to the tournament, there’s growing confidence that she will be ready for…