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Ireland: 2 points in Group B, +0.150 NRR Ireland’s hopes of a Super Eight spot are hanging by a thread. Their only win in three matches has come against Oman. Even if they beat Zimbabwe on Tuesday, they will have to hope that other results in the group go their way. Canada: 0 points in Group D, -1.526 NRR The drama of a tightly contested group ensures that Canada, despite losing both their opening games, are technically still in with a chance of making it to the Super 8. There have been a few inspirational performances along the way, with…
Pathum Nissanka nominated his reverse sweep six off Cooper Connolly as his favourite shot of his maiden T20 World Cup hundred, but there were two others in the space of two balls that showed the ease at which he all but crushed Australia’s title hopes. Having broken the back of the run chase in crashing Marcus Stoinis – Australia’s only wicket-taking bowler of the match – for 20 in his final over, Nissanka then turned his attention to the most experienced specialist quick in his opponent’s line up. Sri Lanka had blunted the impact of Australia’s two key weapons across…
Sri Lanka have sealed their spot in the Super Eight stage with a thumping eight-wicket win over Australia Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign is on the brink after opener Pathum Nissanka’s sublime century saw Sri Lanka canter to an eight-wicket win in Kandy. Australia’s innings fell away late after being sent in at Pallekele Stadium, losing their final six wickets for 21 runs to be all out for 181 after returning skipper Mitch Marsh and Travis Head put on a 104-run opening stand. But that wasn’t the case for the co-hosts as Nissanka (100 not out off 52 balls), Kusal…
“We know we have got to be a lot better.”Will Jacks hit the nail on the head when asked about England’s prospects at the T20 Word Cup after a Super 8s spot was secured with a laboured victory over Italy at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The 2010 and 2022 champions remain in the mix for another title but look far from contenders right now when you compare them to unbeaten India and South Africa, for example. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from Kolkata as England narrowly beat Italy to qualify for the T20 World…
Australia have made three changes for their must-win T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka Australia have omitted their leading run-scorer Matthew Renshaw for their must-win encounter with Sri Lanka as captain Mitch Marsh was named for his first appearance of the T20 World Cup. Marsh has overcome a testicular injury to take his place at the top of the order after missing the opening two matches, one of three changes for an Australian side in desperate need of two points after losing their last match to Zimbabwe. Australia XI: Mitch Marsh (c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim David, Josh…
England secured their spot in the Super 8s at the T20 World Cup with a jittery 24-run victory over debutants Italy in Kolkata as Will Jacks’ late-innings runs proved vital yet again.Jacks (53no off 22 balls) completed a maiden T20I fifty with a six in the final over of the England knock as his side posted 202-7, having been reduced to 107-5 in the 13th over at Eden Gardens. The Surrey all-rounder had smacked 18 from the last over in the four-run victory over Nepal in England’s opening match, with the team once again indebted to him after three of…
Australia are on the brink of a first-round exit at the T20 World Cup after a crushing eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka – a result that secured their opponents’ spot in England’s Super 8s group.Australia, T20 World Cup champions in 2021, need Zimbabwe to lose to Ireland on Tuesday and then to Sri Lanka on Thursday to stay alive in the competition, after being downed by Pathum Nissanka’s stunning 52-ball hundred in Pallekele on Monday night. Even then, Michell Marsh’s side would still have to beat Oman in the group-stage finale on Friday, and take their net run-rate above Ireland…
NSW have taken a first-innings lead over Tasmania on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash with both sides desperate for a win to stay in the finals race Tasmania v New South Wales | Sheffield Shield | Day One Will Salzmann has produced the best innings of his impressive rookie summer, with a half-century under lights giving NSW a day one lead over Tasmania in Hobart. After Liam Hatcher took the second five-wicket haul of his career to bowl the hosts out for 136, Salzmann’s 73 helped NSW to 2-138 at stumps on Monday.That has put NSW in the…
Last season’s One-Day Cup Player of the Tournament has found form across all formats in a breakout twelve months for the South Australian allrounder Fresh off taking a five-wicket haul in front of his brother at the Gabba, Liam Scott admitted he is having the time of his life playing cricket in Adelaide. Raised in New South Wales with family in Queensland, Scott has found a home in South Australia since making his Sheffield Shield debut in November of 2019. Queensland v South Australia | Sheffield Shield | Day One Named as the One-Day Cup’s Player of the Tournament last…
Sam Harper has continued the best summer of his career, whacking a 76-ball century for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia Western Australia v Victoria | Sheffield Shield | Day One Sam Harper’s rapid-fire 76-ball century has laid the foundation for Victoria’s strong opening day at the WACA, helping the visitors to 7-338 against Western Australia. Fresh off the best BBL campaign of his career, Harper blitzed 119 from 109 balls for the ladder-leading Victoria in the Sheffield Shield on Monday morning. The 29-year-old unleashed an array of cover drives and powerful strikes down the ground as…