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Division One Jake Lehmann – Hampshire 89 (164) & 27 (78) Season to date: 453 runs at 56.62 The South Australian left-hander returned from a brief trip home for personal reasons to top score in Hampshire’s first innings of their six-wicket loss to Essex. It was Lehmann’s fifth half-century in as many innings, a streak that was ended when he was bowled by Jamie Porter for 27 in the second innings for the second time in the match. Lehmann sits seventh in the division one runs tally after round six, though he is yet to reach three figures this season…
On June 13, Australia will begin their quest for a record-extending seventh ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title when they take on South Africa at Old Trafford in their first match of the tournament. Despite their success in World Cups, where they’ve claimed 13 titles across ODI and T20I cricket, Australia will enter the tournament without currently holding an ICC trophy, demonstrating a potential changing of the guard across the women’s cricket landscape. Eyeing their first piece of ICC silverware since 2023, here’s how the 15-player squad fared in the latest edition of the nation’s premier domestic T20 competition -…
Australia’s stellar batting unit also comprises Phoebe Litchfield, who played in the previous edition two years ago, and Georgia Voll, set to make her tournament debut this English summer. Perry, who has featured in every edition of the tournament since 2009, stands on the verge of becoming the first player to feature in 50 Women’s T20 World Cup matches. Having made her comeback into Australia’s T20I side recently, Nicola Carey – part of the 2020 triumphant squad – also seals her spot. All-rounder Tahlia Wilson is included as the travelling reserve. Australia are slotted in Group 1 of the T20…
Australia’s stellar batting unit also comprises Phoebe Litchfield, who played in the previous edition two years ago, and Georgia Voll, set to make her tournament debut this English summer. Perry, who has featured in every edition of the tournament since 2009, stands on the verge of becoming the first player to feature in 50 Women’s T20 World Cup matches. Having made her comeback into Australia’s T20I side recently, Nicola Carey – part of the 2020 triumphant squad – also seals her spot. All-rounder Tahlia Wilson is included as the travelling reserve. Australia are slotted in Group 1 of the T20…
Lucy Hamilton will feature in her first T20 World Cup after squeezing out fellow fast bowler Darcie Brown for a place in Australia’s squad for the coming tournament in England and Wales. Australia have revealed a settled 15-player squad for the tournament starting June 12, led by captain Sophie Molineux alongside deputies Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath. Australia’s T20 World Cup squad: Sophie Molineux (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham. Travelling reserve: Tahlia Wilson Powerful…
Fast bowler Nahid Rana claimed a five-for as Pakistan lost their last five wickets for 11 runs Nahid Rana and fellow quick Taskin Ahmed have lifted Bangladesh to a 104-run victory in the first Test against Pakistan. Chasing a target of 268, Pakistan were bowled out 163 on Tuesday with Nahid registering a career-best 5-40 in a stellar display. In a three-over burst after tea, he dismissed Saud Shakeel, Muhammad Rizwan and Noman Ali in 18 balls while conceding just five runs. Fellow fast bowler Taskin took 2-40 and gave Bangladesh their first breakthrough when Imam-ul-Haq edged behind for two.…
Travis Head was out for a duck as the Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad fell to Gujarat Titans by 82 runs It’s usually box office when Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj face each other and their latest contest in the Indian Premier League was no exception. The duo notoriously clashed in the Adelaide Test in December 2024 when the Australian batter came out on top, but this time in Ahmedabad the Indian bowler won the duel. Head flashed at the first two balls Siraj pushed across the left-hander, then was beaten by one he brought back in. The fourth ball again…
The in-form Laura Wolvaardt, currently ranked third in the ICC Women’s T20I Batter Rankings, will lead South Africa for the second tournament in a row. South Africa squad: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus, Karabo Meso, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Kayla Reyneke, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloe Tryon, Dane van Niekerk. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2026 Speaking on Ismail’s return, head coach Mandla Mashimbyi stated that her return was meant to boost the South Africa setup. “Looking at the ODI World Cup last year…
As the merits of overseas franchise cricket are debated during Australian cricket’s otherwise quiet months, it is notable that the most prominent league of all has provided an ideal stage for one of the country’s most promising talents to flourish. Whether Cooper Connolly can translate his breakthrough Indian Premier League form for the Ricky Ponting-coached Punjab Kings into national colours shapes as a meaningful sub-plot when the 22-year-old returns to international cricket next month.Connolly, having previously shown only fleeting glimpses of his skill at international level, will join Australia’s ODI squad in Bangladesh having thrived as a specialist-batting No.3 in…
New South Wales New Blues head coach Brad Haddin will enter his first season at the helm with a stable 28-player squad that has seen just two additions for the 2026-27 domestic season. The Dean Jones Trophy holders have snapped up discarded West Australian quick Bryce Jackson, with hard-hitting left-hander Harjas Singh earning his maiden state contract on the NSW rookie list. Singh, who top scored for Australia in their Under-19 World Cup final triumph over India in 2024, clubbed a record-breaking triple-century in Sydney first-grade last October, while Jackson has taken more One-Day Cup wickets than anyone else over…