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WOMEN’S HUNDRED – 2025 Perry hit 55 not out. © Getty Manchester Originals botched a routine run-chase at home, falling to a 16-run defeat against Birmingham Phoenix and slipping to the fourth spot. The result keeps Trent Rockets, who beat Welsh Fire earlier in the evening, alive in the playoffs race. Chasing 112, the Originals collapsed to 15/4 inside the powerplay and never recovered. Their innings was further derailed by four run-outs before they were eventually bowled out for 99 off the final ball. Seren Smale top-scored with 29 off 34 but found no support as the top-four batters managed…
World Cup-winning captain Belinda Clark has joined an elite group of Australian greats Former Australia captain Belinda Clark, a World Cup-winning leader, prolific run scorer and key figure in the off-field development of Australian cricket, has been elevated to ‘Legend’ status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Clark is just the sixth cricketer to be awarded the most prestigious individual sporting honour that can be bestowed on an Australian, which recognises excellence, longevity, resilience and lifelong contribution to sports. She joins Sir Donald Bradman, Keith Miller, Richie Benaud, Dennis Lillee and Shane Warne as cricketers whose achievements “are considered…
THE MEN’S HUNDRED, 2024 Root scored 64 not out off 41 balls © Getty Joe Root’s unbeaten 64 helped Trent Rockets pull through in a tense chase and qualify for the final weeks in Men’s Hundred 2025 courtesy a three-wicket win over Welsh Fire on Sunday. The result also sealed the top three places, with Rockets joining Oval Invincibles and Northern Superchargers, while eliminating the rest. Fire had a 97-run stand to thank for their 150/6 wherein Stevie Eskinazi scored a fifty and skipper Tom Abell narrowly missed out on one. Root had Rockets in the hunt from the better…
KABUL: Fast-rising Afghanistan announced a spin-heavy squad on Sunday led by Rashid Khan for the T20 tri-series and Asia Cup to be played in the United Arab Emirates. Along with Rashid, Afghanistan will have Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar and Mohammad Nabi in the spin department as they play their first Twenty20 Internationals this year. The tri-series, also involving Pakistan and hosts the UAE, starts in Sharjah on Friday, while the six-nation Asia Cup begins on Sept 9. The 19-year-old Ghazanfar has yet to play a T20I but has made rapid strides in domestic matches in that format…
ISLAMABAD: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), on a request of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), has blocked the bank account of the suspended Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF). “The action is in line with the agenda of PSB director general Yasir Pirzada [which is] to ensure transparency, accountability and good governance in all sports organisations across Pakistan,” a PSB spokesman said in a press statement issued on Sunday. The PSB emphasised that no body which fails to meet constitutional and legal requirements will be allowed to operate under the country’s banner. “The step was taken after the PSB informed NBP…
END OF AN ERA Pujara played 103 Tests in his career. © Getty India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket. The Test batter made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter). “Wearing the Indian jersey, singing the anthem, and trying my best each time I stepped on the field – it’s impossible to put into words what it truly meant. But as they say, all good things must come to an end, and with immense gratitude I have decided to retire from all forms of Indian cricket,” he said in a post on X.…
MORE GAMES Afghanistan and Bangladesh will begin with the T20 leg. © AFP Afghanistan will host Bangladesh in the UAE for a white-ball series in October, the two cricket boards confirmed. The two teams will play three ODIs and three T20Is in the UAE, after the 2025 Asia Cup. Immediately after the completion of the Asia Cup, where the teams are grouped together, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will square off in a T20I series starting October 2. The second and third matches will be played on October 3rd and 5th. The ODI leg will then kickstart on October 8 with the…
England took the series lead despite more Shane Warne brilliance Adam Burnett and Josh Schonafinger join host Louis Cameron to recap what proved the decisive Test match of an epic series, the fourth 2005 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge. Episode index: 2:00 – Series hits fever pitch 3:30 – England’s array of sporting sex symbols 7:00 – Australia’s trip to Scotland 9:30 – Best batting combo: Warne and Lee or Starc and Cummins? 16:50 – Wild Thing debuts 18:30 – Who was Gary Pratt? 35:30 – To follow on or not, that is the question 47:00 – Another chapter in the…
Birmingham Phoenix produced a polished display to thrash Manchester Originals by seven wickets at Emirates Old Trafford and move up to fourth in the table. Points Table Match Analysis The Phoenix have struggled for consistency in the tournament, and their defeat to Welsh Fire on Friday evening ended any hope of qualifying for the knockout phase, but a disciplined performance in the field and a clinical partnership of 72 from 45 balls between Ben Duckett (49 not out from 38) and Joe Clarke (40 from 21) delivered a consolation victory.Set just 110 to win, Will Smeed nicked off to Sonny Baker…
A CAREER IN NUMBERS Pujara is one of only three batters to bat all five days of a Test © Getty A look at all the key numbers from Chetheshwar Pujara’s professional career. 7195 runs scored by Cheteshwar Pujara in Tests, making him one of the eight India batters to aggregate over 7000 runs in the format, after Sachin Tendulkar (15921), Rahul Dravid (13265), Sunil Gavaskar (10122), Virat Kohli (9230), VVS Laxman (8781), Virender Sehwag (8503) and Sourav Ganguly (7212). He is one of the 14 cricketers to have represented India in over 100 Tests (103). 6529 of Pujara’s Test…