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While the majority of Australia’s likely World Cup squad are currently plying their trade in The Hundred, Tahlia McGrath believes a stint with Australia A in Brisbane this week will provide her with the perfect build-up to the ICC tournament. Australia’s vice-captain is one of five CA-contracted players included in the 50-over squad to meet India A in three one-day games, alongside skipper Alyssa Healy, allrounder Tess Flintoff and quicks Darcie Brown and Kim Garth.McGrath said she had opted against putting her name forward for this year’s edition of the ECB’s 100-ball tournament to extend her time on home soil…

For the third match in a row Grace Harris has steered London Spirit to victory in the Hundred, maintaining the defending champions’ 100 per cent start in the English competition. In the tournament’s opening match she scored an unbeaten 42-ball 89, in Spirit’s second she bowled the death over, successfully defending six runs with two to spare, and now she has hit an unbeaten 32-ball 50 to guide Spirit to victory at Old Trafford. Chasing Manchester Originals’ 7-122, Spirit won by three wickets with two of their 100 balls remaining, thanks to a late flurry of boundaries by the Queenslander.…

Manchester Originals chalked up their first win of the season after a solid all-round batting performance, London Spirit coming up just short in their chase after a late flurry set pulses racing. Match Analysis  The Originals’ score, based on their powerful top four all totalling above 20, proved to be enough despite the evergreen David Warner’s half-century in response, an innings which made him this year’s leading men’s run-scorer. Ben McKinney wowed the crowd early on with three monster sixes and two fours in his 12-ball 29, while Phil Salt for once played second fiddle. When he was out for…

Manchester Originals earned their first win of The Hundred men’s tournament at the third attempt as they beat London Spirit by 10 runs at Emirates Old Trafford.England stars Jos Buttler and Josh Tongue impressed for the hosts, the former white-ball captain cracking 46 from 37 balls as Originals posted 163-6 batting first – the joint-highest score of 2025 – before Tongue claimed 3-29 in Spirit’s reply. Australian opener David Warner smashed 71 off 51 at the top of the order for the London outfit, sharing in a 75-run partnership for the opening wicket with Kane Williamson (19). Please use Chrome…

THE HUNDRED WOMEN’S COMPETITION 2025 Harris hit a fifty in the chase. © Getty London Spirit Women overcame a tense chase to edge past Manchester Originals by three wickets in a low-scoring contest at Old Trafford. Grace Harris’ power-packed fifty proved decisive in hauling the visitors over the line with two balls to spare as Spirit registered their third win in as many attempts. Chasing 123, Spirit were rocked early when Georgia Redmayne (11) and Danielle Gibson (0) fell in quick succession to leave them 27/2. Kira Chathli held firm with a steady 34 off 30, building a partnership with…

London Spirit continued their perfect start in The Hundred 2025, defeating Manchester Originals in a nail-biting finish. Grace Harris led the way with a match-winning unbeaten 50. Match Analysis Reigning champions London Spirit made it three from three as they downed the Manchester Originals in a nail-biter at Emirates Old Trafford, Grace Harris’s beautifully paced unbeaten 50 the stand-out performance. Brimming with confidence, the Spirit won the toss and elected to bowl first, enjoying a dream start as Georgia Redmayne brilliantly caught Kathryn Bryce down the leg-side before Melie Kerr was needlessly run out going for a non-existent second from…

London Spirit’s perfect start to their Hundred title defence continued as the women’s side claimed a third-straight victory with a three-wicket win over Manchester Originals at Emirates Old Trafford.After edging out Welsh Fire by only two runs in their last match on Saturday, two days later Spirit secured another tight and tense victory, this time with only two balls to spare. Grace Harris continued her sensational form to start the competition, following up her 89 not out in the opening win over Oval Invincibles with another half century here to help her side over the line. Score summary – Manchester…

TEST SHAKE-UP The two-tier Test Championship, which has dominated recent cricketing discourse, may remain more in theory than in practice © Getty The two-tier Test Championship, which has dominated recent cricketing discourse, may remain more in theory than in practice. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has openly opposed the proposed format – two divisions of six teams each, with one or two sides promoted and relegated after every cycle – and the England board is not alone in its indifference to the plan. That has now become something of a red flag for many member boards, as every…

JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan’s ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan opened up after the team’s defeat in the second ODI of the three-match series against West Indies on Sunday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad. “It was a good effort, the pitch was difficult till the end. The way Rutherford attacked, he got all the momentum,” Rizwan said during the post-match presentation. Addressing the performance of the bowling attack, particularly the fifth bowler, Rizwan admitted it was a concern but stressed the importance of having multiple bowling options. “We can feel like we are a bowler short, but…

JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA) has announced the groups for the Over 40s T20 World Cup 2025, which will be held in Karachi from November 21 to December 1. The tournament, being played in the T20 format for the first time, will feature 12 teams divided into two groups. Group 1 includes hosts Pakistan, West Indies, South Africa, Hong Kong, Canada and the UAE. Group 2 features Australia, USA, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia and the Rest of the World XI. Several former cricket stars are expected to participate, with big names such as Shahid…