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Stand-in skipper Travis Head chose to bowl and announced two changes for his side Australia captain Mitch Marsh will miss a second straight T20 World Cup match but master blaster Tim David has returned to the side to take on Zimbabwe in Colombo. Left-arm quick Ben Dwarshuis has also replaced Xavier Bartlett in Australia’s final XI as stand-in skipper Travis Head won the toss and this time opted to bowl at R. Premadasa Stadium. Spin-bowling allrounder Cooper Connolly makes way for David from the side that beat Ireland by 67-runs on Wednesday. Australia XI: Travis Head (c), Josh Inglis (wk),…
Ashleigh Gardner admits she was disappointed to miss out on the Australian captaincy, but has backed new skipper Sophie Molineux as a leader people want to play for. Gardner was considered the front-runner for the top job when Alyssa Healy announced her retirement last month, after previously filling in as vice-captain. Tahlia McGrath had loomed as the other chief option, having deputised for Healy 15 times, only for a run of poor form to leave bigger questions over her spot in the side. But Molineux emerged as the selectors’ preferred pick to take over, after all three interviewed for the…
The Tasmanian Tigers are awaiting their opponents for the decider of the Dean Jones Trophy A scheduling clash with the women’s multi-format series between Australia and India has seen the One-Day Cup final moved to a new date after Tasmania secured the hosting rights by locking the top spot. The decider of the men’s domestic 50-over tournament was originally scheduled to be held on 28 February but will now be played as a day-night fixture on March 11 at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The change in the date will allow Tasmania to host the fixture at the state’s marquee…
The Melbourne Stars were knocked out of BBL|15 at the exact same stage as the season prior, but there’s no doubt in coach Peter Moores’ mind that his squad had a much-improved Big Bash campaign. Entering 2026 undefeated and on top-of-the-table, the Stars finished their tournament with an agonising three-run loss to the Hobart Hurricanes in the Knockout. Despite feeling disappointed with how the season ended, Moores summarised his team’s season by noting a change in expectations he experienced within the group. “In BBL|14, we scrambled into the Knockout,” Moores said. “This time I thought we actually qualified fairly comfortably,…
The Mosca brothers, Anthony and Justin, then came out and romped to the target in 12.4 overs without losing a wicket. It was an all-round, polished performance by Italy, of a team that’s consistently punched above their weight. “At the moment we’re ranked 27th in the world, hopefully that’s changed today, but we’re ranked 27th in the world in a competition of 20 teams,” said the Italian captain, who was ushered into the hot seat after Italy lost their skipper Wayne Madsen in the opening game to a dislocated shoulder. “If you do the maths, we’re outsiders every time we…
Ellis reveals thinking behind stunning first-up slower ball Only twice in the past 29 T20 internationals at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium had a team scored more than 170 prior to Australia’s T20 World Cup opener. Both of those totals came in the same match when Zimbabwe chased down Sri Lanka’s 6-173 in January 2024. But it had been almost eight years since the 180-run threshold had been exceeded at the venue until Australia breached it on Wednesday afternoon. They did it not by bludgeoning their way there, as we’ve become accustomed to with this Australian side in recent times, but…
The Mosca brothers’ unbeaten opening stand took Italy home in a comfortable victory over Nepal Brothers Justin and Anthony Mosca have guided Twenty20 World Cup debutants Italy to their first win in the tournament, as their unbeaten half-centuries secured a dominant 10-wicket victory over Nepal in a Group C clash on Thursday. Justin (60) and Anthony (62) became the first brothers to score half-centuries in the same T20 World Cup match, as Italy, a country without a single natural cricket pitch, chased down a target of 124 with 44 balls to spare. The brothers hail from the Moorebank area of…
The Indian batting line-up went ballistic against Namibia while Dasun Shanaka bettered his own record for the fastest T20 fifty for Sri Lanka Defending champions India have continued their march towards the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup with a 93-run plastering of Namibia in a group A contest at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Put in to bat, India racked up 9-209 after Ishan Kishan (61) and Hardik Pandya (52) struck rapid half-centuries. They returned to bundle out Namibia for 116 in 18.2 overs to register their second successive victory and top the group because of a superior run-rate…
Defending champions India made it two wins from two at the T20 World Cup as they eased past Namibia by 93 runs in New Delhi.The host nation stormed out to a massive 209-9 in their innings – Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan leading the scoring with 52 and 61 respectively – proving too much for Namibia, who were all out for 116 despite being 86-2 at one stage. India are top of Group A, in prime position to qualify for the Super 8 stage and next face arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday – after their opponents’ proposed boycott was called off…
Mitch Marsh missed Australia’s opening World Cup win over Ireland after copping a painful blow at training World Cup day games require ‘lots of spin, change ups’: Ellis Australia have been left sweating over the fitness of Mitch Marsh as the skipper attempts to overcome a painful testicular injury in time to play a meaningful role at the T20 World Cup. Marsh was ruled out of Wednesday night’s 67-run win over Ireland in Colombo after copping a blow to the groin areas while receiving throwdowns at training on Sunday.Scans revealed internal testicular bleeding, with no timeline set on Marsh’s return…