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Scott Boland could lay claim to being Australia’s unluckiest ever cricketer, after adding a Test hat-trick to a magical late-career surge since his famous 2021 Boxing Day debut. Statistically the best Test bowler in more than 100 years, Boland became just the 10th Australian man to take a hat-trick on Monday (Tuesday AEST) in Jamaica. His haul came on a record-breaking day for the tourists, who bowled West Indies out for just 27 to wrap up a 176-run win and 3-0 sweep of the Frank Worrell Trophy.Starc was the chief destroyer with 6-9 up front, but Boland again vindicated the…
Atlanta CNN — The first thing you notice when a home run ball starts to fly in your direction is that all your preconceived notions of how you’d react in that moment are pretty much wrong. I played baseball my entire childhood. My greatest skill was that I wasn’t afraid of the ball and was happy to use my body to knock it down however I could. As I’ve moved nearly 20 years past my playing days, I assumed the instinct to go after the ball would still be there. But after Monday night’s 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, I…
BANGLADESH CRICKET Aminul Islam rejected speculations that the ACC meeting will shift to Dubai © BCB Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam, on Monday, said that he is expecting the presence of all the members of the Asian Cricket Council during the annual general meeting, scheduled in Dhaka on July 24. India’s participation in the ACC AGM is uncertain due to the political climate prevailing in Bangladesh and there were reports that the AGM might be shifted from Dhaka to Dubai. Aminul brushed aside all those speculation and insisted everything is going as per plan as far hosting the ACC…
Atlanta CNN — The hottest topic in Atlanta ahead Tuesday’s Major League Baseball isn’t a player, a coach or a manager. It’s not even human. For the first time, the midsummer classic is going to be using automated technology to allow pitchers, catchers and batters to challenge balls and strikes – a system that’s been in use in the minor leagues and in spring training but had never been put in place before at a major league park. It’s a technology that has the potential to revolutionize the game, a system that might forever change one of the ficklest parts…
After England completed an enthralling 22-run win over India at Lord’s in the third Test, we rate each member of Ben Stokes’ side out of 10.Zak Crawley – 518 off 43 balls in first innings22 off 49 balls in second innings England opener Crawley made the headlines after his comical theatrics delayed India from bowling two overs in the final moments of day three. However, the 27-year-old has only made one score of 50 or more across Headingley, Edgbaston and Lord’s.Remarkably, the 22-run margin in the third Test which gave England a 2-1 lead in the five-match series, was the…
MI NY won their second MLC title ©MLC In the end, it was all too familiar for the men in blue-and-gold on Sunday night. True to the grandest traditions of the MI franchise, MI New York, down and buried earlier in the tournament clawed their way back to life. Summoning that familiar alter-ego: the most ruthless, trophy-churning machinery the franchise world has ever seen. MINY sheepishly dropped six of their first seven games heading into the final Miami leg of the tournament. Going by the words of their Talisman, Keiron Pollard, they shook off those defeats with a bit of…
It started out with what he thought was a “realistic” target, but it quickly turned into a nightmare for West Indies captain Roston Chase that not even his opponents could believe was happening. Six balls after bowling Australia out to set up a fourth-innings chase of 204 to beat the No.1-ranked Test team, West Indies were three down without scoring and the game effectively out of reach. “A three-wicket maiden in the first over of a Test innings is just bonkers,” said Aussie skipper Pat Cummins post-match. “This morning we came here trying to extend out the day a little…
WI V AUS, 3RD TEST Starc picked figures of 6 for 9 © AFP Stats highlights from Kingston where West Indies team touched historic lows in what was Mitchell Starc’s match of milestones. Record lows for West Indies 27 all out by West Indies is the second-lowest total in the history of Tests which spans 148 years and 2595 matches. The only lowest total is 26 by New Zealand against England in Auckland in 1955. West Indies’ previous lowest total also came at this venue – 47 against England in 2004. Lowest totals in Tests Team Score Against Venue Season…
There was talk of cutting the match ball in half, but Scott Boland is more than happy for Mitchell Starc to keep it after the left-armer sealed his spot among Test greats to lead Australia to one of their craziest Test wins. Boland became the 10th Australian man to take a Test hat-trick after Starc had demolished the West Indies top order with five wickets in his first 15 deliveries, including three in the opening over, to put Australia on course for a thumping 176-run victory in the third Test in Jamaica.Starc’s career-best 6-9 and Boland’s 3-2 rolled the Windies…
MANAMA: Pakistan’s Shahid Aftab and Mohammad Asif progressed to the knockout stages of the IBSF World Masters Snooker Championship after the league round concluded on Monday, though their paths diverged during the day’s tense encounters in Manama. Shahid, the current national champion, delivered a remarkable comeback against Kuwait’s Abdullah Alyousef to secure his place directly in the last 16. Trailing 0-2 after losing the first two frames [25-70(44), 31-53], Shahid staged a stunning recovery. He dominated the third frame with a 48 break (79(48)-6), controlled the fourth (58-13), and sealed the decider emphatically with a superb 73 break [103(73)-25]. Later,…