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Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner are all strong contenders to be crowned the nation’s top female cricketer, with the Belinda Clark Award set to be presented ahead of Sunday’s opening T20I against India. Conflicting schedules between the country’s men’s and women’s teams have prevented the Australian Cricket Awards from being held in their traditional format this season, and the top women’s prizes – which also include the ODI and T20I players of the year – will be revealed ahead of the SCG blockbuster.The Betty Wilson Young Cricketer and Women’s Domestic Player of the Year awards will be revealed…
Match facts Who: Australia v Ireland What: Match 14, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, Group B When: Wednesday, February 11. First ball 3pm local time (8.30pm AEDT) Where: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Live scores: Match Centre How to watch: Prime Video How to listen: ABC Listen and SEN Radio Officials: Richard Illingworth and Chris Gaffaney (field), Kumar Dharmasena (third), Raveendra Wimalasiri (fourth), Richie Richardson (match referee) News and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app. The Unplayable Podcast will also be bringing listeners weekly World Cup updates during the group stage and will be joined by special guests to dissect all…
Some new Australian names were in action while a couple of big ones were missing at the Women’s Premier League (WPL) this year. Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland were among the retained players ahead of the mega auction but both allrounders withdrew from the competition due to personal reasons. Alana King and Charli Knott were late selections as replacement players. In total, 14 Australians travelled to India to be part of WPL 2026. Let’s take a glimpse at how they fared, with an eye on the upcoming home multi-format series against India. Nicola Carey (Mumbai Indians) M: 6 | Runs:…
Co-hosts Sri Lanka have won their opening match at the T20 World Cup with a 20-run win over Ireland in Colombo Australia’s first T20 World Cup opponents Ireland only briefly gave co-hosts Sri Lanka something to worry about in their T20 World Cup opener in Colombo before they slipped to a 20-run defeat. Having won the toss and opted to bowl on Sunday, Ireland made a solid start in the field, restricting Sri Lanka to 3-71 by the end of the 11th over after George Dockrell picked up two wickets.Kusal Mendis finally gave the home crowd something to get behind…
England have managed to narrowly escape a sensational T20 World Cup boilover at the hands of Nepal in Mumbai Two-time champions England have survived a major scare before labouring to a four-run victory against a plucky Nepal in a last-ball thriller at the T20 World Cup. A mis-match looked on the cards after half-centuries by captain Harry Brook (53) and Jacob Bethell (55) fired England to 7-184, which appeared beyond the modest batting resources of Nepal, a tier-two member of the International Cricket Council.Rohit Paudel and his teammates, however, refused to throw in the towel and put up a spirited…
Ireland slipped to a 20-run defeat against T20 World Cup co-hosts Sri Lanka in their Group B opener in Colombo.Having won the toss and opted to bowl, Ireland made a solid start in the field, restricting Sri Lanka to 71-3 by the end of the 11th over after George Dockrell (2-17) picked up two wickets. Kusal Mendis finally gave the home crowd something to get behind as he pushed the total on, but then was fortunate to be dropped three times in the 17th over as Matthew Humphreys went for 21 runs. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…
When Adil Rashid is getting mowed into the stands, you know you have a problem.England’s leg-spinner, one of only six men to have taken 150 wickets or more in T20 internationals, is usually so reliable, so economical, so difficult for batters to pick. Just not against Nepal. Image: Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee smashed Adil Rashid all over Wankhede Stadium While Rashid was obviously not at his best, his eye-watering figures (0-42 from three overs, economy rate of 14) owed as much to Nepal’s adventure as his inaccuracy.The Associate nation are not at this T20 World Cup purely to make up…
When Adil Rashid is getting mowed into the stands, you know you have a problem.England’s leg-spinner, one of only six men to have taken 150 wickets or more in T20 internationals, is usually so reliable, so economical, so difficult for batters to pick. Just not against Nepal. Image: Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee smashed Adil Rashid all over Wankhede Stadium While Rashid was obviously not at his best, his eye-watering figures (0-42 from three overs, economy rate of 14) owed as much to Nepal’s adventure as his inaccuracy.The Associate nation are not at this T20 World Cup purely to make up…
Two-time champions England dodged a huge shock at the T20 World Cup as they got their campaign under way with a nerve-jangling, four-run victory over a fearless Nepal in Mumbai.Nepal required 10 runs from the final over to pull off an upset but were only able to score five off Sam Curran as they ended on 180-6 chasing 185 in the Group C encounter at Wankhede Stadium. Earlier, Harry Brook (53 off 32 balls) and Jacob Bethell (55 off 35) sealed half-centuries with sixes, while Will Jacks (39no off 18) slammed three maximums in a 21-run final over as England…
Opener Tim Seifert’s 65 off 42 has guided New Zealand to a win over Afghanistan in a crucial Group D game in Chennai New Zealand have avenged their 2024 loss to Afghanistan with a thumping five-wicket win at the T20 World Cup. In what is expected to shape up as the toughest pool in the tournament, with 2024 finalists South Africa also in Group D, New Zealand cruised to 5-183 – their highest ever chase at a T20 World Cup – with two overs to spare on Sunday. Gulbadin Naib, batting at No.3 for the first time in T20s since…