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Hobart Hurricanes’ Big Bash final hero Mitch Owen will make his debut for Australia in the first T20 international against West Indies in Jamaica. While captain Mitch Marsh refrained from revealing the full XI on match eve at Sabina Park, he confirmed to cricket.com.au that Owen would receive T20 cap No.112 in the series opener in Kingston.An international debut caps a remarkable eight months for the Tasmanian allrounder who hit two centuries during a breakout KFC BBL|14 campaign last summer, which included equalling Craig Simmons’ 39-ball record for the competition’s fastest hundred in the final to lift Hobart to their…
Emotional ‘Dre Russ’ reflects on 15-year international career West Indies superstar Andre Russell says there’s no better way to bow out of international cricket than at his home ground against one of the world’s best teams. While Russell will play on in franchise tournaments around the world, the Jamaican allrounder will retire from internationals after the second T20I against Australia at Sabina Park in Kingston, ending a decorated 15-year career for West Indies.Australia is one of the 37-year-old’s favourite rivals in the T20 format – the two-time World Cup winner has scored more runs (257) at a higher average (51.40)…
INDIA WOMEN TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Sophie Ecclestone bagged a three-wicket haul to lead England’s charge with the ball © Getty A clinical all-round performance from England helped them overcome both India and the rain, as the hosts secured an eight-wicket win at Lord’s to level the three-match ODI series. In a game that was reduced to 29 overs and began four hours after the scheduled start, England opted for a spin-heavy attack – a move that paid off handsomely, with six of the eight wickets falling to their slower bowlers. Sophie Ecclestone was the wrecker-in-chief with 3-27 while Em…
DOMESTIC CRICKET Koushik represented Karnataka in the previous season while Nair represented Vidarbha © Getty Vasuki Koushik, a 32-year-old right-arm medium pacer from Karnataka, has made a move to Goa for the upcoming season. He is one of the two professional players signed so far by the Goa Cricket Association (GCA). Koushik has secured a No Objection Certificate (NoC) from the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). The Goa Cricket Association (GCA) has confirmed the switch. “We have signed Koushik. So far, that is the only confirmed transfer. We are exploring a few other options, but no names have been finalised…
ICC MEETING The USAC has been under fire for governance issues © Getty The embattled USA Cricket (USAC) has been handed a breather for three months while a hybrid model of selection will determine teams that will play in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. The all-powerful ICC Board, which met in Singapore on Saturday (July 19), decided to grant more time to USAC, which has come under fire over governance issues. So much so, the situation has gone to the point where the US cricket body has fallen afoul the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), the country’s apex…
Helen Trappelides has been named the MCC Female Young Broadcaster of the Year for 2025 following a competition supported by Sky Sports.The 20-year-old was presented with her award at Lord’s before the start of the second women’s ODI between England and India on Saturday. Helen, an English Literature student at Warwick University and originally from London, is a true lover of all sports and spoke of her delight at winning the award to Sky Sports commentator Mel Jones.”I just really hope I can go on to have opportunities to speak to current and former players and coaches and one day…
An undefeated Pakistan team on Saturday beat Iran 3-2 in the Asian Men’s U-16 Volleyball Championship final to win the tournament that was being held in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. After being 0-2 down earlier in the match, Pakistan made an incredible comeback by winning three straight sets to win the final 3-2. The scores across the five sets were 22-25, 21-25, 30-28, 25-21, 15-10. Junaid was the top scorer for Pakistan with 28 points joined by Faizan in second place with 22 points. Talha and Muhammad Irfan chipped in with nine and eight points each. On Friday, Pakistan beat India…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 The shift, from the boy who barely spoke to the batter who now chirps with shots and sledges, may be the clearest sign of evolution for Harry Brook. ©Getty It’s been a curious three Tests for Harry Brook. At Headingley, he made 99 and a duck, but it could so easily have been a pair. On 0 in the first innings, he was bounced out by Jasprit Bumrah in the last over of the day, only to be reprieved by a no-ball. He was dropped later too, and still fell one short of a hundred…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Due to the West Indies Cricket Board’s rigid stance, there is an increasing likelihood that the Pakistan tour will be limited to just three T20 matches. According to details, the Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to play three T20 Internationals against West Indies in the USA this August. Initially, the tour was also supposed to include three One Day Internationals (ODIs) in the Caribbean. Given the upcoming Asia Cup this year and the T20 World Cup next year, the PCB had requested the West Indies Cricket Board to convert the ODI matches into T20s. However, despite…
Pakistan men’s three-match T20 International series against Bangladesh will begin on Sunday with the remaining two games to be staged on May 22 and 24 at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday. Last month, Pakistan had whitewashed Bangladesh in a home three-match T20I series at the Gaddafi Stadium. Litton Das-led Bangladesh will take the field on the back of an away 2-1 T20I series triumph over Sri Lanka last week. Pakistan are visiting Bangladesh for the first time since December 2021 as they arrived in the country on Wednesday, after taking part in an…