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South Africa batting coach Ashwell Prince believes the team is under no pressure despite being on the brink of breaking a long-standing ICC title drought. As Day 3 of the Ultimate Test came to a close, South Africa needed just 69 more runs to secure the ICC World Test Championship crown — their first ICC men’s title since 1998. Prince emphasised that the team is in no hurry to finish the game, and are focused and composed as they edge closer to a historic victory. “One of the things we said before the run chase was that the game will…
Australia’s next Test assignment begins in just 12 days in the Caribbean Nasty injury for Smith after dropped catch Steve Smith’s immediate playing future for Australia’s upcoming Test tour of the Caribbean is in doubt after suffering a compound dislocation of finger on day three of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s. Australia’s star batter was taken to hospital during the middle session after dropping a sharp chance at slip off Temba Bavuma when he was on two, with the South African captain adding a further 63 runs to his tally by stumps as his partnership with Aiden Markram…
Hobbling captain Temba Bavuma and centurion Aiden Markram pushed South Africa to the brink of a sensational victory over Australia in a gripping World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Friday.Bavuma, elevating the drama with a strained left hamstring, and opener Markram partnered for an unbroken 143 runs against one of Australia’s greatest bowling attacks to have South Africa 69 runs from an historic triumph. Chasing 282 to win, the Proteas were 213-2 at stumps on day three in a stirring bid to win a first ICC trophy in 27 years. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video…
WTC FINAL, 2025 Starc celebrates his fifty © Getty A Mitchell Starc-led last-wicket partnership of 59 runs frustrated South Africa for nearly two hours as Australia added 63 crucial runs on the third morning to set a target of 282 in the World Test Championship Final at Lord’s. As Australia resumed from 144 for 8 overnight, Nathan Lyon lasted only nine deliveries in the morning before being trapped LBW by Kagiso Rabada in the pacer’s second over of the day. When Josh Hazlewood joined Starc in the middle, South Africa were sniffing an early close to their second bowling innings.…
Aiden Markram (102*) and Temba Bavuma (65*) took South Africa to the brink of an historic win at Lord’s today. At the close of play, the Proteas needed just 69 runs to win with 8 wickets in hand. Match Summary South Africa vs Australia, Final, ICC World Test Championship Final South Africa 138/10 (57.1 ov) & *213/2 (56 ov) Australia 212/10 (56.4 ov) & 207/10 (65 ov) Stumps : Day 3 – South Africa need 69 runs to win SCORECARD Runrate Match Analysis Match Stats Australia 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Usman Khawaja – 6.3 ov), 2-16 (Cameron Green – 6.6 ov),…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL New Zealand’s Finn Allen delivered a breathtaking performance in the opening match of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025, powering San Francisco Unicorns to a massive 123-run win over defending champions Washington Freedom on Friday. The 26-year-old batter smashed 151 runs off just 51 balls — the fastest 150 in T20 history — breaking Dewald Brevis’s previous record of 52 balls. His knock included an incredible 19 sixes, setting a new record for most sixes in a T20 innings, surpassing the previous joint record of 18 held by Chris Gayle and Sahil Chauhan. Allen brought up…
INDIA WOMEN TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Sophie Ecclestone returns to the England squad for the series against India © Getty Sophie Ecclestone returns to the England set-up in a 14-member strong squad announced for their upcoming five-match T20I home series against India starting from June 28. Ecclestone is coming back off a break from cricket, she had taken earlier this month which saw her miss the recently concluded white-ball series against West Indies. The inclusion of Ecclestone has meant that legspinner Sarah Glenn has missed out of the squad. Former captain Heather Knight also misses out with a hamstring injury…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Australia have set South Africa a target of 282 runs to win the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023–25 title after being bowled out for 207 in their second innings on day three at Lord’s. The day began with Australia at 144/8. They lost Nathan Lyon early when he was trapped lbw by Kagiso Rabada for just two. However, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood frustrated the Proteas with a crucial last-wicket partnership. Starc led the resistance with the bat, bringing up his 11th Test half-century and sharing a valuable 59-run stand with Hazlewood. Their efforts helped…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL San Francisco Unicorns began their MLC 2025 campaign in style, crushing defending champions Washington Freedom by 123 runs in the tournament opener on Friday. New Zealand’s explosive opener Finn Allen lit up the Oakland Coliseum with a historic 151-run knock off just 51 balls — the fastest 150 in T20 history. His innings featured a world-record 19 sixes, as the Unicorns posted a massive 269/5 in 20 overs after being put in to bat. Allen reached his century in just 34 balls and got to 150 in 50 deliveries before being dismissed in the 18th over.…
WTC FINAL, 2025 Aiden Markram is leading South Africa’s charge © Getty Aiden Markram led South Africa’s reply in the chase of 282 with a solid 49* to take his team to Tea at 94 for 2 on Day 3 of the 2025 World Test Championship Final. After frustrating South Africa with the bat in the morning session to notch up a potentially game-changing fifty, Mitchell Starc struck two crucial blows with the ball in the chase as well to ensure Australia stayed on the Proteas’ tail. With the sun out in London, batting became easier and the second-wicket pair…