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Australia have lost Steve Smith to a serious finger injury as South Africa dare to dream of a maiden ICC world title after an incredible fightback to push the World Test Championship final into a fourth day. The Lord’s crowd found full voice late on day three as senior batters Aiden Markram (102 not out) and hobbled skipper Temba Bavuma (65no) propelled South Africa towards their fourth innings target of 282, the former reaching a superb eighth Test century two minutes before stumps.Just 69 runs stand between the Proteas and rewriting their painful history at ICC events as batters finally…
Oakmont, Pennsylvania CNN — All week in the build-up to the US Open, the course at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was touted as a beast – a track so difficult that the world’s best might look like weekend hacks trying to navigate it. As Thursday’s opening round ended, just 10 players were under par and the course had lived up to its reputation. American JJ Spaun led the way with a 4-under 66, nailing his first-ever bogey-free round in a major. He entered the tournament having not played at Oakmont before, and he thought that helped. “I kind…
Lungi Ngidi, who had gone wicketless in the first innings, struck thrice on the third day ©Getty What kind of crazy is this? At tea at Lord’s on Thursday, South Africa’s chances of winning the WTC final were melting like cream on a scone left in the sun. After tea, Lungi Ngidi, perhaps powered by a consoling steak and milkshake in the wake of his flaccid performance in the first innings, took three wickets in 36 of his deliveries. At stumps on a day of high drama, Australia were 218 ahead with two wickets standing. That gives them the advantage…
Aussie spinner Todd Murphy’s four-game foray with Gloucestershire to coincide with County Cricket experiment with Kookaburra balls Tood Murphy will become the second Australian Test cricketer to turn out for division two county side Gloucestershire this season after securing a two-month deal. The 24-year-old’s stint marks his first foray into the County Championship, and coincides with the competition’s experiment with the Kookaburra ball. Murphy will play four matches for Gloucestershire, all with the Kookaburra in the ECB’s second year of using it during the County Championship. He will join Gloucester ahead of their home game in Bristol against Derbyshire from…
WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL, 2025 South Africa bowlers hit back after conceding a chunky first-innings lead but Australia finished Day 2 218 runs ahead ©Getty For nearly half an hour, Pat Cummins was sat on the massage table inside the Australian dressing-room, his head turned sideways towards the action in the middle at Lord’s. The Australian captain had already come and gone as part of the rapid procession of wickets that had turned the Test on its head. The defending champions had lost 5/29 in the space of 7 overs and 45 minutes, with Cummins the last to fall as…
Ella Hayward and Georgia Prestwidge will wear green this Big Bash season as the Stars continue to build their list Melbourne Stars have locked in two more pieces of the puzzle for Weber WBBL|11, with Ella Hayward and Georgia Prestwidge joining the club from cross-town rivals the Renegades. Both players had been contracted to the reigning champions for the coming season but were released to seek greater opportunity at the Stars, who were left with gaps to fill on their list following the losses of allrounder Tess Flintoff and Hasrat Gill to the Renegades and Thunder respectively.Spin-bowling allrounder Hayward arrives…
Strikers | Heat | Hurricanes | Renegades | Stars | Scorchers | Sixers | Thunder After the Melbourne Renegades lifted the WBBL trophy for the first time in December, the league’s list managers are now busy plotting how their clubs will shape up for next season. The inaugural Player Movement Window has been and gone with three players finding a new home for WBBL|11 during the 10-day period, and the contracting embargo has lifted, with clubs now able to sign further domestic players to their list for next season. Hobart Hurricanes are also able to sign a maximum of one…
LONDON: Australia captain Pat Cummins starred with the ball and Alex Carey made valuable runs following a dramatic collapse as the holders retained the advantage in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa here at Lord’s on Thursday. Fast bowler Cummins produced a sensational spell of four wickets for one run when South Africa were dismissed for 138 on the second day in reply to Australia’s first-innings total of 212. Australia collapsed to 73-7 in their second innings, with Kagiso Rabada (3-44) and Lungi Ngidi (3-35) doing the bulk of the damage. But Carey (43) and Mitchell Starc…
KARACHI: Legendary Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram saluted on Thursday the “effort” of the artist who created a statue of him that has spawned scorn on social media. The statue of Wasim — one of the greatest left-arm fast bowlers to play the game — was installed outside the southwestern city of Hyderabad’s Niaz Stadium in April. Wasim is shown bowling wearing the kit of the 1999 World Cup team, when Pakistan were runners-up. Nearby is a statue of a tiger. One fan mocked the statue, saying: “The only thing that looks real is the ball,” adding the face looked more…
ISLAMABAD: Lahore Qalandars, winners of the recently concluded HBL Pakistan Super League, have announced that their championship trophy will tour the United Kingdom and United States to promote a positive image of Pakistan and generate international interest in the league. In a press conference held in Islamabad on Thursday, Qalandars’ management joined hands with the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme to launch a nationwide cricket talent hunt. The initiative aims to discover emerging players from across the country, with trials set to begin in Quetta on June 26-27. Chairman of the PM Youth Programme, Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan, Qalandars captain Shaheen…