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Peter Handscomb’s lone-hand dragged Victoria back in the match, before a big Queensland wicket left honours even entering day three Victoria v Queensland | Sheffield Shield | Day 2 Marnus Labuschagne was dismissed late on day two in Queensland’s fiery Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria to set up a classic finish to this top-of-the-table contest at the MCG. After 17 wickets fell on day one, nine wickets fell on day two as the Bulls finished the day at 6-173 in their second innings, leading by 178. After receiving a send-off from Victorian quick Sam Elliott yesterday following his first innings…
Matthew Renshaw may have made his Australian T20 debut just days ago, but the nation’s newest World Cup squad member was among one of the first to get a taste of the game’s shortest international format. Nestled among the 30,000 fans that witnessed the first ever men’s T20 international at Eden Park back in February 2005 was the Renshaw family, watching on as Ricky Ponting’s unbeaten 98 powered Australia over New Zealand in a retro-themed start to what has conceivably become cricket’s biggest evolution yet. New Zealand and Australia play in the first-ever men’s T20I at Eden Park, Auckland in…
Australia to go into a World Cup without a big three quick for the first time since 2011 Australia have been dealt another significant blow to their T20 World Cup hopes, with veteran paceman Josh Hazlewood ruled out of the tournament. Having not played a match since injuring his hamstring in the Sheffield Shield on November 12, Hazlewood was initially named in the World Cup squad despite him remaining in Sydney when the group assembled in Sri Lanka this week. But just five days out from the Aussies’ opening match against Ireland in Colombo, national selector Tony Dodemaide said the…
Alyssa Healy’s retirement announcement triggered Phoebe Litchfield to finally spill the secret of a fleeting, but impactful moment from her childhood. Champion ‘keeper-batter Healy will bring down the curtain on her storied career at the end of the upcoming multi-format series against India, and Litchfield was unequivocal about how much she would be missed around the group. And while the group will doubtless be relishing Healy’s presence in her last few games as they look to make it a memorable finish for her, the magnitude of the assignment is not lost on anyone. The series will be the first time…
Young Queensland batter plays starring role alongside Mandhana in RCB final success Georgia Voll has enhanced her burgeoning reputation as one of Australia’s next big cricket stars with a superb knock to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru lift the Women’s Premier League title after the most compelling final in India. And it was Voll’s irrepressible Aussie teammate Grace Harris who laughed how she’d invoked the spirit of Roger Federer in a pre-match team talk at Vadodara on Thursday before RCB scrambled to pull off a record WPL chase, prevailing by six wickets with only two balls left. The 22-year-old Voll had…
Group D Squads South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs The Proteas are one team with genuine T20 World Cup winning claims. It’s also not inconceivable that South Africa’s recent ICC World Test Championship success has helped ease the pressure on this team, given the well-publicised trophy drought that had previously followed them and loomed large at tournaments. Arguably the best cricketing nation yet to win a Men’s T20 World Cup, alongside -…
Ben Stokes has suffered a significant facial injury after being struck by a cricket ball.The England Test captain posted a picture on Instagram showing his right eye heavily swollen and bruised, a graze on his cheek and lip, and a bandage stuffed in his nose. He captioned the picture: “You should see the state of the cricket ball.” The 34-year-old is back in England following the dismal Ashes tour, which ended with a 4-1 defeat last month, with question marks still hanging over his position, amid an ECB review. Image: Stokes revealed the extent of his injury on social media.…
We look at the sides in Group D – South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Canada and UAE – for the T20 World Cup, which is live on Sky Sports from February 7 to March 8.New ZealandBest result: Runners-up (2021)2024 result: Group stageHow did they qualify for 2026? Through T20 international rankingHead coach: Rob Walter Squad: Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi. Reserve: Ben Sears. Players to watch: Opening batter Finn Allen was Mr Consistent for…
Australia’s only official T20 World Cup warm-up match against Netherlands was abandoned without a ball bowled Australia’s final match hit-out before their T20 World Cup opener has been scuppered by Colombo’s unseasonally damp start to February with their warm-up clash with the Netherlands abandoned without a ball bowled. While rain eased in Sri Lanka’s largest city late Thursday afternoon to allow a delayed toss to take place – that Mitch Marsh won and uncharacteristically chose to bat – a torrential downpour hit shortly after, with parts of the Premadasa Stadium outfield underwater when the match was called off at 5.50pm…
India captain Suryakumar Yadav said his team would travel to Colombo as planned for their T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan, despite their arch rivals’ decision to boycott the match.The Pakistan government directed the team to boycott the February 15 Group A contest to show solidarity with Bangladesh, who were replaced by Scotland following their refusal to tour India over safety concerns. “Our mindset is clear,” said Yadav in a captain’s press conference. “We have not refused to play – they have. “We’ve booked our flight and we are going.” Image: India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav India, the reigning T20…