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Sam Curran is dreaming of a 2022 repeat as England look to win a second T20 World Cup in three events.Curran was player of the tournament when England triumphed in Australia four years ago, taking 13 wickets in total, including three in the victory over Pakistan in the final. The all-rounder was axed from the white-ball set-up when Brendon McCullum took over as head coach in early 2025 but earned a summer recall after impressing for Surrey in county cricket and Oval Invincibles in The Hundred, as well as in other franchise leagues. Image: Curran’s half-century rescued England from 60-6…
England completed a 3-0 T20 series sweep over Sri Lanka after a stunning fightback saw them snatch a 12-run win in a low-scoring dead rubber in Pallekele.Harry Brook’s decision to bat first after winning the toss – having fielded first in their previous two wins – initially looked to have backfired, as England slumped to 60-6 on a slow wicket at the Pallekele Cricket Stadium. Sam Curran top-scored with 58 from 48 deliveries, while opener Jos Buttler (25) and Liam Dawson (14) were the only other players to reach double figures, as career-best figures from Dushmantha Chameera (5-24) helped limit…
England are through to the Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final after holding on to claim a 27-run victory over defending champions Australia in Harare. Thomas Rew fired a stunning century, top-scoring with 110 from 107 deliveries, to help England fight back after being reduced to 60-3 – sharing in a 135-run fourth-wicket stand with Caleb Falconer (40). Farhan Ahmed added an unbeaten 28 late in the innings to lift England to 277-7 from their 50 overs, with Hayden Schiller (2-31) and Naden Cooray (2-49) the pick of the Australian bowlers. Two wickets from Manny Lumsden (2-55) reduced Australia to…
A host of Aussie stars were in the thick of the action as South Australia claimed a narrow win in Adelaide South Australia v Victoria | WNCL Annabel Sutherland and Tahlia McGrath have warmed up for Australia’s upcoming showdown with India with half-centuries, as South Australia eked out a nervy two-wicket victory over a winless Victoria. Sutherland’s 75 was the sole significant score in Victoria’s 226 all out in the 50-over Women’s National Cricket League clash at Karen Rolton Oval. She and Aussie teammate Sophie Molineux then ensured the chase was anything but straightforward for South Australia, before skipper Jemma…
Catch of the summer contender and Peter Handscomb’s 90no helped sink Queensland in one-day clash Victoria v Queensland | One-Day Cup Unheralded Victorian Tom Rogers followed up one of catches of the summer off Test star Marnus Labuschagne with a match-winning half-century, denting Queensland’s Dean Jones Trophy pursuit on Tuesday. A throwback domestic 50-over clash played in midweek sunshine at a near empty MCG saw Peter Handscomb (90no) share in a 123-run partnership with Rogers (69 off 107) to lead Victoria to just their second One-Day Cup win of the season. The visitors scraped to just 215 despite Victoria resting…
Katie Mack led the way as NSW’s 7-309 proved way too many runs for Queensland New South Wales v Queensland | WNCL New South Wales are closing in on locking in a home final after extending their unbeaten season, this time against last year’s runners up Queensland. The Breakers tightened their grip on the competition with an 85-run win over the Fire at Cricket Central despite Georgia Redmayne’s third century of the season. NSW posted a daunting 7-309 from their 50 overs, after being sent in by the visitors, with contributions right through the batting order. Katie Mack was named…
Group A Squads India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh USA: Monank Patel (c), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Heingo.…
The former Thunder batter becomes a Sixer in the opening deal of the Player Movement Window Ollie Davies is set to join the Sydney Sixers on a three-year deal after six seasons at the Sydney Thunder, signalling the first move of this year’s Player Movement Window. The 25-year-old batter only featured once in lime green this season for a two-run return, with a new opportunity at the cross-town rivals hoping to unlock the form of his electrifying earlier BBL campaigns. Davies will reunite with his younger brother, Joel — this time in Sixers colours — in BBL|16, who is coming…
Pat Cummins admits aiming to be firing for Australia’s monster 2027 was part of why he pulled out of the T20 World Cup. The Test and ODI captain has been replaced in Australia’s squad for the upcoming tournament in Sri Lanka and India by Ben Dwarshuis. Cummins has been plagued by a back injury since Australia’s tour of the Caribbean last July, with his only match since being the Ashes-clinching win in Adelaide. When the urn was retained in just 11 days, Cummins and the Australian hierarchy decided he would sit out the final two Tests of the summer with…
As the 20-team tournament draws near, we’ve collected all the playing kits revealed so far The tenth edition of the ICC Men’s World Cup is set to be a cricketing carnival with 20 teams to bring in their colours to the competition in India and Sri Lanka starting February 7. Australia | Afghanistan | Canada | England | India | Ireland | Italy | Namibia | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand | Oman | Pakistan | Scotland | Sri Lanka | South Africa | UAE | USA | West Indies | Zimbabwe Australia Yet to be officially revealed ……