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Victorian speedster made an immediate impact in her long-awaited return from injury on Wednesday It took Tayla Vlaeminck just nine balls to make an impact in her return from a long-term shoulder injury, and despite losing her Australian contract, national selector Shawn Flegler says she’ll be back in the mix as soon as she’s able to string a run of games together. Vlaeminck was left off the 18-player 2026-27 national contract list announced on Wednesday having gone almost 18 months without playing at any level since dislocating her shoulder just four balls into her sole appearance at the 2024 T20…
Gujarat Titans won their first match of the IPL season after David Miller turned down the equalising run Gujarat Titans withstood David Miller’s late onslaught to beat Delhi Capitals in a final-ball thriller on Wednesday to get their 2026 Indian Premier League campaign off the mark with a nail-bitting one-run win. Needing two runs off Prasidh Krishna’s final ball, Miller missed the short slower delivery and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler threw down the stumps at the striker’s end to run out Kuldeep Yadav as the batters attempted to scramble the tying single. Gujarat Titans celebrate after Jos Buttler runs out Kuldeep…
The Metro Bank One-Day Cup women’s competition begins on Saturday 11 April. The ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay has provided the county-by-county previews for Tier 1 of the competition. DURHAM Previewed by Graham Hardcastle, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Captain: Hollie Armitage Head coach: Dani Hazell 2025 finish: 6th 2025 highest run-scorer: Hollie Armitage (624) 2025 highest wicket-taker: Phoebe Turner (22) Winter moves: Australian wicketkeeper-opener Tahlia Wilson has signed overseas terms for the first half of this competition. She is the only arrival ahead of 2026, with no departures. Wilson, 26, was part of the New South Wales…
The Metro Bank One-Day Cup women’s competition begins on Saturday 11 April. The ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay has provided the county-by-county previews for Tier 1 of the competition. DURHAM Previewed by Graham Hardcastle, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Captain: Hollie Armitage Head coach: Dani Hazell 2025 finish: 6th 2025 highest run-scorer: Hollie Armitage (624) 2025 highest wicket-taker: Phoebe Turner (22) Winter moves: Australian wicketkeeper-opener Tahlia Wilson has signed overseas terms for the first half of this competition. She is the only arrival ahead of 2026, with no departures. Wilson, 26, was part of the New South Wales…
Sydney Thunder captain will face court next month after being charged by police David Warner is on his way back to Pakistan to complete his Pakistan Super League campaign with Karachi Kings following an alleged drink driving incident in Sydney on Saturday night. Cricket NSW confirmed the Sydney Thunder captain had been charged by police after allegedly blowing more than twice the legal limit in a random breath test. CNSW, who have maintained a 23-year partnership with Transport for NSW, with the Thunder and Brisbane Heat competing annually for the Road Safety Cup, said they were committed to further educating…
The left-arm quick made her debut in all three international formats in the space of just 23 days in March Last September, Lucy Hamilton was preparing for a summer of domestic cricket, with Queensland and Brisbane Heat matches the key dates pencilled into her calendar. Fast forward seven months and the 19-year-old Queenslander has debuted in all three formats, earned her first Cricket Australia contract and is poised to spend the next 12 months jet-setting around the globe.Hamilton was one of two rising quicks today added to CA’s national contract list for the next 12 months, alongside uncapped WA right-armer…
National selectors make three changes to Australia’s women’s contract list for 2026-27 Rising quicks Lucy Hamilton and Chloe Ainsworth have been awarded national women’s contracts for the 2026-27 season, as Australia bolster their pace-bowling depth ahead of a run of major T20 tournaments. Cricket Australia today announced an 18-player list that has seen three additions from the previous year, with Tasmania allrounder Nicola Carey also returning to a national contract. Australia’s contracted women’s players 2026-27: Chloe Ainsworth, Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Lucy Hamilton, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney,…
Rajasthan Royals clinched their third straight win in a rain-curtailed IPL game against Mumbai Indians Opening pair Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi overwhelmed Mumbai Indians with their power-hitting and led Rajasthan Royals to their third straight win in a rain-curtailed Indian Premier League match. In a match reduced to 11-overs-a-side, Rajasthan plundered 3-150 and cruised to a 27-run win after Mumbai won the toss and elected to field. Jaiswal hit an unbeaten 77 off 32 balls, with 10 fours and four sixes, and 15-year-old Sooryavanshi made a 14-ball 39, including a first-ball six over mid-on off premier fast bowler Jasprit…
Alice Capsey could hit unprecedented heights in women’s cricket in 2026, having dialled in after “realising how much of a talent she is”, according to Nasser Hussain.Capsey has already proven to be a genuine all-format operator in international and franchise cricket, registering 34 ODI and 45 T20I appearances for England. Her reputation as a big‑hitting all‑rounder forced Hussain to stop short of calling her the breakout star of the summer ahead, but the former England captain believes the penny may finally have dropped for the 21‑year‑old. “She’s been around for a while, so it’s not quite breakout, but that’s only…
Australian cricket great David Warner has reportedly been charged with drink driving in Sydney.New South Wales police confirmed that a 39-year-old was pulled over on Sunday night in Maroubra, Sydney during a random breath test. The breath test came back with a positive result before a second test at the police station also came back positive. A statement from New South Wales Police read: “About 5:30pm today [April 5] police were conducting stationary random breath testing on Malabar Road, Maroubra.”A van was seen to allegedly stop short of the testing site and park. “Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol…