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Eleven wickets fall on extended day two as Victoria reach stumps four down and still 88 behind South Australia Victoria v South Australia | Sheffield Shield Final | Day Two Victoria’s trusty pace brigade has them in prime position to seize the Sheffield Shield, though the losses of their three main run-scoring weapons has left the door ajar for South Australia in the five-day final at the Junction Oval. The home side just need a draw now to clinch the silverware after SA failed to secure any batting bonus points. Only captain Nathan McSweeney (52 off 127) passed fifty for…
Nicola Carey is embracing her return to life on the road, revealing her international recall has yet to fully sink in as she pushes her case for a spot in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Three years after turning down a Cricket Australia contract, Carey has been back in the thick of the action during Australia’s white-ball tour of the Caribbean as they experiment with their pace attack and finetune plans for the ICC tournament in England.So far, that’s included three T20Is in St Vincents – and a rest day spent cruising in a catamaran – before a short flight…
ODI series facts Schedule First ODI: Warner Park, St Kitts, 5am March 28 AEDT (2pm March 27 local) Second ODI: Warner Park, St Kitts, 5am March 30 AEDT (2pm March 29 local) Third ODI: Warner Park, St Kitts, 5am April 3 AEDT (2pm April 2 local) How to watch or listen in Australia: All matches will be broadcast on ESPN via Disney+ only Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app The squads Australia: Sophie Molineux (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton Alana…
All you need to know ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League, with all 84 matches live on Sky Sports.When is the IPL?The 19th edition of the IPL runs from March 28 to May 31. Only dates for the first 20 games have been released with elections in several Indian states delaying the announcement of the full calendar. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening game on Saturday at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (3pm start UK and Ireland time). Image: Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans cheers during an IPL match RCB finally landed their first IPL…
Australia will tour India for a five-match Test series starting January 21 next year Australia will kick-start their Border Gavaskar Trophy title defense in the hostile conditions of Nagpur, the site of an innings defeat on their last Test tour of India. Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad are the other venues locked in for the five-match series by the BCCI, who revealed their schedule for India’s 2026-27 home season for the men’s side on Thursday. Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2026-27 January 21-25: Nagpur January 29-February 2: Chennai February 11-15: Guwahati February 19-23: Ranchi February 27-March 3: Ahmedabad…
The programme’s reach extended globally through collaborations with Sky Sports in the UK and Northern Ireland and Myco in Pakistan. Michael “Timbsy” Timbs (michaeltimbs on Instagram) was brought to India by Sky Sports to engage his non-cricket audience, with one piece of content generating 3.4 million views. In Pakistan, Myco’s #SabDekhenge campaign reached more than 12.9 million people and delivered 159 million video views, supported by creator Abbas Raza Bukhari (abbassbukharii on Instagram). MENA rights holders Starzplay also contributed, with influencer Parikshit Balochi promoting the tournament across the region, with coverage of the India–Pakistan fixture and Fan Park activations in…
Scott Boland-led attack left visitors reeling before bad weather ruins Sheffield Shield final’s opening day Victoria v South Australia | Sheffield Shield Final | Day One South Australia’s dream of lifting the Sheffield Shield in consecutive years might rest on Alex Carey adding another highlight to his stellar summer after the defending champions’ title tilt took a plunge against Victoria’s vaunted seamers. Melbourne rain ensured only a solitary session of play was possible on the opening day of the Shield decider. The showers arrived as players were making their way onto the Junction Oval after lunch and there was no…
Pat Cummins admits there is a “tension point” in cricket’s current club-versus-country landscape, stressing that although he wants to keep playing Test cricket into the twilight of his career, that may not be the case for coming generations. Cummins has travelled to India for the start of the IPL, which begins this weekend, but the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain has revealed he will not feature in the tournament until its halfway point at the earliest. “I’m bowling basically every third day at the moment,” Cummins, who has been limited to one match over the past nine months due to a lumbar…
When Bridget Patterson flew to Bali to celebrate her 30th birthday with close friends and family, she didn’t imagine the trip would turn into a reminder of how fickle life can be. Amid the festivities, the South Australia and Adelaide Strikers player received an email from her dermatologist informing her that an earlier biopsy had turned out malignant. Patterson’s thoughts immediately ran wild. Does this mean my career is done? Am I going to die? The 2025-26 season has been marked with on-field milestones for the wicketkeeper-batter. When the Strikers celebrated Patterson’s 150th appearance for the club during WBBL|11, the…
Annabel Sutherland’s absence from Australia’s Caribbean tour is to create competition for a promotion in the one-day side’s middle-order, as they enter their new 50-over era under Sophie Molineux. The three one-day internationals in St Kitts will be Australia’s first since Alyssa Healy’s retirement, as Molineux and deputies Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath take charge of the one-day side.One of the first selection calls will be to settle on a replacement for Sutherland – who is sitting out the whirlwind tour to freshen up for the T20 World Cup – at No.5, a position the Victorian has dominated across the…