South Africa chose to bowl v India Aiden Markam decided to chase in the first match of South Africa’s international home summer, with a line-up loaded with allrounders. Both Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee were included in the XI for the first time in almost four months in their respective returns from injury and conditioning
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A frustrating wait over the Gabba’s future has prompted a joint plea for a new 2032 Olympic stadium from tenants Queensland Cricket and AFL club Brisbane Lions. A letter has been sent by the sporting bodies to Premier David Crisafulli urging him to reconsider his new stadium ban, backing a proposed AU$3.4 billion Victoria Park
The PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has said his board was “not prepared to accept” a hybrid model for the Champions Trophy, insisting Pakistan was preparing to host the entire tournament in the country. In a discussion with media at the Gaddafi Stadium, which is undergoing renovation ahead of the Champions Trophy, Naqvi said there had
Alice Capsey has paid the price for England’s disastrous performance in last month’s T20 World Cup, after being omitted from the T20I leg of their forthcoming tour of South Africa. Capsey, who made her England debut aged 17 in 2022, is regarded as one of the brightest talents in the women’s game, but is in
When is the IPL 2025 auction happening, and where? The IPL 2025 action will take place on November 24 and 25, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It’s being held overseas for only the second time – the 2024 auction was in Dubai. The exact start and end times for the auction is yet to be confirmed,
Australia 163 (Smith 35, Rauf 5-29, Afridi 3-26) vs Pakistan Haris Rauf caused Australia a whole heap of problems once again with a fiery 5 for 29 as they were skittled for 163 in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval to give Pakistan a terrific chance of leveling the series. Rauf ran through the
India A 73 for 5 (Jurel 19*, Webster 2-14, McAndrew 2-22) lead Australia A 223 (Harris 74, Prasidh 4-50, Mukesh 3-41) by 11 runs Marcus Harris boosted his chances of a Test recall with a gritty 74, while Prasidh Krishna continued his impressive tour with four wickets and KL Rahul failed again as wickets continued
Australia vs Pakistan 2nd ODI Live Score Updates© AFP Australia vs Pakistan 2nd ODI Live Score Updates: Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf have put Pakistan in command against Australia in the second ODI of the three-match series, in Adelaide. The hosts are eight-wicket down with less than 150 runs on the board. Earlier, Pakistan skipper
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has not given up hopes of adding to his lone Test cap, insisting that he is trying to play as much domestic cricket as possible in a bid to make a comeback into the Test side. Suryakumar played his first and only Test against Australia in early 2023, and while
The final auditions for the vacant batting spot in Australia’s Test side will again dominate the discussion in the second four-day A-team encounter at the MCG, but quick bowler Scott Boland is eyeing the opportunity to keep the pressure on India Test squad member KL Rahul after he flew in early to feature for India
The outfield at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, which hosted the rain-affected second Test between India and Bangladesh from September 27 to October 1, has earned an “unsatisfactory” rating from the ICC. The rating comes with one demerit point for the venue. Only 35 overs of play were possible on day one of the Test
Marcus Trescothick has described the current List A domestic structure as “not helping” England’s new era of white-ball players. With the series overlapping with England’s Test commitments, several first-choice players are missing with only Jordan Cox and Rehan Ahmed from the group that toured Pakistan also being in the Caribbean. Cox batted at No. 3
Big picture: Rematch of T20 World Cup final In one way, Friday’s T20I between South Africa and India is a grudge match. The last time these two sides met was in Barbados, in the 2024 T20 World Cup final. India had no business winning that match when South Africa needed 30 off 30 balls with
The surfaces Pakistan prepared for the recently concluded three-Test series against England have been given a seal of approval by the ICC, who labelled the pitches for all three Tests “satisfactory”. The series, which Pakistan won 2-1, drew widespread attention for the pitches that were prepared. In the first Test, the surface appeared exceedingly flat,
Australia’s Test bowling depth has taken a blow with back-up seamer Michael Neser ruled out of the remainder of the Australia A game at the MCG with a hamstring injury after claiming four wickets on the opening day to rip through India A’s top order. Neser was bowling his 13th over, having already taken 4
Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the remainder of the ODI series against Afghanistan in the UAE after picking up a finger injury in the series opener that Bangladesh lost by 92 runs. “Towards the end of Afghanistan’s batting innings, Mushfiqur injured the tip of his left Index finger while keeping wickets,” team physio Delowar Hossain said
KL Rahul is likely to open alongside Abhimanyu Easwaran in India A’s second unofficial Test against Australia A, which begins on Thursday in Melbourne. With India likely to be without Rohit Sharma at the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Rahul and Easwaran seem set for a direct face-off to be selected as Yashasvi Jaiswal’s opening
During the fourth over of the innings in Bridgetown, Joseph was unhappy with a field placement and could be seen remonstrating with Hope. Off the fourth ball, Joseph removed Jordan Cox caught behind, but did not celebrate with his team, instead immediately returning to his mark. At the end of the over, Joseph left the
Big picture: Pakistan out to keep series alive, last hit-out for several of Australia’s Test stars After falling short of an incredible heist in game one at the MCG, Pakistan will need to regroup and conjure a rare victory at the picturesque Adelaide Oval on Friday to keep the series alive. Pakistan’s quicks gamely attempted
New Zealand skipper Tom Latham remained considerate even after the historic 3-0 Test series clean sweep against India recently, asserting that Rohit Sharma’s “quality” side has the ability to make a resounding comeback soon. The Kiwis, under Latham, became the first visiting side to whitewash India in a three-match home series, winning the Bengaluru, Pune
India A 65 for 5 (Padikkal 26, Jurel 24*, Neser 4-16, Boland 1-22) vs Australia A KL Rahul‘s hopes of a Test recall as an opener took a blow, as did the hopes of several other India A candidates, as Australia’s Test back-up seamer Michael Neser tore through their line-up on the opening morning of
Cricket Australia’s Code of Conduct Commission ruled that Warner’s ban, which was handed down after the Newlands ball-tampering scandal in 2018 and prevented him holding any leadership position in Australian cricket, should no longer be in place. It opened up the route for Warner to captain Thunder with him available for the entire season. “Quite
Wriddhiman Saha had already made up his mind to retire from cricket when he casually went to the Eden Gardens this June. But after he returned from a meeting meant to amicably resolve differences with certain factions within the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), which had led to his departure to Tripura for two seasons,
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs England Shai Hope chose to bowl after winning the toss at Kensington Oval, with West Indies and England both eyeing a rare ODI series win in the deciding third match. The sides made two changes apiece, with West Indies bringing in Romario Shepherd and Alzarri Joseph for Jayden
Kusal Perera has not played an ODI in almost a year, but has made this squad on the strength of his 55 not out in a T20I against West Indies. Shiraz, 29, has been an excellent domestic performer, taking 84 wickets at 18.75 in List A cricket, but has so far bowled only four overs
Australia wicketkeeper Josh Inglis has been named the interim T20I captain for the upcoming series against Pakistan, in the absence of Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head, and will also lead in the third and final ODI in Perth with Pat Cummins, Steven Smith and Josh Hazlewood all resting. Inglis, 29, will become the 14th T20I
Innings Afghanistan 235 (Nabi 84, Shahidi 52, Taskin 4-53, Mustafizur 4-58) vs Bangladesh The pitch in Sharjah had such a sheen that if you looked at it, you could mistake it for a mirror. It was a bat-first pitch, and Afghanistan’s captain Hashmatullah Shahidi opted to do exactly that in the first ODI against Bangladesh,
David Warner has called on Cricket Australia to fully explain what happened when the ball was changed on the final day of the Australia A-India A game in Mackay. The Indian players, particularly wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan, were angry when a different ball was handed to them by the umpires before play. Audio picked up over
The victory at Karen Rolton Oval completed a wonderful week for South Australia after they earlier completed their first Sheffield Shield win over the Victoria in nine years. Harvey’s unbeaten 134 off 110 balls, his first in the format, was complemented by skipper Alex Carey initially in an 80-run opening stand before Drew (108 not
Former Australia opener David Warner has called on Cricket Australia to clarify what happened when the umpires changed the ball during India A’s first unofficial Test against Australia A, claiming the governing body “squashed” the matter “as quickly as possible.” Warner, whose leadership ban has just been lifted by Cricket Australia, said the matter was
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