Cricket Australia XI 176 (Hearne 106, Cook 4-15) and 97 for 1 (Ward 39*, MacMillan 11*) need another 164 runs to beat England Lions 223 (Davies 54, Gannon 5-27) and 213 (McKinney 94) Durham’s Ben McKinney fell just short of a century for England Lions, as a Cricket Australia XI took control of their four-day
Champions Trophy 2025: File photo of Jasprit Bumrah© AFP India’s Champions Trophy squad is likely to be announced on January 18 or 19. There is much speculation going on about who the chosen 15 will be. While the spots of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma look all but assured, there remains question marks on the
Gill was among those who endured a disappointing run in Australia, where he managed a highest of 31 in five innings following a return from a finger injury that kept him out of the series opener in Perth. He averaged 18.60 for the series. He was also left out of India’s XI for the Boxing
Australia keep finding a way to beat England, thanks in large part to the brilliance of Alana King and the bowlers, but the legspinner feels the batting group can make some adjustments ahead of the third ODI in Hobart after an extraordinary collapse almost cost them the game in Melbourne on Tuesday. Australia hold a
Tom Andrews was holding down an office job as a financial planner a month ago, but now he’s planning a fairytale BBL title run with the Sydney Thunder alongside superstars David Warner and Sam Konstas. When Tasmania overlooked Andrews for a new contract after the 2022-23 summer, the Darwin-born allrounder accepted that his nine-year professional
The BCCI is all set to implement stricter protocols with the Indian cricket team which include limiting the time players spend with their families on tour and barring independent transport for players while commuting for practice and matches. On tours of 45 days or more, players’ immediate families – partner and children – can be
England slumped from 68 for 2 and 120 for 5 to be bowled out 21 short of Australia’s 180. Their shot selection and execution was so woeful that Australia could afford to drop four catches and still win. There was a moment late in the match that will be scrutinised when set batter Amy Jones
Mick Lewis, the former Australia seam bowler, has followed his former Essex head coach, Anthony McGrath, to Yorkshire, where he will work as the club’s new men’s bowling coach, on a three-year deal. Lewis, 50, had been at Chelmsford since 2022, during which time he worked with players such as Jamie Porter and Sam Cook,
Rohit’s return to train with his first-class side comes at a time when his Test future has become a subject of great debate. Rohit, 37, isn’t ready to give up just yet, having clearly stated his intention to continue playing in the longest format despite having “stood down” from India’s XI for the fifth and
Saqib Mahmood has been forced to miss an England training camp in Abu Dhabi ahead of their white-ball series in India due to a delay in securing his visa. The ECB expects that the issue will be resolved before the rest of the team travel to Kolkata on Friday ahead of Wednesday’s first T20I but
Cricket Australia XI 176 for 9 (Hearne 106*, Cook 4-15) trail England Lions 223 (Davies 54, Gannon 5-27) by 47 runs Sam Cook showcased his quality as he ripped through a Cricket Australia XI top-order on the first day, only for Lachlan Hearne to hit back with a remarkable hundred on the opening day of
Seeking a break in IPL after going unsold in mega auction, Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal will look to extend his incredible run of form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy when he leads his team out in their semi-final against defending champions Haryana in Vadodara on Wednesday. If four-time winners Karnataka have the likes of Agarwal,
Shafali Verma has been churning out runs with remarkable consistency in domestic cricket as she tries to make a comeback to the national side after being dropped from India’s white-ball squads last November. With a home ODI World Cup scheduled later this year, among other things, Shafali said that she has been working on playing
Rangpur Riders have been in top form for a second week in a row in BPL 2024-25, stretching their winning run to seven out of seven to get to within striking distance of the playoffs. And they have made it fun – both their wins in the Sylhet leg over the past week have been
Sam Konstas has conceded his emotions got the better of him during his first Test series but the batting prodigy will keep backing himself on the tour of Sri Lanka. Konstas has not yet heard from selectors about their top-order plans for the two-Test series that begins on January 29, with Travis Head a chance
The PSL moved into the IPL window this year, to improve the quality and availability of overseas players they’d be able to sign. On that count, the calculated risk they took appears to have paid off, with the roster for the tenth edition of the PSL including the widest array of high-profile overseas players they
English players are seeking clarity from the ECB over whether they will be granted No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) after they were signed to play in the PSL at Monday’s draft in Lahore. Players reacted furiously in late November when the ECB announced a new policy on NOCs, which chief executive Richard Gould said was designed to
England won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia England opted to bowl on a green pitch at the Junction Oval in Melbourne under overcast skies after the coin fell Heather Knight’s way, with both sides unchanged for the second ODI of the series. Knight had no hesitation in giving her two pace bowlers,
James Anderson will resume his professional playing career and could play his first T20 game in more than a decade after agreeing a one-year contract extension with Lancashire. Anderson has not played since his farewell Test appearance against West Indies in July, subsequently joining England’s backroom staff as a consultant. Having spoken of his desire
Beau Webster, the Australian allrounder, will tune up for the World Test Championship (WTC) final by playing for Warwickshire in the County Championship, after agreeing a three-month deal for the 2025 season. Webster made 96 runs – including a first-innings half-century – on Test debut this month to help Australia clinch a 3-1 series win
Shreyas Iyer in Punjab Kings’ jersey.© X/@PunjabKingsIPL India top-order batter Shreyas Iyer, who guided Kolkata Knight Riders to their IPL title triumph earlier this year, was named captain of Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Sunday ahead of the upcoming season set to begin in March. Iyer, a proven leader and one of the most sought-after players
Fast bowlers Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi have been selected in South Africa’s ODI squad for the 2025 Champions Trophy after missing the entire home international season with injuries. Nortje was out with a broken toe, while Ngidi had a groin injury. The 15-man squad is led by Temba Bavuma and includes ten players who
Fourteen-year-old Ira Jadhav scored an unbeaten 346 off 157 balls to launch Mumbai to 563 for 3 against Meghalaya in Alur in the Women’s Under-19 One Day Trophy. Jadhav smashed 42 fours and 16 sixes and finished with a strike rate of 220.38. The record for the highest individual score in a women’s U-19 match
“The Champions Trophy selection wasn’t in my control,” Litton said after his performance. “The selectors took the call. They decide whom to play. My job is to perform. I haven’t been able to do that. I think I was a bit upset about it. I have the same mindset before and after the game today.
It’s been a bittersweet few days for Sean Abbott: included in the Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, with a baggy green perhaps closer than ever, but omitted from the group heading to the Champions Trophy. Given the Test cap is one of the missing pieces from a fine career, perhaps it’s not
India batter Jemimah Rodrigues is glad to have ended her seven-year wait for a maiden international hundred, adding that her “patience” and the way she “shifted gears” helped her achieve the milestone. Her match-winning 102 against Ireland in the second ODI in Rajkot also helped India to their highest-ever ODI total of 370. “Feels great,
Shakib Al Hasan has failed a test of his bowling action for the second time after being suspended from bowling in top-flight domestic and international cricket. This latest independent re-assessment of his action took place at the Sri Ramachandra Centre for Sports Science in Chennai last month. Shakib’s suspension will remain in place, as a
Glenn Maxwell has admitted he would have made the same call as the Australian selectors as he reflected on their decision that’s likely ended his Test career. Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh were among the high-profile absentees from the 16-player squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, with uncapped 21-year-old Cooper Connolly picked ahead of
Between Lockie Ferguson, Ben Sears, and Will O’ Rourke, New Zealand’s mens’s side have their high-pace, high-bounce options covered. These are the kinds of bowlers that tend to find ways to trouble batters on any surface you roll out for them. But what if, in Pakistan and Dubai, through the course of the Champions Trophy,
The 2025 IPL is set to start on March 21, with Eden Gardens hosting both the tournament opener as well as the final on May 25. It is also understood that the 2025 WPL will be held between February 7 and March 2. Ahead of the mega auction in November, the IPL, in an unprecedented
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