South Africa 106 for 5 (Botha 37, Reyneke 26, Hamilton 2-17, Gill 2-20) beat Australia 105 for 8 (Bray 36, Briscoe 27*, van Wyk 4-17) by five wickets A four-wicket haul from Ashleigh van Wyk backed up by a whirlwind 24-ball 37 from opener Jemma Botha helped South Africa outclass Australia in the first semi-final … Read more
Jemma Botha admitted being nervous heading out to bat with South Africa chasing 106 against Australia for a place in the Women’s Under-19 World Cup final, but said talking to head coach Dinesha Devnarain and having Simone Lourens alongside calmed her. “I think before the game I spoke to the coach because I was really … Read more
Australia Test allrounder Beau Webster has returned to BBL champions Hobart Hurricanes on a three-year deal, having not played for his home state’s team since 2017. Webster, 31, played five matches for Hurricanes in 2016-17, but has spent the past eight seasons in Melbourne: he was there for four seasons with Renegades, before another four … Read more
Kamindu Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva were dismissed owing to their own recklessness before rain forced an early lunch
Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to a back injury and is unlikely to play again this season, which could also leave his IPL stint with Lucknow Super Giants in doubt. Marsh has endured a difficult season and lost his Test place to Beau Webster for the final match against … Read more
Duffy, 30, has played ten ODIs, and taken 18 wickets at an average of 25.94 and economy of 6.25. He recently took four wickets in two ODIs, and eight in three T20Is against Sri Lanka in a home series that ended earlier in January. The New Zealand squad departs for Pakistan on February 3 to … Read more
Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran has announced his retirement from international cricket. The tall left-arm quick played 44 ODIs and 36 T20Is since his debut in 2009, and went on to take 80 wickets across both formats. His last international appearance came in 2020, before calling time on his career on Thursday at the age … Read more
Josh Inglis was like a “kid on Christmas morning” when he learned he’d be making his Test debut – and then he batted like Rudolph guiding Santa’s sleigh. On day two of the series opener against Sri Lanka, Inglis became the first Australian in a decade to score a century on Test debut, his 102 … Read more
Australian cricket is watching the ECB’s introduction of private investment into the Hundred with interest as the Big Bash League looks to “stay ahead of the game” following a successful 2024/25 season. Hobart Hurricanes’ maiden title, on the back of Mitchell Owen’s 39-ball century, put the seal on a campaign that demonstrated the BBL’s “strong … Read more
Mitchell Owen has earned his first T20 contract since a dazzling display in the BBL final, joining South African franchise Paarl Royals. Owen scored a league-leading 452 runs for Hurricanes during the BBL, starting the summer as a relatively anonymous figure before announcing himself as a star. The highlight was his scarcely believable century in … Read more
There will be no official ICC captain’s call or photoshoot ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. The event has traditionally taken place in the host country of an ICC tournament, but will not be part of the build-up to the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, the first ICC tournament in the country since 1996. No opening … Read more
The eyes were searching for Dhruv Jurel when India slipped to 68 for 4 and then 85 for 5 in their 172-run chase against England in the third T20I in Rajkot. Instead, first Washington Sundar and then Axar Patel walked in. Jurel finally batted at No. 8, with India at 123 for 6 in the … Read more
Mumbai Indians owners Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) are set to buy a 49% stake in Oval Invincibles after winning a virtual auction on Thursday afternoon. RIL will enter into a period of exclusivity which will see them negotiate agreements with Surrey, the ECB and their financial advisors before completing the purchase. The winning bid was … Read more
The Bangladesh government has formed a fact-finding committee to look into the BPL’s non-payment of players during the 2024-25 season. The country’s sports ministry made the announcement on Thursday, amid the payment issue heating up. “The attention of the National Sports Council (NSC) has been drawn to various media reports about the players’ payment issue … Read more
Big picture: Series alive, using contrasting methods The five-match series between India and England was expected to be a high-scoring one. A battle of sixes if you will. But three games in, this hasn’t been the case, but the series has by no means been devoid of thrills. It’s 2-1 going into Friday night in … Read more
Australia are hopeful Ellyse Perry will be fit to bat on day two of the women’s Ashes Test at the MCG after she suffered a corked hip while fielding on the opening day. Perry landed heavily on her left hip after diving to flick a ball back on the rope during the afternoon session. She … Read more
Tamil Nadu’s stunning collapse Tamil Nadu came into their game against Jharkhand knowing even a draw would be enough to make the knockouts, but even that is shaping towards being a herculean task after a frenetic opening day in which 20 wickets fell in Jamshedpur. TN handed the advantage to Jharkhand after being bowled out … Read more
Sussex have announced the additional overseas signing of Gurinder Sandhu for the 2025 season. Sandhu, who has represented Australia in two ODIs, will join the squad for June and July, and will be available for four games in the County Championship as well as the T20 Vitality Blast if required. The 31-year-old has not played … Read more
India have played in a manner befitting their defending champions status. This team, under Niki Prasad, is perhaps stronger than the one that had two internationals – Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh – and won the inaugural Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup in 2023. They have demolished all their opponents, with wins over West Indies, … Read more
Australia A 262 for 3 (Patterson 126*, Goodwin 70, Philippe 54*) vs England Lions Former Test batter Kurtis Patterson further staked his claim for an international comeback after batting all day to make a superb century for Australia A. Patterson, who played the last of his two Tests in 2019, starred with an unbeaten 126 … Read more
The story so far: Australia topped their group with comfortable wins against Scotland and Nepal, and a tense two-wicket win against Bangladesh. An easy win against West Indies in the Super Six combined with other results meant they secured a semi-final spot ahead of their final Super Six clash against Sri Lanka, where they failed … Read more
Australia 475 for 3 (Khawaja 204*, Smith 141, Head 57, Inglis 44*, Vandersay 2-131) vs Sri Lanka Opener Usman Khawaja celebrated his maiden Test double century as Australia continued to build a formidable first innings total on day two against a hapless Sri Lanka in the opening Test in Galle. Khawaja reached lunch on 204 … Read more
Former Australia wicketkeeper, vice-captain and long-time cricket administrator Christina Matthews has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, receiving her award prior to the opening day of the historic women’s Ashes Test at the MCG. Matthews has played the most Test matches for Australia, 20, and is equal sixth all-time globally and has … Read more
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl against England Alyssa Healy is fit to play the historic women’s Ashes Test at the MCG and Georgia Voll makes her Test debut as Australia chose to bowl first on a green pitch after winning the toss. England have opted to play three seamers and one spinner … Read more
England U19s 299 (Farhan 90, Home 63, Mokoena 5-61, Daniels 4-49) and 336 for 9 dec (Rew 71, Home 60*, Vaughan 44, Fonseka 43, Mason 5-111) drew with South Africa U19s 319 (Rowles 90, Bulbulia 88, Farhan 4-78) and 295 for 9 (Bulbulia 114, Farhan 5-103) Farhan Ahmed was the star again with a five-wicket … Read more
There was a 57 at the MCG, and a 41 in the New Year Test, but otherwise it had been a dry few months for Usman Khawaja. He’d not only averaged just 20.44 across 10 innings in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, he’d only crossed fifty twice in Tests in 2024. But he’d had a message … Read more
The fixtures for the fifth season of the Hundred have been announced by the ECB, with the tournament set to open with a double-header between London rivals London Spirit and Oval Invincibles at Lord’s on August 5. Invincibles, the defending men’s champions, and Spirit, the defending women’s champions, are also expected to be the most … Read more
Kuldeep Yadav has been named in Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) squad for their Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh (MP) at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, starting on Thursday. Kuldeep is making a return after a hernia surgery and hasn’t played competitive cricket since October 2024. His last outing for India was the first Test … Read more
Cricket’s global player union has called for the introduction of “basic global protections” to ensure franchise leagues pay players on time. The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) say that long-standing issues around late payments are “not getting better” but fear that cricket is incapable of “solving transnational issues” under its current structure. Late payments have become … Read more
Pakistan left-arm spinner Noman Ali, who took a hat-trick in the second Test against West Indies, jumped four places to move to No. 5 among Test bowlers although Pakistan lost the match to see the series being leveled 1-1. West Indies’ Jomel Warrican rose 16 spots to be ranked 25th after his match haul of … Read more