Sunday, December 31, 2023

Naseer, Jawadullah four-fors help UAE level series 1-1

Lakra, Waseem fifties set up UAE's total of 166 before Jawadullah and Naseer derail Afghanistan's chase

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Warner retires from ODIs but leaves door ajar for Champions Trophy

Opener says he has officially retired from ODIs to play T20 leagues but will make himself available for 2025 Champions Trophy if needed

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Stoinis sets off the fireworks on New Year's Eve as Stars mow down 206

His unbeaten 55 off 19 balls turns a challenging chase into a cruise

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Hathurusinghe wants Shanto to be considered for full-time captaincy

"The environment in the dressing room is much better" with Shanto in charge, says the head coach

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

Gavaskar: Gill 'playing a bit too aggressively in Test cricket'

Gavaskar feels Gill has to adjust to the demands and nuances of red-ball cricket

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Shardul Thakur hit on the shoulder at India's nets session

Allrounder continues batting after hit, but skips bowling stint to ice his shoulder

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Stuart Broad awarded CBE in New Year's honours list

Marcus Trescothick recognised with OBE for work in area of mental health

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Australia bat; Mandhana returns and Shreyanka debuts for India

The visitors made one change with Kim Garth replacing Megan Schutt

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Friday, December 29, 2023

Coetzee ruled out of second Test against India

The fast bowler developed a pelvic inflammation during the first Test

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Hafeez says 'inconsistent umpiring' and 'technology curse' cost Pakistan the MCG Test

Pakistan team director was particularly unhappy with Rizwan's dismissal, saying "there was no conclusive kind of evidence" for the umpire's initial not-out decision to be changed

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Pakistan played better than Australia, says Mohammad Hafeez

Team director rues mistakes with bat, ball and in the field that cost Pakistan a rare Test win in Australia

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Avesh to join second Test squad to replace Shami

Avesh is already in South Africa and took a five-for in the second four-day game on Thursday

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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Shamim in for injured Litton as Bangladesh bowl chasing historic series win

New Zealand go in unchanged and look to launch a come-from-behind series win after going 1-0 down in Napier.

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All-round Maxwell lifts Melbourne Stars to fourth

He picked up three wickets and then scored an unbeaten 35 off 18 balls to take his side home in a rain-curtailed match

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'We are in the game' - Hamza fulfils his dream, and keeps Pakistan's alive

"What I hope is we win and my performance is crucial to it"

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Warner set to miss West Indies white-ball matches for ILT20

The opener has a deal with Dubai Capitals but will play for Sydney Thunder next month

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Smriti Mandhana unwell as India bat in first ODI against Australia

Left-arm spinner Saika Ishaque made her ODI debut for India, while Darcie Brown made a comeback from injury for Australia

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Shafique rues Pakistan's batting collapse: 'As a batter you have to take your chances'

"Someone like Cummins will not give you loose deliveries so you have to create them. He was planning something for me because I was playing well there"

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Henriques adamant he took controversial catch cleanly

The Sydney Sixers captain took a spectacular grab on Boxing Day but replays suggested, under the laws, he had grounded the ball

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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Bangladesh bowl first in opening encounter of T20I series against New Zealand

Two full-time spinners in both XIs with the visitors aiming for their first victory in three attempts at Napier

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Hamstring strain puts Bavuma's participation in Centurion Test in doubt

Dean Elgar appeared to have taken over leadership duties after Bavuma left the field

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Cartwright ensures Stars overcome controversial catch to down Sixers

Moises Henriques made a spectacular grab at mid-off but replays appeared to show the ball grounded when he landed

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Optimistic Hasan Ali reckons Pakistan are ahead after shackling Australia

David Warner, meanwhile, credits Pakistan's bowling attack for bowling "unbelievable channels"

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Warner picks Warner's replacement: 'Harris has always been next in line'

"He's put his statement out there that he believes in" - Warner bats for opening partner Khawaja

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Monday, December 25, 2023

'Everybody has that desperation' - Rohit still keen on playing and winning T20 World Cup

The India T20 team has slowly taken a younger look, but Rohit says he is "batting as well as I could"

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India look to conquer final frontier as South Africa wait at Fortress Centurion

Rabada and Ngidi are fit and should make the playing XI, while India have the Ashwin vs Thakur question to answer

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Ghosh, Patil, Renuka come in as India name strong squad for Australia ODIs

The squad for the T20Is is unchanged, despite India losing the series against England at home recently

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Sunday, December 24, 2023

Arafat named Pakistan's high-performance coach for New Zealand T20Is

He replaces Simon Helmot, who will leave the team because of personal commitments

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Hardie named stand-in Perth Scorchers skipper

Coach Adam Voges confirms Hardie was preferred over vice-captain Inglis in part because of the "limitations" of a wicketkeeper talking to bowlers under time pressure

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Saturday, December 23, 2023

'I'm really worried' - Waqar questions where Pakistan's pace has gone

The former Pakistan quick is particularly concerned about the form of Shaheen Shah Afridi

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Sams and Zaman give Thunder first win despite Webster's all-round heroics

Webster became the first to hit a half-century and pick up four wickets in a BBL match

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Harris makes most of his opportunity to push case as Warner's replacement

Opener scored a brisk hundred on the second day against Pakistan

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Friday, December 22, 2023

Back at MCG, Carey will look to end year of up-and-down fortunes on a high

Carey isn't focusing on red-ball cricket alone, but opportunities in the Australia white-ball teams might not be too frequent

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Elgar to retire from Tests after India series

Former South Africa captain hopes to finish his Test career in Cape Town, his "favourite stadium in the world"

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

Ashton Turner ruled out of BBL after knee surgery

Defending champions Perth Scorchers will need to find a new captain

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Mitchell Johnson hits out at Cricket Australia for awards invite

The fast bowler was stood down from speaking engagements in Perth following his outspoken column

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ZC suspends Madhevere, Mavuta for breaching anti-doping rules

They tested positive for a banned recreational drug, and will appear for a disciplinary hearing soon

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

South Africa level series despite Fargana 102

Bosch, Wolvaardt and Brits hit half-centuries as the hosts eased their way through a chase of 223

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West Indies include seven uncapped players for Australia Tests

Holder and Mayers have opted out to play T20 franchise cricket while Seales is also unavailable due to a shoulder injury

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Debuts for Richa, Cheatle as Australia bat in only Test against India

Shubha Satheesh fails to recover in time from fractured finger; no place in the Australia side for Darcie Brown

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Sarkar 169 in vain as Nicholls, Young power New Zealand to series win

Bangladesh batter rescued his side from 80 for 4 to help post 291, before the hosts' top five combined to win with ease

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Devine to miss start of Super Smash for 'wellbeing break'

She took the decision along with NZC and Cricket Wellington after a heavy workload over the last year

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Salt calls IPL auction snub 'confusing': 'I expected to be picked up'

He was expected to be in high demand following a successful debut season with Delhi Capitals and his current England form

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Sarfaraz Ahmed could be replaced as Quetta Gladiators captain

Gladiators are hoping to turn their form around after finishing in the bottom two of the PSL in each of the last four seasons

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Monday, December 18, 2023

Pant 'really excited' to sit on IPL auction table for Delhi Capitals

He says the support he has received during recovery has been "crazy", and hopes to be playing again in a "few months' time"

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Pakistan's Fatima Sana joins Canterbury for Super Smash

She enters the competition on the back of a Player-of-the-Series performance in the recently-concluded T20Is against New Zealand

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ILT20 bans Naveen-ul-Haq for breaching agreement with Sharjah Warriors

Naveen will instead take part in the SA20 league, which runs almost concurrently with the ILT20

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Aliya Riaz and Sadia Iqbal rule Super Over to give Pakistan consolation win

Amelia Kerr's impressive all-round show goes in vain, but New Zealand still take the series 2-1

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'Matter of adapting on the run' - Australia ready to embrace the Indian spin challenge

Coach Shelley Nitschke is wary of the unknowns but does not want Australia to look to far ahead of themselves

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Sunday, December 17, 2023

'I was a bit nervous' - Labuschagne comes through bruising Perth battle

Australia's No. 3 took a painful blow on the finger but was cleared of injury and is now looking ahead to Melbourne

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Little misses out as Ireland bowl; Zimbabwe make three changes

The visitors are aiming to seal the series, after having won the second ODI in Harare

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Saturday, December 16, 2023

Williamson returns to New Zealand's T20I squad for series against Bangladesh

Devon Conway continues to be rested to manage his workload following a busy 2023 season

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Friday, December 15, 2023

Deepti and Vastrakar rip through England as India romp to 347-run win

The England batters offered very little fight in their second innings while chasing 479 to win to concede the one-off Test

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India in South Africa - Injured Shami to miss Tests, Chahar unavailable for ODIs

Shreyas Iyer, meanwhile, will leave the ODI squad after the first game to prepare for the Test series

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Finger fracture rules Shubha Satheesh out of rest of England Test

She has just under a week to be fit for the Test against Australia

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Shehzad quits PSL in a huff, points to 'deliberate effort' to deny him a team

Shehzad, who hasn't played in the PSL since 2020, said being a patriot "goes against you" in Pakistan cricket

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Ben Sears added to NZ ODI squad as cover for Kyle Jamieson

Jamieson has a stiff hamstring after returning from the tour of Bangladesh

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Marsh thrills home support to cement Australia's control

Aamer Jamal produced two cracking deliveries but Pakistan were unable to stem the scoring rate

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Fatima Sana to captain Pakistan with Nida Dar injured

Diana Baig is out of action for four weeks after having surgery for her finger injury

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Bavuma and Rabada to miss red-ball prep ahead of India Tests

Kagiso Rabada is still recovering from a heel niggle that had troubled him during the ODI World Cup semi-final

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Cameron Green reveals he manages chronic kidney disease

His father, Gary, said that when Green was born there were concerns over his life expectancy

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Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Thakur and Satheesh Shubha debut as India bat

England played two spinners in Sophie Ecclestone and Charlie Dean, while the hosts went for three spinners in Mumbai

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Masood's Pakistan out to buck history against high-flying Australia

Pakistan pick two debutant quicks for the first Test while the home side will go in with Mitchell Marsh in the XI

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Head named co-vice-captain as Australia look to 'future-proof' leadership stocks

"He's got all the makings of a really strong leader," says Pat Cummins of his new junior deputy

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Tilak points to 'rain and wet outfield' for defeat in Gqeberha

He also credits Shamsi and Markram, the SA spinners, for keeping India quiet - "otherwise, we could have reached 200 or 200-plus"

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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Chahal takes Haryana into semis, TN make short work of Mumbai

Rajasthan's thrashing of Kerala take them to final four, where they will meet Karnataka

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Monday, December 11, 2023

Smith gets back to the grind in search for his best form

He continues to insist there is no end point in sight for his prolific career amid talk of when the team may start to change

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Double blow for Pakistan: Dar struck in the face, Baig has a fractured finger

Dar had to be taken off the field, with Sadaf Shamas approved as her replacement for the game

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'We weren't expecting these kinds of arrangements' - Hafeez critical of Canberra conditions

'That was the slowest pitch a visiting team could ever play on in Australia," Pakistan team director says

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Head rules himself out of being Australia Test opener

Batting at the top is a specialist's job in the longest format says Australia's World Cup winning hero

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Sunday, December 10, 2023

Carey finds 'silver lining' from World Cup snub, assures 'self-belief' still intact

"All I can do is sort of control what I can do and continue to prepare and find ways to get better"

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Sangha unfazed by pitch talk ahead of Canberra BBL game

A storm damaged the surface ahead of the final day of last week's Prime Minister's XI match

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Jay Shah says WPL 2024 to be played in 'one state'

BCCI secretary confirms tournament will begin in "second or third week" of February

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Sajid Khan replaces Abrar Ahmed for Pakistan's first Test against Australia

The PCB hasn't ruled him out of playing in Melbourne or Sydney just yet, but has called up Sajid Khan to bolster the spin stocks

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Renegades clash with Scorchers called off after 6.5 overs due to unsafe pitch

Scorchers had reached 30 for 2 after 6.5 overs when umpires stopped play to inspect the pitch, with the fixture abandoned soon afterwards.

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Saturday, December 9, 2023

Phillips lauds 'incredibly impressive' Santner for taking pressure off

"I let him in on my game plan, about staying leg-side of the ball and using my hands and bats to play the ball. He thought it was a good option for him as well"

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Zampa leaves early mark on BBL but World Cup has 'taken its toll'

The legspinner took 2 for 24 in his first game for Melbourne Renegades

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Friday, December 8, 2023

Former WI batter Joe Solomon dies at 93

Solomon is most remembered for his role in the famous tied Test against Australia at the Gabba in 1960

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Bates and all-round Kerr power NZ to DLS victory

Pakistan, who had already wrapped up the series, were restricted to 137 in their 20 overs

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Somerset sign Will Sutherland for Championship and Blast

Australia A allrounder set to arrive for start of county season and stay through T20 group stage

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Renshaw hundred propels him towards Test contention

The 27-year-old outperformed other contenders for the soon-to-be vacant opener's job, in the tour game against Pakistan

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Maxwell injury adds to Melbourne Stars' woes

The allrounder will miss the match against Perth Scorchers on Wednesday

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'Have to do a lot to stop me' - Alyssa Healy confident of India Test fitness

The wicketkeeper is set to be confirmed as Australia's new captain in the coming days

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Sreesanth alleges that Gambhir called him a 'fixer'

Incident occurred during a Legends League T20 match in Surat

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Rain washes out day two in Mirpur

After 15 wickets fell on day one, the teams were not able to take the field in Mirpur

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Harris and Bancroft audition for Australia's opening spot

They made 53 and 49 respectively in the tour game against Pakistan in Canberra

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Three uncapped players in New Zealand's ODI squad for Bangladesh series

Tom Latham to lead while Kane Williamson has been rested for the three-match series

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WA chief executive Christina Matthews announces resignation after transformative era

She oversaw a huge upturn in the state's fortunes on the field and set in motion the WACA redevelopment

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Masood kickstarts Pakistan's Australia tour with unbeaten century

While the likes of Babar and Sarfaraz got starts against the Prime Minister's XI, Masood was the only one who made his count

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

BBL previews: Maxwell could light up Stars as Scorchers aim for hat-trick

Part two of our BBL previews takes a look at Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder

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Hathurusinghe on Shanto's captaincy: 'He was commanding respect, demanding the standard'

Bangladesh's coach has earmarked the batter as a future full-time captain, and said the BCB would 'make that decision when the right time comes'

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Bangladesh eye first-ever Test series win over New Zealand

With spin set to play a major role in Dhaka, New Zealand may look to bring in Rachin Ravindra or Mitchell Santner

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Monday, December 4, 2023

BBL previews: Short key to Strikers' revival and Renegades' recruitment stands out

Part one of our BBL previews looks at Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades

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Aliya Riaz and Fatima Sana star as Pakistan wrap up historic series win

It was Pakistan's first T20I series win outside Asia and Ireland

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Amazon Prime to broadcast ICC events in Australia

It means for at least four years there will no free-to-air coverage of global events

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Sunday, December 3, 2023

Bavuma, Rabada rested for white-ball games against India, Stubbs gets maiden Test call-up

Wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne has been recalled to the Test team

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Australia field in cloudy Bengaluru; Arshdeep replaces Chahar for India

Nathan Ellis has come in for Chris Green in the only change for Australia

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Amanda-Jade Wellington: 'My heart stopped'

Jemma Barsby's catch off Amanda-Jade Wellington to deny Mikayla Hinkley a match-winning six was the pivotal moment in a thrilling final

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Saturday, December 2, 2023

Johnson lashes out at Warner, asks if he 'warrants a hero's send-off'

Johnson has stated that Warner's desire for a Test farewell on his terms reeks of the same "arrogance and disrespect" as the sandpaper incident in 2018

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Southee admits NZ bowlers 'did not apply pressure long enough'

"There's many things you can look back on and as a side, you're just looking to improve and learn from this"

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Last stop Bengaluru as teams look to end series on a high

With the series in their bag, India might look to rest a few of their players in the final T20I

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Friday, December 1, 2023

WPL 2024 auction: Athapaththu, Dottin among 165 players in the pool

Among the top capped India players listed in the final pool are Veda Krishnamurthy, S Meghana, Meghna Singh and Devika Vaidya

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Taijul's six-for gives Bangladesh first home Test win against New Zealand

He finished with a match haul of 10 wickets as Bangladesh scripted one of their finest Test wins

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'That's embarrassing' - Tim Paine slams uneven SCG pitch

The third day saw 24 wickets fall in little more than two sessions but Nathan Lyon expects the Test strip to be very different

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Labuschagne, Renshaw miss out before stalemate is called

There had been little prospect of a result but Jhye Richardson continued his impressive comeback

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Carey finds form but Victoria hold on for victory after Agar scare

Fergus O'Neill was their hero with a career-best haul of 10 wickets in the match

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Strikers and Heat promise mouthwatering WBBL final amid bid for record crowd

There has been some chirping between the teams in recent seasons, but it will come down to skills on the field

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Green makes Test recall case with classy 96

Hilton Cartwright also struck a fine century as Western Australia earned a first-innings lead

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Tremain, Bird dismantle Tasmania for 68 on SCG pitch that divides opinion

The third day saw 24 wickets tumble as the home side swept to a dramatic win

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Runs flow for Khawaja despite Richardson Test reminder

Queensland, who are bottom of the table, declared late in the day to try and open up the contest

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Owen leads Tasmania fightback after Neil-Smith finishes with seven

Jackson Bird made early inroads for the home side in what remains a very even contest on a helpful pitch

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Mitchell Marsh: 'Past battling, I'm here to enjoy my cricket and have fun'

The allrounder is not worrying about how selection pans out but hopes he and Cameron Green can play Tests together in the future

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Murphy managing new workload challenges at end of a big year

The offspinner has been recovering from a shoulder problem that has lingered since the Ashes

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New South Wales hit back as Neil-Smith takes five

Moises Henriques and Ollie Davies hit half-centuries in tricky batting conditions

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Renshaw negotiates Richardson threat before rain intervenes

Queensland saw through the opening session without loss before the rest of the day was washed out

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Monday, November 27, 2023

No rest during Test season for all-format fast bowlers, says Cummins

"Realistically the word rest and rotated gets thrown around a lot but you never miss a Test if you are fully fit"

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'Green is the ideal fit for us' - RCB director of cricket Mo Bobat

The team management explains the reasons behind getting the Australia allrounder from Mumbai in an all-cash trade

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Bangladesh and New Zealand kick off the new World Test Championship cycle

Sylhet promises batting-friendly conditions as both teams shift focus to the longest format

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Shubman Gill appointed captain of Gujarat Titans

The batter takes over from Hardik Pandya, who was traded to Mumbai Indians

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Sunday, November 26, 2023

Carey and Labuschagne to play Sheffield Shield ahead of Pakistan Tests

Cameron Green is also expected to feature for Western Australia against Queesland

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Zimbabwe in danger of missing T20 World Cup as Uganda make history

Zimbabwe have lost two of their first three games at the Africa Region Qualifier

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IPL 2024 - How the teams stack up after retaining and releasing players

How the ten squads look ahead of the IPL player auction on December 19

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Darren Bravo steps away from cricket 'just for a bit' after ODI squad exclusion

The 34-year-old is "not giving up" hope of a West Indies comeback, but has decided to take a break from the game

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Sydney Thunder left with the long haul in bid for WBBL title

After losing to Sydney Sixers they were straight on a plane to Perth for Tuesday's Eliminator final

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Saturday, November 25, 2023

Chris Read named as new head coach of Thunder

Former Notts and England keeper takes over from Paul Shaw on two-year contract

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Graham Onions heads back to Durham as bowling coach

Former Championship-winning fast bowler returns home after six years with Lancashire

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Weather could force changes in XIs as Australia look to level terms with India

Australia have World Cup winners Head, Maxwell and Zampa waiting in the wings, while India have all-round options in Dube and Washington to pick from

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Rain-hit Melbourne derby goes to Stars as both sides end lacklustre WBBL campaigns

The two Melbourne teams finished in the bottom two positions on the points table

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Friday, November 24, 2023

Penna, Brown step up to secure finals hosting rights for Adelaide Strikers

Scorchers' batting disintegrated even after strong thirties from Sciver-Brunt and Devine

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Brisbane Heat make their sixth WBBL finals in a row

Jonassen's four-for helps them beat Sydney Thunder by 22 runs

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2023 ODI World Cup shatters viewership records

Tournament finishes as the most watched at venues and on TV and digital platforms

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

ECB defends 'Super September' as 2024 County fixtures put season climax in spotlight

More Kookaburra ball trials and extension of hybrid pitches among changes for county season

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Houghton slams 'embarrassingly bad' Zimbabwe loss to Namibia

"It's probably one of the worst games that I have ever been associated with in a Zimbabwean jersey," said the head coach

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Marlon Samuels banned from all cricket for six years for breaching anti-corruption code

He was charged by the ICC in 2021 and was found guilty in August 2023 following a hearing by an independent tribunal

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Bell joins Renegades as an assistant coach for the BBL

Former England batter to work under Renegades head coach David Saker after previous BBL experience as a player at Perth Scorchers and an assistant at Hobart Hurricanes

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'We're still buzzing' - Cummins hails Australia's legacy-defining World Cup show

"Every half an hour or so you kind of remember that you just won a World Cup and get excited all over again"

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Gambhir returns to Kolkata Knight Riders as team mentor

KKR are hoping for a change of fortunes after finishing seventh in both 2022 and 2023

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Athapaththu signs with Northern Brave for Super Smash 2023-24

Athapaththu, one of Sydney Thunder's star performers at the ongoing WBBL, will link up with her new team in late December

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'The system failed again' - Dwayne Bravo on brother Darren's exclusion from WI ODI squad

Lead selector Desmond Haynes indicated Darren had been left out to give opportunities to younger players keeping the 2027 ODI World Cup in mind

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ICC shifts Men's Under 19 World Cup from Sri Lanka to South Africa

The move is a direct consequence of SLC's recent suspension by the global cricket body

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Wolvaardt's one woman show helps Strikers down Thunder

Wolvaart made an unbeaten 70 out of 121 before Strikers' bowlers provided an amazing defence as Thunder fell three runs short

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Monday, November 20, 2023

Pakistan call up Saim Ayub and Khurram Shahzad for Australia Test tour

Mir Hamza and Faheem Ashraf have made comebacks to the squad, which will be led for the first time by Shan Masood

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Chattogram Division earn promotion to Tier 1 of NCL

Hasan Murad celebrated his maiden Test call-up with a nine-wicket haul against Rajshahi Division

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Tasmania stay top after thumping New South Wales by an innings

Lawrence Neil-Smith bagged three wickets while player of the match Brad Hope took two as New South Wales failed to push the game into the fourth day

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Labuschagne: 'It's hard for me not to believe in miracles'

Labuschagne wasn't anywhere near Australia's World Cup squad until two months ago... but fate had something else in store for him

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Pro-Palestine pitch invader breaches security at World Cup final

Incident occurred during India's innings, with the person getting as far as Virat Kohli in the middle

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Boland and Sutherland help Victoria seal dramatic win over Queensland

Queensland were looking to survive for a draw, but Victoria eventually won a pulsating contest

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Centuries from Doran, Webster and Hope flatten New South Wales

Tasmania also made late inroads with the ball leaving them well-placed for a three-day win

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Saturday, November 18, 2023

Heat lose second in a row as Day and Sutherland give Stars rare win

Meg Lanning skipped the game, and with only two games left for Stars, her immediate future in the sport is uncertain

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Late wickets open up contest after Sutherland's half-century

Victoria had earned a handy first-innings lead but Liam Guthrie hit back for Queensland

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Pitch advantage not much of a factor, says Cummins

The World Cup final will be played on the same surface on which India beat Pakistan in the league stage

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All-round Athapaththu and Bates' record keeps Thunder in contention for home grand final

The left-arm spinner produced the most economical spell in WBBL history as the hosts put on a dominant display against the leaders

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Goodwin and Rocchiccioli take WA past South Australia in tense finish

At one stage, South Australia needed two wickets with 33 runs to get, but Goodwin and Rocchiccioli kept their composure to finish the job for their team

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Lizelle Lee supreme as Hurricanes hammer Stars

Lizelle Lee completed three stumpings and made a blistering unbeaten 77 to lead Hobart Hurricanes to an eight-wicket win over Melbourne Stars in Brisbane

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Khawaja falls to Boland late as Victoria put clamps on Queensland

Boland picked up two key wickets including Khawaja leaving Queensland 106 for 5 at stumps after Victoria declared at 300 for 7 on day two

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

ICC board meeting: SLC's suspension, future of ODI cricket among key talking points

The board meeting is set to be held on Tuesday, in Ahmedabad, two days after the 2023 ODI World Cup final

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Harris and Handscomb dig in on tricky MCG pitch

The scoring rate barely touched two an over for most of the day against an depleted Queensland attack

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Mooney 91* helps Perth Scorchers brush aside Sydney Sixers challenge

Perry's all-round efforts were not enough and Sixers perished in the chase after she was run-out

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Jonassen studies Jadeja ahead of India Test challenge

The left-arm spinner is hoping to be part of the side for the Mumbai encounter next month

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New Hurricanes captain Ellis hopes to end BBL trophy drought

The fast bowler re-signed with the franchise earlier this year and replaces Matthew Wade in the skipper's role

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Impressive Strikers bowling attack sets up victory over Thunder

The top four is taking shape ahead of finals with three teams level on 14 points

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

'My body's been through a lot' - Cheatle digs deep and earns Test chance

The left-arm seamer has had multiple shoulder constructions and a cancer scare, but is now back in the Australia set-up after nearly five years

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India-NZ semi-final switched from fresh pitch to used surface

There is no ICC requirement that World Cup knockout matches must be played on unused pitches

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Redmayne, Heath and Jonassen help Heat down Hurricanes

Half-centuries for Georgia Redmayne and Bess Heath and four wickets from Jess Jonassen helped the home side to a comfortable 53-run win over Hobart Hurricanes

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Hardik Pandya not fit to play T20Is against Australia

The majority of the World Cup squad is likely to be rested with fringe players set to get opportunities

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Williamson nullifies league-stage form: 'When you get to finals, things start again'

He is used to his side being underestimated, even after reaching the final of the previous two 50-over World Cups

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India vs NZ: The unstoppable force and the shape-shifting object

Rohit and Co have racked up nine wins in a row while New Zealand have become what they need to be to win

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Healy and Brown named for India tour but no captain is confirmed yet

Meg Lanning's successor to be named closer to the tour while Lauren Cheatle has also been recalled for the Test match having not played for Australia since 2019

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Starc: 'I'll drop off white-ball cricket before I let go of Test cricket'

The left-arm quick is certain he won't be around for the next ODI World Cup, but he won't quit ODIs immediately

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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Virender Sehwag, Diana Edulji and Aravinda de Silva inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Two of them are World Cup winners and one is a trailblazer in women's cricket

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It hasn't been easy being Kusal Mendis

He was already feeling the pressure of captaincy when a stray question about Virat Kohli, and his non-answer to it, blew up social media

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Mahela Jayawardene turns focus on domestic pitches after Sri Lanka's World Cup flop

These pitches, he said, neither allowed their batters to be in top hitting form, nor taught their spinners how to handle conditions that required them to work harder

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Archer ruled out of West Indies tour due to setback in rehab from elbow injury

He experienced pain while training in India as part of England's travelling reserves for the World Cup

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Mott has Key's 'full backing' to continue as England white-ball coach

England's managing director says Mott will be given "an opportunity to try and turn things around" ahead of next year's T20 World Cup

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

Sutherland and Lanning shine as Melbourne Stars take derby

Melbourne Renegades are now in danger of finishing bottom having been promisingly placed for victory

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Rahul Dravid hints that India won't make many changes against Netherlands

India's coach praised the contributions of the middle order, and was also pleased with how the team coped with Hardik Pandya's absence

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Friday, November 10, 2023

Devine leads Scorchers onslaught as Renegades' woes deepen

The visitors raced to a 10-wicket victory with more than eight overs to spare to move second

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English players could miss WBBL final for India trip

Heather Knight, Sydney Thunder's captain, is the most significant of the potential departures

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Gurkeerat Singh Mann retires from international and Indian cricket

The 33-year old Punjab allrounder played three ODIs for India in 2016

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Hannah Darlington takes five as Sydney Thunder return to top of the table

Meg Lanning was among her wickets the day after announcing her international retirement

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Australia chase perfect collective performance, Bangladesh eye Champions Trophy spot

Steven Smith is likely to return after missing the Afghanistan game, whereas Bangladesh will be without Shakib Al Hasan

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Devine century powers Scorchers to pivotal win against Heat

Scorchers captain also takes two wickets with the ball after Mooney chipped in with a fifty

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South Australia claimed three-run epic despite Khawaja century

Queensland had looked in control of the chase but Nathan McSweeney and Jordan Buckingham produced a stunning turnaround

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BCB pulls up Donald for criticising Mathews' timed out dismissal

But the board is unlikely to take any action because this is effectively Donald's last assignment with the Bangladesh team

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Netherlands eye upset over India to keep Champions Trophy hopes alive

"Funnier things have happened" - Teja Nidamanuru optimistic after defeat to England sends the Netherlands bottom

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Queensland fight back after McAndrew's career-best

South Australia earned a lead of 121 but struggle in their second innings to set up a fascinating final day

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Victoria sustain bowling injuries as Tasmania stay top with draw

Tim Ward and Jordan Silk enjoyed some pressure-free time in the middle on the final day

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Tryon the hero in thriller after Sixers help remove the covers

Melbourne Stars needed seven from the last over of the rain-hit clash

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Martin Snedden to step down as NZC chairperson

He will be replaced by Diana Puketapu-Lyndon, who is set to become the first woman in the role

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

South Australia chase result after McSweeney ton against former team-mates

The visitors declared at tea on the second day in a game hit by rain but could only claim one wicket

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Harris makes up for lean start with big hundred as draw looms

The left hander, who is pushing for a Test recall, made 164 but Tasmania claimed a first-innings lead

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Tremain wrecks Western Australia after Davies' maiden century

New South Wales are on the brink of a drought-breaking victory after the defending champions slumped to 34 for 6

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Monday, November 6, 2023

Harris returns to form as Victoria chase Tasmania's 452

Harris made 59 not out to help Victoria to 142 for 1 at stumps after Beau Webster was left stranded on 97 not out as Tasmania posted 452

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'I enjoy watching it' - Gilchrist feels sense of deja vu watching Head cause carnage

Adam Gilchrist sees some similarities to himself in Travis Head's aggressive style and thinks he is an important factor to Australia's title hopes

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Sunday, November 5, 2023

Babar: As long as Fakhar was there, we could have chased 450

"Of all the wickets we've played on this World Cup, this one was the best," Fakhar said

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Wakim century puts Tasmania on top of Victoria

Tasmania's No.3 Charlie Wakim made an unbeaten 148, his second century of the Shield season so far, to put the visitors in a strong position against Victoria

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'I've had no issues' - Green comfortable on the fringe as his never-ending tour of duty continues

Green agrees that he's not in Australia's best side but won't seek a rest after the World Cup as he tries to win back his Test spot in Shield cricket

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Perry's perfect all-round performance crushes Renegades

Perry took a career-best 5 for 22 to bowl Renegades out for 104 before making 44 not out as Sixers chased it down with seven wickets in hand and 27 balls to spare

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Saturday, November 4, 2023

Athapaththu bludgeons Stars to help Thunder go top

Chamari Athapaththu has hit 69 from 40 balls while Hannah Darling took 2 for 13 to help the Sydney Thunder to a big nine-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars

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Friday, November 3, 2023

Pandya ruled out of World Cup, Prasidh replaces him in India squad

The allrounder had suffered an ankle injury while bowling against Bangladesh

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Gulf Giants, Sharjah Warriors to play ILT20 opener on January 19

The 34 games will be played across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, with the final in Dubai on February 17

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Cummins throws weight behind larger squad sizes at World Cups

"It's not like you can poach players from other countries, so I always think as many players as you need, you should be able to pick from"

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

Henry ruled out of World Cup, Jamieson named replacement

The hamstring injury picked up against South Africa has put paid to his tournament

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Hardie sidelined by quad strain but Morris returns while Boland rested

Nathan Lyon will sit out the Marsh Cup game against WA but is expected to feature in the Shield

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PCB chief Zaka Ashraf accused of 'flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions'

Member of his own management committee writes email, copying it to the ministry which has oversight over sports

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Ismail-led Hurricanes get past Stars despite Lanning 50-ball 75

Hurricanes and Stars remain in the bottom half of the points table

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Morgan says England head coach aspirations 'far-fetched'

Former World Cup winning captain backs Buttler and Mott as captain-coach combo to lead England's defence in the T20 World Cup next year

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Mitchell Marsh ruled out of England clash after flying home for family reasons

There has been no timeline placed on Marsh's trip home as yet and no decisions will be made on whether he needs to be replaced in the squad

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Shaheen Shah Afridi ranked No. 1 ODI bowler for the first time

He soars nine spots to move to the top of the table after an impressive start to the ODI World Cup

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Injured Hardik Pandya set to miss group games against Sri Lanka and South Africa

India are unlikely to bring the allrounder back until the final group game against Netherlands on November 12

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Knight, Kapp and Darlington shine as Thunder thump Renegades

Knight made a classy 28-ball half-century before a well-rounded bowling display

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Alex Gidman joins England Women as assistant coach

Former Gloucestershire captain to assist ex-teammate Jon Lewis after leaving Kent

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Jewell's century trumps McDermott amid more than 700 runs

Boundaries flowed in Hobart but Paddy Dooley played a key role with the ball to deny a former Tasmania player

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Monday, October 30, 2023

Australia talking points: Starc, middle-order tempo and allrounders

Plenty is going well for Pat Cummins' team, but an ongoing concern nearly came back to bite them against New Zealand

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Young Sumaiya and Nishita named in Bangladesh's ODI squad against Pakistan

Experienced allrounder Lata Mondal has been left out

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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Cricket Australia eyes-off third umpire for all WBBL games next season

The lack of a TV official in streamed games has been highlighted this season

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Sutherland and Day take centrestage to lift Melbourne Stars to victory

Perth Scorchers had claimed four wickets for nine runs but the home side turned the tables

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Saturday, October 28, 2023

Paris takes 11 in the match as Western Australia surge to victory

Cameron Bancroft took a blinding catch at slip on the final day to cap a fine match

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Handscomb and Sutherland put Victoria on course for big win

Victoria's formidable attack was irresistible late on day three as they tore through a struggling NSW batting order

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Head marks return from broken hand with scintillating century

He struck a 59-ball ton after slotting at the top in a 175-run opening stand with Warner

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Friday, October 27, 2023

Perry and Brown help Sydney Sixers clinch first win of the season

The team successfully defended 164 against Melbourne Renegades to end a three-match losing streak

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Wade to captain Australia in T20I series against India

David Warner, Steven Smith and Travis Head are included but the all-format quicks and allrounders will prepare for the Test summer back home

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Manenti revives South Australia after Paris' comeback five-wicket haul

The left-armer, who played for Australia A early in the season, claimed the first half of the order

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Boland, O'Neill and Perry run through New South Wales to put Victoria in control

The visitors were bowled out for 102 as their batting woes continued before Travis Dean and Peter Handscomb stretched the lead

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Alyssa Healy ruled out of the entire WBBL due to finger injury

Healy had surgery on her right index finger after she was accidentally bitten by her dog. Her availability for the tour of India will be determined after further rehab

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Wes Agar stops Bancroft in his tracks as South Australia claim early edge

Western Australia had been solidly placed on the opening day but lost 7 for 71

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Athapaththu stars again in powerful Sydney Thunder display

The Sri Lankan allrounder made short work of the chase on a cool, blustery day

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Mooney, Darke secure Scorchers' chase after Ainsworth impresses again

Hobart Hurricanes looked destined for a total under 100 before Naomi Stalenberg engineered a fightback

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Injured Hardik Pandya set to miss England clash as well

The allrounder will undergo a fitness test on Thursday before the medical team decides on his return date

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Cornered lions England and Sri Lanka aim for miraculous resurrection

Both teams are near the point of no return, with two points each from four games

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Sydney Sixers lean on history for proof WBBL hope isn't lost

The team are 0-3 early in the season and have lost Alyssa Healy, but there is time to fight back

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Unstoppable Abhishek keeps Punjab on top; Mumbai and Kerala off to perfect start

Ashutosh's record fastest T20 fifty, Ravi Teja's six-wicket haul, Parag's four half-centuries in a row the highlights of the competition so far

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Khawaja rested for second straight Shield game due to workload management

Khawaja to miss Queensland's trip to Hobart after missing the match against Victoria with the 36-year-old resting ahead of a seven-Test summer

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Strikers beat Stars as WBBL technology issue exposed

Melbourne Stars fell victim to the WBBL's lack of umpire technology for selected matches after they were beaten in the final over by Adelaide Strikers

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Babar: 'When we bowl well, we don't bat well; when we bat well, we don't field well'

"Fielding is all about attitude. And I don't see any attitude from the team. You need to put in extra effort and be fit"

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Harmanpreet, Webb and Hayward combine as Renegades thump Strikers

India's captain made 43 not out in a decisive partnership with Webb and took two wickets to dismantle the defending champions for 86

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IPL 2024: Shane Bond named Rajasthan Royals' assistant and fast-bowling coach

Bond, who was with Mumbai for nine seasons, replaces Malinga at Royals

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New South Wales drop Kurtis Patterson after heavy Sheffield Shield loss

The state's winless run in the tournament has now extended to 14 matches but they will have Nathan Lyon against Victoria

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Sunday, October 22, 2023

Dhaka Division make it two in two; Khulna beat Chattogram by one wicket

Rangpur open their account but Barisal remain winless after their nine-run loss to Rajshahi

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Athapaththu and Litchfield star as Thunder take derby against injury-hit Sixers

The Sri Lanka captain followed a half-century with three wickets to leave Sixers with plenty to ponder

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Head 'optimistic' of return against Netherlands but Australia cautious of rushing him in

"Catching has not been an issue so far," says Head, who is yet to go full-tilt on fielding drills

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Healy undergoes hand surgery after accident at home

The extent of Healy's injury is not yet known but she has been ruled out of Sydney Sixers WBBL clash with Sydney Thunder

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Saturday, October 21, 2023

Adelaide Strikers roll Melbourne Stars for 29 in record WBBL rout

The defending champions began in emphatic style after the foundations had been laid by a strong opening stand

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County ins and outs 2023-24

Keep up to date with all the movements around the counties ahead of the 2024 season

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Head will open straightaway once he returns, says Bailey

He could be back as soon as Australia's next game against Netherlands on Wednesday

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Friday, October 20, 2023

Matt Henry among the best, and has got better - the numbers show it

The New Zealand quick is playing his third ODI World Cup, but the understated way he goes about things means he doesn't always get the acclaim

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Teja Nidamanuru hopes World Cup success paves way for more bilaterals and Euro T20 league

"When you do come up against [big teams], you're like, okay, well, we've really got to rise to the occasion"

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Heat leave Renegades in a spin despite Wareham's late onslaught

Sarah Glenn and Charli Knott took seven wickets between after Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne both impressed

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Hardik Pandya ruled out of New Zealand game with ankle injury

He will join the team directly in Lucknow where India play England on October 29

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Hatcher hat-trick and Henriques hundred seal NSW win in Lyon's comeback

South Australia's No. 10 threatened Henry Thornton threatened a late twist but the visitors came out comfortable winners

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Boland joins Durham for 2024

Australia seamer available for newly promoted club until end of July

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WPL 2024: Gujarat Giants release more than half of their squad

Megan Schutt, Shabnim Ismail and Sophia Dunkley among the big overseas players not retained by their respective teams

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Renegades hope 'exceptional' leader Matthews can continue golden year

Alongside Harmanpreet Kaur and Tammy Beaumont their top order shapes as daunting

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Webster, Hope secure draw for Tasmania amid late Western Australia flourish

Haskett, Rocchiccioli and Morris threatened to take the game away on a lifeless WACA pitch but Tasmania hung on

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Warner unhappy with ball-tracking tech, explains outburst following lbw against Sri Lanka

Australia opener was visibly angry as he walked off the field after an unsuccessful review of umpire Joel Wilson's lbw decision

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

McAndrew, McSweeney star as SA belt NSW in Shield

McAndrew's maiden 10-wicket haul and McSweeney's scores of 64 and 100 helped South Australia to a 186-run win

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Monday, October 16, 2023

Returning Lanning coy on availability for India tour

Meg Lanning is feeling confident ahead of her WBBL return but has refused to commit to being available for Australia's tour of India in December

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Lanning 'disappointed' and 'frustrated' at Sciver-Brunt's likely WBBL signing

Melbourne Stars are fuming as Sciver-Brunt is set to sign with Perth Scorchers despite not nominating for the draft where she would have been a Stars retention pick

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McAndrew's five cuts through New South Wales to earn healthy lead

The visitors were left 110 behind but were able to make inroads during the final session

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Sunday, October 15, 2023

Jonassen 'deflated' but determined after Australia axing

The left-arm spinner is excited to lead Brisbane Heat again in the WBBL after losing her place in the Australia side

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Dhaka Division stun defending champions Rangpur; Khulna crush Rajshahi by 400 runs

Dhaka Metropolis beat Sylhet Division by 87 runs, while Chattogram get off to a winning start against Barisal

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Century from Test contender Renshaw puts Queensland in control

The Victoria attack toiled in Mackay but Mitch Perry picked up three wickets

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Head hopeful of joining World Cup squad later this week

The impact of the left-hander's absence has been clear amid Australia's poor start to the tournament

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Almost a must win: World Cup hopes already on the line for Australia and Sri Lanka

Pat Cummins' team has struggled in all facets, while their opponents have leaked runs at an alarming rate and also lost Dasun Shanaka to injury

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Saturday, October 14, 2023

Garth makes a case to be Australia's permanent spearhead

Former Ireland international tamed Hayley Matthews after being surplus to Australia's white-ball requirements for much of the year

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Friday, October 13, 2023

Matthews frustrated by controversial decisions but laments West Indies' batting

West Indies captain was not '100% happy' with the two debatable TV umpire calls but says getting her young batters up to international level is more important

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Australia's rout of West Indies overshadowed by controversial umpiring

Sutherland, Garth and King starred as West Indies were bowled out for 103 but two TV decisions went against them before Australia cruised in the chase

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Gill '99% available' for India vs Pakistan game

Gill arrived in Ahmedabad a day before the rest of the team and trained in the nets on Thursday

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'All streaks are meant to be broken' - Babar turns down the noise about Pakistan's 0-7 run against India

Pakistan captain says playing in front of a huge crowd against a strong Indian line-up is "not pressure" but an opportunity

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IOC accepts recommendation to include T20 cricket in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Next step will be for the IOC to vote at its 'Session', which will take place in Mumbai from October 14 to 16

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

'I've paid my dues' - Bancroft confident the past won't impact Test future

From the contenders to replace David Warner, the Western Australia opener was first to score a century this season

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Asif Afridi returns to Pakistan domestic cricket after one year of ban

PCB's original ban announcement - which sidelined him for two years for anti-corruption code offences - had not mentioned half of it would be suspended

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NZ look to make it 3/3 in Chennai amid their captain's big return

Bangladesh meanwhile will need to change their tactics as they look to recover from their heavy defeat against England

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'Just great to be sitting here now' - Kane Williamson all set to go against Bangladesh

New Zealand's captain outlines his race against the clock to get ready for this World Cup after rupturing his ACL at the IPL in March, and just how glad he is to be back in action

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Pakistan recall Iram Javed for Bangladesh series, Fatima Sana not yet fit to play

Teenagers Shawaal Zulfiqar and Syeda Aroob Shah moved to emerging team probables camp

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Green's big year catches up with him, and there's more to come

The allrounder has now lost his place in the ODI and Test teams in the space of a few months, but he could yet make an impact at the World Cup

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'I've taken a leaf out of Gayle's book' - Rohit after breaking WI opener's record for most sixes

"When I started playing this game, I never thought I would be able to hit sixes like that, let alone that many sixes"

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King and Sutherland star but rain wins the day

The pair snared three wickets each but only 25.3 overs were possible with heavy rain ending the match prematurely

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Khawaja rested from Sheffield Shield under Cricket Australia workload management

The Queensland captain will miss the game against Victoria with an eye on the Test summer which starts in December

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Molineux ruled out of WBBL in blow for Melbourne Renegades

The allrounder is still recovering from the ACL injury sustained last year leaving the club needing a new captain

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

ODI World Cup digest: Rohit ransacks Afghanistan; Australia face test of credentials

India's captain cracks a 63-ball century to help beat Afghanistan while famous World Cup rivals Australia and South Africa prepare for their sixth ODI meeting in five weeks

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Rohit and Bumrah headline fiery India display

Rohit's 131 took him past Sachin Tendulkar for the most hundreds at the World Cup, as India made light work of a chase of 273

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Cummins and ODIs: Not the best relationship, but one he must conquer

The Australia captain has played only 78 ODIs in 12 years, having "found it a hard balance" between Tests and T20Is

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Shubman Gill to rejoin Indian team in Ahmedabad but still doubtful for Pakistan fixture

India opener is recovering from dengue and has missed the first two games of their World Cup campaign

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Williamson 'looking good' for comeback, Southee available for selection against Bangladesh

"Pleased" with Williamson's progress, New Zealand coach Stead says final call will be taken after two more training sessions

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Bangladesh's Plan A(wry) - 'No excuses,' says shaken Taskin

"The plan was not to bowl outside the stumps; the plan was to bowl at the stumps," explains coach Chandika Hathurusinghe

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Afghanistan face up to the ideal they are working towards

India have long been the benchmark ODI side but even they'll know Rashid and Gurbaz, on their day, can trip them up

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Malan slams 140 as England roar back with Bangladesh demolition

England piled up 364 before Topley ripped through Bangladesh's top order to set up a comfortable win

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Shahidi on India's spin challenge: 'We play better spin in the nets sessions'

Afghanistan captain believes his team is "far better" at playing spin than what they showed against Bangladesh

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Maxwell: Australia ready for 'a bit of unknown' from relaid Lucknow surface

The allrounder is pleased to "get the shackles off and run around" following his broken leg last year

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Monday, October 9, 2023

Darcie Brown ruled out of remaining West Indies ODIs with hamstring injury

Allrounder Heather Graham has been called into the squad for the Melbourne games

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Morgan plays down prospects of Jofra Archer featuring at World Cup

Buttler says Archer, a travelling reserve, could be an option in a worst-case scenario

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Theekshana likely to return for Sri Lanka against Pakistan

Sri Lanka hoping to 'take the learnings from each game and move forward' after thrashing against South Africa

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Shubman Gill to miss India's game against Afghanistan as well

The opener is recovering from a bout of dengue and will not travel to Delhi

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Ben Stokes likely to miss England's second World Cup game

Allrounder still nursing a sore hip; England could look to play Reece Topley against Bangladesh

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Kuldeep: Everyone told me to bowl quicker, but no one told me how

Kuldeep Yadav talks about how he revamped his bowling after taking 2 for 42 against Australia in India's opening game of the World Cup

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Jhye Richardson returns with a bang as WA crush Victoria

Behrendorff claimed 3 for 14 and Richardson 2 for 32 as Victoria were bowled out for just 107, with WA chasing it in 23.4 overs to claim a bonus point

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Smith: 'We can learn a bit from this game'

Smith felt like his dismissal was a turning point but believes Australia's batters can adapt to the conditions in the upcoming games

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Sunday, October 8, 2023

Tasmania hold off Fraser-McGurk's record century to take victory

In the end, the visitors' own record - their team total including Jordan Silk's century - was enough on a run-laden day

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Who is new world-record holder Jake Fraser-McGurk?

Find out a bit more about the young batter who has taken over from AB de Villiers

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Saturday, October 7, 2023

Khawaja: Neser is Australia's Woakes

The allrounder's golden run with the bat, combined with his superb bowling, has him banging hard on the door for Test selection

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Ferguson, Southee likely to return; Williamson remains on sidelines for Netherlands clash

Head coach Gary Stead provides updates on the three players who missed New Zealand's opening clash against England

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Shoriful hopes memories of U-19 WC triumph spurs Bangladesh

"We want to finish in the same way. We want to take it match by match, just like we did it three years ago"

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Jake Fraser-McGurk's 29-ball ton breaks AB de Villiers' List A record

South Australia opener smashed 10 fours and 13 sixes to finish with 125 off 38 balls

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Afghanistan's moments of brilliance underpinned by shoddy basics

"You need to be on all the time. Being more consistent in our basics is what's going to look after us going forward in this tournament," says coach Jonathan Trott

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Sandy outfield raises concerns about remaining World Cup matches in Dharamsala

Mujeeb Ur Rahman could have picked up a major injury when his knee seemed to go into the surface when he put in a dive in the outfield

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Cummins: No doubt expecting a big tournament from Maxwell

Australia are relying on him to be their second spinner in the World Cup

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Mehidy, with a little help from Shakib and Shanto, takes Bangladesh past Afghanistan

Afghanistan started well, but collapsed from 83 for 1 to 156 all out to lose the match in the first half itself

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Top-seeded India clinch gold medal after washout

Shahidullah's 49 lifted Afghanistan after an early collapse before rain stopped play in the final

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WA's understudy attack set up innings victory over Victoria

Rocchiccioli and Gannon claim three wickets each as the two-time defending champions won by an innings without their frontline pace attack

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BCCI working on visas for Pakistani fans and journalists, says ICC

There was no Pakistani fan or media presence for their opening game against Netherlands in Hyderabad

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Neser and Peirson centuries help Queensland hold out NSW

Injuries to Hayden Kerr and Jack Edwards left NSW's attack undermanned and out of answers as Queensland fought out a draw in their Sheffield Shield clash

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Friday, October 6, 2023

Rakibul's last-ball four seals bronze medal for Bangladesh in Asian Games

Second-seed Pakistan finish without a medal in Hangzhou

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In warm and humid Delhi, it could be South Africa's batters vs Sri Lanka's spinners

South Africa look like a well-oiled machine, but if the surface in Delhi plays true to tradition, Sri Lanka could make quite a contest out of this

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Scenic Dharamsala offers Bangladesh, Afghanistan chance to grab early points

Bangladesh have to put their off-field issues behind whereas Afghanistan would want to shed their tag of big tournament underperformers

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Fareed, Qais, Zahir take down Pakistan to set up gold-medal match with India

Fareed, Qais and Zahir shared seven wickets between them to bowl Pakistan out for 115

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'Brave' Darcie Brown impresses Australia coach after stopping Hayley Matthews

The quick bowler claimed three wickets to help the home side bounce back from their record loss in Sydney

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Tilak, Gaikwad and spinners fire India into Asian Games final

Sai Kishore and Washington shared five wickets between them as Bangladesh were restricted to 96 - a target chased down inside 10 overs

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Gill down with fever, doubtful for India's World Cup opener against Australia

The team management is hoping it is nothing more than a flu

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Pakistan brace for Netherlands challenge amid form, injury and off-field concerns

An opening Pakistan game at a World Cup is usually a bustling affair, but Friday's contest at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is unlikely to be played to a packed house

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Brown seals series win for Australia despite another Matthews onslaught

The quick took three wickets after Matthews smashed 79 from 40 to put Australia under enormous pressure early

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Stoinis 'touch and go' for Australia's opening game

Coach McDonald says once fit, Stoinis and Green could play together in the XI

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Jack Edwards stars with the bat after six-wicket haul as New South Wales take charge

Queensland had threatened to fight back during the afternoon but Edwards and Hayden Kerr stood in their way

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Webster helps blow South Australia away as Tasmania start in style

The home side were bundled out for 157 as the game rushed to a three-day finish

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Heather Knight named captain of Sydney Thunder for WBBL

It means she will again be working alongside former England coach Lisa Keightley

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Aaron Hardie hits back for Western Australia after Will Pucovski's promising start

Travis Dean's 87 gave Victoria a strong base but the defending champions found their stride despite a weakened attack

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South Australia in trouble despite Jordan Buckingham's seven-wicket haul

Charlie Wakim and Caleb Jewell forged an impressive stand but Tasmania's lower order fell away

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Jack Edwards cuts through Queensland with maiden five-wicket haul

The allrounder claimed the first five batters to fall in the opening first-class game at Cricket Central

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Naib, Qais knock Sri Lanka out to take Afghanistan into semi-final

Nuwan Thushara returned four wickets for Sri Lanka but their batters struggled on the sluggish track

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Matthews expects Australia to adapt in T20 decider, but backs her 360 game

The West Indies captain has been spectacular in the T20 series and has given her side the chance of a famous series win

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Latham banks on New Zealand's adaptability to offset under-preparedness

"We are lucky that we have guys who have played plenty of cricket in these parts of the world," the stand-in captain says

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Timely runs for Green but Carey a concern as World Cup startline nears

Glenn Maxwell's form and fitness shows promising signs for Australia as the real deal approaches

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England onboard Indian sidearm specialist for World Cup prep

Saurabh Ambatkar, who has been part of the support staff at KKR in the IPL, will travel with the team throughout the World Cup

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Jaiswal lights up Hangzhou with 49-ball 100 as India seal semis spot

Rinku's cameo also plays a part as India rack up 202 for 4 before Bishnoi thwarts Nepal's spirited show with a three-wicket haul

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Handscomb keen to shake subcontinent specialist tag

Former Victoria captain primed for a big Shield season while Will Pucovski has been named to return against WA

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Australia insist T20 losses aren't part of rising trend

The home side fed Hayley Matthews' off-side strength and paid the price

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Tammy Beaumont, Harry Brook named PCA Players of the Year

Mahika Gaur and James Rew collect Young Player awards at end-of-season event

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Runs for de Kock, but NZ clinch rain-hit warm-up in Thiruvananthapuram

New Zealand had made 321 for 6 on the back of half-centuries from Devon Conway and Tom Latham

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Hayley Matthews credits leadership role for 'incredible' run of form

West Indies captain says she learned and understood her game "a lot more" from playing franchise and T20 cricket

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Saurabh, Kaverappa put Rest of India ahead on second day

Vasavada scored a patient fifty but Saurashtra are still 96 runs behind with only a wicket in hand

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Matthews 132 shapes world record West Indies chase

Phoebe Litchfield had earlier slammed the joint-fastest fifty in women's T20Is to power Australia to 212, but West Indies overhauled that target with a ball to spare

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Shakib '100% fine', set to play Bangladesh's World Cup opener vs Afghanistan

Shakib had injured his foot while playing football during a training session prior to Bangladesh's first warm-up fixture

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Sunday, October 1, 2023

Sheffield Shield previews: Western Australia eye hat-trick, who can challenge them?

Victoria will hope to go one step further while New South Wales look to revive their fortunes

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Kerr's calm century sees New Zealand through in tense chase

Marizanne Kapp had earlier rescued South Africa from 125 for 5 with a quick 72 but it went in vain

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Sai Sudharsan counters Saurashtra's spinners to give Rest of India opening-day honours

On a first-day Rajkot turner, the Tamil Nadu opener made batting look easy

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

Matthews stands tall but Healy, McGrath power Australia to victory

The West Indies captain was left unbeaten on 99 but there wasn't enough power around her

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Smith and Starc sizzle in damp squib

Key Australia players got a good work out and Netherlands' bowlers showed their quality but rain had final say

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Friday, September 29, 2023

Deitz's message to West Indies: play with freedom and have fun

Captain Hayley Matthews has promised her team will take an aggressive approach

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