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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