Sheffield Shield 2024/25, WA vs VIC 29th Match Match Report, March 15 – 18, 2025

Victoria 197 & 370 for 9 dec (Kellaway 165*, Macdonald 60, Rocchiccioli 3-110) beat Western Australia 186 & 347 (Cartwright 79, Connolly 56, Siddle 4-67, Sutherland 4-79) by 34 runs Finishing his first-class career in style, quick Peter Siddle snuffed out Cooper Connolly’s late heroics and also claimed the final wicket as Victoria ended Western … Read more

NZ vs PAK 2024/25, NZ vs PAK 2nd T20I Match Preview

Big picture: Second chance for Pakistan The focus will remain on Pakistan’s batting as the action moves from Christchurch to Dunedin in the five-match men’s T20I series. Pakistan’s new captain Salman Agha had asked for “high-risk” cricket, but it did not come off in the first T20I on Sunday. Pakistan, in fact, hit a new … Read more

South Africa news – Dercksen earns maiden CSA central contract, Goodall and Tucker omitted

Allrounder Annerie Dercksen, who was named the ICC’s Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year for 2024, has earned her first national contract for South Africa. Dercksen was named on a 15-player list for the 2025-26 season which excludes Lara Goodall and Delmi Tucker from last year’s group. Goodall and Tucker have been on the fringes … Read more

Sheffield Shield 2024/25, SOA vs QLD 28th Match Match Report, March 15 – 18, 2025

Queensland 110 for 5 (McAndrew 3-36) trail South Australia 614 for 7 dec (McInerney 142, Lehmann 130*, Carey 104, Sangha 67) by 504 runs Sheffield Shield leaders South Australia have shattered Queensland’s hopes of making the final, driving home their advantage at Karen Rolton Oval. After centuries to Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey and Jake Lehmann, … Read more

WPL 2025 – DC’s Jonathan Batty bats for his team, says ‘no mental block’ in squad despite third finals loss

It is not often that Jemimah Rodrigues is a far cry from her cheerful self. Alice Capsey and Shafali Verma also seldom shy away from a laugh. But as the Delhi Capitals dragged themselves towards the presentation area, the dejection loomed large. A few hundred fans who were cheering Rodrigues, Shafali, Shikha Pandey and the … Read more

WPL 2025 – final – Harmanpreet Kaur hails Nat Sciver-Brunt and Shabnim Ismail after MI make 150 look ‘like 180’

Harmanpreet Kaur has hailed Mumbai Indians’ fighting spirit after they withstood severe pressure from Delhi Capitals on their way to an eight-run win in the final of WPL 2025. It was MI’s second title in three seasons of the tournament. “The way we played today, we fought till the last ball, even though we didn’t … Read more

WPL 2024/25, DC-W vs MI-W Final Match Preview

Toss Delhi Capitals chose to bowl vs Mumbai Indians The coin landed in Meg Lanning’s favour and Delhi Capitals opted to bowl against the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians in the final of WPL 2025. It was in line with the toss-winning captains opting to chase at the Brabourne Stadium, even though teams have successfully defended … Read more

Sheffield Shield 2024/25, WA vs VIC 29th Match Match Report, March 15 – 18, 2025

Western Australia 10 for 1 (Bancroft 8*, Sutherland 1-2) trail Victoria 197 (Peake 52, Handscomb 48, Rocchiccioli 5-67, Paris 3-37) by 187 runs Oliver Peake demonstrated his credentials as a long-term Test prospect with a fighting half-century in his first-class debut to top-score for Victoria on a tough WACA surface against Western Australia in a … Read more