New South Wales 215 (Learoyd 80, Parsons 3-29, Hamilton 3-57) beat Queensland 194 (Redmayne 97) by 21 runs New South Wales snared their 21st WNCL title after defeating Queensland by 21 runs, and it was largely thanks to a freakish run-out. Anika Learoyd cracked 80 off 110 balls and Claire Moore chipped in with 33 … Read more
Vidarbha 379 (Malewar 153, Nair 86, Nidheesh 3-61) and 375 for 9 dec (Nair 135, Malewar 73, Sarwate 4-96) drew with Kerala 342 (Baby 98, Sarwate 79, Nalkande 3-52) Vidarbha put the ghosts of 2023-24 to bed in the most emphatic manner possible – snatching a thrilling battle for the first-innings lead in style – … Read more
There are few positives from what has been, even by England’s recent ODI standards, a disastrous Champions Trophy campaign. But according to Brendon McCullum, there were glimmers amidst the darkness. The one that shone brightest was the performance, as well as the fitness, of fast bowler Jofra Archer. He bowled his allotted quota in each … Read more
On Saturday, South Africa hammered England to progress into the semi-finals. In their two group stage matches (one was rained off), South Africa bowled England out for 179 and Afghanistan for 208 – the two lowest totals in completed innings in this edition of the Champions Trophy. “I think one good thing about South Africa … Read more
South Australia’s triumphant cricketers are setting their sights on an historic double. After soaking up their success in winning the one-day title, Nathan McSweeney’s team now want a long-elusive Sheffield Shield. McSweeney led SA to its first one-day title in 13 years with a comprehensive 64-run defeat of Victoria at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night. … Read more
So far in the Champions Trophy New Zealand are doing all their usual things well – fielding nicely, finding top-order runs, finishing strong. But they also have the bowling resources to adapt to Dubai’s surfaces, allrounder Glenn Phillips has said. The final group match of the tournament is not a live match exactly. New Zealand … Read more
Heinrich Klaasen has revealed that he wants to prove he is “the best in the world”, after his 64 off 56 balls helped South Africa cruise to a seven-wicket win over England on Saturday, confirming their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. Klaasen missed South Africa’s first match of the tournament with an … Read more
South Africa 181 for 3 (Van der Dussen 72, Klaasen 64, Archer 2-55) beat England 179 (Root 37, Archer 25, Mulder 3-25, Jansen 3-39) by seven wickets South Africa confirmed their spots in the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a commanding victory over a hapless England, who ended the tournament winless, captain-less and on a seven-match … Read more
Big picture: Kohli joins 300 club Scroll down to the form guide section. Actually, no need, because, spoiler warning, both teams have WWWWW next to them going into this match. These are two exceptional ODI outfits in potentially title-winning form, deep and balanced thanks to the allrounders they possess. They’re particularly well-suited to conditions at … Read more
Toss Delhi Capitals chose to bowl vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final game of the Bengaluru leg of WPL 2025. If DC win tonight, they will confirm their place in the playoffs. DC handed a debut cap to … Read more
Vidarbha 379 and 249 for 4 (Nair 132*, Malewar 73) lead Kerala 342 (Baby 98, Sarwate 79, Nalkande 3-52, Rekhade 3-65, Dubey 3-88) by 286 runs If fate had played out differently two seasons ago, Karun Nair would have been playing for Kerala after he first dialled them when he was dumped unceremoniously by Karnataka. … Read more
South Australia 268 for 7 (Nielsen 68, Lehmann 67, Scott 54*, Siddle 3-40, Sutherland 3-67) beat Victoria 204 (Sutherland 50, Thornton 4-27, McAndrew 3-47) by 64 runs Nathan McSweeney’s game-changing cameo with the ball helped South Australia defeat Victoria by 64 runs to collect the state’s first one-day cricket title in 13 years. Victoria were … Read more
The scheduling of the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy in two different countries has meant both teams who qualify from Group B – most likely Australia and South Africa – will travel to the UAE on Saturday. An ICC official said the decision had been taken to allow the side that plays the semi-final in … Read more
Dale Steyn backed Afghanistan to win an ICC tournament within the next decade. To do so, he suggested that they inject patience into their individual and collective games. Afghanistan beat England in a thriller in Lahore but couldn’t make the knockouts of the Champions Trophy 2025. They lost their first match to South Africa and … Read more
New South Wales veteran Sarah Coyte makes no secret of the fact a grand-final win on Sunday over Queensland would mean more than her first six WNCL titles with the state. “Just for the sheer fact that NSW have spent the last four or five years rebuilding,” Coyte told AAP. Coyte, at age 33, is … Read more
Australia are likely to have to alter their top order for the Champions Trophy semi-final after Matthew Short picked up a quad injury against Afghanistan which is expected to rule him out. Short suffered the injury late in Afghanistan’s innings and though he did open the batting alongside Travis Head, laboured between the wickets and … Read more
Rekhade to Apple Tom, no run And that could be that! The finger goes up immediately as Tom misses this. Eden Apple thinks over it and reviews. Full on off, and this goes on with the angle, with Eden Apple playing for the turn. Raps him just below the front knee roll. Could this be … Read more
Ten long years ago, almost to the day, England’s cricketers suffered a humiliation greater even than their Champions Trophy exit at the hands of Afghanistan. It was meted out by none other than New Zealand’s then-captain, now England coach, Brendon McCullum, and it would soon prove to be the most consequential defeat in their white-ball … Read more
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has highlighted the need to keep the bowlers fresh with only two days’ gap between the team’s last group match and the semi-final. India – who are assured of a semi-final spot – will not compromise on their balance, he said, as they also want to top the group, … Read more
Warwickshire have raided English football’s Premier League to fill their vacant performance director position. James Thomas, who is currently director of performance services at Manchester City, will make the move into cricket in June, succeeding Gavin Larsen in the role at Edgbaston. Thomas, who played rugby union professionally, was previously performance director at British Gymnastics … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Delhi Capitals (DC)M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 7.30pm IST A big win against Mumbai Indians (MI) was just what DC needed to shake off any tiredness going into the next game. They will be facing a bruised RCB less than 24 hours after their match against MI, but will have a … Read more
Big picture: All eyes on Buttler What could have been a quarter-final is all but a dead rubber as Group B closes out with the meeting of two heavyweights. England are already out of semi-final contention, and will soon have to go down a spiral of introspection over their poor ODI showings, starting with the … Read more
Match abandoned due to rain Afghanistan 273 (Atal 85, Omarzai 67, Dwarshuis 3-47, Zampa 2-48, Johnson 2-49) vs Australia 109 for 1 (Head 59*, Omarzai 1-43) Befitting the latest chapter in this budding rivalry, there were wicked swings of momentum while a hobbled Australia batter at the crease evoked the wildest match in the short … Read more
Sat alongside his departing captain Jos Buttler, perhaps it was telling the first emotion England coach Brendon McCullum voiced was sadness rather than pride. As Buttler announced he was quitting as England’s white-ball captain, expressing his own disappointment at the way events had panned out, McCullum’s initial reaction was to offer sympathy for Buttler and … Read more
Toss Delhi Capitals chose to bowl vs Mumbai Indians Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Meg Lanning won the toss and opted to bowl against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Bengaluru. So far, chasing teams in WPL 2025 have an 11-1 winning record, which was the reason behind Lanning’s decision. Both teams fielded an unchanged XI. DC are … Read more
Jos Buttler has resigned as England’s white-ball captain after their group-stage exit at the Champions Trophy, announcing on Friday that he will lead the side for the final time against South Africa in Karachi. “I’m going to stand down as England captain,” Buttler said. “It’s the right decision for me and the right decision for … Read more
Noor had not been attempting a run – he had drifted out of his crease to meet batting partner Azmatullah Omarzai mid-pitch, mistakenly believing that the ball was dead. The ball is live until the umpire calls “over”, however, and umpire Alex Wharf had not yet called. Replays showed Noor to be well out of … Read more
Stumps Kerala 342 (Baby 98, Sarwate 79, Nalkande 3-52, Rekhade 3-65, Dubey 3-88) trail Vidarbha 379 (Malewar 153, Nair 86, Nidheesh 3-61, Apple Tom 3-102) by 37 runs A thrilling third day’s play of the Ranji Trophy final took a potentially decisive turn late in the third session, when Sachin Baby, who was a symbol … Read more
Paterson, 35, took five-wicket hauls in both of the Tests he played in South Africa’s home summer, against Sri Lanka in Gqerbha, and against Pakistan at Centurion. He has signed a contract which covers Middlesex’s first seven Championship fixtures – including four games at Lord’s, where South Africa will face Australia in the WTC final. … Read more
The tenth season of the six-team Pakistan Super League (PSL) will begin on April 11 with a fixture between defending champions Islamabad United and two-time champions Lahore Qalandars in Rawalpindi. The matches – 34 in total – will be played across Rawalpindi, Karachi, Multan and Lahore, with the playoffs slotted for Rawalpindi (May 13) and … Read more