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On Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium India secured a 44-run victory over New Zealand which pushed them to the top of Group A in the Champions Trophy despite the match producing low scores. New Zealand chose to bowl first and Matt Henry delivered a standout performance with 5 wickets for 42 runs as New Zealand restricted India to 249-9 through excellent bowling complemented by their usual precise fielding. Despite valuable contributions from Shreyas Iyer (79), Axar Patel (42), and Hardik Pandya

Having departed from the squad, the Australia custodian fast bowler Mitchell Starc is the latest player to miss the ODI Champions Trophy due to personal concerns. The team will now head to the tournament with three frontline quicks missing for the ODI competition in Pakistan and the UAE. Starc’s withdrawal follows the exit of two pace stalwarts Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood who were sidelined with different injuries. With Starc’s withdrawal global champions Australia will now be relying on a mix of fringe

Usman Khawaja achieved his first double century for Australia while debutant Josh Inglis scored a hundred against Sri Lanka enabling the team to reach a massive 654 for six before declaring their first innings on the second day of the opening Test match on Thursday.  Australia achieved their highest test score in Asia through Usman Khawaja's marathon 232 and his century-plus partnerships with Steve Smith and Inglis.  At the Galle International Stadium stand-in skipper Smith scored 141 runs while Inglis hit 102 runs

The stand-in captain Steve Smith announced that Travis Head will take on the role of Usman Khawaja's opening partner during the first Test match against Sri Lanka at Galle on Wednesday.  According to Smith Sam Konstas who showed strong performance as an opener in his series debut against India may play in the middle order now that Head has been promoted.  Smith recognized Head's effective performance against spin during the 2023 Australian tour of India as potentially beneficial for the upcoming two-Test series

If fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah hadn’t appeared in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, says former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, India would have gotten 5-0 series loss instead of 3-1 home loss to Australia.  During 45 days of riveting cricket, Bumrah was among the players who dominated the battle against the WTC winners and haunted Australian legends in the five matches.  Bumrah was the series’ best bowler and put his name on the history books with record after record after record.  He threw in the towel with

After Australia’s 184 run victory against India during the 4th Test, Pat Cummins in an interview said this game was one of the best he had ever played for his country.  While Indian batting collapsed in the last session, an entertaining day 5 antagonized by the home crowds International Western Sydney being a key figure witnessing the game.  Thanks to Cummins who was awarded man of the match for picking 3 wickets allowing the Australians to dismiss their opposition for 155 runs in

Australia were dismissed for 474 in the first innings post-lunch on day two of the fourth test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.  Australia captain Pat Cummins threw the coin and took the bat first.  Steve Smith (140) was back as India's oppressor in chief with an 11th century for the nation on Friday.  The tailender was also a run-scorer for Australia captain Pat Cummins who had fallen for 49 as he and Smith took an 112-run partnership after the teams resumed

Australia frustrated as India avoid follow-on in Gabba Test. Indians pulled off a brave comeback on day four of the third Test in Brisbane, thanks to an unexpected 10-wicket stand from Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep. They annoy Australia’s spinners, and India did away with the follow-on, retaining their hope in the tight series.  India, being put on the back foot by Australia’s first-innings 445, stood at 213-9. There was little left to bat at and it appeared there would be a follow-on.

Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head are demerit points for bust-up in second Test match between India and Australia and the Indian fast bowler is also penalised with a fine of 20% of his match fee, the International Cricket Council said Monday.  They were thrown together after Siraj took Australia opener Head for two in the pink ball Test at Adelaide which Australia defeated Australia by 10 wickets to tie the five-match series 1-1 at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.  "Siraj has been fined 20%

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has taken two spells in the full force at Adelaide Oval on Monday and he expects to know within 24 hours whether he will be available for the third Test against India in Brisbane.  Hazlewood did not play in the 10-wicket defeat to India at Adelaide on Sunday, as the latest of a string of side strains have cost him his career.  "It’s going to be how I come in the 24 hours after it, really," Hazlewood told

Adelaide: A well-managed Australian bowling attack kept India in the dust on day one of the pink-ball Test, where they were ranked at 175/8 as of this writing.  An egged-on Nitish Kumar Reddy who is 42 unbeaten and on his way to an exhausting 50, stands in stead of a nervous Jasprit Bumrah at the crease.  India who batted first got at 82-4 in the first session and fell by two wickets quickly in the second session. Captain Rohit Sharma scored just three

Australia mission improbable: crack Jasprit Bumrah genius in 10 days. Perth is not a place where the hosts want to suffer another repeat of the second Test when India’s supreme fast bowler annihilated the top order. Test cricket is reserved for the strong-willed and a sport that’s personified by its harshness. It is, if possible, even worse than it sounds. It seeks out the fire in the internal and, with remarkable artistry and precision, finds the weakest point and drives in the nail

Jasprit Bumrah fresh mindset inspires India to thrash Australia. The substitute captain's leadership took a central position on this occasion as the visitors made sure to bounce back from their defeat to New Zealand with a comprehensive victory wrapped up in as little as four days.  India suppressed what was an awful first innings performance on Monday to book an emphatic 295 run victory against Australia in the first test of the series at the Perth Stadium and put to rest any speculations

Marcus Stoinis smashed an unbeaten 61 runs off merely 27 balls as Australia easily overpowered Pakistan by 7 wickets in the third T20 International and completed the series with a score of 3-0 on Monday. As Stoinis reached the run cut off of 118 runs required with five overs remaining at 8.4 overs to spare Bellerive Oval, five sixes and an equal number of fours marked the explosive performance by Stoinis in the background of Australia chasing the target.  In reply, Pakistan started

South Africa's dream of lifting the Women’s T20 World Cup in Dubai has not been extinguished yet, after they defeated Australian defending champions by 8 wickets. The match was played on Thursday. Bosch remained unbeaten on 74 runs thus making her the player of the match. With 16 balls left in the innings, South Africa achieved the required target comfortably due to Bosch's 48 ball innings where she scored eight fours and a six out of a total of 135. Bosch's performance got

Australia defended a moderate total of 151 and reduced the Indians to 142 runs in a complexion changing contest: who by this occasion had batted seven. Chasing victory, defending champions took four wickets in the final over to complete the task. Australian national Tahlia McGrath, making her first appearance in the tournament, took over captaincy from the injured Alyssa Healy and helped the team reach T20 World Cup semifinals also delivering a nasty blow to formidable India. McGrath, taking over because of skipper

Before this, Australia ladies won six out of seven tournaments and finished first in group A while the New Zealand team slumped to the third position. Australia swept to a seventh title in the Women’s T20 World Cup and progress to their super six stage with a huge 60-run victory over New Zealand in a group A match in Sharjah today. Making the highest score in the tournament, they reached 148-8 after 20 overs thanks to Beth Mooney’s 40 in Australia’s innings while

Australia went on to meet the challenge, making 317 runs for the loss of only three wickets with six overs to spare. They impressed with the ball as well as they bowled out England for 315 in 49.4 overs. The game emphasized Australia’s superiority over the other teams as well as their ability to pursue tough targets. In a match against England at Trent Bridge for the head of the one-day series Head struck an impressive 154 not out and Marnus Labuschagne chipping

Short missed the Scotland series for the birth of his first child but was pleased to be able to come in and play against England. Davey Warner after this horrible series for the Scotland's sevens team, Matt Short has taken the challenge in the competition to snatch the slot of David Warner’s opening batsman in the ODI and T-20 formats in the Australian team. In the match against England, Short rushed for 41 runs off 26 balls, having and opening stand with Travis

In a dramatic conclusion to the men's four rowing event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Australian team narrowly missed out on the gold medal, falling short by mere millimeters after an agonizing wait for the photo finish. The Australian men's four crew, entered the final as strong contenders. Their performance throughout the competition had been impressive, showcasing a blend of speed, technique, and teamwork that had earned them a spot in the final race. With high hopes pinned on them, the crew