The unusual run out of Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha during Friday’s second ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka has ignited a spirit of cricket debate, with Tigers captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz accused of poor sportsmanship.
‘Line in the sand’ moment that ignited forgotten Test star’s dramatic 18-month rise
Kurtis Patterson is playing the best cricket of his life at the moment, with his title-winning purple patch coinciding with Marnus Labuschagne’s worrying red-ball slump.
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Continue reading...‘Absolute disgrace’: Cruel irony behind trophy celebration as threat of ‘messy’ exit looms
Greg Shipperd has finished his tenure as New South Wales coach with a trophy in his hands, winning a One-Day Cup title less than six weeks after being stood down from the role.
Snubbed Aussie’s payday as uncapped 21yo pockets $735k after five-team bidding war
Matthew Short was the only Australian purchased at Thursday’s auction for the Men’s Hundred as uncapped spinner James Coles pocketed an eye-watering sum following a bidding war.
Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed defies talk of ‘shadow ban’ with Sunrisers deal in Hundred
Leg-spinner signed by Indian-owned team for £190,000
James Coles is most expensive player sold on the day
Abrar Ahmed has become the first Pakistani player to be signed by one of the four Indian-owned Hundred teams, after he was bought by Sunrisers Leeds for £190,000 in the inaugural men’s player auction.
The signing was a badly needed relief for the England and Wales Cricket Board, which was recently forced to deny publicly reports that the four sides would operate a “shadow ban” on picking players from Pakistan. The Sunrisers are owned by the Sun media group, which runs the Indian Premier League franchise in Hyderabad and South Africa’s Sunrisers Eastern Cape. They had to fight hard for him after being drawn into a bidding war with the Trent Rockets.
Continue reading...Aussie gun cashes in on bidding war with $400k payday as spending skyrockets in new auction
Australia’s gun wicketkeeper batter Beth Mooney was the most sought after commodity at the inaugural auction for English cricket’s women’s Hundred on Wednesday, receiving a £210,000 ($394,054) payday.
In-form star’s summer capped off by thrilling One-Day Cup final as NSW wins… by 12 minutes
New South Wales has the weather gods to thank after Kurtis Patterson’s half-century led them to the One-Day Cup crown in Hobart.
‘Go get ‘em’: Former Test spinner lands top coaching role
The race to coach one of Australia’s most successful domestic sides has been won by former Test spinner Beau Casson.
Aussie champion goes missing for One-Day Cup final after ‘very unselfish’ call
Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa will not play New South Wales’ One-Day Cup final against the Tasmania in Hobart after making the “very unselfish” decision to step aside for his heir apparent.
‘Beginning of a new era’: Healy successor earns maiden Aussie call-up for Windies tour
New South Wales’ Tahlia Wilson has earned her maiden national call-up, chosen as Australia’s reserve wicketkeeper for the upcoming white-ball tour of the West Indies.
Back from the brink: Shield dream still alive after stunning twist as finals race broken down
Queensland’s Sheffield Shield dream is still alive after Brisbane’s miserable weather helped the Bulls salvage an undeserving draw in their low-scoring contest against Western Australia at Allan Border Field.
India exorcise ghosts of 2023 as Bumrah leads reigning champs to historic T20 title
India won a record third T20 World Cup title and became the first team to defend their crown with a 96-run thumping of New Zealand in a lop-sided final on Sunday.
India retain T20 World Cup with 96-run final win over New Zealand – as it happened
Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah starred as an irresistible India crushed New Zealand to retain the T20 World Cup
3rd over: India 27-0 (Samson 14, Abhishek 12) Matt Henry is replaced by Jacob Duffy after only one over. The gamble doesn’t pay off, with Duffy’s first over costing 15.
Abhishek larruped two fours over the top before hitting another big shot just short of Phillips at deep square leg. Samson finished the over with an imperious drive over mid-off for four.
Continue reading...‘Irreplaceable’: Legend’s career ends in style, special scenes as Aussies rout rival
Selfless Alyssa Healy had no intention of opening the batting for Australia on her final day of international cricket, saying her “time in the sun” was over after leading her team to a 10-wicket Test match thrashing of India in Perth.