Category: Australia Cricket

Tushar Deshpande bowled an excellent last over as Rajasthan Royals edged out Gujarat Titans by six runs to win their second successive match of the IPL season on Saturday.

There’s renewed hope among the United Kingdom’s Test hopefuls that County Championship success will translate to national selection following the recent Ashes disaster, which served as a wake-up call for the England team hierarchy.

A beautifully crafted half-century by skipper Shreyas Iyer took Punjab Kings to a second successive victory, by five wickets against Chennai Super Kings, and to the top of the Indian Premier League table on Friday.

Alana King and Phoebe Litchfield starred as Australia capped off their dominant tour of the Caribbean with a commanding nine-wicket win in the third ODI at Warner Park in St Kitts.

Explosive knocks by openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma led Sunrisers Hyderabad to their first win of the IPL season with a 65-run thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.

Delhi Capitals recovered from a top-order collapse as Sameer Rizvi hit an unbeaten half-century to help secure a six-wicket win over the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL on Wednesday.

Kurtis Patterson’s dramatic rise from state discard to Test prospect has continued, receiving the Steve Waugh Medal for New South Wales’ men’s domestic cricketer of the year.

Sam Konstas was among a cohort of cricketers delivered the rudest of April Fools’ Day jokes on Wednesday but Australian selector George Bailey remains confident the New South Welshman has a future at the highest level.

Cricket Australia have confirmed that Test opener Jake Weatherald is in their long term plans as the left-hander was awarded a maiden national contract on Wednesday.

A Tassie dasher yet to set the Test world on fire has been backed to deliver over a rising star once identified as Australia’s next great opener in a season of massive significance, while a western speedster is among those to lose their national contracts.

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• Brendan Doggett earns spot on 21-man list after Ashes Test debut

Australia’s Ashes-winning players have been rewarded with contracts for a bumper 2026-27 cricket season, but there was no room on the 21-man list for Sam Konstas and Glenn Maxwell.

Paceman Brendan Doggett, who made his full international debut against England in November’s opening Ashes Test in Perth, earned his first national contract, while opener Jake Weatherald, who played all five Tests last summer, retained his upgraded contract despite averaging just 22.33 during the series.

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Australian Cooper Connolly made a memorable Indian Premier League debut, holding his nerve as wickets tumbled around him to haul Punjab Kings to a tense three-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans on Tuesday.

Cricket Australia is reportedly poised to confirm a surprise contract call over Test speedster Jhye Richardson, despite being brought back into the international fray less than four months ago.

Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has been hit with a massive AU$105,000 fine for a deleted social media post that appeared to criticise Punjab’s chief minister Maryam Nawaz.

South Australian coach Ryan Harris is willing to go one step further.