Category: Australia Cricket

A player being forced to take a near three-hour Uber ride between grounds has led to county cricket’s trial of an injury substitute rule facing more scrutiny.

Skipper Shubman Gill led the way with 86 off 50 balls as Gujarat Titans beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in the IPL, consigning the three-time champions to a fifth loss in six games this season.

South African Quinton de Kock’s record third century was to no avail as Prabhsimran Singh and skipper Shreyas Iyer hauled Punjab Kings back to the top of the IPL table with a commanding seven-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians on Thursday.

Cricket fans down under will get to see more of the world’s best in action as Bangladesh hosts New Zealand, Pakistan and Australia over the next couple of months.

Virat Kohli was introduced as an impact substitute for the first time in the IPL and his 49 led defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a comprehensive five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday.

England captain Ben Stokes has dismissed suggestions of a collapse in his relationship with coach Brendon McCullum, although not everyone is convinced that is the case.

Australian Cameron Green endured a nightmare outing on Tuesday as Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 32 runs for their second straight IPL win.

Mitchell Starc has a deserved reputation as a strike bowler with a propensity to rattle top-order batters with his ferocity.

A simmering cricket feud boiled over into chaos in the Pakistan Super League, with New Zealand star Daryl Mitchell repeatedly refusing to face controversial spinner Usman Tariq mid-over in a dramatic on-field protest.

Openers Phil Salt and Virat Kohli hit half-centuries to lay the foundations for Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s 18-run win over Mumbai Indians in a high-profile IPL clash on Sunday.

Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi tore the Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowling to shreds as he equalled his own record for the fastest fifty of this season’s IPL, powering unbeaten Rajasthan Royals to a fourth successive victory on Friday.

Youngster Mukul Choudhary played the innings of his life, smashing seven sixes on his way to an unbeaten 54 to haul Lucknow Super Giants to a dramatic, last-ball, three-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL on Thursday (Friday AEST).

England’s Jos Buttler struck form with a fluent 52 to help Gujarat Titans to their first win of the 2026 IPL as they beat Delhi Capitals in a last-ball thriller on Wednesday with David Miller falling just short of guiding his new side home.

Emerging speed demons from the nation’s north and west have earned national contracts for the first time as Australia’s champion cricket side looks to the future following the recent retirement of Alyssa Healy.

Kolkata Knight Riders picked up their first point of the IPL following the first no-result of the 2026 tournament after their match against Punjab Kings was abandoned after just 22 deliveries on Monday.