The World Cup has edged that bit closer with another T20 series in the books — one which Australia lost 2-1 after India came from behind to win with just one ball remaining.
Aussie X-factor’s ominous warning as Maxwell disaster leaves big WC question: Series Player Ratings
Australia has gone down 2-1 in its three-match T20 series against India after a final-over thriller in Hyderabad on Monday morning (AEST).
Kohli and Yadav steer India to T20 series win over Australia
- India 187-4 beat Australia 186-7 by six wickets
- Home side clinch series 2-1 thanks to Hyderabad victory
Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav scored sublime half-centuries to give India a six-wicket win and series victory over Australia in the third and final T20I in Hyderabad.
Quickfire innings from the opener Cameron Green (52 off 21 balls) and Tim David (54 off 27) set up a score of 186 for seven for Australia on Sunday after they lost the toss.
Continue reading...Aussie T20 heartbreak as India strike knockout blow with one ball left
India won the third and deciding Twenty20 against Australia with one ball remaining despite dazzling displays from Cameron Green and Tim David on Monday (AEST).
‘We need your voice to join us’: Ash Gardner’s strong call for change on Australia Day date
Newly minted Commonwealth Games gold medallist Ash Gardner is proud to represent Australia and equally proud to represent her mob but says Australia Day should not be on January 26 - and has a unifying message on why.
‘I’m dumbfounded’: Poms ‘seething’ as ‘ridiculous’ move leaves ‘sour taste’
The Mankad debate has exploded once more with arguably the most controversial one the game has seen.
‘Absolutely pathetic’: All-time cricket furore as ‘shameful’ act leaves star in tears
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur insisted her side had committed no “crime” after sealing victory over England at Lord’s on Saturday with a run-out at the non-striker’s end.
India beat Australia by six wickets in rain-hit contest to level T20 series
- Second T20i: India (92-4) beat Australia (90-5) by 6wkts
- Rain in Nagpur reduces game to eight overs per side
Rohit Sharma starred as India levelled the three-match T20 international series against Australia with a six-wicket win in a match reduced to eight overs a side.
India won the toss and put Australia into bat in Nagpur after a wet outfield delayed the start by two-and-a-half hours. Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, with 43 not out off 20 balls, and the captain Aaron Finch (31 off 15) scored freely as Australia made 5-90.
Continue reading...Aussie cricket ‘joke’ slammed as bizarre finish a ‘sad indictment’ of the game
Fox Cricket’s commentators have been left stunned after Victoria snatched victory with a final ball six over NSW before umpires called the game off due to bad light.
Class Finch act after freak’s stunner as skipper finally fires… but Aussies suffer T20 blow
Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten 20-ball 46 helped India seal a six-wicket victory over visitors Australia in the second T20, which was cut to eight overs a-side on Friday.
‘Best in the world’: England stunned by Pakistan duo in record-breaking ‘exhibition’
Openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put on an unbeaten 203-run partnership as Pakistan claimed a remarkable 10-wicket victory over England in the second T20 international in Karachi.
Snubbed Aussie golden boy could flip WC script on its head as fresh Finch threat emerges
Within the space of just 30 deliveries on Tuesday night, Cameron Green put the same question on everyone’s lips.
Ashes 2023 series to be squeezed in to six weeks to make way for the Hundred
- Men’s and women’s series to start in mid-June until late July
- Heather Knight ‘so happy’ Trent Bridge will host five-day Test
English cricket’s bid to regain both the men’s and women’s Ashes from Australia will play out over a compressed six-week period next summer as the decks are cleared for the Hundred to take centre stage in August.
The 2023 international summer schedule was confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Wednesday, with the five-Test men’s Ashes starting at Edgbaston on 16 June and concluding at the Oval on 31 July. The multi-format women’s series will also start with a rare five-day women’s Test at Trent Bridge from 22 June.
Continue reading...‘No bigger challenge’: Aussies gear up for brutal tour as 2023 Ashes schedules confirmed
The 2023 Ashes schedule for the Australian men’s and women’s teams have been locked in as both sides look to bring the urns back home once again.
Test icon’s contract ‘mutually terminated’ as 14-year force comes to sad end
Cricket Victoria and James Pattinson have parted ways after 14 years, with the former Test star taking an extended break from the game.