Category: Australia Cricket

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.

New South Wales cricket’s failure to retain talent has once again been thrust into the spotlight after South Australia successfully defended its Sheffield Shield title to become back-to-back champions.

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi lived up to the hype with a 17-ball 52 as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in their opening IPL match on Tuesday morning AEDT.

Chris Rogers says Cricket Australia should “absolutely” invest in the Decision Review System for the Sheffield Shield in the future.

Openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton hit blistering half-centuries to lead Mumbai Indians to a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders as they opened their IPL campaign in style on Sunday.

Lahore Qalandars batter Fakhar Zaman has been charged for ball-tampering during Sunday’s Pakistan Super League match against the Karachi Kings at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.

South Australia has pulled off a massive heist in the Sheffield Shield final, defending their title after a 56-run comeback win over Victoria at Junction Oval.

Test gloveman Alex Carey’s century has left the Sheffield Shield final on a knife’s edge as Victoria head into the final day at the Junction Oval needing 94 runs for the title with five wickets in hand.

Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 69 as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in the IPL season opener on Saturday, after a tribute in memory of the 11 fans who died in a stampede last year.

From despair to jubilation.

The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League gets underway this weekend, with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru hosting the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday morning at 1am AEDT.

The Chennai Super Kings have signed Australian quick Spencer Johnson as a replacement player for Nathan Ellis, who has been ruled out of this year’s Indian Premier League due to injury.