Category: Australia Cricket

India routed their bitter rivals Pakistan by 61 runs on Monday morning AEDT to qualify for the next round of the T20 World Cup in a showdown that had been in doubt until a few days ago.

Not even rain could save the day as the Sophie Molineux era as captain got off to a disastrous start after Australia suffered a humbling 21-run loss in a rain-affected match to fierce rivals India in the first T20 match of their multi-format series.

Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland has capped off another impressive 12 months in the national side by winning a second-consecutive Belinda Clark Award.

Tom Banton’s unbeaten 63 led England to a five-wicket T20 World Cup victory over Scotland in Kolkata on Saturday that kept Harry Brook’s side on course for the Super Eights.

Ireland’s stand-in-captain Lorcan Tucker scored a superb unbeaten 94 as they hammered Oman by 96 runs to register their first Group B win at the T20 World Cup.

Matthew Renshaw has leapt to the defence of Australia’s undermanned bowling attack following Friday’s humbling T20 World Cup group-stage loss to Zimbabwe in Colombo.

Leg-sinner Alana King hasn’t given up hope of representing her country at this year’s T20 World Cup despite her “disappointing” omission from Australia’s T20 squad to face India.

Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign is on thin ice after a shock 23-run group stage loss to Zimbabwe on Friday in Colombo.

Spinners Crishan Kalugamage and Ben Manenti helped debutants Italy to a historic first win at the cricket T20 World Cup with a 10-wicket hammering of Nepal on Thursday.

India tuned up for their blockbuster showdown with Pakistan at the T20 World Cup with a 93-run hammering of Namibia at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie tore the heart out of England’s much-vaunted middle order on Wednesday as the West Indies won by 30 runs in their T20 World Cup clash in Mumbai.

Australia will be hunting revenge during the upcoming multi-format series against World Cup champions India, which doubles as a farewell tour to captain Alyssa Healy.

• Captain sidelined out by testicular injury in the nets

• Champion batter rushed to Sri Lanka as squad cover

Steve Smith has answered a last-minute SOS and could make a shock appearance at the T20 World Cup following a testicular injury to skipper Mitch Marsh.

Marsh has been ruled out of Australia’s T20 World Cup opener against Ireland in Colombo after sustaining a direct hit to the box at training earlier this week.

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South Africa won, then lost, then lost again before ultimately winning of the most ridiculous T20 World Cup matches ever in a second super over against Afghanistan in Ahmedabad.

A crucial hand by Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Ellis’ man of the match display kicked off Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign with a crushing 67-run victory against Ireland in Colombo.