Category: Cricket

Australia suffered the humiliation of its worst ever T20 loss in a 111-run defeat in the final game of the three match series against Pakistan in Lahore.

Australia’s struggles against spin were exposed again on a horror night in Pakistan, with a potential drama set to erupt after Cameron Green appeared to accuse one of the home side’s bowlers of chucking after he was dismissed.

• Pakistan 198-5; Australia 108 (15.4 overs) | Pakistan win by 90 runs

• Australia lose series with 11 days to go before T20 World Cup begins

World Cup-bound Australia have been given a hiding in Lahore, bamboozled by Pakistan’s spinners as they crumbled to a 90-run defeat and a T20I series capitulation.

Just hours after their squad for the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka was announced, Mitch Marsh’s side, featuring nine World Cup players and looking desperately in need of their absent big guns, simply could not cope with the hosts’ five-pronged spin attack on Saturday.

Ishan Kishan hit his maiden T20 international century and Arshdeep Singh took five wickets as India thrashed New Zealand by 46 runs to seal the series 4-1 on Saturday.

• Fast bowler to miss tournament due to ongoing back injury

• Renshaw handed late call-up despite Smith’s blazing BBL cameo

Star quick Pat Cummins will miss Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign as he continues to recover from a niggling back injury that has haunted him for more than six months.

Sydney Sixers stalwart Ben Dwarshuis has received a late call-up to Australia’s squad, with selectors opting to give up on having Cummins available for the tournament in Sri Lanka and India.

There will be a coaching shake-up for both NSW and the Sydney Sixers, with confirmation on Saturday an “incredibly disappointed” Greg Shipperd has been axed from both roles.

England skipper Harry Brook has admitted he lied about other teammates not being present when he was “clocked” by a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand.

Calls for Australia to parachute champion cricketer Steve Smith into the T20 World Cup squad have grown in volume after the national side’s inexperienced batting line-up was spun out during Thursday’s first T20 against Pakistan in Lahore.

A phone call before Christmas “sparked something” in Australia’s newest captain.

Grace Harris’ 28-ball fifty has powered the Royal Challengers Bengaluru into the Women’s Premier League final, with her destructive knock in Vadodara eliminating former club the UP Warriorz.

South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock thrashed a 43-ball century to power the Proteas towards a convincing seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in Centurion on Friday morning AEDT.

Veteran spinner Adam Zampa says the conditions Australia faced in Pakistan for the T20 World Cup warm-up match would have been “alien” for the younger guys in the squad and that batting will be much easier when they eventually get to India.