Aussies deliver on day one for first innings lead
AUSTRALIA has snatched a first innings lead on day one of the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test, after second-gamer Matt Kuhnemann spun India into a web. Having won the toss and elected to bat in Indore, five of the hosts’ batters were removed by the Queensland tweaker and all 10 wickets fell to spin in a […]
Preview | 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy – Third Test
INDIA heads into the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test with a 2-0 series lead over Australia, having proven thoroughly difficult to best in home conditions. As the tourists mull a bunch of selection possibilities amid two key availabilities, the Indore Test promises to deliver some quality cricket. Find out all you need to know before play […]
Australian capitulation dashes hopes of reclaiming Border-Gavaskar Trophy
AUSTRALIA has capitulated at the crease on day three of its second Test match in India, squandering a golden opportunity to level the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. The tourists went from claiming a first innings lead, to losing 8-28 in 74 balls before lunch on the very next day, setting India a measly target of 115 […]
Aussies breeze to T20 victory, take out U19 Ashes
AUSTRALIA has taken out the 2023 Under 19 Ashes series after claiming a 10-wicket T20 win over England yesterday. Openers Harry Dixon (84 off 56) and Liam Blackford (72 off 49) steered a straightforward chase for the hosts at Ian Healy Oval, hunting down England’s respectable 8-158 with 17 balls to spare. The Victorian pair […]
England hits back as U19 Ashes goes down to the wire
ENGLAND remains a chance of levelling the 2023 Under 19 Ashes series, after taking out the final 50-over international in Brisbane on Friday. The tourists snapped a three-game losing streak in the multi-format series, defeating Australia by 41 runs to take a 2-3 deficit into Sunday’s decisive T20. After a crushingly close defeat just two […]
Preview | 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy – Second Test
AUSTRALIA will be eager to produce a significant response ahead of the second test against India, which kicks off on Friday afternoon. The host nation delivered a masterful performance in the opening match, completely dismantling the Australian batting lineup before going to work at the crease in a dominant showing in all facets of the […]
Balkin holds nerve as Aussie U19s snatch Ashes victory
AUSTRALIA has held on by the barest of margins to break English hearts in a thrilling Under 19 Ashes victory at Allan Border Field. The hosts chased down a modest total of 154 with 41 balls to spare, though the loss of nine wickets made for a thrilling finish in Brisbane. Thomas Balkin proved the […]
Dixon dominates to give Aussies U19 Ashes ascendancy
A BRUTAL ton from Harry Dixon has led Australia to victory in the first one-day contest of this year’s Under 19 Ashes, comprehensively besting England by 119 runs. Sent in to bat first at Allan Border Oval, the Aussies posted an unrelenting 6-349, spearheaded by 148 from their Victorian opener. Dixon reached triple-figures in 104 […]
Jadeja jags five as India earns day one honours
INDIA has claimed day one honours in the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, spearheaded by a five-wicket haul from spinner Ravindra Jadeja. Making his Test return, the allrounder executed simple yet effective plans on a favourable Nagpur pitch, combining with fellow tweaker Ravichandran Ashwin (3-42) to dismiss eight Australian batters. The tourists won the […]
Preview | 2023 India vs. Australia Test series
AUSTRALIA has landed in India ahead of its four-match Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, one of international cricket’s most hotly contested and coveted prizes. The upcoming series pits the top two-ranked Test sides against one another, in what could end up being a preview of June’s World Test Championship final in England. Here’s all […]
