PREVIEW | Australia vs. West Indies: 2nd Test
THE SECOND Test between Australia and the West Indies gets underway at the Gabba tomorrow, with the hosts looking to clean sweep their red ball portion of the summer. An undefeated day-night Test record is also on the line for Australia in Brisbane, against the far less experienced touring side. NEED TO KNOW When: January […]
Marvellous Murray helps Irish snatch series
IRELAND has pulled off an emphatic 81-run win in the third ODI against Zimbabwe to take the white ball series 2-0 in Harare. After the Irish were bowled out for 180, they restricted Zimbabwe to 99 thanks to a stellar bowling display from Cara Murray. Murray’s magical 6-31 saw her earn Player of the Match […]
Rain sets up thrilling draw in Harare
RAIN again was not the friend of Zimbabwe and Ireland in Harare, as rain delays saw the match end in the draw. After Zimbabwe made 9/227 from its 50 overs, Ireland needed 203 off 43 overs but could only make 9/202. Zimbabwe made a really strong start to its innings, putting on a 92 run […]
Rain does not thwart dominant Irish in big first up win
IRELAND has gotten its multi format series against Zimbabwe off to the perfect start, downing the hosts by 10 wickets in a rain affected first One Day International clash in Harare. The match was initially restricted to a 46-over match, but Zimbabwe was bowled out for 170 in the 43rd over of its innings. After […]
Hometown hero hits summer’s second century
HOMETOWN hero Travis Head posted a crucial century on day two of the Adelaide Test to help put Australia within touching distance of victory. Amid a relatively lean patch for the star batter, he rode his luck en route to an aggressive 119 (134) as the hosts claimed a 95-run first innings lead. Head’s ton […]
PREVIEW | Zimbabwe vs Ireland – Women’s
IT is not just the big countries of world cricket battling it out against each other at the moment. The last time these two sides met was in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier decider in 2022 where Ireland emerged victorious by four runs to book their place at last year’s T20 World […]
Shamar Show: Windies debutant lights up day one
WEST INDIES debutant Shamar Joseph brought day one of the Adelaide Test to life, firing with both bat and ball against Australia. The 24-year-old posted the highest score by a Windies number 11 on Test debut (36), before making two breakthroughs as first change with the ball. There was plenty of discourse surrounding Steve Smith‘s […]
Status quo maintained as Aussies prepare for South Africa
AUSTRALIA has revealed its squad for the upcoming series with South Africa, and after a successful tour to India the Australians have stuck to a winning formula. There have been no changes to the squad from the one that has just returned from India, with the same 15 players set to front up again. Grace […]
Travelling Proteas reveal squad for Australia series
AFTER Australia announced its squad for the upcoming series with South Africa, it is now the turn of its visitors to do the same. The Proteas have announced their 15 player squad, and also have a new permanent captain, with Adelaide Striker Laura Wolvaardt earning the coveted honour. Alongside Wolvaardt there are a few other […]
Skippers call draw on Windies tour match
THE WEST Indies have completed their preparations for the upcoming Test series against Australia, playing out a draw in their three-day tour match against the Cricket Australia XI today. Both teams shook hands at 4:30pm local time in Adelaide, with a result deemed unreachable late on day three. Play ended upon the dismissal of CA […]
