Blitzing Belsy bashes Australia into box seat
AUSTRALIA finds itself firmly in control of its sole test match with South Africa halfway through the match after a solid day with the bat. Largely thanks to the efforts of Annabel Sutherland, Australia holds with a lead of 432 runs after the second day of the match. Sutherland started the day at only 54 […]
Fantastic fielding helps Aussies to big win
A dominant display in the field has helped Australia defeat South Africa by 110 runs in a rai-interrupted third ODI to claim the ODI portion of their multi-format series. The Australians batted first, and made 9/277 from 50 overs. The beginning of their innings was slow and steady, with wickets not really falling, but runs […]
South Africa’s bowlers strike hard to create more history
SOUTH AFRICA’s history making tour continues, this time downing Australia by 84 runs in a rain delayed second ODI to record its first ever format win over the Australians. South Africa went on to make 6/229 from its 45 overs, but things were not looking that good early. The tourists lost Laura Wolvaardt on the […]
Aussies annihilate Proteas as key tourist gets injured
AUSTRALIA has given star quick and hometown hero Megan Schutt a milestone game to remember after the hosts annihilated South Africa in the first ODI of the series. After South Africa was bowled out for only 105, Australia needed just 19 overs to reach the total. The start to the South African innings really dictated […]
Perry’s milestone magic puts Aussies back on track
AUSTRALIA has bounced back from the disappointment of the first T20 with India and given Ellyse Perry a milestone game to remember, downing the hosts by six wickets. Although the Australians were only chasing 131 for victory, they certainly took their time to reach the target, doing so with six balls to spare. It did […]
India caps off momentous win with cruisey final day
INDIA has sealed a momentous Test match win, downing Australia by eight wickets on the final day of the one off test match. After quickly getting rid of the last few Australian wickets in the morning, that left India plenty of time to get the job done with the bat. The Australians started the day […]
Aussies and Indians balanced heading into final day test
THE one-off Test Match between Australia and India is at an interesting place heading into the final day of the match. After bowling the Indians out for 406, the Australians are 5/233 in their second innings at the end of the day’s play, which gives them a lead of 46 runs. India started the day […]
Test match remains firmly in balance at half-time
IT was another tough day for Australia on day two of its test match against India, as the hosts continued to pile on the runs. The home side put on 278 in the day to finish the day 157 runs ahead of the Australians. There were a couple of big partnerships that really propelled the […]
Melbourne remains green after anti-climatic Derby end
IT TOOK a reliance on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method to get the job done, but Melbourne Stars won a rain-delayed second WBBL09 Melbourne Derby yesterday. Although the Stars were defending a small total, two rain delays in the second innings proved to be in their favour as they went on to win by eight runs. […]
Sophie’s Day helps Stars win big
IN one of their best performances of the season, Melbourne Stars defeated Perth Scorchers by 33 runs. After the Stars posted 6/157 from their 20 overs, a strong bowling performance helped them restrict the Scorchers to 9/124. The Stars got off to a pretty quick start but lost their first wicket early, but then things […]
