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Team India in action© BCCI India’s lack of international commitments in the 50-over format in 2024 had a bearing on the ICC men’s ODI Team of the Year with not a single cricketer from the country making it to the list released on Friday. The all-star team announced by the ICC features four…
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File image of Sam Konstas© AFP After being unveiled as the 64th inductee into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, former captain Michael Clarke has backed young Sam Konstas to retain his spot in the playing eleven as an opener in the upcoming Test tour of Sri Lanka. With Australia considering to have…
In an encouraging update ahead of the Sri Lanka Test series, Cricket Australia revealed that star batter Steve Smith’s elbow injury is not as bad as it seemed and has been cleared to join the Test squad. The Australian squad are preparing for a two-match Test series in Sri Lanka starting from January…
Team Australia in action© AFP Former opener David Warner has backed Travis Head to be Australia’s new Test captain if Steve Smith isn’t fit for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka due to an elbow injury suffered in the Big Bash League (BBL). Smith was named as Australia’s Test captain for the Sri…
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Team Sri Lanka in action© AFP Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said that in consultation with Cricket Australia it has added an extra ODI to its schedule of home series against Australia, which begins on January 29 with the first of two Tests in Galle. The tour’s original itinerary was of just one ODI…
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Australia booked their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final with a commanding six-wicket victory over India in Sydney, clinching the five-match series 3-1 on Sunday. The win marked Australia’s first Test series triumph over India since 2014-15 and cemented their spot in the final at Lord’s in June, where they are…
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In Pat Cummins absence, Steve Smith or Travis Head will lead Australia in Sri Lanka.© AFP Australia captain Pat Cummins hinted that he may skip the tour of Sri Lanka later this month to be present for the birth of his second child. Australia are scheduled to play two Tests in Sri Lanka…
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Kusal Perera cracked a career-best 101 off just 46 balls as Sri Lanka secured a consolation seven-run victory in the third and final Twenty20 match against New Zealand in Nelson on Thursday. Sri Lanka posted 218-5 in their 20 overs and New Zealand replied with 211-7. New Zealand had already wrapped up the…
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Updated World Test Championship Points Table After South Africa Defeat Pakistan© AFP South Africa booked their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final after a gritty two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first Test match in Centurion on Sunday. It was a brilliant show of resilience from the South Africa tail-enders as Kagiso…
A late bowling fightback sparked by Jacob Duffy produced a remarkable eight-run victory for New Zealand against Sri Lanka at Mount Maunganui on Saturday. Sri Lanka, with openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis in sparkling form, were cruising towards the 173-run target when they reached 95 without loss at the halfway stage. But…