Opener Smriti Mandhana’s century went in vain as India lost to Australia by 83 runs in the third Women’s ODI to suffer a 0-3 series whitewash on Wednesday. After opting to field, India had Australia on the ropes at 78 for four but the host bounced back courtesy of a 95-ball 110 by middle-order Annabel … Read more
Stepping into David Warner’s shoes can be a daunting task and Nathan McSweeney is dealing with that onerous challenge in the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Warner’s buddy Usman Khawaja is his partner and matters get even more delicate as the former opener is now keeping a close eye as a commentator. McSweeney, though, has Gabba, … Read more
Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist said that the ‘controlled aggression’ of captain Pat Cummins spurred Australia to a series-levelling win in the Adelaide pink-ball Test against India. “You could see just through his celebrations that… every wicket that he took he was more aggressive in his celebration,” Gilchrist said on Fox Cricket’s The Follow-on podcast. … Read more
A battered and bruised India will look to avoid a clean sweep and address some glaring issues ahead of next year’s 50-over World Cup at home when it faces Australia in the third and final women’s ODI here on Wednesday. The three-match series against the seven-time defending world champion has served as a harsh reality … Read more
The final match of the three-match ODI series between Australia women and India women will be played on December 11 at Perth. Host Australia has already sealed the series with two out of two wins. India will look to win at least one match in this tour, but it will be difficult to beat the … Read more
It was a Sunday on fast-forward here at the Adelaide Oval. Even if the climax seemed a foregone conclusion, fans merrily trooped in, Bollywood hits wafted in the air and drums were thumped. The temperature was a crisp 22 degrees, and even as the sun lent some warmth, the breeze was bone-chilling. On the third … Read more
Opener Georgia Voll and Ellyse Perry centuries set up Australia women’s 122-run win over India in the second ODI at the Allen Border Field in Brisbane on Sunday. With the win, Australia also takes an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing 372, India only managed to score 249 for nine with Priya Punia … Read more
Australia 337 (Head 140, Labuschagne 64, Bumrah 4-61, Siraj 4-98) and 19 for 0 beat India 180 (Reddy 42, Starc 6-48, Cummins 2-41) and 175 (Reddy 42, Cummins 5-57, Boland 3-51) by ten wickets Pat Cummins’ five-wicket haul capped Australia’s dominance in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval as they leveled the series on … Read more
India stumbled to a 10-wicket loss at the hands of Australia in the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Adelaide to suffer a fresh jolt in its pursuit of qualifying for a third straight World Test Championship (WTC) final. After the loss in the day-night Test, India dropped to third in the WTC table, below Australia … Read more
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate’s optimistic outlook for his bowling unit after the first day of the second Test match in Adelaide hinged on a simple tweak: bowl fuller. “If we bowl slightly better, we feel like we can get back in the game tomorrow. The lengths could have been slightly fuller to encourage … Read more