Pakistan 207 for 1 (Nawaz 105*, Agha 51*, Haris 41) beat New Zealand 204 (Chapman 94, Bracewell 31, Rauf 3-29) by nine wickets Pakistan’s high-risk, high-reward tactics finally bore fruit after two failed attempts as the Salman Agha-led side stormed to a nine-wicket victory against New Zealand in an enthralling battle that saw 411 runs […]
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Victoria 197 & 370 for 9 dec (Kellaway 165*, Macdonald 60, Rocchiccioli 3-110) beat Western Australia 186 & 347 (Cartwright 79, Connolly 56, Siddle 4-67, Sutherland 4-79) by 34 runs Finishing his first-class career in style, quick Peter Siddle snuffed out Cooper Connolly’s late heroics and also claimed the final wicket as Victoria ended Western
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New Zealand 137 for 5 (Seifert 45, Allen 38, Rauf 2-20) beat Pakistan 135 for 9 (Agha 46, Sodhi 2-17, Duffy 2-20, Sears 2-23) by five wickets New Zealand’s powerful powerplay performances with both ball and bat comfortably dispatched Pakistan in the second T20I in Dunedin to give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the
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No result – New Zealand 101 for 3 (Plimmer 46*, Bates 31, Athapaththu 1-19) against Sri Lanka Dunedin rain has washed away hopes of a series result between New Zealand and Sri Lanka after only 14.1 overs were possible in the third T20I on Tuesday. Several lengthy rain delays ended any hopes of a result
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Victoria 197 & 335 for 8 (Kellaway 151*, Macdonald 60, Rocchiccioli 3-85, Paris 2-63) lead Western Australia 186 (Connolly 56, Goodwin 36, Moody 4-41, Siddle 3-10, Sutherland 3-32) by 346 runs Even as Victoria’s hopes of making the final faded away, opener Campbell Kellaway batted through day three and struck a defiant century. His marathon
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South Australia 66 for 2 (Sangha 24*, Labuschagne 1-12) & 614 for 7 dec lead Queensland 370 (Peirson 128, Wildermuth 104, Neser 68, McAndrew 3-68) by 310 runs Centuries to Jimmy Peirson and Jack Wildermuth have given Queensland a strengthening pulse as they aim to return to Adelaide for the Sheffield Shield final. Looking shot
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Tasmania 331 (Silk 112, Abbott 6-99, Dwarshuis 3-77) and 81 for 1 (Weatherald 63*) lead New South Wales 186 (Dwarshuis 40*, Webster 5-44, Meredith 3-43) by 226 runs Halfway through their pink-ball clash, the home side was 81 for 1 in its second innings, boasting an overall lead of 226. Third-placed NSW must beat Tasmania,
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Queensland 110 for 5 (McAndrew 3-36) trail South Australia 614 for 7 dec (McInerney 142, Lehmann 130*, Carey 104, Sangha 67) by 504 runs Sheffield Shield leaders South Australia have shattered Queensland’s hopes of making the final, driving home their advantage at Karen Rolton Oval. After centuries to Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey and Jake Lehmann,
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New Zealand 92 for 1 (Seifert 44, Allen 29*) beat Pakistan 91 (Khushdil 32, Duffy 4-14, Jamieson 3-8) by nine wickets In the fifth T20I in Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand last year, the hosts had been dismissed for 92 chasing 135 in Christchurch. In the first T20I of this five-match series, that was a
Pakistan 91 all out as post Babar-Rizwan era begins with a whimper Read More »
Big picture: Change in the air for Pakistan For the longest time, they were inseparable at the top of the order for Pakistan in T20Is. Then, with questions about strike rates and maximising powerplay value cropping up, the team management tried putting some distance between them in the batting order. They found their way back
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