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Ireland bat and bring in Neill as their youngest Test debutant
Bangladesh have handed a debut to left-arm spinner Hasan Murad
Mohammad Isam
11-Nov-2025 • 2 hrs ago
Toss Ireland chose to bat vs Bangladesh
Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie decided to bat after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the first Test in Sylhet.
There were debutants from both sides. Bangladesh have handed a Test cap to left-arm spinner Hasan Murad, who comes with 83 wickets in 30 first-class matches. Ireland have given debuts to allrounder Jordan Neill and batter Cade Carmichael. At 19 years and 253 days, Neill becomes Ireland's youngest Test debutant. He is slated to bat at No. 6, while Carmichael, his senior at 23 years old, will bat at No. 3.
Full postStarc fires up after search for rhythm but Handscomb hits 'special' hundred
On a hard-fought day at the SCG, Victoria fought back strongly after Starc had made major inroads
Andrew McGlashan
10-Nov-2025 • 21 hrs ago
Victoria 340 for 7 (Handscomb 103, Harper 54, Kellaway 51, Starc 4-91) vs New South Wales
Mitchell Starc revealed he has been working on ironing out some technical issues ahead of the Ashes as he warmed up for the Test series with some hostile bowling on the opening day against Victoria at the SCG.
Starc ended the opening day with 4 for 91 from 18 overs, including a particularly rapid spell after lunch, but New South Wales paid the price for dropping Peter Handscomb before he had scored as he forged an impressive century to leave the visitors handily placed on a hard-fought day.
Full postWebster, Weatherald miss out as Doggett bags five
Test hopefuls Jake Weatherald and Beau Webster missed out for Tasmania as Australia squad member Brendan Doggett claimed 5 for 66
AAP
10-Nov-2025 • 21 hrs ago
South Australia 88 for 3 (Hunt 34*, Bird 2-23) trail Tasmania 209 (Silk 64, Doggett 5-66, Scott 3-46) by 121 runs
Australia's top six for the first Ashes Test became no clearer after Tasmania duo Jake Weatherald and Beau Webster failed to stake compelling claims against South Australia.
South Australia pacer Brendan Doggett, also in the 15-man Ashes squad for Perth, showcased why he is regarded as next cab off the rank for Australia with 5 for 66 in a superb exhibition of seam bowling on a green Bellerive Oval deck.
Full postFourth T20I washed out; New Zealand remain 2-1 up vs West Indies
Just 39 balls were possible in Nelson after New Zealand asked West Indies to bat under cloudy skies
Ekanth
10-Nov-2025
Match abandoned West Indies 38 for 1 (Athanaze 21, Jangoo 12*, Neesham 1-5) vs New Zealand
It seems the weather deities didn't want New Zealand and West Indies to duke out two T20Is in successive days as rain in Nelson washed out the fourth game just 39 balls in. It means that New Zealand's 2-1 series lead is now unassailable. West Indies can level the series in the fifth and final game in Dunedin on Thursday.
Interruptions were expected at the start of the afternoon game as clouds hung low, and the weather forecast showed high chances of showers throughout the late afternoon and early evening. While the toss and start of play happened on time, the first interruption, of about 30 minutes, came five overs into the game. The second one came nine balls later, and resulted in the whole thing being called off.
Full postHermann, Senokwane, Hamza lead the way as South Africa A chase down 417
Bavuma and Esterhuizen also struck half-centuries in what was the sixth-highest successful chase in India
Shashank Kishore
09-Nov-2025
South Africa A 221 (Ackerman 134, Prasidh 3-35) and 417 for 5 (Hermann 91, Senokwane 77, Hamza 77, Prasidh 2-49) beat India A 255 (Jurel 132*, van Vuuren 4-52) and 382 for 7 dec (Jurel 127*, Cele 3-46) by five wickets
Connor Esterhuizen showcased his impressive game against spin in a bludgeoning 52 not out that helped South Africa A beat fading light to chase down 417 five wickets in hand against India A at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. This was the highest fourth-innings chase in a first-class game in India since 2016, and the sixth-highest ever in the country.
Esterhuizen's innings comprised eight fours and a six, as he helped South Africa A convert a tricky chase in the final hour into a cruise. His unbroken sixth-wicket partnership with Tiaan van Vuuren was worth 65 off just 52 balls.
Full postWBBL round-up: Gardner, Wyatt-Hodge and Wareham star on opening day
The Australia legspinner claimed three wickets in the opening game of the season the Hobart Hurricanes produced a superb chase
AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff
09-Nov-2025
Melbourne Renegades 66 for 3 (Webb 34*) beat Brisbane Heat 133 (de Klerk 40, Wareham 3-12, Capsey 3-22, Flintoff 3-30) by seven wickets (DLS method)
Melbourne Renegades stand-in captain Georgia Wareham returned career-best WBBL figures in a seven-wicket win over Brisbane Heat as the defending champions began with victory in a rain-shortened contest.
Wareham, filling in for injured skipper Sophie Molineux, took 3 for 12 in a superb spell of legspin in the rematch of last season's WBBL final. She was also there at the end with the bat to guide her side to victory.
Full postSodhi, Duffy three-fors trump late Springer-Shepherd blitz in thriller
The West Indies batters hit 78 off 39 balls during their thrilling ninth-wicket stand but fell short in a close contest
Ashish Pant
09-Nov-2025
New Zealand 177 for 9 (Conway 56, Mitchell 41, Forde 2-20, Holder 2-31) beat West Indies 168 (Shepherd 49, Springer 39, Sodhi 3-34, Duffy 3-36) by nine runs
The series that keeps on giving. After two humdingers in Auckland, the third T20I between West Indies and New Zealand in Nelson was shaping up to be a more one-sided contest, with the visitors having slipped to 88 for 8 in 12.3 overs, chasing 178, staring at a comprehensive defeat. Surely game over, right?
Shamar Springer and Romario Shepherd, however, had other ideas. In a stunning rearguard action, the duo added 78 runs for the ninth wicket off just 39 balls to keep West Indies' chase alive. From 90 off 45, they brought the equation down to 13 off seven. But New Zealand, just as they did in the second T20I, held their composure in the end.
Full postDhruv Jurel makes case for India Test spot with twin hundreds against South Africa A
Vidarbha allrounder Harsh Dubey chipped in with 84 in a game where Rishabh Pant took body blows
Shashank Kishore
08-Nov-2025
South Africa A 25 for 0 (Hermann 15*, Senokwane 9*) and 221 (Ackerman 134, Prasidh 3-35, Akash Deep 2-28, Siraj 2-61) need another 392 runs to beat India A 255 (Jurel 132, van Vuuren 4-52) and 382 for 7 dec (Jurel 127, Dubey 82, Pant 65, Cele 3-46)
Dhruv Jurel struck his fifth first-class century and second in the match, to strengthen his case for a middle-order spot in next week's first South Africa Test in Kolkata.
Jurel struck an unbeaten 127, rescuing a floundering India A innings for the second time in the match, as they declared on 382 for 7, setting South Africa A 417 to win in a little over three sessions. The visitors were 25 for 0 at stumps, with openers Lesego Senokwane and Jordan Hermann surviving 11 testing overs from Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna.
Full postAbrar, Ayub deliver as Pakistan outplay South Africa to take series
A target of 144 was chased by Pakistan with 24.5 overs remaining, giving them a third consecutive ODI series win over SA
Hemant Brar
08-Nov-2025
Pakistan 144 for 3 (Ayub 77, Rizwan 32*, Burger 1-29) beat South Africa 143 (De Kock 53, Abrar 4-27, Afridi 2-18, Agha 2-18) by seven wickets
Abrar Ahmed bamboozled South Africa with a career-best 4 for 27 to give Pakistan a series-clinching seven-wicket win in the third and final ODI. This was Pakistan's third ODI series win in a row over South Africa.
Batting first on a slow, low Faisalabad pitch, South Africa started strongly with Quinton de Kock and Lhuan-dre Pretorius adding 72 for the first wicket. They were 106 for 2 at one point but Abrar dismantled them with three wickets in two overs. In the end, South Africa were bundled out for a mere 143 in 37.5 overs.
Full postIndia seal T20I series 2-1 after Brisbane washout
Gill was in sublime touch as India raced away to 52 for no loss in 4.5 overs before lightning and rain took over
Tristan Lavalette
08-Nov-2025
No result India 52 for 0 (Gill 29*, Abhishek 23*) vs Australia
India claimed a 2-1 series victory over Australia in an anti-climax after the fifth and final T20I was abandoned due to heavy rain and thunderstorms in Brisbane.
After being sent in to bat, there had been intrigue over how India's top-order would fare on a Gabba surface with plenty of bounce and carry. But with their nemesis Josh Hazlewood in Ashes prep mode and again not in the line-up, Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill plundered 52 runs before play came to a halt after 4.5 overs.
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