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Abrar, 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.
Full postPrasidh, Siraj and Akash Deep star as Ackerman ton keeps South Africa A in the fight
The three quicks shared seven wickets for India A, while KL Rahul was unbeaten at stumps
Shashank Kishore
07-Nov-2025
India A 255 and 78 for 3 (Rahul 26*, Padikkal 24, Cele 2-28) lead South Africa A 221 (Ackerman 134, Prasidh 3-35, Akash Deep 2-28, Siraj 2-61) by 112 runs
A few days after being left out of the Test squad to face South Africa, Prasidh Krishna stung South Africa A in a terrific spell of seam bowling to help India A open up a sizeable lead by stumps on Day 2 of the second four-day fixture at BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Prasidh picked up three, while Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep picked up two apiece as South Africa A folded for 221, giving the hosts a 34-run lead. They converted this into a 112-run lead by stumps, albeit for the loss of three wickets.
Full postDhruv Jurel's fighting 132* lifts India A to 255
India A were in trouble against a fired-up SA A attack on a green seamer before Jurel's lower-order rearguard steadied the innings
Shashank Kishore
06-Nov-2025
India A 255 (Jurel 132*, Pant 24, van Vuuren 4-52) v South Africa A
Dhruv Jurel's recent form has been hard to ignore. Scores of 124, 44, and 6* against West Indies showcased his consistency and growing maturity as a batter. With Rishabh Pant's return to the Test fold imminent, Jurel is now making a strong case to be considered purely as a specialist batter.
That scenario might soon become reality if India decide to strengthen their middle order with a specialist No. 6 instead of an allrounder. The tussle for that spot could well come down to a battle between Jurel and Nitish Reddy.
Full postQuinton de Kock's comeback century helps South Africa level series
He made his first ton since returning to the national side, as they breezed to the target after Burger's four-for set them up
Firdose Moonda
06-Nov-2025
South Africa 270 for 2 (de Kock 123*, de Zorzi 76, Ashreef 1-40) beat Pakistan 269 for 9 (Agha 69, Nawaz 59, Burger 4-46) by eight wickets
Quinton de Kock scored the first hundred since his international comeback, and 22nd overall, as South Africa drew level in the ODI series against Pakistan. Tony de Zorzi and de Kock shared a 153-run second-wicket stand, which followed de Kock and Lhuan-dre Pretorius' 81-run opening partnership. They only lost two wickets, as de Kock completed the chase of 270 with 59 balls to spare, in Matthew Breetzke's company.
South Africa batted with fluency and flair, both of which were absent from the Pakistan line-up after they chose to bat first. Though half-centuries from Saim Ayub and Salman Agha set Pakistan up well, their strike rates of 80.30 and 65.09 meant the going was slow throughout their innings. Mohammad Nawaz's career-best run-a-ball 59 eventually took them over 250 - to 269.
Full postAxar, Dube, Washington power India to 2-1 series lead
India impressively defended what had initially seemed a slightly light total on the Gold Coast
Andrew McGlashan
06-Nov-2025
India 167 for 8 (Gill 46, Ellis 3-21, Zampa 3-45) beat Australia 119 (Marsh 30, Washington 3-3, Axar 2-20, Dube 2-20) by 48 runs
Led by their spinners and a vital pair of inroads from Shivam Dube, India impressively defended what had initially seemed a slightly light total to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the T20I series on a Gold Coast surface that both sides agreed had shades of the subcontinent about it.
From 121 for 2 after 14 overs, India were only able to post 167 largely due to the key breakthroughs provided by Adam Zampa, back in the side after the birth of his second child, and late-overs brilliance of Nathan Ellis.
Full postChapman stars as New Zealand survive West Indies scare to level series
New Zealand recorded their first T20I victory of the home season
Tristan Lavalette
06-Nov-2025
New Zealand 207 for 5 (Chapman 78, Robinson 39, Chase 2-33) beat West Indies 204 for 8 (Powell 45, Shepherd 34, Santner 3-31, Sodhi 3-39) by three runs
Mark Chapman bludgeoned 78 off 28 balls before New Zealand survived a late onslaught to record their first T20I victory of the home season in a bounce back against West Indies at Eden Park.
West Indies were down and out in the 208-run chase at 93 for 6 in the 13th over. They needed 18 an over from there but the required rate suddenly nosedived as Rovman Powell launched stunning hitting at the death.
Full postWI win thriller to go 1-0 up despite Mitchell Santner's late fireworks
Shai Hope's fifty rescued WI from 43 for 3, while Roston Chase starred with an all-round show
Tristan Lavalette
05-Nov-2025
West Indies 164 for 6 (Hope 53, Powell 33, Duffy 2-19) beat New Zealand 157 for 9 (Santner 55*, Chase 3-26, Seales 3-32) by seven runs
Quick Matthew Forde provided a spark in his return from injury before West Indies overcame a late whirlwind from skipper Mitchell Santner to defeat New Zealand in the T20I series-opener. West Indies did eventually clinch the lowest total successfully defended at Eden Park in a T20I, but they were made to work hard after Santner clubbed 55 not out from 28 balls to almost power New Zealand to an incredible victory.
Romario Shepherd, however, held his nerve with the ball in the final over to ensure West Indies drew first blood in the five-match series. Roston Chase produced a fine display of spin bowling on a small ground, picking up 3 for 26 to go with the hand he played in West Indies' two biggest partnerships earlier in the day. He was named Player of the Match.
Full postPakistan overcome late scare to go 1-0 up in ODI series
Naseem and Abrar picked up three wickets, while Rizwan and Agha struck fifties as Pakistan got over the line by two wickets in a tense finish
Danyal Rasool
04-Nov-2025
Pakistan 264 for 8 (Agha 62, Rizwan 55, Bosch 2-32, Ngidi 2-46) beat South Africa 263 (de Kock 63, Pretorius 57, Naseem 3-40, Abrar 3-53) by two wickets
Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed inflicted a late collapse on South Africa to bowl them out for an under-par 263 in the opening ODI in Faisalabad.
On a dry, flat batting surface, it allowed Pakistan to control the tempo of the chase, one in which they further tightened their grip with an 87-run opening stand in the first 15 overs. South Africa battled hard through the middle overs to drag the hosts back, but Mohammad Rizwan, freshly stripped of the ODI captaincy, shepherded his side calmly through the middle overs with 55, while Salman Agha chipped in with a half-century of his own.
Full postLabuschagne makes it five tons for the season in Queensland's big win
New South Wales collapsed from 123 for 2 in the chase with Benji Floros taking four wickets and Labuschagne a pair
AAP
03-Nov-2025
Queensland 287 for 9 (Labuschagne 101, Clayton 52, Hearne 50, Sangha 3-64) beat New South Wales 191 (Shaw 60, Floros 4-22) by 96 runs
Marnus Labuschagne made it five centuries in eight innings for Queensland to start the summer, after helping them to a 96-run One-Day Cup win over New South Wales.
Labuschagne hit 101 from 111 balls at Sydney's Cricket Central on Monday, leading Queensland to 287 for 9 before NSW were all out for 191 in reply.
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