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Shepherd hat-trick and twin fifties complete WI's 3-0 sweep over Bangladesh
Ackeem Auguste and Roston Chase hit 50 runs apiece after WI's brief stutter to guide them home
Mohammad Isam
31-Oct-2025
West Indies 152 for 5 (Auguste 50, Chase 50, Rishad 3-43) Bangladesh 151 (Tanzid 89, Shepherd 3-36) by five wickets
Ackeem Auguste and Roston Chase struck fifties to help West Indies to a five-wicket win in the third T20I against Bangladesh in Chattogram.
Romario Shepherd's hat-trick had earlier helped their cause for the 3-0 triumph, after Bangladesh were bowled out for 151 runs. The series sweep comes at the right time for West Indies, who had lost seven bilateral T20I series in a row, coming into this series.
Full postGreen helps Western Australia to safety, then gets into bowling work
The allrounder overcame a blow to the forearm and spent a lengthy stint in the middle then Cooper Connolly ensured against late alarms
Tristan Lavalette
31-Oct-2025
South Australia 215 (Lehmann 96) and 394 for 8 dec (McSweeney 103, Hunt 84) drew with Western Australia 307 (Bancroft 122, Doggett 6-48) and 195 for 6 (Bancroft 58*, Connolly 51*, Scott 3-26)
Cameron Green has been "hitting intensity" in training as he ramps up his bowling loads, but it remains unclear whether he will have an overs-restriction in his expected return to bowling in the next Sheffield Shield round.
Green played as a specialist batter in Western Australia's drawn Shield match against South Australia at the WACA. Batting in his preferred No. 4 spot, Green gave WA some hope of chasing down the 303-run target before he unluckily fell for 41 after a dubious caught behind decision.
Full postHazlewood masterclass hands Australia 1-0 lead
Abhishek's 37-ball 68 went in vain as Australia chase down 126 with 40 balls to spare
Alex Malcolm
31-Oct-2025
Australia 126 for 6 (Marsh 46, Varun 2-23) beat India 125 (Abhishek 68, Hazlewood 3-13) by four wickets
A spellbinding performance from Josh Hazlewood silenced an MCG crowd of 82,438 that was dominated by India supporters and handed Australia a 1-0 series lead.
Everything about the atmosphere felt like an away game for the home side except for the quintessential fast-paced Australian pitch, and Hazlewood thrived, taking 3 for 13 from four overs to bundle India out for 125 despite a stunning lone hand from Abhishek Sharma, who made 68 off 37 balls to give Australia something to chase.
Full postWebster falls cheaply as O'Neill stars in Victoria's victory
Tasmania offered some late resistance before the home side wrapped up victory in the final hour
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31-Oct-2025
Victoria 256 (Meredith 3-37, Bell 3-63) and 330 for 5 dec (Kellaway 147, Harris 101*) beat Tasmania 232 (Doran 73, Perry 5-58) and 210 (Ward 52, O'Neill 4-54) by 144 runs
Test allrounder Beau Webster failed again with the bat in Tasmania's 144-run loss to Victoria in the Sheffield Shield.
Webster made just 6 as Tasmania, chasing 335 runs to win, were bowled out for 210 on day four at Melbourne's Junction Oval on Friday.
Full postLabuschagne welcomes opening challenge with clear head
Australia's batting order for the first Test is still some way from being confirmed, but Labuschagne is currently the favourite to go in at the top
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31-Oct-2025
New South Wales 429 for 7 dec (Patterson 122, Smith 118, Salzmann 65) and 79 for 1 drew with Queensland 347 for 8 dec (Clayton 113, Khawaja 87, Kerr 57*)
Marnus Labuschagne says he would have no issue opening for Australia in the Ashes, confident he is now much clearer in his own game than in recent summers.
Labuschagne was denied another chance to bat in Queensland's Sheffield Shield match with New South Wales on Friday, with the match ending in an early draw.
Full postKotian leads India A's fightback after Hermann brothers hit fifties
South Africa A finished the day on 299 for 9 despite a 100-run partnership between Hamza and Jordan Hermann
Shashank Kishore
30-Oct-2025
South Africa A 299 for 9 (Jordan Hermann 71, Hamza 66, Ruben Hermann 54, Kotian 4-77) vs India A
Rishabh Pant spent an entire day on the field, seemingly untroubled by his foot, as he returned to action after more than two months in rehab for a foot injury sustained while batting during the fourth Test in Manchester.
N Jagadeesan wasn't as lucky, after B Sai Sudharsan's spikes got stuck into his right hand during a training session on match eve. The selectors were forced to summon Ishan Kishan as cover. Jagadeesan's injury meant an opportunity at the top of the order for Ayush Mhatre, the Mumbai opener, who was originally set to play only the second four-day fixture.
Full postMcSweeney's century gives defending champions chance to pressure WA
The South Australia captain made 103 as the home side were only able to pick up four wickets on the third day
Tristan Lavalette
30-Oct-2025
South Australia 215 and 297 for 4 (McSweeney 103, Hunt 84) lead Western Australia 307 by 205 runs
On the opposite bank of the Swan River from where he made his Test debut nearly 12 months ago, South Australia captain Nathan McSweeney returned to form with a classy century to set up an intriguing final day at the WACA where Cameron Green and Brendan Doggett loom large.
Trailing by 92 runs on the first innings, South Australia dominated day three on a flattening surface with McSweeney, batting at No. 3, making 103 off 168 balls and sharing a 153-run second-wicket partnership with Henry Hunt.
Full postWeatherald falls late after Kellaway and Harris centuries
The second time in the match Weatherald fell in a short period of play before stumps after Tasmania were set 355
Alex Malcolm
30-Oct-2025
Tasmania 232 and 28 for 1 need 327 more runs to win against Victoria 256 & 330 for 5 dec (Kellaway 147, Harris 100*, Meredith 3-87)
Jake Weatherald's last bid to push for the opening Ashes Test was undone by a brilliant Fergus O'Neill delivery after centuries to Campbell Kellaway and Marcus Harris put Victoria in the driving seat at stumps on day three against Tasmania at the Junction Oval.
For the second time in the match, Tasmania's openers were forced to negotiate a short new-ball burst before the close after a long day in the field. For the second time in the match, Weatherald was undone by a superb delivery with O'Neill pitching on middle and nipping away to catch Weatherald's outside edge. Will Sutherland held the low juggling chance at first slip.
Full postIndia make history as Rodrigues and Harmanpreet end Australia's reign
The hosts completed the highest ever chase in women's ODIs to stun Australia and book their spot in Sunday's World Cup final
S Sudarshanan
30-Oct-2025
India 341 for 5 (Rodrigues 127*, Harmanpreet 89, Garth 2-46) beat Australia 338 (Litchfield 119, Perry 77, Gardner 63, Charani 2-49, Deepti 2-73) by five wickets
It was a movie India had seen many times. A tricky run chase. Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur with a rescue act. That raising the prospect of an upset win in a knockout game against Australia. Only, this time at the Women's World Cup 2025, the ending was different.
Rodrigues ran towards Amanjot Kaur. She lifted her up, and then bent down and lay next to the pitch. She was soon swarmed by her team-mates who came charging in, perhaps faster than the speed of light, as India made only their third World Cup final, their first since 2017.
Full postKhawaja on song for Queensland as Ashes loom
Marnus Labuschagne fell cheaply while Matt Renshaw couldn't convert a start
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30-Oct-2025
Queensland 238 for 4 (Khawaja 87, Clayton 81*) trail New South Wales 429 for 7 (Patterson 122, Smith 118, Salzmann 65) by 191 runs
Usman Khawaja produced his best innings of the season just three weeks out from the Ashes, with a timely 87 for Queensland against New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield.
In a match that appears destined to for a draw, Queensland went to stumps on day three at 238 for 4 in reply to NSW's first-innings score of 429 for 7 dec.
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