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Aaryan Sawant guides England U19s into position of strength
Fonseka adds half-century as Rossouw takes five to keep South Africa in contention
ECB Reporters Network
04-Feb-2025
England U19s 251 for 8 (Sawant 83*, Fonseka 52, Roussouw 5-62) lead South Africa U19s 224 (James 84, Hansen 63, Jack 3-42) by 27 runs
Aaryan Sawant guided England Men U19s into a first-innings lead with a patient unbeaten 83 on day two of the second Youth Test against South Africa Men U19s in Cape Town.
The Middlesex right-hander batted for over five hours, with the support of a Kesh Fonseka half-century, as the Young Lions reached 251 for eight at stumps.
Full postEddie Jack takes three as South Africa U19s dismissed for 224
Hampshire quick led an accomplished bowling display from England on day one in Cape Town
ECB Reporters Network
03-Feb-2025
England U19s 1 for 0 (Vaughan 1*) vs South Africa U19s 224 all out (James 84, Hansen 63, Jack 3-42)
Eddie Jack claimed three wickets as England Men U19s bowled out South Africa Men U19s for 224 on the opening day of the second Youth Test in Cape Town.
Jack included the dismissal of top-scorer Paul James (84) in his figures of 3 for 42, while seamers Alexander Wade and Harry Moore shared the load with two wickets apiece.
Full postHridoy and Ali put Fortune Barishal in BPL final
They beat Chittagong Kings by nine wickets in the first qualifier
Mohammad Isam
03-Feb-2025
Fortune Barishal 150 for 1 (Hridoy 82*, Malan 34*) beat Chittagong Kings 149 for 9 (Shamim 79, Parvez 36, Ali 5-24) by nine wickets
Fortune Barishal became the first team to reach this season's BPL final when they swept past Chittagong Kings with a nine-wicket win in the first qualifier. This is the franchise's third final since the pandemic, having won the trophy last year. They await the winner of the second qualifier on Wednesday, between Khulna Tigers and Chittagong.
Mohammad Ali was Barishal's lynchpin with the ball, the Pakistan seamer taking his maiden five-wicket haul in T20s. Ali, who was playing his first match for Barishal this season, took the third five-wicket haul in this year's BPL, following Taskin Ahmed and Faheem Ashraf. He also became the first bowler to take four wickets in an over in the BPL.
Full postMehidy and Nasum help Khulna Tigers progress to Qualifer 2; Rangpur Riders eliminated
Khulna's spinners bowled out Rangpur for 85, before needing just 10.1 overs to knock off the target
Mohammad Isam
03-Feb-2025
Khulna Tigers 89 for 1 (Naim 48*) beat Rangpur Riders 85 all out (Javed 32, Mehidy 3-10. Nasum 3-16) by nine wickets
Khulna Tigers roared to a nine-wicket win against the star-studded Rangpur Riders in the BPL's eliminator match. The victory puts them in the second qualifier to face the losing side from the first qualifier later on Monday. Khulna's spinners helped bowl out Rangpur for 85, before needing just 10.1 overs to knock off the target.
Rangpur, who decided to bat first, couldn't get going despite a stronger batting line-up than their previous outings. Khulna's captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Nasum Ahmed took three wickets each, opening the bowling quite successfully. Rangpur were in danger of posting an even lower total after being 52 for 9 at one stage.
Full postAbhishek shatters records and England in Mumbai
He scored 38 more runs than England's collective total to complete India's 4-1 series win
Andrew Miller
02-Feb-2025
India 247 for 9 (Abhishek 135, Carse 3-38) beat England 97 (Salt 55, Shami 3-25) by 150 runs
Abhishek Sharma demolished records left, right and centre - and with it England's pace-laden T20I attack - to power his way to 135 from 54 balls, the highest score ever made by an India batter in T20Is.
On his watch, India romped to a massive total of 247 for 9, which would prove to be overkill in a crushing 150-run victory, and with it a 4-1 series scoreline.
Full postG Trisha excels with bat and ball as India become back-to-back Under-19 champions
The defending champions steamrolled past South Africa, with their spinners ruling the roost
Sruthi Ravindranath
02-Feb-2025
India 84 for 1 (Trisha 44*, Chalke 26*, Reyneke 1-14) beat South Africa 82 all out (van Voorst 23, Trisha 3-15, Sisodia 2-6, Shukla 2-9) by nine wickets
India's spin bowlers continued to be as brilliant as they've been throughout the tournament to take them to their second consecutive ICC Under-19 T20 World Cup title. On the back of the efforts of Aayushi Shukla, G Trisha, Vaishnavi Sharma and Parunika Sisodia - who took nine wickets between them - India restricted South Africa to 82. Trisha then starred with the bat as well, helping chase down a simple target in 11.2 overs to leave a heartbroken South African side in tears at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur.
After captain Kayla Reyneke opted to bat, South Africa started strongly in the first over with opener Jemma Botha belting two fours in the off VJ Joshitha. But trouble began as early as the second over with Sisodia having Simone Lourens bowled for a duck, with a skiddy delivery that deflected off the batter's pads and onto the stumps.
Full postKing's Ball of the Century sets up Australia's 16-0 Ashes whitewash
England were bundled out for sub-200 scores in both innings and end the series with a lot to ponder
Alex Malcolm
01-Feb-2025
Australia 440 (Sutherland 163, Mooney 106, Ecclestone 5-143) beat England 170 (Sciver-Brunt 51, King 4-45) & 148 (Beaumont 47, King 5-53, Gardner 4-39) by an innings and 122 runs
These will forever be known as Alana King's Ashes. Australia's legspinner delivered another spellbinding performance at the MCG to ensure England were whitewashed 16 points to nil for the first time in the multi-format era after an innings and 122 rout inside three days.
King took her maiden Test five-wicket haul, nine for the match and 23 for the series at a 11.17 to equal Ash Gardner's record haul of 23 scalps in the 2023 Ashes and finish as Player of the Series.
Full postBuckingham, Hardie bowl Australia A to innings victory
Ben McKinney struck a century for England Lions but the visitors were heavily beaten in Sydney
AAP
01-Feb-2025
Australia A 373 for 9 dec (Patterson 137, Philippe 120*, Goodwin 70) beat England Lions 116 (Sutherland 3-7, Doggett 3-17) and 247 (McKinney 110, Buckingham 4-41), Hardie 3-25 by an innings and 10 runs
South Australian quick Jordan Buckingham starred with four wickets to help Australia A secure a thumping innings and 10-run win against the England Lions.
Australia's decision to go with a bowler-heavy line-up paid off, running through the Lions twice in a day and a half at Cricket Central in Sydney to end the match on day three.
Full postKuhnemann, Lyon consign Sri Lanka to their biggest defeat
Australia steamrolled Sri Lanka's listless batting order across two innings on day four to complete a near-flawless performance
Tristan Lavalette
01-Feb-2025
Australia 654 for 6 dec beat Sri Lanka 165 and 247 (Vandersay 53*, Mathews 41, Lyon 4-78, Kuhnemann 4-86) by an innings and 242 runs
Australia brushed aside any concern over Galle's fickle weather by steamrolling through Sri Lanka's listless batting order across two innings on day four to complete a near-flawless performance in the first Test.
After two sessions on day three were washed out, Australia's push for a straightforward victory appeared under some threat with wet weather also forecast for later on the fourth day.
Full postHardik, Dube, spinners hand India series win
England were favourites at a point but then went on to lose six wickets to India's spinners
Sidharth Monga
31-Jan-2025
India 181 for 9 (Hardik 53, Dube 53, Mahmood 3-53) beat England 166 (Brook 51, Bishnoi 3-28) by 15 runs
England will be wondering how they managed to lose in Pune. They squandered a chance to take the series into a decider after winning the toss, reducing India to 12 for 3 and then 79 for 5, got off to a flying start on a flat pitch and heavy dew around it, but ended up losing wickets in clumps after getting to 62 for 0 inside the powerplay. They were still favourites at 129 for in the 15th over, but lost two wickets in Varun Chakravarthy's last over.
One of the answers they will get is they lost six wickets to spinners bowling on a true pitch with a wet ball. The other answer is India's intent with the bat: they never really slowed down even as the wickets fell. Abhishek Sharma kept going after the triple-wicket maiden early in the innings, and Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya overcame the mid-innings blows with some targeted hitting to score 53 each and take India to a fighting total of 181.
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