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Buckingham, 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.
Full postSutherland century buries England amid woeful catching display
The allrounder made her third Test century in just her sixth match as the home side built a commanding lead at the MCG
Alex Malcolm
31-Jan-2025
Australia 5 for 422 (Sutherland 163, Mooney 98*) lead England 170 by 252 runs
Australian cricket's newest hall of fame inductee Christina Matthews said on Thursday that the MCG was overdue to commission a new statue to honour a female cricketer and suggested that pioneering allrounder Betty Wilson should be the player immortalised in bronze.
Annabel Sutherland is only 23, but by the time she has finished her Test career she might have a strong case given the start she has made. If there is a statue to be made of her, however, it would need to feature an England fielder dropping her to be historically accurate.
Full postEngland Lions made to follow on as Australia A turn screw
Philippe joins Patterson in reaching three figures before bowlers dismantle Lions' first innings
ECB Reporters Network
31-Jan-2025
England Lions 116 (Sutherland 3-7, Doggett 3-17) and 116 for 2 (McKinney 67*) trail Australia A 379 for 9 dec (Patterson 137, Phillipe 120*, Goodwin 70) by 141 runs
Australia A assumed control of the first-class match against England Lions with the tourists asked to follow-on in Sydney.
Josh Philippe joined Kurtis Patterson in reaching a century as Australia A declared at 373 for 9 before the Lions were bundled out for 116. Allrounder Will Sutherland claimed 3 for 7 while Brendan Doggett took 3 for 17.
Full postSisodia and Kamalini lead the way as defending champs India cruise into final
Vaishnavi also shone with the ball, as England lost 6 for 11 in a middle-order collapse against India
ESPNcricinfo staff
31-Jan-2025
India 117 for 1 (Kamalini 56*, Trisha 35) beat England 113 for 8 (Perrin 45, Norgrove 30, Sisodia 3-21, Vaishnavi 3-23, Aayushi 2-21) by nine wickets
A clinical all-round performance from defending champions India in the second semi-final against England secured their entry into the Women's U-19 T20 World Cup final. In a rematch of the 2023 final, India kept England down to 113 thanks to a dominant show from their spinners. The top order led by G Kamalini, who scored an unbeaten 56, then razed down India's target with five overs to spare.
The win was set up by India's three left-arm spinners. Parunika Sisodia got the first two wickets and another late in the innings to finish 3 for 21 and the Player-of-the-Match medal. She was supported by Aayushi Shukla's spell of 2 for 21, which included the wicket of England's top-scorer Davina Perrin (45). Vaishnavi Sharma, the tournament's leading wicket-taker, claimed three wickets in the 16th over to take the wind out of England's innings.
Full postAustralia strike twice before rain saves Sri Lanka from further damage
Australia will now have more work to do then they would have anticipated in the last two days
Tristan Lavalette
31-Jan-2025
Sri Lanka 136 for 5 (Chandimal 63*, de Silva 22, Starc 2-13, Kuhnemann 2-48) trail Australia 654 for 6 dec by 518 runs
Australia's menacing attack was left frustrated after the final two sessions of day three were washed out as Sri Lanka had respite from a Galle surface starting to play tricks.
The day started amid sunny conditions and 27 overs were bowled before rain cascaded on the ground out of nowhere just before lunch. There was no further play for the remainder of the day, with stumps called more than two hours ahead of schedule.
Full postVan Wyk, Botha outclass Australia as South Africa reach maiden final
Australia were restricted to 105 for 8 before Botha's whirlwind knock helped South Africa chase down the target with 11 balls to spare
ESPNcricinfo staff
31-Jan-2025
South Africa 106 for 5 (Botha 37, Reyneke 26, Hamilton 2-17, Gill 2-20) beat Australia 105 for 8 (Bray 36, Briscoe 27*, van Wyk 4-17) by five wickets
A four-wicket haul from Ashleigh van Wyk backed up by a whirlwind 24-ball 37 from opener Jemma Botha helped South Africa outclass Australia in the first semi-final by five wickets and confirm a place in the Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup final for the first time.
Electing to bat in sunny Kuala Lumpur, Australia were on the back foot immediately, with Ines McKeon trapped lbw first ball to fast bowler Nthabiseng Nini. Grace Lyons, promoted up the order, was then run out backing up too far at the bowler's end, with captain Lucy Hamilton's punch ricocheting off Nini's fingers onto the non-striker's stumps.
Full postPatterson resurgence continues with Australia A century
The New South Wales batter continued his impressive season as he dominated the opening day against England Lions
AAP
30-Jan-2025
Australia A 262 for 3 (Patterson 126*, Goodwin 70, Philippe 54*) vs England Lions
Former Test batter Kurtis Patterson further staked his claim for an international comeback after batting all day to make a superb century for Australia A.
Patterson, who played the last of his two Tests in 2019, starred with an unbeaten 126 as Australia A went to stumps on day one of their clash with the England Lions at Cricket Central in Sydney on 262 for 3.
Full postSL crumble after Khawaja and Inglis set up mammoth Australia total
The hosts ended day two at 44 for 3 after Australia declared on 654 for 6
Tristan Lavalette
30-Jan-2025
Sri Lanka 44 for 3 (Kamindu 13*, Chandimal 9*, Lyon 1-7) trail Australia 654 for 6 dec (Khawaja 232, Smith 141, Inglis 102, Head 57, Vandersay 3-182, Jayasuriya 3-193) by 610 runs
Usman Khawaja's maiden Test double century and a rapid ton from debutant Josh Inglis decimated a flagging Sri Lanka before Australia's attack breathed life into a slow Galle surface late on day two.
After stand-in captain Steven Smith declared Australia's innings on 654 for 6 midway through the final session, Sri Lanka's top order fell apart and they lost three wickets inside the opening 10 overs. Sri Lanka reached 44 for 3 when rain ended the day's play prematurely with Australia enjoying a firm grip on the first Test.
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