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England Lions on back foot in Brisbane despite Ben McKinney's 94
Durham opener stars on second day of tour game but CAXI openers made inroads in chase
ECB Reporters Network
15-Jan-2025
Cricket Australia XI 176 (Hearne 106, Cook 4-15) and 97 for 1 (Ward 39*, MacMillan 11*) need another 164 runs to beat England Lions 223 (Davies 54, Gannon 5-27) and 213 (McKinney 94)
Durham's Ben McKinney fell just short of a century for England Lions, as a Cricket Australia XI took control of their four-day encounter at the Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane.
On a day when wickets continued to tumble, with 12 falling in all, the 20-year-old McKinney stood tallest to strike a composed 94 as the Lions were bowled out for 213 in their second innings.
Full postMandhana and Rawal's tons fire India to record win
India broke several records as they posted their highest-ever ODI total of 435
Hemant Brar
15-Jan-2025
India 435 for 5 (Rawal 154, Mandhana 135, Ghosh 59, Prendergast 2-71) beat Ireland 131 (Forbes 41, Prendergast 36, Deepti 3-27, Kanwar 2-31) by 304 runs
On a record-shattering day in Rajkot, India registered their biggest win in ODI cricket. They beat Ireland by 304 runs in the third and final match of the series, thus completing the whitewash. Their previous biggest win was also against Ireland, in 2017, when they had beaten them by 249 runs in Potchefstroom.
Batting first, India piled up 435 for 5, their highest ODI total, going past the 370 for 5 they made in the previous game. Overall, this was the fourth-highest total in women's ODIs.
Full postDavid, Wade push Hurricanes to the top despite Bethell brilliance
With the loss Renegades' chances of making it to the playoffs took a massive beating
AAP
14-Jan-2025
Hobart Hurricanes 155 for 6 (Wade 36, Chaudhary 36, Bethell 2-29) beat Melbourne Renegades 154 for 7 (Bethell 87, Seifert 24, Meredith 3-36) by four wickets
Big hitting from Hobart Hurricanes mainstays Matthew Wade and Tim David has proved to be the difference in a crucial win over Melbourne Renegades in Hobart.
The four-wicket home win with two balls left, however, has come at a potentially high cost, with opening bowler Billy Stanlake injuring his shoulder only six days out from the knockouts. The win puts Hurricanes on top of the points table with two games left and almost ends Renegades' slim playoffs hopes.
Full postSam Cook stars for Lions as Lachlan Hearne hits back with quickfire hundred
Four top-order wickets enhances seamer's Ashes claims, as Hearne responds in style
ECB Reporters Network
14-Jan-2025
Cricket Australia XI 176 for 9 (Hearne 106*, Cook 4-15) trail England Lions 223 (Davies 54, Gannon 5-27) by 47 runs
Sam Cook showcased his quality as he ripped through a Cricket Australia XI top-order on the first day, only for Lachlan Hearne to hit back with a remarkable hundred on the opening day of the England Lions' tour game in Brisbane.
Cook claimed four wickets in a devastating opening spell that inspired a Lions fightback after captain Alex Davies' quickfire half-century had been the highlight of their first-innings 223.
Full postKing, Garth dismantle England as Australia extend Ashes lead in low-scoring win
Australia go 4-0 ahead on the Women's Ashes points tally after two ODIs in the multi-format series
Alex Malcolm
13-Jan-2025
Australia 180 (Perry 60, Ecclestone 4-35, Capsey 3-22) beat 159 England (Jones 47*, King 4-25, Garth 3-37) by 21 runs
In front of a packed Shane Warne stand at the Junction Oval, Alana King produced an Ashes spell for the ages in the mould of her hero to inspire Australia to an extraordinary victory over England, defending 180 in a crazy finish that had to be seen to be believed and handed the hosts a four-point lead after two matches in the multi-format series.
Defending a meagre 181, the lowest ever defended in an Ashes ODI, King took 4 for 25 with some magical legspin bowling. She was well supported by Kim Garth who took 3 for 37 while Ash Gardner bowled a frugal spell of 10 overs taking 1 for 23.
Full postKonstas, Green and Andrews put Thunder in BBL playoffs
Chasing 159, Scorchers were bowled out for 97 on a tricky Showground surface
Tristan Lavalette
13-Jan-2025
Sydney Thunder 158 for 7 (Konstas 53, Andrews 37*, Morris 3-43) beat Perth Scorchers 97 (Hardie 22, Green 3-13, McAndrew 2-21) by 61 runs
Sam Konstas smashed a half-century on a tricky Showground surface before Sydney Thunder capitalised on reckless batting from Perth Scorchers to secure their place in the BBL finals.
After being sent in, Konstas produced a fast start for Thunder before they were reeled in by Scorchers' spinners until Tom Andrews blasted an unbeaten 37 off 13 balls at the death.
Full postNair, Shorey unbeaten centuries power Vidarbha into Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals
The two made short work of the 292-run chase against Rajasthan in Vadodara
ESPNcricinfo staff
12-Jan-2025
Vidarbha 292 for 1 (Nair 122*, Shorey 118*) beat Rajasthan 291 for 8 (Kartik 62, Garhwal 59, Thakur 4-39) by nine wickets
Unbeaten centuries from Karun Nair and Dhruv Shorey saw Vidarbha chase down their target of 292 in style against Rajasthan and march to the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Vidarbha captain Nair notched up his fourth consecutive century and his fifth in the season and finished with an unbeaten 122. He tops the run charts this year with a whopping 664 runs, which is also his average as he has only been dismissed once in six innings.
Full postMaxwell puts cape on yet again to keep Stars alive
His match-turning rescue act showed glimpses of the knock against Afghanistan and stunned Renegades
Tristan Lavalette
12-Jan-2025
Melbourne Stars 165 (Maxwell 90, Duckett 21, O'Neill 2-16, Zampa 2-23) beat Melbourne Renegades 123 (Seifert 26, Steketee 5-17, Paris 3-13) by 42 runs
Glenn Maxwell produced an extraordinary innings, farming the strike and smashing ten sixes in a brilliant 90 off 52 balls, to keep Stars' BBL season alive after they defeated Renegades in the Melbourne derby.
Stars' finals hopes appeared over at 75 for 7 after they were sent in to bat at a closed-roofed Marvel Stadium due to stormy weather in Melbourne. Maxwell's thunderous batting flipped the match on its head to lift Stars to 165 and a stunned Renegades fell well short in the chase.
Full postHaryana sneak past Gujarat in low-scorer to make Vijay Hazare Trophy semis
A collapse of 5 for 19 was not enough to halt Haryana's march to the semi-finals
ESPNcricinfo staff
12-Jan-2025
Haryana 201 for 8 (Rana 66, Vats 38, Bishnoi 4-46) beat Gujarat 196 (Hemang 54, Thakral 3-39, Sindhu 3-30) by two wickets
A late collapse which saw them lose five wickets for 19 runs was not enough to prevent Haryana from beating Gujarat and advancing to the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Haryana bowled Gujarat out for 196, thanks to an all-round display, before they completed the chase in 44 overs in Vadodara.
Full postRodrigues' maiden international hundred seal series win for India
Rawal, Mandhana and Harleen also chipped with fifties as India posted a record total and eventually won by 116 runs
Shashank Kishore
12-Jan-2025
India 370 for 5 (Rodrigues 102, Harleen 89, Mandhana 73, Rawal 67) beat Ireland 254 for 7 (Coulter Reilly 80, Forbes 38, Delany 37, Deepti 3-37) by 116 runs
India notched up a series win that never appeared to be in any doubt, but in batting out 50 overs for a second straight game in Rajkot, Ireland ticked off a few boxes as part of their preparations for the World Cup qualifiers.
India stormed to their highest-ever ODI score, fuelled by Jemimah Rodrigues' maiden ODI century, and then saw Ireland's top order deny a young Indian pace attack. Christina Coulter Reilly brought up a maiden half-century in her fourth innings, while Laura Delany made a 36-ball 37 to frustrate India's spinners. Ireland eventually surpassed the 238 for 7 they made two days ago, to take away plenty of batting positives.
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