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Rodrigues' 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.
Full postHealy and in-form Gardner give Australia opening points of Ashes battle
England were guilty of wasting starts with the bat and then dropped crucial chances in the field
Valkerie Baynes
11-Jan-2025
Australia 206 for 6 (Healy 70, Gardner 42*) beat England 204 (Knight 39, Wyatt-Hodge 38, Gardner 3-19) by four wickets
Ash Gardner shone with bat, ball and in the field as Australia chased down a modest target to seize the first points of their Ashes battle with England.
Alyssa Healy, Australia's captain, sealed her full comeback from injury with an important 70 runs off 78 balls after Australia had bundled their opponents out for 204 inside 44 overs at North Sydney Oval.
Full postArshin Kulkarni and Mukesh Choudhary lead Maharashtra into semis
Maharashtra's 19-year-old allrounder scored a match-winning hundred on his List A debut
ESPNcricinfo staff
11-Jan-2025
Maharashtra 275 for 6 (Kulkarni 107, Bawne 60, Arshdeep 3-56) beat Punjab 205 (Arshdeep 49, Mukesh 3-44) by 70 runs
Arshin Kulkarni, Maharashtra's 19-year-old allrounder, scored a century on List A debut to lead his side to victory against Punjab and into the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Kulkarni top-scored with 107 off 137 balls as Maharashtra overcame a top-order wobble to post 275 for 6, which was 70 too many for Punjab.
Maharashtra were reduced to 8 for 2 in the third over with Arshdeep Singh, who finished with a three-wicket haul that took him to the top of the wicket charts, accounting for the openers. Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was bowled by an away-swinger that pitched on leg stump and beat his outside edge to hit the top of off in the first over of the match. In the third, Arshdeep had left-hand batter Siddesh Veer nicking behind.
Full postMatthew Short's 109 off 54 too hot for Brisbane Heat
After Strikers posted BBL's second-highest total of 251, D'Arcy Short took 4 for 15 to bowl Heat out for 195
Tristan Lavalette
11-Jan-2025
Adelaide Strikers 251 for 5 (M Short 109, Lynn 47, Ross 44*, Kuhnemann 3-50) beat Brisbane Heat 195 (McSweeney 43, D Short 4-15, Haskett 2-43, Pope 2-44) by 56 runs
Captain Matthew Short returned from a toe injury in spectacular fashion with a blistering century against Brisbane Heat as Adelaide Strikers revived their finals hopes after making the second highest total in BBL history.
Sent in to bat on a very flat Adelaide Oval surface, Strikers smashed 251 for 5 highlighted by Short's 109 off 54 balls after he missed the last three matches. He reached his ton in 49 balls to set a new franchise record.
Full postKarnataka in semis after beating Baroda in a thriller
Rookie left-arm seamer Abhilash Shetty defended 13 in the final over for Karnataka
ESPNcricinfo staff
11-Jan-2025
Karnataka 281 for 8 (Padikkal 102, Aneesh 52, Limbani 3-47, Sheth 3-41) beat Baroda 276 (Rawat 104, Sheth 56, Gopal 2-38, Koushik 2-39) by five runs
Karnataka overcame a scare against Baroda to clinch a thriller by five runs and secure a place in the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Devdutt Padikkal's 102 off 99 balls not long after he got off a flight from Australia won him the Player-of-the-Match award, but it was Karnataka's catching that made a massive difference to the result
Baroda were cruising in their chase of 282, with their captain Krunal Pandya and centurion Shashwat Rawat bringing the runs required under 100. But from 185 for 2 in the 34th over, Baroda lost 3 for 16 to give Karnataka an opening.
Full postSmith flays 121* to send a reminder of his T20 worth
Smith's runs came off just 64 balls as he became the joint-leading century-maker in the BBL before Sean Abbott bagged four wickets
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11-Jan-2025
Sydney Sixers 220 for 3 (Smith 121*) beat Perth Scorchers 206 for 7 (Turner 66*, Abbott 4-43) by 14 runs
Steven Smith sent an emphatic reminder of his T20 worth, smashing a masterful 121 not out to hit the Sydney Sixers to a 14-run win over Perth Scorchers.
In one of the best BBL innings, Smith launched an astonishing seven sixes in front of 31,165 fans at the SCG on Saturday afternoon in a 64-ball innings for the ages as the Sixers cantered to 220 for 3 - their highest total in the competition.
Full postThree quick fifties and Asitha's electric new-ball spell give Sri Lanka consolation win
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis and Janith Liyanage's fifties gave Sri Lanka 290, and the bowlers then stopped New Zealand 140 runs short
Andrew Fidel Fernando
11-Jan-2025
Sri Lanka 290 for 8 (Nissanka 66, Kusal 54, Liyanage 53, Henry 4-55, Santner 2-55) beat New Zealand 150 (Chapman 81, Asitha 3-26, Malinga 3-35, Theekshana 3-35) by 140 runs
Rapid half-centuries from Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka and Janith Liyanage put Sri Lanka on course to a substantial total, before an electric new-ball spell from Asitha Fernando wrecked New Zealand's chase.
Asitha swung the ball prodigiously in his five-over opening spell, taking 3 for 17 in that period. By the end of over seven, and chasing 291 for victory, New Zealand were 22 for 5, their chances all but dashed. Mark Chapman battled bravely for a run-a-ball 81, but had no team-mates to go with him.
Full postTim David smashes Thunder as Hurricanes extend streak
Hurricanes have stamped themselves genuine BBL title contenders with a fifth straight win courtesy of a brutal unbeaten 68 from Tim David
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10-Jan-2025
Hobart Hurricanes 165 for 4 (David 68*) beat Sydney Thunder 164 for 6 (Warner 88*) by six wickets
Tim David fired for the second time in as many matches to steer Hobart Hurricanes to a convincing win over Sydney Thunder and top spot on the BBL table.
Hurricanes ran down Thunder's 164 for 6 at Ninja Stadium on Friday night with 19 balls to spare, with David finishing unbeaten on 68 from 38 balls.
Full postRawal, Hasabnis ace 239 chase to put India 1-0 up
The pair added 116 for the fourth wicket after a brief wobble to secure a comfortable win for India in Rajkot
Shashank Kishore
10-Jan-2025
India 241 for 4 (Rawal 89, Hasabnis 53*, Mandhana 41) beat Ireland 238 for 7 (Lewis 92, Paul 59, Mishra 2-56) by six wickets
Pratika Rawal continued her impressive initiation into international cricket, hitting her second half-century in four innings at the top of the order, as India secured a comfortable six-wicket over Ireland in the first ODI in Rajkot.
Rawal's partner was another rookie, Tejal Hasabnis, who notched up a maiden half-century in her fourth ODI. The pair added 116 for the fourth wicket after India briefly wobbled when they lost Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues in quick succession.
Full postYoungsters Vats and Sindhu lead Haryana into quarterfinals
They will play their quarterfinal against Gujarat on January 12
ESPNcricinfo staff
09-Jan-2025
Haryana 298 for 9 (Sindhu 64, Vats 62, Shami 3-61) beat Bengal 226 (Porel 57, Vats 3-33, Sindhu 2-36) by 72 runs
Parth Vats, the 20-year-old legspin allrounder whom Haryana picked over Yuzvendra Chahal in their squad, starred with bat and ball in a 72-run win against Bengal that took them into the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
In his maiden List A season, Vats helped Haryana rebuild their innings from 98 for 3 in the 17th over. He scored 62 off 77 balls and put on 84 for the fourth wicket with Nishant Sindhu, another 20-year-old allrounder who scored 64 and also contributed with the ball.
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