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Shrijith's 150* eclipses Iyer's 114* as Karnataka chase down 383 against Mumbai
It was the second-biggest successful chase in Vijay Hazare Trophy history
ESPNcricinfo staff
21-Dec-2024
Karnataka 383 for 3 (Shrijith 150*, Aneesh 82, Dubey 65*, Juned 2-70) beat Mumbai 382 for 4 (Iyer 114*, Tamore 84, Mhatre 78, Dube 63*, Dubey 2-89) by seven wickets
Playing only his third List A game, K Shrijith struck an unbeaten 101-ball 150 to lead Karnataka home in the second-highest successful chase in Vijay Hazare Trophy history, as they hauled down a target of 383 with 3.4 overs to spare at the Narendra Modi Stadium's B ground.
Andhra's successful chase of 384 against Goa in the 2011-12 season continues to hold the tournament record.
Full postDwarshuis gives Sixers last-ball win in thrilling Sydney derby
Sixers needed 15 from the last over, and then seven off the last two, but Dwarshuis' six off the penultimate ball sealed the deal
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21-Dec-2024
Sydney Sixers 164 for 5 (Silk 36*, Philippe 35, Dwarshuis 20*, Ferguson 2-32) beat Sydney Thunder 163 for 5 (Bancroft 70*, Davies 47, Hosein 2-23, Dwarshuis 2-26) by five wickets
Ben Dwarshuis hit Sydney Sixers to an unlikely last-ball win over Sydney Thunder, taking 15 from the last over to take his team past the victory mark.
On the same night that Sam Konstas was bowled for a duck in his last innings before a likely Boxing Day Test debut, Dwarshuis hit Sixers home at Engie Stadium.
Full postGhazanfar five-for leads Afghanistan to ODI series win over below-par Zimbabwe
Afghanistan have now won each of their bilateral ODI series against Zimbabwe bar the one in 2014, which was split
Himanshu Agrawal
21-Dec-2024
Afghanistan 131 for 2 (Atal 52, Gwandu 1-27) beat Zimbabwe 127 (Williams 60, Ghazanfar 5-33, Rashid 3-38) by eight wickets
Sean Williams slog-swept Rashid Khan in the 24th over of Zimbabwe's innings, but the ball ballooned off the top edge for Hashmatullah Shahidi at midwicket. Shahidi looked to catch it with a reverse cup, but dropped the ball - possibly because of the sun in his eyes - and invited the loudest cheers until then from the sparse crowd at Harare Sports Club.
They didn't have much going for them, really, since Zimbabwe were 89 for 8 at that stage. Williams, on 33 at the time, went on to score 60 at just under a run a ball, and dragged his side to 127 in 30.1 overs. Afghanistan wiped out the target of 128 with eight wickets and 23 overs in the bank. Sediqullah Atal followed up a knock of 104 from the second ODI with 52 off 50 balls in the third, hitting four fours and two sixes on the way, and Afghanistan completed a 2-0 series win over Zimbabwe after the first ODI was washed out.
Full postSutherland's 78-ball century overwhelms NZ in rain-hit ODI
Sutherland became the first batter to hit consecutive ODI centuries from No.5 and lifted Australia to an imposing 291 for 7
Tristan Lavalette
21-Dec-2024
Australia 291 for 7 (Sutherland 105*, McGrath 34, Penfold 4-42, Carson 2-65) beat New Zealand 122 for 5 (Kerr 38, James 27, Garth 2-17) by 65 runs via DLS
Captain Alyssa Healy made a successful return before Annabel Sutherland smashed her second consecutive century as Australia defeated New Zealand in a rain-affected second ODI at the Basin Reserve.
After Thursday's opener in the three-match series was washed out on the same ground, Sutherland steadied Australia from a mid-innings wobble in seaming conditions to finish unbeaten on 105 from 81 balls. Healy played as a specialist batter and hit a crisp 34 off 32 at the top of the order, while Beth Mooney took the gloves during New Zealand's innings.
Full postLloyd Pope and D'Arcy Short give Strikers first win of the season
Melbourne Stars weren't too far behind, but eventually went down by 15 runs to remain winless
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20-Dec-2024
Adelaide Strikers 165 for 6 (Short 60, Ross 35, Siddle 2-21, Milne 2-32) beat Melbourne Stars 150 for 9 (Harper 48, Pope 3-21, Short 2-23, Overton 2-44) by 15 runs
Legspinner Lloyd Pope earned redemption and late inclusion D'Arcy Short starred as Adelaide Strikers beat early-season strugglers Melbourne Stars by 15 runs at Adelaide Oval.
Short wasn't scheduled to play but was called up on Friday after a calf niggle sidelined Chris Lynn. The only meaningful support for Short came from Alex Ross as Strikers made 165 for 6 in their first home match of the campaign.
Full postJaker Ali, bowlers combine to give Bangladesh 3-0 sweep over West Indies
Jaker smashed 72 not out off 41 and Rishad bagged three wickets as the hosts were bowled out for their lowest total against Bangladesh
Mohammad Isam
20-Dec-2024
Bangladesh 189 for 7 (Jaker 72*, Parvez 39, Shepherd 2-30) beat West Indies 109 (Shepherd 33, Rishad 3-21, Mahedi 2-13) by 80 runs
Bangladesh completed their demolition of West Indies with an 80-run win in the third T20I at the Arnos Vale Ground. It resulted in their first 3-0 win in a T20I series in nearly two years as they capped off a tough West Indies tour with a trophy. After posting 189 for 7, they bowled West Indies out for 109, their lowest total against Bangladesh, with the margin of victory being Bangladesh's second-biggest in terms of runs.
Jaker Ali continued to be their tour's MVP, signing off with a dramatic, match-winning performance. His unbeaten 72 powered the visitors to 189 for 7, their highest score in the West Indies, before Rishad Hossain helped bowl the opposition out cheaply.
Full postMandhana, Ghosh star as India seal series in style
India posted 217 for 3, their highest-ever T20I total, in their first bilateral T20I series win at home since 2019
Shashank Kishore
19-Dec-2024
India 217 for 4 (Mandhana 77, Ghosh 54) beat West Indies 155 for 9 (Henry 43, Dottin 25, Radha 4-29) by 60 runs
A high-scoring entertainer that had more than 47,000 fans in anticipation of a thriller fizzled when West Indies' middle order imploded to give India the T20I series 2-1. The orchestrators of the win were Smriti Mandhana, who hit her third straight half-century, and Richa Ghosh, who exhibited incredible ball-striking to smash the joint-fastest T20I half-century.
India's 217 for 3, their highest-ever T20I total, came from a vastly different approach from two nights ago, where 160 seemed pedestrian on the face of dew. When West Indies fought back to propel themselves to 123 for 4 on Thursday, needing 95 off 36, they had an outside chance. But Chinelle Henry's dismissal for a 16-ball 43 led to a meltdown they couldn't recover from, with left-arm spinner Radha Yadav walking away with four wickets.
Full postAfridi trumps Klaasen after Babar-Rizwan stand sets up Pakistan
Ghulam struck 63 off just 32 balls towards the end to help post series-sealing total
Danyal Rasool
19-Dec-2024
Pakistan 329 all out (Rizwan 80, Babar 73, Maphaka 4-72) beat South Africa 247 all out (Klaasen 97, Shaheen 4-47, Naseem 3-37) by 82 runs
Pakistan turned in their best all-round ODI performance across all three series over the past six weeks, dismantling South Africa by 81 runs and sealing a third straight ODI series win.
Shaheen Afridi sizzled with the ball after half-centuries from Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam and Kamran Ghulam helped Pakistan amass 329 in the second ODI in Cape Town. South Africa never quite got partnerships going despite a heroic 74-ball 97 from Heinrich Klaasen. Afridi, however, got his mojo back, menacing at the top and lethal with the reverse swinging ball at the death, finishing with four wickets as South Africa were bowled out for 248.
Full postRogers, O'Neill and Sutherland blow Hurricanes away to hand Renegades first win
Captain Nathan Ellis' all-round effort not enough for Hurricanes, who folded for their lowest BBL total
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19-Dec-2024
Melbourne Renegades 78 for 4 (Seifert 37*, Brown 13, Ellis 2-12) beat Hobart Hurricanes 74 (Ellis 35, Sutherland 3-14, O'Neill 3-16, Rogers 3-25) by six wickets
Hobart Hurricanes crumbled to their lowest BBL total, and lost Matthew Wade to a calf injury, in a shambolic six-wicket loss against Melbourne Renegades in Geelong.
After being asked to bat first, Hurricanes' innings at GMHBA Stadium lasted less than 13 overs on Thursday night as they were skittled for 74. They fell well short of their previous low benchmark - 91 against Sydney Sixers in 2015.
Full postAtal, Malik, bowlers lead Afghanistan's rout of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe crumbled to 54 in the 287 chase to give Afghanistan their biggest win in ODIs in terms of runs
Srinidhi Ramanujam
19-Dec-2024
Afghanistan 286 for 6 (Atal 104, Malik 84, Nyamhuri 3-53) beat Zimbabwe 54 (Ghazanfar 3-9, Naveed 3-13) by 232 runs
Sediqullah Atal's maiden hundred and a superb bowling performance from the team handed Afghanistan a mammoth 232-run win as Zimbabwe were bundled out for 54 in the second ODI in Harare. Afghanistan currently lead the three-match series 1-0 after the first match was washed out. It was also Afghanistan's biggest win in ODIs in terms of runs.
The young openers Atal and Abdul Malik produced statement knocks of 104 and 84 respectively to lift the visitors to 286 for 6, after they were put in to bat on a sunny morning. Zimbabwe could not get going in the chase, losing their first four wickets for 11 runs and then losing their last six for just 22 runs.
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