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Ngarava, Bennett and Musekiwa set up thrilling Zimbabwe win
Chasing 145, Musekiwa kept his cool as Zimbabwe got over the line off the final ball
Ekanth
11-Dec-2024
Zimbabwe 145 for 6 (Bennett 49, Myers 32, Naveen 3-33, Rashid 2-26) beat Afghanistan 144 for 6 (Karim Janat 54*, Mohammad Nabi 44, Ngarava 3-28) by four wickets
A 13-ball over from Naveen-ul-Haq and a dramatic final over in which Tashinga Musekiwa found the boundary and sprinted between the wickets gave Zimbabwe a thrilling last-ball win in the opening T20I against Afghanistan.
With Zimbabwe chasing 145, frugal spells from Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan and a four-run 18th over from Mujeeb Ur Rahman brought the equation down from 60 off 42 balls to 21 off 12. But Naveen's final over went for ten, and Azmatullah Omarzai's changes in pace and length could not defend ten in the final over.
Full postHardik, Meriwala combine to knock out Bengal
Shahbaz Ahmed waged a battle with the bat in a tall chase but ran out of partners in the end
Himanshu Agrawal
11-Dec-2024
Baroda 172 for 7 (Rawat 40, Rajput 37, Pramanik 2-6) beat Bengal 131 (Shahbaz 55, Meriwala 3-17, Hardik 3-27) by 41 runs
It was a tale of two birthday boys in Bengaluru. Baroda's left-arm quick Lukman Meriwala celebrated by nabbing three top-order wickets in the same over, before Bengal allrounder Shahbaz Ahmed kept his side alive with a half-century in the chase of 173. Shahbaz ran out of partners though, and Baroda beat Bengal by 41 runs to book their place in the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Bengal were off to a steady start with 28 runs on the board after three overs, before Meriwala's dream over. He had Karan Lal chopping on for 6, trapped Sudip Kumar Gharami lbw for 2, and took a stunning return catch to dismiss Writtick Chatterjee for a duck.
Full postVenkatesh Iyer's all-round effort guides MP to semi-final
Gaud and Harpreet also contributed to the 174 chase as MP entered their first SMAT semis since 2010-11
Himanshu Agrawal
11-Dec-2024
Madhya Pradesh 174 for 4 (Gaud 42, Venkatesh 38*, Mankad 1-20) beat Saurashtra 173 for 7 (Jani 80*, Venkatesh 2-23, Avesh 2-51) by six wickets
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Harpreet Singh and Venkatesh Iyer's big hits helped Madhya Pradesh chase down 174 against Saurashtra with four balls and six wickets to spare in Alur. MP entered their first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semi-final since 2010-11.
Player of the Match Venkatesh ended on 38 not out off 33 deliveries with the bat, after taking 2 for 23 from three overs with the ball. Harpreet, on the other end, batted more aggressively in his nine-ball cameo to finish on 22 not out to seal the game for MP. But before they added 29 to wrap the chase, Arpit Gaud (42 off 29 balls), Subhranshu Senapati (24 from 16) and captain Rajat Patidar (28 off 18) kept MP on top.
Full postSutherland 110, Gardner five-for make it 3-0 for Australia
Mandhana scored 105 off 109 balls in the 299-chase, but India collapsed after her dismissal
Tristan Lavalette
11-Dec-2024
Australia 298 for 6 (Sutherland 110, McGrath 56*, Gardner 50, Reddy 4-26) beat India 215 (Mandhana 105, Deol 39, Gardner 5-30, Schutt 2-26) by 83 runs
All-round brilliance from Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner helped Australia overcome heroic performances from Arundhati Reddy and Smriti Mandhana as they swept the ODI series against India in fierce heat at the WACA, in Perth.
After being sent in, Sutherland lifted Australia out of trouble with 110 off 95 balls as the home team reached a formidable 298 for 6.
Full postSearing Seales seals the series in seven-wicket win for Windies
Brandon King anchors comfortable 228-run chase in Basseterre
Mohammad Isam
10-Dec-2024
West Indies 230 for 3 (King 82, Lewis 49, Carty 45) beat Bangladesh 227 (Mahmudullah 62, Tanzid 46, Seales 4-22) by seven wickets
West Indies coasted to a seven-wicket win against Bangladesh in St Kitts to claim the three-match ODI series. It was West Indies' first ODI series win against Bangladesh in ten years. They had won the last four ODI series between the two sides too. West Indies had on Sunday broken Bangladesh's 11-match winning streak against them in the first ODI.
Jayden Seales' career-best figures of 4 for 22 led the home side's bowling efforts as they bowled out the visitors for 227 in 45.5 overs. Brandon King then struck a rapid 82 to accelerate West Indies' chase, as they completed the win in 36.5 overs. Captain Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford, who struck 113 in the first game, were the unbeaten batters who completed the game.
Full postZaman Akhter makes quick impression in England Lions' tour match
Gloucestershire fast bowler takes three wickets against CSA Invitational XI
ECB Reporters Network
10-Dec-2024
CSA Invitational XI 285 for 8 (Senokwane 79, Akhter 3-51) vs England Lions
Zaman Akhter's pace and bounce was the feature as the Gloucestershire quick claimed three wickets on the opening day of the England Lions' four-day match against a Cricket South Africa Invitational XI in Cape Town.
After Tom Lawes struck twice with the new ball - including the first delivery of the day - Akhtar made the most significant inroads as the hosts reached stumps at 285 for eight.
Full postAll-round Linde, Miller give South Africa 1-0 lead
In a chase of 184, Rizwan was on 36 off 44 at one point. He finished with 74 off 62 but couldn't prevent the 11-run loss
Danyal Rasool
10-Dec-2024
South Africa 183 for 9 (Miller 82, Linde 48, Shaheen 3-22, Abrar 3-37) beat Pakistan 172 for 8 (Rizwan 74, Ayub 31, Linde 4-21) by 11 runs
Having not played for South Africa for three years, George Linde made up for lost time on one electric Kingsmead evening with a stunning all-round performance. A 24-ball 48 with the bat and 4-21 with the ball battered a valiant Pakistan, who went down by 11 runs. The umpire even thought he had a hat-trick in the penultimate over before a review denied him that glory but not his undisputed Player-of-the-Match award. Mohammad Rizwan, who faced the first ball, was there in the final over as his team went down fighting, a late attack from the captain not quite enough to undo the damage of a sluggish first half of an innings where he managed just 36 in his first 44 deliveries, even if he did finish with 74 off 62.
South Africa came into the first T20I in Durban with a decidedly second-string side, but it doesn't matter when David Miller is in the form he found today. A majestic 40-ball 82 ran through the first innings like a dagger for Pakistan, who believed they had made early progress when Shaheen Shah Afridi and Abrar Ahmed removed Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks and Matthew Breetzke early. But Miller ensured the runs kept flowing, and Pakistan's spinners couldn't have the impact they hoped for on a true, flat Durban pitch Heinrich Klaasen had little hesitation in opting to bat first on.
Full postMaharaj wraps up 2-0 win to take South Africa to the top of WTC table
Sri Lanka lost five wickets for 19 runs in 62 balls in a lower collapse that undid their work from the previous day
Firdose Moonda
09-Dec-2024
South Africa 358 and 317 (Bavuma 66, Markram 55, Jayasuriya 5-129) beat Sri Lanka 328 and 238 (Dhananjaya de Silva 50, Maharaj 5-76) by 109 runs
South Africa have moved to the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) table after a 109-run win over Sri Lanka at St George's Park. They swept the series 2-nil after bowling Sri Lanka out for 238 in 69 minutes on the final morning with the second new ball still 10.5 overs away.
Keshav Maharaj completed his tenth Test five-for, and fourth at St George's Park, and took four of the final five wickets on the last morning. Sri Lanka lost five wickets for 19 runs in 62 balls in a lower-order collapse that undid their work from the previous day. They were fairly well set overnight and resumed on 202 for 5, with two batters well-set on a fairly placid pitch. Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva's sixth-wicket partnership was worth 83 and they both looked comfortable against a South African attack who admitted to searching a little too hard on the fourth day.
Full postSouth Australia claim thrilling final-ball win over Tasmania
South Australia have pulled off a final-ball, two-run win over Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield, in one of the tightest games in the competition's history
AAP
09-Dec-2024
South Australia 398 for 6 dec (Sangha 151, Hunt 136, Meredith 4-95) and 233 for 9 dec (McInerney 75, Sangha 61, Kuhnemann 4-67) beat Tasmania 203 (Doran 51, Scott 3-30) and 426 (Ward 142, Hope 69, Weatherald 65, Silk 65, Agar 3-91, McAndrew 3-123) by two runs
South Australia have pulled off one of the most remarkable wins in the Sheffield Shield's 132-year history, beating Tasmania by two runs on the final ball of the match in Hobart.
Tasmania required four runs from the final ball to successfully chase down 429 for a dramatic victory.
Full postEdwards ten-wicket haul inspires NSW to thrilling win over WA
Jack Edwards took 5 for 41 in each innings as NSW defeated WA with just 13 balls left in the match
AAP
09-Dec-2024
New South Wales 493 for 9 dec (Patterson 167*, Konstas 88) beat Western Australia 211 & (Bancroft 48, Edwards 5-41, Bird 3-24) by an innings & 68 runs
Jack Edwards has bowled New South Wales to a thrilling Sheffield Shield win over Western Australia, taking the final wicket with 13 balls to spare.
Edwards claimed his second five-wicket haul of the match on Monday to help the Blues win by an innings and 68 runs, with Western Australia all out for 184.
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