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WI go 1-0 up as Hope and Rutherford boss 295 chase
A come-from-behind batting display ended West Indies' 11-match ODI losing streak against Bangladesh
Mohammad Isam
08-Dec-2024
West Indies 295 for 5 (Rutherford 113, Hope 86, Greaves 41*) beat Bangladesh 294 for 6 (Mehidy 74, Tanzid 60, Mahmadullah 50*, Shepherd 3-51) by five wickets
Sherfane Rutherford's maiden ODI century helped West Indies break their 11-match losing streak against Bangladesh with a five-wicket win in St Kitts. The home side hunted down a target of 295 to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, with Rutherford's 80-ball 113 comprehensively overturning a slow start to the chase. West Indies, who had at one point needed 161 off 114 balls, reached their target with 14 balls remaining.
Rutherford, who was struck twice on his helmet during his innings, reached his century when Bangladesh conceded six runs via overthrows in the 47th over. He celebrated the milestone with consecutive sixes off Soumya Sarkar, over long-off and midwicket. Then he squeezed one to short third man where Nahid Rana completed a catch, but by then West Indies only needed seven more.
Full postEmon, Hakim three-fors help Bangladesh defend U-19 title
The duo helped Bangladesh defend 198 as India went down by 59 runs in Dubai
ESPNcricinfo staff
08-Dec-2024
Bangladesh U-19 198 (Hossan 47, James 40, Guha 2-29, Raj 2-41) beat India U-19 139 (Amaan 26, Raj 24, Hakim 3-8, Emon 3-24) by 59 runs
Iqbal Hossain Emon and Azizul Hakim bagged three wickets apiece as Bangladesh defended their U-19 Asia Cup title with a comfortable 59-run win against India in Dubai.
Chasing 199, India were bowled out for 139 in 35.2 overs, completing a horror Sunday that also saw the men's Test and women's ODI sides suffer big defeats.
Full postDhananjaya de Silva-Kusal Mendis stand gives Sri Lanka outside chance
Sri Lanka need another 143 runs on the final day, with five wickets in hand but a long tail to follow
Andrew Fidel Fernando
08-Dec-2024
Sri Lanka 328 and 205 for 5 (Dhananjaya 39*, Kusal 39*, Paterson 2-33, Maharaj 2-62) need 143 runs to beat South Africa 358 and 317 (Bavuma 66, Markram 55, Jayasuriya 5-129)
South Africa took major strides towards wrapping up a series whitewash on day four in Gqeberha, dismissing Sri Lanka's top five after setting a mammoth 348 to win.
An unbroken 83-run stand between Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis has given Sri Lanka mild hope going into the final day. But they are still 143 runs shy, and are the last batters are shielding a particularly inept tail - Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, and Asitha Fernando all having been No. 11s in other Sri Lanka sides. To win, Sri Lanka would not only have to defy South Africa's bowling with the second new ball (due in 28 overs), they'd also have to contend with morning conditions, which have tended to be trickier than afternoon or evening ones so far this Test.
Full postEngland square series in style as Charlie Dean stars with hat-trick
South Africa rolled aside for 135 after dramatic collapse at Kingsmead
Andrew Miller
08-Dec-2024
England 137 for 4 (Beaumont 34, Bouchier 33, Dercksen 2-22) beat South Africa 135 (Tryon 45, Dean 4-45, Ecclestone 3-27, Filer 3-32) by six wickets
Charlie Dean became the first England bowler to claim a hat-trick in a women's ODI for 25 years - though later admitted she hadn't noticed the feat - as South Africa were routed by six wickets at Kingsmead.
Having lost the opening ODI in Kimberley by six wickets on Wednesday, England bounced back to level the series in style, instigating a collapse of five wickets for four runs before an aggressive batting display led by Tammy Beaumont and Maia Bouchier wrapped up the contest with 26 overs to spare. After a 3-0 win in the T20Is, England have also claimed an unassailable 8-2 lead in the multi-format series.
Full postKuhnemann takes four but Tasmania face a huge chase
Kuhnemann took 4 for 67 but Tasmania will resume play on the final day at 41 chasing 429 for victory against South Australia
AAP
08-Dec-2024
Tasmania 203 (Doran 51, Scott 3-30, Thornton 3-41, McAndrew 3-63) & 41 for 1 (Weatherald 26*) trail South Australia 398 for 6 dec & 233 for 9 dec (McInerney 75, Sangha 61, Kuhnemann 4-67) by 387 runs
Tasmania hit back with the ball thanks to Matt Kuhnemann's four-wicket haul but still face a daunting fight for survival on the final day of their Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at Bellerive Oval.
The Tigers went to stumps on day three at 41 for 1 chasing 429 for victory, with Jake Weatherald and Tim Ward at the crease. Tasmania lost Nivethan Radhakrishnan early in their run chase when the opener was bowled by Nathan McAndrew.
Full postPatterson ends long Shield century drought as NSW dominate WA
NSW veteran Kurtis Patterson has scored an unbeaten 167 to lift his side to 463 for 9, leading by 252 against WA
AAP
08-Dec-2024
New South Wales 493 for 9 (Patterson 167*, Konstas 88) lead Western Australia 211 (Inglis 41, Edwards 5-41, Bird 3-48) by 252 runs
Sam Konstas has missed out on another century but teammate Kurtis Patterson managed to break a long drought to give New South Wales a chance of pulling off victory in their Sheffield Shield clash with Western Australia at the SCG.
The Blues went to stumps on day three at 463 for 9 in their first innings, with a lead of 252 after WA were rolled for 211. Heavy rain washed out most of day two, but NSW made up for that lost time by piling on the runs on Sunday.
Full postSwepson, Steketee star as Queensland pip Victoria in a thriller
Queensland have notched their first win of the Sheffield Shield season following match-winning bowling displays from Mitch Swepson and Mark Steketee
AAP
08-Dec-2024
Queensland 172 & 223 (Peirson 82, Steketee 53, O'Neill 4-22, Elliott 3-62) beat Victoria 123 & 249 (Handscomb 78, Swepson 4-88, Steketee 3-46) by 23 runs
Legspinner Mitchell Swepson has boosted his hopes of being picked for Australia's Test tour of Sri Lanka after weaving his magic to lead Queensland to a thrilling 23-run Sheffield Shield win over Victoria at the MCG.
Chasing 273 for victory, Victoria were bowled out for 249 late on day three despite the best efforts of Peter Handscomb who made a fighting 78 off 139 balls.
Full postCummins takes five to lead Australia to thumping victory
India could add only 47 to their overnight score as Australia finished things off in under four overs with the bat
Deivarayan Muthu
08-Dec-2024
Australia 337 (Head 140, Labuschagne 64, Bumrah 4-61, Siraj 4-98) and 19 for 0 beat India 180 (Reddy 42, Starc 6-48, Cummins 2-41) and 175 (Reddy 42, Cummins 5-57, Boland 3-51) by ten wickets
Pat Cummins' five-wicket haul capped Australia's dominance in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval as they leveled the series on the third afternoon with a statement win. The end was nigh for India when Mitchell Starc struck in the first over of the day with a perfectly pitched delivery to have Rishabh Pant nicking behind for his overnight score of 28. India folded for 175, a little over an hour into the first session. Needing 19, Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney knocked off the runs within four overs before the first interval.
India were in danger of conceding an innings win when Cummins was banging one bouncer after another. R Ashwin, Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy all fell to short balls from the Australia captain. Much to the delight of the Adelaide crowd, their hero Travis Head pulled off a tumbling catch to dismiss No. 11 Mohammed Siraj, who had become public enemy No. 1 after giving Head a send-off on day two.
Full postVoll, Perry centuries and Sutherland four-for seal series for Australia
Voll continued her stunning rise in the international arena while Perry produced a vintage knock
Tristan Lavalette
07-Dec-2024
Australia 371 for 8 (Perry 105, Voll 101, Litchfield 60, Mooney 56, Thakor 3-62) beat India 249 (Ghosh 54, Mani 46*, Sutherland 4-39) by 122 runs
Georgia Voll smashed a maiden century to continue her stunning rise in the international arena, while Ellyse Perry produced a vintage knock, as Australia clinched the ODI series after a crushing 122-run victory over India at the Allan Border Field.
Australia posted 371 for 8, their third-highest total in ODIs, and it proved more than enough despite some belated fight from India on a benign surface in searing heat.
Full postEngland crush New Zealand to claim series despite Blundell defiance
Fighting hundred only delays inevitable as visitors end long wait for victory in New Zealand
Alan Gardner
07-Dec-2024
England 280 (Brook 123, Pope 66, Smith 4-86) and 427 for 6 dec (Root 106, Bethell 96, Duckett 92, Brook 55) beat New Zealand 125 (Atkinson 4-31, Carse 4-46) and 259 (Blundell 115, Stokes 3-5) by 323 runs
The winds came howling into Wellington off the Cook Strait but they were only blowing one way. England rolled through New Zealand inside three days at Basin Reserve to secure their first Test series win in the country since 2007-08. They were buffeted by a blistering hundred from Tom Blundell but could not be knocked off course.
New Zealand had two notional targets: score 583 to win or survive almost nine sessions for a draw. Neither was a hot ticket, especially after they had shipped four wickets inside the first 14 overs of their innings. The card was given some respectability by Blundell's counterattack, although it didn't make much of a dent in the margin of victory. New Zealand's next-highest score was the 42 contributed by Nathan Smith at No. 8.
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