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Ghulam maiden ton, bowlers help Pakistan seal series
Ayub, Ahmed, Rauf picked up two wickets apiece to bowl Zimbabwe out for 204 in chase of 304
Danyal Rasool
28-Nov-2024
Pakistan 303 for 6 (Ghulam 103, Shafique 50, Raza 2-47) beat Zimbabwe 204 (Ervine 51, Bennett 37, Ayub 2-29) by 99 runs
Kamran Ghulam's maiden ODI hundred and a clinical bowling performance saw Pakistan ease to a 99-run win in Bulawayo. The victory sees Pakistan seal the series 2-1, their second consecutive come-from-behind ODI series win after similar success in Australia earlier this month.
Pakistan posted 303 after a steady start from the openers, with Abdullah Shafique scoring his fifth half-century, while sloppiness at the death from Zimbabwe helped Pakistan plunder 69 from the final five overs. In response, there was limited substantive resistance aside from a Craig Ervine half-century, and with no one else able to push on, Pakistan continued to strengthen their position until the target became unassailable, with the innings wrapped up in 40.1 overs.
Full postWilliamson drives New Zealand as Bashir four-for keeps England competitive
Carse, Atkinson and Bashir star with the ball after England send New Zealand in
Andrew Miller
27-Nov-2024
New Zealand 319 for 8 (Williamson 93, Latham 47, Phillips 41*, Bashir 4-69) vs England
Kane Williamson blended grit and flourish to make 93 from 197 balls on his return to New Zealand's ranks, but his rare failure to convert such a promising start proved to be a microcosm of his team's day, as England overcame a misleadingly placid deck to pick off eight prime wickets in their series opener at Christchurch.
Thanks to Glenn Phillips, who batted through to the close on 41 not out, including an eighth-wicket stand of 46 from 56 balls with Matt Henry, New Zealand finished the day with their innings, and their hopes, very much intact. But on a surface that is renowned for getting better as the match wears on, England will believe - after their recent exploits on a flat deck in Multan - that they can cash in when their own turn comes.
Full postWyatt-Hodge, Sciver-Brunt hammer England to series-sealing victory
Sarah Glenn takes four-wicket haul as South Africa slump in pursuit of 205-run target
Alan Gardner
27-Nov-2024
England 204 for 4 (Wyatt-Hodge 78, Sciver-Brunt 67*) beat South Africa 168 for 6 (de Klerk 32*, Glenn 4-20) by 36 runs
A powerful batting performance underpinned England's 36-run victory in Benoni, sealing the T20I series against South Africa with one to play. Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Nat Sciver-Brunt both hit half-centuries, with their 112-run stand for the third wicket setting up England for their joint-third highest total in T20 internationals, before Sarah Glenn's four-wicket haul strangled the South Africa chase.
Having won while batting second in the first match of the series, in East London, this time around England were asked to put up a score. They hit an early speed bump, when Ayanda Hlubi struck twice in her opening over to reduced them to 15 for 2 - but Wyatt-Hodge and Sciver-Brunt simply floored the accelerator in response to put England in the driving seat.
Full postLitchfield takes Thunder to one win from WBBL final
Thunder's captain was given a life and made Hobart Hurricanes pay to set up a meeting with Brisbane Heat
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27-Nov-2024
Sydney Thunder 129 for 4 (Litchfield 46) beat Hobart Hurricanes 126 for 6 (Villani 49*) by six wickets
Phoebe Litchfield steered Sydney Thunder to within one win of the WBBL grand final, helping her side end Hobart Hurricanes' season with a tense six-wicket victory at Drummoyne Oval.
With Thunder chasing 127 for victory in the knockout final, they appeared to be in trouble with 26 runs required from the final three overs.
Full postVictoria go top after running through careless Queensland
Sam Elliott and Todd Murphy shared seven wickets as the home side were left to regret some poor cricket
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27-Nov-2024
Victoria 186 (Short 54, Swepson 4-31) and 439 (Kellaway 122, Rogers 69, Harris 62, Short 59, Guthrie 4-96) beat Queensland 297 (Peirson 61, Lovell 60, Bartlett 57, Crone 4-68) and 238 (McDermott 68, Elliott 4-43) by 90 runs
Queensland have been left to rue a number of bizarre final-day dismissals, after falling to a 90-run defeat to Victoria.
Resuming on day four at 58 for 3 chasing 329 for victory at the Gabba, Queensland were all out for 238 just before tea at the Gabba.
Full postPersistent rain allows only 20.4 overs on opening day
There was enough time for Sri Lanka to strike four times before the weather opened up shortly before lunch
Andrew Fidel Fernando
27-Nov-2024
South Africa 80 for 4 (Bavuma 28*, Kumara 2-35) vs Sri Lanka
Under dark Durban skies, Sri Lanka had very nearly their perfect first morning of a first Test, their captain inserting the opposition, before his seamers removed four South Africa batters.
But only 20.4 overs were possible on the first day before rain arrived just before scheduled lunch. It stayed put over Kingsmead, until play was called off at around 3pm.
Full postAlzarri Joseph wraps West Indies' win with twin strikes on fifth morning
Bangladesh's No. 11 Shoriful Islam was hit on his shoulder by Joseph, forcing Shoriful to retire hurt and the game to end
Mohammad Isam
26-Nov-2024
West Indies 450 for 9 dec (Greaves 115*, Louis 97, Mahmud 3-87) and 152 (Athanaze 42, Taskin 6-64, Mehidy 2-31) beat Bangladesh 269 for 9 dec (Jaker 53, A Joseph 3-69, Greaves 2-34) and 132 (Mehidy 45, Roach 3-20, Seales 3-45) by 201 runs
West Indies won their first Test at home in two-and-a-half years when they beat Bangladesh in the first Test in Antigua by 201 runs. The visitors' chase of 334 was brought to a close at 132 for 9 on the fifth morning, just an over after Alzarri Joseph struck No. 11 Shoriful Islam on the back of his shoulder. The Bangladesh physio didn't clear Shoriful to continue his innings, thus bringing the curtains down on the game as Shoriful retired hurt.
The hosts took seven overs to wrap things up on Tuesday. Alzarri removed Hasan Mahmud for a duck, as he was caught behind to an away-going delivery, before Jaker Ali fell lbw for 31. Jaker struck four boundaries in his 58-ball stay. Alzarri, however, continued to pepper Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam with bouncers, while the West Indies fielders also took turns in sledging the Bangladesh tailenders.
Full postBancroft battles to ton but WA denied by rain, SA lower order
The visitors sensed victory before rain wiped out 17 overs and they ran out of time
AAP
26-Nov-2024
Western Australia 373 (Goodwin 139, Turner 79, Doggett 5-97) and 243 for 3 dec (Bancroft 105*, Goodwin 69) drew with South Australia 253 (Hunt 106, Manenti 73*, Paris 5-34) and 208 for 6 (Lehmann 53, Critchell 3-33)
Cameron Bancroft produced a breakthrough Sheffield Shield century but rain and a stubborn knock from Liam Scott ended Western Australia's bid to secure victory against South Australia.
Bancroft struck an unbeaten 105 off 255 balls as WA set South Australia a victory target of 364 off 90 overs. They were precariously placed at 170 for 5 after 60.1 overs - with debutant Keaton Critchell taking three wickets - when a rain break wiped out 17 overs.
Full postKellaway's maiden hundred and Short's stunner leaves Victoria favourites
The left-handed opener compiled an impressively composed innings to leave his team in a strong position
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26-Nov-2024
Queensland 297 and 58 for 3 need 271 more runs to beat Victoria 186 and 439 (Kellaway 120, Rogers 69, Harris 62, Short 59, Guthrie 4-96)
Campbell Kellaway scored his maiden Sheffield Shield century to put Victoria in the box seat of their pink-ball clash with Queensland at the Gabba.
Queensland went to stumps on day three struggling at 58 for 3 chasing 329 for victory. Kellaway made a seven-ball duck in Victoria's sub-par first-innings total of 186. But the 22-year-old was in a class of his own in Victoria's second innings, combining with Marcus Harris for a 154-run opening stand to catapult the visitors back into the contest.
Full postAyub's 53-ball century levels series after Abrar and Salman strangle Zimbabwe
It was one-way traffic from the time the Pakistan spinners put on a show, with Zimbabwe below par with bat, ball, and in the field
Danyal Rasool
26-Nov-2024
Pakistan 148 for 0 (Ayub 113*, Shafique 32*) beat Zimbabwe 145 (Myers 33, Williams 31, Abrar 4-33, Salman 3-26) by ten wickets
Pakistan made up for a lacklustre performance in the first ODI with a near perfect one in the second, crushing Zimbabwe by ten wickets to level the series. Opener Saim Ayub scored the fastest ODI hundred by any Pakistani other than Shahid Afridi, bringing up three figures in 53 balls as Pakistan coasted to the target of 146 with 32 overs to spare. It finished off an all-round performance after Pakistan's spinners put Zimbabwe on the back foot after being asked to bowl first, debutant Abrar Ahmed's 4 for 33 the pick of the bunch as Zimbabwe were bowled out in 32.3 overs.
It was obvious Zimbabwe had fallen well below par in the first innings, but Pakistan had slumped to 60 for 6 in the first ODI, and knew there was a job to be done when they were set a target, however modest. This time, though, there was no drama as the openers started brightly, and continued in the same vein. Ayub led the way, his natural aggression neutering the early threat of Blessing Muzarabani, and giving Abdullah Shafique the space to work his way into form.
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