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Alzarri 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
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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.
Full post'Risk losing to try and win' - Ward's second fifty sets up Tasmania
The visitors led by 252 at the close of the third day in the hunt for their first win of the season
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26-Nov-2024
Tasmania 364 and 226 for 4 (Ward 79*) lead New South Wales 338 (Patterson 99, Gilkes 62, Bell 4-52) by 252 runs
Tasmania are eyeing their first win of the Sheffield Shield summer after Tim Ward notched a second half-century in the clash with New South Wales at the SCG.
Tasmania led by 252 runs at close of play, but will likely need to make a sporting declaration early on day four to have any hope of victory.
Full postRoach, Seales build the road to victory for West Indies despite Taskin six-for
Bangladesh surprisingly declared their first innings 181 runs behind, after which WI were bowled out for 152
Mohammad Isam
25-Nov-2024
Bangladesh 269 for 9 dec and 109 for 7 (Mehidy 45, Litton 22, Roach 3-20, Seales 3-31) need another 225 runs to beat West Indies 450 for 9 dec and 152 (Athanaze 42, Brathwaite 23, Taskin 6-64, Mehidy 2-31)
West Indies are three wickets away from clinching the Antigua Test against Bangladesh. The visitors ended the fourth day on 109 for 7 after they were set a target of 334. Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales led the way for the hosts with three wickets each, as Bangladesh's specialist batters failed to put together a performance for the umpteenth time this year.
West Indies themselves couldn't put up a bigger target after they were bowled out for 152 in the second innings. Taskin Ahmed got his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests, finishing up with 6 for 64. This came on the back of Bangladesh's surprise declaration on the fourth morning, despite being 181 runs behind West Indies' first-innings total of 450 for 9.
Full postHarris helps keep game even after Bartlett boosts Queensland's lead
Victoria's openers put on an unbroken century stand under the lights to leave the game in the balance
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25-Nov-2024
Victoria 186 and 122 for 0 (Kellaway 62*, Harris 50*) Queensland 297 (Peirson 61, Lovell 60, Bartlett 57, Crone 4-68) by 11 runs
Marcus Harris helped lead a Victorian revival against Queensland as day two of the pink ball Sheffield Shield clash concluded with the match in the balance.
A lower order fightback had earlier given Queensland a 111-run first innings lead. Test hopeful Harris and stylish young gun Campbell Kellaway erased the deficit under lights at the Gabba in an unbroken 122-run opening stand.
Full postBancroft emerges from lengthy slump as Western Australia take charge
Jayden Goodwin continued his outstanding game after Joel Paris had claimed five wickets to earn a good lead
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25-Nov-2024
Western Australia 373 and 185 for 2 (Bancroft 71*, Goodwin 69) lead South Australia 253 (Hunt 106, Manenti 73*, Paris 5-34) by 305 runs
Cameron Bancroft emerged from a horror form slump with an unbeaten half-century to steer Western Australia to a powerful position against South Australia in their Sheffield Shield match.
Bancroft, who was overlooked for Australia's team for the first Test against India, was unbeaten on 72 as WA reached 185 for 2 at stumps on day three of the pink ball day-night fixture at Adelaide Oval.
Full postAll-round Webster shines, Patterson falls for 99
The Tasmania allrounder continued an impressive season while Australia crashed to defeat in Perth
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25-Nov-2024
New South Wales 235 for 4 (Patterson 99, Webster 3-56) trail Tasmania 364 (Ward 92, Silk 74, Webster 61, Radhakrishnan 55) by 129 runs
Beau Webster sent a timely reminder of his all-round capabilities, posting a half-century and taking three top-order wickets in Tasmania's Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales.
The hosts went to stumps on day two at 235 for 4 at the SCG, with Kurtis Patterson out for 99 just before the close. Patterson's runs and Webster's form have come in the background of Australia's first-Test embarrassment against India in Perth.
Full postIndia lay down the gauntlet to Australia with 295-run thrashing
Travis Head made a positive 89 but the home side's hopes were forlorn from the start and it was over shortly after tea
Tristan Lavalette
25-Nov-2024
India 150 (Hazlewood 4-29) and 487 for 6 dec (Jaiswal 161, Kohli 100*, Rahul 77) beat Australia 104 (Bumrah 5-30) and 238 (Head 89, Bumrah 3-42, Siraj 3-51) by 295 runs
Completing a remarkable turnaround, India wrapped up a famous Test victory at Optus Stadium with a 295-run victory over Australia in a one-sided result set to cause aftershocks in the latest tussle for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The result was essentially a formality throughout the fourth day despite counterattacking knocks from Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh. India's deserved victory was official just after tea when Harshit Rana knocked over Alex Carey as they drew first blood in the five-match series.
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