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Roach, 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.
Full post7 all out! Ivory Coast collapse against Nigeria to record lowest men's T20I total
The 264-run win placed Nigeria at No. 3 in the list for biggest victory margins in men's T20Is
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25-Nov-2024
Nigeria 271 for 4 (Salau 112, Okpe 65*, Runsewe 50, Dimitri 1-45) beat Ivory Coast 7 (Useni 3-0, Danladi 3-2, Aho 2-0) by 264 runs
Ivory Coast have entered the record books for the lowest total in a men's T20I, rolling over for just 7 in a 264-run defeat to Nigeria in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier Group C game on Sunday in Lagos.
Batting first after winning the toss, Nigeria rode on Player-of-the-Match Selim Salau's 53-ball 112 (retired out) and half-centuries from Sulaimon Runsewe (50 in 29) and Isaac Okpe (65* in 23) to put up 271 for 4. It was carnage after that. Left-arm spinner Isaac Danladi and left-arm quick Prosper Useni picked up three wickets each, right-arm quick Peter Aho got two, and Sylvester Okpe got one, with one batter run out, as Ivory Coast were dismissed in 7.3 overs. Opener Ouattara Mohamed was the top-scorer with 4 from six balls. The batters' scores read: 4, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0* and 0.
Full postMominul, Jaker help Bangladesh avoid follow on
The West Indies bowling unit had a productive day out, keeping Bangladesh under pressure across all three sessions
Mohammad Isam
24-Nov-2024
Bangladesh 269 for 9 (Jaker 53, Mominul 50, Alzarri 3-69) trail West Indies 450 for 9 dec (Greaves 115*, Louis 97, Athanaze 90, Mahmud 3-87) by 181 runs
West Indies maintained their control of the Antigua Test with Bangladesh ending the day on 269 for 9 at stumps on the third day. The hosts hold a lead of 181 runs after Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales and allrounder Justin Greaves nearly did enough to enforce a follow-on on Bangladesh. A late resistance helped the visitors avoid it, but they remain well on the back foot after three days of play.
Bangladesh looked to bat steadily on a slow surface, but despite starts, couldn't find one batter to go big like West Indies achieved in their first innings. Jaker Ali and Mominul Haque got out soon after reaching their fifties, while Litton Das fell for 40. Jaker and Taijul Islam added 68 runs for the seventh wicket to get Bangladesh closer to the follow-on mark of 251, which they crossed in the day's last hour.
Full postBrisbane Heat secure victory but Melbourne Renegades host WBBL final
Heat couldn't lift their net run-rate enough to take top spot which means they will stage the Challenger final
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24-Nov-2024
Brisbane Heat Sydney Sixers 140 (Kerr 41, Hamilton 3-21, Jonassen 3-26)
Brisbane Heat downed Sydney Sixers by five wickets but failed to steal WBBL final hosting rights from Melbourne Renegades.
Heat, chasing the Sixers' 140 all out, reached their target from 17 overs for victory at Allan Border Field. But they to chase down their target in 13.3 overs to eclipse Renegades on net run rate and secure hosting rights for the final.
Full postNat Sciver-Brunt lands first blow as England seal series opener
Punchy partnership with Jones breaks back of stiff 143-run chase at Buffalo Park
Firdose Moonda
24-Nov-2024
England 143 for 6 (Sciver-Brunt 59, Jones 31, Marx 3-19, de Klerk 2-20) beat South Africa 142 for 5 (de Klerk 29*, Dean 2-21) by four wickets
Nat Sciver-Brunt brought up her 15th T20I half-century - the most by any non-opening batter in the women's game - and ensured England took the opening honours on their tour of South Africa. She eclipsed an excellent allround effort by Nadine de Klerk, who scored a 19-ball 29 to push South Africa over 140 and took 2 for 20 to keep South Africa in it, but their bowling inexperience showed.
In an XI without Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka, who are both being rested for this series, South Africa's discipline was under the microscope. Sune Luus opened the bowling for the first time in a T20I, and was one of three bowlers to concede at more than six runs an over. South Africa may also be disappointed with their batting effort. While six of their top seven got starts, no-one kicked on and they had no half-century stands.
Full postWickets, injury, wicket: Jhye Richardson's dramatic Shield return
The Australia contracted quick struck with his first two deliveries before suffering an injury scare
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24-Nov-2024
South Australia 139 for 4 (Hunt 71*, Nielsen 48*, Richardson 3-26) trail Western Australia 373 (Goodwin 139, Turner 79, Doggett 5-97, Johnson 3-108) by runs
Three South Australia top-order batters made golden ducks as Western Australia took a stranglehold on their Sheffield Shield game amid a dramatic return to four-day cricket by Jhye Richardson.
After WA, anchored by Jayden Goodwin's 137, posted 373 all out, SA spectacularly collapsed on day two at Adelaide Oval.
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