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Liam Livingstone trumps Shai Hope to square series in battle of captain's hundreds
England take series to decider after completing second-highest run-chase in the Caribbean
Vithushan Ehantharajah
02-Nov-2024
England 329 for 5 (Livingstone 124*, Salt 59, Bethell 55, Curran 52, Forde 3-48) beat West Indies 328 for 6 (Hope 117, Carty 71, Rutherford 54) by five wickets
In the battle of captain's centuries, there was one clear winner. Liam Livingstone's devastating 124 not out from 85 balls trumped Shai Hope's far more sedate 117 as England sealed victory in the second ODI by five wickets.
That it was Livingstone's maiden 50-over century is one thing. But leading an inexperienced group, the responsibility he assumed to see England home in a chase of 329 - and thus square the series at 1-1 - in such jaw-dropping fashion is worthy of the highest praise.
Full postManenti spins South Australia into pole position
Sam Harper was fight hard for Victoria as they attempted to narrow the deficit on a surface taking turn
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02-Nov-2024
Victoria 195 for 7 (Harper 68*, Manenti 4-66) trail South Australia 307 (Hunt 62, Scott 53, Siddle 3-57) by 112 runs
Ben Manenti has masterminded a 4 for 7 collapse to spin South Australia into a strong position at the halfway stage of their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at Adelaide Oval.
The offspinner was the central figure behind the visitors' 45-delivery collapse from 59 for 0 to 66 for 4 in the middle session, before wicketkeeper Sam Harper saved his side from embarrassment, joined in the middle late in the evening by Peter Siddle.
Full postCartwright catches lucky break as WA grind down Tasmania
Jayden Goodwin and Hilton Cartwright will look to extend their strong partnership for WA, who moved to within 87 of Tasmania's first-innings total in Hobart
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02-Nov-2024
Western Australia 220 for 2 (Goodwin 73*, Fanning 68, Cartwright 48*) trail Tasmania 317 (Owen 83, Jewell 61, Paris 4-45) by 87 runs
Hilton Cartwright was fortunate to survive a seemingly regulation caught-behind decision late on day two as Western Australia seized control of their Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania at Bellerive Oval.
After Sam Fanning (68) laid a stoic early platform, Jayden Goodwin (73 not out) and Cartwright (48n not out) helped lift WA to 220 for 2 at stumps on Saturday, 87 runs short of Tasmania's 317.
Full postMcSweeney gets Ponting's backing as specialist openers falter again vs India A
None of Konstas, Bancroft and Harris could make a significant score as Australia A chased 225
Andrew McGlashan
02-Nov-2024
Australia A 195 and 139 for 3 (McSweeney 47*, Harris 36, Prasidh 1-17) need 86 more runs to beat India A 107 and 312 (Sudharsan 103, Padikkal 88, O'Neill 4-55)
It may partly be a case of last-man standing, but Ricky Ponting has endorsed Nathan McSweeney to fill the vacancy at the top of Australia's Test line-up on a day where he impressed again in Mackay, while the specialist opening contenders continued to falter against India A.
Sam Konstas, Cameron Bancroft and Marcus Harris all made starts in a chase of 225 on a tricky pitch, but couldn't convert them into big scores to leave plenty of uncertainty for the senior side heading into the second match in Melbourne next week. McSweeney, meanwhile, played positively from No. 4 at the start of his innings, and was unbeaten on 47 at the close, with Australia A just 86 runs away from their target while having seven wickets in hand.
Full postKhawaja fifty ends last ball before rain washes out play
There was a dose of controversy when NSW thought they had Khawaja caught earlier in the day
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02-Nov-2024
Queensland 96 for 2 (Khawaja 58) trail New South Wales 239 by 143 runs
Usman Khawaja's half-century provided the highlight of a rain-affected second day in the Sheffield Shield clash between Queensland and New South Wales at Cricket Central in Sydney.
Test opener Khawaja appeared immune to the form struggles plaguing those vying to partner him at the top for the Border-Gavaskar trophy, helping Queensland make headway in reply to NSW's 239.
Full postJadeja, Ashwin run through New Zealand to hand India the advantage
Knocks from Gill and Pant and a quick cameo from Washington helped India resurrect their innings
Sidharth Monga
02-Nov-2024
New Zealand 235 and 171 for 9 (Young 51, Jadeja 4-52, Ashwin 3-63) lead India 263 (Gill 90, Pant 60, Ajaz 5-103) by 143 runs
The new and the old of India combined to leave New Zealand effectively at 143 for 9 in their pursuit to prevent their first-ever home whitewash in a series of three or more Tests. It wasn't going to be an easy target on a pitch that has consumed 29 wickets in two days, but it was a comeback from the nightmare of the final 10 minutes of first day, which was reminiscent of earlier collapses in the series.
Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant first resurrected the innings with a 90 and a 60, but it took a cameo of 38 off 36 from Washington Sundar to take India's lead past 25 in the face of a resurgent Ajaz Patel, who took his second five-for in the city of his birth.
Full postWyatt-Hodge sets up Hurricanes' record chase, Renegades' spinners flatten Scorchers
Grace Harris had cut loose for defending champions Brisbane Heat but it wasn't enough while the second game of the day provided an upset
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02-Nov-2024
Hobart Hurricanes 176 for 3 (Wyatt-Hodge 62) beat Brisbane Heat 173 for 5 (G Harris 75, Rodrigues 45)
England batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge did the heavy lifting as Hobart Hurricanes completed a record-breaking chase of 174, ending Brisbane Heat's undefeated start to the WBBL season.
A knock of 75 from Grace Harris, who opened for Australia at the recent World Cup when Alyssa Healy was injured, lifted Heat to a total of 173 for 5 at Melbourne's Junction Oval on Saturday.
Full postSiddle rolls back the years to lead Victoria's attack
Henry Hunt and Liam Scott made half-centuries were part of a stop-start SA batting display
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01-Nov-2024
South Australia 286 for 9 (Hunt 62, Scott 53, Siddle 3-44) vs Victoria
Former Test paceman Peter Siddle has again proven age is no barrier as the 39-year-old ensured a weakened Victoria remains well placed after day one of their Sheffield Shield match against South Australia.
Wickets fell at regular intervals throughout the second and third sessions as South Australia ended the day 286 for 9 after being given first use of the Adelaide Oval batting strip by visiting captain Will Sutherland.
Full postOwen leads Tasmania revival after Paris inroads
The home side had made a strong start before Joel Paris hit back for Western Australia
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01-Nov-2024
Tasmania 302 for 7 (Owen 83, Jewell 61, Paris 4-38) vs Western Australia
Half centuries from Caleb Jewell and Mitchell Owen have kept Tasmania's first innings on track in their Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia.
Tasmania, who lost to WA just a fortnight ago by six wickets in a Shield final rematch in Perth, ended day one 302 for 7 at Bellerive Oval. A run-a-ball 83 from No. 7 Owen helped lift the hosts from a precarious 153 for 4.
Full post'I needed to be dropped' - Kurtis Patterson makes successful New South Wales return
The home side collapsed at the start and end of their innings but were rescued by a 135-run stand
Andrew McGlashan
01-Nov-2024
Queensland 36 for 0 trail New South Wales 239 (Patterson 91, Edwards 88, Lovell 3-13, Straker 3-69) by 203 runs
Kurtis Patterson made his highest first-class score in two years on his return to the New South Wales side as he and Jack Edwards engineered a recovery against Queensland after the visiting quicks had caused early problems.
NSW slumped to 59 for 5 during the morning session as the new ball nibbled around with 19-year Tom Straker, in his second first-class match, taking three early wickets. But Patterson, who had returned to a line-up missing a host of players on Australia duty after being dropped last season, and Edwards, himself making a comeback from injury, added 135 in 35 overs for the sixth wicket.
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