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Victoria steamroll New South Wales but Starc primed for India
Sam Elliott took the last four wickets to help Victoria ease to victory but Mitchell Starc's performance caused a buzz among both teams
Alex Malcolm
23-Oct-2024
Victoria 272 and 246 (Harper 72, Rogers 59, Starc 6-81) beat New South Wales 136 & 241 (Philippe 88, Konstas 43, Elliott 4-44) by 141 runs
Victoria's seamers steamrolled a strong New South Wales line-up to claim a 141-run victory at the MCG but both sides were left in no doubt that Mitchell Starc is primed for a big Test summer after he claimed seven wickets in the match.
Victoria cruised to victory before lunch on the fourth day with Sam Elliott claiming the final four wickets they required including Josh Philippe for an excellent 88. Elliott finished with 4 for 44 while Fergus O'Neill was named player of the match for his figures of 4 for 29, 1 for 28 and two vital lower order contributions of 28 and 33.
Full postInglis and Couch back Tasmania into a corner
Earlier in the day, Hilton Cartwright returned to bat having dashed off the previous evening for the birth of his child
Tristan Lavalette
22-Oct-2024
Tasmania 277 & 135 for 9 (Wakim 37, Webster 35, Couch 3-48, Gannon 2-22) lead Western Australia 332 (Inglis 101, Cartwright 65, Connolly 55) by 80 runs
Josh Inglis continued his outstanding start to the Sheffield Shield season with another century before Western Australia's attack tore into Tasmania late on day three at the WACA to close in on victory.
After Inglis' 101 helped WA to a 55-run first innings lead, recruit Brody Couch starred with three wickets to leave Tasmania in ruins at 135 for 9. There were echoes of last season's final when Tasmania disintegrated late on day four, but they hung on before bad light ended play early.
Full postCarey fires another warning shot ahead of India series
Alex Carey posted his second Shield century in two games while Nathan McSweeney continues to push his Test credentials with 72 as South Australia build a big lead
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22-Oct-2024
South Australia 314 & 352 for 9 (Carey 123*, McSweeney 72, Whitney 3-62) lead Queensland 308 (Peirson 94, McDermott 52) by 358 runs
Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey has fired another warning shot to India with an unbeaten century for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland.
Already in blistering form to start the red-ball summer, Carey was again chief agitator on day three scoring 123 not out from 163 deliveries as SA stormed to a 358-run lead at Allan Border Field. Skipper Nathan McSweeney continued his excellent form making 72 to push his case for a Test call-up.
Full postKonstas 43, Smith 0, NSW struggle despite Starc six-for
Half-centuries to Victoria's Sam Harper and Tom Rogers and a superb spell from Scott Boland has Victoria in command
Alex Malcolm
22-Oct-2024
New South Wales 136 & 185 for 6 (Philippe 70*, Konstas 43, Boland 2-41) trail Victoria 272 and 246 (Harper 72, Rogers 59, Starc 6-81) by 197 runs
Sam Konstas missed an opportunity to strengthen his Test case while Steven Smith made a duck as Victoria closed in on victory over New South Wales despite a superb six-wicket haul from Mitchell Starc.
Konstas made 43, after being given a life when on 23, while Smith was given out lbw not offering a shot to Scott Boland as the Blues slumped to 185 for 6 chasing 383. An unbeaten half-century from Josh Philippe has ensured the game will reach the fourth day, but the Blues need 198 runs to win with just four wickets in hand.
Full postBangladesh struggle to keep up after Verreynne century and Rabada double-strike
Bangladesh ended the second day of the Test 101 runs behind with seven wickets left in their second innings
Himanshu Agrawal
22-Oct-2024
Stumps Bangladesh 106 and 101 for 3 (Mahmudul 38*, Mushfiqur 31*, Rabada 2-10) trail South Africa 308 (Verreynne 114, Mulder 54, Taijul 5-122, Mahmud 3-66, Mehidy 2-63) by 101 runs
Seven balls after bringing the light meter out for the first time on day two, the umpires pulled the plug on the day's play because of bad light. If that was somewhat abrupt, a third-umpire decision that took its time coming added drama to what turned out to be the last delivery of the day.
Mahmudul Hasan Joy, on 38, decided to skip out of the crease to Dane Piedt, and missed the ball with his wild swing. The ball bounced a fair bit, and wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne collected it in front of his right shoulder and whipped the bails off. The TV umpire saw multiple replays and concluded Mahmudul was not out - the bat was behind the line but in the air, but it seemed to have lifted after being grounded once. Verreynne's expression showed how tight it was.
Full postCartwright makes baby dash after Bancroft's lean start continues
The in-form Josh Inglis steadied Western Australia alongside Cooper Connolly
Tristan Lavalette
21-Oct-2024
Western Australia 219 for 4 (Inglis 72*, Cartwright 52 ret not out, Elliott 3-31) trail Tasmania 277 (Owen 69, Doran 66, Rocchiccioli 4-70) by 58 runs
Opener Cameron Bancroft's bid for a Test recall took a hit after a third consecutive failure to start the Sheffield Shield season. But in-form Josh Inglis and Cooper Connolly rescued Western Australia out of trouble against Tasmania late on day two at the WACA.
Replying to Tasmania's first innings of 277, Bancroft made just 8 before nicking off to seamer Kieran Elliott in the sixth over. WA slumped further when captain Sam Whiteman and Mitchell Marsh fell cheaply.
Full postWhitney puts himself in record books as Peirson leads Queensland fightback
The 21-year-old quick became the 12th Queenslander to take a five-wicket haul on debut and first since 1986-87
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21-Oct-2024
South Australia 314 (Hunt 136, McInerney 51, Whitney 5-57) and 0 for 1 lead Queensland 308 (Peirson 94, McDermott 52) by six runs
Young quick Tom Whitney wrote himself in Queensland's Sheffield Shield record books, before helping bat the Bulls back into their match against South Australia.
Whitney created history on Monday, becoming the first Queenslander in 38 years to claim a five-wicket haul on debut with his 5 for 60.
Full postKonstas, Harris and Smith miss out as O'Neill and Starc shine
The second day saw 15 wickets fall on a pitch aiding the quicks as Australia's Test opening debate continued to rage
Alex Malcolm
21-Oct-2024
Victoria 272 & 90 for 4 (Rogers 26*, Harper 29*, Starc 3-20) lead New South Wales 136 (Philippe 45, O'Neill 4-29, Sutherland 3-24) by 226 runs
Australia's next Test opener is yet to announce himself after Sam Konstas and Marcus Harris both missed out on an action-packed second day at the MCG where Steven Smith also fell cheaply as Fergus O'Neill and Mitchell Starc ran riot with the ball but Victoria claimed a significant lead over New South Wales.
As two of Australia's selectors, coach Andrew McDonald and Tony Dodemaide, watched from the stands Konstas and Harris failed to elevate their case while Smith also fell for 3 for 29 balls as O'Neill, who is in the Australia A squad, bagged four wickets in a skillful display of seam bowling in friendly conditions. Starc then tore through Victoria's top order late in the day with a blistering spell that claimed three scalps, including Harris caught down the leg side for the second time in the match.
Full postTaijul Islam's five-for headlines 16-wicket opening day
The left-arm spinner helped keep South Africa to a 34-run lead on day one, after Bangladesh were bowled out for just 106
Srinidhi Ramanujam
21-Oct-2024
South Africa 140 for 6 (de Zorzi 30, Rickelton 27, Taijul 5-49) lead Bangladesh106 (Mahmudul 30, Mulder 3-22, Rabada 3-26, Maharaj 3-34) by 34 runs
Sixteen wickets fell on an eventful opening day of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa in Dhaka. At stumps, the visitors managed to take a lead of 34 runs despite Taijul Islam returning a five-wicket-haul on a surface that has helped spinners to grip and turn the ball. Kyle Verreynne and Wiaan Mulder's unbeaten knocks took South Africa to 140 for 6 before bad light stopped play six overs short.
South Africa dominated the first two sessions but Bangladesh came back into the contest in the final session when conditions became difficult for scoring. Tony de Zorzi looked comfortable against spin and consumed the most of number of balls among the South Africa batters but Taijul sent him back for a 72-ball 30 in the last session to dent South Africa. This was after Taijul induced a top edge of David Bedingham for his second wicket. From a comfortable position of 65 for 2 post tea, South Africa slipped to 108 for 6.
Full postKerr, Halliday deliver World Cup glory on dream day for NZ cricket
For added context, New Zealand had come into the tournament on a streak of 10 T20I losses, the longest losing streak any team has turned around to win a cricket World Cup
Shashank Kishore
20-Oct-2024
New Zealand 158 for 5 (Kerr 43, Halliday 38, Bates 32, Mlaba 2-31) beat South Africa 126 for 9 (Wolvaardt 33, Mair 3-25, Kerr 3-24) by 32 runs
October 20 will go down as one of New Zealand cricket's unforgettable dates. Their women's team delivered the country's maiden victory in the T20I World Cup in Dubai, hours after the men's team recorded a Test win in India after a wait of 36 years.
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