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Rain, controversial finish rob Thunder of a win
Despite the chase taking place with steady rain on, the umpires called off play with Thunder three runs away from a win
AAP
28-Nov-2025
Match abandoned Adelaide Thunder 45 for 2 (Wolvaardt 22, Ismail 1-6) vs Sydney Thunder 43 for 0 (Litchfield 38*)
Sydney Thunder were robbed of a WBBL win when umpires abandoned play when they were just three runs from downing Adelaide Strikers on a rain-soaked Adelaide Oval. Chasing 46 to win in five overs, Phoebe Litchfield's 38 not out from 15 balls powered the Thunder to 43 for 0 from 2.5 overs.
And while rain was falling - and had been for a quarter-hour - in the late game, umpires suddenly called off Friday night's contest, leaving Thunder stunned.
Full postChameera, Mishara take Sri Lanka to the final with a thrilling win
Chameera held his nerve at the death to deny Salman the ability to hit the winning runs
Danyal Rasool
Updated on 27-Nov-2025
Sri Lanka 184 for 5 (Mishara 76, Mendis, 40, Abrar 2-28) beat Pakistan 178 for 7 (Salman 63, Usman 33, Chameera 4-20, Malinga 2-54) by six runs
Dushmantha Chameera held his nerve in a clutch final over to ensure Sri Lanka did not throw away a win they had spent the rest of the evening working for. He conceded three runs in the final over, building on a magnificent opening spell to deny Pakistan victory by six runs in a 184-run chase.
The stakes were higher for Sri Lanka than they were for Pakistan, with a victory required for a place in the final, or it would be Zimbabwe playing that game on Saturday. And Sri Lanka played with a hunger they have rediscovered since they finally won a game on Pakistan soil on Tuesday. Kusal Mendis and Kamil Mishara's 36-ball 66-run stand got them off to a flier, with Mishara ending up with 76 off 48 balls, and cameos lower down the order got them to 184.
Full postTector brothers and Humphreys stun Bangladesh in Chattogram
This was Ireland's third T20I win over Bangladesh
Mohammad Isam
27-Nov-2025
Ireland 181 for 4 (H Tector 69*, T Tector 32, Tanzim 2-41) beat Bangladesh 142 for 9 (Hridoy 83*, Humphreys 4-13, McCarthy 3-23) by 39 runs
After the Tector brothers - Tim and Harry - powered Ireland to an above-par score, their bowlers ensured a 39-run win over Bangladesh in the first T20I in Chattogram. The hosts have now lost four T20Is in a row while the visitors won their first match of the year.
Harry struck five sixes in his unbeaten 45-ball 69, after his younger brother Tim had given Ireland a sound start, with a 19-ball 32. The Tector brothers struck big ones in both ends of the Ireland innings, before their bowlers managed to bowl through the wet conditions due to dew in Chattogram.
Full postDevine upstages Capsey as Scorchers seal victory
The NZ allrounder followed figures of 2 for 16 with 46 off 24 balls
AAP
27-Nov-2025
Perth Scorchers 151 for 6 (Devine 46, Mooney 41, Capsey 4-14) beat Melbourne Renegades 150 (Faltum 41*, Devine 2-16) by four wickets
Alice Capsey's four wickets - including three in an over - were not enough as Sophie Devine led Perth Scorchers to a WBBL win over Melbourne Renegades.
Scorchers survived a dramatic collapse to beat Renegades by four wickets and deny the home side a share of top spot on the WBBL ladder.
Full postJones stars against Hurricanes as Stars prepare for Kapp's absence
Chasing 152, Hurricanes were bowled out for 114 to register a second successive loss
AAP
26-Nov-2025
Melbourne Stars 151 for 6 (Jones 59, Carey 2-29) beat Hobart Hurricanes 114 (Villani 38, Day 4-17) by 37 runs
South African Marizanne Kapp has again showed how big a loss she will be to the Melbourne Stars once she leaves the WBBL for international duties. Kapp starred in the field as the Stars easily beat Hobart Hurricanes by 37 runs on Thursday at Junction Oval.
Their third-straight win left the Stars second on the ladder ahead of Saturday's massive home derby against the third-placed Melbourne Renegades.
Full postHarmer's six-for hands India their biggest Test defeat and seals South Africa's 2-0 sweep
His efforts handed India their biggest defeat in men's Tests, and their second whitewash at home in three series
Sidharth Monga
26-Nov-2025
South Africa 489 (Muthusamy 109, Jansen 93, Kuldeep 4-115) and 260 for 5 decl. (Stubbs 94, de Zorzi 49, Jadeja 4-62) beat India 201 (Jaiswal 58, Washington 48, Jansen 6-48) and 140 (Jadeja 54, Harmer 6-37) by 408 runs
In front of empty stands in India's newest Test venue, South Africa competed their utter domination of the hosts with a whitewash and their heaviest Test defeat in terms of runs. More than just the order of session breaks was turned upside down in India's eastern-most Test ground where South Africa sealed their first series win in India in 25 years and India's second series defeat in 12 months after 12 years of spotless record.
Simon Harmer out-bowled by miles the home spinners in a country, whose ordinary tour in 2015 resulted in a seven-year hiatus for him in Test cricket. No one has now taken more wickets at a better average in a series in India than his 17 wickets at 8.94. Marco Jansen was a little behind with 12 at 10.08, but he ended the series with yet another thing about which we can say: "only Marco could have done that". A sensational catch over the shoulder, running back, diving and taking it one-handed. Just the kind of wicket Harmer won't mind being denied a maiden 10-for by.
Full postNissanka's 98* keeps Sri Lanka's hopes of making tri-series final alive
Two wickets each for Hasaranga and Theekshana restricted Zimbabwe to 146, before SL blazed to the target
Madushka Balasuriya
25-Nov-2025
Sri Lanka 148 for 1 (Nissanka 98*, Kusal 25*, Evans 1-36) beat Zimbabwe 146 for 5 (Burl 37*, Hasaranga 2-23, Theekshana 2-23) by nine wickets
Pathum Nissanka found a timely return to form as he struck a devastating 98 off 58 deliveries to help Sri Lanka chase down a target of 147 against Zimbabwe in just 16.2 overs, with nine wickets to spare, in what was a must-win game in Rawalpindi. The result gives Sri Lanka their first win on the tour, and snaps a five-match losing streak in T20Is. It now means Sri Lanka go into their final game against Pakistan on Thursday knowing that a win will mean they qualify for the final of the tri-series.
Before Nissanka's blitz, Sri Lanka's bowlers had done well to restrict Zimbabwe to a sub-par total of 146 for 5. Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga ended with identical innings-best figures of 2 for 23, as Zimbabwe struggled to push their innings into high gear.
Full postAdelaide Strikers pip Brisbane Heat in final-ball WBBL thriller
Wolvaardt and Beaumont's fifties paved the way for a tense finish
AAP
25-Nov-2025
Adelaide Strikers 170 for 4 (Wolvaardt 51, Beaumont 51, Hamilton 2-32) beat Brisbane Heat 169 for 5 (Winfield-Hill 47, Wellington 2-31, Ecclestone 2-36) by 6 wickets
South African powerhouse Laura Wolvaardt smacked a half-century in Adelaide Strikers' tense six-wicket WBBL win over battling Brisbane Heat. After Heat posted 169 for 5, Strikers nudged two a leg bye from the final ball in a thriller at Adelaide's Karen Rolton Oval.
Wolvaardt set an ominous early tone with 51 from 33 balls in a decisive Tuesday night knock, while Bridget Patterson (32* from 22) played a cool hand in the frenetic finale. The Strikers required 31 from the last three overs, an equation reduced to seven from Nadine de Klerk's final over. With scores tied on the last ball, Patterson tried a leg-side flick, the ball hitting her pads and running to a vacant fine leg.
Full postJansen and Harmer take South Africa closer to 2-0 sweep of India
The visitors have a cushion of 522 runs to pick up the eight wickets they need on the final day of the Guwahati Test
Sidharth Monga
25-Nov-2025
India 201 and 27 for 2 (Jaiswal 13, Harmer 1-1) need another 522 runs to beat South Africa 489 and 260 for 5 dec (Stubbs 94, Jadeja 4-64)
South Africa ensured their first series win in India in 25 years by building on their lead for nearly five hours. While the declaration, setting India more than they have ever been set at home, seemed a touch conservative, the visitors went to stumps needing eight wickets on the final day to take away all 12 WTC points from this Test and consign India to their second whitewash at home in 12 months after 12 years of spotless series record.
As it often happens in such match situations, the same pitch that South Africa batted on, looking untroubled for 70.3 overs, began to look unplayable in the 15.5 India got to play. Marco Jansen didn't even bother with swing and seam, and began to bounce Yashasvi Jaiswal before getting him out on the cut shot. Simon Harmer, who has out-bowled the home spinners, continued his dream series with a dream offbreak to bowl KL Rahul through the gate, and came desperately close to getting B Sai Sudharsan out lbw.
Full postConnolly helps take Western Australia to draw
The washed out opening day meant time was always short for a result and WA batted through the final day
AAP
25-Nov-2025
Western Australia 188 (Goodwin 53, Thornton 3-25, Manenti 3-40) and 324 for 6 (Connolly 70, Cartwright 64, Goodwin 55, Thornton 3-77) drew with South Australia 333 (McSweeney 68, Hunt 58, Haskett 3-89)
Emerging allrounder Cooper Connolly top-scored with a fighting half-century to help Western Australia thwart South Australia in a Sheffield Shield draw.
Connolly's polished 70 and fifties from Hilton Cartwright and Jayden Goodwin led WA's final-day resistance in the rain-marred day-nighter at Adelaide Oval.
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