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Australia A looms for in-form Harris but lifeless Junction decides opening Shield match
Neither side wanted to lay blame after a result couldn't be manufactured despite the captains having a conversation on day three
Alex Malcolm
11-Oct-2024
Victoria 428 for 9 dec & 120 for 2 dec (Harris 52, Chandrasinghe 44) drew with Tasmania 527 for 9 dec (Webster 113, Hope 111, Silk 84, Perry 3-79)
Marcus Harris added 52 to his first-innings century to continue to build his case for a Test match recall but both sides bemoaned a lifeless Junction Oval surface as Victoria and Tasmania dawdled to a draw on day four in Melbourne.
Harris made 52 off 70 balls in the second innings, after scoring 143 in the first, as Victoria cruised to 120 for 2 off 52 overs in their second innings on the fourth day after Tasmania had declared overnight with a 99-run lead. But given the surface had so little life in it, there was no prospect of Tasmania taking 10 wickets with time left to chase a target and the captains agreed to call the game off just before tea on the final day.
Full postRamharack, Matthews keep West Indies in contention for semi-finals with crucial win
Bangladesh's chances of making the semis took a big hit after they faltered with both bat and ball
Srinidhi Ramanujam
10-Oct-2024
West Indies 104 for 2 (Matthews 34, Marufa 1-20) beat Bangladesh 103 for 8 (Nigar 39, Ramharack 4-17) by eight wickets
Karishma Ramharack's four-wicket haul and Hayley Matthews' quickfire 34 helped West Indies coast to an important eight-wicket victory against Bangladesh, in Sharjah. Having chased down the target of 104 in 12.5 overs, West Indies, with their second win in three matches, moved to top of Group B. Three teams from this group are now in contention for the two semi-final spots with South Africa and England also on four points, but the latter have played only two matches.
Bangladesh succumbed to their second straight defeat in three matches and their chances of advancing to the knockouts took a big hit. Batting once again hurt Bangladesh as they lost six wickets for 27 runs after they were sent in to bat.
Full postMarsh repels Queensland after Western Australia's 98-run lead
From 4 for 301, Queensland lost 6 for 66 in the first innings to be dismissed for 367 with Gannon picking up a five-for
Tristan Lavalette
10-Oct-2024
Western Australia 465 & 106 for 3 (Marsh 40*, Wildermuth 1-21) lead Queensland 367 (Clayton 85, Labuschagne 77, McDermott 68, Gannon 5-67) by 204 runs
Test hopeful Cameron Bancroft fell for a duck to cap an untimely double failure, but Western Australia batters Mitchell Marsh and Hilton Cartwright repelled a Queensland rally late on day three in the Sheffield Shield.
After gaining a 98-run lead, WA slumped to 47 for 3 in their second innings before Marsh and Cartwright combined for an unbroken 59-run partnership.
Full postNSW teen prodigy Konstas shines with Ponting-like feat
The 19-year-old becomes the youngest since Ricky Ponting to score two centuries in a Shield game
AAP
10-Oct-2024
South Australia 260 & 7 for 1 (Lyon 1-2) trail New South Wales 366 & 282 for 6 dec (Konstas 105, Henriques 52, Buckingham 3-48) by 382 runs
Sam Konstas has continued to flag his strong potential as a superstar of the future, writing his name alongside Ricky Ponting in the history books with another Sheffield Shield century.
The teenage opener put New South Wales in control of their clash with South Australia at Cricket Central in Sydney, compiling 105 from 225 balls after making 152 in a breakout first innings.
Full postEngland seize opportunity after Brook triple, Root double flatten Pakistan
Yorkshire pair put on record 454 stand before home side collapse in face of 267-run deficit
Vithushan Ehantharajah
10-Oct-2024
Pakistan 556 and 152 for 6 (Salman 41*, Atkinson 2-28) trail England 823 for 7 dec (Brook 317, Root 262, Duckett 84, Crawley 78) by 115 runs
It was a day four that England had dreamed of and Pakistan feared, and one this docile Multan pitch probably did not deserve. A first Test that was drifting towards nothingness has now been flipped in favour of the tourists, who are on the cusp of another famous win in these parts.
England's staggering 823 for 7, their third highest total and fourth overall, featuring Harry Brook's maiden triple-century of 317 and Joe Root's new career-best of 262, has laden this match with more history for themselves. Pakistan, meanwhile, plumbed new depths.
Full postTimely centuries from Webster and Hope give Tasmania the lead
Webster posted his fifth century in his last 22 Shield innings to put his name up in lights
Alex Malcolm
10-Oct-2024
Tasmania 527 for 9 (Webster 113, Hope 111, Silk 84, Perry 3-79) lead Victoria 428 for 9 dec (Harris 143, Handscomb 129, Bell 3-63) by 99 runs
The Sheffield Shield's leading allrounder Beau Webster has produced a timely century while Brad Hope posted his second Shield ton as Tasmania batted the entire third day against Victoria at the Junction Oval.
Tasmania piled up 527 for 9 on a turgid surface to take a 99-run lead into the final day with Jordan Silk making 84 and No. 9 Kieran Elliott also making his highest first-class score of 63. But the surface is offering very little for the bowlers and it will be difficult for either side to produce a result.
Full postHarmanpreet, bowlers demolish Sri Lanka to hand India big NRR boost
India put on their best batting show and then were clinical with the ball and on the field to send the Asia Cup champions packing from the tournament
S Sudarshanan
09-Oct-2024
India 172 for 3 (Harmanpreet 52*, Mandhana 50, Shafali 43, Athapaththu 1-34) beat Sri Lanka 90 (Dilhari 21, Sanjeewani 20, Reddy 3-19, Asha 3-19) by 82 runs
On a slightly cooler evening in Dubai, with semi-final qualification hopes in the balance, India brought their A-game to the fore to thrash Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup 2024. They put on their best batting show - perhaps the best among all teams in the tournament so far - and then were clinical with the ball and on the field to send the Asia Cup champions packing from the tournament.
Batting first, India rode on half-centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur to post 172 for 3, the highest total in this T20 World Cup. They then skittled Sri Lanka out for 90 to register an 82-run win, India's biggest in T20 World Cups, with Arundhati Reddy and Asha Sobhana picking up three wickets apiece. As a result of their massive win, their net run rate (NRR) jumped to 0.576, better than Pakistan's and only behind Australia's. This is notable as their NRR had taken a beating following the 58-run defeat to New Zealand in their opening match.
Full postNitish Kumar Reddy makes an all-round splash as India seal the series
India's spinners finish the job, with miserly and incisive spells
Sidharth Monga
09-Oct-2024
India 221 for 9 (Reddy 74, Rinku 53, Taskin 2-16) beat Bangladesh 135 for 9 (Mahmudullah 41, Varun 2-19, Reddy 2-23) by 86 runs
India pounced on poor bowling from the Bangladesh spinners to get out of jail on a Delhi surface that started off as tacky but kept on improving for batting as the night progressed. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh took India from 41 for 3 in the sixth over to 221, with a finishing kick provided by Hardik Pandya. In better batting conditions, the India bowling still proved too good for Bangladesh, sealing the series win.
The Bangladesh spinners suffered on both comparisons. Their fast bowlers bowled 12 overs for 102 runs, but the spinners conceded 116 in their eight. And then the India spinners rubbed it in for them with nine overs for just 49 runs and five wickets.
Full postMarnus Labuschagne, Jack Clayton fifties lay platform for Queensland after WA post 465
Young allrounder Cooper Connolly's 79 pushed WA, even as Test aspirant Matt Renshaw fell cheaply
Tristan Lavalette
09-Oct-2024
Queensland 185 for 3 (Labuschagne 77, Clayton 52*, Gannon 2-33) trail Western Australia 465 (Inglis 122, Whiteman 102, Neser 5-68) by 280 runs
Test aspirant Matt Renshaw fell cheaply, but captain Marnus Labuschagne led Queensland's recovery with a half-century against Western Australia at the WACA. Labuschagne was in superb touch, as he hit 77 off 96 balls and looked in total command until falling lbw to offspinner Corey Rocchiccioli late on day two. It was a major blow in Queensland's rally, but No. 4 Jack Clayton held firm and finished unbeaten on 52.
After toiling in the field for 124.2 overs, openers Renshaw and Usman Khawaja were challenged by accurate new-ball bowling from quicks Matt Kelly and Cameron Gannon. The pitch flattened considerably amid sunny conditions, and represented a golden opportunity for Renshaw, who might be in the frame for a Test recall given the uncertainty over Cameron Green's back injury.
Full postKapp sets the tone before bowlers combine in SA's NRR-boosting win over Scotland
Nonkululeko Mlaba, Chloe Tryon and Nadine de Klerk shared seven wickets, as SA surged to the top of Group B
Andrew Fidel Fernando
09-Oct-2024
South Africa 166 for 5 (Kapp 43, Brits 43, Carter 1-17) beat Scotland 86 (Fraser 14, Mlaba 3-12, de Klerk 2-15) by 80 runs
South Africa's openers put on 64, a middle order led by Marizanne Kapp crashed 70 off the last eight overs, and South Africa motored to 166 for 5, the highest total of the tournament.
Scotland's reply was in tatters in the first seven overs. They lost both openers for single figures, captain Kathryn Bryce was out inside the powerplay, before Alisa Lister and Priyanaz Chaterji departed soon after. They were soon 45 for 6 at the start of the ninth over, and continued to collapse, sliding eventually to 86 all out in the 18th.
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