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Carey cracks 90 but SA struggle as Lyon bags three
Alex Carey carried his white-ball form into the Sheffield Shield, making 90 off 85 balls, but South Australia struggled as Nathan Lyon loomed ominously with three scalps
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09-Oct-2024
South Australia 227 for 7 (Carey 90, McSweeney 55, Lyon 3-45) trail New South Wales 366 (Konstas 152, Philippe 56, Pope 3-69) by 139 runs
Alex Carey has launched his red-ball summer by blitzing a quick-fire 90 for South Australia against New South Wales, before Nathan Lyon inspired a late collapse to put the Blues in command.
Carey smashed 90 from 85 balls on day two at Sydney's Cricket Central, as South Australia went to stumps at 227 for 7 in reply to NSW's 366.
Full postRoot and Brook hit big centuries to make Pakistan's 556 look inadequate
The third day ended with England only 64 behind Pakistan's 556 with seven first-innings wickets in hand
Vithushan Ehantharajah
09-Oct-2024
Stumps England 492 for 3 (Root 176*, Brook 141*, Duckett 84, Crawley 78, Jamal 1-78) trail Pakistan 556 by 64 runs
Responding to Pakistan's mammoth first-innings score of 556 after the best part of two days in the dirt was always going to require something special from England. Not only did they respond emphatically to end day three of this first Test on 492 for 3, trailing by just 64, but they did so in historic fashion.
Joe Root became England's leading Test run-scorer, passing Sir Alastair Cook's record of 12,473 runs on his way to a 35th Test hundred. It was typical Root, unassuming and busy with just 12 fours, set against Harry Brook's boisterous 141* from 173 deliveries, picking up where he left off from a Player-of-the-Series performance on the 2022 tour of Pakistan, with his fourth century against them in as many matches.
Full postJordan Silk holds firm for Tasmania after Victoria pile up 428
Mitch Perry made 58 not out and took two wickets for Victoria, but neither side could take a stranglehold on day two
Alex Malcolm
09-Oct-2024
Tasmania 201 for 4 (Silk 50*, Doran 33, Perry 2-32) trail Victoria 428 for 9 dec (Harris 143, Handscomb 129, Bell 3-63) by 227 runs
A fighting unbeaten half-century from Tasmania captain Jordan Silk has kept the visitors in the contest after Victoria threatened to take a massive first-innings lead on the back of a strong all-round day from Mitchell Perry at the Junction Oval.
Silk and Beau Webster guided their side to stumps at 201 for 4 after Perry's unbeaten 58 and two wickets had earlier put Victoria well on top. Following the opening-day centuries from Marcus Harris and Peter Handscomb, Perry added a combined 116 with Fergus O'Neill and Todd Murphy for the eighth and ninth wickets, respectively, on the second morning, before Victoria declared at 428 for 9.
Full postSchutt takes 3 for 3 as Australia push closer to a semi-final spot
New Zealand were bowled out for 88 in a chase of 149, leaving their progress in doubt
Madushka Balasuriya
08-Oct-2024
Australia Women 148 for 8 (Mooney 40, Kerr 4-26) beat New Zealand Women 88 all out (Kerr 29, Schutt 3-3, Sutherland 3-21) by 60 runs
Australia put one foot in the semi-finals with a dominant 60-run victory over neighbours New Zealand in Sharjah, and in the process recorded their 13th straight win in T20I World Cups. The result means Australia have two wins from two with a healthy net run-rate of 2.524 - they are also the only unbeaten side in the group. For New Zealand, the margin of defeat has had a hefty impact on their net run-rate, now going below Pakistan's as they fell to third place.
The win was a result of a supreme all-round effort from Australia, and a solid execution of plans. Their top order of Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney and Ellyse Perry contributed heavily, and while Amelia Kerr - who ended with excellent figures of 4 for 26 - did her best to reel New Zealand back into the game, Australia's total of 148 for 8 on a sluggish surface always felt like too tall a chase.
Full postInglis, Whiteman tons lead Western Australia recovery after Neser five-for
Neser left the hosts reeling at 18 for 3 on a green-tinged surface but the duo turned the match on its head
Tristan Lavalette
08-Oct-2024
Western Australia 319 for 7 (Inglis 122, Whiteman 102, Neser 5-44) against Queensland
Captain Sam Whiteman and Josh Inglis scored brilliant centuries under pressure to lift three-time Sheffield Shield defending champions Western Australia out of major trouble against Queensland on day one at the WACA.
WA started the season disastrously when Test aspirant Cameron Bancroft fell off the first ball of the match to trigger a remarkable opening spell from quick Michael Neser on a green-tinged surface.
Full postTeen prodigy Konstas posts maiden Shield century for NSW
One of Australia's best young cricketers, Sam Konstas, has announced himself on the domestic stage, hitting his maiden Sheffield Shield century for NSW.
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08-Oct-2024
New South Wales 297 for 7 (Konstas 152, Philippe 56, Pope 3-61) against South Australia
Teenage prodigy Sam Konstas has announced himself on the big stage, striking a coming-of-age century for New South Wales against South Australia in Sydney.
Konstas went to his maiden century on day one of the Blues' Sheffield Shield season opener, hitting 152 as the hosts went to stumps on 297 for 7 against South Australia at Cricket Central.
Full postHarris and Handscomb make statements with twin hundreds
Victoria duo sent a reminder to Australia's selectors with a 239-run stand, before Tasmania hit back with late wickets
Alex Malcolm
08-Oct-2024
Victoria 330 for 7 (Harris 143, Handscomb 129, Bell 3-44) vs Tasmania
Victoria duo Marcus Harris and Peter Handscomb have sent very timely reminders of their talents to Australia's selectors with twin centuries for Victoria against Tasmania at the Junction Oval on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield season.
With Cameron Green's availability for the Test series against India still unknown due to a back injury and Steven Smith's Test batting position also unclear, Harris put forth an early case to be reinstated as Australia's Test opener by making 143, his 29th first-class century. Meanwhile, Handscomb is less likely to be considered for the upcoming Test series, but did his chances of earning a spot on the January-February Test tour of Sri Lanka no harm with 129, his 26th first-class hundred and his fifth in 2024.
Full postCrawley leads England reply after Salman hundred sets up Pakistan
England suffer double blow with Duckett injury and Pope falling cheaply after stepping up to open
Alan Gardner
08-Oct-2024
England 96 for 1 (Crawley 64*, Root 32*) trail Pakistan 556 (Masood 151, Salman 104*, Shafique 102, Shakeel 82, Leach 3-160) by 460 runs
Salman Agha became Pakistan's third centurion to cement their dominant position in Multan, before a chaotic interlude in which England lost Ben Duckett to injury and their captain, Ollie Pope, for a duck left the touring side scrabbling for a foothold in the first match of the series.
Duckett suffered a painful-looking blow to his left thumb taking the catch to dismiss Pakistan's last man Abrar Ahmed - who had already been given two lives - meaning that when England began their innings midway through the evening session, it was with Pope walking out alongside Zak Crawley. Pope only lasted two balls, Aamer Jamal plucking a one-handed screamer at midwicket to further galvanise Pakistan and bring Joe Root, England's designated No. 4, to the middle in the second over.
Full postSciver-Brunt and Ecclestone lead England to classy victory
They chased down a tricky target of 125 on a slow pitch in Sharjah with ease in the end
Andrew Fidel Fernando
07-Oct-2024
England 125 for 3 (Sciver-Brunt 48*, Wyatt-Hodge 43) beat South Africa 124 for 6 (Wolvaardt 42, Ecclestone 2-15) by seven wickets
Nat Sciver-Brunt produced one of the innings of the Women's T20 World Cup so far to guide England home in the final over, against South Africa. Her 48 not out was not only the most substantial of the match, it was also the most aggressive, coming off 36 deliveries.
It was Sciver-Brunt's 64-run stand with Danni Wyatt-Hodge that swung the match decisively in England's favour, as they pursued a target of 125.
Full postStirling and Tector fifties, Hume and Young three-fors help Ireland beat South Africa
South Africa lost to Ireland for only the second time in ODIs, with Jason Smith's 91 in vain
Abhimanyu Bose
07-Oct-2024
Ireland 284 for 9 (Stirling 88, Tector 60, Williams 4-56) beat South Africa 215 (Smith 91, Hume 3-29, Young 3-40) by 69 runs
Half-centuries from captain Paul Stirling and Harry Tector, and an all-round bowling effort helped Ireland to a consolation win in the third ODI against South Africa. This was just Ireland's second win over South Africa in the format.
Winning the toss for the first time in the series, Ireland put on their best batting display before their bowlers made the most of friendly conditions under lights
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