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Konstas fails first Ashes audition as NSW slump on rain-soaked day in Perth
The opener only made 4 and Kurtis Patterson was dismissed cheaply as NSW made a bad start
AAP
04-Oct-2025
New South Wales 35 for 3 vs Western Australia
Sam Konstas missed out in his first Ashes audition of the new Sheffield Shield summer as New South Wales slumped against Western Australia on a rain-shortened opening day at the WACA ground.
The NSW opener, who turned 20 this week, fell for 4 off 25 balls before rain stopped play on Saturday in Perth. Team-mate Kurtis Patterson also was dismissed for 8 from 36 balls after WA won the toss and had no hesitation in sending NSW in on a moist green surface under overcast skies.
Full postHunt, Lehmann centuries hand South Australia control over Victoria
The duo shared an unbeaten 212-run stand at Adelaide Oval after the defending champions slumped to 58 for 3
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04-Oct-2025
South Australia 270 for 3 (Hunt 121*, Lehmann 107*, Perry 3-61) Victoria
Centuries to Henry Hunt and Jake Lehmann have defending champions South Australia early control of their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at Adelaide Oval.
Victoria captain Peter Handscomb's decision to bowl looked the right call when Mitchell Perry took his third wicket in the morning session, leaving the home side in trouble at 58 for 3.
Full postSilk, Weatherald, Hope shine as Tasmania rally from rocky start
Jordan Silk made 104, Brad Hope made 76 and Jake Weatherald made 67 to build his Ashes case and help Tasmania fight back after a top-order collapse
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04-Oct-2025
Tasmania 299 for 6 (Silk 104, Hope 76, Weatherald 67) against Queensland
The man Jake Weatherald hopes to partner at the top of the Australian order did him a big favour on day one of the opening Sheffield Shield clash between Queensland and Tasmania.
Test and Queensland opener Usman Khawaja dropped Weatherald at first slip off the bowling of Jack Wildermuth when he had made just four on Saturday at Allan Border Field.
Full postJadeja, Siraj wrap up India's innings win inside three days
Having declared overnight, India completed their demolition of WI after lunch on day three
Alagappan Muthu
04-Oct-2025
India 448 for 5 (Jurel 125, Jadeja 104*, Rahul 100, Chase 2-90) beat West Indies 162 (Greaves 32, Siraj 4-40, Bumrah 3-42) and 146 (Athanaze 38, Jadeja 4-54, Siraj 3-31) by an innings and 140 runs
Ravindra Jadeja has been building a case to be one of the best allrounders in the game. A four-for to follow a hundred against West Indies to start the new home season was just the latest evidence he offered in favour of that argument. On the back of his 104 not out and 4 for 54, India completed an innings win with two-and-a-half days to spare.
A proud record stood tall between February 22, 2013 and October 25, 2024. It buckled 24 hours later. India lost a Test series on home soil for the first time in nearly 12 years. Many of the players who had contributed to that run are now retired, including Virat Kohli, R Ashwin and Cheteshwar Pujara. But Jadeja remains.
Full postMarsh 103* brushes aside Neesham four-for as Australia clinch series 2-0
Defending a low total, NZ fought back courtesy Neesham's spell but Marsh stood tall till the end
Andrew McGlashan
04-Oct-2025
Australia 160 for 7 (Marsh 103*, Neesham 4-26) beat New Zealand 156 for 9 (Seifert 48, Abbott 3-25) by three wickets
Mitchell Marsh led from the front with a magnificent maiden T20I century to carry Australia to a 2-0 series victory over New Zealand after they had suffered a major stumble against James Neesham.
At 62 for 1 in the seventh over, Australia were comfortably placed chasing an underwhelming 157 but Neesham claimed four quick wickets to leave the game in the balance. Marsh, though, remained unstoppable to continue his recent surge in form, bringing up his century from 50 balls, joining the group of those with centuries across all formats, in an innings where the next-best score was 14. Sean Abbott showed his calmness and experience by helping get the job done, unbeaten on 13.
Full postEdwards sets the tone before Harvey and Connolly blow away India A
Australia A chased down rain-reduced target of 160 in 16.4 overs after Tilak Varma's 94 guided India A
ESPNcricinfo staff
03-Oct-2025
Australia A 160 for 1 (Harvey 70*, Connolly 50*, Sindhu 1-24) beat India A 246 (Tilak 94, Parag 58, Edwards 4-56) by nine wickets (via DLS method)
Mackenzie Harvey and Cooper Connolly added 103 runs in just 59 deliveries for the second wicket to blow India A away in the second one-dayer in Kanpur. As a result, Australia A levelled the three-match series 1-1.
After opting to bat first, India A were bowled out for 246, with Tilak Varma top-scoring with 94. But rain arrived 5.5 overs into Australia A's chase, and caused a lengthy delay. The chase resumed after a long wait, with their target reduced to 160 in 25 overs. Australia A achieved that in just 16.4 overs as Harvey cracked 70 not out off 49 balls while Connolly bashed 50 not out off 31.
Full postNurul Hasan, Shoriful Islam pull off tense chase as Bangladesh clinch series
Omarzai's four-wicket haul went in vain for Afghanistan, who were restricted to 147 in the second T20I
Mohammad Isam
03-Oct-2025
Bangladesh 150 for 8 (Shamim 33, Jaker 32, Nurul 31*, Omarzai 4-23) beat Afghanistan 147 for 5 (Zadran 38, Gurbaz 30, Nasum 2-25) by two wickets
Shoriful Islam produced a miserly spell with the ball and added crucial runs with the bat as Bangladesh secured a two-wicket win over Afghanistan in the second T20I in Sharjah. The result gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Once again, Bangladesh had to recover from a collapse after a strong position in their chase, with Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, and Nurul Hasan playing key roles in the middle order. Shoriful's all-round contribution proved decisive in a tense finish.
Full postRahul, Jurel, Jadeja tons flatten West Indies
India added 327 runs for the loss of just three wickets on the third day against West Indies in Ahmedabad
Alagappan Muthu
03-Oct-2025
India 448 for 5 (Jurel 125, Rahul 100, Jadeja 104*, Chase 2-90) lead West Indies 162 by 286 runs
India's batting riches put them in consummate control of the first Test of their home season, with KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel scoring important centuries. It was Rahul's first at home since 2016 and it was Jurel's first one ever. They now have a lead of 286, which is large enough to potentially shrink this down from a five-day game.
Ravindra Jadeja had an equal part to play on a day where India made 327 runs for just three wickets. There was a point when the pitch started crumbling and West Indies' spinners were able to get the ball to turn sharply out of the rough. India collectively decided to attack them, hoping to throw them off the lengths where they could access the worn out parts of the pitch. Jadeja did this the best. His idea was to charge at the bowler, and every time he did, he was looking to hit a boundary. Seven of the 11 he ended up with were the result of this ruthless approach, including a six that helped him breeze through the nervous nineties.
Full postVidarbha extend lead over Rest of India to 224
Rest of India lost a wicket off the first ball of the third day of the Irani Cup
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03-Oct-2025
Vidarbha 342 and 96 for 2 lead Rest of India 214 (Easwaran 52, Patidar 66, Thakur 4-66) by 224 runs
Vidarbha strengthened their grip on the Irani Cup fixture by taking a sizeable first-innings lead against Rest of India and then extending it to 224 on the third day in Nagpur.
The day began with Rest of India on 142 for 5 in response to Vidarbha's 342, with their captain Rajat Patidar and Manav Suthar at the crease. Vidarbha fast bowler Aditya Thakare struck with the first ball of the day, dismissing Suthar lbw after successfully reviewing the umpire's not-out decision.
Full postSmith and Jones set seal on England's rout of South Africa
Spinners demolish SA for their third-lowest total in ODIs before openers secure ten-wicket win
Firdose Moonda
03-Oct-2025
England 73 for 0 (Jones 40*) beat South Africa 69 (Jafta 22, Smith 3-7, Sciver-Brunt 2-5) by ten wickets
If anyone thought England were not serious contenders for this World Cup, think again. They stormed to the top of the points table with a massive victory over a hapless South Africa, who were dismissed for their lowest score against England, second-lowest at a World Cup and third-lowest score overall.
England had to chase just 70 and did in 14.1 overs. The whole match lasted 34.5 overs, not even the duration of a full T20. After one game, England's net run rate sits at 3.773 - more than double that of Australia, who are next best - and puts them in pole position in the early standings.
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