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'No fight, no plan': Bird and Bell sink New South Wales to innings defeat
The last wicket pair survived 28 overs to take the game to the final session before Riley Meredith's pace finished the game off
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25-Nov-2025
Tasmania 623 for 8 dec (Chaudhary, Ward 119, Jewell 102, Hope 91, Sangha 4-175) beat New South Wales 391 for 9 dec (Patterson 80, Shaw 68, Philippe 52, Hicks 50, Meredith 3-77) and 174 (Shaw 44, Bell 3-30, Bird 3-36) by an innings and 58 runs
Jackson Bird and Gabe Bell shared six wickets to dismantled New South Wales' second innings and secure Tasmania a crushing innings and 58-run Sheffield Shield victory over Tasmania.
In a match in which neither team was able to take all 10 wickets in the first innings, NSW collapsed on day four to be all out for 174 in 92 overs at Cricket Central in Sydney.
Full postBartlett, Sandhu dismantle Victoria under Gabba lights as pink-ball wickets tumble
The Sheffield Shield leaders were blown away in the night session after Bartlett had also made vital runs
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25-Nov-2025
Queensland 430 (Renshaw 112, Bartlett 72, Sutherland 3-63) and 32 for 3 beat Victoria 318 for 9 dec (Harper 85, Geyer 4-102) and 143 (Short 54, Sandhu 5-23, Bartlett 4-35) by seven wickets
Queensland quicks Xavier Bartlett and Gurinder Sandhu starred with bat and ball to secure a seven-wicket win over previously undefeated Victoria.
Bartlett struck a bold and brisk 72 off 91 deliveries, his highest first-class score, before bowling with venom and control to claim 4 for 35 on day three of the day-night pink-ball clash at the Gabba.
Full postMcSweeney, Buckingham put South Australia in charge
Offspinner Corey Rocchiccioli bowled well for WA but there best result appears to be a draw
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24-Nov-2025
Western Australia 188 and 85 for 2 trail South Australia 333 (McSweeney 68, Hunt 58, Haskett 3-89) by 60 runs
South Australia captain Nathan McSweeney top-scored to put his side in position to push for victory on the final day of the Sheffield Shield clash against Western Australia.
McSweeney and Henry Hunt combined for an 88-run stand for the second wicket as the hosts chase a second consecutive Shield win.
Full postJansen too hot for India as SA start dreaming of series sweep
Jaiswal's 58 and Washington's 48 the only bright spots for India, with Jansen's short-ball brilliance causing trouble
Sidharth Monga
24-Nov-2025
South Africa 489 and 26 for 0 (Rickelton 13*, Markram 12*) lead India 201 (Jaiswal 58, Washington 48, Jansen 6-48, Harmer 3-64) by 314 runs
Marco Jansen all but ensured the world Test champions South Africa a rare series win in India by bowling the hosts out for 201 and securing a first-innings lead of 288 on day three. On a pitch still hard to beat the defensive bat on, India collapsed from 95 for 1 to 122 for 7, losing all hopes of coming back to win and level the series. They were on the back-foot anyway after conceding 489 to South Africa, who also hold an unassailable 1-0 lead in the series.
Things happened quickly in the second hour of the day as the odd ball turned or bounced more than usual for spinners Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj. Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav then batted together for nearly 35 overs without trouble to show it was just the early moisture that helped the odd ball turn.
Full postChaudhary stars with maiden first-class hundred in Tasmania's 623
Tim Ward also scored a fluent hundred as the visitors piled up their second highest Sheffield Shield total
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24-Nov-2025
New South Wales 391 for 9 dec and 9 for 0 trail Tasmania 623 for 8 dec (Chaudhary 163, Ward 119, Jewell 102, Hope 91, Sangha 4-175) by 223 runs
Nikhil Chaudhary became the first Indian to hit a Sheffield Shield hundred this century, helping put Tasmania in a position of utter dominance against New South Wales.
Chaudhary blazed his way to 163 for Tasmania before they declared at 623 for 8 late on day three and with a lead of 232 at Sydney's Cricket Central.
Full postInglis hammers rapid ton amid Australia batting order debate
The wicketkeeper-batter hit 125 off 107 balls for a Cricket Australia XI against England Lions
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24-Nov-2025
Cricket Australia XI 341 (Blackford 86, Wyllie 71, Harvey 52, Potts 3-49) and 235 for 2 (Inglis 125*, Harvey 58) beat England Lions 299 (Gay 78, Maladay 3-47, Sinfield 3-87) and 273 (Kellaway 59, Anderson 3-42) by eight wickets
Amid intrigue over what Australia may do with their batting order for the rest of the Ashes, Josh Inglis hammered a rapid century for a Cricket Australia XI against England Lions to signal that he would be option should the selectors opt for significant change.
Travis Head's remarkable century in Perth after being elevated to open due to Usman Khawaja's back spasms has prompted talk about whether that should be a permanent move which would likely spell the end of Khawaja's career and create a vacancy in the middle order.
Full postDaniyal stars as Shaheens clinch Rising Stars title in Super Over
Ahmed Daniyal first defended six runs in the final over of the game before conceding just six runs in the Super Over to set up Pakistan Shaheens' win
Ashish Pant
24-Nov-2025
Pakistan Shaheens 125 (Masood 38, Mondol 3-25, Rakibul 2-16) beat Bangladesh A 125 for 9 (Habibur 26, Muqeem 3-11, Minhas 2-5, Daniyal 2-11) in the Super Over
In a dramatic low-scoring thriller that went into a Super Over, fast bowler Ahmed Daniyal kept his composure as Pakistan Shaheens defeated Bangladesh A to lift the Asia Cup Rising Stars title in Doha, Qatar.
Daniyal, defending six runs in the 20th, bowled a nerveless over to take the game into a Super Over. He then removed Abdul Gaffar Saqlain with his second ball in the Super Over and then clean bowled Jishan Alam to restrict Bangladesh A to only 6. Saad Masood and Maaz Sadaqat took just four balls to chase down the target and spark celebrations in the Shaheens camp.
Full postBabar 74, Tariq hat-trick take Pakistan into final
Zimbabwe's top-heavy batting line-up never looked in contention in a chase of 196
Danyal Rasool
23-Nov-2025
Pakistan 195 for 5 (Babar 74, Farhan 63, Raza 2-39) beat Zimbabwe 126 all out (Burl 67*, Usman Tariq 4-18, Nawaz 2-21) by 69 runs
There are wins that seal two points, and wins that damage the opposition's net run rate enough to imperil their path to the final. A half-century from Babar Azam and an Usman Tariq hat-trick walloped Zimbabwe by 69 runs to dent their net run-rate and keep Sri Lanka in contention for the tri-series final on Saturday. It is a final Pakistan are guaranteed to play now, having won all of their first three games. Pakistan's 195 quickly became academic for a Zimbabwe unit that didn't have the firepower to challenge it, and found themselves shot out for 126.
After winning the toss and batting first, Saim Ayub looked to take full advantage of the powerplay. In a breezy cameo, he struck a pair of early sixes before finding a fielder. Sahibzada Farhan and Babar shifted through the gears through their partnership as they controlled the pacing of their innings, setting up Fakhar Zaman and the middle order for a big finish.
Full postRenshaw keeps name in Test frame with third century
The opener made a timely hundred against the pink ball following Usman Khawaja's fitness problems in the first Ashes Test
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23-Nov-2025
Queensland 352 for 7 (Renshaw 112) lead Victoria 318 for 9 dec by 34 runs
Matt Renshaw's golden summer continued with a magnificent 112 in front of Australia selector Tony Dodemaide at the Gabba.
His innings drove Queensland to 352 for 7 at stumps on day two of the top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield clash after Victoria had declared late on the opening day.
Full postThornton, Manenti give South Australia early advantage
The home side's top order laid a solid foundation during the night session of the pink-ball game
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23-Nov-2025
South Australia 100 for 1 trail Queensland 188 (Goodwin 53, Thornton 3-25, Manenti 3-40) by 88 runs
Three wickets apiece from Henry Thornton and Ben Manenti gave South Australia the advantage against Western Australia in their Sheffield Shield match.
After the opening day of the pink-ball fixture was washed out, SA's Thornton and Manenti both claimed three wickets as WA struggled to 188 all out on Sunday.
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