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Bavuma, Harmer and Jansen script sensational South Africa win at treacherous Eden Gardens
India roll over for 93 in their chase of 124 with their captain Shubman Gill absent with a neck injury
Sidharth Monga
16-Nov-2025
South Africa 159 and 153 (Bavuma 55*, Bosch 25, Jadeja 4-50, Siraj 2-2, Kuldeep 2-30) beat India 189 and 93 (Washington 31, Axar 26, Harmer 4-21, Jansen 2-15, Maharaj 2-37) by 30 runs
South Africa started the day staring at defeat, only 63 ahead with three wickets in hand, but registered a stunning win, their first in India in 15 years and the second-smallest successful defence in Asia. The whooping and cheering among the South Africa players echoed amid a shocked Sunday crowd at Eden Gardens as the visitors bowled India out for 93 in the absence of their injured captain Shubman Gill.
Temba Bavuma was ever present, scoring the only half-century of the match and taking South Africa to a formidable lead of 123 on a pitch with extravagant sideways movement and variance in bounce. He was helped a little by some ordinary spin bowling on the third morning, but he had earned the errors after defending resolutely on the second evening.
Full postDottin and Flintoff lead Renegades to derby win over Stars
At the end of Sunday's action, Melbourne Renegades have climbed to second place behind Hobart Hurricanes, while Perth Scorchers have risen to fourth place
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16-Nov-2025
Melbourne Renegades 145 for 6 (Webb 37, Molineux 32, Garth 2-16, Gibson 2-31) beat Melbourne Stars 141 for 7 (McKenna 32, Dottin 3-20) by four wickets
Tess Flintoff's clutch, late hitting cut the tension as Melbourne Renegades toppled Melbourne Stars in the WBBL's derby on Sunday at Junction Oval.
Chasing 142 for victory, Flintoff (17 in nine balls) held her nerve with a six, four and four off Annabel Sutherland's penultimate over to clinch the win with four wickets and seven balls to spare.
Full postMitchell's standout century puts New Zealand 1-0 up
Mitchell battled fitness issues en route to a 118-ball 119 on a two-paced pitch, taking New Zealand to a total beyond West Indies' reach
Alagappan Muthu
16-Nov-2025 • Updated on 17-Nov-2025
New Zealand 269 for 7 (Mitchell 119, Conway 49, Seales 3-41, Forde 2-55) beat West Indies 262 for 6 (Rutherford 55, Jamieson 3-52) by seven runs
Everyone climbed onto the struggle bus in Christchurch, even Daryl Mitchell whose seventh ODI century cost him a little bit of his good health. A groin injury left him inside the dressing room for the entirety of the second innings, which wasn't the worst thing ever. He could put his feet up and watch New Zealand pull off a seven-run victory.
A two-paced pitch that offered sideways movement throughout the day made batting a distasteful exercise. Mitchell seemed immune initially but soon he was battling not just a disciplined West Indies attack but also his own body breaking down from the stress. The fact that he was able to ride those challenges - and take New Zealand to a total of 269 - made the innings all the sweeter.
Full postCaoimhe Bray's hat-trick keeps Sydney Thunder winless
Seamer Bray finished with four wickets after Dunkley's 43 helped Sixers to 142
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15-Nov-2025
Sydney Sixers 142 for 9 (Dunkley 43, Ismail 3-27, Voll 2-25) beat Sydney Thunder 118 for 8 (Finn 49*, Bray 4-15, Brown 2-18) by 24 runs
Sydney Sixers rising star Caoimhe Bray needed to be told she'd taken a hat-trick as the 16-year-old added another WBBL highlight in a thumping derby defeat of Sydney Thunder.
Bray took a wicket on the last ball of her second over and the first two of her next over in Sydney on Saturday, the third thanks to a fantastic diving catch at point from Erin Burns. The excitement of that wicket may have been to blame for Bray and her team-mates' poor maths, who were all shocked to hear of the feat when the ground announcer informed them over the speakers.
Full postIndia smell victory after 15-wicket day on a tough Eden Gardens pitch
Led by Jadeja's four-for, India reduced South Africa to effectively 63 for 7 with three days to go in the game
Sidharth Monga
15-Nov-2025
South Africa 159 and 93 for 7 (Bavuma 29*, Jadeja 4-29) lead India 189 (Rahul 39, Harmer 4-30, Jansen 3-35) by 63 runs
India started the second day 122 runs behind in the first innings with nine wickets in hand. Less than six dramatic hours of cricket later, they were sensing a win, having reduced South Africa to effectively 63 for 7 in their second innings. Fifteen wickets fell on the day, Shubman Gill retired with a neck spasm, 39 remained the top score in the Test, and 57 the top partnership. This was the lowest top score in the first two innings of a Test in India, and the lowest in any Test since Durban 2010-11 between the same sides.
Absolutely nobody predicted the pitch would turn out to be so difficult to bat on. It looked like a normal Indian track, good for batting for first two days, but the top surface began to come off in the second half of the first day. On the second day, it became near unplayable. Even the fast bowlers drew generous help to take 11 of the 26 wickets to fall.
Full postPope shines again as Root, Brook tune up in England win
England XI haul in target of 202 as warm-up game with Lions goes the distance
Tristan Lavalette
15-Nov-2025
England 426 (Pope 100, Duckett 92, Crawley 82, Stokes 77, Bethell 3-14) and 202 for 5 (Pope 90, Smith 39*, Root 31) beat England Lions 376 (Jacks 83, McKinney 67, Rew 55, Cox 53, Potts 53, Stokes 6-52) and 251 for 6 dec (Bethell 70, Carse 3-65) by five wickets
Joe Root and Harry Brook had final hits in the middle before the first Ashes Test, but weren't able to kick on from encouraging starts in England's five-wicket victory over the Lions on a slow surface at Lilac Hill.
Chasing 202 runs in batting-friendly conditions, England stuttered at 14 for 2 after the wickets of openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley. The pair had combined for a swashbuckling 182-run stand in the first innings, but Duckett fell for a golden duck after fending a short delivery from seamer Nathan Gilchrist to point.
Full postLee and Wyatt-Hodge keep Hurricanes on top and Heat winless
Chasing a DLS-revised target of 125 in 12 overs, Heat were undone by two-wicket bursts from Molly Strano, Heather Graham and Nicola Carey
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15-Nov-2025
Hobart Hurricanes 114 for 1 (Lee 59*, Wyatt-Hodge 44, Jonassen 1-12) beat Brisbane Heat 108 for 9 (Harris 28, Carey 2-10, Strano 2-17, Graham 2-25) by 16 runs (DLS method)
Lizelle Lee kept Hobart Hurricanes rolling, and Brisbane Heat winless thanks to a power-packed knock in their rain-impacted 16-run WBBL win in Sydney on Saturday.
Lee hit an unbeaten 59 off 45 balls, striking six fours and three sixes either side of a rain delay on Saturday. Hurricanes were flying before their innings was reduced to 12 overs and they purred to 114 for 1, with Heat's target increased to 125 based on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern system.
Full postWebster hits timely 78 in Tasmania's win over South Australia
Billy Stanlake was Tasmania's bowling hero as they made it five wins in five in this season's One-Day Cup
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15-Nov-2025
Tasmania 196 for 6 (Webster 78, Silk 35, McAndrew 2-48) beat South Australia 195 (McSweeney 49, McAndrew 40, Stanlake 3-31, Owen 2-24, Ellis 2-37) by four wickets
Beau Webster will enter Australia's Ashes Test squad in good batting form after guiding Tasmania to a four-wicket win over South Australia in a One-Day Cup match on Saturday.
Webster didn't bowl, letting an on-song Billy Stanlake do the damage as the Redbacks made just 195 in Saturday's match in Kingston. He made his mark with the bat, though. Batting at No. 3 with authority, Webster's 78 off 96 helped the Tigers home with more than ten overs and four wickets to spare.
Full postRocchiccioli holds his nerve to clinch one-wicket thriller for Western Australia
The offspinner had claimed five wickets then forged the match-winning stand with No. 11 Cameron Gannon after a WA collapse
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14-Nov-2025
Western Australia 322 for 7 dec (Green 94, Bancroft 76, Hardie 55*) and 272 for 9 (Whiteman 81, Bartlett 3-25) beat Queensland 390 (Renshaw 101, Hearne 87, Labuschagne 50, Bartlett 50, Gannon 4-88) and 203 (Clayton 54, Renshaw 51, Rocchiccioli 5-47) by one wicket
Western Australia captain Sam Whiteman made the most of Queensland's butter fingers before Corey Rocchiccioli guided the tail home in a thrilling one-wicket Sheffield Shield victory over Queensland.
Set 272 for victory from 90 overs on Friday at the WACA Ground, WA went from a comfortable 155 for 2 to a shaky 249 for 9 as Queensland's attack put the squeeze on.
Full postOllie Pope puts selection talk to bed with warm-up century
No. 3 inks himself in for first Test while Stokes also in runs after failures for Root, Brook
Tristan Lavalette
14-Nov-2025
England 426 (Pope 100, Duckett 92, Crawley 82, Stokes 77, Bethell 3-14) lead England Lions 375 by 51 runs
England's first Test batting-order has fallen into place after No. 3 Ollie Pope stroked a classy century to stabilise an erratic innings that featured tame dismissals from Joe Root and Harry Brook on a slow Lilac Hill surface.
In likely their only hit-out before the Ashes, England's batting-order was in the spotlight against the Lions on day two. Much like their bowling effort the day before, it was a mixed bag with Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley slamming an opening partnership of 182 before England lost 4 for 16 after lunch.
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