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Rocchiccioli 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.
Full postBabar breaks century drought to help Pakistan clinch series
Pakistan's senior batters made light work of chasing down the target of 289 set by Sri Lanka
Andrew Fidel Fernando
14-Nov-2025
Pakistan 289 for 2 (Babar 102*, Fakhar 78, Rizwan 51*) beat Sri Lanka 288 for 8 (Liyanage 54, Abrar 3-41) by eight wickets
Babar Azam hit his first international century in more than two years, as Pakistan's senior batters made light work of chasing down the target of 289. Sri Lanka's middle order had dragged the total to 288 for 8 after they'd lost early wickets. But on a flat Rawalpindi track, they never looked like defending their score, particularly after their opening bowlers were wayward. Pakistan got home with 10 balls to spare, and eight wickets at their disposal. They have now won the series 2-0, with one match to play.
Babar's 102 not out off 119 - his 20th ODI ton - was not only significant for ending his international century drought (his last hundred had been in May 2023), but for equaling Saeed Anwar's record for most ODI hundreds for Pakistan. He had two ultra productive regions - through cover and midwicket. Those areas brought him 61 of his runs, and six of his eight fours. He was never seriously tested in this innings, however. Sri Lanka had played one bowler too few, and their seamers were having an off day in any case. At no phase in the innings did the required rate threaten to get out of hand.
Full postLanning's unbeaten 90 sets up Melbourne Stars' victory
The former Australia captain found her stride after a tricky start and Scorchers fell short in a rain-shortened chase
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14-Nov-2025
Melbourne Stars 173 for 4 (Lanning 90*) beat Perth Scorchers 78 for 8 (Day 3-7) by 16 runs (DLS method)
Meg Lanning hit top gear in her 100th WBBL game as Melbourne Stars won a rain-hit clash with Perth in Adelaide by 16 runs.
The former Australian captain, dropped on 18, went berserk after a slow start to finish unbeaten on 90 off 55 balls as the Stars reached 173 for 4.
Full postMurad, Mahmudul and Shanto lead Bangladesh to innings victory
McBrine resisted with fifty but it wasn't enough as Ireland folded for 254 in the second innings
Mohammad Isam
14-Nov-2025
Bangladesh 587 for 8 dec (Mahmudul 171, Shanto 100, Humphreys 5-170) beat Ireland 286 and 254 (McBrine 52, Stirling 43, Murad 4-60, Taijul 3-84) by an innings and 47 runs
Bangladesh sealed an innings-and-47-run win over Ireland inside four days in Sylhet, a victory built on Hasan Murad's four-wicket haul and commanding centuries from Mahmudul Hasan Joy and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto. It was a team effort with almost everyone contributing to the win.
Ireland's only solace, perhaps, was keeping the home side waiting until 45 minutes after the lunch break on the fourth day, particularly after having lost half their side on the third evening. Andy McBrine struck a patient half-century, adding 66 runs for the seventh wicket with Andy Balbirnie, who came in at No. 8 due to a finger injury.
Full postBumrah's magic seals opening-day honours for India
South Africa won their first toss in India in eight attempts but Bumrah put it out of the equation with a five-for
Sidharth Monga
14-Nov-2025
India 37 for 1 (Rahul 13*, Jansen 1-11) trail South Africa 159 (Markram 31, Bumrah 5-27, Kuldeep 2-36, Siraj 2-47) by 122 runs
It was pitches in 2015-16, it was the tosses in 2019-20, but India took the pitch and the toss out of the equation in dismissing South Africa for 159 on the first day of the 2025-26 series. The visitors won the toss on a decent batting surface at Eden Gardens, raced away to 57 for 0 in 10 overs, but then became victims of Jasprit Bumrah's 16th five-wicket haul and excellent support work from Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj. India, with a new No. 3 in Washington Sundar, were 37 for 1 in 20 overs possible before stumps.
Guilty of playing too little bowling in the past, India went in with six of them as Washington moved to No. 3, making room for Axar Patel in the XI. For a while, as Siraj struggled for rhythm and Axar was taken down, it seemed India would need all the bowling they could muster.
Full postSilver-Holmes stars against former team as Hurricanes power home
Sixers were well placed on 92 for 2 before a game-changing over saw three wickets fall
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13-Nov-2025
Hobart Hurricanes 154 for 4 (Lee 55, Wyatt-Hodge 45) beat Sydney Sixers 152 for 9 (Healy 37, Silver-Holmes 3-18) by six wickets
Hobart Hurricanes openers Lizelle Lee and Danni Wyatt-Hodge destroyed the Sydney Sixers bowling attack with a record stand in a dominant six-wicket WBBL win.
Earlier, three wickets in over and career-best figures by Hurricanes fast bowler Hayley Silver-Holmes rocked her former side in a deserved player of the match display.
Full postStokes six-for highlights England's first day of pre-Ashes action
Skipper shows form on return from injury but Mark Wood's early exit casts shadow over touring group
Tristan Lavalette
13-Nov-2025
England Lions 382 (Jacks 84, McKinney 67, Rew 55, Stokes 6-52) vs England
England's Ashes tour opener was a contrasting tale of comebacks. An injury scare to quick Mark Wood put a real dampener on England's first day of their only warm-up match ahead of the Ashes series.
Wood was sent for a precautionary scan after experiencing hamstring stiffness in his long-awaited return to competitive cricket after knee surgery. He had bowled two four-over spells before leaving the field in the second session.
Full postGreen finds runs ahead of Ashes series as contest bursts wide open
The allrounder fell just short of a century but added eight more overs to his match tally
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13-Nov-2025
Queensland 390 and 187 for 8 (Clayton 54, Renshaw 51, Rocchiccioli 4-41) lead Western Australia 322 for 7 dec (Green 94, Bancroft 76, Hardie 55*) by 255 runs
He fell in the nervous 90s, but Cameron Green gave his Ashes hopes an almighty boost with a determined knock during Western Australia's Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the WACA Ground.
In reply to Queensland's 390, WA started day three at a somewhat shaky 210 for 5 but with Green unbeaten on 49 and holding the key.
Full postShanto, Mahmudul centuries and spinners put Bangladesh in command
Ireland lost five wickets in their second dig after Bangladesh took a massive first-innings lead
Mohammad Isam
13-Nov-2025
Ireland 286 and 86 for 5 (McBrine 4*, Humphreys 0*, Murad 2-8) trail Bangladesh 587 for 8 dec (Mahmudul 171, Shanto 100, Humphreys 5-170) by 215 runs
Bangladesh are on course to take a 1-0 lead against Ireland after dominating the third day of the Sylhet Test. The visitors ended the day on 86 for 5, trailing by 215 runs after a century from Najmul Hossain Shanto, along with Litton Das' 66-ball 60 helped Bangladesh amass on 587 for 8.
Once they declared, Nahid Rana struck the first blow in the fourth over when he cleaned up Cade Carmichael for 5. It was a thundering inswinger that Carmichael couldn't keep out, as Rana revved up the pace in his first spell.
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