Cricket

On the whole, the rankings reflect India’s dominance at the World Cup so far where they have won eight out of eight league-stage matches so far, all by significant margins. Kohli (No. 2 behind de Kock) and Rohit Sharma (No. 5) have been their most prolific batters so far, but it’s their bowling that has

Maxwell finished on 201 off 128 balls, reaching his double and finishing the match with a tenth six, in what was being described as the greatest ODI innings of all time. For much of the time after reaching his century Maxwell could barely move due to cramp and he had come very close to retiring

Australia 293 for 7 (Maxwell 201*, Rashid 2-44) beat Afghanistan 291 for 5 (Ibrahim 129*, Rashid 35*, Hazlewood 2-39) by three wickets At one point, Australia were 91 for 7 chasing 292. Then Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwelled his way to a double-century and not only did they win the game, they also sealed their place

Western Australia 141 and 104 for 7 (Bancroft 44*, Tremain 5-29) trail New South Wales 276 (Davies 129, Henriques 51) by 31 runs A stylish maiden first-class century from Ollie Davies and a memorable new-ball spell from Chris Tremain put New South Wales on the brink of ending their run of 15 Sheffield Shield matches

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Bangladesh trump Sri Lanka amid timed-out drama in Delhi Bangladesh 282 for

Punjab 223 for 4 (Anmolpreet 113, Wadhera 61*, Mandeep 32) beat Baroda 203 for 7 (Rajput 61, Rathva 47, Krunal 45, Arshdeep 4-23) by 20 runs After four missed attempts, Punjab stormed to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title by beating Baroda in a high-scoring thriller in Mohali. On an error-strewn night where they

Victoria 142 for 1 (Harris 59*, Kellaway 51*) trail Tasmania 452 (Wakim 148, Webster 97*, Owen 74, Sutherland 3-83) by 310 runs Test contender Marcus Harris is digging in during Victoria’s steady start to their reply of Tasmania’s imposing 452 in their Sheffield Shield match. Harris, who last played for Australia in January 2022, got

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Jadeja razes South Africa for 83 after Kohli scores 49th ODI ton

“I had this sense of ‘it’s going to be something more,’ today rather than ‘it’s just one more game in the World Cup.’ I did wake up with that excitement, yes,” Virat Kohli said after his match-winning 101 not out off 121 balls against South Africa in Kolkata, on his 35th birthday, an innings that

Tasmania 282 for 4 (Wakim 148*, Ward 67, Siddle 2-46) against Victoria An unbeaten century by Charlie Wakim has put Sheffield Shield leaders Tasmania on top after day one of the clash with Victoria at the Junction Oval. Wakim finished the day on 148 not out and had guided the Tigers to 282 for 4

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Fabulous Fakhar pulls off stunning chase to keep Pakistan alive Pakistan 200

Big picture – the toss conundrum Do you back your strength, or look to exploit your opponent’s weakness? Rohit Sharma and Temba Bavuma will have that question in their minds as India take on South Africa in a top-of-the-table clash at Eden Gardens on Sunday. South Africa love to bat first. Their top order invariably

Sydney Thunder 128 for 1 (Athapaththu 69, Wilson 45*) beat Melbourne Stars 123 for 5 (Sutherland 42*, Darlington 2-13) by nine wickets Chamari Athapaththu has bludgeoned the Melbourne Stars’ attack to help lead the Sydney Thunder to the top of the WBBL table with a nine-wicket win at Casey Fields. After Hannah Darlington was in

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Nabi, Shahidi, Rahmat boost Afghanistan’s semi-final chances with big win Afghanistan 181

Ari Karvelas, the Sussex seamer, has been cleared of breaching ECB regulations on player behaviour following an investigation into an incident during the LV= Insurance County Championship game against Leicestershire at Hove last season. Karvelas was made unavailable by his club for the final two matches of the season, reportedly over a comment made to

Pat Cummins has backed an increase in the 15-man limit on squad sizes at the World Cup, as his Australia side face the prospect of picking a team from just 13 available players against England in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Mitchell Marsh has flown home for family reasons while Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out under

India 357 for 8 (Gill 92, Kohli 88, Shreyas 82, Madushanka 5-80) beat Sri Lanka 55 (Shami 5-18, Siraj 3-16) by 302 runs India’s fast-bowling trio was so sensational with the new ball that the scores of Sri Lanka’s top five read like a line of binary code: 0,0,1,0,1. When Shami also had Nos. 7

It’s about finding rhythm, hitting right areas, keeping an uncluttered mind, and feeding off the love of the people, Mohammed Shami said after bagging the Player-of-the-Match award for his 5 for 18 in a thumping 302-run win over Sri Lanka in Mumbai, which made India the first team to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals.