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Raza, Nyamhuri take three each to skittle Afghanistan on rain-reduced day

Raza, Nyamhuri take three each to skittle Afghanistan on rain-reduced day

Zimbabwe 6 for 0 (Gumbie 4*, Curran 1*) trail Afghanistan 157 (Rashid 25, Raza 3-30, Nyamhuri 3-42, Muzarabani 2-56) by 151 runs It had taken Zimbabwe 197 overs and over two days to take ten Afghanistan wickets in the opening Test. A few days later, at the same venue, Zimbabwe required just 44.3 overs and less than two sessions to …

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Chris Lynn’s 51-ball 88 seals Strikers’ comfortable win

Chris Lynn’s 51-ball 88 seals Strikers’ comfortable win

Adelaide Strikers 143 for 5 (Lynn 88, Zampa 2-29) beat Melbourne Renegades 142 for 9 (Brown 66, Thornton 3-22) by five wickets Chris Lynn unleashed on Melbourne Renegades, powering Adelaide Strikers to their first BBL win in four games. Moved up from No.3, Lynn dominated the 104-run opening stand with D’Arcy Short that ensured Adelaide’s five-wicket win on Thursday night …

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Perera ton gives Sri Lanka consolation win

Perera ton gives Sri Lanka consolation win

Sri Lanka 218 for 5 (Perera 101, Asalanka 46) beat New Zealand 211 for 7 (Ravindra 69, Asalanka 3-50, Hasaranga 2-38) by 7 runs In the end, Sri Lanka did enough. That’s not something you’d expect to say about a team that had racked up 218 runs in their first innings, but it speaks towards just how well New Zealand …

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Stoinis, Lawrence fifties deliver Stars’ first win of the season

Stoinis, Lawrence fifties deliver Stars’ first win of the season

Melbourne Stars 153 for 5 (Lawrence 64*, Stoinis 62, Bartlett 4-10) beat Brisbane Heat 149 for 7 (Bryant 77, Walter 21, Steketee 2-42) by five wickets Melbourne Stars have broken an eight-game Big Bash League [BBL] losing streak thanks to a Marcus Stoinis batting masterclass and a stunning Glenn Maxwell catch in the outfield. Stars defeated defending champions Brisbane Heat …

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Bird’s four-for goes in vain as Hurricanes hand table-toppers Sixers big defeat

Bird’s four-for goes in vain as Hurricanes hand table-toppers Sixers big defeat

Hobart Hurricanes 161 for 6 (Chaudhary 42, McDermott 34, Owen 33, Bird 4-16) beat Sydney Sixers 111 (Henriques 22, Jordan 3-22, Stanlake 2-22, Salamkheil 2-22) by 50 runs Hobart Hurricanes overcame the late withdrawal of captain Nathan Ellis to hand Sydney Sixers their first BBL loss of the season. Ellis pulled out from Wednesday afternoon’s game at Ninja Stadium with …

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Scorchers bank on Richardson, Allen and Connolly to finish 2024 on high

Scorchers bank on Richardson, Allen and Connolly to finish 2024 on high

Perth Scorchers 146 for 3 (Allen 50, Connolly 48*, Turner 35*, Thornton 2-26) beat Adelaide Strikers 142 for 8 (Doggett 47*, J Richardson 3-29, Behrendorff 2-14, Morris 2-19) by seven wickets Scorchers finish 2024 in second position on the BBL ladder after cruising to a seven-wicket win over the Adelaide Strikers on New Year’s Eve. A record-breaking ninth-wicket stand between …

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Zimbabwe secure draw in high-scoring Test on rain-hit day

Zimbabwe secure draw in high-scoring Test on rain-hit day

Zimbabwe 142 for 4 (Curran 41, Williams 35*, Zahir 2-43) and 586 (Williams 154, Bennett 110*, Ervine 104, Ghazanfar 3-127) drew with Afghanistan 699 (Shahidi 246, Rahmat 234, Zazai 113, Bennett 5-95) There were three Boxing Day Tests going on simultaneously. The one in Bulawayo, between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, didn’t have the appeal of Melbourne. But for a brief while …

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Warner and Wes Agar combine to take Thunder to second place

Warner and Wes Agar combine to take Thunder to second place

Sydney Thunder 156 for 4 (Warner 86*; Richardson 1-24) beat Melbourne Renegades 148 for 8 (Evans 40; Agar 4-32, Sams 2-26) David Warner hit his highest BBL score in 13 years to lead Sydney Thunder to a drought-breaking eight-run win over Melbourne Renegades on Monday. Low on runs to start the tournament, Warner returned to form with an unbeaten 86 …

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Jacob Duffy lands knockout blows to claim 2-0 series lead

Jacob Duffy lands knockout blows to claim 2-0 series lead

New Zealand 186 for 5 (Chapman 42, Hay 41, Robinson 41) beat Sri Lanka 141 (Perera 48, Duffy 4-15) by 45 runs After a first T20I which had been more akin to a smash and grab, New Zealand produced a much more team-centred effort to come away comfortable winners in the second T20I, and with it secure the series 2-0. …

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India lose seven in the final session, Australia snatch 2-1 series lead

India lose seven in the final session, Australia snatch 2-1 series lead

Australia 474 (Smith 140, Labuschagne 72, Bumrah 4-99) and 234 (Labuschagne 70, Bumrah 5-57) beat India 369 (Reddy 114, Jaiswal 82, Boland 3-57) and 155 (Jaiswal 84, Cummins 3-28, Boland 3-39) by 184 runs Early in the final hour at the MCG, Australia won an epic Test that had been played in front of a record crowd to take a …

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