Kyle Abbott harried Australia’s batsmen and Rilee Rossouw achieved the rare feat of putting Quinton de Kock in the shade during a stand of 129 as South Africa secured a vast opening win in the Twenty20 match at Adelaide Oval. Three days after they were comfortably beaten by a Cricket Australia Invitational XI in Sydney,
Daniel Brettig (ESPNcricinfo) Twenty years of Pakistan defeats at Australian hands were erased in little more than 20 minutes. The last five wickets belonging to Michael Clarke’s befuddled team tumbled for eight runs in 46 balls after lunch, rather summing up the gulf between the two sides in a series Australia had expected to win.
Medium-pacer Subrina Munroe has been recalled to the West Indies Women’s squad for their tour to Australia, which starts later this month. Munroe’s inclusion is the only change to the squad from the one that played the Twenty20 series against New Zealand Women in the West Indies last month. Munroe last played an ODI in
Karthik Krishnaswamy (ESPNcricinfo) On February 7, in the final of the Big Bash League, Mitchell Marsh smashed a 12-ball 37 to take Perth Scorchers from 144 for 3 in the end of the 17th over to a 20-over total of 191 for 4. Scorchers won the match by 39 runs. Two days later in the
Karthik Krishnaswamy (ESPNcricinfo) The loss of Mitchell Johnson to a rib injury had left Kings XI Punjab’s bowling looking a little suspect ahead of their Champions T20 opener, but it proved a bit of a blessing in disguise for them, with his replacement playing a crucial hand in an five-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes. With