Perth, March 7 (IANS) Lucy Hamilton and Annabel Sutherland starred with the ball yet again as Australia tightened their grip on the one-off Pink-ball Test against India, as the visitors closed the second day with 105/6 in 29 overs and trail the hosts by 20 runs at the WACA Ground in Perth on Saturday.It was a day where Annabel was once again the standout performer -she followed up her fourth Test century with two wickets in the final session to cap a dominant all-round display. Her 129 off 171 b…
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Perth, March 7 (IANS) Annabel Sutherland smashed a masterful 129 to put Australia in command of the pink-ball Test against India, as the hosts extended their lead to 112 runs at the dinner break on day two’s play, despite a determined effort from the visitors to stay in the contest.The session majorly belonged to Annabel, who reached her fourth Test century off 133 deliveries and became the first Australian woman to score four hundreds in the format and the first to record three tons in succes…
Perth, March 7 (IANS) Veteran seam-bowling all-rounder Ellyse Perry said she was relishing her time in the middle after becoming Australia’s leading run-scorer in women’s Tests during day two of the one-off pink-ball match against India at the WACA Ground on Saturday.Ellyse, 35, overtook Karen Rolton’s tally of 1,002 Test runs by crossing the 1,000-run milestone with a single before driving a boundary to claim the record. She was eventually dismissed lbw by Deepti Sharma for 76, leaving he…
Perth, March 7 (IANS) Annabel Sutherland’s unbeaten 93 and Ellyse Perry’s composed 76 steered Australia into ascendancy on day two of the one-off pink-ball Test against India, as the hosts reached 217/4 in 58 overs at tea, with their lead sitting at 19 runs at the WACA Ground on Saturday.Resuming from 96/3, Australia controlled the morning session as Ellyse and Annabel consolidated their overnight stand. Both raised their respective half-centuries with authority and kept the scoreboard movin…
Perth, March 6 (IANS) Australia seized the upper hand in the one-off pink-ball Test against India at the WACA Ground in Perth by ending day one at 96/3 and trailing by 102 runs, after debutant Lucy Hamilton and Annabel Sutherland starred with the ball on Friday.Skipper Alyssa Healy, in her farewell international game, won the toss and sent India in to bat first under scorching heat. That decision paid off as Annabel found magnificent swing and seam to pick 4-46, while Lucy was accurate and found…
Perth, March 6 (IANS) Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland shared an unbroken stand of 38 to guide Australia to 96/3 in 27 overs at stumps and trail India by 102 runs on day one of the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground on Friday.After bowling out India for 198, Australia were forced to negotiate a tricky session under lights. Phoebe Litchfield fell cheaply to debutant pacer Kranti Gaud, while skipper Alyssa Healy managed only 13 in what could be her penultimate international innings.Debut…
Perth, March 5 (IANS) Australia captain Alyssa Healy says veteran allrounder Ellyse Perry is edging closer to fitness ahead of the upcoming day-night Test at the WACA, though the final call on her availability will be made closer to the match. Perry has been racing the clock to recover from a quadriceps issue that threatened to rule her out of the pink-ball encounter against India. However, the 35-year-old’s progress in training this week has given the Australian camp optimism.“We’ve got a v…
Melbourne, March 2 (IANS) Australia have called up uncapped pair Rachel Trenaman and Maitlan Brown to their squad for one-off Test against India, that commences at the WACA Ground in Perth on March 6.The uncapped pair will join their teammates in Perth this week, adding depth following the quad injuries to Garth and Ellyse Perry, and Sophie Molineux’s back complaint.Trenaman comes into an Australia squad for the first time as cover for Perry, is battling a quad issue and will play purely as a ba…
Hobart, Mar 1 (IANS) As Australia skipper Alyssa Healy came to bat in her final appearance in 50-over game in the third ODI against India, the Women in Blue formed a guard of honour for the retiring wicketkeeper-batter here at the Bellerive Oval on SundayThe retiring wicketkeeper batter scored a century in his final ODI in Australian colours and stood tall at the crease with 158 off 98 balls befroe Sneh Rana ended her impressive innings in the 37th over.BCCI Women shared the photos of the tribut…
Hobart, Feb 28 (IANS) Uncapped teenage pacer Lucy Hamilton is edging closer to a potential international debut after being named in contention for the third and final ODI of the series against India, with Australia women’s cricket team grappling with a growing injury list.Australia currently hold a 6–4 advantage in the multi-format points-based contest following a commanding victory at Bellerive Oval on Friday. A clean sweep of the ODI leg in Hobart would ensure they retain the series trophy a…