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…
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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 6 (IANS) Australia debutant pacer Lucy Hamilton claimed three wickets on a memorable first day as India were restricted to 184/8 in 57 overs at the dinner break in the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground on Friday.India, resuming at 99/4 in the first session, lost Deepti Sharma early to Annabel Sutherland before Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh stitched together a promising 23-run stand off 62 balls.Their resistance was short-lived, however, as Richa fell to Ashleigh Gardner …
Perth, March 6 (IANS) Fast-bowling all-rounder Annabel Sutherland claimed 4-46 while debutant pacer Lucy Hamilton impressed with 3-31 as Australia bowled out India for 198 on day one of the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground on Friday. After Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to bowl first in her final international game, Australia’s seamers made full use of the lively pitch by striking at regular intervals to ensure India never built sustained momentum.For India, Jemimah Rodrigues’ …
Hobart, Feb 27 (IANS) India have won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the second ODI at the Bellerive Oval on Friday. The multi-format scoreline is currently tied at 4-4 after Australia won the first ODI at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane.India have opted to rest Shafali Verma and Renuka Singh Thakur, with Amanjot Kaur included and left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma handed her ODI debut in a bid to bolster their bowling stocks.For India, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who won …
Sydney, Feb 15 (IANS) Seam-bowling all-rounder Arundhati Reddy picked her career-best figures of 4-22 as India claimed a 21-run victory over Australia via DLS method in the opening game of the multi-format series after rain curtailed play at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.Chasing 134, India raced to 50/1 in 5.1 overs before heavy showers forced the players to go off the field. With no resumption possible, the visitors were declared winners and take a 2-0 lead in the multi-format series.Arun…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were dropped to Grade B as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Annual Player Contracts for Team India Senior Men and Senior Women for the 2025-26 season. These contracts will start on October 1, 2025, and end on September 30, 2026.The contracts show a clear generational shift in Indian cricket. Shubman Gill is now in Grade A for the senior men, joining Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. Meanwhile, long-t…
Gandhinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) During an interaction with students from Gujarat’s Devmogra in his annual ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a wide-ranging discussion with tribal students, focusing on education, stress management, career choices and the contribution of tribal communities to nation-building.The students, most of whom belong to tribal regions of the state, welcomed the Prime Minister in their native language and expressed happiness on seeing him wea…
Vadodara, Jan 22 (IANS) Gujarat Giants (GG) climbed from the bottom of the points table to second place in the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) after securing a comfortable 45-run victory over UP Warriorz (UPW) at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi in Vadodara on Thursday.New Zealand’s veteran all-rounder Sophie Devine starred with an unbeaten 42-ball fifty to take GG to 153/8 on a slow pitch. Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad marked her return to the playing eleven with a spell of 3-16 while So…