Big WBBL day for Schutt and Harris
A quickfire 50 to Brisbane's Laura Harris and a wicket taking milestone for Megan Schutt highlighted the latest day of WBBL action.
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Afridi stars as Pakistan make T20 semis
Paceman Shaheen Afridi has taken four wickets as Pakistan defeated Bangladesh to secure a spot in the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Hurricanes leggie puts Renegades in a spin
Legspinner Maisy Gibson has taken a career-best four wickets for the Hobart Hurricanes to consign the Melbourne Renegades to a sixth consecutive WBBL defeat.
Victorian batting prodigy unfazed by hype
Victoria's rising star Ashley Chandrasinghe is not setting any timeline on debuting for Australia after a composed Sheffield Shield century on debut.
Andre Russell gets BBL cameo with ‘Gades
Andre Russell will play in the summer's Big Bash League despite being overlooked in the draft, picked up as a temporary replacement player for the Renegades.
Ponting ponders Pat Cummins’ T20 Cup role
Cricket legend Ricky Ponting believes Australia might need to make the tough call of leaving out ace quick Pat Cummins for their crunch Twenty20 World Cup game.
Sam Curran boosted by IPL experience
England star Sam Curran says his high-pressure experiences in the Indian Premier League have helped hone him for an excellent T20 World Cup.
Finch hopeful of playing T20 crunch game
Australia's captain Aaron Finch rates himself a 70 per chance of playing against Afghanistan in their key T20 World Cup clash.
WA secures famous Shield win over Bulls
Allrounders Aaron Hardie and Hilton Cartwright have steered Western Australia out of giant trouble to secure a famous Sheffield Shield win over Queensland.
Head falls cheap as SA falter in Shield
Travis Head has fallen for single digits for a fourth straight Sheffield Shield innings as South Australia fell to 4-128 in reply to NSW's 5(dec)-389.
Finch a chance for Aussie T20 crunch game
Despite carrying a hamstring injury, captain Aaron Finch has a chance of playing in Australia's crunch T20 World Cup game against Afghanistan.
Kiwis rue Buttler misses, eye plucky Irish
Kane Williamson admits he was embarrassed to find he had not caught England's Jos Buttler, who capitalised to leave the Kiwis needing to defeat Ireland.
T20 numbers game now in England’s favour
England hold all the cards in their battle with Australia for a T20 World Cup semi-final spot thanks to their 20-run defeat of New Zealand in Brisbane.
Buttler goes big as England set Kiwis 180
Jos Buttler played some incredible strokes in his 73 off 47 balls, helping England to 179 against New Zealand in their crucial T20 World Cup clash in Brisbane.
Buttler serves up crucial England T20 win
England's T20 World Cup campaign has survived, likely at Australia's expense, thanks to a 20-run victory over New Zealand at the Gabba on Tuesday.
Bitter-sweet Halloween fortunes for Maxi
Glenn Maxwell has shown his worth with the ball but he wasted a valuable opportunity with the bat in the T20 World Cup clash at the Gabba against Ireland.
Afghanistan’s Zazai out of T20 World Cup
Australia's final T20 World Cup group opponents Afghanistan have lost powerful opening batter Hazratullah Zazai through injury with Gulbadin Naib replacing him.
Starc still wants wickets despite new role
Mitchell Starc says he will continue to adapt through the T20 World Cup as he comes to terms with a new role away from the new ball for Australia.
‘Brains trust’ ready to fill in for Finch
Australia's senior players hope skipper Aaron Finch recovers swiftly from his hamstring injury, but are confident they have the smarts to cope if he doesn't.
Sri Lanka stay alive in T20 World Cup
Sri Lanka aim to go out "all guns blazing" against England after keeping their slight semi-final hopes alive in the T20 World Cup with a win over Afghanistan.
Steve Smith ready as Aussie trio get scans
Steve Smith is ready to step up and perform for Australia in the T20 World Cup as Aaron Finch, Tim David and Marcus Stoinis get scans on injured hamstrings.
WA, Qld skittled on crazy day at the WACA
WA quicks Lance Morris and Joel Paris have combined for seven wickets to keep their side's victory hopes alive in the Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland.
Finch injured in Australia’s WC win
Aaron Finch made 63 but suffered a hamstring injury in a 42-run win over Ireland in the T20 World Cup as Australia finished the game with three sub fielders.
WA’s Richardson on song as Bulls crumble
Jhye Richardson has taken four wickets but Usman Khawaja and Michael Neser produced half-centuries to ensure Queensland made it past 200 on a green WACA wicket.
Kohli drops sitter as SA beat India
Aiden Markram and David Miller have cracked half centuries to guide South Africa to a T20 World Cup victory over India in Perth.
Gardener stars in Sydney Sixers WBBL win
Australian star Ashleigh Gardner was in fine form for the Sydney Sixers in their eight-wicket WBBL win over Hobart Hurricanes.
Phillips ton puts NZ in box seat in T20WC
Glenn Phillips' superb century has piloted New Zealand to a 65-run win over Sri Lanka, putting the Black Caps in the box seat for T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Scorchers go top after WBBL win over Heat
Perth Scorchers have gone top of the WBBL ladder after a thrilling three-run win over Brisbane Heat.
Moeen still gets wretched Ashes flashbacks
Allrounder Moeen Ali reckons he still gets unwelcome flashbacks to England's wretched 2017-18 Ashes tour as he tries to accentuate the World Cup positives.
Bangladesh win after last ball rebowled
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by three runs in the T20 World Cup after the final delivery was rebowled following a bizarre no-ball conceded by Bangladesh's keeper.
Aussies wary of T20 giant-killers Ireland
Skipper Aaron Finch says Australia must be ready to adapt and 'do the basics right' against Ireland in their Twenty20 World Cup match at the Gabba.