Australia women vs New Zealand women HIGHLIGHTS: Megan Schutt and Annabel Sutherland took three wickets each to dismantle the New Zealand batting line-up
In Group A, India, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are fighting to finish as the top two teams to book their place in the semifinal. Check ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 key stats here
Australia women vs Sri Lanka women HIGHLIGHTS: The defending champions begin their campaign with a win courtesy of Beth Mooney's unbeaten 43 on the day.
New Zealand have climbed to the top of the table with a dominant win over India on Friday
The defending champions Australia will aim to win the title for a record-extending seventh time when they start their campaign on Saturday
In the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, ten teams have been divided into two groups of five teams each, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for semifinal.
The Aussie side will be led by experienced Alyssa Healy, with Tahlia McGrath as her deputy in their third straight title defence in the UAE
Check ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 team standing, WTC final qualification scenarios, top 10 highest run-getters and wicket-takers in ongoing WTC cycle here
The rain arrived too late for England as Australia won the deciding fifth one-day international to clinch the series 3-2. Australia finished on 165-2 in 20.4 overs, appearing to be comfortably on track to reaching the original winning target of 310 before rain stopped play at Bristol's County Ground on Sunday. No further play was possible and Australia won by 49 runs under the DLS method which sets revised targets for interrupted cricket matches. Australia struggled with injuries and illness during the series, and fielded a different starting lineup in each game and a stand-in captain Steve Smith in the decider when Mitch Marsh withdrew because of soreness. "It's certainly been a tricky series," Marsh said. "But it's just the calmness, our ability to stay present with the XIs we put out, that impressed me." The teams entered the game tied at 2-2 and the match would have been abandoned as a no-result, with the series ending 2-2, if Australia had not batted for 20 overs the mini
India has been drafted into Group A alongside defending champions Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka
In a major change, Steve Smith will be seen leading the Australian side in the fifth ODI in place of Mitchell Marsh
Speaking in the post-match presentation, Brook said, as quoted by Cricbuzz, "We have taken all the positives and the momentum we had from the first two games and brought them to the last two games."
Spinner Adam Zampa overtook former pacer Nathan Bracken to become Australia's eight-highest wicket-taker in ODIs on Saturday.
England vs Australia 4th ODI: England ended Australia's 14-match winning streak in ODIs after defeating them by 46 runs in the third ODI
Hanuma Vihari, part of India's back to back series wins in Australia, reckons the services of veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara will be be dearly missed when the team aims for a hat-trick Down Under later this year. The five Test series begins in Perth from November 22. Out of favour Pujara was the leading run-getter in the 2018-19 series with 521 off 1258 balls and was once again the backbone of Indian batting three years later when he accumulated 271 runs off 928 balls. Across the two teams, the 103-Test veteran by far faced the number of balls to wear out the opposition attack comprising Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. As another Border-Gavaskar Trophy is on the horizon, Vihari wondered who can play Pujara's role this time around. "Pujara will a big miss. he was the backbone of the batting line-up in the last two series for Team India. He took blows, he batted time, he stayed there for a long time, he saw the new ball, he got runs. He made the job easier for the .
The last time Pant played a Test in Australia, he helped India beat Australia at the Gabba, leading them to secure the series 2-1
Stand-in England skipper Harry Brook won the toss on the day and decided to field first in order to limit the Aussies on a reasonable total tonight.
Australian captain Pat Cummins acknowledged that Rishabh Pant has been a "major influence" in India's back-to-back Test series wins Down Under, stressing the need to keep the flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter "quiet" in the upcoming five-Test series later this year. A key figure in India's historic Test triumphs in 2018-19 and 2020-21, the 26-year-old Pant made a stunning comeback from a horrific car accident in December 2022, scoring a second innings century in the first Test against Bangladesh last week. "He's someone that has a big influence in a couple of series and we have got to try and keep him quiet," Cummins said on Star Sports. Known for his unorthodox shots, including the reverse and one-handed flicks, Pant has made significant contributions in the last two Test series against Australia. In 12 innings, he has amassed 624 runs at an impressive average of 62.40, with a top score of 159 not out. His unbeaten 89 in the second innings at the Gabba in 2021 not only handed Austra
Indians are much more interested in visiting Australia and watching their sporting heroes this year, with 3.9% of the current ticket purchasers hailing from India, compared to 0.7% during the 2018/19
With Sri Lanka attaining the third spot after winning the match against New Zealand, the race for WTC final heats up. Check ICC World Test Championship team rankings and standings here