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There were also smaller consequential, if more combustible, problems at hand. Moments after the Pakistan captain hit the winning six, he sat down for an interview with the host station, which involved a couple of awkward exchanges with commentator Ramiz Raja, with Raja awkwardly asking Masood how he had led the side to six consecutive […]

Captain Pat Cummins has played down the so-called “bat off” to the last place in Australia’s Test squad, but noted it provides a “last piece of information” and helps the selected player prepare for the first Test given the public scrutiny surrounding the competitions against India A. Cummins was speaking at the MCG on Sunday

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be played in January-February from 2026, while the Hundred (August) and WBBL (November) have been allocated dedicated windows in the new Women’s Future Tours program for the 2025-29 cycle. The BCCI’s move to the WPL has resulted in Cricket Australia pushing back its marquee women’s summer event from mid-January

In the ultimate analysis of Australia’s total dominance of Pakistan at home, Monday’s opening ODI will be a mere footnote, an extension of a seemingly unchanging trend. Australia have now won 27 of the last 28 completed matches across formats against Pakistan at home, the latest a victory at the MCG with 99 balls to

Pakistan’s insistence on bowling short on a fast and bouncy MCG pitch almost produced a famous heist, but the tactic may not be as successful in the second ODI at Adelaide Oval. In a low-scoring thriller that evoked the heyday of the 50-over format, Pakistan’s pace attack led by speedster Haris Rauf tormented Australia with

The revival of the Afro-Asia Cup – a series of white-ball matches played between an Asian XI and an African XI – is on the cards, according to the Africa Cricket Association (ACA). The continental body held its AGM on Saturday, where it appointed a six-man interim committee to restructure the ACA and increase the