Adelaide Strikers 6 for 142 (Penna 39*) beat Sydney Sixers 8 for 139 (Burns 71, Brown 3-17, Barsby 3-32) Madeline Penna heaves over the legside•Getty Images Ellyse Perry‘s nightmare milestone match almost had a remarkable fairytale finish before the Adelaide Strikers held firm to post a three-run WBBL win over the Sydney Sixers. Perry, playing

Brisbane’s batting depth has come to the fore with a match-defining half-century by Georgia Voll securing a 26-run win over the Melbourne Renegades in the WBBL. The Heat posted 8 for 163 and dismissed the Renegades for 137 at Adelaide’s Karen Rolton Oval. It was the Brisbane outfit’s second win in three days over the

Pakistan batter Shan Masood has been taken to hospital after suffering a blow to the side of his head during a training session in Melbourne. He was struck by a stray shot off the bat from Mohammad Nawaz; as Masood was not batting at the time, he wasn’t wearing a helmet. Masood fell to the

Sylhet Division took pole position with a fine four-wicket win over defending champions Dhaka Division in the NCL’s second round at the BKSP-3 ground in Savar. In the other Tier 1 match, Rangpur Division opened their account with a seven-wicket win over Chattogram Division in Dhaka. In the second tier, Rajshahi Division grabbed the top

David Wiese has batted his team to tense victories in the Pakistan Super League, the Caribbean Premier League and the Vitality Blast. He has won trophies with some of those teams, like in the 2022 PSL, and has also lost a lot of matches playing for those teams. But over 15 years, he has played

His comments come after the BCCI secretary, Jay Shah, who is also the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president, suggested that next year’s Asia Cup would have to be played somewhere other than Pakistan, given India “can’t go there”. In reply, the PCB had put out a statement saying Shah’s comments were made “unilaterally” and raised

Alyssa Healy has been confirmed as Australia’s women’s cricket captain-in-waiting after being appointed as Meg Lanning‘s deputy. Healy was named the new vice-captain on Thursday, replacing Rachael Haynes in the role following her retirement last month. There is every chance the role could turn into that of stand-in captain, with Lanning no guarantee to return

Zimbabwe batter Sean Williams admitted his side might have taken their aggressive approach a touch too far in their defeat to West Indies, saying there is a difference between being encouraged to play your shots and “being reckless”. At 48 for 2 after five overs, Zimbabwe were well-placed to chase down West Indies’ 153, with

England are set to draft Tymal Mills into their T20 World Cup squad subject to ICC approval after Reece Topley was ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury, ESPNcricinfo understands. Topley will fly home to England, where he will undergo surgery on his ankle. On Tuesday it was announced that Topley had “rolled

Jos Buttler, England’s white-ball captain, will remain a Lancashire player at least until the end of the 2025 season after signing a three-year extension to his contract. Buttler, 32, is currently in Australia preparing for England’s T20 World Cup campaign, and while his new deal extends a relationship with Lancashire that began when he joined