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[ad_1] Namibia’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton has set a new world record with the fastest ever T20I century, taking just 33 balls to reach triple figures and fire his nation to victory over Nepal. The 22-year-old came in with Namibia sitting at 62-3 in the 11th over and blasted 11 fours and eight sixes on route … Read more
[ad_1] Australia only has three matches before it needs to lock in a 15-player squad for this year’s T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies. Next week, the Australians travel to New Zealand for a bilateral T20 series against the Black Caps, sending across a full-strength squad for the three-match campaign. The … Read more
[ad_1] Glenn Maxwell has revealed the fallout from an incident in Adelaide which ended with him in hospital impacted his family more than it did him but a week away helped him refocus enough to deliver an innings for the ages in the same city. Returning to the scene of the big day out which … Read more
[ad_1] Australian dynamo Glenn Maxwell went on a rampage at Adelaide Oval on Sunday evening, smacking a hundred in the second T20I against the West Indies. The Victorian slapped an unbeaten 120 (55), which included 12 boundaries and eight sixes, as the hosts posted a massive team total of 4-241 in the South Australian capital. … Read more
[ad_1] Australia has cruised towards a 3-0 whitewash over the West Indies following Tuesday’s crushing eight-wicket victory at Manuka Oval. After the tourists were bowled out for 86 in less than 25 overs, Australia only needed 41 deliveries to chase down the measly target, with young opener Jake Fraser-McGurk blasting 41 from 18 balls. Meanwhile, … Read more
[ad_1] Star Aussie batters Travis Head and Steve Smith will duke it out in New Zealand as they strive to partner David Warner at the top of the order for this year’s T20 World Cup. Cricket Australia on Tuesday morning released a 15-player squad for Australia’s T20 Series against the Black Caps later this month. … Read more
[ad_1] Queensland slugger Ben McDermott has been lifted out of his team’s Sheffield Shield clash and parachuted in to the Australian ODI squad after a hamstring injury to Matt Short. McDermott punched out a century for the Bulls against Tasmania on the weekend and has been added to the national squad ahead of Tuesday’s dead-rubber … Read more
[ad_1] Reigning World Cup champions Australia have secured the one-day international series against the West Indies with a game in spare after a dominant 83-run victory at the SCG on Sunday. After being sent into bat on a hot day in Sydney, Australia was under pressure when losing three wickets in the first 10 overs … Read more
[ad_1] Aussie cricket fans have hit out at ticket prices at the SCG after yet another sparsely populated crowd for the second ODI against the West Indies. In a sign of just how far ODI cricket has fallen down the international cricket priority list, the Aussies crowd at the MCG on Friday stuck out like … Read more
[ad_1] Aussie all-rounder Sean Abbott creamed a six well over the ropes and into the face of an unlucky spectator in the SCG Members’ Stand on Sunday. The man stood with his hands up ready to take the crowd catch, as his friends watched on, preparing to celebrate wildly, but it all went horribly wrong. … Read more