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Adelaide Strikers' bowlers do it again to secure back-to-back titles in final thriller
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Saturday, 02 December 2023 03:55
Adelaide Strikers 125 for 5 (Wolvaardt 39, McGrath 38, Hancock 3-23) beat Brisbane Heat 122 for 8 (Kerr 30*, Wellington 3-16)Adelaide Strikers claimed back-to-back WBBL titles after their star-studded attack superbly defended a low total to thwart Brisbane Heat in a nerve-jangling final.Strikers had been limited to 125 for 5 at the Adelaide Oval after being shackled by disciplined Heat…
'This team is a proper team' - McGrath praises Adelaide Strikers' fight to defend title
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Saturday, 02 December 2023 04:45
Tahlia McGrath lauded the all-round efforts of her team after Adelaide Strikers went back-to-back in the WBBL with a thrilling three-run victory in the final at Adelaide Oval.In a match that came down to the final ball, legspinner Amanda-Jade Wellington held her nerve, having been lofted for six by Mikayla Hinkley, to bring the requirement down to five off two…
WPL 2024 auction: Athapaththu, Dottin among 165 players in the pool
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Saturday, 02 December 2023 05:21
Only two players - West Indies allrounder Dottin and Australia pacer Kim Garth - have placed themselves in the highest bracket, at a base price of INR 50 lakh (US$ 60,000 approx.), while Sri Lanka captain Athapaththu, in the middle of a spectacular run of batting form and the second-highest run-getter at the WBBL this year, has listed her base…
Fletcher, Pooran, Kohler-Cadmore thump Team Abu Dhabi
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Saturday, 02 December 2023 05:47
Deccan Gladiators 141 for 6 (Fletcher 41, Kohler-Cadmore 35, Pooran 30, Mills 2-13, Raees 2-15) beat Team Abu Dhabi 78 for 5 (Du Plooy 25, Thushara 2-5) by 63 runsPooran dashed out of the blocks taking left-arm fingerspinner Roelof van der Merwe for two fours and two sixes in the first over. Rumman Raees then dealt a double-blow, removing both…
Start of a new cycle beckons after World Cup to forget for England, West Indies
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Saturday, 02 December 2023 06:29
Big picture - Caribbean rebootThe return to action hasn't been quite so jarringly immediate as it was for India and Australia in the wake of the World Cup final, or indeed for England's T20 World Cup winners in Australia last winter. And, let's face it, a four-island jaunt to the Caribbean in December is a reasonably palatable assignment after the…
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