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Bavuma: 'Way we started with bat and ball was the turning point'
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Thursday, 16 November 2023 11:29
It was the first ten or so overs in either innings that decided the semi-final in Kolkata on Thursday. Being 24 for 4 in under 12 overs after opting to bat and then letting Australia race away to 74 for 2 in ten overs in a chase of just 213 decided, or turned, the game away from South Africa, in…
Starc credits 'incredible' Hazlewood for helping assert Australia's powerplay dominance
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Thursday, 16 November 2023 11:45
Australia's new-ball bowling in unexpectedly helpful conditions, and the batting of their openers, made the difference in a tense semi-final. Mitchell Starc, who took the first wicket of the match, and finished with outstanding figures of 3 for 34, said this, having also been at the middle when the winning runs were hit.Though it's been a difficult tournament for Starc…
Australia edge low-scoring thriller to book spot in eighth ODI World Cup final
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Thursday, 16 November 2023 08:56
Australia 215 for 7 (Head 62, Shamsi 2-42, Coetzee 2-47) beat South Africa 212 (Miller 101, Klaasen 47, Starc 3-34, Hazlewood 2-12) by three wickets Yawn. Australia are in another World Cup final.Except, this wasn't Steve Waugh's mentality monsters or Ricky Ponting's Invincibles. These men were fallible. They almost didn't make it. South Africa refused to let them.Eerily enough, the…
Explainer - Making sense of Babar Azam's unexpected resignation as Pakistan captain
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Thursday, 16 November 2023 04:28
Even by the standards Pakistan cricket sets itself for chaos, yesterday was a high-water mark. A lengthy meeting at PCB headquarters at the Gaddafi Stadium was followed by a staccato reshuffle, kicked off by Babar Azam's reluctant resignation as Pakistan captain in all formats. Let's take a look at what happened and what it all means for Pakistan cricket.First things…
Jonassen studies Jadeja ahead of India Test challenge
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Wednesday, 15 November 2023 22:21
Left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen has been studying master of the art Ravindra Jadeja closely ahead of Australia's Test against India next month.India will host Australia from December 21 in Mumbai, for the first time in a Test on home soil since 1984, and the 31-year-old Jonassen is leaving no stone unturned in her quest to make the most of the…
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