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Wednesday, December 11

Gardner plays her part as Australia rebound after T20 World Cup disappointment

She made a welcome return to form as the hosts clean-swept India building towards a defence of their 50-over title

Sutherland 110, Gardner five-for make it 3-0 for Australia

Mandhana scored 105 off 109 balls in the 299-chase, but India collapsed after her dismissal

Venkatesh Iyer's all-round effort guides MP to semi-final

Gaud and Harpreet also contributed to the 174 chase as MP entered their first SMAT semis since 2010-11

Brook goes past Root to become the No. 1 Test batter in the world

Travis Head and Temba Bavuma among batters and Pat Cummins and Matt Henry among bowlers to have moved up this week

Tuesday, December 10

Sai Sudharsan undergoes surgery for sports hernia

After the surgery in London, Sai Sudharsan put out an Instagram post saying "will be back stronger in no time"

Monday, December 09

Shami fires with bat and ball to help Bengal into quarters

Bhuvneshwar and Rinku, meanwhile, teamed up with Vipraj Nigam to help UP blaze past Andhra into the final eight

WTC final scenarios - South Africa need one more win for guaranteed top-two finish

Australia, India and Sri Lanka are also still in the race, with 10 Tests left in this cycle

Siraj fined, Head reprimanded for Adelaide Test altercation

In addition, one demerit point was also added to Siraj and Head's disciplinary records

BCCI appoints Devajit Saikia as board's acting secretary

The secretary's position had been left vacant after Jay Shah took over as the ICC chair from this month

Sunday, December 08

Rohit: 'We were not good enough with bat'

He also defends picking Harshit Rana for the Adelaide game: "Rana didn't do anything wrong in the first Test"

Emon, Hakim three-fors help Bangladesh defend U-19 title

The duo helped Bangladesh defend 198 as India went down by 59 runs in Dubai

Rohit Sharma says 'door very much open' for Mohammed Shami to join Test squad in Australia

The India fast bowler has not played for India since November last year

Saturday, December 07

Cummins takes five to lead Australia to thumping victory

India could add only 47 to their overnight score as Australia finished things off in under four overs with the bat

Siraj: It's a lie that Head said 'well bowled' to me

India fast bowler contradicts Australian batters comments from press conference

Voll, Perry centuries help Australia to 371

Litchfield and Mooney also chipped in with fifties each to post Australia's highest ODI total against India

Dottin, Knight, Rana among big attractions at WPL 2025 auction

The five teams have 19 slots to fill, and have 120 players to choose from on December 15 in Bengaluru

Head on Siraj send-off: 'I jokingly said 'well bowled', then he pointed me in the sheds'

The Australia batter said there had been 'no confrontation' in the lead-up to the moment

Friday, December 06

McSweeney, Labuschagne blunt India after Starc sizzles on Australia's day

Starc's career-best figures of 6 for 48 saw India fold for 180 before the batters kept Bumrah and Co at bay

ICC, PCB move closer to adopting hybrid model for Champions Trophy and beyond

ESPNcricinfo understands the proposal emerged on Thursday after meetings between the new ICC chair Jay Shah and PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi

Thursday, December 05

UP in knockouts with Bhuvneshwar's hat-trick, Shami continues to prove fitness

Bengal, Chandigarh, Andhra, UP, Baroda, Delhi, MP, Saurashtra, Mumbai and Vidarbha made it to the knockouts

Rahul to open in Adelaide, Rohit will bat in the middle order

India captain was all praise for Washington Sundar but he also said he sees Ashwin and Jadeja "playing a huge role in the rest of the series"

Debutant Georgia Voll steers Australia home after Megan Schutt's five-for

Rookie legspinner Mishra, Renuka help India salvage positives in big defeat

Wednesday, December 04

India's batting order, Australia batters' form in focus in pink-ball match-up

India are 1-0 up, but their playing XI has more more changes than Australia's, who will field Boland instead of the injured Hazlewood

Brook rises to No. 2 in Test batting rankings, closes gap with table-topper Root

Marco Jansen is the big gainer this week, rising in both the Test bowlers' and allrounders' tables after his Durban starrer

Tuesday, December 03

Urvil Patel continues to churn out sixes and centuries, Shreyas' hat-trick goes in vain

Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur and Suryakumar Yadav play big roles in Mumbai's win over Services

Monday, December 02

Uncertain Australia walking a tightrope in Adelaide

There could be significant ramifications for an ageing side if the Adelaide Test doesn't go well

Gambhir flies back to rejoin India Test squad in Australia

Finalising the playing XI for the second Test will be on Gambhir's agenda once he is back with the touring party

Sunday, December 01

Saurashtra continue ascent, Karnataka knock out Tamil Nadu, Punjab stay on the edge

Baroda felt Hardik's absence while Naman Dhir continued to impress in the fifth round of SMAT 2024

What do India, Australia, South Africa et al still have to do to make the WTC final?

No team is assured of a place in the top two yet, with 15 Tests to go in this World Test Championship cycle

Siraj finds joy in his bowling again as the wickets follow

"I think that with the pink ball, it's better to bowl back of length. Because pitching it up, there's not a lot of swing"

KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal open, Shubman Gill fifty at No. 3 in warm-up

Rohit Sharma slotted in at No. 4, while, from the other side, Sam Konstas impressed with a century at the top for PM's XI

Jay Shah begins term as ICC chair with Champions Trophy venue decision imminent

At 36, he is the youngest ICC chair and he was elected unopposed in August