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April 23, 2026 1:28 PM

Mitchell Starc cleared for IPL, set to join Delhi Capitals on May 1

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been cleared by Cricket Australia to resume competitive cricket and is set to join Delhi Capitals for the remainder of the Indian Premier League season. Starc, recovering from elbow and shoulder injuries sustained during the Australian summer, is expected to link up with the franchise soon and gradually build up his bowling workload. The left-arm pacer is likely to make his first appearance of the season in Delhi’s May 1 clash against Rajasthan Royals...

December 5, 2025 10:59 AM

2nd Test: England’s Joe Root lights up Gabba with first Ashes century in Australia

England's Joe Root conquered his final frontier with a first Ashes century in Australia as the tourists pushed past 300 on day one of the second test in Brisbane on Thursday despite a six-wicket haul from pace spearhead Mitchell Starc. Root marched off unbeaten on 135 off 202 balls, his 40th test ton helping England to 325 for nine at stumps, the tourists marginally in front after their captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bat first in the day-night match. Number 11 batter Jofra Arch...

November 11, 2025 10:15 AM

Mitchell Starc wants spicy Ashes wickets, not five-day Tests

Australia paceman Mitchell Starc has urged curators to prepare bowler-friendly pitches for the Ashes, warning against flattening surfaces to maximise five-day revenue as England's aggressive "Bazball" approach looms. Australia defeated India 3-1 in the last home summer on pitches that offered encouragement for batters and bowlers alike, and Starc said he hoped that would continue in the five-test series against England. "I hope the groundsmen stick to their guns and prepare the wickets they wa...

July 15, 2025 12:10 PM

Starc record as Australia bowl out Windies for 27 to win third test

Mitchell Starc delivered the fastest five-wicket haul in test history on Monday as Australia crushed the West Indies by 176 runs in the third test in Kingston, Jamaica to complete a 3-0 series sweep. In his 100th test, Starc took 15 balls to wreck the West Indies top order and leave the home side's run chase in tatters, before returning for his sixth wicket after Scott Boland became Australia's 10th bowler to take a test hat-trick. West Indies were bowled out for 27, the second-lowest total in...

April 17, 2025 9:33 AM

Mitchell Starc’s last-over heroics force first super over of IPL 2025 as DC edge past RR in thriller

In a high-octane clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, Mitchell Starc’s brilliance in the final over pushed the match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Capitals (DC) into the first Super Over of this Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Starc, defending nine runs in the 20th over, held his nerve to concede just eight, taking the match into a dramatic tiebreaker. Batting first in the Super Over, RR sent out Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer with Starc bowling for DC. Despite a fre...