October 29, 2025 2:52 PM

Late replacement Blair Tickner fires NZ to ODI series win over England

Late replacement Blair Tickner took four for 34 and Daryl Mitchell hit 56 not out as New Zealand beat England by five wickets in the second one-day international in Hamilton on Wednesday to seal the three-match series. The Black Caps skittled the tourists for 175 in just over 35 overs and, despite some fine pace bowling from Jofra Archer, Mitchell again steered the hosts across the line as he had in their victory in the series opener in Tauranga on Sunday. Seamer Tickner was brought into the s...

October 24, 2025 10:30 AM

Australia fend off India in Adelaide to seal ODI series

Australia all-rounders Matt Short and Cooper Connolly scored half-centuries as the hosts claimed a two-wicket victory over India at Adelaide Oval to seal their one-day international series with a match to spare. Number three Short scored a brave 74 after injuring a finger in the field, while 22-year-old talent Connolly celebrated his first international fifty with an unbeaten 61 to reel in India's 264 for nine with 3.4 overs to spare. Though Australia stumbled to 260 for eight after late wicke...

December 27, 2024 3:39 PM

India women clean sweep West Indies 3-0 in ODI series

The Indian women’s team dominated the West Indies once again in a one-sided ODI match, winning by 5 wickets with 22.4 overs to spare. With this victory, they completed a clean sweep of the three-match series, proving their superiority over the tourists. Winning the toss, West Indies captain Hayley Mathews opted to bat first, a decision that quickly backfired as their batters struggled against some exceptional bowling from India. Renuka Singh and Deepti Sharma led the charge with the ball, t...

December 23, 2024 9:22 AM

India Women crush West Indies by 211 runs in first ODI, lead series 1-0

India's women cricket team secured a dominant 211-run victory against a depleted West Indies side in the first One Day International match played at Vadodara on Sunday. Opting to bowl first, West Indies captain Hayley Matthews saw the Indian side make a strong start, thanks to the return of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and the in-form opener Smriti Mandhana, paired with debutant Pratika Rawal from Delhi. The new opening duo added a solid 110 runs before Pratika, making 40 off 69 balls, was dis...

November 10, 2024 6:00 PM

Australian batting hits first-time low in ODI series loss to Pakistan at home

In a new low for Australian cricket, the national team not only lost an ODI series to Pakistan at home for the first time in 22 years but also recorded an unfortunate first by failing to register a single half-century throughout the bilateral series. Pakistan sealed the series with an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the third ODI at Perth on Sunday, marking a historic defeat for the Aussies. Despite having their full squad, no Australian batter managed to score a half-century across the three-...