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Pat Cummins plays down hip niggle, says Mitchell Starc won't be rushed back
Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has played down the impact of his longstanding hip injury, saying he is hopeful it will heal fully over time as he continues to manage it on tour in Sri Lanka. Cummins left the Indian Premier League early to recover from the strain and was rested from the Twenty20 series but returned in Australia's two-wicket win in the first one-day match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Tuesday. Australia's white ball captain, Aaron Finch, revealed this week that Cummins had been carrying the injury for more than a year.
Cummins plays down hip niggle, says Starc won't be rushed back
MELBOURNE : Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has played down the impact of his longstanding hip injury, saying he is hopeful it will heal fully over time as he continues to manage it on tour in Sri Lanka.
Coleman narrowly wins 100-metre event with season-best effort at NYC Grand Prix
American Christian Coleman won the men's 100 metres in a season-best 9.92 seconds and Aleia Hobbs overcame compatriot Sha'Carri Richardson in the women's 100 metres at the NYC Grand Prix on Sunday.
Toulouse 14-20 Castleford: Mahe Fonua scores match winner for Tigers
Castleford Tigers sizzled in the sunshine of Toulouse with a hard-fought 20-14 victory over Betfred Super League’s battling bottom club.
Mitchell Starc Ruled Out Of Australia's 3rd T20I vs Sri Lanka
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the third T20I against Sri Lanka after he sustained an injury in his left index finger during the first match of the series in Colombo on Tuesday, Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday. Jhye Richardson, who had previously replaced Starc in Australia's side for the second T20I and took 3 for 26 in the three-wicket win in game two on Wednesday, has been named into Australia's ODI squad as a replacement, in case the left-arm seamer does not recover by then.
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd T20I, Live Score: Jhye Richardson Replaces Mitchell Starc As Australia Elect To Bowl
Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd T20I Live: Australia won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in the second T20I at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.After a dominating win in the first T20I against Sri Lanka, the Aaron Finch-led Australia will look to seal the three-match series in the second T20I on Wednesday. In the first T20I, Australian openers David Warner and Aaron Finch smashed half-centuries in an impressive 10-wicket win in Colombo on Tuesday. The visitors eased to 134-0 in 14 overs, chasing just 129 for victory, after a penetrative Josh Hazlewood spell restricted the hosts to 128 all out in 19.3 overs. Australia, the reigning champions, are warming up for the 2022 T20 World Cup to be held on home soil later this year. Earlier, Australia skipper Finch won the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first in rain-hit Colombo. Warner hit nine fours in his unbeaten 44-ball 70 while Finch finished with a 40-ball 61 not out with four fours and four sixes. Warner and Finch hammered 59 runs in the first six overs and attacked key Sri Lankan bowlers Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana, who bowled six wicketless overs for 52 runs between them.
Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st T20I Live Updates: Aaron Finch Hopes To Bring Joy In SL
Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st T20I Live Updates: Australia's cricketers hope to bring some "joy" to Sri Lanka, white-ball captain Aaron Finch said on Friday, as the island nation prepares for a seven-week tour while wrestling with an unprecedented economic crisis. The squad arrived Wednesday for their first all-format series against Sri Lanka in six years, at a time when fuel shortages, rolling blackouts and political turmoil have made life a misery for many. The tour has raised security concerns in the Australian camp after deadly unrest in Sri Lanka last month, but Finch said his team were excited to be in the country. Australia will play three Twenty20 internationals, five one-day internationals and two Test matches during the tour, which ends July 12.