Tigers veterans star in Marsh Cup thumping
Tasmania have gone top of the Marsh One-Day Cup table after handing Victoria a 139-run thrashing in Hobart.
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IPL 2022: Jason Roy Thanks Hardik Pandya In Heartfelt Tweet For Gujarat Titans, Gives Reason For Pull Out
England star batter Jason Roy on Tuesday pulled out of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), citing personal reasons. Roy, who was roped in by the new Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise for his base price of Rs 2 crore, took to Twitter and penned a heartfelt note for the GT family, including skipper Hardik Pandya, for showing "faith" in him during the IPL auction last month. Roy said that the bio-bubble fatigue has taken a toll on him, adding that he'd like to spent some quality time with his family.
Four Aussie stars skip ODIs, T20 for IPL
Chairman of selectors George Bailey admits it is a juggling act in keeping multi-format players fresh for international duty with four stars skipping Australia's white-ball series in Pakistan.
Sri Lanka defeat Australia in fifth T20 to avoid series whitewash
Sri Lanka finally got their reward on the penultimate ball of their Australian tour as they won the fifth T20 in Melbourne by five wickets and avoided a series whitewash.
Wade goes into bat for out-of-form skipper
Matthew Wade has delivered a passionate defence of Aaron Finch, declaring the out-of-form captain will lead Australia into another Twenty20 World Cup.
5th T20I: Mendis fifty helps Sri Lanka to avoid clean sweep against Australia
Kusal Mendis struck an unbeaten 69 off 58 balls to help secure a consolation five-wicket victory for Sri Lanka, who fired with both bat and ball against Australia in the fifth and final Twenty20 international on Sunday. The hosts posted a middling 154-6 after opting to bat in Melbourne, but the Sri Lankan batsmen finally found their feet to reach 155-5 with one ball remaining, ending the series 4-1 in Australia's favour. Mendis batted positively, but sensibly, with captain Dasun Shanaka (35) in an 83-run partnership which powered Sri Lanka to their first win against Australia in any format since 2017.
AUS vs SL: Kusal Mendis Stars As Sri Lanka Win 5th T20I Against Australia
Kusal Mendis hit an unbeaten match-winning 69 and skipper Dasun Shanaka blasted 35 as Sri Lanka won the fifth and final Twenty20 against Australia by five wickets on Sunday to prevent a series whitewash. The home side won all four previous games, three of them convincingly, and when skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and batted they were eyeing a big total. But they were exposed early on by some impressive Sri Lankan bowling. Australia struggled to 58 for three off 10 overs before late fireworks from Matthew Wade (43 off 27 balls) and Daniel Sams (18 off 15) ensured a competitive 154 for six.
Sri Lanka scores thrilling T20 win vs Aust
The MCG became a mini-Colombo as Sri Lanka pulled off an exciting consolation victory in the fifth and final match of their Twenty20 series against Australia.