Unsung David tops Aussie IPL millionaires
Nobody wanted Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, nor Aaron Finch - but the Indian Premier League has gone ga-ga for the unsung Tim David, who's suddenly become Australian cricket's biggest IPL earner.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 2022 Players List: Check team updates and full team squad in mega auction
Shreyas Iyer earned the highest bid in marquee sets of IPL Mega Auction 2022 as Kolkata Knight Riders picked him for a whopping Rs 12.25 crore. Kolkata also brought back Australia Test captain Pat Cummins, shaking off battle from new franchises Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans to buy him back for Rs 7.25 crore after previously buying him for Rs 15.5 crore in the IPL 2020 auctions.
Australia beat Sri Lanka after super over drama in 2nd T20
Australia scraped past Sri Lanka to take control of their five-match Twenty20 series Sunday after late fireworks from the visitors forced their second clash in Sydney to a rare super over after it ended in a tie.
Australia clinches T20 international victory over Sri Lanka in Super Over to take 2-0 series lead
A stunning Josh Hazlewood display in the Super Over has helped Australia to consecutive T20 international wins over Sri Lanka at the SCG.
Australia Beat Sri Lanka via Super Over In 2nd T20I, Take 2-0 Lead In 5-Match Series
Josh Inglis' 48-run knock, Pathum Nissanka's 73-run knock and Josh Hazlewood's three-wicket haul were the standout performances as Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the super over to win the second T20I of the five-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. With this win, Australia have gained a 2-0 lead in the five-match series and the third T20I will now be played on Tuesday. In the super over, Sri Lanka scored just five runs and Australia managed to chase it down. Chasing 165, Sri Lanka got off to a bad start as the side lost Danushka Gunathilaka (0) on the fifth ball of the innings to Josh Hazlewood. In his next over, Hazlewood struck again as he dismissed Avishka Fernando (5). Charith Asalanka (0) was bowled for a duck by Pat Cummins and Sri Lanka were reduced to 25/3 in the fifth over.
Australia vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I Live: Josh Inglis Departs, Australia 4 Down vs Sri Lanka
Australia are four wickets down against Sri Lanka in the second T20I of the five-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis missed out on his maiden international fifty, as he was dismissed on 48. Australia had earlier lost both their openers Aaron Finch (18) and Ben McDermott (25). Glenn Maxwell also failed to impress as he was dismissed on 15. Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl at the SCG. Kane Richardson is playing his first international match in over two years, and replaces Mitchell Starc in the playing XI. Australia lead the series 1-0 after winning the first match by 20 runs (D/L method). (LIVE SCORECARD)
It is captains and players who win or lose matches not coaches: Ian Chappell
Ian Chappell doesn't understand all the fuss over the resignation of Justin Langer, saying it is the captain and players who win matches not the coach. Chappell also advocated replacing the coach position with a manager. After months of complaints regarding his style of coaching, Langer had quit as chief coach, leading to criticism of Pat Cummins from former players, who slammed the skipper and his teammates for not publicly supporting him.
Sri Lanka win toss, bowl in second T20 against Australia
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and chose to bowl in the second Twenty20 against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.