(45.2/50 ov, T:243) 243/5 New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) Player Of The Series 219 runs • 1 wkt Report O’Rourke took four wickets, while Santner and Bracewell got two each, just days before teams meet in Champions Trophy opener Daryl Mitchell continued his fine form against Pakistan • AFP/Getty Images New Zealand 243 for 5 (Mitchell 57, Latham 56, Naseem 2-43) beat Pakistan 242 (Rizwan 46, Agha 45, O’Rourke 4-43, Santner 2-20) by five wickets Despite injuries to Lockie Ferguson, Ben Sears, Matt Henry and Rachin Ravindra, New Zealand clinched the tri-series title in Karachi and sounded out a warning to the hosts, five days before they meet again in the Champions Trophy opener at the same venue. In the absence of the senior quicks, Will O’Rourke
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WPL 2025: Richa Ghosh scored 64 not out off 27 balls in RCB’s win over GG© BCCI Richa Ghosh and Ellyse Perry smashed forceful fifties as Royal Challengers Bengaluru pulled off the highest run chase in the history of Women’s Premier League to register a thrilling six-wicket win over Gujarat Giants in Vadodara on Friday. Perry (57, 34b, 6×4, 2×6) and Ghosh (64 not out, 27b, 7×4, 4×6) were in sublime touch as defending champions RCB scaled down the target of 202 with ease in the tournament opener. It was a remarkable turnaround for RCB as they were tottering at 14 for two after second over, as Ashleigh Gardner ousted openers Smriti Mandhana (9) Danny Wyatt (4) in the space of four balls. But from thereon, Perry and Raghavi Bist
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Player Of The Match 169 (163) Report Ireland went toe-to-toe for most of the chase but lost the last four wickets in their last ten deliveries Brian Bennett’s 169 took Zimbabwe to 299 • Zimbabwe Cricket Zimbabwe 299 for 5 (Bennett 169, Ervine 66, Adair 2-55) beat Ireland 250 (Campher 44, Muzarabani 4-51, Ngarava 3-56) by 49 runs Brian Bennett delivered a Valentine Day’s gift to all the cricket lovers at Harare Sports Club with a sublime 169 to set up Zimbabwe’s 49-run win in the first ODI against Ireland on Friday. Promoted to opener for the first time in ODI cricket, Bennett struck 56.52% of Zimbabwe’s total to give Ireland a target of 300 to chase. Along the way, he also became the fourth-youngest to score 150-plus in a men’s ODI
Proteas opening batter Matthew Breetzke rattled up a record century before Kane Williamson and Devon Conway counterpunched with a remarkable partnership to lead New Zealand to an impressive six-wicket victory in a Tri-Nations fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday. Former Grey High schoolboy star Breetzke broke a 47-year-old international record when he made the highest score on a one-day international debut with 150. Breetzke, 26, struck 11 fours and five sixes in his 148-ball innings as South Africa, batting first, amassed 304 for six in their 50 overs. But his heroics were not enough as Williamson and Conway, who were both in action in the recently completed SA20, combined for a stunning second-wicket partnership of 187 off 155 balls to help the Black Caps reach their target
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Bowler Ashleigh van Wyk took 4/17 in three overs to lead the charge in Kuala Lumpur. South African players celebrate a wicket in their U19 T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia. Picture: Isuru Sameera/Gallo Images South Africa’s U19 women’s cricket team shocked Australia in their T20 World Cup semi-final played in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on Friday to qualify for the final where they will face either England or India. The South Africans went through their group phase and Super Sixes phase of the tournament unbeaten. In a tense match played on Friday, the South Africans won by five wickets with 11 balls remaning. Ashleigh van Wyk destroys lineup After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Australia could manage only 105/8 in their 20 overs. South Africa’s slow
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Three teams remained locked in battle for the last two spots in the knockout stages. Faf du Plessis bashed a half-century for the Joburg Super Kings in their SA20 match against the Paarl Royals. Picture: Arjun Singh/Sportzpics Led from the front by captain Faf du Plessis, the Joburg Super Kings kept themselves in the hunt for the SA20 playoffs on Thursday night, charging to an impressive seven-wicket victory over the high-flying Paarl Royals at the Wanderers. Set a target of 151 runs to win, and with their trophy ambitions at stake, the Super Kings made sure with a spectacular effort from their top-order batters and their bowlers. Opening batter Du Plessis smashed his 78th career half-century – and his second of the tournament – racing to 87 runs off 55
Jan
Reeza Hendricks also played nicely with the bat as the Cape Town team dominated their neighbours. Kagiso Rabada of MI Cape Town celebrates getting the wicket of Lhuan-dre Pretorius of Paarl Royals. Picture: SA20 Outstanding bowling by Kagiso Rabada, George Linde and captain Rashid Khan propelled MI Cape Town to an emphatic 33-run victory against neighbours, the Paarl Royals, in their SA20 game played at Newlands on Monday evening. Rabada led the way with 2/22 in his four overs after not conceding a run in his first two overs. He was brilliantly backed up by Linde, who took 3/15 in his four overs, before Khan picked up 2/28 in his four, after going for 16 runs in his first over. Collapse The Royals had got off to a superb start
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Spin bowler Keshav Maharaj was superb at the death, giving away just three runs in the penultimate over of the match. On the verge of a crushing defeat, Durban’s Super Giants produced a remarkable comeback on Friday night, edging the Pretoria Capitals with a two-run victory in a thrilling SA20 encounter at Kingsmead Stadium. Set a target of 210 runs to win, the Capitals looked to be up against a wall, but opening batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz and WIll Jacks took control in the first half of their team’s innings. The duo shared 154 runs for the first wicket before Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad had compatriot Gurbaz caught by Heinrich Klaasen in the 13th over, bringing an end to a destructive knock. Gurbaz smashed 89 runs off 43 balls at a strike