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☆ Australia's Warner withdrawn from T20 series against India
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Final - India v Australia - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - November 19, 2023 Australia's David Warner walks after losing his wicket, caught out by India's Virat Kohli off the bowling of Mohammed Shami REUTERS/Andrew Boyers Acquire Licensing RightsMELBOURNE, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Australia opener David Warner has been withdrawn from the Twenty20 series against India after starring at the 50-over World Cup. The lefthander was Australia's leading scorer with 535 runs at an average of 48.63 during their run to a sixth World Cup title in India. "Selectors decided Warner would return home on the back of a successful yet demanding World Cup campaign," Cricket Australia said in a statement on Tuesday. Emerging Western Australian all-rounder Aaron Hardie has replaced Warner in the squad after making his ODI and T20 International debuts during the recent tour of South Africa. Just seven of Australia's World Cup-winning squad will play the T20s, while head coach Andrew McDonald will also skip the series, handing the reins to stand-in Andre Borovec.

Persons: Narendra Modi, David Warner, India's Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Andrew Boyers, Warner, Aaron Hardie, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, Kane Richardson, Spencer Johnson, Andrew McDonald, Andre Borovec, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Narendra, Mohammed Shami REUTERS, Rights MELBOURNE, India, Cricket Australia, Warner, Sydney Cricket, Pakistan, Thomson Locations: India, Australia, Ahmedabad, Australian, South Africa, Melbourne

☆ Australia win sixth World Cup title after Head hundred sinks India
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/21] Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Final - India v Australia - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - November 19, 2023 Australia's Pat Cummins celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the ICC Cricket World Cup REUTERS/Adnan Abidi Acquire Licensing RightsAHMEDABAD, India, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australia won a record-extending sixth 50-overs World Cup title after opener Travis Head smashed a magnificent century to fashion their six-wicket victory in Sunday's final against the tournament's form team India. "What we've achieved today is unbelievable," a teary-eyed Marnus Labuschagne, who combined with Head in a match-winning partnership of 192, said. "India have been the team of the tournament, but you knew if you play your best cricket, you have a chance." Head ran backwards from cover to take a tumbling catch to get rid of the India captain. Australia wicketkeeper Josh Inglis took five catches, which is a record in a World Cup final.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Pat Cummins, Adnan Abidi, Travis Head, Virat Kohli, Labuschagne, Pat Cummins's, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Rohit, Glenn Maxwell, Kohli, Mitchell Starc, Cummins, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul, Josh Inglis, Mohammed Shami, David Warner, Bumrah, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Gill, Mohammed Siraj, Travis, Amlan Chakraborty, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Narendra, ICC Cricket World, REUTERS, Rights, Australia, Sunday's, India, KL Rahul, KL, Virat, Thomson Locations: India, Australia, Ahmedabad, Rights AHMEDABAD

☆ South Africa keen to shed choker's tag against powerhouse Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KOLKATA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - South Africa sense an opportunity to finally get rid of the choker's tag but the onerous task entails getting the better of the most successful team in the history of 50-overs World Cup, Australia, in Thursday's semi-final in Kolkata. "Hurt by a combination of bad luck and nerves in the business end of showpiece event, South Africa are pitted against a powerhouse who thrive in those big moments as Australia have demonstrated with five titles. South Africa, who have never progressed beyond the last four, are fretting over the availability of skipper Temba Bavuma, who is nursing a hamstring strain. They have looked more comfortable setting targets than chasing one though, and they will expect more penetration from their bowlers against a resurgent Australia. Regardless of how their group stage campaign ebbed and flowed, it came as no surprise when Australia hurled towards the knockout stages by stringing together seven wins in a row following that defeat by South Africa.

Persons: Quinton de, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Travis Head's, Glenn Maxwell's, Mitchell Marsh's, Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, You've, Amlan Chakraborty, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Africa, Australia, Thursday's, Kolkata, South Africa, India, Lucknow . South Africa, Kock, Afghanistan, Bangladesh

☆ Australia drub the Dutch after Maxwell mayhem
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The all-rounder produced a blistering 106 off 44 balls and opener David Warner made 104 as Australia racked up 399-8 after electing to bat. The Netherlands began with spin from both ends and Warner smashed Aryan Dutt for four fours in a row to signal his intention early. The Dutch bowlers briefly stemmed the run flow but the ground had been laid for Maxwell to explode with the bat. With Maxwell playing some outrageous shots on either side of the wicket, Australia plundered 131 runs in the final 10 overs. "Full credit to the Australia batting line-up, we needed to pick up Maxwell.

Persons: Glenn Maxwell, Africa's Aiden Markram, Arun Jaitley, Maxwell, David Warner, couldn't, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Warner, Aryan Dutt, Logan van Beek, Marnus Labuschagne, Leede, Adam Zampa, they've, Scott Edwards, Amlan Chakraborty, Christian Radnedge, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Australia, Sri, Warner, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Delhi

☆ Australia's Marsh happy to vacate opener's slot for Head
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Head fractured his left hand in South Africa last month but has linked up with the squad in New Delhi where the five-time champions will be chasing a third win in five matches. Marsh, who made 121 and 52 in his last two outings in the tournament, said Australia would take a call on Head's participation later on Tuesday. "He looked good, a bit of range-hitting last night," Marsh told reporters. Dwelling on the task ahead, Marsh said they could not afford to underestimate a Dutch side, who stunned South Africa earlier in the tournament. We respect the Netherlands, they're playing some good cricket and that will be a tough challenge."

Persons: Mitchell Marsh, Travis, Marsh, David Warner's, I've, We've, there's, they're, Amlan Chakraborty, Ken Ferris Organizations: Thomson Locations: DELHI, Netherlands, South Africa, New Delhi, Australia

☆ Sri Lanka left with regrets after squandering strong start: Nissanka
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Half-centuries by Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis helped Australia chase down the target with nearly 15 overs to spare, handing Sri Lanka a five-wicket defeat, their third straight loss at the tournament. "Despite our promising start, we deeply regret not being able to sustain it, resulting in us being limited to a score of 209 runs," Nissanka told reporters on Monday. "The opposition's bowlers consistently hit good areas during the middle overs, which created a challenging situation for our batsmen. "I'm hopeful that I can contribute significantly by scoring a substantial number of runs and playing substantial innings in the upcoming matches," Nissanka said. Sri Lanka next face the Netherlands in Lucknow on Saturday.

Persons: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nissanka, Aadi Nair, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Monday's Cricket, Sri, Thomson Locations: Sri Lanka, Lucknow, Australia, Netherlands, Bengaluru

☆ Australia relieved as captain Cummins finds form
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The very idea of Cummins being on the chopping block was mystifying to legspinner Zampa, who was adamant there was no heat coming from within the team. The win lifted Australia off the bottom of the World Cup standings before they take on Pakistan, who lie fourth, in Bengaluru on Friday. Zampa said the mood had been "flat" in the changing room after the first two losses but things could change quickly. "It's a World Cup, so get on a roll. Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pat Cummins, Spinner Adam Zampa, Cummins, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, David Warner, Perera, Wellalage, Michael Clarke, legspinner Zampa, Zampa, what's, Travis, Mitchell Marsh, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: South, Cummins, Sri, Australia, Pakistan, Thomson Locations: Sri Lanka, India, South Africa, Australia, Pakistan, Bengaluru, Sri, Bangalore, Melbourne

☆ Cummins banks on all-rounders to bring Australia World Cup glory
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Australia picked up their first 50-overs title in 1987 before winning three in a row from 1999 to 2007. "I think we had a really strong run in the early 2000s," Cummins told reporters on Wednesday. With their fiery attack, formidable batting and electric fielding, Australia set the benchmark in 50-overs cricket during that era but reigning champions England have replaced them as the dominant limited-overs side, also winning the T20 World Cup in Australia last year. Cummins, in his first World Cup as Australia captain, is one of several frontline players returning from injuries but the 30-year-old says Australia have what it takes to win in India -- an abundance of all-rounders. Australia will begin their World Cup campaign against hosts India in Chennai on Sunday.

Persons: Pat Cummins, Cummins, we've, Mitchell Marsh, David Warner's, Travis Head, We've, everyone's, Amlan Chakraborty, Peter Rutherford Organizations: New Zealand, England, Australia, Thomson Locations: AHMEDABAD, India, Australia, New, South Africa, Chennai, Ahmedabad

☆ Shami and batters set up India's clinical win v Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Put into bat, Australia were all out for 276 in exactly 50 overs even though 300 looked within their reach before Shami polished off their tail. Nearly all of Australia's frontline batters got the starts in the match but only David Warner (52) managed a half-century. Australia still looked poised for a bigger total with Josh Inglis (45) and Marcus Stoinis (29) scoring freely. After Adam Zampa removed both the openers and Shreyas Iyer ran himself out in between, Australia looked back in the contest. Rahul made 58 not out, staying put till the end to secure India's victory by hitting Abbott for a four and a six.

Persons: India's Mohammed Shami, Andrew Couldridge, Seamer Mohammed Shami, Mitchell Marsh, KL Rahul, David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Shami, Shubman Gill's, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jos Inglis, Sean Abbott's, Gaikwad, Rohit Sharma, Adam Zampa, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul, Abbott, Amlan Chakraborty, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Kia, Australia, KL, Thomson Locations: England, India, London, Britain, Australia, Indore, Rajkot, New Delhi

☆ Australian players have to get used to neck protectors, Inglis says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PRETORIA, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis says he will have no problem wearing a neck protector on his helmet from next month despite not using them previously. Governing body Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday that all their players will have to wear neck protectors on helmets when facing fast or medium pace bowling from October. Inglis said he would have to get used to a piece of equipment he had previously disliked. CA had recommended the use of neck protectors since the death of Phillip Hughes in 2014 but a number of top batsmen, including David Warner and Steve Smith, have resisted wearing them. CA's Head of Cricket Operations & Scheduling Peter Roach said in a statement earlier that protecting the head and neck was extremely important.

Persons: Josh Inglis, Inglis, I'm, ”, Phillip Hughes, David Warner, Steve Smith, CA's, Peter Roach, Roach, Cameron Green, Green, Mitchell Marsh, Mark Gleeson, Toby Davis Organizations: Cricket Australia, South, of Cricket Operations, Thomson Locations: PRETORIA, South Africa, Pretoria, Australia, Cape Town

☆ Warner, Labuschagne tons as Australia crush South Africa
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Swashbuckling centuries from David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne led Australia to a crushing 123-run win over South Africa in the second one-day international in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The touring side moved 2-0 up in the five-match series as the teams prepare for next month's World Cup in India with Australia scoring 392-8 after being put into bat and bowling out South Africa for 269. He had only travelled to South Africa as a replacement for injured Steve Smith but scored 80 not out to see Australia to victory in Thursday’s opening game and was man of the match again. Quinton de Kock (45) and Temba Bavuma added 81 for South Africa's first wicket but the wrist spin of Adam Zampa (4-48) dismissed Bavuma 46 and Heinrich Klaasen for 49. When David Miller (49) was trapped lbw by Nathan Ellis, South Africa’s hopes were realistically over and they were all out in the 42nd over.

Persons: David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Warner bludgeoned, Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis, David Miller, Spinner Shamsi, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Quinton de Kock, Bavuma, Adam Zampa, Heinrich Klaasen, Nathan Ellis, South Africa’s, Mark Gleeson, Ed Osmond Organizations: South, Australia, Warner, World, South Africa's, Thomson Locations: Australia, South Africa, Bloemfontein, India, Thursday’s, England, South, Potchefstroom, Cape Town

☆ Starc scythes down India as Australia win second ODI to level series
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

March 19 (Reuters) - Australian pacer Mitchell Starc ripped through India's lineup with five wickets to lay the platform for a crushing 10-wicket win in the second one-day international in Visakhapatnam on Sunday that levelled their three-match series at 1-1. "Starc in particular with the new ball, swinging it back down the line and putting them under early pressure. We didn't play to our potential and didn't apply ourselves with the bat," Rohit said after India's heaviest defeat in terms of balls remaining. He's been doing it for years for Australia with the new ball. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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