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  SCO vs AUS 1st T20I Dream11 prediction: Best fantasy picks for Scotland vs Australia match

  Cricket | September 04, 2024 13:02 IST

  Australia will take on Scotland in a three-match T20 series, a first-ever bilateral assignment between the two countries starting Wednesday, September 3 in Edinburgh. Australia have introduced some fresh faces for the assignment and would aim for a good outing against a good Scottish side.

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  Australia T20I tour of Scotland: Full schedule, squads, match timings, live streaming and more

  Cricket | September 03, 2024 12:42 IST

  Australia will take on Scotland for the first time in a bilateral series as the two teams will be up against each other for three matches. Scotland put up more than a decent fight against Australia in the T20 World Cup in June and that should keep the hosts in good stead ahead of a historic series.

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  'If he doesn't think opening is right spot for him...': Ponting on Steve Smith as opener vs India

  Cricket | August 13, 2024 16:39 IST

  Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting spoke about the possibility of the World Test Champions changing their combination around Steve Smith if the World No 5 batter doesn't want to open anymore. Smith took up the mantle of opening the innings for Australia after David Warner's Test retirement.

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  Ricky Ponting predicts Australia to pip India 3-1 in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

  Cricket | August 13, 2024 13:52 IST

  Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said that the hosts will have a point to prove having lost two series at home against India. Ponting picked Australia as favourites for the series while tipping them to overturn the results against India this time around. Australia haven't won BGT since 2017.

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  BBL 2024-25 to kick off on December 15, Australia's Test players set to take part after India series

  Cricket | July 12, 2024 8:14 IST

  Big Bash League (BBL) schedule for the 14th edition of the tournament was announced on Friday, July 12 with the Melbourne Stars set to take on the Perth Scorchers in the opening game at the Optus Stadium on December 15. A total of 44 matches are scheduled to take place with the final on January 27.

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  'Chapter closed': Warner reacts after retirement but keeps Champions Trophy door open for Australia

  Cricket | July 09, 2024 12:46 IST

  Veteran Australian opener David Warner, who played his final match for Australia on June 24 in St Lucia against India, reflected on his international career in a long post on Instagram. Warner began the post saying, 'chapter closed', however, not quite as he mentioned that there is still a chance.

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  Afghanistan seal historic maiden semi-final berth after beating Bangladesh; Australia knocked out

  Cricket | June 25, 2024 11:30 IST

  Afghanistan prevailed in a low-scoring thriller against Bangladesh in St Vincent to knock out Australia in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup and qualified for their maiden semi-finals. Bangladesh failed to chase down 114 runs in 19 overs (DLS adjusted) as they kept losing wickets regularly.

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  AFG vs AUS pitch report, T20 World Cup: How will surface at Arnos Vale Ground in St Vincent play?

  Cricket | June 22, 2024 14:45 IST

  Afghanistan will take on Australia in a do-or-die clash in the Super 8 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Afghanistan are coming off a loss to India in their Super 8 opener and would want to give it their all on a surface which could suit their bowling attack against an in-form Australian side.

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  Stoinis dislodges Mohammad Nabi to become No 1 ranked T20 all-rounder, Hardik Pandya rises too

  Cricket | June 19, 2024 15:08 IST

  Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been rewarded with the top spot in the ICC rankings for all-rounders in T20Is amid a superb showing with both bat and ball in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Stoinis is the only batter with more than 150 runs and strike rate in excess of 190 in the tournament.

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  'Warner opening the bowling would be funny': Scotland's Michael Jones on Hazlewood's comments

  Cricket | June 20, 2024 15:30 IST

  Michael Jones, the Scotland opener, said that his side won't be complaining if David Warner opens the bowling for Australia against them while responding on Josh Hazlewood's comments. Australia take on Scotland in their final Group B encounter and England's fortunes depend on that game.

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  'If we can get England out of tournament...': Hazlewood on Australia's group stage game vs Scotland

  Cricket | June 12, 2024 16:14 IST

  Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood hinted at his team putting an extra effort to see England, the defending champions England out of the tournament and rather have Scotland go through in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. Australia confirmed their spot in the Super 8 after an easy win against Namibia.

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  WATCH: David Warner nearly enters Oman dressing room mistakenly, commentators can't stop laughing

  Cricket | June 06, 2024 13:49 IST

  Australia opened their account in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup against Oman on Wednesday, June 5 (local time) with a 39-run win against Oman. It was Marcus Stoinis' rapid 63-run knock that lifted the Aussies to a winning total but the moment of the match belonged to David Warner.

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  Oman captain fires shots at Australia ahead of T20 WC clash, questions 'technique against spin'

  Cricket | June 05, 2024 17:33 IST

  Oman skipper Aqib Ilyas suggested that his side would take the T20 World Cup clash against Australia as any other game. Ilyas also fired shots at the Australian team saying that current squad members may not be good enough against spin, compared to the likes of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.

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  IPL form is irrelevant: Senior Australian cricketer backs Maxwell to return to his best in T20 WC

  Cricket | May 29, 2024 18:44 IST

  Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell had a forgettable IPL season for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), scoring just 52 runs in 10 matches. However, the senior Australian opener Usman Khawaja has backed him to return to his best in the T20 World Cup saying that IPL form won't be relevant.

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  Australia name final squad for T20 World Cup, Fraser-McGurk gets late call-up to travelling group

  Cricket | May 21, 2024 7:38 IST

  Australia have announced their final squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 ahead of the May 25 deadline with no changes in the 15 but have added a couple of travelling reserves to the squad. Australia play two warm-up matches on May 28 and 30 in Trinidad ahead of their first game on June 5 against Oman.

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  Vaughan picks his semi-finalists excluding India, gets schooled by fans on T20 World Cup format

  Cricket | May 01, 2024 18:13 IST

  Former England captain Michael Vaughan got fact-checked on social media after he picked his four semi-finalists for T20 World Cup 2024 excluding India. The T20 World Cup 2024 format won't allow all three of England, South Africa and West Indies to qualify for the semis which were Vaughan's picks.

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  Stoinis, Warner dropped; 4 new players added as CA announces central contracts list for 2024-25

  Cricket | March 28, 2024 9:30 IST

  Cricket Australia (CA) announced the annual central contracts list for 2024/25 with 23 names included. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis and David Warner were the biggest snubs among five players who didn't find themselves on the list after being there last year while four new ones were added.

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  Australia's Matthew Wade announces retirement from red-ball cricket ahead of IPL 2024

  Cricket | March 15, 2024 8:22 IST

  Matthew Wade is set to retire from first-class cricket after the Sheffield Shield final for Tasmania against Western Australia in Perth next week. Wade, who has played 165 first-class games including 36 Test matches for Australia will continue to play white-ball cricket for Australia and Hurricanes.

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  Australia head coach Andrew McDonald backs Mitchell Marsh to continue as captain for T20 World Cup

  Cricket | March 12, 2024 9:27 IST

  All-rounder Mitchell Marsh has led Australia in three T20 assignments against South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand since the last T20 World Cup after Aaron Finch's retirement. While Pat Cummins may be the skipper in ODIs and Tests rather successfully, Marsh is likely to continue in T20Is.

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  Hell bent on spoiling his own legacy: Fans react as Smith's treacherous run as Test opener continues

  Cricket | March 10, 2024 16:13 IST

  One of the modern-day superstars of Test cricket, Steve Smith, continued to find his feet as an opener as he was dismissed for another low score while batting at the top of the order for Australia. Smith himself had volunteered to open the innings after David Warner's retirement.