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Scorchers smash Perry-less Sixers to climb WBBL

23-11-2019 11:19

Scorchers post 152-5 before restricting Sixers to 100-9Nat Sciver scored 52 off 37 balls and returned 1-27Perth Scorchers strengthened their WBBL finals claims by walloping Sydney Sixers by 52 runs at Lilac Hill on Saturday.Nat Sciver scored 52 off 37 balls to help the Scorchers post 152-5 from their 20 overs. Perth’s bowlers then restricted the Sixers to 100-9 in reply, with Sciver taking 1-27 from her four overs to round out her player-of-the-match performance. Related: Ellyse Perry rule

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Marnus Labuschagne hits maiden Test ton as Australia turn screws on Pakistan

23-11-2019 09:03

Labuschagne’s falls 15 runs short of 200 in Australia’s 580Pakistan limp to 64-3, needing 340 to make hosts bat againAustralia are seven wickets away from victory over Pakistan in the first Test, with Marnus Labuschagne’s maiden Test century highlighting newfound batting depth at home.The tourists went to stumps at 64-3 on Saturday’s third day at the Gabba, still needing another 276 runs to make Australia bat again after the hosts put on 580 in their first innings. Mitche

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Imperious Watling frustrates England as first Test swings in New Zealand's favour

23-11-2019 06:43

BJ Watling reaches stumps on day three unbeaten on 119 New Zealand hold 41-run lead at Bay OvalA masterful century from BJ Watling on day three in Mount Mauganui drove England to distraction as New Zealand forced this arm-wrestle of a first Test back in their favour.When Watling walked off unbeaten at the close he had batted all three sessions, having turned his overnight score of six into 119 from 298 balls and his side’s 144 for four into 394 for six. Given the Black Caps are down to be

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New Zealand v England: first Test, day three – as it happened

23-11-2019 06:22

BJ Watling century puts hosts into good positionNew Zealand lead by 41 runs at stumps on day three 5.22am GMT A wonderful innings from BJ Watling - batting all day to take New Zealand from an unpromising yesterday to a happy today and a handy lead. Mike Atherton is talking:“Watling’s a real scrapper, you can almost bank on him to produce in a scrappy situation. It was an excellent hundred on a pretty flat pitch. A vey odd day from England. The first half of the day, England had their

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