Australia will be up against New Zealand in their second Women's T20 World Cup clash in Sharjah on Tuesday, October 8. New Zealand lost to Australia thrice last month, however, it is them who are coming off a convincing win in their opening fixture while the six-team champions got through the line.
Afghanistan beat South Africa for the first time in international cricket as they won the first ODI of the three-match series in Sharjah while India began their home Test season against Bangladesh in cloudy Chennai on Thursday. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 19.
Alex Carey stood tall for Australia coming in to bat at 80/5 in the 278-run chase and scored an unbeaten 98 taking his team over the line. His knock also helped Australia to seal the two-match series 2-0. But which record of Pant did Carey break? Know in detail here...
New Zealand's poor show against Australia at home continued as they went down in the two-match Test series 2-0. They had a great chance to win the second Test and had Australia down at 34/4 and 80/5 but the visitors chased down 278 runs to seal the series.
Australia chased down 279 on the fourth day of the second Test against New Zealand to seal a 2-0 series win away from home. Alex Carey played a crucial role smashing an unbeaten 98 as the visitors continued their solid record in the Kiwi nation in the longest format.
Virat Kohli has missed the five-match Test series against England due to personal reasons. But former New Zealand Test captain Kane Williamson has been in action right through and despite not making his 100th Test a memorable one, he has gone past Kohli.
New Zealand lost the first Test by a huge margin of 172 runs and are also troubled with an injury to William O'Rourke, their recent Test debutant. Earlier, they had tinkered the idea of calling back Neil Wagner within one Test of his retirement but the coach Gary Stead had denied any such chance.
Australia didn't enforce the follow on and lost two wickets in the second innings for just 13 runs before stumps. But they now have a lead of 217 runs overall and will be keen on driving home the advantage on the third day. However, Cameron Green was the star of the day for the visitors.
Australia posted 383 runs in the first innings after being invited to bat first thanks to Cameron Green's unbeaten knock of 174 runs. The visitors then skittled New Zealand for just 179 runs to gain a massive lead of 204 runs to be in the ascendancy in the Test match.
Australia Test opener Steve Smith is currently playing in the first of the two-match Test series against New Zealand. While he has enjoyed moderate success so far at the position, the former Australia skipper has opened up on a major rule change that should happen in cricket.
Australia defeated New Zealand in the second T20I of the three-match series in Auckland to seal the series. Pat Cummins won the player of the match for his all-round show picking up a wicket and scoring an unbeaten 28 with the bat.
The T20I series between New Zealand and Australia is set to commence on February 21 at the Sky Stadium in Wellington. The visitors have named a full strength squad but injuries have troubled them. Marcus Stoinis was already ruled out and now Aaron Hardie has joined the list.
Australia are set to tour New Zealand for the two-match Test series for the first time since February 2016. A full strength squad has been announced for the series with a pace bowler making a comeback having last played in 2022. Can they repeat their heroics from 2016 this time?
AUS vs NZ, 3rd ODI: Stoinis left the field in the second innings of New Zealand's chase in the second ODI when he complained about his side. He bowled three overs and batted for 6 deliveries in the complete match.
AUS vs NZ: Australia was jolted with several blows but Green and Carey combined to help Australia secure a famous win.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene had his say on who will win the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He said that his mind is with Australia but his heart thinks New Zealand will win the final. Both Australia and New Zealand are aiming to clinch their first-ever Men's T20 World Cup trophy at the Dubai International Stadium.
Former South Africa captain and all-rounder Shaun Pollock believe that it will be a fairytale ride if New Zealand wins the ICC T20 World Cup final against Australia.
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Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first in the Final of T20 World Cup 2021 at the Dubai International Stadium.
Considering how both Australia and New Zealand won their respective semifinals against fancied opponents, one can expect another dramatic finish at the "Ring of Fire".
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