Pat Cummins took one wicket in the second innings against New Zealand in the ongoing Test match against New Zealand on Friday and completed 100 Test captain to set a major milestone. Nathan Lyon also bagged four wickets to surpass Courtney Walsh in a huge record.
Australia became the first team to concede 200-plus runs in four consecutive T20 games as New Zealand batters Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra registered brilliant fifties to help the Kiwis post 215/3 in the first T20I in Wellington.
West Indies batter Alzarri Joseph was well short of reaching the ground when Spencer Johnson took the bails off but Australia didn't appeal and walked away to take the mark for the next delivery in the second T20I match at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
Harjas Singh's fifty and crucial knocks from Hugh Weeibgen and Oliver Peake helped Australia post 253/7, the highest total in the finals of tournament history, and then brilliant spells from Mahli Beardman and Raf MacMillan restricted India to just 174.
The veteran big-hitter Glenn Maxwell clinched his record-leveling fifth T20I century by smashing 120* off 55 balls against West Indies in the 2nd T20I game at Adelaide Oval as Australia posted 241/4 in 20 overs while batting first.
Australia took a 1-0 lead with a thrilling 11-run win over West Indies in the first T20I match in Hobart where both teams scorched a total of 415 runs, the highest match aggregate in T20 cricket between these two counties so far.
The defending champions enter the final of the ICC U19 World Cup 2024 with an impressive record against Australia in the recent youth ODI matches. Both India and Australia remain unbeaten in this tournament with the former winning all of their six matches.
Indian U19 side pulled off a thrilling two-wicket win against South Africa in the first semifinal game at Benoni's Willowmoore Park while Australia survived a last-over drama against Pakistan in the second semifinal match at the same venue.
The returning David Warner top-scored with 70 off just 36 balls to help Australia post a total of 213/7 and then in-form Adam Zampa took three wickets to restrict West Indies to 202/8 in the first T20I match in Hobart on Friday.
After announcing his retirement from Tests and ODIs, the veteran Australian opener returned to T20Is by smashing a sensational fifty against West Indies in the first T20 match and achieved a major record at Bellerive Oval at Hobart.
Royal Challengers Bangalore traded in the star Australian all-rounder Cameron Green before the IPL auction and then further boosted their squad for the 2024 season signing Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson and Yash Dayal.
Marsh One-Day Cup, domestic tournament in Australia, is currently in progress and the incident took place during the match between South Australia and Victoria. Henry Hunt was fielding at mid-on when the ball hit flush on his nose and was left bloodied.
After the early collapse, Sean Abbott came to bat at the No. 8 position and smashed 69 off 63 balls to help Australia post a total of 258 and then contributed with a ball by taking three valuable wickets at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australia's U19 team captain Hugh Weibgen registered his maiden century at the World Cup to help Australia post a total of 266/6 and then impressive bowling spells from Callum Vidler and Raf MacMilllan ended England's resistance on just 104.
After a thrilling 1-1 Test series draw, both Australia and West Indies will kick off a three-match ODI series starting at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. Both teams last played an ODI game against each other in 2021 with Australia recording a dominant win in Bridgetown.
"Don't think we are surprised with Smith's innings. We have seen it for 15 years from Smithy. He was fantastic. [He] almost dragged us over the line single-handedly at the end," Pat Cummins said after the Gabba Test.
Ollie Pope scored his maiden Test hundred against India by smashing 148* on Day 3 of the first Test match at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Pope's hundred and Ben Foakes' 34 off 81 helped England take a 126-run lead at the end of the day's play on Saturday.
The two-match Test series between Australia and West Indies got underway at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide today (January 17). The visitors couldn't do much with the bat only mustering 188 runs before getting bowled out. But thanks to Shamar Joseph, they have started well with the ball.
Australia ended the opening day of the first Test at 346/5 after 84 overs thanks David Warner's 164-run knock with other batters batting around him. But the likes of Steve Smith and Travis Head will be disappointed to have missed out on scoring big.
Cameron Green has been playing for Australia since 2020 and is an all-format player for them. While his career has taken off since then, Green has been managing the chronic kidney disease since his birth and wasn't expected to live beyond 12 years of age.
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