The Punjab Kings built a decent squad after the IPL 2025 auction. Having had the biggest purse walking into the two-day mega auction, Punjab were able to fill all the gaps needed including a new captain but the coach Ricky Ponting was on the receiving end of criticism of favouring Australians.
AUS vs PAK 1st T20I Highlights: Pakistan have never defeated Australia in Australia in a T20I fixture. Pakistan have played four T20Is on Australian soil and lost three with one no result. They will be led by Mohammad Rizwan.
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.
Marcus Stoinis played a rescue act of the highest order to help Australia recover from 50 for the loss of three wickets. The Kangaroos eventually posted 164 runs on the board and Stoinis remained unbeaten on 67 off 36 deliveries.
Marcus Stoinis' unbeaten knock helped Lucknow Super Giants register the highest successful run chase by any side at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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.
BCCI announced their central contracts for the 2023-2024 season with 30 players in the list across four categories, with 11 of them being named for the first time. In the Women's Premier League, the UP Warriors opened their account against the Mumbai Indians after losses in the first two games.
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.
Stoinis is going to be one of the key players for Australia at the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be played in June in the Caribbean and the United States of America (USA).
Marcus Stoinis didn't have a great World Cup and was also dropped from the side at the backend of the tournament. However, the man is looking forward to being part of the upcoming T20 World Cup in June this year in the West Indies and the USA.
Beau Webster scored 66* off 48 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes to help Melbourne Stars chase down a tough 206-run target against Adelaide Strikers at Adelaide Oval in just 19 overs with seven wickets remaining on Sunday.
Marcus Stoinis has played 67 IPL matches in his career so far.
AUS vs WI T20I Series: Marcus Stoinis is ruled out of the T20I series against West Indies after he sustained a side strain in the build-up to the World Cup
IND vs AUS, 1st T20: Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, and Mitchell Marsh have been ruled out from Australia's tour to India. Cricket Australia in a precautionary measure is in no mood to risk its top players ahead of the T20I World Cup.
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.
Stoinis has played five matches this season and made a total of 73 runs.
KL Rahul has been fined 20 per cent of his match-fee for an unspecified breach of Code of Conduct during Lucknow Super Giants' match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday.
Giving an update on Stoinis, who played 10 IPL games for the Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals, Hazlewood said that the 32-year-old had "just played 18 holes of golf."
Physio Patrick Farhart assessed Stoinis before he walked off the field. Ravichandran Ashwin stepped in and completed the over.
Warner and Stoinis were contracted by the Southern Brave on deals worth £100,000 and £80,000 respectively.
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