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Temba Bavuma and David Miller both struck centuries as South Africa defeated Australia by 32 runs in a high-scoring second one-day international in Johannesburg on Sunday to claim the three-match series with a game to spare.Australia sent its host in to bat and South Africa amassed 365 for nine in its 50 overs, before bowling the visitor out for 333 in 49.5 overs as it continued its dominance over its rival with a 19th ODI win in their last 25 meetings.Australia was again undone by spin in the middle of the innings after a fast start to their reply and…
Australia’s middle order batting issues and struggles against spin were laid bare again in Sunday’s 32-run one-day international defeat to South Africa in Johannesburg which saw it beaten in the three-match series with a game to spare.For the second match in a row Australia chased a target and was well on course to win as openers Mitch Marsh and Travis Head blazed the bowling to all parts.But once they departed, it became much harder for the tourist as South Africa’s spinners put on the squeeze again, as they did in the 67-run win in the first match in Durban.READ |…
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the first ODI between India and West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, September 27!TOSSIndia wins the toss and opts to bat first.PLAYING XIsIndia: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.West Indies: John Campbell, Justin Greaves, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(w/c), Amir Jangoo, Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden SealesLIVE STREAMING INFOThe India vs West Indies 1st ODI will can be streamed live on JioHotsar app and website. The match will be televised…
William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Monday’s UEFA Nations League clash between Belgium and France. Our Prediction: France To Win (17/20), Belgium 1-2 France (13/2) Belgium and France meet in Brussels on Monday night with both sides looking to build on winning starts to their Nations League campaigns. Now, let’s take a closer look at some UEFA Nations League odds and betting angles for Monday’s fixture: Belgium v France – Monday, 7.45pm View all available markets at William Hill Belgium made the ideal start to life under Mark van Bommel with an impressive 2–0 victory away in Italy on Friday night,…
Lando Norris has been the victim of a wave of online abuse, having stated that the Alpine driver Franco Colapinto should not be in Formula One, after the Argentinian caused an accident that knocked the defending world champion out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday.Such was the level of abuse on social media, which appears to be from fans of Colapinto, his Alpine team were prompted to issue a statement condemning what is only the latest incident in a host of occurrences of fan abuse associated with the Argentinian driver.The race in Baku was won by Mercedes’ George Russell,…
Peter Kettle | 9:25am BST 27 September 2026 This letter, as sent to the above named at the ECB’s headquarters, is being reproduced in these columns to give it plenty of publicity. The purpose is twofold. First, to make the triumvirate realise that their stated reason for recently disposing of Brendon McCullum (BMC) as Head Coach of the England men’s Test team is really no more than an ostensible one, even though they themselves probably don’t realise this. Second, it is to signal that it is not too late to save BMC from himself as England men’s ODI coach. The…
William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Monday’s UEFA Nations League clash between Northern Ireland and Hungary. Our Prediction: Hungary To Win (13/8), Northern Ireland 0-1 Hungary (11/2) Northern Ireland host Hungary at Windsor Park on Monday night with both sides aiming to build on contrasting starts to their Nations League campaigns. Now, let’s take a closer look at some UEFA Nations League odds and betting angles for Monday’s fixture: Northern Ireland v Hungary – Monday, 7.45pm View all available markets at William Hill Northern Ireland returned to League B in style after last season’s promotion, topping their group with just one…
With the series level 1-1, England and Sri Lanka will faceoff in the decider in the third ODI at the Oval on Sunday, September 27.England won the first ODI by 89 runs before Sri Lanka secured its first win of the tour in the second ODI, winning by 16 runs.Captain Kusal Mendis led from the front with a century (121 off 100 balls), while Dunith Wellalage starred with the ball in the second innings with a three-wicket haul (3/49).In the decider, the host will be without Jos Buttler, who has been ruled out of the series after picking up a…
If a batter of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s talent cannot find a place in the Indian ODI team, that says a lot about the problem of plenty. Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Saturday indicated that the left-handed opener might have to wait for his opportunity.“There is so much competition for places in the team and so many players are performing,” Kotak said. “Jaiswal is one of the best, and whenever he gets an opportunity, he performs. But sometimes, you see, say there are three very good wicketkeepers in a team and only one will play. It is not a case of…
The West Indies cricket isn’t exactly going through a great time. It hasn’t, for a long time.But, ahead of the ODI series against India, starting here on Sunday, the captain expressed hope, and not just because of his name.Shai Hope has expectations from some of the new players and takes hearts from individual performances, too. “We see great sparks in different series and from different persons,” he said. “It is about repeating that, trying to get those performances for longer duration, rather than one or two games. We have to try to extend that for two, three, four series. Consistency…