Taylor takes Thunder top, Osborne keeps Stars in chase

Erin Osborne led the Melbourne Stars Women to their fourth win while Stafanie Taylor spun the Sydney Thunder Women to the top of the Women’s Big Bash League table.

Pretorius and Shamsi bamboozle opposition batsmen

Dwaine Pretorius starred for the Lions with a career-best 6-38 against the Dolphins, while Tabraiz Shamsi worked his magic once more on his way to 5-83 on day two of the sixth round of 4-Day Franchise Series encounters.

Shakib silences Windies batsmen to level T20I series

Shakib Al Hasan put on an all-round performance to lead Bangladesh to a convincing 36-run victory over West Indies in Dhaka and level the three-match T20I series 1-1.

Renegades cruise to victory over Scorchers

The Melbourne Renegades cruised to a comfortable four-wicket victory over the Perth Scorchers, thanks to heroics from Sam Harper and Mohammad Nabi in a low-scoring encounter in Melbourne.

Strikers stroll to 5-wicket victory over Heat

The Adelaide Strikers – the BBL’s (Big Bash League) defending champions – got their title defence off to a winning start with a comfortable five-wicket win over the Brisbane Heat in Brisbane.

Pro contracts for Ireland Women

Cricket Ireland approved a recommendation from a recent Board meeting to offer Ireland Women professional contracts for the first time, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Kirsten, Gibbs among top picks for Indian Women’s coaching gig

Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs have made it on to the shortlist for the position of the next India Women’s head coach, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Watch: Kohli on selection debate

Indian captain Virat Kohli navigated his way around the selection debate regarding the struggling Indian opening pair and how his side plans to balance the bowling attack for the upcoming Test matches.

Watch: Paine proud of Aussies’ behaviour

Australian captain Tim Paine played down suggestions that the sledging that took place between the teams was inappropriate and heaped praise on his bowlers for securing a win against the top-ranked Test team.

Highlights: Australia vs India (Day 5)

Highlights of the final day of the second Test between Australia and India in Perth as the Aussies romped to an impressive 146-run victory to square up the four-match series 1-1.

Watch: Sledging is part of game – Shami

Following a brilliant bowling display by Mohammad Shami in the second Test between Australia and India in Perth, Shami defended the sledging the two teams were engaged in as he believes it’s what the fans and pundits like to see.

Watch: Bowlers feeling confident – Hazlewood

Josh Hazlewood is confident that the Australian bowling attack will have enough in their arsenal to clean up the remaining five wickets of the Indian batting order and level the Test series 1-1 with a win in Perth.

Highlights: Australia vs India (Day 4)

Watch the highlights of a topsy-turvy day four of the second Test match between Australia and India in Perth,  ending with the home team five wickets away from levelling the four-match series 1-1.

Rocks clobber Stars to stay alive in MSL

The Paarl Rocks secured a six-wicket victory over the Jozi Stars at the Bullring to stay in contention for a playoff spot in the Mzansi Super League.

Indian batters make a mark on WBBL

Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur laid the platforms for the Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder’s respective victories on Sunday in the Women’s Big Bash League.