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Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records

Sri Lanka is staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia — 654-6 declared — on day two of the first test in Galle.

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Australia take control after Khawaja and Inglis pummel Sri Lanka

Australia's Usman Khawaja struck a maiden double hundred and Josh Inglis got a century on his test debut against Sri Lanka to power the tourists to a mammoth 654 for six before they declared their first innings on day two of the opening test on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka lose quick three after Australia declare on 654-6

Australia had Sri Lanka three down after opener Usman Khawaja's first double century and a ton on debut by Josh Inglis helped the tourists to 654-6 declared in the first match on Thursday. His previous best was an unbeaten 195 against South Africa in 2023 at Sydney and he is now the first Australian batsman to make a double ton in Sri Lanka.

Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for a match

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Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban

An Afghanistan Women’s XI will play a Cricket Without Borders XI in the match at Melbourne’s Junction Oval. It will bring together 21 female players who were formerly contracted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) before the Taliban regime re-took control in August 2021.

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Cricket-Afghan refugee cricketers in Australia to play first match since fleeing Taliban

More than three years after fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept to power, a women's team of refugee cricketers will play an exhibition match in Melbourne on Thursday, hoping it will be a first step on the path to full internationals.

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Afghan women cricketers reunite in first game after fleeing Taliban

Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan said she hoped would spark "a movement for change".

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Stats - Australia's new Asian high, Khawaja's big effort and Inglis' dream debut

Khawaja, Smith, Inglis all made landmark contributions while Sri Lanka's bowlers had an innings to forget | ESPN.com ...

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Mitchell Starc becomes 4th Australian to complete 700 international wickets

Galle [Sri Lanka], : Australian pacer Mitchell Starc completed 700 international wickets, becoming only the fourth Aussie bowler to do so on Thursday. Starc accomplished this feat during his side's ...

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Christina Matthews inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame ahead of Women's Ashes Test

Christina Matthews, the former Australia wicketkeeper, vice-captain, and long-time cricket administrator, has been inducted ...

South Africa Vs Australia, Semi-Final 2, Live Streaming, ICC U-19 Women's T20 WC 2025: When, Where To Watch

South Africa will face Australia in Semi-final 2 of the ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 in Malaysia on Friday. Here are ...

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Khawaja hits double ton to put Australia in command of first test

Opener Usman Khawaja hit his first double century in test cricket to steer Australia to 475-3 by Thursday lunch on day two of ...

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Cricket-Head replaces Konstas as Australia opener against Sri Lanka

Travis Head will replace Sam Konstas as Usman Khawaja's opening partner in the first test against Sri Lanka at Galle on ...

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The solution to Australian cricket’s spin problem has been hiding in plain sight

Matt Kuhnemann’s nickname has been a succinct way of underlining his importance to Australian campaigns on the subcontinent – ...

Afghanistan Women’s Cricket Team To Take Field With Pride, But Thorny Issue Remains In A Stalemate

Afghanistan women's cricket team will take the field in an exhibition match in Australia, but their cricketing plight remains ...

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Kurtis Patterson blasted a big century for Australia A against the England Lions

The resurgence of Test centurion Kurtis Patterson took another huge step on Thursday when the former NSW captain blasted a ...

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Cricket Australia’s first female boss ‘a long way off’ according Hall of Fame inductee

Christina Matthews made her mark on the game as a champion wicketkeeper and a trailblazing administrator and is still pushing ...

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