Jamieson captured the wickets of England international James Vince, Sean Solia and Mark Chapman in his first spell then returned to dismiss Ronnie Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan and Ben Lister in four balls as Auckland were bowled out for 110.
India all-rounder Deepti Sharma excelled in all the three departments as Bengal pipped Andhra by 10 runs to clinch their maiden Senior Women's One-Day League title in Bengaluru on Monday.
Candice Warner took to Twitter on Monday evening to make the announcement, ending a horror 2018 for the couple on a bright note.
Red ball specialist Peter Siddle has largely been part of Australia's Test squad but having turned a corner in the shorter formats as well over the past few months, the 34-year-old is eyeing a pot in the ODI and T20 side as well.
The ICC has rated the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch used for the third Test between India and Australia as "average", a very similar rating to the Perth Stadium track for the second Test.
Here's a recap of some of the best on CricketNext in 2018. Enjoy!
Steyn’s hands were disobedient and mesmeric; they insisted on darting across his chest, like an electron in orbit, mocking that imaginary line while also making it the nucleus. His shoulders followed, swaying side to side in a motion that we were assured leaked precious energy. And yet Steyn, more than any bowler of his time looked menacing right from the moment he ran in. Stuart Broad bounded in with all the aggression of a show pony, the young Ishant Sharma with the symmetry of a cellphone tower on wheels, but Steyn, with those eyes, Steyn resembled an elephant in musth.
It had barely been minutes since Australia lost the third Test to India in Melbourne, (thus losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy) but Tim Paine was already dreading playing in Sydney. Such are the times, that Australia are concerned about the tracks produced at home. Perth was quick, but it was almost like an exception in the series. Adelaide had help for pacers and spinners, Melbourne was flat and slow.
While there was a seven-month hiatus between the home series against England in March and the UAE tour in November, the Black Caps did not show any rustiness as they beat Pakistan 2-1 in their adopted backyard.
Anderson blasted a 36-ball ton against West Indies to break Shahid Afridi's record of fastest ODI ton (the feat was later eclipsed by AB De Villiers in 2015).
India’s Smriti Mandhana has won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for best player of the year and the ODI Player of the Year award for her performances in the 50-over format.
We're just into the second day of the eighth round of Ranji Trophy 2018-19, but we have a result already. Uttar Pradesh beat Haryana in a low-scorer in Lahli, Krunal Pandya continued his all-round excellence, Vinay Kumar did the job (with the bat!), and more.
While India have retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy by winning the Melbourne Test, Australia can ensure that they maintain their record of never losing a Test series against India at home if they win the final Test in Sydney from Thursday.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah and Australia’s Pat Cummins have moved up to 16th and 3rd position respectively in the ICC Test Player Rankings for bowlers, courtesy their nine-wicket hauls in the Boxing Day Test. Cummins also scored a valiant half-century in Melbourne.India’s Smriti Mandhana has won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for best player of the year and the ODI Player of the Year award for her performances in the 50-over format.India’s Smriti Mandhana has won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for best player of the year and the ODI Player of the Year award for her performances in the 50-over format.India’s Smriti Mandhana has won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for best player of the year and the ODI Player of the Year award for her performances in the 50-over format.
Say what you will about Justin Langer, he has an unmistakable way of expressing his frustrations. “I feel like a director of a soap opera at the moment,” he said in the aftermath of Australia’s defeat in Melbourne, his body language equally telling. “I honestly do.”
The final Test starts in Sydney on January 3. India lead the series 2-1.
Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan’s father passed away on Sunday (December 30).
With the 50-over World Cup scheduled for 2019, ODI Cricket will be the focus of attention for international teams come the new year. In 2018, some exceptional action was witnessed in the format and as the year winds down, here’s Cricketnext's ODI team of the year.
Enjoy them, celebrate them, watch them soar. For any Indian cricket fan over 30 will tell you: it’s been a long time coming.
With the 50-over World Cup scheduled for 2019, ODI Cricket will be the focus of attention for international teams come the new year. In 2018, some exceptional action was witnessed in the format and as the year winds down, here’s Cricketnext's ODI team of the year.
As 2018 winds down, India end the year as the most successful team across formats over the course of the year. They won 35 of the 53 matches they played in 2018 (and lost just 15). England and Pakistan were joint-second with the same win-loss ratio of 1.93 – both played 46 matches each and won 29 and lost 15.
There was rain, there were thunderstorms, the clouds played hide & seek but in the end all India needed were two good deliveries on the final day and it took them all of 4.3 overs to produce them and wrap up proceedings at Melbourne Cricket Ground to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match Test series on Sunday.
Quite often, especially in overseas wins, individual brilliance has played a major role but this victory was a combined effort where almost every player made a key contribution. Here is Cricketnext's report card of the Melbourne Test.
There was plenty of action on the first day of the eighth round of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 as Wasim Jaffer continued to score big for Vidarbha as he notched 56th career ton, Krunal Pandya rescued Baroda with maiden century, while Punjab bundled out Kerala cheaply.
A nervous Cameron Bancroft's return from his nine-month ban for ball-tampering did not go to plan Sunday when he was out to the third ball he faced in the Big Bash League.
India, who lead 2-1 after three Tests in Australia, are at the top of the rankings with 116 points. England are second with 108 points and Australia fifth on 102 points.
Cricket Australia shared a video in which Schiller can be seen greeting the Indian team, making it a memorable game for the youngster.
All Indian teams that have stepped out on the park, have played to win, but not all have been successful. This one has the fast bowling firepower, the spin stocks and the batting good sense to ensure that Australia are well and truly put down by the time the Sydney Test. When the Melbourne celebrations are done and the new year beckons, you can be sure the attitude within the team will be: Bring it on.
One of the greatest bowlers of the game, Shane Warne has laid bare the numbers that show the Australian bowlers are as much to blame for the poor performances as the batsmen, unlike what has been the narrative in recent months.
In an open letter to Indian players and fans, under-fire commentator Kerry O'Keeffe has said that he is "shocked and saddened" about how negatively his words have been interpreted, and clarified that he had no intentions of disrespecting Indian cricket.
Australia captain Tim Paine has expressed disappointment at the type of pitches that have been used in the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
Indian captain Virat Kohli has added another feather to his hat after he equalled Sourav Ganguly’s record of registering most wins in overseas conditions in Test cricket. Both Kohli and Ganguly are tied with 11 wins a piece.Indian captain Virat Kohli has added another feather to his hat after he equalled Sourav Ganguly’s record of registering most wins in overseas conditions in Test cricket. Both Kohli and Ganguly are tied with 11 wins a piece.
Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the three ODIs and a solitary T20I against New Zealand, and will most certainly won't be a part of Sri Lanka's two-match Test series in Australia early next year after scans revealed a grade two strain in his left hamstring.
Australia have added all-rounder Marnus Labuschagne to the squad for the fourth and final Test in Sydney.
It has been a disastrous year for Australia. Since the Sydney Test in the first week of January, only one Australian batsman has scored a century – Khawaja in Dubai – from nine Tests.
Kohli has a chance to script history by becoming the first Indian captain to win a Test series in Australia.
Rain initially threatened to play spoilsport on the final day of the Boxing Day Test but India ensured there was no change in script for them as they wrapped up Australian tail and the contest by 137 runs to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match Test series on Sunday, thereby retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (December 30).There was rain, there were thunderstorms, the clouds played hide & seek but in the end all India needed were two good deliveries on the final day and it took them all of 4.3 overs to produce them and wrap up proceedings at Melbourne Cricket Ground to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match Test series on Sunday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni took everyone by surprise as he announced his retirement from Test cricket in the middle of an away series against Australia.
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"So all in all it was a great team effort and amongst that we have had a lot of great individual performances."
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The overwhelming victory gave New Zealand the series 1-0 after the first Test in Wellington was drawn.Catch all the live cricket score between India and Australia through Cricketnext's live blog.