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Sydney, Feb 15 (IANS) Annabel Sutherland has etched her name even deeper into Australian cricket history, becoming only the fifth woman to win consecutive Belinda Clark Awards after another commanding year in the national colours.The 24-year-old all-rounder was named Australia’s premier women’s cricketer at a presentation at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, polling 77 votes to edge out two-time recipient Beth Mooney by three.With scheduling clashes between the men’s and women’s programmes disrupting the traditional awards night, Sutherland received the honour from Belinda Clark in the SCG Members’ Long Bar before Australia’s evening training session.Sutherland’s influence extended beyond the headline award. She was also named ODI Player of the Year, underscoring her impact during a d...

Bangkok, Feb 15 (IANS) India A brushed aside Pakistan A by eight wickets in their Group A clash of the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars on Sunday. After bundling out Pakistan A for 93 in 18.5 overs, India A chased down the modest target in just 10.1 overs at the Terdthai Cricket Ground. Right-handed opener Vrinda Dinesh smashed 55 off 29 balls to lead India A’s pursuit after Saima Thakor (2-14), captain Radha Yadav (2-11) and Prema Rawat (2-16) shared six wickets between themselves to set up the foundation for the defending champions to get their first win of this competition.Minnu Mani and Jintimani Kalita also had one scalp each for India ‘A’. Their chase began shakily with Humairaa Kaazi dismissed off the first ball by Waheeda Akhtar. But Vrinda and Anushka Sharma counterattacked, as India...

Chennai, Feb 15 (IANS) Riding on captain Monank Patel and Sanjay Krishnamurthi's half-centuries, the USA posted a mammoth total of 199/4 in 20 overs against Namibia in their last Group A match of the T20 World Cup 2026 here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Coming to bat after winning the toss, the USA were off to a great start as both the openers, Monank Patel and Shayan Jahangir, looked in great touch and forged a 68-run opening partnership as the USA were 65 for no loss at the end of the powerplay. Namibia finally got the breakthrough in the seventh over when Shayan was sent to the pavilion by Willem Myburgh, who is playing his first match in the ongoing tournament. Shayan scored 22 runs off 18 balls and hit two fours and a six during his innings.Despite losing his opening partne...

Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) West Indies captain Shai Hope described his side’s progression to the Super 8s as the first major objective achieved at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after a commanding nine-wicket victory over Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.Chasing 134, Hope anchored the innings with an unbeaten 60 off 42 balls as the West Indies cruised to 134/1 in just 15.2 overs, maintaining their unbeaten T20I record at the venue. Reflecting on the qualification, the skipper made it clear that the job is only partially complete.“Very pleasing, this is what we set out to do from the time we got here. That's the one step, one hurdle that we crossed, now on to the next stage,” Hope said during the presentation ceremony after the game.The foundation for the win was laid by a disciplined bowlin...