It was actually two hours since the original start time was 8.30pm AEDT.
The revised announcement was toss 10pm, start 10.30pm.
The cut-off time for 20-over game (which was a possibility) was 2.38am.
The cover art for Cricket 26 video game was revealed recently. It features Australian womenâs captain Alyssa Healy and menâs captain Pat Cummins.
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Australia better start focusing on better gaming if they expect to be dominate this season coming forward .
Sydney Thunder have confirmed their big signing Ravi Ashwin has been ruled out of the upcoming BBL season. He had undergone surgery after damaging his knee while training in Chennai.
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The Australian squad for the first Ashes test has been announced, with Sam Konstas dropped for Jake Weatherald.
Steve Smith (captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland. Alex Carey (wk), Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster.
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I really hope they pick another batter, and ideally a specialist opener like Weatherald.
I worry about a batting lineup that has Labuschange or Green opening and two all-rounders in the top six, even if Webster has shown enough to keep his spot.
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India defeated Australia by 48 runs in the fourth T20 match at Peopleâs First Stadium on the Gold Coast tonight, and now lead the series 2-1 with the decider at The Gabba on Saturday night. The home side reached 2/70 at the start of the 10th over, before losing its last eight wickets for 49 runs. Captain Mitchell Marsh was the top scorer with 30 from 24 balls.
Earlier, India made 8/167 from their 20 overs, led by Shubman Gill who made 46 and Abhishek Sharma (28 from 21). Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa (who celebrated the arrival of his second child) each took three wickets.
Axar Patel was named player of the match for taking 2/20 and scoring 21 runs in the Indian innings.
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Not often you see a bowler take 3 for 3 in just 8 balls as Sundar did.
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Tonightâs T20 at The Gabba was washed out. India batted first and reached 0/52 from 4.5 overs, before lightning nearby forced players off the field. Rain then hit the ground for nearly two hours, leading to the game being abandoned. As less than five overs were completed, Cricket Australia will have to give refund to everyone who bought a ticket to the match.
India won the series 2-1. Opener Abhishek Sharma was named player of the series with 163 runs.
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A bit surprised they didnât get the players to bowl one more ball!
I think it was lightning in nearby suburbs that forced the umpires to call the players to walk off the field, due to safety concerns.
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WBBLâs season opener saw Renegades beating Heat by DLS method.
Heat went first and scored 133, mostly contributed by de Klerk (40) and Henry (29).
But then the rain was so heavy and long-lasting that Renegadesâ target was reduced to 66 with 8 overs.
It was achieved at 7.3 overs.
I really hate this concept
Pat Cummins has given a mixed update on the status of injured bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott after both had scans for hamstring issues on Wednesday afternoon.
The pair were both in action on Wednesday morning for NSW in their Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria, but were taken from the field for a medical assessment.
The news sent a huge scare through the Australian camp and wider public with just over a week to go until the first Ashes match in Perth.
For the first time, the brand will also hold naming rights for the Womenâs International Series for the next seven seasons, covering Test, One-Day International, and T20 International matches.
Commonwealth Bank was previously the naming sponsor for the womenâs International Series.
Strange that they havenât worked out a sub brand or something to promote in Victoria - for such prominent national naming rights having no presence in Victoria is weird.
Itâs because RACV remains a strong brand in Victoria. Insurance Australia Group (which owns NRMA Insurance) also has a 70% share in Insurance Manufacturers of Australia which issues insurance under RACV Insurance.