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WTC final 2025 qualification scenarios: India, South Africa, AUS chances

As the race for WTC 2025 final intensifies, check the qualification scenarios and chances of India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka here

WTC 2024 points table: South Africa jumps to 2nd spot; Aussies slip to 3rd

South Africa made a case for ICC WTC final 2025 after they jumped to the second spot. New Zealand faced a defeat from England and slipped to 4th spot. Check WTC points table and team rankings here

IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Boland to replace Hazlewood in Australia Playing 11

With Hazlewood ruled out of the India vs Australia 2nd Test in Adelaide, Boland, who is playing two-day tour game against India, might get a chance in Australia's XI on December 6

New Zealand vs England 1st Test live streaming: Where to watch Day 3 action

Harry Brook, with an unbeaten century, led England's fightback on Day 2 after early strikes from New Zealand

IND vs AUS: Shubman Gill returns to nets, recovery better than expected

Shubman Gill returned to the India nets on Friday, showing enough signs of a full recovery from a thumb injury that ruled him out of the series opener against Australia in Perth. Gill's absence was not felt in Perth as India won the game by 295 runs but considering his impressive run on the previous tour, the visitors need him at his best over the course of the five-match series. The top-order batter was seen facing Yash Dayal and Akash Deep in the nets ahead of the pink-ball warm-up game against Australian PM's XI starting Saturday. "I was just trying to get a feel to be honest, see how the injury is reacting, if any kind of soreness is there but it went much better than what I and Kamlesh bhai (Kamlesh Jain, physio) expected. Very happy with that," Gill said in a video posted by BCCI on X after the training session here. Gill was naturally disappointed about getting injured ahead of the first Test but India's special performance put him back in a positive frame of mind. "Any bal

NZ vs ENG 1st Test Day 1 highlights: Williamson's 93 powers Kiwis to 319-8

At stumps, New Zealand stood at 319-8, with Glenn Phillips unbeaten on 41 and Tim Southee at 10, as the team entered the second day in a strong position.

Australia squad for 2nd Test vs India: Webster added as cover for Marsh

Mitchell Marsh, who had been struggling with soreness after Australia's heavy 295-run defeat in the first Test in Perth earlier this week, is a major concern for the team ahead of IND vs AUS 2nd Test

WTC 2025 full schedule and qualification scenario for top five teams

India, with a win in Perth, has reclaimed the spot at the points table

India knocks Australia off the top of WTC points table in 2023-25 cycle

India, who lost their top spot in the WTC points table, finally reclaimed it as they now have 61.11 per centage points.

India creates history with 1st win over Australia at Perth's Optus Stadium

Before November 25, Australia had won all four of their Test matches in Perth against India, New Zealand, the West Indies, and Pakistan.

IND vs AUS 1st Test highlights: A historic win against all odds | VIDEOS

Despite overwhelming odds, Jasprit Bumrah's men etched their name in history books with a performance that showcased resilience, skill, and sheer determination.

India vs Australia HIGHLIGHTS 1st Test Day 4: Bumrah's men thrash Aussies by 295 runs

Skipper Jasprit Bumrah led the match from the front with eight wickets in the Test and was named the player of the match for his performance

Yashasvi Jaiswal credits fearless mindset for bold on-field moves

Yashasvi Jaiswal termed his fearless mindset and ability to take brave decisions as the catalysts behind his exceptional hundred against Australia in the ongoing first Test, here on Sunday. Jaiswal made a 161 in only his second innings on Australian soil and added 201 runs for the opening wicket with KL Rahul (77) to lay the foundation of India's imposing 533-run target. It was a very special moment for me. I always wanted to tour Australia and do well and this knock is very important for me, Jaiswal said in the post-day press meet. I always wanted to play with a fearless mindset. I always believe in myself and take brave decisions. So, it was an amazing experience to play against such quality bowlers in their country, and it's special to score a hundred against the world's best, he added. Jaiswal, who was dismissed for an eight-ball duck in the first innings, said the focus was on negating the new ball spell by Australian quicks. The wicket was seaming a bit more in the first ...

Kohli's masterclass sets up series, worries Australia: Ravi Shastri

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri on Sunday said Virat Kohli's remarkable hundred is an "ominous" sign for Australia, and said no touring player in the last 15 years might not have produced such knocks more regularly than the batting star. Kohli brought all his technical expertise into play to score the 30th hundred on the third day of the first Test against Australia here, despite struggling for form in the run-up to the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This was 36-year-old Kohli's seventh century in Australia, the most by an Indian with one ahead of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar (6). Kohli's last century before this was the 121 against the West Indies at Port of Spain in July 2023, and since then 15 innings have passed without a three-figure mark. "Seven hundreds in Australia. The big stage, the big ground. One of the bounciest pitches in the world. I doubt an overseas player in the last 15 years has come to Australia and played in this fashion, Shastri said on Fox Cricket

India vs Australia HIGHLIGHTS 1st Test Day 3: 100s from Jaiswal and Kohli put India on top in Perth

India struck three times late in the evening as Australia ends the day with 12 for 3 on the board

IND vs AUS: Full list of highest run chases in Test cricket in Australia

Australia's highest successful run-chase at home is 369 runs, which they achieved against Pakistan in Hobart on November 18, 1999.

IND-AUS: Virat Kohli breaks Tendulkar's record for most tons in Australia

Virat Kohli now has seven hundreds in Test cricket in Australia while Sachin Tendulkar has six.

IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma set to join Indian squad midway through Perth Test

Rohit Sharma returns to India's squad after missing the first Test due to family reasons

Jaiswal-Rahul, first opening pair to put 200-run partnership in Australia

Rahul-Jaiswal added 201 runs in 1st Test between India and Australia at Perth Stadium to surpass the record set by Gavaskar and Srikkanth, who added 191 runs for the first wicket in 1986 Sydney Test

IND vs AUS: Australia coach surprised about behaviour of Perth pitch

The home team bowlers did not put a foot wrong but the pitch "surprisingly" dried up quite quickly at the Optus stadium on the second day, eventually helping the Indian batters, reckons Australia head coach Andrew McDonald. India openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (90) and KL Rahul (62) frustrated the hosts with their dogged unbeaten 172-run stand that has put the game in firm control of the visitors, who now lead by 218 runs. While the wickets fell in heap on the opening day with as many as 17 batters getting out, only three Australian tail-enders were dismissed on the second day. "The surface looked considerably dry today. It dried out fairly quickly," said McDonald during the post-day press conference. "We thought there may have been a little bit more there. So, I suppose if you want to say that we were a little bit surprised, yeah, there wasn't as much seam movement or swing. "The bowlers were presenting the seam in a similar fashion to they were yesterday. So I think the conditions may