Defeat will severely dent both the teams' dreams of a semi-final berth in the tournament, as South Africa and Australia have already notched two points.
India will be under tremendous pressure when they face an equally circumspect Australia in a battle of two out-of-form batting units in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth
A man who boasts a strike rate of 159.22 in the shortest format, Head became the fifth Aussie cricketer to score most runs in an over in T20Is.
2021 World T20 champions Australia will be mindful of the dangers of taking Bangladesh lightly.
India 'A' bowlers were largely ineffective, allowing Steve Smith and senior batsman Shaun Marsh to strike comfortable hundreds as Australia started their Test tour in impressive fashion in the three-day warm-up game in Mumbai on Friday.
The three-match ODI series between Australia and West Indies will start from February 2 till February 6 in Brisbane, Sydney, and Canberra respectively.
The two teams last met in the ODI World Cup in 2023. It was in Mumbai where Glenn Maxwell had played a once-in-a-generation knock to notch up a sensational double hundred while battling cramps all over his body, with Pat Cummins in tow who provided sturdy support from the other end.
Cameron Green said that his body is in great shape, where he can contribute well as a bowler
England will be looking to bounce back from a rain-affected opening match and solidify their T20 World Cup campaign
Australia say they're ready and waiting to take a new-look England head on in the Ashes.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Pakistan in Bengaluru, on Friday.
Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is aware that he's no Jacques Kallis but would like to bat well and contribute to the team's win in the World Twenty20, something the legendary South African is known for.
Prabhsimran Singh - Punjab Kings' pint-sized powerhouse whose explosive batting, sharp game sense, and newfound maturity have made him the breakout Indian star of the tournament.
Images from Day 4 of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the MCG on Sunday.
Pooran, Powell make fifties as WI hammer nine-man Australia by 35 runs
Australian team will be aiming to put up a much better batting performance with a rejigged playing eleven against an upbeat South Africa
Pat Cummins registered the first hat-trick of the 2024 T20 World Cup as Australia restricted Bangladesh to 140 for 8 in the Super Eight match at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium, in Antigua, on Friday.
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Australia will look for another dominating show but need to be cautious when they face a tenacious Netherlands in the World Cup 2023 match in New Delhi.
Australia's cricketing DNA is constructed by meticulousness and Pakistan's by explosiveness.
From a bowler's paradise on Day 1 to a batting haven on Day 2, the Perth pitch has defied expectations.
After defeats in their opening two matches, Australia came roaring back, winning their next nine games in succession
Images from Day 2 of the 'Pink-ball' second Test between Australia and India in Adelaide on Saturday.
Fine knocks by Brandon McMullen and George Munsey powered Scotland to formidable total in their T20 World Cup Group B match against and Australia in St. Lucia on Sunday.
'As a South African team, we know we're going to have that chip on our back, or that narrative that we have to get over'
Fans and family celebrated in style after Australia won the Ashes in glorious style
India launched their home World Cup campaign with a six-wicket victory over Australia after Virat Kohli and KL Rahul guided them through a jittery run chase on Sunday.
A day after Kings XI Punjab'sGlenn Maxwell was sent home due to a side strain, team-mate Marcus Stoinis has also joined the list of Australian players leaving the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Australia at least on paper, can't be rated ahead of India and England during this edition of the tournament.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Australia and New Zealand, in Dharamsala, on Saturday.
Glenn Maxwell took the India A bowlers to the cleaners yet again, smashing a quickfire half-century, to help Australia A win by 25 runs and storm into the final of the A teams tri-series in Pretoria, on Sunday.
Maxwell put on a solid partnership of 103 runs with Pat Cummins for the highest seventh-wicket stand or lower for Australia in World Cups.
Images from the T20 World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia, in Dubai, on Sunday.
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All-rounder James Faulkner has been named captain of Australia's 'A' team for the four-day series against India 'A' and South Africa 'A' in July and August, Cricket Australia said on Friday.
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Following their 11-match winning streak, Kolkata Knight Riders will be aiming to keep their juggernaut rolling as they meet Perth Scorchers in their third Group A league match of the Champions League T20 in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
A survivalist's mindset sees Indian batsmen fail again on the first day of the SCG Test.
Captain Rohit Sharma's return will certainly give solidity to the top order in the second ODI against Australia.
The Capitals have been inconsistent so far, winning five and losing six of their last 11 games.
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