Australia’s Mitchell Starc (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Australia’s Mitchell Starc claimed six wickets for just nine runs in his 100th test match, surpassing 400 test wickets, while Scott Boland secured a hat trick as Australia bowled out West Indies for 27 runs to win the third test by 176 runs on Monday at Kingston, Jamaica. The…
Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Mitchell Starc claimed six wickets for nine runs and Scott Boland secured a hat-trick as Australia bowled out West Indies for 27 runs, the second-lowest total in test cricket history, securing a 176-run victory in the third test at Kingston, Jamaica on Monday. The win completed Australia’s 3-0…
Scott Boland of Australia (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Australian fast bowler Scott Boland has secured his place in cricket history by achieving the best bowling average for Test cricketers since 1915, with a minimum of 2000 balls bowled in Test matches. This milestone was reached during the third Test against the West Indies at…
Paarl Royals celebrate a wicket during the match against Durban’s Super Giants in the SA20. (Sportzpics) Paarl Royals, led by David Miller and featuring India’s Dinesh Karthik, made history on Monday by becoming the first SA20 team to achieve a perfect home record at Boland Park.In a thrilling encounter, Dayyan Galiem and Mitchell van Buuren…
Scott Boland and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has pointed to Scott Boland‘s inclusion as a decisive factor in India’s 3-1 defeat to Australia in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The fiercely contested five-match series saw Australia reclaim the trophy after a decade, bouncing back from a 0-1 deficit…
Scott Boland. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Scott Boland achieved a career milestone with a ten-wicket haul in the fifth Test against India. His performance earned him the best bowling average in men’s Test cricket since World War I, according to Wisden.Boland maintained exceptional form throughout the series. He consistently challenged Indian batsmen with his…
Scott Boland. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Due to fewer appearances for the nation due to the presence of the first-choice, more experienced pace trio of captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood, former Australian pacer Brett Lee praised fiery pacer Scott Boland, referring to him as “Mr Consistent” and drawing comparisons…
Scott Boland and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) Scott Boland had a significant impact on India’s top order at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli, putting India in a difficult position. However, Rishabh Pant’s impressive 61-run knock helped stabilise the innings.Kohli’s…
Australia’s Scott Boland, left, celebrates after dismissing India’s Virat Kohli. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s batting mainstay Virat Kohli‘s struggles outside the off-stump were on full display once more as he ended the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on a disappointing note. In India’s second innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, Kohli edged a Scott Boland…
Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A gritty partnership of over 50 runs for the final wicket between Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland left India exasperated as Australia extended their lead to over 300 runs on day four of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.In a day packed with…