Brisbane Heat beat Melbourne Stars by 8 wickets with seven balls to spare in WBBL|12 at Junction Oval for their third win in a row. Player of the Match Georgia Redmayne hit 12 fours in 74 not out, and Orla Prendergast made 52 not out, after Amy Jones (74) and Meg Lanning (52) had opened with 108 for the Stars.
Brisbane Heat beat Hobart Hurricanes by 4 wickets with 10 balls to spare in WBBL|12 at Allan Border Field. Player of the Match Lily Bassingthwaighte took 3 for 16, including two wickets in two balls, and Lucy Hamilton 3 for 24 as the Hurricanes made 116 for 9. Annie O'Neil's 32 not out finished the chase.
India beat New Zealand by 4 runs on the DLS method in the rain-hit 2nd ODI in Wellington to lead the series 2-0. Player of the Match Gurnoor Brar took 4 for 30 as New Zealand were bowled out for 134 despite Daryl Mitchell's 55. India were 113 for 7 after 26 overs, just ahead of the DLS par score, when rain ended the match.
Brisbane Heat beat Adelaide Strikers by 14 runs in WBBL|12 at Drummoyne Oval for their first win of the season. Player of the Match Charli Knott hit 104 off 61 balls, with 12 fours and four sixes, as the Heat made 184 for 4. Laura Wolvaardt (75) and Madeline Penna (68) could not take the Strikers home.
India beat New Zealand by 5 wickets on the DLS method in the rain-hit 1st ODI at Eden Park. Player of the Match Anshul Kamboj took 2 for 22 in 10 overs and Arshdeep Singh 4 for 70 as New Zealand were all out for 185, then Virat Kohli hit 74 off 51 to chase a revised target of 143 in 32 overs.
Full squads for the Afghanistan Premier League 2026 after the Dubai draft, with each team's captain and big international signings, from Alex Hales and Shakib Al Hasan to Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Amir and Moeen Ali. The five-team, 24-match T20 league runs from December 27 to January 20 in the UAE.
New Zealand beat India by 7 wickets in the 5th T20I in Hamilton, chasing 192 with 12 balls to spare. Adam Milne took 4 for 19 and Tim Seifert hit 93 off 50. India won the series 3-2, and Glenn Phillips was Player of the Series with 276 runs.
Sydney Thunder beat Brisbane Heat by 6 wickets with 20 balls to spare in WBBL|12 at Drummoyne Oval. Heather Knight made 54 not out off 29, Phoebe Litchfield 41 off 19 and Laura Harris 35 off 16 as the Thunder chased 179. Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne hit fifties for the Heat.
Sydney Sixers beat Brisbane Heat by 4 wickets off the last ball in WBBL|12. Ellyse Perry made 58 off 38 to be Player of the Match, and Sarah Coyte hit a four from the final ball with two needed. Georgia Redmayne (58) and Charli Knott (57) had led the Heat to 154 for 5.
New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the 4th T20I at Eden Park for their first win of the series. Glenn Phillips hit 107 off 49 balls with 10 sixes, Michael Bracewell 65 off 25, and Jacob Duffy took 4 for 23. India lead the series 3-1.
