Adam Zampa is close to a major milestone in Australian cricket. After his match-winning spell in the second ODI against India in Adelaide, the leg-spinner now stands just four wickets away from becoming only the second Australian spinner to reach the 200-wicket mark in One-Day Internationals
Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa expressed delight after his match-winning performance against India in the second ODI, calling it a 'great battle' and lauding both teams for their ability to adapt to different conditions.
Australia's spin sensation Adam Zampa has etched his name in history as he jumps over former Australian skipper Steve Waugh to become the 7th-highest wicket-taker for Australia in ODIs.
Hard-fought fifties from Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and cameos from Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh in the back end push India to close on 264/9 after early setbacks against Australia in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
The highly anticipated series opener against Australia at the Optus Stadium will mark the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in ODIs for the first time since lifting the Champions Trophy on March 9 in Dubai.
The three-match ODI series against India will start in Perth on Sunday. While Australia will be without their captain Pat Cummins, the presence of Starc, Hazlewood and Zampa still offers plenty of experience and help to much younger/fringe talent like Nathan Ellis, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwars
Zampa will miss the highly anticipated fixture due to paternity reasons. Meanwhile, Inglis is nursing a calf strain, and Philippe will take his place behind the stumps with the gloves. First-choice wicketkeeper in Test format, Alex Carey, was another contender to keep the wickets. However, h
South Africa's star batter Matthew Breetzke continued his love affair with the bat, smashing his fourth consecutive fifty score in One-Day Internationals. The right-handed batter, on Thursday in the second ODI against Australia, slammed 88 runs off 78 balls.
Young Dewald Brevis's quickfire 53 off 26 deliveries could not take the Proteas to the 200-run mark in the series decider against Australia, thanks to a brilliant display of death bowling from the Aussies on Saturday in Cairns.