Hmm Rabada 9fa or Markram century as MOM? #testcricket #AUSvSA #WTCfinal

Wowee. I feel like since he’s come in to the international level there has been a feeling around Markram that he has underachieved. Not today. Not in the most important test match of his career. What. A. Knock. #WTCfinal #AUSvSA

If they do manage to win this match, where will Bavuma rank in South African test captains? He’s gotten better with the bat since becoming captain and has won games with far less cattle than previous protea captains. #testcricket #WTC25

Ohh, that feels like the first ✨moment✨ in this match. A session of Head and South Africa might never recover. Wonderfully poised at lunch. #testcricket #WTC25

Oft. Rabada and Jansen have come to play. This has been some kind of opening spell. #testcricket #WTC25

God I’ve missed test cricket #testcticket #WTC25

Aside from lower nations playing more games, I think the best change to the World Test Championship would be to rotate the final venue to the previous winners nation. #testcricket #WTC25 #AUSvSA

I don’t want to hear any arguments against this final. The test championship is the best thing that’s happened to test cricket in a generation. It provides the format with relevance and a goal. South Africa have managed, against all odds to make the final this time. #WTC25 #testcricket

I think Bangladesh took that home loss to Zimbabwe personally… Every aspect of their game that failed in the first test delivered in the second. Taijul in the wickets, Shadman and Mehidy with hundreds and good fielding helped them topple the disappointing Zimbabwe team. #cricket #BANvZIM

🇧🇩 v 🇿🇼 Just let them play @icc please. Another great test match between two lower nations as Zimbabwe got their first test win away from home in 7 years and only their 4th overall. #cricket #BANvZIM #ICC

🇵🇰 It ends with a whimper, I’m not entirely sure what Pakistan learnt on this tour except that they need to be more disciplined in the white ball format Too often they were getting caught, too often their bowlers would stray in line and length. They need to find their confidence #cricket #NZvPAK

🇳🇿 So ends a strange old summer for the kiwis with a shocker of a test series against England, a history making 3-0 win in India then a dominant white ball series vs Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Add to that a final appearance in the champions trophy and it’s not a terrible 6 months. #cricket #NZvPAK

🇳🇿 This has truly been a summer of discovery for New Zealand as they have blooded players and found depth that I don’t even think they thought they had. Important innings from Hay and Abbas and a great bowling performance as O’Rourke, Duffy, Smith and Sears took control. #cricket #NZvPAK

🇵🇰 Oft, Pakistan just cannot get it right in this tour. They’ve had one T20 where everything came together, but aside from that they’ve been very disappointing, they just look like a team down on confidence. #cricket #NZvPAK

🇳🇿 For anyone curious, that was the Mitch Hay that the Blackcaps want. Those last 5 overs where he took control were exceptional from a 24 year old who knows his game inside and out. #cricket #NZvPAK

I’ve seen enough. Mariu should be in every blackcaps squad going forward. #cricket #NZvPAK

The blackcaps have never had this kind of depth in their batting before. They are essentially playing a B-team and will still be competitive in, if not win, each match this series. #cricket #NZvPAK

GT v MI The IPL comes at you quickly and Mumbai are finding that out the hard way right now. 0-2 and they have looked a bit off the pace so far. Poor performances from key players, Rohit, Hardik and Mujeeb stung them against a Titans team that responded well to their loss. #cricket #IPL2025

🇵🇰 The Pakistani bowlers started so well on a decent pitch, finding a good line a length and building pressure. But it was their fifth bowler that burnt them. As soon an Salman came into the attack the game changed. #cricket #NZvPAK

🇳🇿 It’s been a summer of finds for the kiwis as they unearthed another talent on the international stage in Muhammad Abbas. If you’ve followed the domestic leagues this performance was no surprise, but it’s validating to see him deliver on the main stage. #cricket #NZvPAK

This might be the year that RCB finally get their shit together? They have the power in their lineup and the perennially underestimated Hazlewood has been the form quick bowler in the first few games. David as a finisher also gives them something in the last 4 overs. #cricket #IPL2025

🇳🇿 So great to see Muhammad Abbas get his chance in the blackcaps squad. A genuinely solid player who can play in any format for this team. Hopefully he’s done enough to show he’s worth the investment at the top level. #cricket #NZvPAK #blackcaps

🇵🇰 Well, here we go again. The Pakistanis were at the mercy of the kiwis in the first 10 overs and although the recovered somewhat, they need to react quicker in these games. It only takes 2 bad overs to lose a game in T20, Pakistan generally seem to have 5 a game. #cricket #NZvPAK

🇳🇿 Well that was a short lived slump. This game, if nothing else showed why Finn Allen should be persisted with in the short form. For every failure you get from him, you will get an innings like this. 50 off 20 isn’t something that is easy to find. #cricket #NZvPAK

Mohit Sharma is breathing a sigh of relief tonight as Jofra Archer takes his unwanted record. Archer has now conceded the most runs in a single IPL match in his spell of 0-76. Mohit Sharma had previously conceded 73 runs in his spell. #IPL2025 #IPL #cricket

🏏 Wtf is going on. The power in this batting line up is out of this world #IPL2025 #cricket #IPL

🇳🇿 The kiwis will be thrilled by the output of their bowlers on a flat wicket in Dunedin, if maybe a little frustrated with Foulkes’ game. But he will be worth the investment. Duffy’s output in this format has been fantastic lately and now averages 17 across his 20 games. #cricket #NZvPAK

🇵🇰 Pakistan were better in this game, but their batters lose their shape too easily. We’ve seen 18 catches in 19 wickets and so many of those have been top edges. Add to that the inconsistency from the bowlers and this is a team bereft of confidence. They need someone to stand up. #cricket #NZvPAK

🇵🇰 Not a great start to the era with Babar and Rizwan. The Pakistanis looked frazzled by the lengths of the kiwi quicks and struggled to find any kind of rhythm. They will be desperate to find something for the rest of the series, runs in particular. #cricket #NZvPAK

🇳🇿 You can’t start the series much better than that. I think NZ will be most pleased with the consistency of Jamieson. Long term they want him playing tests next season. If the kiwis can assemble an attack of Henry, Jamieson and O’Rourke there won’t be many that can handle it. #cricket #NZvPAK

India’s win in the champions trophy is something they can be proud of, but it will never be recognised as a ‘great’ win by any other team and the final showed exactly why. 🧵 #cricket #CT2025 #INDvNZ

Well they fought hard and you can’t deny that. In hindsight you could argue that Mitchell should have been more proactive or that Ravindra and Williamson played poor shots. But in the end, they were probably one spinner short or one Matt Henry short. #cricket #CT2025 #INDvNZ

🇮🇳 Well India got their final win. In the end, the combination of spinners was too much for any team to handle in Dubai. Varun and Kuldeep were exceptional all tournament with their control in length while Axar and Jadeja added depth to the team. #cricket #CT2025 #INDvNZ

Wickets with spin in the #CT2025 🇮🇳 25 wickets at 26 🇳🇿 17 wickets at 30 No other team with more than 10 wickets or averaging under 40. The difference is that New Zealand have had to select a squad to play in two countries, India has only had to play on one pitch. #cricket #INDvNZ

My god, can we get some semblance of balance in the commentary box please? Acting like these two aren’t currently batting on a Bunsen against 4 spinners. It’s not the kiwis fault they haven’t batted on this pitch 4 times. #cricket #CT2025 #INDvNZ

This game now rests on the hands of Mitchell, Williamson and Latham. New Zealand’s 3 best players of spin. The pitch looks similar to the Australian match, so 260+ is a must. Looking at nearly 35+ overs of spin to navigate. #cricket #INDvNZ #CT2025

🇿🇦 Another tournament, another semi final exit. The curse will break one day though. I think the major challenge came in the Ravindra/Williamson partnership. Heads went down, bowlers lost their lengths and they went away from their plans. #cricket #CT2025 #NZvSA

Aside from a few junk time overs that may be the most clinical performance New Zealand have ever produced in a tournament final. Seeing Ravindra and Williamson batting together like that is something I think I will reminisce about for years to come. #cricket #CT2025 #NZvSA

That’s some kind of innings from Maddy Green for the kiwis! Only her second ODI hundred and it couldn’t have come at a better time! #cricket #NZvSL

🇦🇺 With how good he has been in the test arena, I think it’s easy to forget how good Smith has been in ODI cricket for Australia. He is one of only 17 Aussies to have passed 5000 runs in the format and of those that have passed that milestone only 7 have averaged more than Smith. #cricket

Watching this Williamson innings and being reminded he wasn’t picked up in the IPL. You can’t convince me this man isn’t in the top 100 batsmen in the world. The man is clutch personified. #cricket #CT2025 #SAvNZ

🇦🇺 They just ran out of tickets in the end and will be kicking themselves. There’s no shame in loosing to this Indian team, especially on a pitch like that, but there will be a few batters shaking their heads at their dismissals. #cricket #CT2025 #INDvAUS

🇮🇳 And the machine marches on. On this Dubai wicket, India find themselves in the perfect position to win a white ball tournament. Their team is perfectly balanced with 2 spinning all rounders and two excellent wrist spinners. #cricket #CT2025 #INDvAUS

Ravindra really is Ross Taylor 2.0. When he is on he has a superb mix of class and power. #cricket #CT2025 #SAvNZ

I reckon anything below 320 is a win for South Africa here. #cricket #CT2025 #SAvNZ

If you’re an Indian fan looking for hope, you can look to the form of Shreyas Iyer who was awesome against New Zealand and Pakistan with scores of 79 and 56 respectfully on tough pitches. He looks in great touch and is Indias best player of spin in the white ball game. #cricket #CT2025 #INDvAUS

If you’re an Aussie looking for some hope, India have faced two leg break bowlers in this tournament in Abrar (🇵🇰) and Rishad (🇧🇩) who took 3-66 off 20 overs across two games. Australia have 2 leg break bowlers. I imagine they will hold the key. #cricket #CT2025 #INDvAUS

Pre sleep prediction India win if one of their top 3 is still in in the 30th over. Australia win if Tanveer Sangha takes 2-45ish after his 10. #cricket #CT2025 #INDvAUS

Smith and Carey will try and take this to 180-200 by the 40th over now. Then back Maxwell to to push the score to 260+ in the last 10. It feels like India are one wicket away from having a stranglehold on this match though. #cricket #CT2025 #INDvAUS

Matt Henry also loves an Indian fixture Bowling Average by format; Tests: 25.43 ODI: 24.52 #cricket #CT2025 #INDvNZ