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Adelaide 2022: The loss that changed India’s white-ball cricket | Cricket News

Adelaide 2022: The loss that changed India’s white-ball cricket | Cricket News

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4 min readMar 5, 2026 01:36 PM IST Sometimes, it takes a loss to cause a revolution. For India’s white-ball cricket, it took a chastening defeat to turn things over. On November 10, 2022, they got a 10-wicket thrashing from England at the Adelaide Oval in the T20 World Cup semi-final. It was then that the alarm bells began ringing for their approach in white-ball cricket. India batted first and scored 168/6 in their 20 overs. They got a boost from Hardik Pandya’s late attack of 63 runs off 33 balls. They had struggled to gain momentum in their innings in the first half and scored slowly in the middle overs before Pandya’s late attack gave them a respectable score. England’s opening pair had a different approach when they came to bat. Jos Buttler and Alex Hales attacked from the very beginning and didn’t allow India to settle in. They scored 170 runs for the opening wicket and completed the chase in just 16 overs. India’s bowlers had been left without answers. Crucially, the game …

Smriti Mandhana takes centerstage in Adelaide, and finds substantial supporting acts, as India beat Australia in T20I leg

Smriti Mandhana takes centerstage in Adelaide, and finds substantial supporting acts, as India beat Australia in T20I leg

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Not since 2016 had India won a women’s bilateral series in Australia. And not since 2017 had Australia lost a bilateral assignment at home. Harmanpreet Kaur and Co achieved both those milestones on Saturday at the Adelaide Oval with an impressive all-round performance as they beat the world No 1 in their own backyard to clinch the T20I leg of the multi-format series 2-1. There were no trophies handed out after the match on Saturday (there are points for wins in each of the three formats to decide the overall winner at the end of the Test match in Perth), but this first leg of India’s tour Down Under was the most important, given the T20 World Cup a few months away. Which makes India’s achievement a strong statement – the ODI World Champions are gunning for the 20-over title too. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO The star of the show was vice captain Smriti Mandhana, who struck a fine 82 off 55 balls, and there were important supporting acts, too. In the press conference after …

Ashes | ‘I couldn’t track the ball. Felt dizzy…’: Steve Smith reveals struggles with vertigo prior to Adelaide Test | Cricket News

Ashes | ‘I couldn’t track the ball. Felt dizzy…’: Steve Smith reveals struggles with vertigo prior to Adelaide Test | Cricket News

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When Australian batsman Steve Smith missed the third Ashes Test at Adelaide earlier this month, it was the second time that the Australian missed a Test in Australia’s last six Test matches. The 36-year-old who had earlier too faced symptoms of vertigo early in his career too, had to opt out of the Adelaide Test with Usman Khawaja coming into the side as Smith’s replacement. Having regained fitness and named in the Australian squad for the fourth test at Melbourne, Smith has now spoken about how he was not feeling great ahead of the Adelaide Test and had spoken with Australian coach Andrew McDonald about this. “As soon as I started batting in Adelaide I didn’t feel great, wasn’t tracking the ball well, had a bit of head stuff going on. Three days out, hit again, played golf that afternoon. I’d already spoken to Ron [coach Andrew McDonald] and was like ‘I don’t feel great’, so he goes ‘just try to get out and do some things and see how it goes’. So I played …

‘The odds are slim. England need a miracle..’: Nasser Hussain on England’s chances in Ashes Test at Adelaide | Cricket News

‘The odds are slim. England need a miracle..’: Nasser Hussain on England’s chances in Ashes Test at Adelaide | Cricket News

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With Australia ending the third day of the third Ashes Test at Adelaide at 276 for 4 and still ahead of England by 356 runs, the hosts are looking in control against the Ben Stokes led England side. With England trailing the five-match series 0-2 and Australia still having six wickets in hand in the Adelaide Test, the Ben Stokes led side will need an outstanding effort from their bowling attack as batting unit to force a draw or eke out a win at Adelaide and have any chance of not losing the series. Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes England will need a miracle to pull out a win in the Adelaide Test with Australia looking set to have a lead past 450 runs in the Test. “Australia have got a lot of batting still to come and they’re not going to be in a rush. They’re 2-0 up and even with a draw here, the Ashes are retained. They want their bowlers, one of whom (Pat Cummins) is coming back from a few …

‘They are going to be fine in four years’: Michael Vaughan advices England on what to do next if they lose Adelaide Test and Ashes | Cricket News

‘They are going to be fine in four years’: Michael Vaughan advices England on what to do next if they lose Adelaide Test and Ashes | Cricket News

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has urged that the Ben Stokes-led side should not look at a full reset to the current structure if they lose the Ashes at Adelaide. The visitors find themselves 213-8 after Day 2 of the Test match, still trailing by 158 runs. The 51-year-old said that even if England did lose the Adelaide Test, they must aim to win the Melbourne and Sydney Tests and take lessons out of them. “English cricket often works in four-year cycles, home and away Ashes series. One or two players need to go because they aren’t good enough at this level, but a number of them have enough talent. If they are coached and managed correctly and given the right kind of preparation, they are going to be fine in four years.” “It’s the only way I can see that English cricket can possibly be competitive in Australia, if they stick with some of the players that have the experience. Bad experience is better than no experience,” Vaughan told the BBC. The former right-hander …

Watch: Jamie Smith at centre of two Snicko controversies on Day 2 of Australia vs England Ashes Test at Adelaide | Cricket News

Watch: Jamie Smith at centre of two Snicko controversies on Day 2 of Australia vs England Ashes Test at Adelaide | Cricket News

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The Decision Review System (DRS) was first introduced in cricket in 2008 to try and eliminate clear and obvious howlers from the game. On Thursday, two decisions on Day 2 of the third Australia-England Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval prompted everyone watching the game to question the use of technology in making decisions.Both decisions involved England wicket-keeper Jamie Smith. The first of those came in the 44th over, when a rising delivery from Australian captain Pat Cummins struck Smith on his helmet, but since Smith had his hands raised, it did seem like the ball had taken the glove along the way. It was caught by Usman Khawaja at slip, and the hosts went up in appeal. Umpire Nitin Menon was unsure if Khawaja had taken the catch cleanly and decided to take the third umpire’s help, despite the Australians not opting to review the on-field call. Replays showed no spike on Snicko as the ball passed Smith’s gloves and massive spikes as it hit his helmet, and third umpire Chris Gaffaney ruled it …

Rifle-carrying police, flag at half-mast: Bondi terror tragedy leaves a shadow on Ashes Test cricket at Adelaide | Cricket News

Rifle-carrying police, flag at half-mast: Bondi terror tragedy leaves a shadow on Ashes Test cricket at Adelaide | Cricket News

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The cricket fans at Adelaide Oval on the opening day of the third Test between Australia and England witnessed certain unseen sights: like a huge blanket of rifle-carrying extra police protection with powers to do random searches. Sunday’s terrorist attack at Sydney’s Bondi beach, which reportedly killed 15 civilians and a child. Flags at the stadium flew at half-mast and security was ramped up, with armed police patrolling inside and outside the arena where more than 50,000 fans turned up to watch the Test. As the first day of the Test began, SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said every bag would be searched as they entered the Oval each day. “The Test match in Adelaide is the first major event in Australia since the tragic incident at Bondi,” Commissioner Stevens said. “So we are exercising that level of vigilance as a reassurance piece and also to make sure that we’re taking advantage of all the authorities available to police to provide a safe and secure environment.” A moment’s silence at Adelaide Oval was held prior …

Why Steve Smith made a shock withdrawal on morning of Adelaide Test

Why Steve Smith made a shock withdrawal on morning of Adelaide Test

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Steve Smith withdrew from the third Test of the Ashes series against England on the morning of the opening day’s play. Cricket Australia has confirmed Smith had been suffering from “nausea and dizziness” in the lead-up to his shock withdrawal from the Adelaide Test. The late withdrawal allowed Usman Khawaja a rare opportunity to play in the series, which he has grabbed with both hands, leading Australia on a tricky day’s play thus far. Khawaja had started slowly and had reached 5 from 27 balls when Harry Brook dropped a regulation catch at second slip. From that moment on, Khawaja changed his intent, and started to hit more shots. Smith had even done his warm-ups at the Adelaide Oval, but had to leave the stadium after a chat with the coach Andrew McDonald. Smith had led Australia in the first two Tests, but luckily, for them, Pat Cummins had come back for this game to take over the leadership role. Smith has been feeling unwell in the last few days. “Over the past few days …

Pat Cummins Returns to Australia Playing 11 for Third Ashes Test at Adelaide

Pat Cummins Returns to Australia Playing 11 for Third Ashes Test at Adelaide

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Pat Cummins will be returning to Australia Playing 11 for the third test in the Ashes 2025-26 in Adelaide, starting on December 17. Meanwhile, Nathan Lyon, who missed the second test, has returned to the line-up with Khawaja being dropped. who missed the second test due to back spasms. The Australia captain missed the first two tests due to injury, and along with Lyon will be replacing Michael Neser and Brendan Doggett. Michael Neser was impressive during the Brisbane test picking five wicket haul during the second innings. Australia had a well settled with Travis Head and Jake Weatherald opening combination in the series and will continue with the same in Adelaide. Aussies skipper Pat Cummins addressed Usman Khawaja’s exclusion, stating that the management did not feel the need to change a batting order that worked wonders in the second test in Brisbane. Australia Cricket Team (image: X) Australia made a massive score in 511 runs in the first innings of the day/night test before chasing down the 65 required in the final innings with …