Ben McDermott

The 11th edition of the PSL will bring together domestic and international players, with preparations underway as per schedule.

PSL 2026 kicks off March 26 with Lahore Qalandars facing Hyderabad Kingsmen, but without spectators due to regional issues and rising costs. The tournament will be broadcast-first, held in Lahore and Karachi. Despite the challenges, eight teams and international stars promise exciting cricket, with the opening match at 7:30 PM IST.

A 14-member Australian national performance squad will travel to India to train under legendary fast bowler Glenn McGrath in Chennai, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Monday.

Australia's T20I squad in India is set for a major overhaul with six World Cup winners returning home before the series concludes. Changes include the return of wicketkeeper-batter Josh Phillippe and big-hitter Ben McDermott for the third T20I in Guwahati, and the addition of NSW duo Ben Dwarshuis and spinner Chris Green. Green, recently appointed as the full-time captain of the Sydney Thunder, is set to make his international debut in either Raipur or the series-ending match in Bengaluru.

Australia on Monday named its 14-member under-19 squad for the one-day international series in Darwin which will get underway on June 30.

Australia will look to move on from the polarising departure of coach Justin Langer when they line-up for their Twenty20 clash against Sri Lanka on Friday.

With Lancashire needing four off the last ball to reach a target of 153, Australia limited-overs paceman Nathan Ellis bowled Richard Gleeson.

Life's good for Ben McDermott. The 19-year old wicketkeeper-batsman, who was recently a part of Australia colts' team during their tour to India, has now been handed a rookie contract by Brisbane Heat for this year's Big Bash League.

Australian opener Ben McDermott and West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd are banking on their recent impressive performances to bag a maiden IPL deal, having gone unsold in the previous seasons of the lucrative T20 league.

Pacer Jhye Richardson, batsmen Colin Munro, Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, and Alex Hales bagged the maximum votes to be named in the Big Bash League's Team of the Tournament.

Australia skipper Matthew Wade opted to bowl after winning the toss in the fifth and final T20I against India at the MChinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Australian batsman Ben McDermott on Friday said his side will have the edge over India in the third and final T20 International in Sydney after rain denied the visitors a shot at drawing parity in the series here.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and sent Australia in to bat in the second day-night international in Lahore on Thursday.

Derbyshire County cricket club has deferred the contracts of Sean Abbott and Ben McDermott until next summer due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, meaning the Australian duo will not be featuring for the club this season

The Indian cricket team will head into the first day-night Test against Australia with a lot of optimism and happy selection dilemmas, having managed to tick most of the boxes before drawing the three-day pink-ball dress rehearsal against Australia A on Sunday. The four-Test series gets underway from December 17 in Adelaide.

All-rounder Daniel Sams has been added to Australia's squad for their five-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Monday.

Captain Suryakumar lost the toss and India were asked to bat first. Despite a series of setbacks, India discovered rescuers in Shreyas Iyer (53 runs off 37 balls), along with cameo performances from Jitesh Sharma (24) and Axar Patel (31). Defending a modest total of 160/8, India successfully restricted Australia who could only reach 154/8. Initially, the Australian side seemed comfortable in their pursuit, with Ben McDermott (54 runs off 36 balls) taking on the bowlers at one point.

India thrashed hosts Australia by eight wickets to be crowned champions in the Under-19 International Series after a lop-sided final clash on Friday.

Concerned that top players might opt out of the limited overs tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh due to "bubble fatigue", Cricket Australia has added six more cricketers to its preliminary squad for the upcoming assignments, beginning July 10.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and sent Australia to bat Tuesday in the first of three day-night internationals in Lahore.