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Australian Win, Gambhir Backing Sharma And Healy Out Of WPL – February 1 Cricket Highlights

Aakash Saini

Australian players and Gautam Gambhir with Rohit Sharma [Source: @cricketcomau, @Pallavi_paul21/x]Australian players and Gautam Gambhir with Rohit Sharma [Source: @cricketcomau, @Pallavi_paul21/x]

Australian men and women’s teams both registered remarkable innings win in Galle and at the MCG respectively. Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir unequivocally backed struggling batting legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In other news, Alyssa Healy is set to miss the upcoming WPL 2025 season.

Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Saturday, February 1.

Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon Mop Up Sri Lankan Tail As Australia Go 1-0 Up

Resuming their innings at 136-5 on Day 4, Sri Lanka lost each of their final five wickets for just 29 additional runs to get enveloped for 165 well before lunch. Australian spinner Matthew Kuhnemann picked up five wickets in the innings to claim figures of 5-63, while senior spin mate Nathan Lyon secured three scalps to finish with 3-57.

Following on with a deficit of 489 runs, Sri Lanka batted just 54.3 overs in their second innings, with Jeffrey Vandersay’s 47-ball 53 serving as the lone half-century for the hosts. Spinners Kuhnemann and Lyon once again headlined the demolition job for Australia, with both cricketers taking four wickets each as the visitors won the match by an innings and 242 runs to go 1-0 up in the series.

Australia Complete 16-0 Ashes Sweep Over England

Australian women’s team pulverised their English counterparts by an innings and 122 runs on Day 3 of their one-off Ashes Test match at the MCG. Annabel Sutherland won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for punching out a majestic 163 to fuel Australia’s 440-run total. Beth Mooney also struck a regal century as the hosts gained a huge 270-run lead over England.

Alana King, who picked up four wickets in the first English innings, added five more to her tally to claim nine wickets in the match. Ashleigh Gardner also picked up a scintillating four-wicket haul on Day 3 as Australia completed a 16-0 sweep over England in the 2025 Women’s Ashes series.

Gambhir Backs Struggling Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli For CT 2025

Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir has backed struggling batting legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ahead of the upcoming 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. While speaking at the BCCI Awards 2025 ceremony in Mumbai, the former cricketer signified the importance of Sharma and Kohli to the team, even though the two batting icons are currently undergoing one of the worst phases of their playing careers.

Both Sharma and Kohli are slated to reprise their ODI roles for Team India in the upcoming home series against England, and in the 2025 Champions Trophy later this month in the UAE.

UP Warriorz Captain Alyssa Healy To Miss WPL 2025 | Report

Australian women’s captain Alyssa Healy is all set to miss the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 season in India. As per Cricbuzz, the legendary wicketkeeper-batter has opted to take rest following the stress fracture she sustained on her foot during last year’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the UAE.

Alyssa Healy was originally slated to lead the UP Warriorz franchise. The WPL 2025 season is scheduled to launch from February 14 onwards in Vadodara with a match between Gujarat Giants and defending champions RCB.

Wriddhiman Saha Pens Emotional Retirement Note

Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha penned an emotional retirement note after playing his final match in competitive cricket. The 40-year-old played Bengal’s Elite Group C Ranji Trophy match against Punjab at the Eden Gardens to bring curtains down on his illustrious career.

The cricketer played 142 first-class matches, including 40 Tests for India between the years 2010 and 2021. Moreover, the seasoned stumper also played 170 IPL matches for five different franchises, and was part of an IPL-winning team on two occasions, once in 2011 for CSK and again in 2022 for Gujarat Titans.