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Beth Mooney and Ravindra Jadeja [Source: @ICC/x, AFP]
Beth Mooney and Alana King crafted a huge ninth-wicket partnership against Pakistan Women in match nine of the 2025 Women’s World Cup. Rashid Khan reached a landmark figure during his spell against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi. In other news, Ravindra Jadeja among several other Indian cricketers made rapid rise on the ICC Test rankings.
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 Wednesday, October 8.
Beth Mooney, Alana King forge record stand in big win vs PAK-W
Australia Women walloped Pakistan by 107 runs in Colombo in match number nine of the 2025 Women’s World Cup. Batting first, Australia hauled 221-9 despite slipping to a precarious 76-7 at one stage. Beth Mooney clattered a counterattacking 109 from 114 balls, mostly while batting with the tail, and shared a record 106-run partnership with number 10 Alana King. Alana herself carved out 51* runs from 49 balls with three boundaries and three sixes, before bowlers wrapped up the Pakistani innings for just 114 in 36.3 overs.
Rashid Khan becomes 2nd fastest to 200 ODI wickets
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan picked up three wickets against Bangladesh in the first ODI match in Abu Dhabi to claim figures of 3-38 from his 10 overs. Rashid’s spell also helped him complete 200 wickets in ODIs, reaching the landmark figure in just his 115th outing. The seasoned Afghanistan cricketer has now become the second fastest spinner in ODI history to complete 200 wickets, surpassing the likes of Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Adil Rashid; only falling behind Pakistan legend Saqlain Mushtaq in an elite list.
Pat Cummins likely to miss Ashes, Steve Smith to lead: Report
Legendary Australian fast bowler and Test captain Pat Cummins will likely miss this year’s 2025-26 Ashes series at home owing to his back stress injury. As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, Cummins recently went for scans and it was revealed that he is yet to complete his rehabilitation. Cummins’ long-time teammate and batting great Steve Smith will likely serve as Australia’s captain in the series, in case if the paceman does not recover in time for the England Tests starting this November.
Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul and Kuldeep rise in ICC Test rankings
Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj, legendary all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, prolific opening batter KL Rahul and ace spinner Kuldeep Yadav all made rapid gains on the ICC Test rankings among batters and bowlers. The aforementioned four cricketers played crucial roles in India’s emphatic victory over West Indies earlier this week at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. India will now face the West Indies team in Delhi between October 10 and October 14 for the series decider.
Henil Patel, Pushpak help India U19 complete 2-0 win over AUS
India Under-19 secured a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Australia Under-19 in MacKay to complete a 2-0 series sweep. After taking a 36-run lead at the end of the first innings, Indian bowlers Henil Patel and Naman Pushpak picked up three wickets each to shoot out Australia Under-19 for just 116 in 40.1 overs on Day 2. Chasing 81 for a win, Vihaan Malhotra (21 off 21) and Vedant Trivedi (33* off 35) anchored India’s second innings after the early failures of captain Ayush Mhatra and blistering opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
