Xavier Bartlett

WATCH: Bartlett's stunning catch sent Axar Patel back to pavilion in AUS vs IND 3rd T20I

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:52:19 GMT

Nathan Ellis once again provided a crucial breakthrough for Australia, while the visitors India were moving on top in the 180+ chase in the third T20I of the five-match series at Hobart, as the Aussie pacer dismissed Axar Patel with another top bouncer, while Xavier Bartlett took a stunning catch.

While India were chasing down the 187-run target to level the series, they lost their third wicket at 76 runs in the eighth over, as Axar Patel came to the crease. With Tilak Verma, Axar set a crucial 35-run partnership for the fourth wicket. While India were dominating with 111/3 in 11 overs, Nathan Ellis, the bowler of the night for Australia, produced another crucial breakthrough by dismissing Axar.

[WATCH] Abhishek Sharma opens account with 6 during AUS vs IND 3rd T20I in Hobart

Xavier Bartlett took stunning catch to dismiss Axar Patel

It was another well-directed short delivery, which cramped Axar, as the left-handed batter went for an uncontrolled pull shot with his top edge. While Xavier Bartlett was fielding at midwicket, he had to run forward for the catch and timely grabbed the ball, which was just going down. It was a brilliant catch on an outstanding delivery, as Axar was dismissed for 17 runs off 12 balls, where he hit one four.

Xavier Bartlett that is a phenomenal catch! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/SgRYuZ5mGO
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 2, 2025

India won by 5 wickets

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav chose to field first, as Australia scored 186/6 in 20 overs. As the boundaries were small, India would be happy with the target. Arshdeep Singh (3/35) and Varun Chakravarthy (2/33) were the top Indian bowlers, while Tim David (74) and Marcus Stoinis (64) played crucial roles in the Aussie innings.

Meanwhile, India comfortably chased down the target in 18.3 overs after losing five wickets. While all Indian batters made some impacts in that chase, Washington Sundar played a memorable knock of 49 not out off 23 balls with three fours and four sixes. Nathan Ellis was the best bowler for Australia on the night (4-0-36-3), but he didn't get enough support from the other bowlers.

[WATCH] Abhishek Sharma opens account with 6 during AUS vs IND 3rd T20I in Hobart

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:55:35 GMT

Abhishek Sharma has been in fine touch during the five-match T20I series against Australia down under. In the second clash at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, the left-handed batter contributed a sensational knock in a lone-fest game, which the Blue Brigade went on to lose. For India to complete a huge chase during the third encounter at the Ninja Stadium in Hobart, he was a key figure.

After missing the first couple of balls, Abhishek made room against Xavier Barlett and sliced the wide delivery over the point region for a flat six. In the second over against Sean Abbott, the Indian batter took his beat mode and clubbed the fourth ball for a boundary over the backward point region before flicking the next delivery for a six into the leg side.

The last ball of the second over was smacked straight down the ground as the opening batter used his feet and crunched it back past his partner, Shubman Gill. He raced away to 23 in just 12 balls as India made a fabulous start with the bat in the first three overs.

Watch: Abhishek Sharma smashes Xavier Bartlett for 6 during AUS vs IND Hobart T20I

Winning the toss in a change of fortune, India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav decided to bowl first as the visiting management decided to make three changes to the playing eleven. Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, and Harshit Rana made their way out of the eleven in place of Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, and Jitesh Sharma.

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Australia kept losing wickets from one end before Tim David contributed with a splendid knock of 74 runs in 38 balls at a strike rate of nearly 195, riding on eight boundaries and five over boundaries. Later, in the middle over, Marcus Stoinis smashed 64 runs in 39 balls with the help of eight boundaries and two sixes to push them to 186/6 in their 20 overs.

India raced away to over 30 runs in three overs. This was a vital clash from their perspective to collect the win and stay alive in the series.

[WATCH] Mitchell Marsh's fabulous catch dismisses Shubman Gill's mistimed drive during AUS vs IND 2nd ODI

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:10:18 GMT

During the second ODI encounter between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval, the pressure was on the Blue Brigade to make a strong return into the series and keep it alive before the third fixture in Sydney. But it wasn’t going to be an easy job, especially with the home side winning the toss and deciding to put the Shubman Gill-led side in over the surface, which was under the covers for a long time.

India made no changes in the eleven while the home side decided to bring Xavier Bartlett into the eleven. The right-arm pacer got the chance with the ball on the fifth over of the first innings, replacing Mitchell Starc. Rohit Sharma couldn’t find the normal timing and rhythm with the bat, and that put pressure on Gill.

The right-handed batter used his feet and got to the pitch of the delivery. But he couldn’t get the right elevation and timing off the blade as the mistimed shot ended into the hands of Mitchell Marsh, who dived to his right at the mid-on region to grab the catch to draw the first blood for nine runs in as many balls.

Watch: Shubman Gill fails for nine runs during AUS vs IND 2nd ODI

Gill started well in the clash as he drove Mitchell Starc’s full delivery for a four into the cover region before shuffling well in the middle. He is under pressure, undoubtedly having taken the ODI leadership responsibilities from Rohit before the start of the series.

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Gill has overall smashed 2794 runs in 57 innings at an average of more than 57 and a strike rate of nearly 100 with the help of 15 half-centuries and eight centuries at the best score of 208 runs against New Zealand.

The Punjab-born will now need to take care of his batting for the third game. He perhaps looked to break the jail with a big shot, given Rohit was struggling on the other end, and it was important to gather runs by the end of the powerplay overs against the new ball.

[WATCH] AUS vs IND 2nd ODI: Virat Kohli fails again for four four-ball duck in successive games

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:03:18 GMT

India didn’t get a great start with the bat in the second ODI of the three-match series against Australia at the Adelaide Oval as they were returning into the series to gain victory and level the series. They also lost the toss and were put into bat first on a surface that had been under the covers for a long day and had gathered some moisture.

Virat Kohli was the focus for the encounter after the right-handed batter, who has an excellent record with the bat at this ground across formats, looked to open his account in this series. In the previous clash, his mistimed drive ended up in the hands of the backward point fielder as he returned for an eight-ball duck.

Kohli walked into the middle in Adelaide on the second ball of the seventh over. He shouldered the very first ball from Xavier Bartlett as the ball hit the gloves of the wicket-keeper. On the very next delivery, the right-arm acer kept it outside the off-stump, and Kohli didn’t have any intention of playing that.

Watch: Virat Kohli fails for four-ball duck in Adelaide during AUS vs IND 2nd ODI

On the third ball, the Delhi batter stayed low and tapped the ball into the off-side. It was a great defense from the batter who played the ball under his eyes. It was perhaps a great set-up from Bartlett, who went straight on the fourth delivery to Kohli, who missed it and was plumb leg before the stumps for a duck.

That’s it for Virat Kohli. It will be very difficult for him to be part of the playing 11 now. pic.twitter.com/s5JP2WpozS
— Surendra (@drsurendrajar) October 23, 2025

The veteran had a brief discussion with Rohit Sharma, who was unsure about taking the review for the Indian batter. Kohli got beaten on the inside edge, and looking at the line, it was nearly comfortable for the umpire to rule the batter out. Kohli, while going back, acknowledged the crowd by raising his gloves.

India had also lost Shubman Gill on the opening ball of the same over, while the right-handed batter’s mistimed drive ended into the hands of the mid-on fielder, Mitchell Marsh, who dived to his right to grab the catch. The tourists faced another tough start with the bat.

AUS vs IND, 2nd ODI: Alex Carey comes in for Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett comes in for Nathan Ellis

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:44:34 GMT

As Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss at the Adelaide Oval, he elected to bowl first against India in the second ODI of the series. Australia currently has a 1-0 lead in the three-match series and have made three changes to their playing XI, whilst India has once again elected to stick with the same XI, despite suffering a crushing loss in the first ODI at Perth.

Australia have replaced Josh Philippe, Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Ellis with Alex Carey, Adam Zampa and Xavier Bartlett, respectively. Carey's inclusion brings further depth into the middle order, and experience behind the stumps after a good stint for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield. Zampa bolsters their spin options, and Bartlett takes the place of Ellis whilst adding a little extra pace to the mix.

Australia's pace attack has a big boost with Bartlett, as India look to square the series

The omission of Nathan Ellis raised a few eyebrows, especially given the reasonable pickup he had in Perth – he bowled a couple of brilliant deliveries which had ending Gill's innings, as well as taking 1/29 off five overs. However, Bartlett is in line with the Australian mindset and tactic thinking. Bartlett is renowned for his ability to swing the new ball and working to fuller lengths, both aspects that can translate positively on the Adelaide surface. His tall height and skillset can create an uncomfortable state for the Indian top order, who struggled against pace and bounce in the 1st ODI.

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Another reason for a change in pace bowling is Australia's rotating squad policy. They have several pacers like Pat Cummins, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson and Ben Dwarshuis on the recovery from injury, and the management are being conservative in terms of load management. Ellis is also a member of Australia's T20I squad for the upcoming series against India, therefore he is being managed for the shorter format where his ability will be more viable at the death.

There were no changes to India's playing XI after the loss. The experienced top order of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill are once again expected to set the tone, and keep the side alive in the series.

With cool conditions and early movement anticipated, Australia's choice to bowl first may pay off. India, on the other hand, will hope to counter early swing and post a competitive score on a ground that is generally a high scoring one.

Playing XIs:
Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
India: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vc), KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

MLC 2025, Eliminator: SF vs NY Dream11 Top Captain And Vice-captain Choices

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 23:45:43 GMT

On Wednesday evening, July 9 (starting at 05:30 IST on July 10), San Francisco Unicorns vs MI New York (SF vs NY) will be played in the MLC 2025 Eliminator at Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie in Dallas.

MLC 2025, Eliminator: SF vs NY Probable XIs

San Francisco Unicorns Predicted Playing XI: Matthew Short (Captain), Finn Allen, Jake Fraser McGurk, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam, Romario Shephard, Xavier Bartlett, Brody Couch, Liam Plunkett, Karime Gore

MI New York Predicted Playing XI: Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Tajinder Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Tristan Luus, George Linde, Ehsan Adil

MLC 2025, Eliminator: SF vs NY Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Matthew Short: Australian cricketer Matthew Short is the third leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 with 354 runs in seven innings, with an average of 50.57 and a strike rate of 166.19, including five half-centuries. Also, he picked up three wickets in a match.

Xavier Bartlett: Australian right-arm fast bowler Xavier Bartlett is the joint leading wicket-taker in the MLC 2025 with 17 wickets in 10 games, including two four-fers. In this tournament, he has recorded at least one wicket in eight out of ten innings.

Nicholas Pooran: Caribbean cricketer Nicholas Pooran has scored 286 runs in 10 innings with an average of 35.75 and a strike rate of 135.54, including one century and one half-century. His last five innings scores were 108*, 8, 62*, 30, and 12 runs, respectively.

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Trent Boult: New Zealand left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult has taken 11 wickets in nine games in the MLC 2025, including a match-winning four-wicket haul that helped him to win the Player of the Match award.

Monank Patel: USA cricketer Monank Patel is the second-leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025, as he has scored 368 runs in 10 innings in the tournament. In this tournament, his batting average is 36.80 and his strike rate is 151.44, while hitting four half-centuries.

Kieron Pollard: Former Caribbean all-rounder Kieron Pollard has scored 265 runs and taken five wickets in the MLC 2025. Apart from his batting average of 44.16, his batting strike rate in the tournament is 176.66, while the right-handed aggressive batter has hit two half-centuries.

MLC 2025, Match 30: LAS vs SF Dream11 Top Captain And Vice-captain Choices

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:09:51 GMT

Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns (LAS vs SF) has been scheduled for the 30th match of the MLC 2025 at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill on Sunday evening.

MLC 2025, Match 30: LAS vs SF Probable XIs

Los Angeles Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI: Andre Fletcher, Unmukt Chand (wk), Alex Hales, Saif Badar, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder (Captain), Matthew Tromp, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Corné Dry, Sunil Narine

San Francisco Unicorns Predicted Playing XI: Matthew Short (Captain), Finn Allen, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jahmar Hamilton (wk), Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Hassan Khan, Romario Shephard, Haris Rauf, Xavier Bartlett, Brody Couch, Karima Gore

MLC 2025, Match 30: LAS vs SF Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Matthew Short: Despite joining the tournament lately, Matthew Short is the third leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 with 353 runs in six innings with an average of 58.83 and a strike rate of 169.71, including five half-centuries. He also picked up three wickets during their first meeting against Seattle Orcas.

Unmukt Chand: India U19 WC winning captain and present USA cricketer Unmukt Chand has scored 302 runs in nine innings this tournament with an average of 37.75 and a strike rate of 124.79, including three half-centuries.

Xavier Bartlett: Australian right-arm pacer Xavier Bartlett is the second leading wicket-taker in the MLC 2025 with 16 wickets in nine games. He has recorded two four-fers in this tournament.

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Haris Rauf: Pakistan right-arm fast bowler Haris Rauf is the leading wicket-taker in the MLC 2025 with 17 wickets after eight matches. While he has recorded two four-wicket hauls in this competition, he managed to pick up at least one wicket in seven out of eight innings, while he bowled only one wicketless over in his last game.

Finn Allen: New Zealand cricketer Finn Allen had a dream start in this tournament, as he has scored 329 runs in eight innings with an average of 41.12 and a strike rate of 225.34. He has hit one century and two half-centuries in this tournament, starting with the 151-run knock. However, in the last four games, he scored 4, 7, 23, and 1 runs, respectively.

Andre Russell: Caribbean all-rounder Andre Russell has scored 126 runs and taken 10 wickets in the MLC 2025. Apart from two three-wicket hauls, his last four innings were 30*, 65, 15, and 9, respectively.

MLC 2025: Points Table, leading run scorers and wicket takers after TEX vs WAS Match 23

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:55:06 GMT

In Match 23 of the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season, the Texas Super Kings gave a power-packed performance to trounce the Washington Freedom by 43 runs at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill. Rain dominated the game as the match was reduced to 5 overs per side. Texas, who were put into bat, showed their intent early, with Shubham Ranjane and Donovan Ferreira putting on an explosive display. Ranjane struck 39 off 14 balls, while Ferreira hammered 37 off just 9, guiding Texas to a daunting total of 87/2.

In reply, Washington Freedom struggled to get any momentum during their chase. Glenn Phillips tried to stabilize the innings with an 18 off 11 cameo, but the pressure of the scoreboard was big. Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell Owen were unable to make their starts pay, and Texas bowlers, headed by Nandre Burger (2/12), kept tight lines. Noor Ahmad and Akeal Hosein also bowled economically, picking up one wicket each, as Washington stumbled to 44/4 in their 5 overs. With this dominant win, Texas Super Kings moved up to second place on the points table with 12 points, overtaking Washington Freedom on Net Run Rate.

Updated MLC 2025 Points Table (After Match 23)

POS	Team	Played	Won	Lost	NRR	Points
1	San Francisco Unicorns	8	6	2	1.722	12
2	Texas Super Kings	8	6	2	1.694	12
3	Washington Freedom	8	6	2	0.284	12
4	Seattle Orcas	8	3	5	-1.316	6
5	MI New York	7	1	6	-0.714	2
6	Los Angeles Knight Riders	7	1	6	-1.756	2

See Also: MLC 2025, Match 23: Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom Full Match Highlights

Top Performers—MLC 2025 So Far

Most Runs:

Finn Allen (SF) – 328 runs, SR 227.78
Faf du Plessis (TEX)—317 runs, SR 179.10
Shimron Hetmyer (SEA)—309 runs, SR 220.71
Mitchell Owen (WAS)—295 runs, SR 206.29
Monank Patel (NY)—293 runs, SR 160.99

Most Wickets:

Haris Rauf (SF) – 17 wickets, 27.1 overs
Xavier Bartlett (SF)—16 wickets, 28.1 overs
Mitchell Owen (WAS)—14 wickets, 26.0 overs
Noor Ahmad (TEX)—11 wickets, 30.0 overs
Ian Holland (WAS)—10 wickets, 19.0 overs

MLC 2025, Match 22: SF vs SEA Dream11 Top Captain And Vice-captain Choices

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:01:55 GMT

On Tuesday evening (July 2), the San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas (SF vs SEA) match will be played at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill during the 22nd match of the MLC 2025.

MLC 2025, Match 22: SF vs SEA Probable XIs

Seattle Orcas Predicted Playing XI: Shayan Jahangir (wk), Aaron Jones, David Warner, Kyle Mayers, Heinrich Klaasen, Shimron Hetmyer, Sikandar Raza (Captain), Harmeet Singh, Waqar Salamkheil, Gerald Coetzee, Jasdeep Singh

MLC 2025, Match 22: SF vs SEA Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Matthew Short: Australian star Matthew Short has scored 271 runs in four innings of the MLC 2025 with an average of 67.75 and a strike rate of 192.19, including four half-centuries. His scores in this tournament are 61, 91, 52, and 67 runs, respectively. He has also taken three wickets in this tournament.

Finn Allen: Despite scoring single digits in the last two games, New Zealand cricketer Finn Allen is the second leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 by scoring 305 runs in five innings with an average of 50.83 and a strike rate of 236.43, including one century and two half-centuries. His scores in this competition are 151, 52, 13, 78, 4, and 7 runs, respectively.

Shimron Hetmyer: West Indies cricketer Shimron Hetmyer has scored 231 runs in five innings with an average of 77.00 and a strike rate of 224.27. He produced unbeaten half-centuries in the last two games by scoring 97 not out and 64 not out.

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Haris Rauf: Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf is the leading wicket-taker in the MLC 2025 with 17 wickets in seven matches, including recording two four-fers and one more three-wicket haul. He picked up at least one wicket in all seven matches of this tournament.

Xavier Bartlett: Australian right-arm pacer Xavier Bartlett has picked up 14 wickets in seven matches of the MLC 2025, as he is the joint second leading wicket-taker of the tournament. He has recorded two four-wicket hauls in this tournament.

Aaron Jones: USA cricketer Aaron Jones has scored 156 runs in five innings with an average of 31.20 and a strike rate of 133.33. He has recorded one half-century in this tournament, as he scored 44 and 73 runs in the last two matches, respectively.

MLC 2025, Match 16: SEA vs SF Dream11 Top Captain And Vice-captain Choices

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:26:06 GMT

On Wednesday evening (June 25), the Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns (SEA vs SF) match has been scheduled for the 16th fixture of the MLC 2025 at Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie in Dallas.

MLC 2025, Match 16: SEA vs SF Probable XIs

Seattle Orcas Predicted Playing XI: Shayan Jahangir (wk), Aaron Jones, David Warner, Kyle Mayers, Heinrich Klaasen (Captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Sikandar Raza, Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Obed McCoy, Jasdeep Singh

San Francisco Unicorns Predicted Playing XI: Matthew Short (Captain), Finn Allen/Tim Seifert, Jake Fraser McGurk, Jahmar Hamilton (wk), Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Hassan Khan, Cooper Connolly/Liam Plunkett, Haris Rauf, Xavier Bartlett, Brody Couch, Carmi le Roux

MLC 2025, Match 16: SEA vs SF Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Finn Allen: New Zealand cricketer Finn Allen missed their last game due to illness, but he is still the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 294 runs in four innings, with an average of 73.50 and a strike rate of 247.05, including one century and two half-centuries. His scores in this tournament are 151, 52, 13, and 78 runs.

Haris Rauf: Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf is the leading wicket-taker in the MLC 2025 with 132 wickets in five matches, including a three-fer and a four-fer. In this tournament, he has picked up at least one wicket in every game and at least two wickets in four out of five matches.

Matthew Short: San Francisco Unicorns captain Matthew Short has started the MLC 2025 strongly by scoring 61 and 91 runs, respectively. He has a batting strike rate of 211.11 with the help of 15 fours and nine sixes.

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Jake Fraser McGurk: Australian cricketer Jake Fraser McGurk has scored 196 runs in five innings in MLC 2025 with an average of 39.20 and a strike rate of 194.05. His scores in this tournament are 6, 88, 1, 37, and 64 runs.

Kyle Mayers: Caribbean cricketer Kyle Mayers has scored 129 runs in four innings and also has taken one wicket in the MLC 2025. His scores in this tournament are 27, 0, 88, and 14 runs.

Xavier Bartlett: Australian right-arm pacer Xavier Bartlett has taken nine wickets in five matches, including one four-fer. Also, in their match against MI New York, Bartlett slammed 59 not out off 25 balls with four fours and five sixes.