Currently batting but bound to lose (2-3)

I believe the answer is:

no-win

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'bound to lose' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'currently batting' is the wordplay.
'currently' becomes 'now' (I've seen this in other clues).
'batting' becomes 'in' (as in batting or being 'in' in cricket).
'now'+'in'='NO-WIN'

'but' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for no-win that I've seen before include "Denoting situation in which success is impossible" , "Certain to end in failure" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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