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Mumbai Say 'Winning Mentality' Can Deliver Record Sixth IPL Title

A proven "winning mentality" and seasoned campaigners such as Rohit Sharma can propel five-time champions Mumbai Indians to more IPL glory, head coach Mahela Jayawardene says. Led by Hardik Pandya, ...

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Punjab Kings 'Back To Drawing Board' With IPL Hopes Alive Despite Thrashing

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer said it was "back to the drawing board" after their big loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first IPL qualifier. League toppers Punjab will ...

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Brook Hails Bethell As England Rout West Indies

Harry Brook predicted Jacob Bethell "will be some player" after the 21-year-old rising star impressed in England's thumping victory over the West Indies in the first one-day international at Edgba ...

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England Thrash West Indies By 238 Runs In 1st ODI

England hammered the West Indies by 238 runs in the first one-day international at Edgbaston on Thursday. ...

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Teenage Ton, Pricey Flop: Highs And Lows As IPL 2025 Enters Playoffs

The Indian Premier League has finally reached the playoff stage, later than planned, leaving four teams to battle for the title beginning on Thursday. AFP Sport highlights the best and ...

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Virat Kohli Primed To Banish Years Of Heartache In IPL Playoffs

Virat Kohli can fulfil his dream of finally winning the Indian Premier League when the playoffs begin this week, desperate to banish the "heartbreak" of losing the final as captain ...

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Injured Gus Atkinson To Miss England's ODI Series With West Indies

England quick bowler Gus Atkinson is to miss this week's one-day series against the West Indies with a hamstring strain, it was announced Tuesday. Atkinson was in clear discomfort during ...

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Carty Century Sets Up West Indies' Series-Levelling Win Against Ireland

Keacy Carty's blistering hundred paved the way for West Indies' crushing win over Ireland in Dublin on Sunday as a three-match one-day international series ended in a 1-1 draw. West ...

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England Captain Ben Stokes Defends Hundred Hero Pope From Negative 'Agenda'

Ben Stokes came to the defence of Ollie Pope by saying the vice-captain's century against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge had answered an "agenda" against the Surrey batsman. England won the ...

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3 Things We Learned From England's Rout Of Zimbabwe

England launched their home season with an innings and 45-run thrashing of Zimbabwe in a one-off Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday. A match scheduled for four days was all ...

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Shubman Gill: Young 'Prince' Leading India's Post-Rohit, Kohli Era

Shubman Gill, long Indian cricket's "Prince" in waiting, has been entrusted with leading a new era after the Test retirements of greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The 25-year-old Gill ...

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Zimbabwe Hundred Hero Brian Bennett Says Trent Bridge 'War Cries' Remind Him Of Home

Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett said he felt as if he was back in Harare after a loyal band of travelling fans cheered him all the way to a record-breaking century in ...

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West Indies' Matthew Forde Equals Fastest ODI Fifty Before Rain Halts Ireland Game

West Indies all-rounder Matthew Forde equalled AB de Villiers's record for the fastest one-day international half-century before Friday's match against Ireland in Dublin was abandoned due to r ...

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ENG vs ZIM Test: Stokes Strikes As England Force Zimbabwe To Follow On

Ben Stokes struck twice on his return to Test cricket as England enforced the follow-on against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Friday despite a record-breaking century from Brian Bennett. Zimbabwe ...

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Top 3 Hit Hundreds As England Run Riot Against Zimbabwe

England's top three of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope all made hundreds as they piled on the agony for a hapless Zimbabwe in a one-off four-day Test in ...

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Ben Stokes Sets England's Sights On Getting To No 1 In Test Rankings

England captain Ben Stokes, who leads his side in one-off Test against Zimbabwe on Thursday, has challenged his players to make the jump from second in the Test world rankings ...

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Craig Ervine Urges Zimbabwe To Play The Game Not The Occasion Against England

Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine wants his side to focus on the task at hand rather than the sense of occasion when they face England in a Test for the first ...

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England's Jofra Archer Out Of West Indies Series In Latest Injury Setback

England fast bowler Jofra Archer has suffered yet another injury blow that could hamper plans for a Test return against India later this season. The 30-year-old express quick hurt his ...

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Ireland Thrash West Indies By 124 Runs In ODI Opener

Paul Stirling became the first Irish batsman to reach 10,000 international runs and Andy Balbirnie made a century during a dominant 124-run win over the West Indies in the opening ...

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McCullum Urges England To Show Humility After Rocky Spell

England head coach Brendon McCullum on Tuesday urged his side to "show some humility" as they prepare to start a defining period in his reign. McCullum's team host Zimbabwe in ...

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England Bowler Cook To Make Test Debut Against Zimbabwe

Sam Cook will make his England debut in this week's Test against Zimbabwe, while fellow fast bowler Josh Tongue features for the first time in two years. Cook's place in ...

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Three Challenges England Face As Test Season Begins

Ben Stokes's England face Zimbabwe on Thursday at the start of a defining year of Test cricket with sterner challenges on the horizon against India and Australia. The four-day match ...

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Ben Stokes Determined To 'Dominate' On England Return

England's Test captain Ben Stokes believes he is in his best ever physical condition and can dominate with bat and ball on his latest comeback from injury. The 33-year-old is ...

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Test Final Must Trump IPL, Says South Africa Coach Shukri Conrad

Coach Shukri Conrad said on Tuesday that South Africa's players must prioritise the World Test Championship final over the closing stages of the Indian Premier League. Conrad said there was ...

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