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2nd Test: Jayawickrama's 11 Debut Wickets Seal Sri Lanka Win Over Bangladesh
Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama enjoyed a dream debut as he claimed 11 wickets to seal a 209-run victory over Bangladesh in the second Test at Pallekele on Monday. Chasing ...
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South Africa's Parnell Denied As Yorkshire Win By One Run Against Northamptonshire
South Africa's Wayne Parnell starred with bat and ball but was unable to prevent Northamptonshire suffering a dramatic one-run defeat at Yorkshire in the English County Championship on Sunday. The ...
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Somerset's Jack Brooks Becomes County Cricket's First Covid Substitute
Somerset's Jack Brooks became English county cricket's first Covid-19 substitute when he replaced Lewis Gregory on the third day of a Championship match against Middlesex at Taunton on Saturda ...
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South Africa To Bid For 2027 Cricket World Cup
Cricket South Africa will bid to host the 2027 men’s Cricket World Cup, acting president Rihan Richards said on Friday. Richards made the announcement at a press conference at which ...
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SL vs BAN: Taskin Ahmed Shines But Fails To Slow Sri Lanka Run Fest
Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed took three wickets for 119 on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka Friday as the hosts piled up 469 runs for six at ...
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1st Test: Pakistan Batsmen Grind On Against Zimbabwe, Score 162/1 At Lunch
Imran Butt led the way for Pakistan with a dogged 71 not out but it was slow going on the second morning of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Friday ...
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ZIM vs PAK: Pakistan Dominate After Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi Skittle Zimbabwe
Pakistan dominated the opening day of the first Test against Zimbabwe on the back of some destructive pace bowling by Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi in Harare on Thursday. ...
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1st Test: Hasan Ali Takes Two As Zimbabwe Struggles At 59/4 At Lunch
Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali struck twice in the morning session as Zimbabwe were left reeling on 59-4 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test in Harare ...
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Richardson, Zampa Reach Australia After Beating Flight Ban To Flee Covid-Hit India
Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa arrived back home Thursday after withdrawing from the Indian Premier League(IPL) 2021 and fleeing the Covid-stricken country, circumventing a ban on flights by traveling ...
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Police Protect Empty Stadium As IPL Arrives In India's Virus-Hit Capital
Chennai Super Kings beat bottom side Sunrisers Hyderabad to go top of the IPL on Wednesday as the big-money tournament staged its first game in India's coronavirus stricken capital. Scores ...
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SL vs BAN: Sri Lanka Punished For 'Below Average' Pitch Ahead Of Must-Win Test
Sri Lanka risk falling to their lowest world rankings position if they fail to beat Bangladesh in the second and final Test starting Thursday at Pallekele after being punished for ...
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English Cricket Joins Social Media Boycott Over Online Abuse
English cricket bosses announced on Wednesday they would join football's boycott of social media in a show of solidarity against racism and discrimination. A coalition of football organisations in ...
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Former Sri Lanka Test Player Nuwan Zoysa Gets Six-Year Ban For Match-Fixing
Sri Lanka's former Test cricketer and bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa was banned for six years on Wednesday by the International Cricket Council for match-fixing during a T10 tournament in the ...
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1st Test: Pakistan Look To Tame Zimbabwe Without Injured Yasir
Pakistan take on Zimbabwe without key leg-spinner Yasir Shah in a two-Test series which starts in Harare on Thursday, but are "confident" after beating South Africa earlier this year. Yasir ...
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IPL Says Foreign Stars 'Totally Safe' Amid Virus Crisis
Indian Premier League chiefs on Tuesday sought to reassure foreign stars in the tournament that they are "totally safe" even as the country battles a devastating coronavirus surge. With many ...
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Sri Lanka Cricket Match That Survived World Wars Halted By Virus
A new coronavirus wave hitting Sri Lanka has halted a cricket match between two of the country's top schools that has been played for 141 years, continuing even through world ...
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IPL 2021: Australian Cricketer Chris Lynn Requests Charter Flight Home From Virus-Hit India
Batsman Chris Lynn has requested a charter flight home for Australian players after the Indian Premier League, News Corp reported on Tuesday, as a surge in Covid cases prompted Canberra ...
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South African Cricket 'Averts' Crisis, Reaches Agreement
South African cricket stepped back from the brink of an international crisis when officials announced late Sunday evening that the differences between the two rival factions battling for the governanc ...
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Zampa, Richardson Latest To Leave Covid-Tainted IPL Cricket
Two Australian cricketers became the latest to pull out of the Indian Premier League on Monday as pressure grows on the tournament following a devastating coronavirus surge. The IPL has ...
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3rd T20I: Rizwan's 91 Takes Pakistan To 165/3 Against Zimbabwe
Mohammad Rizwan struck 91 runs off 60 balls as Pakistan sped to 165-3 in 20 overs against Zimbabwe on Sunday in the third and final Twenty20 international match with the ...
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Zimbabwe Hand Pakistan 'Painful' Defeat In Landmark T20 Victory
Zimbabwe beat Pakistan for the first time in a Twenty20 international Friday, with four-wicket Luke Jongwe the star of a shock 19-run triumph at Harare Sports Club. A maiden victory ...
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IPL Stars 'Lucky' As Covid Ravages India, Says DC's Chris Woakes
IPL cricket stars are the "lucky" ones as they play the world's richest Twenty20 tournament while a coronavirus emergency ravages India, England all-rounder Chris Woakes told AFP. Four players hav ...
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Cricket Australia Announces National Contracts; Wade, Burns And 3 Others Excluded
Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade and out-of-favour opening batter Joe Burns were among five players excluded Friday from Cricket Australia's list of nationally contracted players. The number o ...
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Ex-Pakistan Paceman Mohammad Amir Joins Kent For T20 Blast
Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has agreed to join Kent for the second half of the English county's Twenty20 Blast campaign this season. Amir will be available for seven ...
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