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Rashid Khan Anchors Afghanistan's Series-Levelling Win Over Zimbabwe

A career-best wicket haul by leg-spinner Rashid Khan helped Afghanistan level their two-match series against Zimbabwe with a hard-fought victory in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The ...

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Archer Determined To Clinch World Cup Place Despite Elbow Worries

England's emphatic win over India in their opening T20 showdown revealed concerns for both sides as they seek to build momentum before this year's World Cup. Top-ranked side England must ...

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Lewis Hits Century As West Indies Make Drama Out Of Run Chase In Sri Lanka Win

West Indies turned a leisurely canter into a desperate scramble to achieve a series-clinching five-wicket victory over SriLanka with two balls to spare in the second One-Day International of their ...

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Rashid Khan Takes 4 As Zimbabwe Battle To Avoid Follow-On In 2nd Test

Ace leg-spinner Rashid Khan and fellow slow bowler Amir Hamza shared seven wickets between them to leave Zimbabwe battling to avoid defeat in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on ...

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Pakistan's Sharjeel Khan Returns To T20I Squad After A 4 Year Fixing Ban

Disgraced opener Sharjeel Khan has returned to Pakistan's Twenty20 squad for the away series against South Africa and Zimbabwe, four years after being banned for spot-fixing during matches. The 31 ...

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Kraigg Braithwaite Replaces Jason Holder As West Indies Test Captain

Kraigg Brathwaite will replace Jason Holder as the West Indies Test Captain with a two-Test series against Sri Lanka coming up this month, Cricket West Indies said Thursday. Brathwaite has ...

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Hope Century Leads Windies To Victory In 1st ODI As Gunathilaka Out Obstructing Field

Shai Hope marked his return to West Indies duty with an assured hundred in guiding his team to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first One-Day International ...

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WI vs SL: Danushka Gunathilaka Out Obstructing The Field As Sri Lanka Make 232 In First ODI

Opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka joined the shortlist of players dismissed obstructing the field as Sri Lanka subsided from a promising start to be dismissed for 232 off 49 overs batting ...

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Michael Vaughan Warns Test Cricket A 'Joke' If England Rotate In Ashes

Former captain Michael Vaughan fears Test cricket will become a "joke" if England rotates players in and out of their side during the 2021/22 Ashes in Australia. England coach Chris ...

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ICC Chief Manu Sawhney Put On Forced Leave After Inquiry

The International Cricket Council has put chief executive Manu Sawhney on forced leave after an investigation found evidence of misconduct, world body sources said on Wednesday. ...

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ICC Confirms Venue Shift From Lord's To Southampton For WTC Final

The inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand will be held in a bio-secure bubble in Southampton. ...

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Southampton Confirmed As Venue For World Test Championship Final

The World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand in June has been moved from Lord's to Southampton because of the pandemic, Indian cricket chief Sourav Ganguly said. The ...

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Kane Williamson Injures Elbow, Ruled Out Of ODI Series Against Bangladesh

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss this month's one-day international series against Bangladesh because of an elbow injury, the Black Caps said Tuesday. The team's medical manager D ...

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IND vs ENG: Sam Curran Backs England's Rotation Policy In Busy Year

All-rounder Sam Curran on Monday backed England's much-criticized rotation policy as he returns "refreshed" for the Twenty20 International series in India. Curran was not part of England's 3-1 ...

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Aussie Women Cricketers Finally Get A Statue

Sports-mad Australia has 73 statues and sculptures of cricketers dotted around the country, and they all depict men.But that will change with Cricket Australia Monday commissioning the first of a ...

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Shastri Praises The 'Fearlessness' Of New India In Test Cricket

India's new Test cricket heroes have pandemic-induced squad regulations to thank for getting their shot in the Australia and England series, coach Ravi Shastri said Sunday. Given the added risk ...

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4 years ago
Lonely Joe, Rampant Rishabh: Five Talking Points From India vs England Test Series

India crushed England inside three days of the fourth Test to clinch the series 3-1 and book their meeting with New Zealand in the World Test Championship final. Let's Take ...

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Kohli Sets Sights On 'One Big Game' To Win World Test Championship

India crushed Joe Root's side inside three days in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday to clinch the series 3-1 and finish top of the Test Championship table ahead ...

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Martin Guptill Leads New Zealand To T20 Series Win Against Australia

A century opening stand by Martin Guptill and Devon Conway saw New Zealand clinch their Twenty20 series against Australia in Wellington on Sunday after the tourists faltered in the face ...

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Spinners Lead Sri Lanka To Series-Levelling Win Over West Indies

Sri Lanka's spinners bamboozled world champions West Indies to claim a 43-run win in the second Twenty20 International at Coolidge Cricket Ground on Friday. Having lost by four wickets in ...

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Australia Beat New Zealand By 50 Runs, Series Goes Into Decider In 5th T20I

Australia crushed New Zealand by 50 runs in a low-scoring fourth Twenty20 international in Wellington Friday to level the series at 2-2. The result sets up a winner-takes-all blockbuster in ...

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Pakistan Super League Suspended Indefinitely Over Coronavirus Cases

The Pakistan Super League was suspended on Thursday after seven players tested positive for the coronavirus, the country's cricket board said. The Twenty20 competition, which started on February 2 ...

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Root Wants England To Be 'Brave' Against Indian Spinners

Joe Root has urged his England team to be "braver" and to free themselves from fear in the fourth and final Test against India starting on Thursday. The tourists have ...

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AFG vs ZIM: Muzarabani, Williams Shine As Zimbabwe Lead Afghanistan

Paceman Blessing Muzarabani took four wickets while skipper Sean Williams hit an unbeaten half-century to help Zimbabwe take lead on the opening day of the first Test against Afghanistan in ...

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