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WI vs SL: West Indies Take Control Of Sri Lanka 2nd Test

Sloppy cricket from Sri Lanka allowed the West Indies to build on a 96-run first-innings lead, with the home side extending their overall advantage to 165 at lunch on the fourth day of the second ...

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West Indies Captain Kraigg Brathwaite Signs For Gloucestershire

West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite has joined Gloucestershire for the first eight matches of this season's County Championship, the club announced on Thursday. The opening batsman, who rep ...

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2nd Test: Nissanka Helps Sri Lanka Reach 250/8 As Rain Ends Day 3 Early

Pathum Nissanka kept the West Indies at bay, with Sri Lanka limping to the close at 250 for eight in reply to the home side's first-innings total of 354 on a rain-affected third day of ...

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WI vs SL: Sri Lanka Wobble As Shannon Gabriel, Jermaine Blackwood Claim Wickets

Sri Lanka lost their two overnight batsmen in a rain-interrupted session as the West Indies restricted the tourists to 189 for five in reply to their first innings total of 354 at lunch on the ...

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IND vs ENG: England Opener Jason Roy Joins IPL's Sunrisers Hyderabad

England opening batsman Jason Roy has joined Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad as a replacement for Australia's Mitchell Marsh, his county side Surrey announced on Wednesday. The 30-y ...

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2nd Test: Sri Lanka Reach 136/3 At Stumps After Bowling West Indies Out For 354 On Day 2

Captain Kraigg Brathwaite was last out in the West Indies' first innings of 354 before the visitors rallied behind Lahiru Thirimanne's third consecutive half-century to reach 136 for three at ...

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2nd T20I: New Zealand Beat Bangladesh By 28 Runs To Seal T20I Series

New Zealand downed Bangladesh by 28 runs in a rain-affected second Twenty20 International in Napier Tuesday to secure the three-match series and complete a home sweep against all comers. New Zealand m ...

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2nd T20I: Bangladesh Start Run-Chase Without A Set Target

Bangladesh were set a target of 170 runs in a rain-interrupted second Twenty20 International against New Zealand in Napier on Tuesday. New Zealand made 173 for five off 17.5 overs after losing the tos ...

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Jofra Archer Undergoes Hand Surgery Following Freak Fish Tank Injury

England paceman Jofra Archer has had successful surgery to remove a piece of glass that became lodged in a finger when he smashed a fish tank while trying to clean it. The 25-year-old played two ...

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2nd Test: Braithwaite On 99 As West Indies Score 287/7 On Day 1 Against Sri Lanka

Kraigg Brathwaite batted through the day for an unbeaten 99 as the West Indies reached a respectable 287 for seven at stumps on the opening day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka ...

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England Will Not Panic Despite India Tour Defeats - Jos Buttler

Consecutive Test, Twenty20 and One-Day series defeats would be enough for most cricket nations to ring the changes, but not England, according to team stalwart Jos Buttler. India captain Virat Ko ...

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India Edge England In ODI Decider Despite Curran Heroics

India beat England by seven runs on Sunday to clinch the one-day international series 2-1 despite a courageous unbeaten 95 from Sam Curran. SCORECARD England, who had already lost the Test and Twenty2 ...

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IND vs ENG: Jonny Bairstow Can Break Batting Records, Says England Leader Jos Buttler

England's stand-in captain Jos Buttler has backed top batsman Jonny Bairstow to become the country's leading century scorer after his 124 against India helped England level the series going in ...

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Bangladesh Pacer Hasan Mahmud Ruled Out New Zealand T20s

Bangladesh pace bowler Hasan Mahmud has been ruled out of the three-match Twenty20 international series against New Zealand with a back injury and is returning home, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ...

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'We Didn't Have A Chance,' Says Kohli As Bairstow, Stokes Blast England To Win

Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes launched a six-hitting feast as England chased down 337 against India in a series-leveling win in the second one-day international on Friday with home skipper Virat Kohli ...

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Bairstow Says 'It Just Happens' As England Hit 20 Sixes To Beat India

Jonny Bairstow on Friday said England backs its batsmen to go for big hits after he and Ben Stokes led the team's successful chase of 337 in the second one-day international against India, an inni ...

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Chaminda Vaas Returns As Sri Lanka Bowling Coach After Pay Spat

Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach Chaminda Vaas returned to his job a month after quitting over a pay dispute that was "amicably resolved," the cricket board said Friday. Former Test player Vaas, 47, ...

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Conway, Mitchell Steer New Zealand To Bangladesh ODI Series Sweep

Maiden centuries for Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell set up a crushing 164-run win for New Zealand in the third one-day international in Wellington on Friday, giving the hosts a series clean sweep. Co ...

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IND vs ENG: India Series Defeat Would Not Change England Said Ben Stokes

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IPL Propels India's New Stars Onto World Stage: KL Rahul

The demands of the Indian Premier League have helped propel the national team's rising stars onto the international stage, batsman K.L. Rahul said ahead of the second one-day international match a ...

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England Repay West Indies Debt With Expanded Caribbean Tour

English cricket chiefs responded Wednesday to West Indies' decision to play in England last year at the height of the coronavirus pandemic by announcing an expanded 2022 tour of the Caribbean. In ...

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1st Test: Sri Lanka Extends Lead By 153 As Kyle Mayers' Late Strikes Give Windies Hope

Oshada Fernando and Lahiru Thirimanne led a Sri Lankan fightback as the tourists reached 255 for four in their second innings, a lead of 153, at close of play on the third day of the ...

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'One Of Our Sweetest', Says Kohli After England ODI Win

India skipper Virat Kohli said Tuesday's 66-run win over England was "one of the sweetest" after his bowlers hit back following a batting onslaught in the first one-day international. Chasing 318 ...

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Sharjeel Khan Delighted With Pakistan Welcome After Return From Ban

Pakistan opener Sharjeel Khan said Tuesday he was delighted with the welcome he had been given since being recalled to the national squad after completing a lengthy ban for spot-fixing. The 31-year-ol ...

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