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Australia Lead By 82 Runs As West Indies' Test On A Knife Edge

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WATCH: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights

Sri Lanka's bowlers reduced Bangladesh to 220 for eight at stumps on a rain-hit day one of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo. WATCH: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | 2nd ...

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England Knew They Could 'Blow Match Apart' Says Ben Stokes After India Triumph

England captain Ben Stokes praised his side's approach after they pulled off a remarkable five-wicket win over India in the first Test at Headingley on Tuesday. Ben Duckett's superb 149 paved ...

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Ten Highest Winning Run-Chases In Test Cricket History

Ten Highest Winning Run-Chases In Test Cricket History- England completed the tenth highest fourth-innings run chase in Test history with a pursuit of 371 that sealed a five-wicket over India at Head ...

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3 Things We Learned From The First Test Between England And India

England beat India by five wickets in the first Test at Headingley after a superb 149 from opener Ben Duckett helped make light of a seemingly stiff chase of 371. Below AFP Sport looks at ...

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Pat Cummins Says Green 'Long-Term Option' As Australia Face New-Look Windies

Cameron Green is the "long-term option" to bat at number three for Australia, Pat Cummins said, after the captain named his team for Wednesday's opening Test against the West Indies in Barbados. G ...

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Rishabh Pant: India's Unorthodox Hero

Rishabh Pant's swashbuckling style may not be the textbook technique of great Indian batsman of old, but the diminutive wicketkeeper wrote his name into the history books at Headingley on Monday. ...

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Travis Head Says New-Look Australia Can Cope Without Smith, Labuschagne

Travis Head said Monday Australia were experienced enough to cope as they prepare for their first Test without Steve Smith or Marnus Labuschagne since 2018. An out-of-form Labuschagne has been dropped ...

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Unlucky 99: Harry Brook Adds His Name to England’s Unwanted Elite

Harry Brook joined an unwanted club when the England batsman was out for 99 in the first Test against India at his Headingley home ground on Sunday. It was the 16th instance of an England ...

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Bumrah Says 'Fate' Behind Brook's Exit For 99 Against India

India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah suggested "fate" had played a part in England batsman Harry Brook's dismissal for 99 on his Headingley home ground on Sunday as an already gripping first Test took ...

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Rain, Records & Retirement: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh First Test Ends in Draw

The first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka fizzled out into a damp draw on Saturday, with rain robbing the match in Galle of a proper climax. ...

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Yashasvi Jaiswal Salutes 'Special' Hundred As Vaughan 'Staggered' To See England Bowl First

India's Yashasvi Jaiswal was proud of a "very special" innings as he inflicted yet more pain upon England with a fine century in the first Test at Headingley on Friday. The tourists enjoyed an ide ...

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Australia Drop Struggling Labuschagne For First West Indies Test, Smith Ruled Out

Australia on Friday dropped Marnus Labuschagne for the opening match of their three-Test tour of the West Indies after a poor run of form while Steve Smith is out injured. Teenager Sam Konstas and Jos ...

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Pathum Nissanka's 187 Leads Sri Lanka Fightback In First Bangladesh Test

Pathum Nissanka's career-best 187 helped Sri Lanka finish the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in a strong position Thursday, only 127 runs off the Tigers' first innings score. T ...

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England V India Test Series: 3 Key Battles

Ben Stokes' England take on an India team under new captain Shubman Gill at Headingley on Friday in the first Test of a five-match series. The visitors are embarking on a new era without heavyweig ...

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Rishabh Pant Hopes India Can Make Country 'Happy Again' After Plane Crash

Rishabh Pant hopes his side's Test series in England can start to "make India happy again" after one of the world's worst plane crashes left the country in mourning. A total of 279 people were ...

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South Africans Welcome Home Test Champions The Proteas

Several thousand supporters were at the main airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday to welcome home World Test Championship winners South Africa. Temba Bavuma captained the Proteas to a five-wicket triu ...

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Evin Lewis Sparkles As West Indies Beat Ireland To Win T20I Series

Evin Lewis smashed 91 from just 44 balls as the West Indies beat Ireland by 62 runs to clinch a T20 series victory in Bready on Sunday. Lewis and West Indies captain Shai Hope put ...

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Time for Change: Cummins Signals Top-Order Shake-Up Post WTC Loss

Australia could shake up their batting after crashing to South Africa in the World Test Championship final, with captain Pat Cummins saying a "reset" was needed ahead of three Tests in the West Indies and ...

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We Want More: Bavuma Eyes a Trophy-Laden Future for South African Cricket

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma wants his team's triumph in the World Test Championship final to be the first of many trophies for the country's cricketers. ...

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3 Things We Learned From The World Test Championship Final

South Africa shed their unwanted tag as nearly men with a decisive five-wicket win over Australia in the World Test Championship final on Saturday. Victory, secured by Aiden Markram's superb hundr ...

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South Africa defeated Australia by five wickets in the WTC Final 2025 at Lord’s, chasing 282 with Markram’s 136 and Rabada’s 9 wickets starring. Cummins calls them “deserved champions”. ...

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Prince Says Temba Bavuma Set For 'Defining Moment' As South Africa Eye WTC Final Triumph

South Africa batting chief Ashwell Prince said captain Temba Bavuma was approaching a "defining moment" in his career after the batter's gutsy innings on Friday helped take the Proteas to the brin ...

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Australia's Smith Dislocates Finger In WTC Final

Australia's Steve Smith was taken to hospital with a dislocated finger after dropping a catch in the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord's on Friday. The batsman, fieldi ...

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