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Joe Root Leads England To Victory Over Sri Lanka In First Test

Joe Root's gritty unbeaten 62 guided England to a five-wicket win in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Saturday.Set 205 to win, England were faltering at 56-2 when star batsman R ...

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Pooran Shines As West Indies Beat South Africa In First T20i

Nicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten 65 from 26 balls as the West Indies defeated an experimental South Africa side by seven wickets in their T20 international at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium on Friday. ...

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WATCH: Prabath Jayasuriya Sparks Warne Memories With Harry Brook Dismissal

On the Old Trafford ground where Shane Warne bowled the 'Ball of the Century' in 1993, Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya made a bid for the modern-day equivalent by dismissing England's ...

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Jamie Smith Edges England Ahead In First Test Against Sri Lanka

Jamie Smith's latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday. England were 259-6 in reply to Sri Lanka's 2 ...

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1st Test: Dhananjaya De Silva And Milan Rathnayake Star In Sri Lanka Revival Against England

Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant fast bowler Milan Rathnayake both made fine fifties as Sri Lanka recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse on Wednesday's opening day of the first Test against ...

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Ayub And Shakeel Rescue Pakistan In First Test Against Bangladesh

Pakistan vs Bangladesh First Test Day 1 Report: Left-handers Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub hit fighting half-centuries to help Pakistan recover to 158-4 on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi ...

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Bangladesh Cricket Board Names New Chief After Hasina-Ally Nazmul Hassan Quits

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named ex-skipper Faruque Ahmed Wednesday as president after the resignation of Nazmul Hassan, a close ally of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Cricket and politi ...

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PAK vs BAN: Bangladesh Send Pakistan Into Bat In Rain Delayed First Test

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat on the opening day of the first Test Wednesday after a delayed start due to a wet outfield. The two umpires ...

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Women's T20 World Cup Moved From Bangladesh To UAE

The 2024 Women's T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved out of Bangladesh and will instead take place in the United Arab Emirates, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday. ...

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Sri Lanka Skipper Dhananjaya De Silva Hoping To Make Most Of Ben Stokes Injury

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva believes Ben Stokes' injury could help his side upset the odds in their Test series against England. De Silva is skippering the tourists in their first red-ba ...

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Ollie Pope is prepared to "do his own thing" as England Test captain but accepts he is in caretaker charge of what is still effectively Ben Stokes's side. Pope will become the 82nd man to ...

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Bangladesh Captain Hopes Shakib Al Hasan Shines Despite Political Setback

Bangladesh's cricket captain on Tuesday was confident that ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan will compete at his best in a Test against Pakistan this week, after protests over the former lawmaker' ...

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Ben Stokes Absence Adds Extra Edge To England-Sri Lanka Series

England head into the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford starting Wednesday with several players given a chance to prove a point after captain Ben Stokes's series-ending injury. Star all ...

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Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Applies To Be Oxford Chancellor

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister and former cricketer Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of Britain's prestigious University of Oxford, his party said.Khan, prime mini ...

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WI vs SA,2nd Test: South Africa Defeat West Indies To Maintain 25-Year Test Series Grip

South Africa defeated the West Indies by 40 runs on an eventful third day of the second and final Test on Saturday to extend their dominance over the Caribbean side. Set a challenging target of ...

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SA Vs WI: Aiden Markram, Kyle Verreynne Put South Africa In Charge Of 2nd Test

Half-centuries by Aiden Markram at the top of the innings and Kyle Verreynne at the end of the day put South Africa in charge of the second Test against the West Indies on Friday. At ...

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WI vs SA 2nd Test: Shamar Joseph Shines As Wickets Tumble And South Africa Hit Back

Shamar Joseph marked his first taste of Test cricket on home soil with a five-wicket haul but South Africa hit back in kind as 17 wickets tumbled on a dramatic opening day of the second ...

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Bangladesh Allows Ousted MP Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan To Play In Pakistan

Ousted Bangladeshi lawmaker and cricketer Shakib Al Hasan was given permission on Wednesday to remain with the national side in Pakistan by the de facto leaders who toppled his old boss. Shakib, a for ...

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Sri Lanka Name Ian Bell As Batting Coach For England Tour

Former England player Ian Bell was named Tuesday as Sri Lanka's batting coach for the three-match Test series against England. Sri Lanka Cricket said the 42-year-old former right-hand batter was h ...

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Top Afghanistan T20 Cricket League Opens With Star Players To Appear

Afghanistan's leading T20 domestic cricket league opened on Monday with multiple star national players set to participate for the first time since the Taliban return to power, the country's cr ...

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Former England Cricketer Graham Thorpe Took His Own Life: Family

Graham Thorpe's wife Amanda has revealed the former England cricketer took his own life after battling depression and anxiety for several years, with police confirming Monday he had died following ...

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Athanaze Heroics Guide West Indies To South Africa Draw

Alick Athanaze missed out on a maiden Test century but played the key role in ensuring the safety of a draw for the West Indies against South Africa on the final day of the rain-affected ...

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1st Test: Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada Help South Africa To Keep Hopes Of West Indies Win Alive

Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada combined on Saturday to earn South Africa a healthy first innings lead over the West Indies with the visitors attempting to defy the impact of inclement weather in see ...

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