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Jacob Bethell Spins England to 3-0 T20I Clean Sweep Over Sri Lanka

Jacob Bethell claimed career-best figures of 4/11 as England defended 128 to beat Sri Lanka by 12 runs at Pallekele, completing a 3-0 T20I series clean sweep ahead of the T20 World Cup. ...

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Sri Lanka Drop Test Captain Dhananjaya De Silva From T20 World Cup Squad

Sri Lanka on Monday dropped Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva from their 15-man T20 World Cup squad led by Dasun Shanaka. De Silva had been recalled for a three-match T20 international series against P ...

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England Seal T20I Series with Six-Wicket Win over Sri Lanka in Pallekele

England wrapped up the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a six-wicket win in Pallekele, as Harry Brook and Tom Banton starred in a rain-hit chase. ...

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Pakistan Thrash Australia by 111 Runs to Complete 3–0 T20 Series Whitewash

Saim Ayub and Babar Azam hit half-centuries as Mohammad Nawaz claimed five wickets to power Pakistan to a dominant 111-run win over Australia and seal a 3–0 T20 series sweep in Lahore. ...

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Salman Agha’s Career-Best Powers Pakistan to 90-Run T20I Win Over Australia

Salman Agha smashed a career-best 76 as Pakistan crushed Australia by 90 runs in the second T20I in Lahore, sealing the series with a dominant spin bowling display. ...

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England Beat Sri Lanka by 11 Runs (DLS) in 1st T20I as Sam Curran Claims Hat-Trick

England underlined their T20 World Cup credentials with an 11-run DLS victory over Sri Lanka in the first T20I at Pallekele, as Sam Curran grabbed a hat-trick and Phil Salt starred with the bat. ...

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England Look To Fine Tune For T20 World Cup With Sri Lanka Series

Ranked number three in the world, England have most of their boxes ticked ahead of next month's T20 World Cup, with several of their batters and bowlers comfortably sitting inside the top ten of t ...

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De Kock’s Borrowed Bat Century Seals Series Win for South Africa Against West Indies

Quinton de Kock smashed a career-best 115 with a borrowed bat as South Africa chased down 221 to beat West Indies by seven wickets and clinch the T20I series at Centurion. ...

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Saim Ayub Stars as Pakistan Beat Australia by 22 Runs in First T20I in Lahore

All-rounder Saim Ayub shone with bat and ball as Pakistan secured a 22-run win over Australia in the first T20I in Lahore, with spinners taking six wickets. ...

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Sri Lanka boosts T20 World Cup security with eye on India–Pakistan games

Sri Lanka will deploy elite armed commando units to protect teams during the T20 World Cup next month, with heightened security for India-Pakistan matches as the island co-hosts the tournament with India. ...

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Sophie Molineux Named Australia Women’s Captain Across All Formats

Spin-bowling allrounder Sophie Molineux has been appointed captain of the Australian women’s cricket team in all three formats, succeeding retiring skipper Alyssa Healy, with leadership duties beginning against India next month. ...

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Bangladesh-Born Sri Lanka T20 Team Owner Sentenced Over Match-Fixing

A Sri Lankan court handed the British owner of a Premier League team a four-year suspended sentence on Wednesday over match-fixing in the domestic T20 cricket tournament, a judicial official told AFP. ...

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Markram’s Powers South Africa to 9-Wicket T20I Win Over West Indies

Aiden Markram smashed a career-best 86 not out as South Africa cruised to a nine-wicket win over West Indies in the first T20I at Boland Park. ...

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Harry Brook’s 57-Ball Century Powers England to Historic ODI Series Win in Sri Lanka

Harry Brook smashed a blistering 57-ball hundred as England beat Sri Lanka by 53 runs in Colombo, clinching the ODI series and ending the hosts’ five-year unbeaten home run. ...

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Sri Lanka’s Unbeaten Home ODI Run Faces Test as England, Root Set Up Series Decider

Sri Lanka’s five-year unbeaten home ODI series record is under threat as England level the series 1-1, with Joe Root emerging once again as the key challenge in the decider. ...

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Abhishek Sharma’s 14-Ball Fifty Powers India to Series-Clinching T20I Win Over New Zealand

Abhishek Sharma smashed a 14-ball fifty as India cruised to an eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the third T20I, sealing the series 3-0 in Guwahati. ...

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Josh Inglis Seals Perth Scorchers’ Record Sixth BBL Title with Win Over Sydney Sixers

Josh Inglis’ unbeaten 29 guided Perth Scorchers to a six-wicket win over Sydney Sixers, clinching a record sixth Big Bash League title in front of a packed Optus Stadium. ...

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Joe Root Anchors England’s Gritty ODI Win to Level Series Against Sri Lanka

Joe Root’s composed 75 guided England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on a turning Colombo track, levelling the ODI series with a game to spare. ...

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Nepal Skipper Rohit Paudel Eyes New Summit With 'Nothing To Lose' At T20 World Cup

Nepal captain Rohit Paudel says his side have "nothing to lose" in next month's T20 World Cup as they target more famous upsets and a place in the tournament's Super Eight second phase. The Hi ...

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T20 Cricket World Cup Row Overshadows India's Olympic Ambitions

India hopes next month's T20 World Cup will bolster its credentials as a global sports host -- and the country's Olympic ambitions -- but preparations have been rocked by a diplomatic row with ...

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Injuries Force Two Changes to South Africa’s T20 World Cup Squad

South Africa made two injury-enforced changes to their T20 World Cup squad, with Tony de Zorzi and Donovan Ferreira ruled out and Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs named as replacements. ...

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Bangladesh Pull Out of T20 World Cup After Refusing to Travel to India

Bangladesh will not participate in next month’s T20 World Cup after refusing to play matches in India, despite the ICC rejecting its request to shift games to Sri Lanka. ...

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Sri Lanka’s Spinners Seal 19-Run Win Over England in First ODI at Colombo

Sri Lanka’s spinners sparked a dramatic collapse as the hosts beat England by 19 runs in the opening ODI at Colombo, defending 271 in a tense finish. ...

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Steve Waugh Targets Cricket's 'Last Great Frontier' With European T20 Venture

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh is seeking to conquer cricket's "last great frontier" as one of the investors in a new European T20 franchise competition set to feature Steve Smith and Mitche ...

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