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2nd Test: Pakistan Beat Zimbabwe To Win the Test Series 2-0

Pakistan captain Babar Azam lauded his players after they completed a successful southern Africa tour with a second straight innings victory over Zimbabwe on Monday –- then looked ahead to his team& ...

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IPL 'Can't Happen' In India While Coronavirus Rages: Ganguly

This year's suspended IPL cannot be completed in India while it battles a raging coronavirus crisis and could struggle to find a slot elsewhere, India's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly has said. ...

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2nd Test: Hasan Ali Takes 5 As Pakistan Bowls Out Zimbabwe For 132, Follow-On Enforced

Pakistan enforced the follow on after bowling hosts Zimbabwe out for 132 on the third day of the second and final Test at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Pakistan, seeking to complete a sweep of ...

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4 years ago
ZIM vs PAK: Abid Ali And Azhar Ali Centuries Put Pakistan In Strong Position

Centuries by Abid Ali and Azhar Ali put Pakistan in a strong position on the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday. Abid (118 not out) and Azhar ...

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4 years ago
ZIM vs PAK: Pakistan Ready To Hand Test Debut To 36-Year-Old Seamer Tabish Khan

Pakistan could hand a surprise Test debut to 36-year-old seamer Tabish Khan in the second Test against Zimbabwe starting on Friday. Tabish has been a consistent performer at the domestic level in Paki ...

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IPL 2021: English Grounds Consider Role As Indian Premier League Stand-In Hosts

Several Test grounds in England are ready to act as stand-in hosts for the concluding matches of this year's coronavirus-hit Indian Premier League, according to media reports published Thursday. T ...

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South Africa To Tour West Indies For 2 Tests, 5T20Is In June

South Africa will tour the West Indies next month at the start of an intensive build-up to the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled for India in October, the national federation announced on Thursday. Cr ...

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Aussie IPL Cricketers Flee India For Maldives But Top Kiwis Remain

Australian cricketers fled Covid-ravaged India for the Maldives Thursday, but New Zealand's top stars are stuck in Delhi until May 11, the earliest they can secure exemptions to enter England wher ...

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CA Narrows Maldives Or Sri Lanka To Evacuate Australian Players In IPL

Cricket authorities in Australia and New Zealand rushed to evacuate star players from Covid-hit India on Wednesday after the lucrative Indian Premier League was abandoned. Cricket Australia said plans ...

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Former Australian Spinner Stuart MacGill 'Kidnapped', 'Assaulted'

Australian police on Wednesday arrested four men in connection with the armed kidnapping of former Test bowler Stuart MacGill. The men were detained in a pre-dawn raid in Sydney, following the kidnapp ...

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Australian PM Walks Back, Says Prison Time 'Highly Unlikely' For Escaping Covid Hit India

Australia's prime minister fended off accusations of racism and having blood on his hands on Tuesday, as he retreated from a threat to jail Australians trying to escape Covid-wracked India. Scott ...

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4 years ago
2nd Test: Jayawickrama's 11 Debut Wickets Seal Sri Lanka Win Over Bangladesh

Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama enjoyed a dream debut as he claimed 11 wickets to seal a 209-run victory over Bangladesh in the second Test at Pallekele on Monday. Chasing a daunting 437 to win ...

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4 years ago
South Africa's Parnell Denied As Yorkshire Win By One Run Against Northamptonshire

South Africa's Wayne Parnell starred with bat and ball but was unable to prevent Northamptonshire suffering a dramatic one-run defeat at Yorkshire in the English County Championship on Sunday. The ...

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4 years ago
Somerset's Jack Brooks Becomes County Cricket's First Covid Substitute

Somerset's Jack Brooks became English county cricket's first Covid-19 substitute when he replaced Lewis Gregory on the third day of a Championship match against Middlesex at Taunton on Saturda ...

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South Africa To Bid For 2027 Cricket World Cup

Cricket South Africa will bid to host the 2027 men’s Cricket World Cup, acting president Rihan Richards said on Friday. Richards made the announcement at a press conference at which details of a new ...

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4 years ago
SL vs BAN: Taskin Ahmed Shines But Fails To Slow Sri Lanka Run Fest

Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed took three wickets for 119 on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka Friday as the hosts piled up 469 runs for six at stumps. The 26-year-old had an ...

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1st Test: Pakistan Batsmen Grind On Against Zimbabwe, Score 162/1 At Lunch

Imran Butt led the way for Pakistan with a dogged 71 not out but it was slow going on the second morning of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Friday as the batsmen added just ...

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4 years ago
ZIM vs PAK: Pakistan Dominate After Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi Skittle Zimbabwe

Pakistan dominated the opening day of the first Test against Zimbabwe on the back of some destructive pace bowling by Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi in Harare on Thursday. Hasan finished with 4-53 ...

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1st Test: Hasan Ali Takes Two As Zimbabwe Struggles At 59/4 At Lunch

Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali struck twice in the morning session as Zimbabwe were left reeling on 59-4 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test in Harare on Thursday. Hasan dismissed Kevin ...

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4 years ago
Richardson, Zampa Reach Australia After Beating Flight Ban To Flee Covid-Hit India

Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa arrived back home Thursday after withdrawing from the Indian Premier League(IPL) 2021 and fleeing the Covid-stricken country, circumventing a ban on flights by traveling ...

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Police Protect Empty Stadium As IPL Arrives In India's Virus-Hit Capital

Chennai Super Kings beat bottom side Sunrisers Hyderabad to go top of the IPL on Wednesday as the big-money tournament staged its first game in India's coronavirus stricken capital. Scores of poli ...

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4 years ago
SL vs BAN: Sri Lanka Punished For 'Below Average' Pitch Ahead Of Must-Win Test

Sri Lanka risk falling to their lowest world rankings position if they fail to beat Bangladesh in the second and final Test starting Thursday at Pallekele after being punished for a "below average" pi ...

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4 years ago
English Cricket Joins Social Media Boycott Over Online Abuse

English cricket bosses announced on Wednesday they would join football's boycott of social media in a show of solidarity against racism and discrimination. A coalition of football organisations in ...

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4 years ago
Former Sri Lanka Test Player Nuwan Zoysa Gets Six-Year Ban For Match-Fixing

Sri Lanka's former Test cricketer and bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa was banned for six years on Wednesday by the International Cricket Council for match-fixing during a T10 tournament in the United Ar ...

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