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SL vs BAN: Bangladesh's Mominul Haque Demands Result In Sri Lanka

Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque on Sunday ruled out any experimenting in the forthcoming Test series in Sri Lanka as they were badly in need of some results. The Tigers will leave home Monday wi ...

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South Africa Cricket Crisis Nears End As Board Agrees On New Governance Structure

South African cricket's extended administrative crisis appeared near an end on Saturday when Cricket South Africa's interim board hailed an agreement on a new governance structure in which ind ...

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SA vs PAK: Mohammad Rizwan Steers Pakistan To Their Highest-Winning T20 Run Chase

Mohammad Rizwan took inspiration from teammate Fakhar Zaman and steered Pakistan to their highest-winning run chase as they beat South Africa by four wickets in the first Twenty20 international at the ...

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SA vs PAK: Markram, Klaasen Shine For South Africa In First T20 Against Pakistan

Opening batsman Aiden Markram and stand-in captain Heinrich Klaasen made hard-hitting half-centuries for South Africa in the first Twenty20 international against Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium in J ...

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London Mayor Wants To Host Indian Premier League In The City

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to bring the glitzy Indian Premier League(IPL) to the British capital as he seeks to establish the city as the "undisputed sporting capital" of the world. Khan hopes fu ...

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Royal Challengers Bangalore Beat Mumbai Indians By 2 Wickets In IPL 2021 Opener (Match Report)

South Africa's AB de Villiers hit a quickfire 48 as Royal Challengers Bangalore prevailed in a last-ball thriller against holders Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2021 season at the MA ...

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Players Under Watch As IPL 2021 Starts Amid Covid Scare

Cricket chiefs have stepped up surveillance of star players ahead of Friday's launch of the Indian Premier League(IPL) amid a rapid surge in coronavirus cases. The world's richest Twenty20 tou ...

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South Africa Captain Temba Bavuma Out Of T20 Series Against Pakistan

Recently-appointed South African white-ball captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the Twenty20 international series against Pakistan, which starts on Saturday, because of a hamstring injury. It i ...

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1st T20I, Preview: South Africa, Pakistan Clash In Shadow Of IPL

Many of South Africa's best cricketers will be involved in Twenty20 matches on Saturday – but only some of them will be playing for their country in the first of four T20 internationals against ...

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Hanuma Vihari 'Really Excited' By Warwickshire Chance

India batsman Hanuma Vihari said Thursday he was "really excited" to have joined Warwickshire for the early stages of the English County Championship season in a move that could bolster his hopes of a ...

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From King Kohli To Universe Boss: Five Star Players To Watch In The IPL 2021

Top players from around the world have gathered for the 14th Indian Premier League(IPL), which starts on Friday for a 52-day Twenty20 extravaganza played in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus p ...

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New Zealand Announces 20-Man Squad For England Trip In June

New Zealand named a squad of 20 players on Thursday for their upcoming tour of England including three uncapped players but with a question mark over the talismanic Kane Williamson and Trent Boult. Th ...

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Fakhar Zaman, Babar Help Pakistan Post 320/7 Against South Africa In Series Decider

Fakhar Zaman hit his second successive century and captain Babar Azam scored 94 as Pakistan made 320 for seven in the series-deciding third and final one-day international against South Africa at Supe ...

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Pandemic Casts Dark Shadows As India Prepares For IPL 2021

Mumbai Indians will start their campaign to become the first side to win three straight Indian Premier League titles in an empty stadium in Chennai on Friday, as the pandemic casts a dark shadow over ...

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ICC Readies Backup Plan For T20 World Cup As Covid Cases Rises In India

Cricket's governing body has a plan B in case the coronavirus pandemic prevents India from staging the Twenty20 World Cup this year, but is still months from a final decision, its interim chief Ge ...

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Pollock Criticises De Kock 'Deception' Over Zaman Run-Out

Former South African captain Shaun Pollock on Wednesday said he believed South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock was guilty of deception in the run-out of Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman during the s ...

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Sarah Taylor Announces Return To Cricket, Joins Welsh Fire In The Hundred

Former England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor is to return to professional cricket in the Hundred after putting her career on hold due to anxiety issues. Taylor, who will play for the Welsh Fire, took up c ...

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SA vs PAK: Quinton De Kock escapes fake fielding charge after Fakhar Zaman run out

South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock is unlikely to face any sanction over the run out of Fakhar Zaman during the Proteas' 17-run win in the second ODI, according to reports. After reviewing ...

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2nd ODI: Bavuma, de Kock Star As South Africa Post 341/6 Against Pakistan

Newly-appointed captain Temba Bavuma anchored a solid South African batting performance in the second one-day international against Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. In his ...

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2nd ODI: Pakistan Opt To Bowl Against South Africa

Pakistan won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the second one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. As in the first match in Centurion on Friday, Pakistan cap ...

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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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