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South Africa Post 277/8 Against Netherlands In The First ODI; Verreynne Shines

Kyle Verreynne hit 95 but most of his teammates struggled as South Africa scored 277 for eight in the first one-day international against the Netherlands at SuperSport Park on Friday. ...

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BAN v PAK 1st Test: Liton & Mushfiqur Carry Bangladesh To 253/4 After Early Hiccups

Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim hit fifties to help Bangladesh rebuild the innings after a top-order collapse in the first Test against Pakistan in Chittagong on Friday. Liton was on ...

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Mominul Advises His Bangla Teammates To 'Close Ears' Ahead Of Test Against Pakistan

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque urged his teammates to ignore criticism and concentrate on the job at hand ahead of the Test series at home against Pakistan beginning on Friday. The ...

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The Ashes
Tim Paine Is Best Wicketkeeper In The World: Nathan Lyon

Australia's bowlers want Tim Paine behind the stumps for the first Ashes Test against England because he is "the best keeper in the world", spin king Nathan Lyon said Thursday. ...

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Bangladesh's Mahmudullah Announces Retirement From Test Cricket

Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah Riyad announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday after a 12-year career. The 35-year old played his last Test against Zimbabwe in Harare in July this ...

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The Ashes
Michael Vaughan Dropped From BBC Ashes Commentary Team Amid Racism Row

Michael Vaughan has been left out of the BBC commentary team for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia to avoid a "conflict of interest" amid an ongoing racism row. English ...

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Shakib-Less Bangladesh Face Tough Test Against Pakistan

Bangladesh's struggling cricket team are battling injuries ahead of the formidable challenge of hosting Pakistan for a two-Test series beginning on Friday in Chittagong. Star players Shakib Al Has ...

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Rahkeem Cornwall Helps West Indies Avoid The Follow On Against Sri Lanka

The West Indies avoided the follow-on as they reached 215 for eight at lunch at on the third day of the third Test in Galle, still trailing hosts Sri Lanka ...

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The Ashes
Haseeb Hameed Begins Ashes Preparation With An Unbeaten 53 In Intra Squad Game

Haseeb Hameed hit an unbeaten 53 and Rory Burns 39 as England began their Ashes tour in a low-key and rain-hit intra-squad warm-up game on Tuesday, played against the backdrop ...

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'Formidable' India Look To Continue Home Dominance Against Top Ranked New Zealand

Buoyed by their T20 clean sweep, India will look to avenge their defeat in the World Test Championship final when they host a weary New Zealand in the first Test ...

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Sydney Thunder To Stick With Alex Hales Despite Racism Allegations

Big Bash League club Sydney Thunder plan to stick with Alex Hales despite a photo of the English batsman with his face painted black and claims he called his pet ...

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SL v WI: Shai Hope Named Concussion Substitute For Debutant Jeremy Solozano

The West Indies were on Monday allowed to use Shai Hope as a concussion substitute for debutant batsman Jeremy Solozano, who was taken to hospital after being hit while fielding ...

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Shadab Khan Powers Pakistan To A 4 Wicket Victory Against Bangladesh

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the first Twenty20 international of their three-match series in Dhaka on Friday. The visitors restricted Bangladesh to a measly 127-7 as the hosts ...

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'Ashamed' Azeem Rafiq Apologises For Anti Semitic Messages

The racism crisis tearing through English cricket took yet another turn late Thursday following the emergence of photographs of Alex Hales in blackface, with the batsman saying it had been ...

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The Ashes
VIDEO: Tim Paine Quits As Australia Test Captain Over Explicit Text Exchange

Tim Paine abruptly quit as Australian Test cricket captain Friday over an explicit "private text exchange" with a female colleague -- a bombshell announcement just weeks before the Ashes series ...

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Pakistan Looking To Carry World Cup Momentum In Bangladesh Tour

Pakistan aim to keep up momentum from their strong T20 World Cup showing with a largely unchanged squad for this week's tour of Bangladesh, skipper Babar Azam said Thursday. Babar's ...

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Jack Brooks Apologises For Nicknaming Cheteshwar Pujara As 'Steve'

The cricketer who dubbed Cheteshwar Pujara 'Steve' while they both played for Yorkshire has apologised to the India batsman in the latest fallout from the Azeem Rafiq case that has ...

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The Ashes: Boxing Day Test To Have Crowd With Full Capacity

Australia's Boxing Day Test against arch-rivals England will be played before a full house, Melbourne authorities said Thursday as they removed more pandemic restrictions. Victoria Premier Dan And ...

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Experienced Pakistani Leg Spinner Yasir Shah To Miss The Upcoming Tests Against Bangladesh

Ace leg-spinner Yasir Shah will miss Pakistan’s two-match Test series in Bangladesh due to a thumb injury, the country’s cricket selectors said Monday. The 35-year-old, who has been a match-winner ...

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Mohammad Rizwan Aims To Continue Glorious Batting Form In Bangladesh

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said Monday he was feeling well after a spell in intensive care for a chest infection and would begin training for a series in Bangladesh. Rizwan ...

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Adil Rashid Supports Accusations Against Michael Vaughan In The Yorkshire Racism Scandal

England's Adil Rashid has confirmed he heard former Test captain Michael Vaughan question the number of Asian players in the Yorkshire team, supporting an accusation made by an ex-teammate who ...

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T20 World Cup
Finch Admits 'Good Fate' With Toss Helped Australia Lift Maiden T20 World Cup Trophy

Australia skipper Aaron Finch won six of his seven tosses on the way to his team's maiden Twenty20 World Cup trophy and admitted it played a "big part". Australia thrashed ...

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Ten Memorable Moments From The Concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2021

Australia won the T20 World Cup on Sunday with an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand. Let's take a look back at 10 standout moments of the tournament: Awesome foursome Fast ...

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Will Adam Zampa's Wrist Award The Australians With World Title Against New Zealand?

In a game lasting just 21.2 overs, it would have been difficult to zero in on one player as the standout performer. As Australia crushed Bangladesh by eight wickets in ...

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ICC T20 World Cup Final: A Look At Numbers | Factfile

Factfile on Sunday’s Twenty 20 World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand in Dubai. Australia Top scorer at 2021 T20 World Cup: David Warner - 236 Top wicket-taker at ...

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