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One More Place To Go: Stokes Aims To Make England No.1 Ranked Test Side

When all-rounder Stokes succeeded close friend Joe Root as Test captain in 2022, England had declined to sixth place.

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21 May 2025

Ben Stokes Cleared To Captain England In One-Off Test Against Zimbabwe

England have also named the uncapped Essex duo of Jordan Cox and Sam Cook in their squad

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02 May 2025

Former Australia Opener Keith Stackpole Passes Away; CA Pays Tribute

Stackpole played 43 Tests between 1966 and 1974, famously scoring 207 against England in Brisbane during the 1970-71 Ashes series

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23 Apr 2025

Andrew Flintoff Reveals Extent Of Mental Scars Following Horrific Car Crash

The former England all-rounder said it took him "10 goes to leave my bedroom" due to anxiety on his first morning as an assistant coach

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23 Apr 2025

Bumrah, Mandhana Win Leading Cricketer Of The Year Awards

Both were announced as the best international cricketers in the male and female category for the year 2024

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22 Apr 2025

After IPL Snub, Jonny Bairstow Eyes England Comeback

The wicketkeeper-batter was on March 27 (Thursday) named Yorkshire captain for the upcoming season

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28 Mar 2025

Tim Seifert blitz as New Zealand crush Pakistan to win T20I series 4-1

Tim Seifert was also selected as the Player of the five-match T20I series

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26 Mar 2025

Australia To Play England In Historic 150th Anniversary Test At MCG Under Lights

The match, from March 11-15, will commemorate the first-ever Test, played between the two arch-rivals in Melbourne in 1877

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11 Mar 2025

Never Doubted My Bowling Action: Matthew Kuhnemann after ICC Clearance

The Australia spinner was cleared of any illegality by the ICC On February 26 (Wednesday)

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27 Feb 2025

Goenka's Hundred Franchise Keen To 'Challenge' Man United And Man City

RPSG Group, the owners of Lucknow Super Giants, have agreed to pay around £80 million for a 70 percent share in Manchester Originals

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15 Feb 2025

Chelsea Co-owner Todd Boehly Buys 49% Stake In Trent Rockets

The American billionaire is also a minority owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team

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11 Feb 2025

IPL's LSG Owner Sanjiv Goenka Buys 49% Stake In The Hundred Side Manchester Originals

Reports claim the RPSG Group have paid around £58 million ($72 million), valuing the Originals, who play at Lancashire's Old Trafford stadium, at over £100 million

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03 Feb 2025

Steve Smith not worrying about completing 10,000 runs in Sri Lanka Test series

Smith was also coy on whether wicketkeeper Josh Inglis, 29, was in line for his Test debut.

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28 Jan 2025

Brathwaite heaps praise on Warrican as Masood defends turning pitches despite the loss

The victory is West Indies' first in Pakistan since winning the Faisalabad Test in November 1990

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27 Jan 2025

Mitch Owen’s record joint fastest ton takes Hurricanes to maiden BBL title

It was the Hurricanes first BBL final in seven years, with the Thunder looking to win their first championship since 2016

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27 Jan 2025

Jos Buttler looks to build good rapport with Brendon McCullum in white-ball cricket

The England skipper says he wants to emulate the relationship McCullum has with Ben Stokes in Tests

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21 Jan 2025

Rahmat Shah's Test century tips the tide in favour of Afghanistan

Much hinged on Shah, a double centurion in the drawn first Test, and he proved equal to the task as Afghanistan reached 291-7 by the close of play for a 205-run lead.

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04 Jan 2025

Winning skipper Santner credits using the wind to New Zealand’s success

The Kiwis won the second T20I by 45 runs and sealed the three T20I series with a game to spare

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30 Dec 2024

Coach Shukri Conrad unapologetic about Proteas’ 'easy' route to Test final

South Africa beat Pakistan in a dramatic two-wicket win in Centurion on Sunday to confirm a spot in the finals of the World Test Championship at Lords

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30 Dec 2024

England captain Stokes set to be out of action for 3 months with torn hamstring

Stokes did not bat in the second innings of third Test as England slumped to a 423-run defeat, which meant his side still won a three-match series 2-1

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23 Dec 2024

Ghazanfar’s fifer demolishes Zimbabwe as Afghans sweep series

The 18-year-old followed up a six-wicket haul against Bangladesh last month with a man-of-the-match show in Harare

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21 Dec 2024

Bangladesh register first 3-0 overseas clean sweep in 12 years

Their last 3-0 whitewash was when they beat Ireland in 2012

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20 Dec 2024

South Africa call up Kwena Maphaka and Corbin Bosch for Pakistan Test series

Maphaka has already been capped at the T20I level while Bosch, the 30-year-old son of former Test fast bowler Tertius, has yet to play for the senior national team

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18 Dec 2024

South Africa call up Kwena Maphaka and Corbin Bosch for Pakistan Test series

Maphaka has already been capped at the T20I level while Bosch, the 30-year-old son of former Test fast bowler Tertius, has yet to play for the senior national team

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18 Dec 2024

Andrew Flintoff to coach his son Rocky during England Lions' Australia tour

The 16-strong squad announced Wednesday for the Lions' tour of Australia also includes five players who have represented England at senior level

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18 Dec 2024

ZIM vs AFG: Musekiwa, Ngarava and Bennet shine in thrilling Zimbabwe win

Batting at No. 7, Musekiwa (16) lifted Zimbabwe to 145-6 off 20 overs, and a four-wicket triumph

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11 Dec 2024

Perfect Proteas move closer to WTC final with series sweep against Sri Lanka

The win put South Africa on top of the World Test Championship table

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09 Dec 2024

Rutherford’s maiden ODI ton takes West Indies past Bangladesh in 1st ODI

Rutherford, playing in his 10th ODI, slammed seven fours and eight sixes in his 80-ball innings of 113

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09 Dec 2024

England seal series with thumping 323-run win at Basin Reserve

Joe Root scored a century before England's bowlers knocked over New Zealand for 259 in the final session of day three

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08 Dec 2024

Paterson, batters keep Proteas ahead against Sri Lanka in Gqeberha

Paterson took a Test-best five for 71 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 328, which gave South Africa a 30-run first-innings lead

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08 Dec 2024

Dominant England take cruise control of Wellington Test

The flagging home side will need to chase an enormous score in the fourth innings after England went to stumps at 378-5 in Wellington on day two

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07 Dec 2024

NZ vs ENG 2nd Test: Brook, pacers keep England in dominant position

The Black Caps were 86-5 in Wellington, with England capturing the key wicket of Kane Williamson soon before stumps

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06 Dec 2024

SA vs SL 2nd Test: Rickelton century keeps Proteas ahead on Day 1 in Gqeberha

The left-handed Rickelton hit 101 as South Africa reached 269 for seven at the close

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06 Dec 2024

Taijul, Jaker star as Bangladesh draw Test series against West Indies

After Jaker Ali's Test-best innings of 91 lifted the tourists to 268 in their second innings, Islam broke the back of the Caribbean side with five for 50

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04 Dec 2024

Don Bradman’s ‘Baggy Green’ sold at premium at auction

It was only the second Don Bradman-worn Baggy Green that was sold at the auction

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03 Dec 2024

Jayden Seales dismantles Bangladesh on day two of second Test

The right-arm seamer returned with an outstanding figures of 4/5 to help West Indies bundle Bangladesh out for 164

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02 Dec 2024

All-round Hayley Matthews propels Renegades to their maiden WBBL title

The West Indies all-rounder slammed 69 with the bat and chipped in with a couple of wickets with the ball

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01 Dec 2024

Brydon Carse stars with 10 wickets as England crush New Zealand in Christchurch

England knocked off their target of 104 in just 12.4 overs to go 1-0 up in the series

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01 Dec 2024

Stubbs, Bavuma, and pacers bring the Proteas on the brink of victory

Set a massive 516 to win after centuries from Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma, Sri Lanka were 103 for five at the close as Rabada and Jansen picked two each

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29 Nov 2024

NZ vs ENG 1st Test: Brook’s century keeps England ahead in Christchurch

At stumps Brook was 132 not out with the visitors recovering from 71-4 to be 319-5, trailing the hosts by 29 runs and with five wickets in hand.

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29 Nov 2024

Kamram Ghulam, Saim Ayub steer Pakistan to Zimbabwe ODI series win

Saim Ayub was the player of the series for scoring 155 runs and picking three wickets in the series.

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28 Nov 2024

Kane Williamson scores 93 on return as Shoaib Bashir makes Kiwis pay

Williamson, who hit 10 fours, faced 197 deliveries in 274 minutes with temperatures hovering around 30 Celsius before being dismissed in the 90s for the first time in six years

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28 Nov 2024

South Africa rattled by rampant Sri Lanka on rain-hit Day 1

Only 20.4 overs were bowled on Day 1, but Sri Lanka managed to remove as many as four South African batters

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27 Nov 2024

WI vs BAN 1st Test: Roach, Seales take West Indies closer to victory

Chasing 334 to win the match, Bangladesh will go into Tuesday's final day still 225 runs short of victory and with just three wickets in hand

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26 Nov 2024

Test series between England and New Zealand named Crowe-Thorpe Trophy

The Crowe-Thorpe Trophy, a collaboration with the men's families, is made from wood sourced from their bats

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26 Nov 2024

WI vs BAN: Bangladesh avoid follow-on but continue to struggle

Alzarri Joseph returned to bowl Taijul for 25 and finished the day as West Indies' most successful bowler with 3-69

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25 Nov 2024

Ivory Coast record the lowest T20I total in history

The previous lowest T20I score was just 10 runs, made by both Isle of Man and Mongolia

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25 Nov 2024

Justin Greaves' maiden ton puts West Indies on top vs Bangladesh

His innings helped the West Indies to 450/9 declared before Bangladesh reached 40/2 in reply at stumps

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24 Nov 2024

Louis, Athanaze fall short of tons as West Indies reach 250/5 on Day 1

Taskin Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh, finishing with 2/46

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23 Nov 2024

Cummins' advice to McSweeney: 'Be yourself, don't try to emulate Warner'

The uncapped McSweeney will make his Test bow at Perth Stadium on Friday, parachuted in at the top of the order alongside Usman Khawaja

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21 Nov 2024

Lewis, Hope power West Indies to consolation win over England

West Indies top order struggled in this series but this time Hope and Lewis attacked England from the outset, swiftly reducing the run-rate

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17 Nov 2024

Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell power England to comfortable 8-wicket victory

The duo put on an unbeaten 107-run stand for the third wicket off just 61 deliveries to give their side an early advantage in the T20I series

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10 Nov 2024

Asalanka knock seals four-wicket Sri Lanka win over New Zealand

Sri Lanka had to huff and puff to defeat a second-string Kiwi side that was missing most of its stars

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09 Nov 2024

'Nearly catch of the day,' says Ian Botham after surviving crocodile attack

Botham, who was a swashbuckling all-rounder, is considered one of England's greatest cricketers, scoring 5,200 Test runs and taking 383 wickets

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08 Nov 2024

Brandon King, Keacy Carty power West Indies to series-clinching victory

The duo scored tons and were involved in a 209-run stand to help their side overcome England by eight wickets in Barbados

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07 Nov 2024

Want to build depth strong enough to win with two different squads: Rob Walter

The congested fixture-list means South Africa will be without their ace speedster Kagiso Rabada for the upcoming T20Is against India

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06 Nov 2024

Lewis, Motie help West Indies hammer England in first ODI

Set an adjusted target of 157 in 35 overs, the 32-year-old smashed 94 off 69 deliveries

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01 Nov 2024

Lewis century gifts Windies consolation win in ODI series against Sri Lanka

Returning to 50-over matches after a three-year hiatus, Lewis left spectators at Pallekele in awe as the visitors reached their target of 195 with six balls to spare

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27 Oct 2024

Ex Pakistan PM Imran Khan's wife released from prison

Bushra Bibi was convicted of graft and illegal marriage alongside opposition leader Khan in what he claimed was a campaign to sideline him from the vote

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24 Oct 2024

Ben Stokes believes spin will play key role in the series-deciding Test

Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed have been named in England's XI for the Rawalpindi Test

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23 Oct 2024

Stokes 'sorry' for outburst in the wake of England's sloppy fielding

The England skipper revealed he apologised after showing his frustrations on the field a day earlier.

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18 Oct 2024

ECB bans transgender women from professional cricket

The ECB said it had consulted "relevant science and medical evidence" and considered "fairness, safety and inclusion"

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18 Oct 2024

England on back foot after Sajid Khan picks up 7

England need 261 runs more to win the second Multan Test with eight wickets in hand

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17 Oct 2024

Sajid Khan leads Pakistan's fightback after Ben Duckett's ton

The Pakistan spinner picked up three wickets in a span of 10 deliveries to bring his side back into the game

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16 Oct 2024

New Zealand thrash Pakistan to reach Women's T20 World Cup semifinal

The defeat ended Pakistan's hopes of qualifying and eliminated India, meanwhile New Zealand reached a T20 World Cup semifinal for the first time after 2016

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14 Oct 2024

First time I will ever be playing on a used pitch: Ben Stokes

Desperate to level the three-match series after an innings and 47-run defeat on Friday, Pakistan also named three spinners in four changes from the first Test.

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14 Oct 2024

Ben Stokes in line to return to England XI for second Test

The England skipper missed the Sri Lanka Tests and the first Test in Multan due to a hamstring injury

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13 Oct 2024

We've turned it around in ODIs & Tests, time to do it in T20s: Asalanka

Sri Lanka host West Indies for a three-match T20I series, starting October 13 (Sunday)

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12 Oct 2024

Ireland thrash South Africa in Abu Dhabi to earn consolation win

Led with the bat by Paul Stirling, Ireland registered a thumping 69-run win in the third ODI

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08 Oct 2024

England pacers face 'test of character' in tough Pakistan conditions: Zak Crawley

With experienced pace duo James Anderson and Stuart Broad now retired, the baton of pace bowling is with Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Gus Atkinson, Olly Stone and Chris Woakes

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04 Oct 2024

Hampshire agree 'dream' takeover by IPL owners

They become the first County team to be owned by an overseas franchise

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30 Sep 2024

Peiris, Jayasuriya help Sri Lanka whitewash New Zealand 2-0

New Zealand were all out for 360 in their second innings after being bowled out for 88 in the first. Lankan spinners took 19 out of the 20 wickets to fall

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29 Sep 2024

ENG vs AUS: Everything's going to plan, says Jofra Archer after ODI return

The Australia series marked the England pacer's 50-over return for the first time in over 18 months

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28 Sep 2024

Surrey crowned English county champions for 3rd season in a row

Rory Burns' side crushed Durham by 10 wickets at the Oval on September 19 (Thursday) - their sixth victory in seven home games this season

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21 Sep 2024

Afghanistan register biggest ever ODI win to seal South Africa series

Gurbaz hit 105 as Afghanistan made 311/4 before the Proteas lost nine wickets for 61 runs to be bowled out for just 134 in the 35th over

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21 Sep 2024

English county side Essex fined £100,000 after racism probe

The Cricket Regulator said that a culture of racism and discriminatory behaviour was "embedded" across most levels of the club

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18 Sep 2024

Mitch Marsh coy over Australia's choice to open alongside Head

The five-match ODI series against England begins on September 19, Thursday in Nottingham

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18 Sep 2024

Harry Brook expects unified England after McCullum's white-ball takeover

With England's limited-overs captain Jos Buttler injured, Brook is captaining the one-day international series against Australia.

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18 Sep 2024

Afghanistan-New Zealand one-off Test abandoned without toss

This is just the eighth Test in history to be abandoned without a ball being bowled

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13 Sep 2024

Injury-free Livingstone feels like he's 'starting a new career'

After being plagued by injuries for the longest time, Livingstone has finally been able to play pain-free since the past month

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12 Sep 2024

Afghanistan-NZ Test faces complete washout after day four called off

The first three days of the Test in Greater Noida have already been washed off despite long dry spells and ample sunshine on the first two days

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12 Sep 2024

Jamie Smith's heroics remind Collingwood of Gilchrist

The England wicketkeeper-batter smashed 67 off 50 in the third innings to keep his side in the game

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09 Sep 2024

Duckett lauds Pope for 'blocking out the noise' and making the bat talk

The stand-in Test skipper notched up his seventh Test ton on Day 1 after a string of low scores

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07 Sep 2024

I'm happy to be governed by results: Brendon McCullum

The former New Zealand skipper recently took over as England's white-ball coach, along with red-ball responsibilities

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05 Sep 2024

England vs Sri Lanka: Atkinson lost for words after maiden Test ton

The 26-year-old became only the third Englishman this century to score a Test ton batting at No.8 and below

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31 Aug 2024

Bangladesh players rally around Shakib following murder allegations

The Bangladesh all-rounder is yet to speak publicly about the case

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27 Aug 2024

Hope, Pooran help Windies sail past the Proteas in 1st T20I

The hosts chased down 175 with 2.1 overs to spare, thanks to fifties from their senior batters

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24 Aug 2024

'There will be pressure on Lawrence' - de Silva plays mind games ahead of first Test

The Sri Lanka skipper believes that England will certainly be affected by the absence of their talisman Ben Stokes, who is out of the series due to a hamstring tear

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21 Aug 2024

South Africa best West Indies to maintain a 25-year unbeaten series run

After a draw in the first Test, the visitors beat the hosts by 40 runs to claim the series

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18 Aug 2024

Aiden Markram, Kyle Verreynne slam fifties to put South Africa on top

After 17 wickets tumbled on a frenetic opening day, day two saw a return to regular Test match programming with the typical ebbs and flows

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17 Aug 2024

Shamar Joseph leads the way as 17 wickets tumble on Day 1 in Guyana

Omitted for the drawn first Test in Trinidad, the pacer recaptured the form and energy of his debut series in Australia in January

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16 Aug 2024

Athanaze denies South Africa as Windies pull off draw in Trinidad

The young left-hander's belligerent 92 was enough to keep South Africa at bay

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12 Aug 2024

Maharaj, Rabada keep South African victory hopes alive in Trinidad

With an overall lead of 154 runs and all ten wickets in hand, the Proteas will be hoping for a full day's play to try and force a win the last day

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11 Aug 2024

Maharaj’s 3/45 keeps Proteas ahead on rainy third day in Trinidad

On a turgid surface which tested the patience of batsmen and bowlers alike, Maharaj's figures of 3-45 from 28 underscored his increasing value

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10 Aug 2024

Bavuma, de Zorzi put South Africa on top in Trinidad

Jomel Warrican was the most successful of the West Indies bowlers, claiming three for 66

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09 Aug 2024

Rain plays spoilsport on Day 1 as South Africa lose Markram early

This is South Africa's first Test since putting out a depleted team for two matches in New Zealand five months ago, where they lost both matches

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08 Aug 2024

Pakistan 'optimistic' about hosting Bangladesh Test series

The second tier team, known as the "A team", were due to arrive in Islamabad on Tuesday but pushed back their schedule to Saturday

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07 Aug 2024

Flintoff hopes to stay involved with coaching following Superchargers stint

The former England all-rounder returned to cricket last year after a horrific car crash while he filmed for the BBC's Top Gear television programme at the end of 2022

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06 Aug 2024

England job an exciting prospect, no approach made yet: Kumar Sangakkara

The Sri Lankan legend has been linked to the white-ball job following Matthew Mott's exit

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03 Aug 2024

Andre Russell reveals reason behind few West Indies players abandoning Tests

"I don't think it's the money," the all-rounder said

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03 Aug 2024