Akila Dananjaya's action to be tested in Chennai

The spinner is set to fly to Chennai on Friday morning as SLC looks to fast track his return to the international fold ahead of their tour of South Africa later this month

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Sussex sign Mir Hamza for Championship spell

Left-arm seamer will be available for eight Specsavers Championship matches between May and July

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Shaiman, Naveed lead UAE past Nepal in T20I series opener

The two sides face off again on Saturday before the series finale on Monday

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Rejuvenated Miller in 'good space' after downtime

South Africa's finisher had modest returns in the side's ODI series win over Pakistan, but he insists he is feeling "really good" after a break over the new year

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Odds tilted Pakistan's way as Newlands prepares for T20I series

Pakistan have won 11 T20I series in a row coming into this fixture against a home side that has several new faces to try out

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Chloe Tryon ruled out of Sri Lanka T20I series

She as been ruled out of the T20I series starting Friday against Sri Lanka after the re-occurrence of a groin injury

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West Indies win toss, bowl against England in Antigua Test

England trail West Indies 1-0 in the series as 2nd Test gets underway

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Alex Hales suffers shoulder injury during BPL stint with Rangpur Riders

England batsman flies home for further assessment, with one-day tour of the Caribbean looming on the horizon

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Duckett's 70* gives Lions thrilling one-wicket win

Chasing only 122, England Lions were reduced to 95 for 8 before Duckett saw them through

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Allrounder Ryan McLaren retires from first-class cricket

The 35-year-old allrounder will continue playing white-ball cricket, he said on Twitter

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Jake Weatherald, Alex Carey topple Hobart Hurricanes

The win kept the Strikers' slim finals hopes alive, while the Hurricanes lost for the third time batting first this season season

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Boult credits sustained pressure from both ends for personal success

Boult was also pleasantly surprised by his performance for the day, given his early assessment of a 'dry, sticky wicket'

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Dottin blitz helps West Indies brush past Pakistan in series opener

She struck an unbeaten 90 off 60 balls and followed it with a wicket to consign the hosts to a 71-run loss in Karachi

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Cameron Boyce talks up his World Cup claims

The legspinner thinks he's a better bowler now than when he last played for Australia, and says his improved batting also furthers his case

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Tim Paine seeks keys to consistency in wake of rare victory

Stung by memories of a flat performance in Melbourne after levelling the series against India, Australia's captain has told his team to be at their most vigilant against Sri Lanka

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Australia hunt Test solace against crisis-hit Sri Lanka

The home side will take in an unchanged XI as they look to end the season with a 2-0 series win against a Sri Lanka battling injury and off-field distractions

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Doubts over Lakmal add to Sri Lanka's headaches

Sri Lanka only have four pace bowlers in their squad and will be keeping their fingers crossed over their senior quick

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Umpire Dara Dotiwalla, who stood in Madras tied Test, dies

Dotiwalla, who made his umpiring debut in the India-England Test in Kanpur in 1982, is best remembered for officiating the tied Test along with umpire V Vikramraju

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New Zealand field, change opening plans; Gill debuts

Pretty close to the World Cup, New Zealand showed they were not fixed on the idea of Colin Munro opening the innings

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Two steps forward, one back: England's Test uncertainties resurface

Despite having won eight out of their last ten Tests, England's selection problems seem as persistent as ever

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Jason Holder urges focus as West Indies contemplate rare series scalp

West Indies only need to win one of the next two matches to seal a rare series win against top-eight opposition but Holder is refusing to be distracted

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Late bloomers: Joe Denly joins England's list of 30-plus debutants

From Alan Wells' disappointment at The Oval to another replacement for Keaton Jennings

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Captain calls on Joe Denly to seize the day

Joe Root challenges Test debutant Joe Denly to make the most of his chance as England look to bounce back against West Indies

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Laurie Evans, ten Doeschate smash Sylhet out of playoff contention

The pair added 109 off 45 balls for the fourth wicket as Sylhet completed a chase of 190 with two overs to spare

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Adil Rashid to leave England's tour of Caribbean for birth of second child

Rashid was left out of a 12-man squad for the second Test after claiming 0 for 117 in Barbados

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James Franklin confirmed as Durham coach

Former New Zealand allrounder determined to lift Durham back into County Championship top flight

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Fired-up West Indies aim to extend England's Caribbean shutout

England are likely to make several changes as they attempt to fight their way back into the three-match series

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Bawne to lead India A in four-day game; Nair dropped

Jalaj Saxena, Avesh Khan, Ricky Bhui and Mayank Markande have earned call-ups for the first game against England Lions, which begins on February 7

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Depleted Sri Lanka left hoping for batting-friendly Canberra track

Having had their bowling stocks severely depleted over the past two weeks, Sri Lanka's bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake hopes the conditions allow batsmen to take some of the pressure off the bowlers

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Delport, Rahim set up 11-run win for Chittagong Vikings

Andre Russell and Shakib Al Hasan keep Dhaka Dynamites in the game before losing steam at the close

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Cameron Boyce's whirwind fifty downs the Thunder

On a slow, grippy pitch where hardly anyone else got going, the allrounder smashed an unbeaten 51 off 22 to infuse life into a stuttering Renegades innings

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South Africa field first at Newlands; Mulder, Pretorius return for series decider

The team batting second has won the last four games at the ground

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West Indies women arrive in Karachi for T20I series

The team travelled from the airport to the hotel in the bullet-proof buses owned by the PCB and were escorted by over 500 policemen

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Mitchell Starc strives to place Ashes seed in Justin Langer's mind

At the end of a Test season in which he has significantly underwhelmed, Starc will be striving to place vivid memories in the mind of the coach in order to seal an Ashes spot

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No Kohli, but India look primed to roll on

New Zealand last lost four matches in a series back in 2012; they need to find a way - quickly - to avoid it this time

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Thisara calls for SLC intervention after social media squabble with Malinga's wife

The exchange has made the national team 'a laughing stock to the whole country', the allrounder has written in a letter

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Sri Lanka coach Hathurusingha removed as selector-on-tour

Selecting the XI on tour will now be undertaken by the team manager and captain in consultation with the national selection committee

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Daryl Mitchell, Blair Tickner make NZ T20 squad

While Mitchell is in for the full series, Tickner will come in for the third T20, in place of fellow quick Lockie Ferguson, whose workload is being managed

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Spotlight on Keaton Jennings as England ponder whether to stick or twist after Barbados debacle

Denly waits in the wings but will England abandon investment in opener who has struggled against seam?

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Du Plessis pumped for the pressure of a decider

With the World Cup only months away, the Newlands ODI against Pakistan, with the series tied at 2-2 can give South Africa just the experience they need to overcome their ICC tournament jitters

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Rilee Rossouw, Farhad Reza combine to trounce Rajshahi Kings

Riders produced another commanding performance to trounce Kings by six wickets with eight balls to spare

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Malik's influence has Pakistan dreaming of the trophy

South Africa appear to be more interested in testing their bench strength than winning the series, but that mindset may change in the deciding ODI in Cape Town

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Suspended Sabbir recalled due to miscommunication, says BCB president

Sabbir Rahman was recently named in Bangladesh's ODI squad for their New Zealand tour, three weeks before the end of a six-month suspension

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Five selection shockers that came back to haunt the brains trust

Rarely has a line-up been made to look quite so wrong-headed as in Barbados, but here are five more blunders that came back to haunt selectors.

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BBL clubs want overseas players outside salary cap

The concept of paying overseas stars from outside the existing AUD 1.77 million salary cap for each club has broad support from the eight teams

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Pant and Thakur put India A 4-0 up over England Lions

Hard-fought half-centuries from Ollie Pope and Steven Mullaney ended up in vain during a match that also witnessed an attack by bees

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Siddle admits lack of cricket has been tough

His appearance for Adelaide Strikers in their heavy defeat against Sydney Sixers was just his seventh outing since the end of the November

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All-round bowling performance sets up big win for Comilla Victorians

Wickets with the new ball and a squeeze in the middle overs helped Comilla Victorians restrict Chittagong Vikings to 116 and go top of the table with seven-wicket win

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Ben Dwarshuis, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes power Sydney Sixers to comfortable win

Sixers booked their place in the semi-finals and kept themselves firmly in the hunt for a home tie as they dispatched defending champions Strikers in thumping fashion

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Wiaan Mulder added to South Africa's squad for fifth ODI

The allrounder had picked up an Achilles tendon injury in September, and only returned to action in the new year

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D'Arcy Short leads the way as Hobart Hurricanes consolidate top spot

Brisbane Heat go down by nine wickets, sink to their seventh defeat of the season

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Alice Springs stripped of BBL match due to unfit outfield

Traeger Park had been set to host the two team's final match of the group stage but the contest will now take place at Adelaide Oval

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Smriti Mandhana stars again as India go up 2-0

New Zealand concede Women's Championship series after going down by eight wickets in the second game

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On verge of Test debut, Marcus Stoinis wants to add 'own spin' to natural game

He hasn't played red-ball cricket in a while, but the allrounder feels he is ready for a Test debut, if it comes his way in Canberra

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No India-Pakistan clash in group stage of 2020 T20 World Cup

Pakistan and India are No. 1 and No.2 respectively in the T20I rankings and are placed in different groups for the next T20 World Cup

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Champions Australia to start T20 World Cup against India

There is the hope that the final at the MCG will set a new record for the largest crowd at a women's sporting event

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Leicestershire name Karen Rothery as new chief executive

Rothery succeeds Wasim Khan, who is leaving to take the job of PCB managing director

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'I would understand if I was dropped for Antigua Test' - Ben Foakes

Huge pressure on keeper as England look to balance their side following first-Test thumping

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Wilson left out of Afghanistan T20s, Stirling to captain

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AB de Villiers' 50-ball ton wipes out Dhaka Dynamites

The former SA batsman strung together a devastating stand of 184 with Alex Hales to lift Rangpur from 5 for 2 and see them home in 187-run chase with ten balls to spare

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Lack of DRS in focus as Pujara rides his luck in Ranji semi-final

Players and coaches involved in the game between Karnataka and Saurashtra have indicated that they would welcome the use of technology in domestic cricket, especially in knockout matches.

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Taylor rues New Zealand's lack of penetration

The New Zealand batsman acknowledged India's superiority after a third successive defeat, and reserved special mention for the returning Hardik Pandya

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Khadka becomes Nepal's first ODI centurion as they beat UAE

His 115 off only 109 deliveries was key to overhauling a target of 255 with four wickets and 32 balls to spare

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Tremain blows Scorchers away in big win for Renegades

The fast bowler took 3 for 9 in four overs as Renegades romped to a 78-run win while defending a seemingly under-par 157 for 5

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Evin Lewis' unbeaten 109 lifts Comilla Victorians to top of the table

On the back of Evin Lewis' brilliant century and Shahid Afridi's disciplined bowling, Comilla Victorians marched to the top of the table with an 80-run win over bottom-placed Khulna Titans

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No. 4 is something we are looking to solidify - Kohli

The debate was reopened once again after the team wrapped up a 3-0 lead in the five-match series against New Zealand, with Kohli saying there are enough contenders to consider a more flexible approach

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Neesham, Astle brought in for last two ODIs against India

Doug Bracewell and Ish Sodhi have been left out of the squad of 14

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Injured Chameera, Kumara to return home; Chamika Karunaratne named replacement

Dushmantha Chameera, injured his left ankle in the first Test against Australia and has been ruled out of the second Test

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Pujara 'wants it more than any one of us' - Unadkat

In the Ranji final for the third time in seven seasons, Saurashtra are eager to win the title but not afraid of losing it, says their captain

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Rayudu suspended from bowling in international cricket

Having been reported earlier this month, Rayudu elected not to submit to a test of his bowling action within the stipulated period

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Pat Cummins keen not to be rested before World Cup, Ashes

Cummins was rested for the one-day series against India with the two Tests against Sri Lanka in mind, but he is desperate not to miss any more white-ball cricket ahead of the World Cup

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50-over contest to split Sheffield Shield and BBL in next Australian summer

The BBL season could start as late as around Boxing Day following complaints about the current structure

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Cheteshwar Pujara stays unbeaten to steer Saurashtra into the final

Sheldon Jackson also completed a century to help them set up a title bout against defending champions Vidarbha

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New Zealand bat, injured Dhoni out with Hardik returning to XI

On a "used" surface, Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first and see if their batsmen and then their spinners could put India under pressure

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West Indies must be ready for England fightback - Richard Pybus

Interim coach full of praise for captain Jason Holder and spinner Roston Chase after crushing Barbados win

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Trevor Bayliss demands England show 'guts', hints at changes

The England coach described himself as "speechless" after crushing Barbados defeat and suggested some frank words would be exchanged within the squad

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All-round Stoinis takes Melbourne Stars closer to semi-final spot

Chasing 135, Brisbane Heat could manage only 129 against the variations of Stoinis and Bravo

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Jason Holder emulates Sir Garry Sobers in becoming top-ranked allrounder

He leapfrogged Shakib Al Hasan and Ravindra Jadeja to become the first West Indian to hold the top spot in the ICC rankings for Test allrounders since March 1974

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The enduring fire that fuels West Indies when England come to play

England really shouldn't be surprised why their record in the Caribbean continues to be so poor

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Pujara and Jackson steer Saurashtra to the brink of victory

They put on an unbroken 201 runs for the fourth wicket to deflate Karnataka, who at one stage had reduced Saurashtra to 23 for 3 in their chase of 279

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PCB disappointed with ICC's decision to suspend Sarfraz Ahmed

"PCB had anticipated that the matter had been resolved amicably between the two players and the two boards following Sarafraz Ahmed's public apologies"

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Rahul, Rahane fail but bowlers help India A take unassailable lead

Deepak Chahar top scored for India A with 39 and took the crucial wicket of Sam Billings as India A defended 172

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Hardik Pandya set to return as India push for 3-0

New Zealand might want to bat first and bat deep to put India's spinners, and then their batting, under pressure

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Cricket Australia continue rebuilding with new senior executive

Former Hyundai executive Scott Grant is set to be named the new CA COO and has strong links to Kevin Roberts' former club

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Pakistan opt to bowl without Sarfraz in the side; Tahir replaces Shamsi

Pakistan had a new captain in Shoaib Malik, after ICC announced a four-match suspension for Sarfraz Ahmed

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Sarfraz Ahmed suspended for Durban comments

ICC and PCB yet to officially announce the penalty, but Shoaib Malik comes out to the toss in Johannesburg

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Justin Langer admits to sleepless nights leading up to Brisbane Test

The Australia coach was anxious for his team to not spoil their enviable Brisbane record, and also about how Kurtis Patterson's late inclusion would be received

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Ashes squad likely to be named quite late, says Langer

While previous Ashes squads were named well in advance, the A-team tour of England that runs alongside the World Cup is likely to offer final auditions this year

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Jason Holder a 'legend', says Roston Chase after famous West Indies win

Chase saluted the efforts of his captain after helping to secure an emphatic victory over England in the first Test

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Amid debris of England batting, Rory Burns is a pillar of hope

England might have found an answer to their search for a long-term incumbent at the top of the order

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Joe Root admits selection error, but challenges England to stay bold overseas

England captain recognises errors in Barbados, but backs strategy that earned success in Sri Lanka

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Mustafizur, Charles give Rajshahi Kings much-needed win

The pacer picked up 3 for 28 to restrict Vikings to 191 for 8 after the opener's fifty had steered Kings to 198 for 5

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Rory Burns half century can't shake West Indies' grip

Two wickets put England under even more pressure against West Indies

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Nawaz, Afif and Sabbir consign Khulna to massive defeat

The trio's firepower motored Sylhet to 195 before Khulna crumbled to 137 all out under the magnitude of the chase

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Can Pakistan end South Africa's PinkDay invincibility?

The hosts have won all seven ODIs at the Wanderers since they started wearing pink for this fixture, and will wrap up a series win if they make it eight in a row

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Present tense but future can be perfect for Time Paine's young Australia

The roles played by debutant Richardson and inexperienced batting pair of Labuschagne and Head left Paine especially satisfied following the series loss to India

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Australia call up Marcus Stoinis for Canberra Test

Matt Renshaw released from squad, to be available for Brisbane Heat's BBL fixtures

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WBBL title run shows 'there's a lot of quality' around - Kirby Short

We've got used to winning, so it sucks when you don't, says Ellyse Perry after Sydney Sixers relinquish their hold on the WBBL trophy

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Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey build Karnataka's advantage

Karnataka built their advantage steadily but Saurashtra ensured they weren't allowed to run away with the match, with match continuing to be delicately poised

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Lahiru Kumara ruled out of Canberra Test, in doubt for South Africa tour

The news is a serious blow to Sri Lanka's chances in the next Test, and the consequences of this hamstring injury may also be keenly felt in South Africa

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Mohammad Amir back in Pakistan's T20 squad

Waqas Maqsood makes way for him, in the squad that will take on South Africa

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Cummins' super spell puts Australia five wickets away from victory

Jhye Richardson's wicket off the session's penultimate over means Sri Lanka have their last recognised batting pair in the middle

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Warrior Mooney ensures Heat become champions

The wicketkeeper batsman made a sensational half-century while battling heat-induced exhaustion to end the Sixers' quest for a hat-trick of titles

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Unchanged India bat, Tim Southee dropped

India won the toss and set themselves the challenge of defending a total after having been successful in three successive chases

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Jos Buttler admits 'reality check' as England's Test No.1 credentials are found out

Ben Stokes' workload a worry as England attempt to save face after Holder onslaught

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Jason Holder lives the dream after brilliant 202* in front of his Barbados crowd

West Indies captain and fellow Bajan Dowrich take command with brilliant 295-run stand

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Sunil Narine and Andre Russell set to miss West Indies' ODI series against England

Narine not confident enough in bowling action, Russell's knee not yet up to 50-over cricket.

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Ton-up Imam-ul-Haq directs yapping mouth gesture at critics

"[That gesture was about] my selection and all that stuff. I am the nephew of the chief selector. To all the people who criticised me over the year, I want to thank them."

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Gautam Gambhir to receive Padma Shri

The former cricketer was among eight sportspersons who were picked on Friday to receive the country's fourth-highest civilian award

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Rossouw, Hales shine with centuries in big Rangpur Riders win

Chasing 240, Chittagong Vikings could manage only 167 for 8 despite Yasir Ali's 48-ball 78

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Bismah Maroof takes back captaincy from Javeria Khan

Umaima Sohail, the only new player to be handed a contract earlier this week, has been picked in both the ODI and T20I squads to face West Indies

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Holder, Dowrich half-centuries tighten West Indies' grip on England

Wicketless session adds to England's woes against West Indies

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Uncapped Lutho Sipamla in South Africa T20I squad

Allrounder Wiaan Mulder also finds a place in the squad, which contains three wicketkeepers in Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen and Gihahn Cloete

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How would Garry Sobers have fared in T20 cricket?

Desmond Haynes reflects on the great cricketers in Barbados history, and wonders how they would have fared in T20

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Gabba five-for a 'dream come true' for Suranga Lakmal

Senior paceman was forced to shoulder additional responsibility following the injury to Lahiru Kumara

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Vihari, Rahane and Iyer thump England Lions for 2-0 lead

The three batsmen made half-centuries to consign England Lions to a 138-run defeat

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Jason Roy, Sohail Tanvir lead Sylhet rout of Rajshahi

A 76-run win helped the Sixers climb out of the bottom of the points table

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On birthday, Pujara fails to encash umpire's gift

The batsman was adjudged not out despite having nicked a delivery from Abhimanyu Mithun in the Ranji Trophy semi-final between Karnataka and Saurashtra

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Safraz apologises to Phehlukwayo in person for racially-charged taunt

The Pakistan captain tweeted a picture of himself shaking hands with the South Africa allrounder before the third ODI in Centurion

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Pakistan bat as Beuran Hendricks makes ODI debut

Dale Steyn, Quinton de Kock, Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim all returned to their respective sides with the series locked 1-1

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Danielle Hazell announces England retirement after nine-year career

Offspinner took 146 wickets in all formats, and played role in 2017 World Cup victory

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Umesh Yadav's 12-for seals innings win for Vidarbha

The reigning champions shot out Kerala for 91 as the semi-final ended in just over four sessions

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Don't have authority to make selection demands - Mashrafe on Sabbir controversy

Selectors claimed they picked Sabbir Rahman for the New Zealand ODI series because the captain specifically asked for him

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Drafting Patterson in showed 'common sense', says CA chief

Balancing the short-term and longer-term views will be a challenge for the selectors, feels Kevin Roberts

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Kerala battle against innings-defeat, Karnataka brace for Pujara

Updates from the first session of the semi-finals round of the Ranji Trophy

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Brisbane Heat bank on 'once-in-a-generation' Harris to counter Perry threat in final

Sydney Sixers, the most dominant team of the tournament so far, are looking for their third title in a row

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Can Napier thrashing shake New Zealand from the stupor?

Having shown that they have the techniques and the mental fortitude to tackle quality spin in the UAE lately, can they enhance their reputation by bouncing back at Mount Maunganui?

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Head, Labuschagne weather testing bowling but attain lead for Australia

After losing Marcus Harris and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon early, Australia's fifth-wicket stand of 77 has taken them past Sri Lanka's 144

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Cricket Australia issues warning after 'It's ok to be white' banner in Perth

The controversial slogan associated with white supremacist groups was briefly unfurled on one of the stands

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'I was ready to go for the team' - Kemar Roach on five-wicket heroics in Barbados

West Indies target 400-lead on "jumpy" wicket, after England are rolled aside in stunning spell

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Throwback Thursday for England as Kemar Roach leans Mean Machine revival

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Five wickets, four runs, 27 balls ... How Kemar Roach sent England scuttling

Plans are being considered to add a statue of the fast bowler alongside that of Garry Sobers

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Barbados plans Wes Hall statue outside Kensington Oval

Plans are being considered to add a statue of the fast bowler alongside that of Garry Sobers

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Dane Piedt's 13-wicket haul solidifies Cape Cobras' title hopes

Wiaan Mulder, meanwhile, struck a career-best 146 to keep Lions in close pursuit of the table-toppers

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'We forgive him because he said sorry' - Faf du Plessis on Sarfraz Ahmed's taunt

'This is not something that we take lightly as a team, but the fact that he apologised straight away means there is regret on his part'

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Five-wicket haul for James Anderson keeps England in control against West Indies

England keep West Indies under 300, thanks to Anderson and Stokes

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Hafeez vs Steyn set to resume as focus returns to cricket

Quinton de Kock is also set to return for South Africa, on a SuperSport Park surface that is likely to enthuse fast bowlers from both sides

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Callum Ferguson century trumps Shaun Marsh's 96*

Ferguson's 113 not out off 53 balls helped Sydney Thunder chase down the 182-run target with four balls to spare

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Stuart Broad given day off after being dropped for Barbados Test

Hotel considering legal action after story about seamer suffering from supposed attack of bed bugs

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Andre Russell replaces injured Steven Smith in Multan Sultans squad

David Wiese, Andre Fletcher, James Vince and Dwayne Smith were other notable names picked up by the PSL teams during Thursday's replacement draft

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Pandya, Rahul suspensions 'lifted with immediate effect'

The two cricketers are available for selection pending the appointment and adjudication of the BCCI ombudsman

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Ton-up Mandhana happy to "stick in and guide the team through"

Any Satterthwaite blames lack of patience with the ball, failure to stitch batting partnerships together for nine-wicket defeat

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Umesh Yadav picks seven as Kerala roll over for 106

Manish Pandey and Shreyas Gopal lead Karnataka fightback after early losses against Saurashtra

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Mandhana century caps nine-wicket thrashing of New Zealand

India spun New Zealand out for 192 and Smriti Mandhana helped chase it down with great authority, scoring her fourth ODI century along the way

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Umesh Yadav picks seven as Kerala roll over for 106

Manish Pandey and Shreyas Gopal lead Karnataka fightback after early losses against Saurashtra

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Stafanie Taylor opts out out Pakistan T20Is; Aguilleira to lead West Indies

Taylor will join the squad for the subsequent ODI series in Dubai

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West Indies women to tour Pakistan after nearly 15 years

The last non-Asian women's team to tour Pakistan, WI women are set to play a three-match T20I series from January 31 to February 3 in Karachi

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Sri Lanka opt to bat in day-night Test; Richardson, Patterson handed debuts

The visiting side went with six batsmen and four bowlers, with only the single spinner in Dilruwan Perera

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Johan Botha announces surprise retirement after BBL match

Botha made the surprise announcement following Hobart's loss to the Sydney Sixers in the BBL at the SCG on Wednesday night

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West Indies can hurt England on up-and-down surface - Roston Chase

Batsman suggests England could struggle against the home pace attack on a pitch that may "bounce or keep low"

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James Anderson relieved to return to wicket-taking ways after tough Sri Lanka tour

England's senior bowler claims 200th overseas wicket as late breakthroughs redress balance

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ECB deny Stuart Broad bed-bug disruption ahead of first Test

"Unfortunately it sounds as if a few have gone into his jockstrap," claims BBC's Jonathan Agnew

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All-round David Wiese halts Khulna Titans' wretched run

He scored 38 off 25, flummoxed Nicholas Pooran and held two catches as Sylhet Sixers could manage only 149 for 7 in the chase of 171

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Sarfraz Ahmed apologises for controversial on-field taunt

While Andile Phehlukwayo seemed to be the target of his comment, the Pakistan captain tweeted that it was not 'directed towards anyone in particular'

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Beuran Hendricks called up for last three ODIs; Steyn, de Kock return

Duanne Olivier, Dane Paterson and Heinrich Klaasen are the three players to drop out of the squad

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West Indies bat first at Bridgetown as England leave out Stuart Broad

No Stuart Broad for England as Adil Rashid earns second-spinner role

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Ajinkya Rahane and Ishan Kishan steer India A into 1-0 lead

There were also useful contributions from Shreyas Iyer and Krunal Pandya, while Sam Billings' unbeaten 108 went in vain for England Lions

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Olly Stone's stress fracture diagnosis confirmed after return to UK

Fast bowler reported the problem shortly after arriving in Barbados having flown from Australia a few days previously

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Kohli rested for last two New Zealand ODIs

Rohit Sharma to captain India in Kohli's absence

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Sabbir and Taskin back for Bangladesh

Offspinner Nayeem Hasan also comes in, for the series that will be played from February 13

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Josh Philippe, James Vince topple Hobart Hurricanes

They added an unbroken 167 - the highest for the second wicket in the BBL - to power Sydney Sixers to second place

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'Let's have a discussion' - Rachel Priest and others enter pay-parity debate

The issue has been in focus since Peter McGlashan compared salaries between men and women cricketers during a radio commentary stint

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Mushfiqur, Mosaddek lift Chittagong Vikings to top of BPL table

An unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 88 steered the Vikings home after a 56-ball 74 from Laurie Evans had propelled Rajshahi Kings to 157

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Paine eyes short-ball offensive, Chandimal a 'miracle'

Tim Paine hinted that Australia wouldn't hold back on the bouncer with his view that it was underused against India, but with their top six shuffled again, Sri Lanka may be in with a chance

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Ben Dunk, Marcus Stoinis, bowlers flatten inept Adelaide Strikers

Stars impressively adjusted to slower conditions with a well-crafted batting performance followed by disciplined bowling to comprehensively outplay Strikers

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Unsettled Australia, Sri Lanka look for turnaround

Both teams have concerns with their batting, and are coming into the two-Test series on the back of poor recent records

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Sun stops play in New Zealand v India ODI

Yes, you read that right, the setting sun was at an awkward angle and straight in the batsmen's eye

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Russell Arnold expects trust deficit in Sri Lankan ranks

Recent allegations will in the mind of the tourists in Australia, says former Sri Lankan batsman

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Warner to resume batting in a month, after elbow surgery

David Warner will get around a month's batting practice ahead of his return from the Newlands scandal ban that ends on March 28

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New Zealand bat first, India back to playing two wristspinners

New Zealand chose to test India in a chase in the first match of the series, which is also the latest trend in New Zealand: in two of their three ODIs against Sri Lanka, the hosts won the toss and decided to bat first. They won both the games

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Jason Holder calls for batting consistency as Windies seek to back up bowlers

Captain believes side can draw inspiration from victories over England in 2015 and 2017

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On-field comments could land Sarfraz Ahmed in the dock

In the 37th over of South Africa's innings, Pakistan's captain was caught on the broadcast stump mics making what seemed to be a racist comment against Andile Phehlukwayo

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Stuart Broad faces axe as England ponder two spinners for Barbados Test

England squad depth leaves Joe Root with selection headache for first Test

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Thisara Perera's all-round heroics down Dhaka Dynamites

The allrounder scored 26 off 12 and followed it up with three wickets and a 19th over that went for just one run

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Pressure on England in landmark year as West Indies defend proud record

A preview of the first Test between West Indies and England in Barbados

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Dhoni, Dhawan should have played domestic cricket before Australia ODIs - Gambhir

The former India opener doesn't think Rishabh Pant has much chance of making India's World Cup squad, but believes R Ashwin could have a role to play

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Cheteshwar Pujara eyes Ranji Trophy history on return to 'special ground'

Saurashtra have the quality to win their semi-final against Karnataka, and, according to their superstar batsman, 'perhaps even the final'

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BPL stints put Taskin, Shafiul, Nayeem on selectors' radar for ODIs

Mashrafe Mortaza said Sabbir Rahman could also interest the selectors, but his ban will still be in place when Bangladesh play the ODIs in New Zealand, staring February 13

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Paul Grayson returns to Yorkshire as batting coach

Diamonds and former Essex head coach to mentor Yorkshire batsmen 

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Finch fifty bolsters Renegades in top four

Melbourne Renegades completed a defence of 152 to defeat the Sydney Thunder - one of their nearest rivals on the competition table - by 12 runs in Sydney

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Chris Gayle and Alex Hales hit 50s as Rangpur pull off steep chase

Farhad Reza does the star turn with the ball against Khulna with his maiden T20 four-for

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South Africa bring in Paterson, Shamsi and bowl

Pakistan handed an ODI debut to seam-bowling allrounder Hussain Talat in place of Imad Wasim

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Teenagers Sewwandi, Thimashini in new-look SL squad for SA tour

Sri Lanka have made no fewer than eight changes to the limited-overs squad, with several veterans making way for youngsters

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Pat Cummins, Travis Head to be Tim Paine's deputies for Sri Lanka Tests

Mitchell Marsh has been dropped, while Josh Hazlewood is carrying an injury

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Extra power-company staff for Gabba's day-night Test after BBL drama

Energex has completed repairs to the faulty cable that was the cause of the problem in the BBL, and officials are confident the problem won't reoccur

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'The key is to not panic when you see 300 posted' - Virat Kohli

The India captain on what it takes to tackle New Zealand in New Zealand, and how knowing the ins and outs of batting helps his captaincy

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'We can' - Sri Lanka hope to do an India on Australia

The performance of the Indian bowlers on their recent Test tour has given the visiting Sri Lankans a lot of confidence

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CA considers changes to BBL, domestic one-dayers schedules

Next summer's ninth edition of the Big Bash League may be pushed back to start as late as Boxing Day

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ICC awards: Kohli wins big three after record-breaking 2018

India captain becomes the first to win all three top honours in a year, while also being named captain of the Test and ODI teams

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'No result' in Gabba Big Bash League match to stand

Power outage not in officials' control, says Cricket Australia, dismisses Sydney Thunder's appeal for maximum points

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New Zealand v India: The tussle for No. 2 takes centre stage

A five-match ODI series has a tendency to lose context mid-way, but these two have the calibre to produce contests that leave one longing for more

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Considered qualifying for England, says West Indies star Shai Hope

West Indies batsman wants team to draw on underdog spirit as they seek another upset against England

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Moeen Ali eager to atone for Barbados failings as twin-spin prospect mounts

Allrounder returns to scene of 'worst performance' in 2015 ready to embrace senior spinner status

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Jofra Archer on England's World Cup radar, admits Eoin Morgan

England have to be "open-minded" about their selection policy ahead of the World Cup, according to captain Eoin Morgan

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PCB hands out new women's contracts after settlement of dues

Umaima Sohail, the 21-year-old batsman, was the only new player to be handed a contract

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Frylinck's allround brilliance gives Vikings thrilling win

The South African took 2 for 19 to help restrict Dhaka to 139 before unfurling big hits to seal a tight chase

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West Indies seek ICC support in call for first-class warm-ups

England-like resistance could threaten quality of future tour preparations

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Vasbert Drakes joins West Indies coaching set-up for England series

Toby Radford and Esuan Crandon also named among coaching staff for England series

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South Africa wary of resurgent Pakistan - Reeza Hendricks

The opener says that a spot in the World Cup squad will be "a dream", but he insists that his focus is much more short-term

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South Africa look to overturn recent record against Pakistan

The hosts have beaten Pakistan only once since late 2013 and will be worried about the record at the start of a World Cup year

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South Africa leave out Sune Luus for Sri Lanka series

South Africa selectors offer opportunities to youth as the team chases improved batting shows

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'Number of people' approching ICC on alleged corruption in Sri Lankan cricket

ICC's amnesty period currently on, during which it hopes to gather evidence which may further its investigations in Sri Lanka

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An island of legends: Desmond Haynes picks his greatest Barbados Test XI

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Matthew Wade, D'Arcy Short lead Hobart Hurricanes' 10-wicket rout of Adelaide Strikers

They put on an unbroken 158 for the opening stand to consolidate the Hurricanes' position at the top of the table

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Making the cut

Sanjay Manjrekar, VVS Laxman and Brad Hodge throw back to their beginnings and journey in cricket

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Laurie Evans century helps Rajshahi rise to fourth place

Opening batsman slams unbeaten 62-ball 104 to set up 38-run win over Comilla Victorians

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The Casson hand in 'self-sufficient' Patterson's rise

The former spinner has seen Patterson's development up close, and credits the batsman with having "huge self-awareness"

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Kurtis Patterson picked in selectors' backflip

Australia's selectors have added him to the Test squad at the last possible moment to face Sri Lanka after the batsman's twin centuries in the Hobart tour match made his case undeniable

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West Indies' interim coach Richard Pybus shrugs off criticism of comeback

Former director of cricket said West Indies are "focused, positive and motivated" and that there were no issues in the camp

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Stuart Broad deserves credit for putting in 'hard yards', says James Anderson

After consulting Anderson and Richard Hadlee, Broad has shortened his run-up by five yards in a bid to improve his rhythm and bowl with a higher action

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Steven Mullaney added to Lions squad to face India A

Allrounder replaces Notts team-mate Tom Moores, who has suffered a leg injury

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Vince, Silk destroy Heat to lift Sixers to second

The duo shared a 94-run stand for the fourth wicket to lift Sixers to 177 before Abbott and Curran sent Heat packing for 98

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Baroda's Ranji winner Jacob Martin on life support

Former India batsman was hospitalised on December 28 after a road accident; BCCI steps in to contribute towards treatment

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Pradeep ruled out of Australia series due to hamstring strain

The grade-one strain has also left the Sri Lanka seamer doubtful for the South Africa Tests, that follow close on the heels of the Australia tour

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Mackay makes New Zealand comeback after five years

Selectors hand maiden call-ups to Gurrey and Mair for the three T20Is against India

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'Can't keep Hardik, Rahul careers in limbo' - CK Khanna to CoA

Acting BCCI president wants Hardik and Rahul's suspension to be lifted till court issues directive

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Next England coach will support, suggests Trevor Bayliss

Trevor Bayliss has hinted he would recommend splitting the England coaching job in the future

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Seamers to the fore as West Indies put up their Dukes

England coach Trevor Bayliss hopes the use of a specially designed Dukes ball "plays into our hands"

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Yasir Ali, Mushfiqur fifties script comfortable Vikings win

The duo powered Chittagong to 214, along with the rest of the order, before the bowlers chipped away to restrict Khulna to 188

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Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane to play for India A against England Lions

Both players will get a chance to push their cases for World Cup selections in the 50-overs games in Thiruvananthapuram

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Pujara made us believe we could win it - Unadkat

The Saurashtra captain said that 'nothing could be more special' than their record chase in the quarter-final against Uttar Pradesh

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Kurtis Patterson and Jon Holland shine on another disappointing day for Sri Lankans

The visiting batsmen ended without a half-century between them in either innings, after Kurtis Patterson smacked his second unbeaten hundred of the match

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Rilee Rossouw's 61 guides Riders home in 195 chase

There were strong contributions from Alex Hales and AB de Villiers too, before a final push from Farhad Reza gave Riders the second-highest successful chase in BPL history

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Unstoppable Stoinis gives Stars crucial win

Australian allrounder hits an unbeaten 70 and picked up a three-for in the Melbourne derby

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South Africa opt to bat, debuts for Olivier, van der Dussen

Pakistan, meanwhile, included Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim and Usman Shinwari, while Fakhar Zaman, too, returned after being dropped form the third Test

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Perry six seals Super Over win for Sixers after unbeaten 54

Perry had earlier batted through the Sixers innings making 54 not out, taken a key wicket, made a crucial run out and held a vital catch before bowling the final over that saw the match end in a tie

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Umesh, Sarwate hand Vidarbha innings win

The defending champions will face Kerala in the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19

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Johnson, Barsby power Brisbane Heat into maiden WBBL final

With five needed off the final ball, Brisbane Heat's Haidee Birkett plucked a stunner at deep square off Jess Jonassen to deny Sydney Thunder

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Australia playing catch-up on spin as World Cup looms

Australia's ODI series defeat by India exposed another major flaw in the national team's approach to 50-over matches since the 2015 World Cup

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Hazlewood out of Sri Lanka Tests with back injury; Richardson called up

The paceman has been diagnosed with the early stages of a stress fracture but Australia are confident he will be fit for the World Cup

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Stuart Broad finds his range as England extract maximum benefit from glorified net

England's new No.3 shows signs of seizing his route back into the side with hard-hitting 98

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Tamim 73, Afridi three-for helps Comilla Victorians overhaul 182

Khulna Titans remained at rock-bottom on the points table despite a promising batting show led by Junaid Siddique's 70

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Rajasthan Royals could become the England fan's IPL team, claims Liam Livingstone

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Hobart Hurricanes inch closer to semis after Faulkner smashes 16 off final over

Defeat for Perth Scorchers makes their push for a semi-final berth all the more difficult, as they suffered their sixth loss in nine matches

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Pakistan's ODI team is much stronger than ours - Faf du Plessis

The SA captain considers the ODI series as a 'challenge' as they look to fill up the empty spots ahead of the 50-over World Cup in March

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No one can replace MS Dhoni - Ravi Shastri

The India coach also says his target is to try and build a team that can win consistently in overseas conditions

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Allrounders Shakib and Russell blow Sylhet Sixers away

David Warner's 63 was in vain as Sylhet Sixers slumped further in the BPL 2018-19 points table

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Happy to bat anywhere in the middle order - MS Dhoni

Dhoni said he can't pick and choose his batting position after 14 years in ODIs, and would bat wherever the team needed him to in the middle order

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Solid outing for Labuschagne as Sri Lanka's batting stutters

The legspinning allrounder contributed well with both bat and ball, even as other Test picks had middling outings

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Incoming Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez key against resurgent South Africa

Pakistan have never lost at St George's Park in three matches, but they'll have to be wary of David Miller, who returns to his favourite ground in South Africa

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BPL 'far from ideal' preparation for NZ ODIs, accepts coach Rhodes

The Test specialists, who will be involved later, shouldn't have a problem, but the ODI regulars might be undercooked, feels Bangladesh coach

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Sydney Thunder make formal protest against Gabba blackout

Lee Germon, Cricket New South Wales' chief-executive elect, held the view that Sydney Thunder should get the points, and he has sent a formal appeal in writing to Cricket Australia

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BPL gets de Villiers boost after Warner, Smith injuries

AB de Villiers' arrival is not just a middle-order boost for Rangpur Riders, who are desperate for a win after two close losses, but also a sigh of relief for the entire league

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Pandey, Nair take Karnataka into Ranji Trophy semi-finals

The batsmen shared an unbroken century stand for the fifth wicket as Rajasthan were left to rue missed opportunities

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Finch's repetitive Bhuvneshwar nightmare

There was only one winner in the battle between India's opening bowler and Australia's opening batsman

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Vijay Shankar handed debut as India make three changes

Kedar Jadhav and Yuzvendra Chahal come into the side for the series decider while Australia also make two changes

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Jonny Bairstow misses milestone but makes his mark with 98

England's new No.3 shows signs of seizing his route back into the side with hard-hitting 98

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ECB appoint BT executive Tony Singh as new commercial officer

Former incumbent Sanjay Patel to focus on role in developing new competition

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Jason Holder in line for stint as Northants overseas player

West Indies captain understood to have agreed a deal in April ahead of Ireland tour

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Morris injury hurts Titans, unheralded Qeshile stuns Cobras

Rain and bad light, meanwhile, forced the encounter between Dolphins and Knights into a draw

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Mumbai teen gets three-year ban for flashing in dressing room

Player receives penalty after team-mate raises complaint

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Pakistan heritage causes India visa delay for England Lion Saqib Mahmood

ECB seek quick resolution after Birmingham-born quick bowler fails to fly out with the rest of the squad

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SLC elections postponed to February 21

An error in the Sinhala to English translation of the gazette triggers need for postponement

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Mark Wood called up for England's Caribbean tour as replacement for Olly Stone

Fast bowler, who played the last of his 12 Tests in May, is expected to arrive in Barbados this weekend

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Ferguson hopes Thunder take full points after power outage

The batsman said Sydney Thunder had dominated all through at the Gabba, so he hoped that 'at the end of it all we'll get full points out of the game'

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South Africa's Rory Kleinveldt calls time on 17-year career

He made his South Africa debut in 2008, but lost his place by 2013. Since then, Kleinveldt led the Northamptonshire and Cobras attack, finishing with 454 first-class wickets

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Qaasim Adams suspended for incident allegedly involving a firearm

Western Province Cricket Association suspends him for 12 playing days from provincial cricket

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Advantage Vidarbha after Jaffer's double-ton; UP bolster lead

Wasim Jaffer smashed 206 to blunt the Uttarakhand attack, while UP extended their lead to 349 despite losing eight wickets on the third day against Saurashtra

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Sri Lanka hope Mendis has escaped serious damage

The batsman was struck on the hand while fielding at short leg in Hobart and will have an x-ray on Friday but the Sri Lankans felt the signs were promising

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Logan Cup games called off due to Zimbabwe unrest

First-class games suspended and points split amid widespread protests triggered by fuel shortages and a rising cost of living in the country

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David Warner's stance-switch 'within the laws', confirms MCC

The fact that "everyone seemed to know what was happening" makes the Sylhet captain's unusual decision legal

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Thunder thwarted by floodlight failure after Watson ton

Watson struck this BBL's maiden hundred, McCullum registered his first BBL duck but the match came to a premature end under bizarre circumstances

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Warner and Smith's grassroots lessons will boost Australian cricket - Stuart Law

The newly appointed Middlesex head coach believes Australia are at too low an ebb to ignore the clamour to recall the two banned Australia cricketers in March, when their year-long bans elapse

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Injury to Kusal Mendis on tough day for Sri Lanka

Dushmantha Chameera impresses, but centuries from Kurtis Patterson and Jake Doran take CA XI to 5 for 316 on first day of tour game

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Pandya-Rahul case in limbo after SC adjourns case to next week

Any imminent return of the two players to the Indian set-up has been ruled out with the Supreme Court adjourning till next week the case pertaining to the Lodha Committee reforms

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Kerala vanquish Gujarat to enter maiden Ranji semi-final

Their fast bowlers, Basil Thampi and Sandeep Warrier, cut through Gujarat's batting line-up, bowling them out for a mere 81

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India grapple with sixth bowling option with series on the line

Whereas Australia's bugbear has been their inability to push past the 300-run barrier twice in a row

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Nicholls could be New Zealand's back-up keeper at World Cup

New Zealand's preparations for the tournament continue with a five-match series against India with coach Gary Stead saying there were still parts of the "puzzle" to complete

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Finch reminds himself that 'he's still very good'

As back-to-back ODI tours of India and UAE loom, Finch is in a race against time to hit peak form ahead of the World Cup

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Warner to head back home from BPL for elbow treatment

An elbow injury will keep David Warner out of Sylhet Sixers' BPL campaign from January 21, according to Cricket Australia

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Stuart Broad hat-trick as England take 19 wickets in a day

Reducing a CWI President's XI with six Test players to 203 for 19 represented a fine effort from an admirably ruthless England

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'I was like a proud dad when we won at Headingley' - Stuart Law

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AB de Villiers expresses interest in playing The Hundred

Former South Africa captain suggests that the ECB is right to experiment with a new format

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Mitchell Santner, Tom Latham back in New Zealand ODI squad

Colin de Grandhomme, who was rested for the ODI series against Sri Lanka, also returned for the first three ODIs against India

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Warner, Liton lift Sylhet Sixers off bottom place

A day after being bowled out for 68, the Sixers put in an all-round performance to beat Rangpur Riders by 27 runs

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Olly Stone sent for scan on back injury that could threaten tour participation

Fast bowler reported the problem shortly after arriving in Barbados having flown from Australia a few days previously

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Vinay Kumar's last-wicket heroics give Karnataka the lead

Replying to Rajasthan's 224, Karnataka were 166 for 9 before Vinay Kumar and last man Ronit More added a precious 97 runs

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Right-handed David Warner swats Gayle for 14 off 3 balls

The Sylhet Sixers captain switched stance midway through the 19th over to smash 6, 4, 4 on the way to a half-century

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Lord's gets planning permission for new Compton and Edrich stands

The proposed redevelopment of Lord's later this year has received final clearance

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Dale Steyn, Quinton de Kock rested from first two ODIs

Aiden Markram and Duanne Olivier have been called up as their replacements

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Will the Supreme Court put an end to the BCCI's chaos?

A guide to what is expected from Thursday's hearing, which could decide the fate of the board and its state associations, which are yet to fully comply with the Lodha Committee's recommendations

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Arafat Sunny's three-for breaks Dhaka Dynamites' winning streak

Dynamites were restricted to 116 for 9 in pursuit of 137, a batting performance that was a far cry from their big-hitting ways in their last four games

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Kane Richardson and Mohammad Nabi set up comfortable Renegades win

The two shared seven wickets to restrict the Sixers to 115, a total that proved inadequate in the face of some fine strokeplay from Tom Cooper and Sam Harper

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Vinay's 83* turns sizable deficit into lead for Karnataka

Jaffer, Ramaswamy tons give Vidarbha vice grip, Kerala-Gujarat on an even keel while UP have Saurashtra on the mat

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Chandimal calls for collective batting lift to challenge Australia

Sri Lanka captain is hopeful of bowlers following India's template if they have runs on the board

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'Never seen myself as competing with Renshaw' - Joe Burns

The tour game against Sri Lanka will be a pace-setter for the upcoming series rather than a rush to grab individual Test spots, says CA XI captain

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Martin Crowe, Jonah Lomu get cricket trophy named after them

The Lomu-Crowe Trophy will bring together cricket and rugby players for the inaugural Black Clash Twenty20 match at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on January 25

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Finch just 'needs a few breaks' to turn form around - Langer

The Australia coach praised Shaun Marsh as becoming a 'great' one-day player and said that No. 7 is the ideal spot for Glenn Maxwell

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Joe Root shrugs off Big Bash rust as England ease into Caribbean groove

A glorified warm-up on a sluggish deck did provide Joe Root with a welcome chance to find his groove

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James Franklin set for Durham coaching role

Durham are poised to sign James Franklin, the former New Zealand allrounder, as the head coach of their Championship and List A teams

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Darren Bravo returns to West Indies Test squad to face England

Senior batsman returns after two-year absence to add experience to batting following Bangladesh loss

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Mahedi Hasan spins Sylhet Sixers to heavy defeat

The spinner took 4 for 22 as the Sixers were bowled out for just 68 in their first match on home ground, giving Comilla Victorians an easy chase

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Shane Burger named Scotland coach

Burger has been coaching KwaZulu-Natal Inland since 2015 and has won CSA's coach of the year award twice in the last three years

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Avneesh Sudha shines for Uttarakhand, Basil Thampi sours Gujarat's day

A round-up of the first day's play from the four Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches

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Want India to be a superpower in cricket - Kohli

Given the size of India's global fan base, Kohli said that Test cricket would be popular for a long time if India prioritised it

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'Tonight was an MS classic' - Kohli

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Taijul Islam, Mahmudullah spin Titans to maiden win

A solid bowling performance from Taijul Islam helped the Titans defend 128 and register their first win of the tournament

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Manu Sawhney named new ICC CEO

Sawhney will formally take charge of his role after the 2019 World Cup

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Siraj handed ODI debut; Australia bat on hot Adelaide day

Khaleel Ahmed has been left out as India aim to level the series but they have not changed the balance of their side

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Five years to 'inspire a generation' - ECB unveils strategy for future-proofing English cricket

ECB chief executive says the sport cannot rely on its traditional audience forever

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Jos Buttler concedes 'obvious risks' of warm-up football

England's vice-captain admitted there were "obvious risks" involved and said they would accept it if Ashley Giles decided they should no longer play

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ECB to 'redouble efforts' to educate players after court cases cause sponsor concern

Chief executive admits that cricket's reputation has been damaged by two high-profile cases.

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'Mission accomplished' - Ottis Gibson on South Africa's 3-0 sweep of Pakistan

While South Africa's quicks stood out, the coach and stand-in captain Dean Elgar also credited the batsmen for their grind on tough pitches

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'Cannot bring career to a cul-de-sac' - Vinod Rai on Pandya-Rahul suspensions

Committee of Administrators chairman Vinod Rai instructs BCCI CEO to carry out inquiry against suspended duo of Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul

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England women to tour India for six limited-overs matches

The three ODIs are likely to be played on February 22, 25 and 28 while the three-T20I series is set to begin on March 9

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Mickey Arthur disappointed at loss, but confident of long-term plans

Arthur said he can't fault the attitude and work ethic of his players, but added that the 0-3 loss was unacceptable

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Paddy Upton appointed Rajasthan Royals coach

This is his second stint with the franchise, having earlier led them to the IPL semi-finals in 2013

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D'Arcy Short fires again as Hobart Hurricanes consolidate top spot

They opened up a four point lead after Melbourne Stars were rolled over for 126 in pursuit of 186

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Ireland-Afghanistan tour dates adjusted to avoid clash with IPL

The tour, comprising a three T20Is, five ODIs and one Test, was earlier set to conclude on March 23, but will now end on March 19, with the first ever Test between the two sides

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Duanne Olivier, Kagiso Rabada end Pakistan resistance for 3-0 sweep

South Africa demonstrated the ruthless instinct that has brought them seven straight series win at home, rounding up the seven Pakistan wickets they needed before lunch

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'Test snub does not make a lot of sense' - Wade

The Tasmania captain and wicketkeeper was omitted from Australia's Test squad for the Sri Lanka series despite being the leading run-scorer in Sheffield Shield cricket this season

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Bhuvneshwar trying to regain his rhythm after battling niggles in 2018

After last playing a Test in January 2018, the bowler has only featured in ODIs and T20Is since he was not 100% fit during the Australia Tests

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De Villiers to play PSL matches in Lahore

AB de Villiers felt he has "a role to play in helping international cricket return to Pakistan" and this had influenced his decision to be available for the Lahore Qalandars' matches on March 9 and 10

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India's balance problems with series on the line

Australia put in an impressive performance at the SCG and could wrap up their first ODI series victory in two years with a win in Adelaide

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Azhar Mahmood points out inexperience in Pakistan's attack

The Pakistan bowling coach said that the pitch had flattened out and his was a young attack which, admittedly, could have bowled better

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'We have moved on' - Mithali Raj on row with Harmanpreet Kaur

The India women's ODI captain said she hasn't taken a call on her future, and is only focussed on the upcoming tour of New Zealand

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Quinton de Kock on the tricky art of batting with the tail

After his vital century in Johannesburg, the South Africa No. 7 explained why he has 'one of the tougher jobs in the team'

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Mushfiqur trumps Thisara Perera in thrilling Vikings win

Comilla Victorians overcame a stuttering start on the back of Thisara's 26-ball 74 not out, before Mushfiqur powered the Vikings chase for victory with two balls to spare

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'Rishabh Pant very much part of our World Cup plans' - MSK Prasad

India's chief selector said the wicketkeeper-batsman, a 'champion in the making', wasn't part of the Australia ODIs because he needed rest

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Klinger dismissed after umpires miscount seven-ball over

Facing Ben Dwarshuis in the second over Perth Scorchers' chase, Klinger fell to the seventh legal delivery of the over

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Cameron Bancroft and Ashton Turner flatten Sydney Sixers with powerful display

Michael Klinger was dismissed in controversial circumstances off the seventh legal delivery of an over when the umpires miscounted

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PCB insist discussions "open" for Australia to play in Pakistan

Cricket Australia have said they are not contemplating moving a couple of matches from the UAE to Pakistan, but PCB want a recce done first

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All out for 14 - China slump to lowest women's T20I total

UAE's winning margin of 189 was also a record in women's T20Is

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Mustafizur's three-run last over helps Rajshahi defend 135

With Rangpur requiring 10 off the last over, the left-arm pacer managed three dot balls to tie Rangpur down and deliver a tense win

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IPL calendar puts Zimbabwe's India tour in doubt

While no dates had been settled upon, the tour was expected to take place in March. However, there is a only a ten-day window between the Australia series and the IPL

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Bryant, McCullum stud Brisbane Heat's emphatic win

The opening pair added 70 in just 6.4 overs to set up a tall score and eventually their first win over Renegades in six years

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Quinton de Kock pushes South Africa towards daunting lead

Quinton de Kock's half-century carried South Africa's lead past 300 as Pakistan were made to struggle for inroads

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Rayudu reported for suspect action

The part-time offspinner has to get his action tested within 14 days, but can continue bowling in international cricket until the results are known

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Strikers fall in a heap after Watson's thunderous fifty

It turned into a one-side encounter at Spotless Stadium with Sydney Thunder's attack sharing the success

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New-look Australia brings back reverse swing

Jason Behrendorff and Jhye Richardson making sizeable inroads into India's top order at the SCG will have been very welcome after the struggles of 2018

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Jofra Archer on England's World Cup radar, says Ashley Giles

England's director of cricket warns against expecting Archer to be "some sort of messiah" if he is selected

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Injury scare for Steyn, Olivier says he is "perfectly fine"

Steyn walked off in the first hour of play, clutching the same shoulder he's had surgery on

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Sarfraz Ahmed rues 'three bad shots' in Pakistan's collapse

He included his own dismissal among the avoidable ones that he felt had cost Pakistan the chance of getting close to South Africa's first-innings total

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Dhaka Dynamites overcome Pooran blitz for fourth win

He hit nine sixes in his 47-ball 72, but found little support from his colleagues as Sylhet now have two losses in three matches

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Agarwal and Vijay Shankar set to replace Rahul and Pandya

Agarwal has never been part of India's limited-overs squads before, while Shankar was part of the T20I squad during last year's Nidahas Trophy

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Hat-trick hero Aliss Islam reported for suspect action

All his deliveries on BPL debut were reported to be illegal

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N Srinivasan, Sourav Ganguly part of meeting to push for fresh BCCI elections

A group of the most senior and experienced heads in Indian cricket met on Friday seeking an early end to the supervision of the board by the Committee of Administrators

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Robbie Frylinck's late heroics give Chittagong Super Over win

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Rohit thinks Dhoni at No. 4 is 'most ideal'

Rayudu averages 45.72 at the position and has the captain's backing, but "personally speaking" Rohit feels Dhoni is best-suited there

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Pakistan show fight as South Africa squander chances

Thanks to a combination of bad catching, good fortune and no little fortitude, Pakistan reached the interval five down but still in the fight

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Steven Smith international return date in doubt due to elbow surgery

He is expected to wear a brace for six weeks before returning to training which will rule him out of the PSL and makes it highly doubtful he would be fit for the Pakistan one-day series

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Side strain rules James Pattinson out of Big Bash

The fast bowler, who has made a comeback from major back problems this season, picked up the injury against Melbourne Renegades

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Siddle returns, Behrendorff debuts as Australia opt to bat

India have had to contend with the controversy around Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul leading into the ODI series

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Joe Clarke and Tom Kohler-Cadmore stood down from Lions tour after WhatsApp sex revelations

Revelations about the pair's off-field behaviour emerged in the course of the Alex Hepburn rape trial

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'Plan of controlling run rate worked' - Amir

Left-arm fast bowler believes it's still only "50-50" despite Pakistan's outstanding bowling day

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Mohammad Amir peeved by Sarfraz Ahmed's criticism

'Leave this question,' the fast bowler said when probed about his captain's remarks. 'Are we done?' Five minutes into his press conference, he walked out

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'Probably the best I've batted in a session' - Markram

He put on 126 with Hashim Amla, hitting 14 boundaries before lunch alone to quickly put Pakistan on the defensive

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Afridi rolls back the years as Smith-less Comilla triumph

Shahid Afridi starred with figures of 3 for 10 while Anamul Haque's 40 helped Comilla Victorians beat Rajshahi Kings by five wickets

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Scotland call up uncapped Adrian Neill, Chris Greaves for Oman tour

Fast-bowling allrounder Ruaidhri Smith, who had an impressive T20 season with Glamorgan, also returns to the national fold for the quadrangular series and 50-over series in Oman

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Jury in Alex Hepburn rape trial discharged after failing to reach a verdict

Former Worcestershire cricketer had been accused of raping a sleeping woman in 2017

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Aliss Islam's hat-trick helps Dhaka barely defend 183

The offspinner struck thrice in the 18th over of a tense chase to decisively tilt the scales in the favour of his team

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Ingram, Laughlin render Stars shineless

Ingram combined with the Strikers' captain, Travis Head, to stabilise a slow start for the hosts, before a late-order flurry from Jonathan Wells closed the innings at 178

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'Batsmen still haven't understood the value of finishing a match' - Malinga

The Sri Lanka captain wanted his team to show character in the middle, and not sit back satisfied merely by good starts - with bat or ball

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'Frustrating to not have shown my abilities at international level' - Bracewell

Having watched from the sidelines during the ODI series, the allrounder came good in the lone T20I against Sri Lanka with bat and ball

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Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul to sit out Sydney ODI

ESPNcricinfo understands that while the CoA mulls the course of action against the players, the BCCI has asked that they not be considered for selection for the first ODI

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Misbah-ul-Haq to play QEA Grade Two cricket ahead of PSL

This is the second time in the last two years that the former Pakistan captain has turned to the lower level in a bid to extend his playing career

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Cremer temporarily puts cricket career on hold for family

The former Zimbabwe captain has relocated from Harare to join his wife Merna, who is now based in Dubai and working as a pilot.

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South Africa bat, bring in Hamza; three changes for Pakistan

Sour Africa brought in Zubayr Hamza for the suspended Faf du Plessis while Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali all returned for Pakistan

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Sri Lanka bowl first with five changes

Scott Kuggeleijn handed T20I debut for New Zealand, Doug Bracewell also gets a go while Mitchell Santner returns from injury

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Unsettled Australia v settled India at start of World Cup year

The attention now shifts to the main one-day event as the two teams, in vastly different positions at the start of the final run-in to the tournament, face each other in Sydney

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Hardik Pandya and the man in the mirror

By speaking without filters, Pandya has shown us a glimpse, if we needed it, of the conversation and mindset in the wider Indian society

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We definitely don't support inappropriate comments - Kohli

The captain has said it has been made clear to Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul that their controversial comments made on an Indian TV show are not acceptable and the personal opinions are not the view of the India team

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Siddle's miraculous comeback lands him on the doorstep of World Cup

He last played an ODI in 2010, but he could be the man Australia turn to for the death overs

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Pakistan considers changes to XI after 'disappointment' of series defeat

Azhar Ali admitted Pakistan could alter the balance of their side for the third and final Test

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Kerala pip Himachal in race to knockouts, Punjab, Bengal miss out

Sanju Samson and Sachin Baby starred in Kerala's win against Himachal, while Punjab and Bengal returned home with an honourable - but inconsequential - draw

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Australia-based Englishman Charlie Hemphrey signs Glamorgan deal

Late-blooming top-order batsman has agreed a two-year contract with the Welsh county

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Smith to miss two BPL matches to fix elbow injury

He will fly back to Sydney for a check-up but is expected to be back in Bangladesh sometime next week

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Harper, bowlers help Renegades gallop to fourth win

After Harris gave the Renegades a usefully rapidfire start, Harper and Cooper needed only to keep their heads, something they did with the help of dropped catches by the Heat

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No let up for Pakistan as South Africa eye whitewash

South Africa could include two debutants, in Pieter Malan and Zubayr Hamza, while Pakistan are mulling whether to play allrounder Faheem Ashraf

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Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul likely to be suspended

BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry has pressed for an inquiry and, if the players are found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute, strong sanctions

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How Ottis Gibson set up South Africa's 'elite fast-bowling group'

South Africa have now won five home Test series in a row, and key to that success has been a reinvigorated pace culture, reignited by coach Ottis Gibson

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PCB accepts UAE players' apologies

The three players had been handed eight-week suspensions in December, for their tweets criticising the facilities at the Southend Stadium in Karachi during the Emerging Teams' Cup

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Van der Dussen, Paterson return to South Africa's ODI squad

Rassie van der Dussen, Dane Paterson and Hashim Amla are back in South Africa's ODI squad for the series against Pakistan

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World Cup slots pretty much filled - Rohit Sharma

Rohit feels the absence of Australia's mainstay fast bowlers - Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins - will not make the contest any less challenging

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Australia to begin India tour with T20I in Bengaluru

Visakhapatnam will host the second T20I, while Hyderabad, Nagpur, Ranchi, Mohali and Delhi will host the five ODIs

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New Zealand women recall Katie Perkins for India series

Perkins last played an ODI in November 2017 and was picked after a consistent showing in domestic cricket

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Disappointing that SL need to qualify for T20 World Cup - Lasith Malinga

With Sri Lanka having slipped to ninth on the T20I rankings, this will be the first time they'll not gain direct qualification into the T20 World Cup

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Langer to Renshaw: Think about now, don't worry about selection

Australia's head coach suggested the opener had previously become sidetracked by thoughts of a berth in the team before it had come to fruition

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Final chance for Malinga's SL to break New-Zealand tour rut

Tim Southee will be leading New Zealand in Kane Williamson's absence as Sri Lanka look to finish the tour on a high

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'Careless whispers' about Maxwell leave Langer fuming

In a terse press conference, Australia's head coach reiterated that Maxwell's continued omission from the Test side had nothing to do with factors outside of cricket

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Mitchell Marsh illness opens ODI door for Ashton Turner

The Western Australia and Perth Scorchers batsman has been called up to the squad for the first ODI against India at the SCG

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Eyes on the Ashes: Australia's Test squad talking points

The future of Shaun Marsh, the quest for an allrounder, Matthew Wade's chances and the fast-bowling back-up were all areas addressed by Trevor Hohns

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'I told my wife I'd be back for the top job' - Ashley Giles on bouncing back from ECB sacking

Harsh lessons of 2014 serve England's new director of cricket well, as he lays out vision for his tenure

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Hamza's wait could be over and he is ready

As the possibility of a Test debut looms, the Cape Cobras batsman says time off during MSL helped channel his game better

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ICC announces 15-day amnesty to report corrupt approaches

Under this amnesty, reporting any previous corrupt approach in Sri Lankan cricket will not result in the player being punished

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Mustafizur, Mehidy put Rajshahi Kings on the BPL board

The left-arm quick restricted Khulna Titans to a mere 117 for 9 in 20 overs and the allrounder struck a fifty to seal the chase

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Albie Morkel retires from all forms of cricket

The South Africa allrounder ends a professional career that has spanned nearly 20 years

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Madhya Pradesh lose 6 for 0, knocked out

Andhra avoid relegation, Karnataka through while Vidarbha on verge of a lead that will help them top Groups A and B

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Ashley Giles open to splitting England coaching roles again despite tough lessons of 2014

New director of cricket charged with finding successor to Trevor Bayliss as he takes over from Andrew Strauss

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Tye and Bancroft revive Perth Scorchers' campaign

The seamer picked up 4 for 18 to restrict Melbourne Stars to a moderate total on a fine batting pitch before the opening batsmen struck a fifty to seal the chase

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Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan back in Pakistan ODI squad

Allrounder Hussain Talat and batsman Shan Masood, who are both uncapped in ODI cricket, were called up to the squad

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Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul asked to explain talk-show comments

The CoA has issued a show-cause notice to the two players, whose comments on a TV show attracted widespread social media backlash for their perceived misogyny, sexism and racism

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Taskin's four-for helps Sylhet defend 168

After Warner, Afif Hossain and Pooran lifted Sixers from a poor start, Vikings stumbled after starting strongly in the chase to lose by five runs

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Will Pucovski digests whirlwind Test squad call-up

The 20-year old is coming to terms with a year in which he compiled a monumental double ton, stood out of the game with mental health issues, made a return with a new outlook

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Dean Elgar named stand-in captain for Johannesburg Test

The selectors have also added uncapped Cape Cobras opening batsman Pieter Malan on standby for Aiden Markram, who sustained a right thigh injury during the second Test

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Selector Trevor Hohns critical of 'unprecedented' schedule

'We've been from Test cricket to T20 cricket to one-day cricket to Test cricket and we're going to one-day cricket again now, so that's been a bit of a challenge in itself'

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CWI asked to 'rescind' Pybus appointment

The Leewards Islands Cricket Board has cited "grave concerns" over the process followed by the CWI president Dave Cameron to appoint West Indies' new head coach

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Will Pucovski earns Australia call-up as Marshes and Handscomb dropped

Joe Burns and Matt Renshaw have also been recalled amid a significant batting shake-up following the series defeat against India

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USA formally approved to rejoin ICC as Associate Member under USA Cricket

This paves the way for a transition back to autonomous governance following more than three years of oversight from an ICC Americas caretaker administration

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Paddy Upton set to return to Rajasthan Royals as head coach

He had taken up a similar role with the IPL franchise from 2013 to 2015

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Mahsrafe shines as Comilla Victorians crumble to 63 in big loss

Rangpur Riders' captain elected to bowl and gave Comilla Victorians no respite, knocking over their to four batsmen with the score not even past 20

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Joe Root's BBL squib reawakens T20 doubts for England's most vital batsman

England's Test captain misses chance to prove point in shortest format, as thoughts turn back to seismic 2019 summer

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Vidarbha through; Baroda alive as Karnataka lose in two days

MP in must-win but Andhra lead by 239, Punjab on track for qualification after taking sizable lead against Bengal

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Kusal Perera returns to Sri Lanka Test squad

Danushka Gunathilaka was dropped after managing only 16 runs in four innings in New Zealand

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Brisbane Heat win despite losing 6 for 11

They collapsed in the middle, but much of the good work done by McCullum and Lynn didn't go to waste in a truncated contest

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Shakib Al Hasan, Hazratullah Zazai blow away Khulna Titans

Zazai struck five sixes and three fours in his 36-ball 57 before Shakib's 3 for 18 reduced Titans to 87 all out to hand Dynamites a 105-run win

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IPL 2019 to be played in India, will begin from March 23

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Hamstring strain rules Neesham out of one-off SL T20

Central Districts allrounder Doug Bracewell, who was a part of the ODI squad, will replace him in the 13-member T20 squad

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Pujara's best overseas tally vaults him to No. 3 in Test rankings

India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and South Africa fast bowler Duanne Olivier were also big gainers

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Defeated Australia measure the wages of impatience

The whole of the Australian game was in a hurry to try and find answers in a year of disarray and it left them no match for India's class

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Bumrah rested; Siraj, Kaul called-up for Australia, NZ ODIs, T20Is

Mohammed Siraj was named Bumrah's replacement for the two series while Siddarth Kaul was added to the squad for the T20I series in New Zealand next month

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Sri Lanka ring in the changes and bowl first

Ferguson returns for New Zealand, while Sri Lanka bring in Shanaka, Dhananjaya and Chameera for third ODI

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Tripura slump to 35 all out, Abhinav rises above Chennai turner

All the major talking points from the first day of the ninth round of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy

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Kohli's 2019 Ashes advice for Australia: 'Dukes ball buries egos'

India's captain said Australia could compete in England if their batsmen were patient against the swinging ball

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Nothing wrong with pitches favouring home team, says Ottis Gibson

South Africa's coach, and captain Faf du Plessis, played down Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur's criticism that the pitches from the first two Tests were not suited for Tests

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Shadab's injury didn't let us play five bowlers - Mickey Arthur

The Pakistan coach suggested that the legspinner and Faheem Ashraf could return to the side and bolster the batting line-up at the Wanderers

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Incisive Melbourne Renegades end Hobart Hurricanes' unbeaten run

Kane Richardson's early wickets left Hurricanes with an early headache, and they couldn't recover effectively enough to keep their run going

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'People have opinions on me, and I understand why' - Ben Duckett

A year on from an infamous incident in a bar in Perth, Duckett's recall for the Lions tour is a sign of his second coming

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Ashton Agar joins Nathan Coulter-Nile in criticising 'vague' communication from selectors

After being omitted for the ODIs against India, Agar joked he "mustn't have run the drinks well enough" during the series against South Africa

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Tim Paine rues lost chances in Adelaide

The Australia captain says if his team had done better in the key moments in the series opener, the 2-1 scoreline might have been reversed

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India celebrate with the "Che-Che-Che"

The celebratory jig aside, Cheteshwar Pujara came away from the series having finally earned the unquestioned confidence of the leaders of the side

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World Cup winners Kohli and Shastri rate Australia series as highest triumph

India's captain and coach had different reasons for the same sentiment, as they celebrated India's first series win in Australia since first playing there 71 years ago

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'This win will give us a new identity' - Virat Kohli

The India captain hailed series win in Australia as the biggest moment of his career yet

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Colin Munro aims to tweak code T20 to suit ODI requirement

Where in T20, Munro explodes virtually the moment he takes guard at the crease, he feels he's got to adapt a little better in ODIs

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New Zealand's chance to experiment with series in the bag

Sri Lanka's weaknesses have been their attack's toothlessness through the middle overs and a frail middle order. Can they fix those issues?

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Live report - India hope for clear day to push for 3-1

Follow the ESPNcricinfo live report on the final day of the Test series as India push for victory

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Shreyas Iyer ruled out, Yuvraj Singh to play in final Ranji round

Mumbai have left out Aditya Tare, while Dhawal Kulkarni returns; Tamil Nadu will have a young squad, without Dinesh Karthik, for their match against Delhi

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Rilee Rossouw's 76* sets up tense Rangpur win

Paul Stirling put Khulna Titans in a strong position with his 61, but Carlos Brathwaite and Jahurul Islam couldn't quite finish off the chase

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Faf du Plessis suspended for one Test due to second over-rate offence

The South Africa captain will be forced to skip the third and final Test against Pakistan, beginning in Johannesburg from January 11

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Malinda Pushpakumara bags all 10 wickets in an innings

The Sri Lanka left-arm spinner picked up 10 for 37 in a Premier League Tier A match for Colombo Cricket Club against Saracens Sports Club

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Denly's calm and Philippe's dash lift Sixers to second

The batsman capitalised on a disciplined bowling effort that restricted Adelaide Strikers to just 150 for 5

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Pakistan bowling 'not up to the mark', laments Sarfraz Ahmed

Pakistan captain critical of his seamers' lack of pace after his team were beaten by nine wickets in Cape Town

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Afridi steers Victorians to opening win; low scores for Smith, Warner

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Amla injured but Elgar seals South Africa's fourth-morning victory

Hashim Amla was forced to retire hurt as South Africa ticked off the 41 runs required for victory

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Indian seamers abandon past mistakes to reap rewards

Bowling coach B Arun said India had learnt their lessons from the two previous away tours in 2018, especially from South Africa that had "very similar" pitches

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Nathan Coulter-Nile criticises 'poor communication' over ODI non-selection

The Australia fast bowler, who was omitted from the ODI squad to face India, said his back soreness should not have been enough to leave him out

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Ricky Ponting slams Australia for showing 'no desperation'

Criticism comes after Nathan Lyon walks off lbw without reviewing - and Mitchell Starc seemingly offers him no guidance - with two reviews at Australia's disposal

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Ross Taylor puts 'big focus' on World Cup with spectacular form

Big totals for the team, an excellent run of scores for himself - all of this is helping New Zealand pick up speed as they head towards the World Cup, he said

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Live Report - Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 4th day

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Resilient South Africa outlast Pakistan on a day of toil

As the pitch flattened out and the short ball stopped working, the bowlers decided to stick to a channel and wait for the opposition to blink

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Hazratullah Zazai, Rubel Hossain star in Dhaka Dynamites' opening win

After the Afghanistan opener smashed 78 off 41 balls, the fast bowler took 3 for 7 to dismiss Rajshahi Kings for 106

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Mujeeb's 2 for 10 ends Heat's winless streak

On a pitch made for fast bowling, the offspinner bamboozled Perth Scorchers before Burns and Cutting powered through the chase

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Kapil Dev 'disturbed' by questions over coach-selection process

'I don't want to take names but ego of one particular individual shouldn't be an impediment towards developing the women's game in the country'

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Vikings open with victory as Riders shot out for 98

Chittagong Vikings held on for a three-wicket win against defending champions Rangpur Riders in a low-scoring start to the BPL

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Maxwell, Stoinis and bowling might lift Stars to second

After their bowlers stifled Thunder to 135, Stoinis launched an assault at the start of the chase, and Maxwell and Nick Larkin finished it off with an unbroken 80-run partnership

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South Africa fling the bat to leave Pakistan with 254 deficit

South Africa's tail wagged on the third morning at Newlands, as their fast bowlers helped to add a further 49 runs to their overnight total

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New Zealand survive costly butterfingers...six times

A different fielder was involved each time, and the missed chances contributed to the match ending in a close finish

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I really worked on my bowling after Lord's Test - Kuldeep

Playing only his sixth Test, the wristspinner is learning how to adapt to bowling in Test cricket as batsmen get more familiar with his style of bowling

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Chaotic selections put Australia's World Cup at risk

With the team using 26 players over 11 matches in the last three series, stability is not the first word that comes to mind for the defending champions

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Shillingford suspended from bowling in domestic cricket

An assessment revealed that his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees limit permitted under playing regulations

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Smith will have 'revenge mission' on the bowlers - outgoing NSW CEO

Andrew Jonesacknowledged that David Warner faces a tougher road back although hopes he will be allowed the chance at redemption

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New Zealand elect to bat, Tim Southee replaces Lockie Ferguson

Sri Lanka went in with an unchanged side from the first ODI

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Live Report - Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 3rd day

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Centurion, Cape Town pitches not good enough for Test cricket - Mickey Arthur

South Africa batsman Temba Bavuma, who scored 75 on the second day, said the Newlands surface was 'tricky and challenging', but not 'dangerous'

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Okay with batsmen's numbers dropping as long as we're winning - du Plessis

Tasked with batting in some of the toughest conditions in the world, the South Africa captain said players got to keep their places if they helped win Test matches

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Give WV Raman interim role until CAC selects full-time head coach - Edulji to Rai

In an email to the CoA chairman, Edulji described his decision to appoint an ad hoc committee to select the India women head coach as 'an illegal step'

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Klusener banking on variety, local talent ahead of tough BPL opener

The Rajshahi Kings head coach hoped to find the ideal balance between batting and bowling talent ahead of their clash against Dhaka Dynamites

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Short and Botha lead Hobart Hurricanes to fifth successive win

The opener hit 64 off 42 balls while the offspinner claimed three wickets to sink Sydney Sixers

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Du Plessis builds for South Africa as Pakistan rue key reprieve

South Africa overcame the early loss of Hashim Amla to inch themselves into a first-innings lead on the second morning at Cape Town

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Soft signal, hard luck, as Pakistan suffer more third-umpire woe

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We were clear about bowling tactics - Paine

Tim Paine denied a major difference of opinion with his bowlers and insisted there had been no following out in the camp following interviews by Nathan Lyon and bowling coach David Saker

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Settled New Zealand need only fine-tuning ahead of second ODI

Sri Lanka will take heart from their batting in the first match, but they need wholesale changes if they hope to be contenders at the World Cup

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Rashid determined to play remainder of BBL despite father's death

He also revealed he had turned down the chance to play in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League in order to remain in Australia, citing his preparation for the World T20 in Australia in 2020 as a priority

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Australia's selection policies under the microscope

CEO Kevin Roberts says an important question to ask is whether there is enough emphasis placed on performance over potential

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Neesham, Santner back in T20I squad; Southee to lead

Tim Southee will lead New Zealand in the one-off T20I as regular captain Kane Williamson has been rested

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Australia make wholesale changes, bring back Siddle and Lyon for ODIs

Australia have dramatically reshaped their one-day squad for the three-match series against India with just six players retained from those that faced South Africa earlier in the season

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Ponting slams Kohli boos as 'disgraceful'

The was a distinct mixed welcome when the India came to the crease on the opening day in Sydney

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Live Report - Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 2nd day

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#BBL08 chatter: BBL batting against spin 'embarrassing' - Mark Waugh

Keep up to date with all the news from on and off the field during the Big Bash

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David Warner ready for final leg of ban as BPL stint closes in

Life's been good with the extra family time, says Australian batsman ahead of his first game as captain of the Sylhet Sixers

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Weatherald, bowlers lift Strikers to third

The Strikers opener struck a 44-ball 71 to lift his team to 158, before the bowlers relentlessly chipped away to choke Renegades in the chase

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Labuschagne, Australia's unlikely No. 3, learns from Pujara

Carted for three fours in his opening over by India's No. 3 on a day his legspin was blunted by India, Marnus Labuschagne hoped to emulate Cheteshwar Pujara's patience with the bat

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Pick your 2018 T20 XI

Who makes it to your T20 team of 2018?

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What lies ahead for Aaron Finch and Mitchell Marsh in Tests?

With the return of Steven Smith and David Warner looming, and no mid-season first-class cricket in the offing, both Aaron Finch and Mitchell Marsh appear to be a long shot for the Ashes

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Vernon Philander adds bite to attack as SA bowl first at Newlands

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Rangpur's local talent excites head coach Moody

Focus not on superstars Gayle and de Villiers in team's quest to replicate success of the previous season

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James Neesham marks return with five sixes in an over

He couldn't make it six in a row, but his unbeaten 47 off 13 balls launched New Zealand to 371 for 7 in Mount Maunganui

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Neesham returns, Seifert debuts as New Zealand bat

Sri Lanka left out Dhananjaya de Silva despite some decent performances against England in October and November

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Live report - Can Australia level the series?

The action moves to Sydney. Can Australia come back to make it 2-2? Or will India hold on to their lead?

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IPL just before World Cup 'a concern' for du Plessis

The South Africa captain is concerned at the prospect of his key bowlers picking up niggles during the IPL

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Pakistan stick with under-fire top six for Newlands examination

Sarfraz Ahmed backed his batsmen to come good as he ruled out changes or the inclusion of an allrounder

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Du Plessis mentions IPL as an obvious concern in managing bowlers' workload

The South Africa captain said the last thing he wanted was one of his bowlers getting injured just before the tournament

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Tendulkar's coach Achrekar dies at 86

Achrekar's academy in Mumbai's Shivaji Park area churned out several others who played for India, including Kambli, Amre, Agarkar and Powar.

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PSL franchises incurred sizeable losses in first two seasons

Losses ranging from PKR 200 million to 700 million have led the teams to seek a financial restructuring of the league as well as tax exemptions from the government

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Easwaran's 183* keeps Bengal alive; Jharkhand denied victory

Delhi join Mumbai in exit queue, while Vidarbha lead knockouts race - all the qualifying scenarios explained

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Knee injury forces Haris Sohail out of South Africa tour

Haris had missed the Boxing Day Test in Centurion, where Shan Masood was named his replacement in the playing XI just 90 minutes ahead of the scheduled start

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Thunder survive Turner's 36-ball 60* for nailbiting win

After Jos Buttler and Calum Ferguson gave them 142 on a slow surface, Thunder had Scorchers on the mat, before Turner nearly snatched victory

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