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Wanindu Hasaranga’s rearguard fifty was beautifully complemented by a clinical bowling display as Sri Lanka sealed their place in Super 12s with a massive 70-run win over Ireland in a group A first round match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Asked to bat first, Sri Lanka recovered from 8

News Coach also keen to persist with top three of Nissanka, Perera and Chandimal Two quicks capable of bowling faster than 145kph, one allrounder who gets up into the high 130s range, a spanking new mystery spinner who is yet to be decoded, and a world No. 2 legspinner with a killer googly. These are

KL Rahul’s brutal yet elegant fifty sealed the second opener’s debate while his opening partner Ishan Kishan also grabbed the opportunity as India warmed-up nicely with a seven-wicket win over England in their opening practice match ahead of the T20 World Cup. Rahul made batting look easy with six boundaries and three sixes in his

Netherlands don’t want to be known as “one-off wonders” who occasionally knock over a Full Member at the World Cup and then retreat to the margins of the game. They want “to go up against the big boys,” in the words of their coach, Ryan Campbell, “and show to the world that Netherlands cricket is

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard acknowledged his side’s power-packed batting ahead of the men’s T20 World Cup which starts on Sunday. T20 World Cup will begin with the Round 1 Group B encounter between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea on Sunday, with Scotland and Bangladesh, the other teams in Group B, clashing in the

Rahul Dravid could start working with the Indian team as early as in late November, when New Zealand visit Aijaz Rahi / © Associated Press Rahul Dravid is, by a distance, the frontrunner to be the next chief coach of the Indian men’s team, and is in line to take over once Ravi Shastri finishes

Ben Stokes took to social media to update fans about his recovery.© Instagram Marking his return from injury, Ben Stokes took to social media to give fans a sneak peek into his first training session. The England all-rounder had two screws and scar tissue removed from his left index finger after breaking it while playing

Report Captain returns 3 for 5 and then smashes 19-ball 45* to shut out Central Punjab in title clash Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 152 for 3 (Iftikhar 45*, Ghulam 37) beat Central Punjab 148 (Shehzad 44, Akmal 42, Iftikhar 3-5, Imran 3-26) by seven wickets Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defended their National T20 title, storming past Central Punjab to

Chris Jordan says England’s 2016 World Twenty20 final heartbreak against the West Indies made them a stronger team as Eoin Morgan’s side seek redemption in this year’s tournament. England had one hand on the trophy in Kolkata before Carlos Brathwaite smashed Ben Stokes for four consecutive sixes to win the match for the Caribbean side.

Report It was one of the great IPL all-round performances, as Narine’s 4 for 21 and 15-ball 26 swung, and changed, the match Kolkata Knight Riders 139 for 6 (Gill 29, Narine 26, Iyer 26, Chahal 2-16, Harshal 2-19, Siraj 2-19) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 138 for 7 (Kohli 39, Narine 4-21, Ferguson 2-30) by

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News The 21-year-old Sunrisers bowler had turned heads with his tearaway speeds in IPL 2021 Umran Malik, who turned heads with his tearaway speed in IPL 2021, has been asked to stay back in the UAE as a net bowler for the Indian team for the T20 World Cup, ESPNcricinfo has learnt. Umran had played

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News The West Indian allrounder was part of St Kitts & Nevis Patriots’ successful campaign this CPL season Chennai Super Kings have named West Indian allrounder Dominic Drakes as injured Sam Curran‘s replacement for the remainder of the IPL. Curran was ruled out of the ongoing IPL and the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup on

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Preview Rohit Sharma’s team aren’t guaranteed a playoffs spot even if they win both their remaining games Big Picture Rohit Sharma wants the Mumbai Indians to be free and fearless. At the stage they are at, they may as well be, because even two wins can’t guarantee an automatic playoffs berth because their net run

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