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Saim Ayub Stars as Pakistan Beat Australia by 22 Runs in First T20I in Lahore
All-rounder Saim Ayub shone with bat and ball as Pakistan secured a 22-run win over Australia in the first T20I in Lahore, with spinners taking six wickets. ...
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Sri Lanka boosts T20 World Cup security with eye on India–Pakistan games
Sri Lanka will deploy elite armed commando units to protect teams during the T20 World Cup next month, with heightened security for India-Pakistan matches as the island co-hosts the tournament ...
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Sophie Molineux Named Australia Women’s Captain Across All Formats
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Bangladesh-Born Sri Lanka T20 Team Owner Sentenced Over Match-Fixing
A Sri Lankan court handed the British owner of a Premier League team a four-year suspended sentence on Wednesday over match-fixing in the domestic T20 cricket tournament, a judicial official ...
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Markram’s Powers South Africa to 9-Wicket T20I Win Over West Indies
Aiden Markram smashed a career-best 86 not out as South Africa cruised to a nine-wicket win over West Indies in the first T20I at Boland Park. ...
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Harry Brook’s 57-Ball Century Powers England to Historic ODI Series Win in Sri Lanka
Harry Brook smashed a blistering 57-ball hundred as England beat Sri Lanka by 53 runs in Colombo, clinching the ODI series and ending the hosts’ five-year unbeaten home run. ...
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Sri Lanka’s Unbeaten Home ODI Run Faces Test as England, Root Set Up Series Decider
Sri Lanka’s five-year unbeaten home ODI series record is under threat as England level the series 1-1, with Joe Root emerging once again as the key challenge in the decider. ...
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Abhishek Sharma’s 14-Ball Fifty Powers India to Series-Clinching T20I Win Over New Zealand
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Josh Inglis Seals Perth Scorchers’ Record Sixth BBL Title with Win Over Sydney Sixers
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Joe Root Anchors England’s Gritty ODI Win to Level Series Against Sri Lanka
Joe Root’s composed 75 guided England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on a turning Colombo track, levelling the ODI series with a game to spare. ...
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Nepal Skipper Rohit Paudel Eyes New Summit With 'Nothing To Lose' At T20 World Cup
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel says his side have "nothing to lose" in next month's T20 World Cup as they target more famous upsets and a place in the tournament's Super ...
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T20 Cricket World Cup Row Overshadows India's Olympic Ambitions
India hopes next month's T20 World Cup will bolster its credentials as a global sports host -- and the country's Olympic ambitions -- but preparations have been rocked by a ...
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Injuries Force Two Changes to South Africa’s T20 World Cup Squad
South Africa made two injury-enforced changes to their T20 World Cup squad, with Tony de Zorzi and Donovan Ferreira ruled out and Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs named as replacements. ...
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Bangladesh Pull Out of T20 World Cup After Refusing to Travel to India
Bangladesh will not participate in next month’s T20 World Cup after refusing to play matches in India, despite the ICC rejecting its request to shift games to Sri Lanka. ...
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Sri Lanka’s Spinners Seal 19-Run Win Over England in First ODI at Colombo
Sri Lanka’s spinners sparked a dramatic collapse as the hosts beat England by 19 runs in the opening ODI at Colombo, defending 271 in a tense finish. ...
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Steve Waugh Targets Cricket's 'Last Great Frontier' With European T20 Venture
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh is seeking to conquer cricket's "last great frontier" as one of the investors in a new European T20 franchise competition set to feature Steve Smith ...
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Harry Brook Apologises, Admits Nightclub Fracas 'Not The Right Thing To Do'
England white-ball captain Harry Brook on Wednesday admitted it was "not the right thing to do" to get into an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand, but insisted ...
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Bangladesh Told to Play T20 World Cup Matches in India or Face Expulsion
Cricket’s governing body has warned Bangladesh to agree to play their T20 World Cup matches in India or risk being dropped from the tournament, amid security concerns, political tensions, and ...
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Pakistan Team Creates World Record For Lowest Target Defended In First-Class Cricket
A Pakistan's domestic team created a world record of defending the lowest target in all first-class cricket when they stopped the opposition in a chase of just 40 runs. Pakistan ...
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Pakistan to Host Australia for Three T20Is Ahead of World Cup Preparations
Former champions Pakistan and Australia will face each other in a three-match T20I series in Lahore from January 29 to February 1 as part of their preparations for the upcoming ...
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Sri Lanka Edge Pakistan by 14 Runs in Rain-Hit Third T20 to Level Series 1-1
Sri Lanka secured a hard-fought 14-run win over Pakistan in the rain-hit third T20 at Dambulla, leveling the series 1-1 with Wanindu Hasaranga starring with four wickets. ...
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Shubman Gill Accepts T20 World Cup Axing, Focus Shifts to ODIs
Shubman Gill says he respects the selectors’ decision to drop him from India’s T20 World Cup squad, calling it destiny, as he prepares to lead the ODI side against New ...
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England To Stick With Ben Stokes And Brendon Mccullum Despite Ashes Flop
England will limp home from Australia after a humbling 4-1 Ashes defeat but appear likely to stick with the regime of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, who have vowed to ...
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