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SL vs BAN: Taskin Ahmed Shines But Fails To Slow Sri Lanka Run Fest

Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed took three wickets for 119 on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka Friday as the hosts piled up 469 runs for six at ...

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1st Test: Pakistan Batsmen Grind On Against Zimbabwe, Score 162/1 At Lunch

Imran Butt led the way for Pakistan with a dogged 71 not out but it was slow going on the second morning of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Friday ...

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ZIM vs PAK: Pakistan Dominate After Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi Skittle Zimbabwe

Pakistan dominated the opening day of the first Test against Zimbabwe on the back of some destructive pace bowling by Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi in Harare on Thursday. ...

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1st Test: Hasan Ali Takes Two As Zimbabwe Struggles At 59/4 At Lunch

Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali struck twice in the morning session as Zimbabwe were left reeling on 59-4 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test in Harare ...

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Chennai Super Kings beat bottom side Sunrisers Hyderabad to go top of the IPL on Wednesday as the big-money tournament staged its first game in India's coronavirus stricken capital. Scores ...

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SL vs BAN: Sri Lanka Punished For 'Below Average' Pitch Ahead Of Must-Win Test

Sri Lanka risk falling to their lowest world rankings position if they fail to beat Bangladesh in the second and final Test starting Thursday at Pallekele after being punished for ...

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English Cricket Joins Social Media Boycott Over Online Abuse

English cricket bosses announced on Wednesday they would join football's boycott of social media in a show of solidarity against racism and discrimination. A coalition of football organisations in ...

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Former Sri Lanka Test Player Nuwan Zoysa Gets Six-Year Ban For Match-Fixing

Sri Lanka's former Test cricketer and bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa was banned for six years on Wednesday by the International Cricket Council for match-fixing during a T10 tournament in the ...

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1st Test: Pakistan Look To Tame Zimbabwe Without Injured Yasir

Pakistan take on Zimbabwe without key leg-spinner Yasir Shah in a two-Test series which starts in Harare on Thursday, but are "confident" after beating South Africa earlier this year. Yasir ...

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Indian Premier League chiefs on Tuesday sought to reassure foreign stars in the tournament that they are "totally safe" even as the country battles a devastating coronavirus surge. With many ...

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IPL 2021: Australian Cricketer Chris Lynn Requests Charter Flight Home From Virus-Hit India

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South African Cricket 'Averts' Crisis, Reaches Agreement

South African cricket stepped back from the brink of an international crisis when officials announced late Sunday evening that the differences between the two rival factions battling for the governanc ...

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