Thursday, September 30, 2021

Provincial T20 Cup: Rain plays spoilsport as Knights, Titans progress to quarterfinals

Kwa-Zulu Natal Inland and Mpumalanga have been eliminated from Pool B of the CSA domestic T20 competition

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Richa Ghosh adds to India influx with Hobart Hurricanes deal

The wicketkeeper-batter is the club's third overseas player

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Stephen Fleming: 'Suresh Raina has earned leeway, performances will improve'

"It was just a couple of positions that would make us a balanced side," the head coach said of CSK's return to the IPL playoffs

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Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan lead Khyber Pahktunkhwa to storming win

Sindh only managed 150 after being sent in, despite an impressive half-century from Khurram Manzoor

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Queensland Tasmania Shield clash moved to Adelaide

Covid-19 outbreak forces Queensland out of the state while CA schedule four more matches including a day-night Shield fixture between WA and Tasmania in Perth

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Chris Gayle leaves IPL bubble to stay fresh for T20 World Cup

Veteran T20 star cites bubble fatigue, wants to "refocus on helping the West Indies in the T20 World Cup"

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Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood lead dominant CSK into playoffs

Sunrisers knocked out of contention after slipping to their ninth loss this season

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Royal London Cup again set to run alongside the Hundred in 2022

Final of domestic 50-over competition will return to being staged on a Saturday

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Warwickshire close in on Bob Willis Trophy as Lancashire middle order folds

English season forced into October as bad light halts victory charge

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Vijay Dahiya replaces Gyanendra Pandey as Uttar Pradesh coach

Dahiya played two Tests and 19 ODIs for India between November 2000 and April 2001

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Brilliant Haider Ali upstages Babar Azam in stunning heist for Northern

Babar scored an unbeaten 105, only for Haider's 91 to help Northern ace the chase

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KKR wait on Andre Russell's fitness as race for fourth hots up

KKR are heavy favourites going into this fixture with Kings struggling to settle their XI

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Gloucestershire hail Marcus Harris signing as 'big statement of intent'

Australian opener joins from Leicestershire on all-format, two-year deal

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England's tour of Netherlands rescheduled for June 2022

Three ODIs will take place in gap between home Tests against New Zealand

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R Ashwin: 'Am I a disgrace like Morgan said I was? Of course not'

Capitals allrounder defends his right to take the overthrow even if he knew it had deflected off a batter's body

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Victoria and New South Wales prepare to quarantine to get their season going

Domestic season is facing significant challenges trying to get a fixture list together

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Australia bowl and hand out four debuts; India include two new caps

There are four points available for winning the Test - the first time the teams have met in the format since 2006

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County Championship set to return to two divisions in 2023 under ECB proposal

Rhodes, Yates tons heap woe on Lancashire as conference system phase-out looms

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Chahal, Garton and Shahbaz show RCB's bowling might

Rajasthan Royals looked good for a big score with Evin Lewis going strong, but his wicket triggered a terminal collapse

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Chennai Super Kings one win away from IPL playoffs

Sunrisers Hyderabad will be out of top-four contention if they lose on Thursday

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Sarfaraz Ahmed and Zahid Mahmood sparkle as Sindh make it three in three

Balochistan remain in fifth place, after their third loss in four games

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Mumbai Indians rope in Simarjeet Singh as Arjun Tendulkar's replacement

The Delhi seamer has started training with the squad after completing the mandatory quarantine

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Mithali Raj: 'A little more time' with pink ball would have been 'quite helpful'

India Test captain also bats for resumption of multi-day tournaments at the domestic level

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ECB chairman promises to 'do everything we can' to travel to Pakistan on schedule in 2022

"We received advice on security and player welfare and took the decision [to pull out of touring Pakistan] we made"

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Test match talking points: Storm, spin and two potential swan songs

Australia and India will meet in a Test for the first time in 15 years with the added dimension of it being just the second day-night encounter in the women's game

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Cricket Tasmania say Afghanistan Test will be officially called off this week

CA had said they would be forced to cancel the game due to the Taliban's stance on female sport

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ECB chairman admits prospect of Ashes is a 'complicated picture'

ECB chairman Ian Watmore says they have until the first week of November "to change things"

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India batters Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur join Melbourne Renegades

There are now six Indian players signed up for WBBL which starts next month

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Journey into day-night unknown for India and most of Australia

Both teams have selection issues to resolve although the weather could spoil the first two days

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Wasim Khan steps down as PCB CEO four months before contract ends

PCB chairman Ramiz Raja has called in the board of directors for a meeting on Wednesday afternoon to take up the matter

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Growing anger at Tasmania pulling out of Sheffield Shield fixture

The match was called off shortly before the toss due to Covid-19 cases in Brisbane

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Back to school for Alice Capsey but England honours beckon

Teenager targeting involvement on A tour to Australia as next step in remarkable rise

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Ellyse Perry set to keep new ball for Test match despite ODI struggles

Matthew Mott said the allrounder is addressing some of her alignment issues

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Inzamam 'fine' after undergoing angioplasty; clarifies he did not suffer a heart attack

He said his visit to the hospital had been a "routine check-up" after experiencing discomfort in his stomach

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Hardik, Pollard, Tiwary swing tight contest Mumbai's way

Result lifts Mumbai Indians to fifth spot, Punjab Kings go to sixth

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Warwickshire blow Lancashire away at Lord's to underline champion status

Craig Miles takes five before Rob Yates, Dom Sibley drive Warwickshire into lead

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Final two IPL league matches to start at the same time on October 8

Two new franchies for IPL 2022 to be unveiled on October 25

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'Nice to see him mature' - Dinesh Karthik likes what he sees of improved, and fearless, Nitish Rana

"If he wants to make a name for himself, he needs to keep producing these knocks"

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Deflected overthrow causes tempers to flare in Capitals-KKR match

Dinesh Karthik was happy to play peacemaker after Tim Southee, R Ashwin and Eoin Morgan got into a war of words

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Tania Mallick roped in to head PCB's women's cricket wing

Former badminton player will replace Urooz Mumtaz, who resigned in May

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All-star bowling, big-hitting Narine and Rana give Knight Riders win

On a tricky, two-paced pitch in Sharjah, Delhi Capitals only managed 127

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Joe Root voted men's PCA Player of the Year, Alice Capsey wins inaugural women's Young Player award

Capsey youngest-ever winner, Eve Jones first domestic player to be named women's Player of the Year

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Joe Root 'desperate' for success in Australia, but can't yet commit to tour

PCA Men's Player of the Year wants to take form Down Under, but awaits clarity on tour

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Eve Jones: 'Professionalism has taken my game to another level'

Opener targets England chance after starring for Phoenix and Sparks

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Jhulan Goswami up to second spot among ODI bowlers, Mithali Raj slips from the top

Beth Mooney breaks into the top ten, while Alyssa Healy moves to No. 2 among batters

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Erratic Royals seek valuable points as race for playoffs heats up

Royal Challengers Bangalore meanwhile will be hoping to find their best combination and firm up their position in the top four

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Rachel Haynes ruled out of pink-ball Test and T20I series with a hamstring injury

Wareham is in line for a Test debut if she can recover from her quad injury in time while Mooney should be fit despite hamstring tightness

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Monday, September 27, 2021

Yastika's promise, Perry's problems: what we learnt from the Australia-India ODI series

Both sides improved their death overs batting in the series but were plagued by fielding errors

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Sheffield Shield match delayed due to Covid-19 cases in Queensland

Queensland's clash with Tasmania delayed by a day pending health advice from the Queensland government after a number of Covid-19 cases were reported in the state

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Inzamam-ul-Haq 'stable' in hospital after suffering heart attack

Former Pakistan captain undergoes angioplasty after complaining of chest pain

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PCB offers PSL franchises increased share of revenue pool

The board has also offered financial relief for the last two seasons, which were badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic

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Bayliss mum on Warner's possible exit from Sunrisers Hyderabad

Warner watched Monday's win over the Royals from the hotel after being dropped

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Jason Roy and Kane Williamson keep Sunrisers Hyderabad's season alive

Sanju Samson scored 82, but a total of 164 proved less than adequate for the Royals

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Mumbai Indians look to revive campaign against mercurial Punjab Kings

Mumbai's big-hitters have suffered a form slump while Kings are struggling to fix their team combination

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Essex opener Varun Chopra retires from cricket

Opener won recognition with England Lions as well as multiple Championship and T20 titles

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New women's contracts in pipeline as ECB and PCA expand professional reach

'Teething problems' addressed by board after momentous year for women's game

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Lisa Keightley says players must get used to playing more cricket

Head coach backs England to adjust to new, hectic normal

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Kuldeep Yadav returns to India after sustaining knee injury

ESPNcricinfo understands he could miss not just the IPL but also at least part of the 2021-22 domestic season

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Crowning moment or anticlimax? Warwickshire, Lancashire square off for Bob Willis honours

County champions must regather to go again in standalone showpiece at Lord's

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Gloucestershire apologise unreservedly to David 'Syd' Lawrence over racist incident

Lawrence recounted a banana skin being left outside his door by a team-mate in 1981

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Joe Root hails 'wonderful role model' in wake of Moeen Ali's Test retirement

Captain admits to regrets as allrounder chooses to step away from red-ball cricket

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CSA Provincial T20 Cup: Teams from Western Cape shine as Lions fail to advance

A look at the highlights from Pool A matches of CSA's domestic T20 competition

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KKR aim to ease route to playoffs against resurgent Capitals

Andre Russell's fitness remains a concern for KKR while Marcus Stoinis may be ruled out for Capitals

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Ashleigh Gardner ready to attack in first home Test

The allrounder could have a vital role to play if Australia's injury situation doesn't improve

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Hilton Cartwright's drought-breaking century punctuates draw

Former Test allrounder makes his first Shield century in three years

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Queensland well placed to make strong defence of Sheffield Shield title

They have a largely settled squad although someone will need to fill the shoes of Brendan Doggett

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Runs the key to Tasmania's chances of success

New-ball attack remains strong but they need bigger scores from the top-order in both forms to compliment the bowling unit

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Sunday, September 26, 2021

Shabnim Ismail ruled out of WBBL due to knee injury

South Africa fast bowler unavailable for the entire season after picking up a knee injury in West Indies

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Lockdown disruption to start of New Zealand domestic season

Teams of Auckland and Northern Districts will see their opening rounds of matches postponed

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Sydney Sixers confirm India pair Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav for WBBL

Verma will likely open the batting with Alyssa Healy which means a new role for Ellyse Perry

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Moeen Ali to announce retirement from Test cricket

England allrounder uncomfortable with spending extended time away from home for winter's Ashes

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Harshal Patel hat-trick caps comprehensive Royal Challengers Bangalore win

Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal and Virat Kohli also fire for RCB; flat Mumbai Indians fall to seventh on points table

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Hussey: Russell said 'he felt something pop in his leg'

Knight Riders allrounder may have picked up a hamstring niggle after his exertions in the game against Chennai Super Kings

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Jadeja magic takes CSK back to first spot with last-ball win over KKR

With 24 required from ten balls, he smashed Prasidh Krishna for 20 runs in four balls

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Yasir Shah, Amad Butt, help Balochistan thump Southern Punjab

They shared six wickets between them to set up a slim chase

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Samson needs support as Royals battle to stay in the playoff race

Sunrisers batting in dire need of a lift

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PSL mulls move from drafts to auctions, but financial model poses hurdles

The franchises feel the current revenue and distribution model prevents the league from flourishing

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Australia's injury concerns grow as ODI winning streak finally ends

Sophie Molineux took a nasty blow on the face while Rachael Haynes and Beth Mooney had hamstring concerns

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New Zealand win toss, bowl as Lea Tahuhu, Molly Penfold return

Cross comes into England side with hosts holding unassailable 3-1 lead

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Travis Head bolsters his Ashes case with 163 for South Australia

Jake Carder made his maiden first-class century against his old side Western Australia in a tight high-scoring affair in Adelaide

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Saturday, September 25, 2021

India duo Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma sign with Sydney Thunder for WBBL

They replace England's Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont who are unavailable as the Thunder chase back-to-back WBBL titles

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Stella Campbell debuts, Rachael Haynes returns as Australia opt to bat in third ODI

Australia make three changes with Wareham missing with a quad injury, while India have brought back Sneh Rana in place of Poonam Yadav

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Shami, Bishnoi specials end Sunrisers' playoff hopes

Punjab Kings defend 125 to keep their hopes of making the top four alive

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Emily Windsor, Tara Norris rally Vipers to title defence

Duo share unbroken stand worth 78 after Diamonds put them on the ropes

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Nortje reaping rewards after frustrating first half of IPL

Fast bowler is the toast of the team after taking four wickets in his first two games

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Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi star as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cruise past Southern Punjab

Imran Khan took four wickets while Sahbizada Farhan scored 73 to take KP top of the table

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Nortje keys Capitals stifling bowling in win over Royals

Iyer hits 43 before Royals collapse around Samson

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Desert dilemmas for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore

Changes the need of the hour with the Knight RIders' rise posing a threat to at least one of these teams' playoff hopes

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Super Kings, Knight Riders look to keep red-hot UAE streak alive

Dhoni's team has one foot in the playoffs but Morgan's men are beginning to come together brilliantly

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India to play one Test in England in summer of 2022

It has not been confirmed whether the match will be a standalone game or complete the series started in August

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Jake Carder and Travis Head lay solid foundation for South Australia

A century stand between Josh Philippe and Hilton Cartwright had continued WA's batting dominance

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Friday, September 24, 2021

New South Wales players find temporary home in Queensland Premier Cricket

NSW and Victoria are still waiting to find out when their domestic season will begin

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Tahlia McGrath and Nicola Carey show value of experiencing pressure

Australia needed some luck to secure an incredible victory, but to even have a chance said a lot about their game

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Beth Mooney: Anyone in the Australia team can win us a game from anywhere

The left hander admitted she thought the team "were gone for all money" after early wickets

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Warwickshire seal Championship glory as Somerset are overwhelmed

Victory vindicates savvy recruitment, not least that of head coach Mark Robinson

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Dwayne Bravo-led attack does the job, Super Kings return to No. 1

From 111 for 0 in 13 overs, Royal Challengers could manage only a below-par 156 for 6

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Ollie Pope puts pedal to metal on Oval motorway with career-best 274

Surrey batter commits to Ashes availability as Surrey rack up 722 for 4 against Glamorgan

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Khurram Manzoor's 49-ball 84 helps Sindh take down Southern Punjab

This is Sindh's first win over Southern Punjab in four games

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Mahela Jayawardene to be part of Sri Lanka support staff during T20 World Cup first round

Former captain also appointed as consultant and mentor for the Under-19 team in the lead up to next year's World Cup

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England players' body did not play a part in Pakistan tour abandonment

Team England Player Partnership chair Richard Bevan says neither they nor the individual players were involved in the decision

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How the final over of madness in Mackay played out

Jhulan Goswami, Beth Mooney, Nicola Carey and a whole heap of drama

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Ben Slater seals five-wicket win over Yorkshire as Notts play the Bob Willis Trophy waiting game

Victory ends satisfactory four-day campaign for side that began season in first-class drought

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Adil Rashid, Gary Ballance sign Yorkshire contract extensions

Ballance had appeared likely to leave club amid interest from elsewhere

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After Nepal gig, Dav Whatmore links up with Baroda for 2021-22 Indian domestic season

The Australian coach was expected to join last year, but couldn't travel to India because of Covid-19-related issues

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Kent seal Division Three title after morning of high drama at Canterbury

Hosts overcome early fourth-day hurdles to beat Middlesex by two wickets

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Heather Knight's high standards pay off

Captain takes it upon herself to solve England's batting struggles

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Bottom-placed SRH look to dent wounded Kings' prospects

Personnel troubles in SRH's way as they look to escape the rut

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Morris' form a Royal concern as Capitals sniff historic opportunity for glory

Marcus Stoinis is an injury doubt for Capitals, with Steve Smith the most likely replacement

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Sunrisers Hyderabad sign Umran Malik as short-term replacement for T Natarajan

The young J&K medium-pacer was with the franchise in the UAE as a net bowler

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Twin tons from Marsh and Green put Western Australia on top

South Australia took just four wickets on the opening day of a new season with Green warming up for the Ashes in fine style sharing a 199-run stand with the ageless Marsh

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Australia opt to bowl; Rachael Haynes sits out with injury

India Women made one change to the side that lost the first ODI, bringing in left-arm spinner Gayakwad for offspinner Rana

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Haider Ali and Asif Ali get Northern off to winning start

Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi, meanwhile, led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a commanding win over Central Punjab

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Eve Jones joins Melbourne Renegades for the WBBL

Allrounder heads to Australia after a sensational domestic season in England

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George Garton reunites with Jason Gillespie at Adelaide Strikers

Sussex and Southern Brave left-arm quick set for a stint in the BBL

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Ollie Robinson's 112 sets up tantalising final-day title race in Division Three

Tawanda Muyeye unbeaten overnight as Kent eye mammoth fourth-innings run chase

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Daryl Mitchell signs off with win after Leicestershire subside

Outgoing club captain Joe Leach's deadly opening burst sets up big Worcestershire win

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Shane Bond: Hardik 'close to playing' but Mumbai won't rush his return

"There's also no point in rushing him back to get injured and miss the rest of the tournament when we have a chance to win it."

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Jamie Smith piles on career-best 138 as Surrey cruise towards high-scoring draw

Glamorgan left to rue dropped chances as Pope, Amla cash in on Oval shirtfront

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Dane Vilas seals one-wicket win to leave Lancashire sweating on Edgbaston result

Helter-skelter third day ends Hampshire's title hopes and leaves Lancs with glimmer of hope

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Warwickshire eye final-day title push but Somerset fight hard

Victory at Edgbaston would seal title but Warwickshire have plenty to do on excellent batting pitch

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Iyer, Tripathi put KKR in top four after bowlers rein Mumbai in

Win with 29 balls to spare puts KKR ahead of Mumbai Indians

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Sussex rock-bottom as Derbyshire seal first win of season

Wickets shared around before Critchley seals short chase

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Adam Lyth serves reminder of Championship's raison d'être as Yorkshire hold Nottinghamshire up

Few players embrace county game like Lyth, whose innings leaves Notts chasing fourth-day victory

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Sunrisers Hyderabad's Sherfane Rutherford returns home due to death of father

His exit is another blow to Sunrisers, who are placed bottom of the table with only one win this season in eight games

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LPL to be held from December 4 to 23

The process to register overseas players will commence from September 24

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Anjum Chopra: India need more support for Goswami

Former Indian captain says India haven't addressed the long-standing issue

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England bowl first, Anya Shrubsole returns, Lea Tahuhu rested

Sciver, Davies back in England side, Kerr and Rowe to play for New Zealand

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Raisibe Ntozakhe cleared to bowl again in international cricket

Ntozakhe was reported during an ODI against West Indies in September 2018

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Can Royal Challengers Bangalore lift themselves up against buoyant Chennai Super Kings?

After the first round of matches in the UAE, Super Kings appear to be a far superior side than Royal Challengers

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Steve Elworthy named as new chief executive at Surrey

Takes over from Richard Gould in sign of thawing relations between ECB and Surrey

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Batting coach Das backs 'world-class' Mandhana to come good

He also confirmed that Harmanpreet Kaur's thumb injury would keep her out of the second ODI

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Usman Khawaja supports Pakistan tours: 'There's no reason why we shouldn't go back'

Australia are scheduled to visit next February for the first time since 1998

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Jason Gillespie looks forward after summer of toil: 'We've put a line through last season'

Redbacks only bowled a side out once last season and have claimed four Sheffield Shield wooden spoons in a row

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Rachael Haynes gives Australia injury scare ahead of second ODI

The vice-captain was struck a painful blow on the elbow in the nets and sent for a scan

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Eye on the Ashes (hopefully): who could push their Test claims in the Sheffield Shield?

There isn't much domestic cricket locked in yet, but should Covid-19 allow here's some names with plenty to play for

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Shreyas Iyer on getting runs - 'Not satisfied, appetite keeps increasing every match'

He says losing Delhi Capitals captaincy hasn't changed things drastically in terms of focus on batting

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Marcus Stoinis gives Australia injury concern ahead of T20 World Cup

The allrounder limped of the attack after seven balls in Delhi Capitals match against Sunrisers Hyderabad

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Mitchell Marsh's simple plan: 'I have just practised hitting sixes'

The allrounder picked up his form from the recent Australia tours at the start of the summer

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Ashes diplomacy: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson raises Ashes concerns with Scott Morrison

Negotiations continue over the quarantine conditions the England players and their families will face in Australia

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James Vince, Liam Dawson build respectable lead in face of Tom Bailey's five-for

Hampshire hold 160-run advantage over Lancashire after duo lift their side from 78 for 5

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Nottinghamshire rue the runs that got away as Yorkshire collapse comes too late for title hopes

Title challenge rests on stalemate in rival contests after crucial missed batting point

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Danny Briggs points Warwickshire towards title on day his value is proven

Spinner seizes vital batting point then prises out key wickets to put fate in team's hands

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Nortje & Co help Delhi Capitals reclaim top spot

Sunrisers Hyderabad on the brink of elimination after losing seven from eight

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Jake Libby leads the way as Worcestershire take command at New Road

Hosts lead by 156 despite milestone moment for Callum Parkinson

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Ben Brown extends purple patch to keep Sussex fighting in basement battle

Removed from captaincy in midsummer, Brown strums unbeaten 150 to lead recovery

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Mark Stoneman hundred steers Middlesex into ascendancy

New signing hits second Middlesex hundred as Kent toil at Canterbury

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Zafar Gohar in eleventh heaven as he spins Gloucestershire to two-day win

Pakistan left-arm spinner returns match figures of 11 for 101 as Durham slip to heavy defeat

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Chris Cooke's maiden double-hundred leads Glamorgan to mammoth total

Glamorgan rack up their third-highest first-class score on soporific Oval surface

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Lea Tahuhu: 'When there's been a few lows, it makes the highs even better'

Fast bowler says her comeback after having a pre-cancerous mole removed is the kind of performance "you would dream of"

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Northern Diamonds ease into final with win over Central Sparks

Campbell, Kalis share century stand to overhaul target after Diamonds dominate with the ball

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Mumbai, KKR chase batting form in mid-table clash

They've seen off the worst batting conditions this season could offer, and both batting units can expect a significant uptick in form

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Marlon Samuels charged under anti-corruption code

The charges relate to the T10 tournament in the UAE

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Essex complete Northants thrashing in 30 minutes on day two

Sam Cook claims ten in the match in 96.3-over rout at Chelmsford

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MCC shifts from batsman/batsmen to batter/batters in Laws of Cricket

ESPNcricinfo had adopted the gender-neutral terms in mid-April this year

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T Natarajan in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19

Six members of Sunrisers Hyderabad, including Vijay Shankar, identified as close contacts; SRH vs DC game to go on with others returning negative tests

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Batting woes concern Heather Knight as England seek to seal series

New Zealand head to Derby with confidence after 30 wickets in series

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Josh Philippe and Mitch Marsh centuries help WA bludgeon SA

Pair shared a record 217-run partnership to put South Australia to the sword, with a remarkable century from Alex Carey the only shining light on a dark day for the Redbacks

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

BCB elections to be held on October 6

The elections will be for 23 out of the 25 people on the board of directors

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Kumble: When you leave it to the last couple of balls, it becomes a lottery

Punjab Kings head coach says their batters should have finished the chase in 19 overs

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Sam Cook takes nine for the day as Northants face four-session ignominy against Essex

25 wickets tumble on first day at Chelmsford as seamers dominate

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Kartik Tyagi concedes just one run in final over to stun Punjab Kings

Kings needed only four off the final over with eight wickets in hand, but they came up short

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Darren Stevens at it again to spark Middlesex collapse on opening day

45-year-old takes four as Middlesex lose 8 for 26 after Stoneman fifty

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Sam Hain leads the way as Warwickshire realise that Championship is in sight

Edgbaston senses title is a realistic possibility after Sibley, Rhodes battle for fifties

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Nottinghamshire's title hopes on knife's edge after Joe Clarke's elegant hundred

Last-wicket pair must add eight runs to overnight score to keep Notts in the hunt

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Late wickets leave title shootout in balance as Lancashire encourage supporters' speculations

Hampshire bundled out for 143 on tense opening day at Liverpool

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Louis Kimber confirms promise as half-century leads Leicestershire revival

Daryl Mitchell falls cheaply in final first-class appearance but Worcestershire edge first day

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Rock-bottom Sussex are wholehearted but callow as recruitment falls under scrutiny

Wayne Madsen makes opening-day hundred as all-in youth policy leaves Sussex youngsters floundering

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Zafar Gohar's second consecutive five-for spins Gloucestershire into ascendancy

Durham fold for 140 after air ambulance lands on Bristol outfield to prompt early stoppage

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Rikki Clarke begins the long goodbye as David Lloyd makes Surrey toil

Allrounder's swansong begins with 13 wicketless overs on flat Oval pitch

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Tour cancellation ECB's decision, not government's, says British HC to Pakistan

"The British High Commission supported the tour, did not advise against in on security grounds," Christian Turner tweets

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Former Bangladesh coach Jalal Ahmed Chowdhury dies aged 74

Chowdhury was also a noted sports journalist

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'Super Over is something that shouldn't be in an ODI' - Lizelle Lee

South Africa Women opening batter says Super Overs should only be used to decide T20s

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PCB to make back-up plans ahead of 2022 home England tour, says Ramiz Raja

PCB chairman says Pakistan felt "used and binned" by the ECB's decision to not tour the country

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Ricky Ponting: Shreyas Iyer's return 'makes the make-up of our team look more complete'

Ponting was also full of praise for Rishabh Pant, saying "his level of maturity in the last couple of seasons has gone through the roof"

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New Zealand win toss and bowl as Molly Penfold makes debut, Hayley Jensen replaces Hannah Rowe

Brunt returns as England rest Sciver, Wyatt and Dean hold their places after starring in Worcester

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Mithali Raj wants runs and partnerships 'rather than thinking about fearless cricket'

The India ODI captain has asked for consistency from openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma

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Nottinghamshire head coach Peter Moores signs three-year contract extension

Moores, who was linked with Pakistan coach role, has committed his future to the county

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Tom Latham: NZ missed chance to share 'historic' and 'special' moment with Pakistan

Captain admits tour cancellation "very disappointing", but thanks NZC, Pakistan authorities for keeping players safe

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Peter Moores extends Nottinghamshire tenure after interest from PCB

New three-year deal comes as county begins final Championship push

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Sunrisers and Warner look to put early-season struggles behind them against high-flying Capitals

With Iyer back, the Capitals should be able to unleash Nortje alongside Rabada once more

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Jade Dernbach set to play for Italy

The former England quick, who qualifies through his mother, will feature in the T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier next month

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Monday, September 20, 2021

Australia opt to bowl in opening ODI; Darlington, Yastika, Meghna make international debuts

India hand ODI debut to Richa Ghosh, who replaces Taniya Bhatia as wicketkeeper in Mackay

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Ramiz Raja rages at cricket's 'Western Bloc' after England back out of tour

Chairman promises to 'avenge' cancellations when Pakistan meet England, NZ at World Cup

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'We just weren't sharp enough with the bat' - Hesson says RCB implosion not due to distraction or team combination

Coach says AB de Villiers did not keep as the team cannot "risk him at the moment behind the stumps"

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Women's ODI likely to go ahead despite security threat to New Zealand team

Training cancelled at Grace Road after warning of bomb at NZ hotel

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Joe Leach to stand down as Worcestershire captain

Allrounder relinquishes role after tough campaign at New Road

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Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell rout Royal Challengers Bangalore for 92 to set up big win

After they shared six wickets between them, KKR's openers hunted down the target with ease

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Ross Whiteley heads for Hampshire after triumphant Southern Brave stint

Move for Worcestershire player raises fears over talent drain from non-hosting counties

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England withdraw from October tours to Pakistan

ECB cite player and staff wellbeing and 'increasing concerns about travelling to the region'

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Chris Woakes availability boosts Warwickshire ahead of County Championship deciding round

ECB release centrally-contracted allrounder to play second consecutive Championship game

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India to host New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and South Africa in next nine months

West Indies and South Africa will tour India for limited-overs matches, while New Zealand and Sri Lanka will play two Tests and three T20Is each

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BCCI announces pay hikes for domestic cricketers, compensation for Covid-19-affected 2019-20 season

Some senior cricketers stand to earn almost double of what they did previously

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Northamptonshire promote from within as John Sadler replaces David Ripley

Sadler will eye short-form revival after disappointing white-ball season

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Virat Kohli set to become first player to 200 IPL matches for a single team

He has batted in 191 innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore, scoring 6076 runs at an average of 37.97 and strike rate of 130.41

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Rahul, Livingstone, Lewis headline six-hitters showdown

Two teams with exceptional batting muscle will look to clamber out of the mid-table spots when they meet in Dubai

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Injured Harmanpreet Kaur ruled out of first Australia vs India ODI

"Some days back she got a hit on the thumb and she is not available," coach Powar said on match eve

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Australia's test of endurance begins in bid for a Grand Slam

It is already accepted that Meg Lanning's team has enviable depth and they are likely to need it over the next year

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Dottin and Grimmond excel as West Indies claim Super Over victory

West Indies held their nerve in the very first women's ODI to go into a Super Over

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Sunday, September 19, 2021

Milton Shumba's 29-ball 66 fires Zimbabwe to series win

Visitors chase down 178-run target against Scotland with five deliveries to spare

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CSK toast 'very special innings' as faith in Ruturaj Gaikwad pays off

"Obviously one of my top innings till now because of the pressure we were in; the senior batters returned to the pavilion so I had to grind it."

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Elusive Sheffield Shield title the focus for Western Australia

Need to find a way to take 20 wickets more regularly to complement a strong batting unit

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The only way is up for South Australia amid reality of tough rebuild

Winless across both competitions last season, the Redbacks need to find answers

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Danni Wyatt sets about finding new niche in style

Batter embraces middle-order role with crucial 63* in win over New Zealand

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Chennai Super Kings go from 7 for 3 to victory courtesy Ruturaj Gaikwad

Deepak Chahar hurts Mumbai Indians early in pursuit of 157 to help seal the deal

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Virat Kohli to step down as RCB captain after IPL 2021

Kohli reiterates that he will remain with the team as a player "until my retirement from the game of cricket"

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Darren Stevens' promise to Kent: 'Get us to Finals Day and I'll win you the comp'

Veteran allrounder plays crucial role in Finals Day triumph, 17 years after his first T20 title

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'We certainly believe they should be coming' - PCB CEO Wasim Khan on England's tours of Pakistan

The ECB is expected to meet today to take a decision on their men's and women's teams' tours of Pakistan

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Well-drilled Royal Challengers Bangalore look to reprise first leg's form

Kohli's men won five of their seven games in India while KKR lost five of their seven matches

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New Zealand win toss, bowl as Danni Wyatt, Tash Farrant replace Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies

NZ unchanged as Wyatt makes 200th England appearance with Brunt managing workload

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Chris Cairns 'grateful' after heart surgery despite 'long road ahead'

Former New Zealand allrounder was first shifted from Canberra to Sydney for emergency heart surgery

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Saturday, September 18, 2021

'There was no way we could stay in the country' - New Zealand chief David White

"The advice changed, the threat level changed and, as a consequence, we took the only responsible course of action possible."

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Stuart Broad on Ashes tour - 'I would be happy to get on a plane to Australia'

"In my mind, it is 100 percent clear that an England team of some description will embark on the tour," says seamer.

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Jordan Cox seizes the night as Kent end their long wait for T20 glory

Vital half-century is followed by a tour de force in the field as Somerset are outmuscled

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Daniel Bell-Drummond leads command performance as Kent power into Blast final

Sussex come unstuck as George Garton's allround efforts are thwarted

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Bryce sister-act powers Lightning as Sparks face play-off roulette

Career-best 162 for Kathryn, 90 for Sarah, as visitors miss direct route to final

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Georgia Elwiss books Vipers' place in final with match-seizing 84 not out

Bess Heath's 71 undone as Diamonds head for second-third play-off match

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Sophie Luff kicks up a Storm with career-best 157 not out

Sunrisers have no answer to match-defining knock

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Ramiz Raja to the fans: 'Stand behind Pakistan cricket'

The PCB chairman addressed the concerns raised by New Zealand's abrupt abandonment of their tour of Pakistan on Friday

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Hannah Jones five-for eliminates defending champions South East Stars

Command performance from spinners capitalises on Threlkeld's 70 not out

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Kohli: Skillsets of Hasaranga and Chameera will be of huge help in UAE

"We feel stronger as the new additions have given us few other dimensions"

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Joe Weatherley's quick thinking nearly proves costly for Somerset

Hampshire top-scorer was reprieved early on after spotting an extra fielder outside the inner circle

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Josh Davey seals stunning heist as Somerset come back from the dead in first semi-final

Tailenders seal recovery from 34 for 5 after Joe Weatherley drags Hampshire to 150

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Strife at Essex as board calls for inquest into drinking culture

Ronnie Irani voices concerns that off-field activity has caused downturn in performance

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IPL returns to UAE as familiar foes Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings take center stage

It felt like dystopian reality TV the last time it was on, but the IPL is back now, during a time when the world seems to need any kind of cricket

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Haynes, Lanning, Mooney, Campbell shine in Australians' warm-up win

For the visitors, Poonam Yadav claimed 3 for 28 while Vastrakar and Deepti impressed with a middle-order fightback

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Friday, September 17, 2021

Former Bengal spinner Murtaza Lodhgar dies aged 45

He played nine first-class matches between 1997 and 2007, taking 34 wickets

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Williams, Masakadza help Zimbabwe draw level

Scotland lose four wickets in four balls after coming within touching distance

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Peter Trego announces retirement from professional cricket

Nottinghamshire allrounder was best known as a swashbuckling white-ball batter for Somerset

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Luke Wright: 'We can't be losing our best players all the time'

Sussex captain laments talent drain from South Coast as side aims for Finals Day glory

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Katherine Brunt calls on wealth of experience to help England home

Allrounder's vital performance with bat and ball ensured victory over stubborn NZ

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England tour of Pakistan in doubt as ECB reassesses security arrangements

Decision due in '24-48 hours' in wake of New Zealand's abandonment of ongoing series

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Joe Root's grandfather hits out at the Hundred after England Test shortcomings

New tournament 'as welcome' as Covid, says Don Root in letter to cricket magazine

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IPL 2021: 'It's what you do in the second half that matters' - Shamsi expects upturn in Royals' fortunes

"I think it is a challenge [bowling in Sharjah], but it also means that you have an opportunity to get wickets"

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Sridharan Sharath to head India's new junior selection committee

Other members of the committee are Pathik Patel, Ranadeb Bose, Kishan Mohan and Harvinder Sodhi

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New Zealand call off Pakistan tour minutes before start of first ODI

Decision taken by New Zealand Cricket following "escalation in the New Zealand Government threat levels for Pakistan"

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Chris Dent resigns as Gloucestershire captain after four years in role

Club in transition with recruitment for head coach, performance director ongoing

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

Mignon du Preez, Dane van Niekerk help South Africa go 4-0 up against West Indies

Chasing 186, West Indies fell short by 36 runs in the penultimate ODI of the five-match series

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Australians (back) at the IPL: David Warner and Steven Smith in spotlight ahead of T20 World Cup

Will any of the new signings make a mark as the tournament resumes?

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Tim Paine details invasive neck surgery, confident for Ashes return

Australia's Test captain believes he made the right decision to go under the knife

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Stephen Fry to deliver 'fan's perspective' in MCC Cowdrey lecture

Comedian will be second non-cricketer to deliver lecture, following Archbishop Tutu in 2008

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IPL 2021: Rishabh Pant to continue as Delhi Capitals captain

He will remain in the role for the rest of the season despite Shreyas Iyer having returned from his shoulder injury

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Virat Kohli to step down as T20 captain after T20 World Cup

"I feel I need to give myself space to be fully ready to lead the Indian Team in Test and ODI Cricket."

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New Zealand bowl first as ODI series gets underway

Charlie Dean debuts for England in opening match at Bristol

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Shardul Thakur on Covid-19 outbreak in India's bubble: 'There was fear that it could happen to me or to anyone'

Says assistant physio testing positive was a big concern as he had worked with "everyone" ahead of the Manchester Test

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Tom Latham ready to embrace multiple roles for New Zealand

Captain expects pitches in Pakistan to allow seamers to have a bigger role than they did in Bangladesh

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Spotlight on Rawalpindi as Pakistan welcome New Zealand after 18 years

Both teams have had little ODI practice since the 2019 World Cup, but Pakistan will be under more pressure following a dismal outing against England in July

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NZ quarantine facilities in place for Bangladesh, Netherlands, South Africa to tour in 2021-22

India's three ODIs in New Zealand likely to be postponed, with team not on government's latest managed-isolation list

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Tayla Vlaeminck won't feature until T20Is as Australia focus on protecting young quicks

The workloads, especially around the day-night Test, will be closely monitored by coaching staff

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Dwayne Bravo: 'Giving young players belief and opportunity' reason behind Patriots' title win

"All I asked the guys was to back each other - It doesn't matter whether we perform or not, play or not play, let's stay tight, let's stay together"

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Reniece Boyce, Sheneta Grimmond, Chinelle Henry in West Indies squad for fourth South Africa ODI

Qiana Joseph, Chedean Nation, and Karishma Ramharack have been rested

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Bangladesh Women to tour Zimbabwe for ODIs in November

The bilateral series will be Bangladesh's first international assignment since the T20 World Cup last year

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Tom Blundell ruled out of Pakistan ODIs; Daryl Mitchell to join squad

Blundell had sustained a left-quad strain in the recently-concluded T20I series in Bangladesh

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Cricket Australia board endorses Earl Eddings for second term as chairman

There has been some unease over Eddings staying on, but four our of six states would need to vote against it

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First 20 WBBL matches moved to Tasmania amid Covid disruption

Players, staff and officials arriving from New South Wales will undertake two weeks hard quarantine

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Saqib Mahmood signs with Sydney Thunder, awaits England news

Exciting Lancashire quick joins Alex Hales and Sam Billings under new Thunder head coach Trevor Bayliss

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Dominic Drakes' stunning onslaught seals St Kitts & Nevis Patriots' maiden CPL title

The allrounder smashed an unbeaten 48 off 24 balls to deny the Kings in a last-ball thriller

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Michael Holding to retire from cricket commentary

Forthright with opinions, unafraid to show emotion, he brought the same grace to broadcasting as his run-up during his playing days

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Berrington, Sharif save the day for Scotland

Zimbabwe fall short despite Williams, Shumba getting them within touching distance

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Callum Parkinson, Ben Mike pull off stunning victory as Sussex capitulate

Leicestershire win by innings and five runs as visitors' callow batting collapses in final overs

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James Sales seals thrilling draw for Northants with maiden first-class fifty

Durham thwarted by tenth-wicket pair as contest goes down to the wire

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Hashim Amla holds firm again for Surrey as Essex are denied their victory push

Alastair Cook has rare bowl as contest peters out after third-day washout

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Nathan Gilchrist helps Kent roll Derbyshire for big win

After setting hosts 341 target, Gilchrist's 4-30 ensures 130-run victory

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Heather Knight calls for England to be more 'ruthless' in ODIs against New Zealand

Shrubsole to miss at least first two games with ankle injury, Tahuhu in contention for series opener

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Kusal Perera could miss T20 World Cup with hamstring injury

Meanwhile, allrounder Lahiru Madushanka has definitely been ruled out with a fractured collarbone

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Sophie Devine 'years for an opportunity to pull on the whites'

New Zealand women haven't played a Test since 2004

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England could field under-strength Ashes squad as ECB resist postponement

Prospect of boycott still on the cards as players await clarity on quarantine and bubble life

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CSA won't get SJN verdict before September 30 deadline

The next set of hearings will resume on October 18

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Middlesex make it four in a row as Ethan Bamber seals final-day spoils

Worcestershire collapse to 119 all out after being set 221 for victory at Lord's

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Hanuma Vihari returns to Hyderabad for 2021-22 India domestic season

India batter returns to the scene where his career began

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Warwickshire steal a Championship march as Yorkshire run out of reasons for optimism

Another batting collapse at Headingley leaves just four teams in the title running

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Zafar Gohar spins Gloucestershire to 10-wicket victory over Glamorgan

Visitors make light work of final day in Cardiff as Zafar claims 6-43 from 18 devastating overs

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Quinton de Kock jumps to career-high eighth in T20I rankings

Aiden Markram, Mustafizur Rahman and Tom Latham also move up rankings

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Crowds to be back in 'reduced capacity' at IPL in UAE

The exercise will be a rehearsal for both the local governments in the UAE and the BCCI for the T20 World Cup

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Introducing AskCricinfo

An artificial-intelligence-based stats query tool that can answer questions put to it in regular English

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Alyssa Healy looks to Rohit Sharma's template for cross-format opening success

The pink ball and an unknown venue will add to the challenging elements for the day-night Test against India

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Lewis blitz helps Patriots storm past Warriors into CPL final

Dwayne Bravo's decision to bowl was justified by a superb collective bowling effort

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Liam Dawson takes five as nine Notts wickets fall in final session to send Hampshire top of table

Mullaney dubs Ageas Bowl pitch "unacceptable" as Vince says Championship "is in our hands"

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Wiese, Deyal put St Lucia Kings into second straight CPL final

Defending champs Knight Riders crumble late in tall chase as Wiese claims second five-for of CPL 2021

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Gloucestershire pass 400 to leave Glamorgan with a mountain to climb

Zafar Gohar's 3 for 7 then adds to hosts' woes in Cardiff

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New Zealand coach Pocknall happy with where Allen's game is at

Stand-in coach expects the 22-year old to make an impact in the Pakistan ODIs

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Somerset mitigate their losses as Lancashire keep Championship hopes alive

Avoidance of innings defeat provides crumb of comfort for Taunton faithful

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Sri Lanka leave out Chandimal, Asalanka and bat

Visitors make one change, with Mulder getting a go in place of Nortje

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How to get the best out of AskCricinfo

A list of FAQs about AskCricinfo, ESPNcricinfo's unique stats offering

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Lasith Malinga retires from T20s to close out playing career

Malinga retires as the leading wicket-taker in T20Is

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Pakistan to tour Bangladesh in November for three T20Is and two Tests

The series is set to begin five days after the T20 World Cup final, leaving little breathing room in case either side makes the knockouts

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Brendon McCullum: 'We were being paralysed a little bit by fear' at the start of IPL 2021

"I am unapologetic and unrelenting in my belief that we need to play a braver style of play"

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Western Province confirm Hashim Amla will not return to play domestic cricket in South Africa

Vernon Philander, another of their players, may also be unavailable for some matches after he signed on to be Pakistan bowling coach

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Lizelle Lee joins Mithali Raj at the top of women's ODI batting rankings

Lee's team-mate Ayabonga Khaka also gained a spot to move to No. 7 among the bowlers

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Monday, September 13, 2021

Lizelle Lee, Shabnim Ismail lead South Africa's charge to series win

South Africa cruised to the target of 158 to take a 3-0 lead in the five-match series

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James Vince plays Ghostbuster as Keith Barker puts the frighteners on Nottinghamshire

Dane Paterson keeps visitors in the hunt as 16 wickets tumble at Southampton

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Can Sri Lanka's batters deny South Africa a clean sweep?

Tabraiz Shamsi is one wicket away from 50 in T20Is

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Ramiz Raja vows to "reset Pakistan cricket's compass" after becoming PCB chairman

He didn't give any indication about the futures of captain Babar Azam and CEO Wasim Khan

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Up-and-down Kings wait on du Plessis' availability against Knight Riders

Knight Riders are the team in form with five wins in their last seven games

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Middlesex indebted to John Simpson fifty in low-scoring tussle

Hosts push target above 200 despite conceding lead following teenager Josh Baker's 61 from 51

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Jack Blatherwick has a day out before Tom Lammonby's century buoys Somerset

Somerset show fighting spirit after following on but still in arrears after Luke Wells' three-for

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Hassan Azad, Lewis Hill drive Leicestershire with brace of centuries

Unbroken third-wicket stand of 183 raises hopes of victory in final home match of campaign

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Grant Stewart turns the screw before Zak Crawley, Jordan Cox power Kent

Incisive burst delivers five wickets for allrounder before Derbyshire slump in the field

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Surrey rattled as Essex seize control on back of Alastair Cook's 165

Fighting fifty from Hashim Amla prevents complete collapse as Essex attack shares seven wickets

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Matty Potts, Liam Trevaskis wag Durham's tail to dominate Northants

Record ninth-wicket stand puts visitors in total control at Wantage Road

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Chris Dent, Graeme van Buuren keep Gloucestershire in touch

Glamorgan lose last four wickets for 35 then struggle for inroads with the ball

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Sourav Ganguly wants postponed Old Trafford Test to be fifth Test of series

The BCCI president had earlier been quoted saying he wanted the match to be a standalone event

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Zimbabwe put in to bat in Brendan Taylor's farewell game

Ireland made one change with Shane Getkate coming in for Craig Young

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Men's T20 World Cup 2021 - what the squads look like

The tournament starts on October 17 with a first-round match between Oman and PNG, with the final scheduled for November 14

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Matthew Hayden, Vernon Philander appointed Pakistan coaches for T20 World Cup

A head coach will also be appointed alongside the two, Ramiz said in his first press conference as PCB chairman

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Cameroon's Maeva Douma effects four run-outs at non-striker's end against Uganda

Uganda were reduced from 153 for 1 to 186 for 6 as a result, but still went on to win comfortably

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Delhi Capitals bring in Ben Dwarshuis as replacement for Chris Woakes

Woakes has pulled out of the tournament along with a few other England cricketers

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Tim Paine to undergo neck surgery to repair pinched nerve

Australia's Test captain is likely to be out of action until early November, giving him a month to prepare for the Ashes

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Ramiz Raja formally elected as PCB chairman

His term at the helm of the PCB will be for three years after winning an unopposed election

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Ganguly on India sitting out Old Trafford Test: The players were dead scared, you can't blame them

Rescheduled Test has to be a one-off match, and not a continuation of the aborted series, says BCCI president

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Sunday, September 12, 2021

Kieron Pollard's onslaught helps Knight Riders finish top of the table

Isuru Udana put the finishing touches on the chase after Ali Khan impressed with the ball

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Romario Shepherd's stunning all-round show inspires Amazon Warriors

Chris Green gave Tallawahs a glimmer late in the game but they failed to make the semi-finals

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Nick Gubbins benefits from Notts generosity on challenging opening day

Hampshire eke out first-innings foothold after choosing to bat in tricky conditions

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Brendan Taylor to retire from international cricket

He has one more chance to add to his ODI tally, which is 110 runs short of the Zimbabwean record

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Tabraiz Shamsi: South Africa 'not as bad' as people think

Shamsi believes the current side is on par with the great South African sides of the past

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Phillips 80*, Mayers 81* seals stunning Barbados Royals win

St Lucia Kings will have to wait for the results of tonight's matches to see if they've made it to the play-offs

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Luke Wells century helps Lancashire cut a swathe against ill-disciplined hosts

Half-centuries for Josh Bohannon, Steven Croft and Tom Bailey as Somerset use seven bowlers

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Georgia Elwiss 112, death-bowling heroics seal high-scoring win for Southern Vipers

Vipers confirm spot in knockout stage after holding off Sunrisers' charge in pursuit of 310

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Jack Leaning 82* before Derbyshire hit to limit Kent ambitions

Ben Aitchison takes four as Kent lose 7 for 48 during evening session

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Scott Borthwick steadies Durham after Northamptonshire rely on Luke Procter

Matty Potts, Chris Rushworth share seven wickets as hosts dismissed inside two sessions

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David Lloyd, Hamish Rutherford, Eddie Byrom fifties give Glamorgan edge

Gloucestershire fight back after century opening stand to claim six wickets during afternoon session

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Chris Woakes makes mark in lieu of abandoned Test as 18 wickets fall at Headingley

Only Michael Burgess and Gary Ballance offer any resistance on bad day for batters

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Bess Heath, Katie Levick to the fore as Northern Diamonds secure top-three finish

Knockout place secured after comfortable win against local rivals Thunder

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Tim Murtagh swings Middlesex back into contention after Ed Barnard helps scuttle hosts

Middlesex bowled out for 144 but Worcestershire batters struggle in response

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Tom Haines, Ben Brown lead with bat in hand as Sussex enjoy fruitful day

Unbeaten century for former skipper as Leicetershire bowlers struggle for impact

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Alastair Cook books in for another Oval masterclass as Essex dominate

Dan Lawrence 78 as Essex rack up runs after choosing to bat in south London

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Sophie Luff half-century sets up Western Storm for return to winning ways

Bowlers share wickets around as Lightning quickly fall behind pace

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Central Sparks ensure Rachael Heyhoe Flint knockout spot as Georgia Davis four-for trips up Stars

Davina Perrin top-scores for home side after strong start from openers

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Sri Lanka bat with fit Kusal Perera; van der Dussen replaces Miller for South Africa

The hosts also left out Akila Dananjaya for Praveen Jayawickrama

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Saturday, September 11, 2021

Evin Lewis' 51-ball century leads Patriots' charge into CPL semi-finals

The opener struck 11 sixes in a memorable display on a poor night for Knight Riders

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Pooran's unbeaten 75 helps push Warriors closer to playoffs

Gudakesh Motie and Odean Smith kept the Tallawahs batting line-up tied down in the 170-run chase

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Shakib: 'Well prepared' Bangladesh will come to T20 World Cup with a 'winning mentality'

"Our team will be in Oman at least 15-16 days before, which is enough time for acclimatising with conditions and wickets."

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Ryan ten Doeschate to retire from professional cricket at end of 2021

Former Essex captain, who will represent Netherlands at T20 World Cup, ends 19-year county career

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Wiese's five-for, du Plessis' 84 keeps St Lucia Kings in playoff contention

Barbados Royals were confirmed a bottom-place finish as they slumped to their seventh defeat in nine games

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Sri Lanka seek batting revival to turn series around

South Africa will fancy themselves a sixth straight win in T20Is

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Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Dawid Malan join Jos Buttler in pulling out of IPL

Markram replaces Malan at Kings as bubble fatigue, demanding winter prompt English withdrawals

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Pakistan-New Zealand ODIs not to be part of World Cup Super League

Because of the non-availability of DRS, the three matches will now be played as a standalone bilateral series

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Danni Wyatt recalled to England ODI squad, Charlie Dean in line for debut

Cross, Winfield-Hill also return to squad having missed T20s against New Zealand

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RCB to fly Kohli and Siraj from Manchester to Dubai in charter flight

Mumbai Indians might do the same for Rohit, Bumrah and Suryakumar; players arriving from Manchester to undergo six-day quarantine in their hotel rooms

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Friday, September 10, 2021

Wolvaardt, bowlers combine to put South Africa 2-0 up

West Indies were routed for 120 following which Wolvaardt scored an unbeaten 71 in the easy chase

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Latham: 'The more we play in these conditions, the more we are able to learn'

"A lot of these guys haven't played in the subcontinent before, so being exposed to a different brand of cricket is good for them."

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Rotation could come into play for England's ODIs - Heather Knight

Busy summer may force hosts to rest players as England and NZ form World Cup plans

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Marie Kelly, Gwenan Davies half-centuries lead Sparks' win over Sunrisers

Griffith fifty in vain as Fackrell takes three wickets for Sparks

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Ryan ten Doeschate, 41, makes Netherlands T20 World Cup squad

The 15-member squad has a host of other familiar names in Ben Cooper, Stephan Myburgh and Roelof van der Merwe

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Assad Vala to captain Papua New Guinea at maiden ICC global tournament

Papua New Guinea will play Oman, Scotland and Bangladesh as they bid to reach the Super 12

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Theekshana and Rajapaksa surprise picks in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad

Dasun Shanaka leads the 15-member contingent

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Alice Capsey, Bryony Smith fifties keep Stars on the up

Duo share 105-run stand to beat Lightning as Stars stay on track for regional double

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Linsey Smith five-for delivers Diamonds victory over Western Storm

Smith takes List A career-best of 5 for 34 before Armitage sees hosts home with 68*

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Southern Vipers maintain top spot after Tara Norris, Paige Scholfield rip through Thunder

Kate Cross half-century, two-for in vain as Thunder bow out of contention

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Abandoned, forfeited or postponed? Official result of Manchester Test to have big repercussions for ECB

ICC could adjudicate; if Test not rescheduled, ECB wants status to be "forfeited" to square the series and claim insurance payouts

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JP Duminy appointed South Africa coaching consultant

Former SA batter will share those responsibilities with Justin Sammons, who has been with the team on their tour of Sri Lanka

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South Africa opt to bat with de Kock, Miller in XI; Theekshana makes T20I debut

The hosts also brought back Bhanuka Rajapaksa after his two ducks in the first two ODIs

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Lancashire braced for 'multimillion pound' losses over Old Trafford Test cancellation

Chief executive says club will need help from ECB after "unprecedented" loss of revenue

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Yorkshire admit Azeem Rafiq suffered from 'racial harassment' while at club - but refuse to release report

Summary released by club says there was "insufficient evidence" to support claim of institutional racism

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ACB to CA: Take 'considered and balanced' stance, as ICC has, and avoid 'knee-jerk reactions'

"We have been doing all we can to grow cricket in the traditional cultural, religious and changing political environments of our country"

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New Zealand make three changes, bat first in final T20I against Bangladesh

Hosts also ring in the changes - Sarkar, Shamim, Shoriful and Taskin come in, Shakib, Saifuddin, Mustafizur and Mahedi go out

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Former Bangladesh umpire Nadir Shah passes away at 57 after battle with illness

Nadir stood in 46 internationals, after a long domestic career playing for some of Bangladesh's top clubs

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Zimbabwe bowl, Milton Shumba in for Dion Myers; Ireland unchanged

Craig Ervine said overcast conditions the reason behind his decision

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David Wiese included in Namibia's T20 World Cup squad

The upcoming tournament will be the former South Africa allrounder's second T20 World Cup

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Manchester Test called off over Covid-19 fears

"Due to fears of a further increase in the number of COVID cases inside the camp, India are regrettably unable to field a team," the ECB said in a statement

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

Amelia Kerr withdraws from WBBL to continue managing her mental health

The allrounder was due to be with Brisbane Heat for the second year of her deal

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Tim Paine: Hard to see Afghanistan playing T20 World Cup

Australia's Test captain was fully supportive of CA's decision to signal the cancellation of the Hobart match

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Kennar Lewis' Powerplay aggression lays foundation for big Tallawahs win

St Lucia Kings were promisingly placed in a steep chase but rapidly fell away

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Ellyse Perry: Multi-day cricket in women's domestic game a 'no brainer'

Australia will play two Tests this season and there is a push to see more of the format

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Jaskaran Malhotra hits six sixes in an over, becomes USA's first ODI centurion

It was a record-breaking day for USA's No. 5 as he produced a stunning display of hitting

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T20 World Cup: Rashid Khan steps down as captain protesting against Afghanistan's T20 World Cup squad selection

"The selection committee and ACB has not obtained my consent for the team"

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Khary Pierre, Colin Munro lift Trinbago Knight Riders to top of table

The defending champions show their quality in a low-scoring match

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South Africa, Sri Lanka aim to fine-tune T20 World Cup plans

After toppling the visitors with spin in ODIs, Shanaka's men will look for more of the same in friendly conditions

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