Thursday, March 31, 2022

Sri Lanka to tour Bangladesh in May for two-match Test series

May usually ushers in the monsoon season in the country, but Chattogram and Dhaka will host international cricket in the month this season

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Fixture congestion puts home-grown players in high demand for Hundred draft

Joe Clarke among English players expected to attract top-bracket £125,000 price tag

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Kings, Knight Riders face off in battle of power-hitters

Knight Riders have Russell's fitness to worry about, while Kings get a boost with Rabada's availability

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Pakistan bowl, Shaheen returns in place of Hasan

Australia, who have only 13 players to choose from, named an unchanged line-up

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Shield final: Bancroft's unbeaten century puts WA in control

Bancroft shared a WA Shield final record 188-run stand with Whiteman, who made 85

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Sightscreen issue delays start of Kingsmead Test by 35 minutes

Screens at both ends malfunctioned before a ball was bowled

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Tamim misses out as Bangladesh bowl; Rickelton and Williams handed debuts

Mominul Haque chose to make first use of the surface with three seamers at his disposal

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Super Kings and Super Giants out to prove that positives matter

Both teams lost their opening games of IPL 2022 but some of their players did hit form

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Forgotten man Sam Curran has 'itchy feet' but is happy to bide his time

Allrounder has been laid low with a bad back since October last year, and will turn out as a specialist batter for Surrey next week

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Bangladesh eye South Africa success after Mount Maunganui miracle

South Africa grappling with the unavailability of their experienced Test stars away at the IPL

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Western Australia aim to end Sheffield Shield final curse as Victoria challenge awaits

Captains Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb spoke to the media ahead of the five-day final starting on Thursday

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Healy on WIPL, WPSL: It's exactly where 'the women's game needed to go'

Says India is "such an untapped market" and "they're going to be unbeatable in a 10-year time" with launch of Women's IPL

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'The greatest cricketer' - Shane Warne farewelled on emotional night

His life was remembered and celebrated at the MCG

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Stafanie Taylor promises greater things in future as West Indies sign off from World Cup

Highlights of tournament for WI captain were the wins over New Zealand and England in the league stage

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Mitchell Marsh out of Pakistan tour but keeps IPL hopes alive

He will continue his recovery with Patrick Farhart in the Capitals squad in India

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

BCCI floats tender for new IPL rights cycle

Broadcast and digital rights between 2023-27 up for grabs

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Middlesex left-arm spinner Thilan Walallawita granted British citizenship

Sri Lanka-born spinner escaped Boxing Day tsunami before moving to England as child

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England at rock-bottom but rudderless ECB will struggle to cast Joe Root adrift

Power vacuum at the governing body - and a severe lack of alternatives - means captaincy debate may rumble on

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Pakistan bowl first against depleted Australia, Shaheen left out

Hosts hand ODI debuts to Mahmood and Wasim; Swepson and Ellis debutants for Australia

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ICC Rankings: Laura Wolvaardt replaces Alyssa Healy as No.1 batter

Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana the only Indians in the top ten list of batters

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Blair Tickner, Will Young star as New Zealand down Netherlands in the opener

Pacer picks four wickets on debut while the opener scored his maiden ODI ton

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Ashton Agar ruled out of ODI series after testing positive for Covid-19

Australia's team physio also tests positive on the morning of the opening ODI; rest of the players test negative

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ICC CEO Allardice says discussions on 'to bridge the gap between women and men's prize money'

"We're not there yet, but we're on the journey to getting towards prize money parity"

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Monday, March 28, 2022

England off the canvas and knockout-ready - Heather Knight

After holding nerve in four must-win games, England primed for tough bout with South Africa says captain

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PCB announce year-long calendar for women's cricket, revive U-19 domestic tournament

Pakistan are set to host SL, tour Australia, and play Ireland home and away as well as feature in the Commonwealth and Asian Games

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Depleted Australia look to make up ground in Super League against formidable Pakistan

Australia will be keen to experiment, with Green and Labuschagne coming in for Marsh and Smith; Pakistan will miss injured Shadab

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Northants bring in Lewis McManus with Adam Rossington 'unavailable for selection'

Rossington also replaced as red-ball captain by Ricardo Vasconcelos

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Injured Ellyse Perry doubtful for semi-final against West Indies

Australia allrounder says "we'll probably need to make a decision in the next day or two"

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Injury cloud over Mitchell Marsh for IPL participation

Delhi Capitals have only seven overseas players in their squad, of which five weren't available for their opening game

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Mitchell Marsh set to miss white-ball leg of Pakistan tour

Cameron Green will be his replacement for the opening ODI on Tuesday in Lahore

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Sunday, March 27, 2022

Hardik, Rahul face off in battle of buddies, brothers and newbie sides

Will also be the first time that Pandya brothers Hardik and Krunal will be on opposite sides

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Fantasy Pick: Consistent Rahul, leggies Rashid and Bishnoi are must-haves

Fantasy XI recommendations for the IPL 2022 game between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants

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Mithali Raj rues missed opportunities after India miss semi-final bus on final ball

Heavy defeats against England and NZ hurt India's run, Raj said after the loss to SA

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Villani and Manix-Geeves hundreds take Tasmania to maiden title

Spinners Amy Smith and Molly Strano pulled South Australia back from a strong position

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Don't judge progress by 'one bad day', pleads England batting coach Marcus Trescothick

Joe Root in the firing line as England brace for inevitability of another series loss

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Dunkley on England's comeback: 'Proud of ourselves in the fight'

"It's just a lot of belief in our change room and a lot of fight. We knew that we could come out and put on better performances."

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Zampa not worried about three-month break: 'There's definitely enough cricket before it gets real again'

"It's pretty rare for a cricketer these days to get three months off, so I'm really going to make the most of it."

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Saturday, March 26, 2022

Shafali Verma trying to improve 'physically, mentally and skills-wise'

"I have improved but want to keep getting better at it," she says about facing short balls from South Africa's pace attack

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Maroof: We need to work on forming partnerships and rotating the strike

Batters' tentativeness cost Pakistan in the Women's World Cup, says Maroof

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All-round Nathan McSweeney, Jake Lehmann pull off drought-breaking win for South Australia

Jason Sangha's 142 and 62 in vain, as South Australia chased down 326 to win first Shield game in over two years

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Friday, March 25, 2022

'The boys absolutely love him' - Pat Cummins praises interim coach Andrew McDonald

Interim head coach remains favourite to take over Australia men's coaching job full-time after 1-0 Test series win in Pakistan

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Scotland to host New Zealand for two T20Is, one ODI in July

The three games will be played in Edinburgh on July 27, 29 and 31

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Fantasy Pick: Ruturaj Gaikwad and the Iyers should fetch big points

Fantasy XI recommendations for the IPL 2022 opener between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders

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Mooney praises 'extremely crafty' Khatun after jailbreak

Australia batter also says "that kind of pressure thrown out at us leading into the semi-finals is absolutely critical for this group"

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ESPNcricinfo's Matt Roller wins prestigious CMJ Young Journalist Award

Website highly commended in ECB Domestic Journalism Awards

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Nikitaras impresses for NSW on Shield debut

The 21-year-old was one of three Blues to make half-centuries as NSW went to stumps at 4 for 235 on day three against South Australia, holding a lead of 252

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Only T20I abandoned after stop-start rain in Napier

Bad weather didn't even allow the toss to take place at McLean Park

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Azhar Ali given out controversially, as Australia strike twice on final morning

DRS overturned the Azhar not-out decision, as Imam-ul-Haq ended the session unbeaten on 66

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Australia to tour Sri Lanka for all-format series after six-year gap

Series of two Tests, five ODIs and three T20Is will be played from June 8 to July 12

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

WA to host Shield final after thumping Victoria by an innings

Lance Morris took four wickets and Joel Paris three as WA routed Victoria inside three days. The teams will meet again next week in the first final at the WACA in 24 years.

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Rainbird's record 13-wicket haul helps Tasmania hammer Queensland

Left-arm quick took the 13 for 42, the best Sheffield Shield figures ever for Tasmania, while Beau Webster smashed 166 not out

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Dane Cleaver's chance to step out of cousin Kane's big shadow

The wicketkeeper-batter has been handed a "surreal" chance to make an New Zealand debut because of the absence of a number of IPL-bound players

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Hunt century rescues SA against NSW

Stand-in skipper finished 107 not out, while Harry Nielsen was unbeaten on 52

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Shaheen Shah Afridi beauty cleans up David Warner but Australia well ahead

Australia's opening stand stretched their lead to over 200 on the fourth day

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Tamim Iqbal: 'I just wanted to go for the kill'

"Today our attitude was, no matter what, we will be aggressive. We will try to finish it off as quickly as possible"

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Four wickets to Hardie puts WA one step closer to hosting Shield final

Victoria routed for 114, with Hardie claiming 4 for 24, before Sam Whiteman's 63 put WA infront as they seek to host their first Shield final in 24 years

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Sangha keeps NSW in hunt for Shield final

NSW's hopes of reaching the Sheffield Shield final remain alive, thanks to a crucial unbeaten century from new captain Jason Sangha against South Australia.

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Record haul from Rainbird all but ruins Queensland's finals hopes

Left-arm quick claimed 8 for 21, the greatest ever first-class figures for Tasmania, to bowl Queensland out for 104

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Moeen Ali likely to miss Chennai Super Kings' opener against Kolkata Knight Riders

Allrounder is stranded in the UK, having failed to secure the visa necessary to travel to India for the IPL

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Jason Roy fined £2500, given suspended ban for undisclosed misconduct

England opener hit with mystery sanction by Cricket Discipline Commission

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Warwickshire back Paul Stirling-Alex Davies partnership to take them to Finals Day

Ireland international signs as Bears' second overseas player for majority of group stages

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Newcomers Rupganj Tigers topple defending champions Abahani Limited

Left-arm quick Qazi Onik, Left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam among the best bowlers in the tournament

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Bangladesh target maiden ODI series win in South Africa against inconsistent hosts

Wayne Parnell has been ruled out of the match with a hamstring injury, while Temba Bavuma is fit to play

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Guptill assures New Zealand will not be taking 'well-acclimatised' Netherlands lightly

"The only way these Associate Nations are going to get better is by playing against the Full Member nations more often"

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Alex Carey and Cameron Green frustrate Pakistan with century stand

The pair was positive on the second morning, carrying Australia into a position of control on a slow Lahore pitch

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Aaron Finch: Australia's new coach will have to manage transition in limited-overs teams

The one-day series in Pakistan is a chance to assess some younger players ahead of the ODI World Cup

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Monday, March 21, 2022

Kane Richardson ruled out of Pakistan tour with hamstring injury

Uncapped left-armer Ben Dwarshuis has been added to a squad already missing a host of first-choice names

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'Your mindset can't be same every innings' - Shubman Gill shrugs off strike rate debate

Opening batter expresses pleasure at "added responsibility" of being chosen by Gujarat Titans

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Khawaja 'felt absolutely horrible through the day'

Australia batter makes 91 while battling sickness in the unforgiving heat of Lahore

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Shakib Al Hasan doubtful for remainder of South Africa tour

Several members of his family have been hospitalised due to various ailments

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KL Rahul's on-field decision-making is very instinctive - Shreyas Iyer

Iyer says he enjoyed playing under Rahul's captaincy in South Africa

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Muneeba, Amin in for Pakistan, who opt to bowl; West Indies make three changes

Knight, Selman and Mohammed came in for West Indies in what will be a 20-overs-a-side contest

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Sunday, March 20, 2022

Unchanged Australia opt to bat, Pakistan bring in Naseem Shah for Faheem Ashraf

Even though batting-friendly conditions are likely, there is intrigue over the pitch as Lahore hasn't hosted a Test since 2009

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Bengaluru pitch gets 'below average' rating from ICC match referee

Javagal Srinath says the surface didn't offer an even contest between bat and ball

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Alyssa Healy: 'We pride ourselves on ability to potentially win a game from any situation'

The wicketkeeper-batter says Australia will not rest players just because they have sealed their semi-final slot

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Satterthwaite: 'Batting let New Zealand down the most'

She believes batters not taking bold, positive options cost them

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Pakistan and Australia hunt elusive 20 wickets in series decider

The visitors have named an unchanged side after toiling through 172 overs in Karachi

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Unchanged Bangladesh bat in bid for series win

de Kock returns from illness; Parnell, Shamsi back too

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Shane Warne's funeral takes place in Melbourne

The family were joined by around 80 guests including Mark Taylor, Allan Border and Michael Clarke

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Saturday, March 19, 2022

'We want to win Asia Cup, World Cup' - Mehidy Hasan dreams big after South Africa upset

Spin-bowling allrounder credits Shakib Al Hasan for timely advice in Centurion: "I always listen to him in tough situations"

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Katherine Brunt says pressure will be on New Zealand in crucial World Cup encounter

Hosts facing elimination if they cannot arrest slump in form, as group-stage hots up

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Shaun Tait's agenda - getting Pakistan bowlers to 'show how good they can actually be'

"As far as being a fast-bowling coach for a team, this is as good as it gets, working with some great talent"

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Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in August-September 2022

All five Asian Test teams will feature in the six-team T20I tournament with a sixth qualifier team joining the main event

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Bangladesh need repeat of team effort to win South Africa series

Host captain Bavuma says, "Sunday is a must-win game for us. We have to up our game in all the departments"

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Will Pucovski cleared for Sheffield Shield return after latest concussion

A medical panel has ruled that some of the previous injuries were likely not "true concussions"

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Shamilia Connell discharged from hospital after tests results 'clear'

Fast bowler recovering well ahead of Pakistan clash on Monday

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Victoria's lower-order secure two-wicket win to put Shield final in sight

Mitch Perry and Todd Murphy added an unbroken 47 after Tasmania threatened to turn the game

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Shamilia Connell collapses on the field; incident helped West Indies 'regroup', says Stafanie Taylor

"She is a strong girl and we're backing her to get well soon," says Hayley Matthews

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India taking inspiration for Australia contest from 2021 tour Down Under, not 2017 World Cup semi

Australia coach Mott says India have one of the best new-ball attacks and a dangerous lower order ahead of Saturday's clash

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

New South Wales narrowly save follow-on to ensure draw

Western Australia could still earn the right to host the Shield final win a win in their final match

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Mohammad Haris, Asif Afridi in Pakistan white-ball squads for Australia series

Hasan Ali replaces Mohammad Hasnain, whose action was found to be illegal

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Kelly's bursts gives Western Australia chance of pushing for victory

Jason Sangha and Chris Tremain gave New South Wales hope of saving the follow-on

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Victoria eye run chase after Murphy stars again

After declaring behind the home side's bowlers made regular inroads

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Tahlia McGrath: 2017 World Cup defeat to India 'reshaped our values'

Recent success against India unlikely to matter in Saturday's contest in Auckland, says star Australia allrounder

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Bangladesh's chance ot break new ground in South Africa

Can Tamim Iqbal's men win their first ever ODI in SA, or will Temba Bavuma's team hold on to a proud 20-year record?

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

'Will put everything into next week' - Pat Cummins confident Australia's bowlers can go again

After 172 overs in the field in Karachi, recovery will be vital ahead of the deciding Test

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'It's the person Rod Marsh that I loved' - Dennis Lillee leads tributes at funeral

The fast bowler was among friends and family to speak at the service at Adelaide Oval

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'Just one big knock away' - Jhulan Goswami backs Mithali Raj, and India's batting, to come good

She admits not batting 50 overs against England cost the team, but says they are "bound to go through ups and downs" over a long tournament like the World Cup

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Test rankings: Bumrah No. 4 in bowlers' list, Karunaratne at career-best No. 3 among batters

Jason Holder returns to the top spot for allrounders following the Antigua Test against England

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Cummins gives Australia vital lift after epic Babar-Shafique stand

Pakistan's third-wicket stand extend to 228 before it was broken on the stroke of lunch

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Dean's hundred puts Victoria back on track after early problems

The home side had been 4 for 110 in reply to Tasmania's handy first-innings total

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

'Enjoyment and passion' drive Hafeez as he continues playing to 'inspire and help youngsters'

Lack of biobubbles at DPL "was one of the reasons I signed the contract," Pakistan veteran jokes

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Gary Stead: 'T20 cricket is the right way forward for the short term' for recovering Kane Williamson

New Zealand are hoping to have a fully-fit Williamson in the mix for the Test tour of England after he finishes up with the IPL

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In-form Harmanpreet promises to be 'there for my team' at the biggest stage

Loss in 2017 final not important, "right now it's all about momentum and that's on our side," she says of taking on England

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IPL 2022: New man on strike even if batters cross when a catch is taken

Number of unsuccessful reviews increased from one to two per innings in the upcoming season

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Perry: Australia aware of the threat 'dangerous batters' Mandhana and Harmanpreet pose

The allrounder also heaped praise on Jhulan Goswami, calling her a "really, really tricky" proposition with the new ball

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Bancroft shines again on his happy hunting ground

The opener fell late in the day for 117 as Western Australia continue to push for a home Shield final

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McDermott and Wade in the runs but Victoria strike back late

Offspinner Todd Murphy impressed in his just second first-class match

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Hanuma Vihari, Abhimanyu Easwaran among seven Indians signed up by DPL teams

Pakistan veteran Mohammad Hafeez and Zimbabwe allrounder Sikandar Raza are also in the mix

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Monday, March 14, 2022

Australia declare early on fourth day to leave target of 506

Pat Cummins called his team in for a second time after 25 minutes of play

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Dominant Jharkhand amass 880 as Nagarland stare at big defeat

Shahbaz Nadeem scored 177 before also striking with the ball, as Nagaland ended day three 750 runs behind

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Lisa Keightley takes responsibility as England defeat leaves World Cup defence in crisis

Poor fielding display condemns holders to third straight loss in robin-robin stage

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Fahima Khatun: 'We want to take back some good memories' from our first World Cup

Legspinner, Player of the Match in Bangladesh's win over Pakistan, is hoping her team gets to play the likes of Australia, England and New Zealand more

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DPL: Prime Bank hit hard as Mithun and Raja travel to SA to train with main team

With eight of their players on tour, the team coach says putting a decent XI on the field will be a struggle

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Pat Cummins has a swing before Australia declare on 556

Debutant Mitchell Swepson helped add an unbroken 51 for the last wicket

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Sunday, March 13, 2022

After trumping New Zealand, young Darcie Brown gung-ho about 'awesome challenge' against West Indies

But she isn't assured of a place in Australia's starting XI with Meg Lanning likely to choose between her and a spinner at Basin Reserve

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England seek World Cup refresh as Kate Cross reveals difficulties of dealing with bubble life

"Still an element of that that might be getting a little bit overlooked from people outside of the cricket environment"

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Kushagra and Nadeem lead Jharkhand to record total

The seventh-wicket pair put on 166, the third successive century partnership of the innings

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Experiencing Covid after-effects, Gardner feels 'pretty lucky' after allround show against New Zealand

NZ bowling coach Oram says heavy loss against Australia their first "blip" of the tournament

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Usman Khawaja passes 150 to keep Australia on track for huge total

Nathan Lyon chipped in with a handy 38 before he was Pakistan's only wicket of the session

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Saturday, March 12, 2022

Pucovski to return from his latest concussion in Victoria's 2nd XI

The batter continues his comeback from the latest concussion he suffered last month

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Shreyas Iyer: On this pitch, a fifty feels like a century

"You can't just play very negatively on that wicket and just keep defending the ball," he says after hitting 92 off 98

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England set West Indies 286 for victory after Joe Root's 24th century

England pick up the pace to tempt hosts with stiff chase on final afternoon

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'More about enjoyment than anything else' - Usman Khawaja savours Karachi homecoming

"This is where the Khawajas are from. This is my home", he said after a century in the country of his birth

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Jharkhand in the driver's seat after Kumar Kushagra and Virat Singh hit centuries

Nagaland are staring up the barrel already, having conceded over 400 runs on the first day

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Fierce focus, 'lot of fun', and a shared trophy - Mandhana and Harmanpreet's day out

The centurions both lifted the Player-of-the-Match award after they kept each other company in the middle for almost 30 overs

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Faf du Plessis unveiled as RCB's new captain for IPL 2022

This is the first time du Plessis has been entrusted with leadership responsibilities by an IPL team

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'Board will decide when to give me rest' - Shakib to tour South Africa after all

Latest update comes following sequence of meetings between the allrounder and BCB boss Nazmul Hassan

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Friday, March 11, 2022

Australia win the toss and bat; Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali return for Pakistan

Mitchell Swepson makes his Test debut for Australia on a surface expected to turn

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Strong winds expected as Australia look to treat warm-up loss to NZ as mere aberration

NZ haven't beaten Australia in an ODI since 2017 but cruised to a nine-wicket win in the World Cup warm-up game earlier this month

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Pathum Nissanka out of second Test with back injury

Dushmantha Chameera not available for selection either as he recovers from an ankle injury

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Swepson 'starting to become the full package' with 'unbelievable consistency'

Queensland wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson talks about Swepson's development as he's set for a Test debut in Karachi

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

Cricket Ireland to invest €1.5m in women's game; hands full-time contracts for the first time

Also announces extensions for head coach Ed Joyce, and home series against South Africa, Pakistan and Australia

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Nkrumah Bonner fifty puts West Indies in touching distance of England's first-innings total

Unbeaten 68 keeps hosts fighting after loss of just one wicket in morning session

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KSCA to allow 100% crowd for the Bangalore pink-ball Test

ESPNcricinfo understands an increased demand for tickets led to the association seeking government approval to throw open the entire stadium

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Faheem Ashraf to join Pakistan squad after clearing rapid antigen test

He had tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, but is now clear to play the Karachi Test

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Rawalpindi pitch gets 'below average' rating from ICC match referee

Match referee Madugalle said the pitch did not offer an even contest between bat and ball

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Imam: 'When we go to Australia, they don't make pitches consulting us'

"I didn't tell the curator to make a pitch according to me. It was the same for Australia, yet we got their 10 wickets"

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'The top order has to fire' - India think-tank wants more from batters at the top

Mithali Raj and batting coach Shiv Sunder Das say as much after failed chase against New Zealand; Das also explains thinking behind dropping Shafali Verma

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Sussex sign Cheteshwar Pujara for English summer

This will be Pujara's fourth county stint, and comes at a time when he's looking to force his way back into the India Test side

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Ravindra Jadeja becomes No. 1 allrounder in Test cricket

Displaces Jason Holder at the top after his Mohali masterclass against Sri Lanka

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Knight calls for 'knockout mindset' from England players after second straight loss

She is, however, confident that the experience in the squad can help them bounce back

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Anisa Mohammed: 'At no point I thought West Indies would lose'

Offspinner backs West Indies to run for World Cup title after motivation on winning "two games against top teams"

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Gujarat Titans sign Rahmanullah Gurbaz as Jason Roy's replacement

He will be the third Afghanistan player at the franchise alongside Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad

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Cummins on lifeless Rawalpindi pitch: 'It's clear they've made an effort to nullify our pace attack'

Australia captain says coming away with a draw in sub-continent conditions "not a bad result"

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Lanning rises to No. 2 among batters; Matthews makes big gains

Nat Sciver, whose 109 off 85 balls went in vain for England against Australia, moved up to No. 6 among batters

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Eight IPL-bound players included in South Africa squad for Bangladesh ODIs

Anrich Nortje, who is recovering from a hip injury, and Sisanda Magala, who failed a fitness test, were unavailable for selection

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Imam, Shafique solid as Test heads towards a tame draw

Australia's lower order folded in the first 20 minutes of play on a docile deck

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Will Pucovski could play again this season despite ongoing concussion concerns

The 24-year-old has already returned to club cricket, and will work with Victoria to see if he can play Sheffield Shield next week

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Monday, March 7, 2022

WA to face NSW in March Cup final after thrashing Victoria

D'Arcy Short made a half-century after WA's bowlers cleaned up Victoria for 143 despite Australia captain Aaron Finch returning to form with 67

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Axar Patel returns to India squad for second Test in Bengaluru

The left-arm spinner, who has recovered from a shin injury and a bout of Covid-19, has replaced Kuldeep Yadav

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Mooney: Lack of game time against Pakistan could be a 'blessing in disguise'

Australia brace for spin challenge as they make adjustments to their plans following India vs Pakistan fixture

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Friendship and memories abound at unveiling of Richards-Botham Trophy

Test greats become legends in their own lifetimes, even as news of Shane Warne's death casts launch in strange light

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'Player safety is the most important thing' - Nigar Sultana upset at having to play in wet Dunedin

The Bangladesh captain calls the conditions, especially when they were fielding, "not good" or "playable"

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Wet outfield wipes out morning session on fourth day

Although the sun was out there was no play to push the Test further towards a draw

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Sunday, March 6, 2022

Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-final; Tamil Nadu knocked out

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy action on Sunday, March 6, 2022

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Ravindra Jadeja's epic all-round show gives India win inside three days

Match haul of nine wickets to go with his 175 not out; R Ashwin ends game with six scalps to go past Kapil Dev

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Khawaja, Warner make it Australia's morning on day three

Australia impressively launched their first innings in the series-opener against Pakistan

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Wade, Silk and Siddle combine to help Tasmania thrash Victoria

Australia's limited-overs captain Aaron Finch fell for a first-ball duck in a rare domestic outing

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Saturday, March 5, 2022

Shane Warne dies: full coverage

All the stories and reaction following the death of one of the game's greatest

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Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai lead the way as Afghanistan level the series

After the bowlers restricted Bangladesh to 115, Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani helped knock the target off easily

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Rachael Haynes backs up Meg Lanning's praise with career-best 130

"I think our top four is going to play a big role and our ability to score big hundreds is going to be important"

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Maroof backs Pakistan to 'put on a good show' against Mithali and India after earlier 'missed opportunity'

Due to non-cricketing reasons, the two teams have almost no experience of playing each other

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India on top after supreme Jadeja-led all-round show

Allrounder slams 175* to set up declaration, and then joins the wicket-takers' party to push Sri Lanka on the back foot

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South Australia bat out rain-affected draw with Queensland

Jake Lehmann made 102 in the first innings and Liam Scott took 5 for 46 but South Australia opted not to chase 253 off 50 overs on the final day

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Imam-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali relentlessly march on

A minute's silence was observed before play in memory of Shane Warne and victims of the terror attacks in Peshawar

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Friday, March 4, 2022

Afghanistan look to square T20I series against Bangladesh

With Nasum and Litton in top form, the home team is eyeing a 2-0 sweep in Dhaka

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Steffan Jones returns to Rajasthan Royals as high-performance fast-bowling coach

The former English county cricketer had worked with the franchise as a fast-bowling coach during IPL 2019

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Rod Marsh an immense figure on and off the field

The wicketkeeper-batter played 96 Tests and was then hugely influential as a coach

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'The excitement is very telling' - cricket boards, ICC and ACA rally behind Australia's historic tour of Pakistan

Former Australia allrounder Watson also played a key role in Australia's eventual trip

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

Pakistan field two quicks and opt for first strike as Hazlewood returns for Australia

Australia have named just the one specialist spinner in their XI, Nathan Lyon, while Pakistan have more options

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Hardik, Dhawan demoted in BCCI's central contracts list for 2021-22

Iyer, Siraj and Axar have all levelled up

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Essex sign Mark Steketee for early-season Championship stint

Sheffield Shield's leading wicket-taker Chelmsford-bound following Australia's Pakistan tour

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History is stacked against Sri Lanka, but India are a team in transition

This is not being treated as a high-profile series, but it has the potential to throw up some really good cricket - especially if Sri Lanka's spinners can deliver

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Devine hopes to channel New Zealand's spirit of 2015

Captain hopes to do what McCullum & co did in spurring a revolution seven years ago

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Pakistan's absences give Australia chance to start strongly

Both sides were still mulling the balance of their attacks as rain hit the build-up

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Renshaw reels off half-century for Queensland on rain-reduced day

Brendan Doggett made two late breakthroughs for South Australia with only 72 overs possible at the Gabba

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Pakistan vs Australia key match-ups: Babar vs Hazlewood, short ball vs Smith, Shaheen Shah Afridi vs everyone

What are some of the contests that could decide the outcome of the Test series?

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Lizelle Lee to miss South Africa's opening World Cup game

She is serving pre-tournament quarantine because of her delayed arrival after the birth of her first child

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WWC warm-ups: Ecclestone and Shrubsole dismantle South Africa, Fatima Sana's four-for helps Pakistan edge Bangladesh

Half-centuries from Marizanne Kapp and Fargana Hoque go in vain in their respective matches

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Bangladesh return to senior pros as they eye T20 reboot against new-look Afghanistan

Both teams are coming off a lean trot in T20Is, but the visitors like the format, while the hosts don't

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Harmanpreet credits team psychologist for bringing her out of her 'shell'

"After that I got clear ideas, those things really helped me in the last two-three games," says India's vice-captain, who struck a century in the warm-ups

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Dan Lawrence handed chance to seal No. 4 spot for first Test

Ollie Pope left out of England's four-day warm-up fixture in Antigua

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Dean Elgar: 'My character as a leader is not to take the easy way out'

South Africa's captain explains his decision to bat first in the second Test, and has words of praise for Erwee, Verreynne and Maharaj

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Amelia Kerr rises on all three ranking charts, breaks into top five among allrounders

Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma among Indians who move up in women's rankings

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'It's about ticking off facing pace bowling' - Steven Smith prepares for recovery from concussion

Says Australia's spirits remain high despite an online threat against Ashton Agar

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WWC warm-ups: West Indies no match for all-round India, Devine-Kerr-Bates show overpowers Australia

Smriti Mandhana leads Indian batting effort again, just two days after retiring hurt when she was struck by a Shabnim Ismail bouncer

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