Monday, October 31, 2022

Rain, Hail and Dean deny Tasmania on the final day

Opener Travis Dean made 70 not out as Victoria batted for a draw against Tasmania after heavy rain and hail washed away large parts of the final day in Hobart

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Memories of 2016 lends edge to India-Bangladesh clash

The last meeting between these two teams at the T20 World Cup was a classic, but rain could play spoilsport on Wednesday

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Afghanistan opt to bat under clear skies at the Gabba

Both teams make a change apiece - Naib replaces the injured Zazai for Afghanistan, Madushan comes in for Karunaratne for Sri Lanka

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County ins and outs 2022-23

Keep up to date with all the movements around the counties ahead of the 2023 season

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Jhye Richardson aids his Test push to give Western Australia opening-day honours

Usman Khawaja and Michael Neser made half-centuries to rescue Queensland

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Weather the big worry as Sri Lanka and Afghanistan scrap for crucial points

The losers will be knocked out of semi-final contention, but a washout won't quite end their campaigns, depending on other results

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Collingwood backs Stokes to step up and deliver with England looking to stay alive

"I guess the one person you want in your team when the pressure is on is Ben Stokes", says assistant coach

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Patterson edges past Bradman on rain-interrupted opening day

It was slow going with the bat in Wollongong while South Australia managed one breakthrough

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Kohli 'very paranoid about my privacy' after video from inside his hotel room surfaces

Incident took place at the team's hotel in Perth, where India played their previous group game, against South Africa

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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Ngidi, Parnell, Markram, Miller lead South Africa past India

On a typically pacy Perth pitch, the SA bowlers set the game up before their batters completed the job

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Fleming: 'Very hard to find an area of weakness' in Suryakumar's game

Faf du Plessis, meanwhile, has hailed the India batter for his composure and his ability to 'go through the gears'

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Shaheen Afridi still 'trying to get back to full fitness'

Pakistan's premier fast bowler might be playing the World Cup while feeling less than his best

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Australia must be on their guard against buoyant Ireland

The hosts will be comfortable favourites, but events recently at the MCG have shown that can matter for very little

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Healy and Bates huge opening stand takes Sixers top

Renegades fought back from a poor start to the chase but the target was always out of reach

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Finch: 'Incredibly challenging' to remove double-headers at single venue due to logistics

Australia captain does not feel it is an option to avoid rain scuppering consecutive games as happened in Melbourne

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Saturday, October 29, 2022

Bangladesh opt to bat; Mehidy sits out

Zimbabwe went for another out-and-out fast bowler in Tendai Chatara, in place of allrounder Luke Jongwe

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Ervine: Zimbabwe have 'huge chance' to reach semis but can't get complacent now

"It requires us to win against Bangladesh and also to beat Netherlands, but we can't look too far ahead now"

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Friday, October 28, 2022

Gardner's allround dominance humbles Hurricanes

Australia allrounder Ashleigh Gardner took for 4 for 23 and made 43 with the bat as Sydney Sixers demolished Hobart Hurricanes in a 12-over rain-affected match

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'This is not going to stop me, I'm going to continure to learn' - Nicholas Pooran

WI white-ball captain not stepping down after T20 World Cup debacle, and neither is CWI chief executive Johnny Grave, who wants independent review of region's cricket

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ECB announce £3.5 million funding hike for women's regional cricket

Higher salaries and more contracts for domestic players in move towards greater equity

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Fatigued Sri Lanka look to dig deep against well-drilled New Zealand

A fit-again Daryl Mitchell is likely to return, in place of Mark Chapman, for New Zealand

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'I rotate strike well against spin' - Gill open to middle-order role in ODIs

In order to get more opportunities, he is willing to move down the order in Tests as well

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Australia, England split points after damp outfield causes MCG abandonment

The no-result leaves four teams on three points each in Group 1

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Mack, Penna secure Strikers victory after Brown continues fine form

There was a wobble in the run chase when Lilly Mills but in the end it was a comfortable win

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Afghanistan and Ireland split points after another MCG washout

Back-to-back no-results keep Afghanistan at the bottom of the Group 1 table, while Ireland rise to No. 2

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Raza, Evans and never-say-die Zimbabwe leave Pakistan on the brink

Babar's men stumble in a chase of 131 and will need other teams' help to stay alive in the T20 World Cup

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Six-hitters anonymous: England and Australia still searching for the spark

To the winner, a chance to keep a route to the semi-finals in their own hands. To the loser, the mounting prospect of early elimination

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Rohit, Kohli and Suryakumar power India to the top of Group 2

India's bowlers were also clinical in their defence of 180 against Netherlands

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Matthew Wade tests positive for Covid-19, could still play against England

Australia wicketkeeper tests positive 24 hours out from the England clash but has mild symptoms and is expected to play as Australia do not have a back-up

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Tillakaratne to be head coach of Bangladesh women's team

Former Sri Lanka women's team coach has signed a two-year deal

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Pucovski takes indefinite leave of absence from cricket

The break is for personal reasons that are unrelated to his repeated concussion troubles over the years

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South Africa bat first, both teams bolster spin stocks

Shamsi replaces Ngidi for South Africa, Bangladesh bring in Mehidy for Yasir Ali

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Afghanistan, New Zealand split points in rainy Melbourne

New Zealand continue to top tight Group 1, but Afghanistan bringing up the rear

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Netherlands relishing challenge that 'dreams are made of'



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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Silverwood keeps the faith despite Sri Lanka's latest injury

Marcus Stoinis put paid to hopes of victory in Perth but coach saw plenty to be encouraged by

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PSL 2023 - Haider promoted to platinum; Sarfaraz, Wahab and Hasan move down

All franchises have the right to challenge the promotions and demotions before finalising their eight retentions

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Stoinis' 18-ball 59* gives Australia NRR-lifting win over Sri Lanka

Hits Australia's fastest T20I fifty and helps defending champs go over the line in tricky chase

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Kerr and Knott secure Heat victory as thunderstorm strikes

Phoebe Litchfield made a brisk half-century for Sydney Thunder

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Kumble backs Arshdeep to emulate Zaheer and 'do wonderful things' for India

Kumble picks Pakistan as the team with the best pace-bowling attack at the T20 World Cup

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'To hell with the spirit of the game' - Hardik unfussed about non-striker run-outs

"If it's there, then remove the rule - as simple as that. The ones who have a problem, good for them; it's fine"

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Mitchell set to return as high-flying New Zealand look to make it two in two

Rashid vs Conway could be a key contest, as it was when these two sides met last year in Abu Dhabi

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Vince and Billings return to ODI squad for England's tour of Australia

Roy makes international comeback too as England stretch player pool to be able to have a squad in place for the Tests in Pakistan

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England firm favourites for Ireland clash despite misfiring top four

Dockrell, who played against Sri Lanka despite having Covid, continues to train in isolation from the broader group

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Monday, October 24, 2022

Wellington equals her own WBBL record to spin Strikers to victory

The legspinner took 5 for 8 to match the haul she claimed last season

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Virat Kohli is now in the metaverse

Want to own a Kohli player card or one of his best moments?

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I would have been smiling even if we had lost - Hardik Pandya

Allrounder says he has learnt to embrace failure which "teaches you a lot of things"

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Boundary-hitting to peak fitness: Kumble and Fleming break down Kohli's 'perfect innings'

Both experts on ESPNcricinfo's T20 Time Out also felt that Pakistan's bowlers erred in judgement in the last two overs

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Sunday, October 23, 2022

'Why it was so special was we'd struggled' - Hardik Pandya on Virat Kohli's sixes against Haris Rauf

Hardik Pandya on why what Virat Kohli did at the MCG - and getting to be a part of it all himself - was so special

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Ganguly backs out, elder brother Snehasish set to become CAB president

Prabir Chakraborty and Debabrata Das to continue their second term as treasurer and joint-secretary

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Drama at the death - a ball-by-ball account of a cracking finish at the MCG

It was 31 from 12, and then 16 from six, and then there were wickets, wides, no-balls, sixes, arguments... pretty much everything

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Virat Kohli owns the MCG in thrilling finish against Pakistan

In front of more than 90,000 fans at the MCG, India prevailed over Pakistan in a nerve-racking finish

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Kumble on Arshdeep: 'He can handle the pressure, his temperament is brilliant'

In his first World Cup match in any format, the left-arm quick dismissed Babar, Rizwan and Asif at a packed MCG

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Zimbabwe ready to 'cause some damage' in the Super 12s

Craig Ervine says the pressure of making the next round is off, and hopes his players will express themselves with freedom

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Neighbours face off in rare World Cup clash with both sides out to prove a point

Rain once again on the radar as South Africa and Zimbabwe brace for their Super 12s opener

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Shami picked over Harshal to get wickets up front - Anil Kumble

Former India captain feels Ashwin was picked over Chahal to strengthen the batting

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Cooper feels Netherlands well prepared to take on Bangladesh after testing first round

Shakib Al Hasan wary of the Netherlands threat, and wants his players to remain flexible in their roles

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

Unchanged Ireland bat; Sri Lanka bring in Bandara for injured Nissanka

Ireland are unchanged from the XI that thumped West Indies on Friday

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A clash of giants and a clash of philosophies, at the 100,000-seater MCG in a World Cup

Weather permitting, the paciest attack in the T20I world will come up against some of the best players of fast bowling

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'They have won us enough matches' - Babar Azam puts faith in Pakistan's middle order

Pakistan captain says Shan Masood good to go, but Fakhar Zaman not quite there yet

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'Talk of having time to prepare for this World Cup started right after last one' - Rohit Sharma

India captain happy with the work his team's done pre-tournament in Australia, and says players have been spoken to about remaining flexible in their plans

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Pakistan's Javeria Khan makes comeback for T20Is against Ireland

Uncapped offspinner Umm-e-Hani called up for the ODI-leg of the tour; injured Diana Baig out of both series

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Ponting calls West Indies' early exit a 'disgrace'

"It's so bad for their cricket. They've got too much talent in that team"

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Friday, October 21, 2022

All-round Royals script thumping win over Sharks to clinch inaugural PJL

Irfan, Arif fifties guide Royals to 225 before Zeeshan, Kharote skittle Royals for 139

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Bad light robs Queensland of Shield win

Queensland's openers needed 16 runs from three overs to beat NSW in the Sheffield Shield clash in Sydney when the umpires called of play due to bad light.

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Chris Woakes doubtful for England's opener against Afghanistan

Seamer's quad stiffness the latest injury setback for England after they lost Topley for the entire World Cup

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Scotland bat; Craig Ervine returns to captain Zimbabwe in must-win game

The winner of this match will join Ireland in the Super 12s

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New Zealand take on Australia under La Niña's shadow

There is a 90% chance of rain in Sydney which may put a damper on the opening match of the Super 12s

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BCCI president Roger Binny: No need for contracts in domestic cricket at the moment

"I think domestic players…Ranji players are looked after pretty well," he said

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

King back as West Indies bat first in Hobart; Ireland unchanged

There was no place for Shamarh Brooks in West Indies' XI

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India's home ministry will take call on travelling to Pakistan for 2023 Asia Cup, says sports minister

"I expect all countries to come and compete," says Anurag Thakur on Pakistan potentially having issues with touring India for 2023 World Cup

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Trumpelmann returns for Namibia's must-win game against UAE

Netherlands' qualification into the Super 12 is dependant on UAE beating Namibia

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Renshaw's double and Neser's hundred put Queensland in command

Mitchell Swepson made inroads into NSW's second innings to leave them struggling to save the game

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Dhaka and Chattogram to host India tour of Bangladesh in December

The tour will consist of three ODIs and two Tests

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Western Australia survive Murphy scare after Handscomb declines chance if 300

Handscomb declared with him unbeaten on 281 after a record stand of 338 alongside Sam Harper

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

'Must-win for all four teams in the group' - Zimbabwe and Scotland prep for gripping finale

These two teams have the advantage of playing last in the group, so they will know exactly what they need to do to make the Super 12s

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Sri Lanka bat in must-win game, Lahiru Kumara and Binura Fernando in

Netherlands went in with an unchanged XI in a game that will decide who goes through to the main round

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Heartbreak the only guarantee as Netherlands and Sri Lanka face off

The first round of these T20 World Cups is dirty business, as one of the two teams will realise on Thursday

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West Indies bat first in 'must-win game' against table-toppers Zimbabwe

West Indies bring in Johnson Charles as an injury replacement for Brandon King, Tony Munyonga comes in for Zimbabwe after captain Craig Ervine takes ill

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Handscomb rides his luck to pile up big century as bat continues to dominate

Marcus Harris also made a century while WA lost an injured Joel Paris from their attack

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Harmanpreet Kaur out of WBBL with back issue

She was initially supposed to miss only the first two games because of her international commitments

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Inglis sent to hospital after hand injury on golf course

The wicketkeeper suffered a cut when a golf club snapped in his hand

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Chameera out of T20 World Cup with calf injury; Madushan to sit out of Netherlands game

Rajitha, Asitha and Pathirana likely to be named standbys as Sri Lanka grapple with depleted pace attack

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Weather watch: High chances of rain affecting Aus vs NZ, Ind vs Pak

The weather could also affect key first-round encounters in Hobart later this week

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Harris leads solid reply after Short takes Western Australia to big total

Victoria's openers added 104 on a surface that is proving tough work for bowlers

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Mitchell Starc calls for short-run penalty if non-striker strays out of crease

"If it either makes the batters think about it - or stops it occurring - isn't that a good thing?"

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India won't travel to Pakistan for 2023 Asia Cup

The tournament is likely to be moved out of Pakistan, according to BCCI secretary and Asian Cricket Council president Jay Shah

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Tasmania have victory in sight despite Manenti's sparkling display

Peter Siddle took his match haul to eight wickets before the visiting openers moved along smoothly in the chase

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Reece Topley gives England injury scare after rolling ankle in fielding drill

Fast bowler to be monitored ahead of Afghanistan opener following incident at Gabba

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Unchanged Namibia bat; Netherlands bring in Timm van der Gugten

Both teams had won their opening games of the T20 World Cup

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Liam Livingstone signals World Cup readiness in thumping England warm-up win

Stokes, Brook and Curran in the runs as Pakistan are beaten by six wickets at Gabba

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Phil Simmons wants West Indies to 'start being professional' after batting implosion

From 58 for 2, they collapsed to 116 all out, as Scotland shocked them by 42 runs in their opening match of the First Round

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South Africa start T20 World Cup campaign on the right foot

Stand-in captain, Keshav Maharaj, was happy with team's sustained intensity in the warm-up game

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Ward's determination and Siddle's late strikes lift Tasmania

Wes Agar took four wickets to ensure the home side stayed in the game

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Bancroft shines with hundred before Victoria's spinners fight back

Sri Lanka spinner Ruwantha Kellapotha claimed his first wicket in Australian state cricket

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Sunday, October 16, 2022

West Indies bowl against Scotland in Hobart

West Indies pack the XI with allrounders on a pitch where batters are expected to dominate

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Edwards: 'We probably got a bit carried away with trying to hit boundaries'

Netherlands suffered a wobble in the middle overs of a small chase, but recovered to win it in the end

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Balbirnie: Ireland want to excite people

"If we get the results, that's great. But as long as we are putting in those performances, we will be happy."

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Bird and Siddle cut through South Australia, but Manenti provides boost

Jake Lehmann made 73 for the home side but generally their batting struggled

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UAE bat; Netherlands include Vikramjit Singh, Tim Pringle

UAE captain CP Rizwan suggested it could be "slightly tougher to chase"

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Daryl Mitchell unlikely to be available for New Zealand's opener against Australia

Head coach Gary Stead is hopeful of the allrounder returning to action in the side's second game of the tournament

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Saturday, October 15, 2022

Lahore Qalandars expand Player Development Programme to include women

To conduct an open trial in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Abbottabad and Gilgit, and offer 22 women a one-year developmental contract

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Low on expectations, high on preparation - Netherlands and UAE look to put on a show

"All the pressure is on Sri Lanka and Namibia, having played in the Super 12s last year," says Colin Ackermann

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Babar: Middle-order batters' form in New Zealand 'good signs' for T20 World Cup

Pakistan captain excited about his team's chances in Australia, especially with Haris Rauf in good form and Shaheen Afridi set to come back

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Sri Lanka opt to bat; Dayalan Hemalatha replaces Radha Yadav in India XI

Sri Lanka have gone with the same XI that beat Pakistan in the semi-final on Thursday

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Rohit Sharma: Saving Bumrah's career more important than this T20 World Cup

India captain believes "everything is looking good" as far as Bumrah's replacement Shami is concerned

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Australia take cautious approach with Stoinis and Marsh ahead of World Cup

David Warner may also sit out the warm-up match against India with his stiff neck

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Friday, October 14, 2022

Fakhar Zaman replaces injured Usman Qadir in Pakistan's T20 World Cup squad

Fakhar, who was earlier one of the travelling reserves, has recovered from his knee injury

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Aaron Finch 'not a big fan' of non-striker run-outs after apparent warning from Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler

England captain challenged for backing up too far during washed-out third T20I

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Shami replaces Bumrah in India's T20 World Cup squad

The BCCI also confirmed Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur as back-ups

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Shakib aside, there's very little right about Bangladesh's T20I side

There's a new hierarchy among the quicks, the expectations from the team are low, and the think tank appears out of ideas

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Prithvi Shaw turns it on for Mumbai with blistering 134 in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Mumbai opener has not been in India contention recently, but has piled on the runs in the last two months for Mumbai, West Zone and India A

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NCL Week 1 - Nadif stars for Dhaka Division, Abu Hider and Qazi Onik help Dhaka Metro win thriller

Quick bowlers on top on grassy tracks, with Sumon Khan picking up cheapest nine-for by a pacer in Bangladesh's domestic first-class history

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Warner's captaincy ban step nearer to being overturned

The CA board has proposed a change to their code of conduct to allow sanctions to be reviewed

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Perry makes early statement as WBBL opens with a thriller

It came down to five needed from 2 balls when Maitlan Brown became the hero

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'They will be inspired' - Coach Harshal Pathak on Thailand's next generation of cricketers

Thinks his side's semi-final finish at the Women's Asia Cup will help grow the game back home; happy with the spirit shown after early defeats

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Rahul 74 in vain as India lose to WA XI on fast WACA pitch

Rohit and Kohli did not bat although they fielded during WA XI's innings

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BCCI set to launch five-team women's IPL in March 2023

The proposed plan involves a total of 22 matches, with a maximum of five overseas players in each XI

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Unchanged Sri Lanka bat; Pakistan bring in Nashra Sandhu

Sidra Nawaz sits out for Pakistan

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Bruce Pairaudeau, the former West Indies and Northern Districts batter, dies aged 91

He played 13 Tests for West Indies between 1953 and 1957 before emigrating to New Zealand

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Deepti, Shafali play starring roles as India storm into seventh Asia Cup final

Thailand's chase fizzles out early as spinners trigger collapse to lead India's third straight win

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

West Indies tour of Pakistan in 2023 likely to be postponed

ESPNcricinfo understands both boards are happy to reschedule it for 2024, freeing the players up for franchise cricket

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'Puts you in tough situations' - Malan questions emphasis on Tests in ECB contract system

Newly demoted player says, "hopefully, white-ball cricket can get recognised as Test-match cricket does"

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Ireland recall Louise Little, Celeste Raack for first white-ball tour of Pakistan

The side will play three ODIs, part of the ICC Women's Championship, followed by as many T20Is

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Liam Livingstone and Will Jacks in England Test squad for Pakistan tour

Uncapped pair join recalled Keaton Jennings, Ben Duckett in squad as Alex Lees, Matthew Potts are dropped

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Afghanistan cricket plunged into crisis as ICC funds-flow hits snags

ICC money hasn't reached the country because of international sanctions following the Taliban's takeover last year

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Australia win toss and bowl as big guns return to lead attack

Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins, Zampa and Maxwell all recalled with England leading series

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Marco Jansen replaces Dwaine Pretorius in South Africa's T20 World Cup squad

Lizaad Williams has been added as part of the travelling reserves

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

ICC bans Mehar Chhayakar for 14 years on corruption charges

Chhayakar was a key figure in the corruption case involving UAE cricketers in 2019

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Hrithik Shokeen becomes first Impact Player to be used in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Delhi replaced Hiten Dalal with Shokeen, with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka - among other teams - also using the tactical-substitute rule

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Shaheen Afridi completes rehab for knee injury, to join Pakistan squad in Brisbane on October 15

Fakhar Zaman, who was also undergoing treatment and rehab for a knee injury, has recovered too

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Future of ODI cricket: 'Just take out that little middle bit,' say Khawaja, Finch and Zampa

Not all their team-mates agree - "I like ODI cricket, it is just enough time to do enough," says Ashton Agar

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Liam Livingstone, Ben Foakes earn ECB full contracts but Alex Lees, Jason Roy miss out

Ten Test players handed full deals for 2022-23 season, as ECB looks to protect pace stocks

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Unchanged India bowl; David Miller debuts as ODI captain

The match is significant for South Africa because they are chasing World Cup Super League points

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WBBL previews: Can Perth Scorchers go back-to-back and will Sydney Sixers rebound?

How the squads line-up ahead of this season with will see DRS and the Power Surge for the first time in WBBL

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Monday, October 10, 2022

Gary Kirsten, Dan Christian added to Netherlands' coaching staff

Both on short-term deals to work with the team during the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia

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Azeem Rafiq, Andrew Gale among five cricketers sanctioned for historic social-media posts

Jack Brooks, Danni Wyatt and Eve Jones also reprimanded for prejudical posts

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Suryakumar hits fifty in India's first T20 World Cup practice game

They beat a Western Australian Cricket Association XI by 13 runs with Arshdeep Singh also making a mark

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Super League points in focus as South Africa eye rare series win in India

Bavuma's form is a concern for visitors with India hoping for Gill and Dhawan to come good in decider

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Semi-final bound India opt to bowl, bring in Meghna for Renuka

Mandhana continues as India captain in Harmanpreet's absence; Thailand bring in legspinner Boonsukham

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Shreyas Iyer to Ishan Kishan: Didn't want to intrude on your 'beast mode'

The batter reflects on his second hundred in ODIs, which helped India level the series against South Africa

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Sunday, October 9, 2022

Finch says he will return to opening in Canberra: 'Was always the plan'

The Australia captain has batted in the middle order in the last three matches with Cameron Green at the top

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Jos Buttler on Matthew Wade obstruction incident: 'They asked if I wanted to appeal and I said no'

England captain opts to avoid controversy on opening night of Australia tour

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Suryakumar and Harshal ready for 'cold' Australian welcome: 'There's a few butterflies and lot of excitement'

Despite never playing top-flight cricket in Australia, both players are working hard to perfect their game plans in time for the T20 World Cup

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Henry Hunt denied chance of hundred after denying Victoria in marathon innings

The opener batted all day and was on 97 when the players shook hands with two balls left

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South Africa bat, Bavuma unwell; Shahbaz debuts for India

Washington Sundar comes straight into the hosts' XI with Rututaj Gaikwad missing out

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New Zealand bowl; Shakib Al Hasan returns for Bangladesh

Hosts replace Blair Tickner with Adam Milne; two other changes for visitors

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Saturday, October 8, 2022

Peirson lauds impact of Labuschagne and Khawaja for Queensland

The wicketkeeper revealed Matt Renshaw's return to opening was with an eye on Australia's future needs

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Deepak Chahar out of remaining South Africa ODIs with back stiffness

Chahar, who is part of India's World Cup reserves, will be replaced by Washington Sundar for the South Africa series

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Minor abdominal injury to Ferguson depletes New Zealand further for tri-series

Daryl Mitchell, meanwhile, is hopeful of recovering from his finger fracture in time for New Zealand's T20 World Cup opener

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Perth's long wait is over after international cricket's Covid lockout

The Australia-England T20 marks a welcome return for the game after more than two years

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NZ opt to bat against unchanged Pakistan; Allen picked ahead of Guptill

Lockie Ferguson sits out with abdominal injury

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Friday, October 7, 2022

Australia and England have final World Cup spots up for grabs as run-in gathers pace

England are coming off victory in Pakistan while the home side have rested key bowlers

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Buttler eager to unleash Stokes, but World Cup doubts remain over Livingstone

The England captain said he was "100 percent" fit ahead of the three-match series against Australia

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Labuschagne starts his Shield season with classy century

Queensland build a dominant lead as Tasmania only managed three wickets all day

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Phil Salt: 'We've got a series to win and an eye on the World Cup'

Batter looking to press his case for a T20 World Cup starting spot in Australia T20Is

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Smith returns as West Indies bowl first

West Indies have left out Raymon Reifer and Sheldon Cottrell from the first match

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

Daryl Mitchell in doubt for T20 World Cup with fractured finger

Allrounder out of ongoing tri-series after getting hit on his right hand while batting in the nets

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Inspired by Dravid, Wyllie just wants to keep on batting

The 18-year is tipped as the next big run-scoring star in Australia cricket but likes to avoid the spotlight

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Maddy Green guides NZ to last-ball win

Matthews' 56 in vain as West Indies were restricted to 101 for 8

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Chantham leads the way as Thailand pull off stunning upset win over Pakistan

It was a seesaw battle for the longest time, but Thailand tore ahead in the last few overs to pull off one of their biggest wins ever

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Fit-again Stoinis not feeling threatened by Green's emergence

The allrounder said he was fit to resume bowling when the England series starts on Sunday

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Tickner added to NZ squad for T20I tri-series in Santner's absence

Santner is expected to join the squad over the weekend after spending time with his family following the birth of his first child

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Warm welcome for Paine on his first-class return

The former Australia captain is back after a gap of 18 months

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Rajat Patidar relishes 'dream come true' as international debut beckons

He promised himself he would have an unforgettable year, and now he has earned a national call-up

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South Africa seek crucial Super League points against second-string India

The visitors are likely to try and field their strongest attack in what is a must-win series

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Nine for Morris as WA make winning start to Shield defence

In bowler-friendly conditions at WACA, collapsed for 180 and 162

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Suryakumar closes in on Rizwan at the top of T20I batters' table

Keshav Maharaj has entered the top ten among bowlers after his twin two-fors in India

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Australia bowl, Green retains spot as opener against jetlagged West Indies

Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy and Evin Lewis sit out of the opening game for the visitors

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Dravid, Rohit hint at Shami being frontrunner to replace Bumrah at T20 World Cup

"We've got to get someone in who's got experience, who's bowled in Australia, and see what he has to offer," Rohit said

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Can small gains become bigger success for South Australia?

Travis Head and Alex Carey will provide an early-season boost as the team look to build on a drought-breaking win late last summer

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Arshdeep out with back issue as India bowl; Pretorius in for South Africa

India brought in Shreyas Iyer, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj

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Top teams 'one step ahead' of Pakistan in T20 batting approach, says chief selector Wasim

"It does look sometimes like the top order doesn't trust the middle order, but you can improve this"

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Mukesh, Sarfaraz, Sen play starring roles as Rest of India win Irani Cup

Jaydev Unadkat's all-round performance kept Saurashtra in the fight, but they couldn't recover from their first-innings collapse

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Carey's century secures big chase for defending champions Tasmania

Annabel Sutherland made her second hundred of the season but was again on the losing side

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Tough turnaround for West Indies as Australia look to fine-tune T20 World Cup selection

Nicholas Pooran will hope that CPL form stands his team in good shape as they prepare for the first round of the World Cup

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Mandhana replaces Harmanpreet as India captain and opts to bat against UAE

Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav and Meghna Singh have all been rested

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Future on Alyssa Healy's mind after Rachael Haynes' call

"I still really love the game and love being involved at the moment"

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Australia's balance rests on bowling fitness of Marsh and Stoinis

Marsh will return at No. 3 against West Indies but initially as a batter-only after an ankle injury

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2023 Women's T20 World Cup to begin on February 10

Tournament to be played in Cape Town, Paarl and Gqeberha; India take on Pakistan on February 12

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India rest Kohli and Rahul as South Africa look to bounce back

Holkar stadium's small boundaries promise another run-fest

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Jasprit Bumrah out of T20 World Cup with back injury

BCCI expected to name a replacement shortly

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Morris lands early blows for WA but Dwarshuis' debut strikes lift NSW

Kurtis Patterson played a lone hand for the visitors as they were bowled out for 180 at the WACA

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Sunday, October 2, 2022

Redmayne leads Queensland to brisk win over ACT

The visitors could only make 132 as Queensland registered their fourth win of the season

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Maddy Green guides New Zealand to series lead as spinners dominate

West Indies captain Hayley Matthews took four early wickets to give hope of defending a low total

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Saurabh Kumar's all-round show gives Rest of India firm control

After hitting a half-century to help Rest of India extend their first-innings lead to 276, he dismissed both Saurashtra opener

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Snake and floodlight failure stop play in Guwahati

Floodlight failures are common, and while snake-related interruptions have been rarer, but not unknown

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Mukesh Kumar learns about selection via Indian team's WhatsApp group

The Bengal seamer learned about his call-up while playing for Rest of India in the Irani Cup

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USA cricket running afoul of ICC financial protocols

The board has also been stripped off all administrative duties with regards to hosting the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup

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Pakistan bowl in decider; Rizwan and Rauf back, Woakes plays but no Wood

Mohammad Hasnain also included among three Pakistan changes, while Jos Buttler continued to sit out

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South Africa bowl first against unchanged India; Ngidi replaces Shamsi for Guwahati contest

It's a must-win for the visitors in a game that could potentially be rain-hit

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Patidar, Mukesh get maiden India call-ups for South Africa ODIs

Dhawan to lead a side that has none of the members of India's T20 World Cup squad

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Saturday, October 1, 2022

Litchfield and Wilson hit maiden WNCL hundreds as New South Wales get back on track

The pair added a NSW record 195 for the second wicket then Lauren Cheatle claimed key wickets on her comeback

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Bates, Jensen the stars as New Zealand clinch low-scoring thriller

It came down to five required from four balls, but Plimmer and Down wrapped up the game with a ball to spare

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Pakistan and England set for knockout flavour ahead of T20 World Cup

Heading into the final T20I, the two sides find themselves level despite playing entirely different brands of cricket

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Sarfaraz Khan 125* drives Rest of India after Mukesh Kumar leads with four-for

Umran Malik and Kuldeep Sen grabbed three wickets each as Saurashtra crumbled for 98

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Dravid still awaiting official confirmation of the extent of Bumrah's injury

With less than a month till their first match at the T20 World Cup, India are sweating on the fitness of their strike bowler

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