Thursday, November 30, 2023

Labuschagne, Renshaw miss out before stalemate is called

There had been little prospect of a result but Jhye Richardson continued his impressive comeback

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Carey finds form but Victoria hold on for victory after Agar scare

Fergus O'Neill was their hero with a career-best haul of 10 wickets in the match

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Strikers and Heat promise mouthwatering WBBL final amid bid for record crowd

There has been some chirping between the teams in recent seasons, but it will come down to skills on the field

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Green makes Test recall case with classy 96

Hilton Cartwright also struck a fine century as Western Australia earned a first-innings lead

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Tremain, Bird dismantle Tasmania for 68 on SCG pitch that divides opinion

The third day saw 24 wickets tumble as the home side swept to a dramatic win

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Runs flow for Khawaja despite Richardson Test reminder

Queensland, who are bottom of the table, declared late in the day to try and open up the contest

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Owen leads Tasmania fightback after Neil-Smith finishes with seven

Jackson Bird made early inroads for the home side in what remains a very even contest on a helpful pitch

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Mitchell Marsh: 'Past battling, I'm here to enjoy my cricket and have fun'

The allrounder is not worrying about how selection pans out but hopes he and Cameron Green can play Tests together in the future

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Murphy managing new workload challenges at end of a big year

The offspinner has been recovering from a shoulder problem that has lingered since the Ashes

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New South Wales hit back as Neil-Smith takes five

Moises Henriques and Ollie Davies hit half-centuries in tricky batting conditions

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Renshaw negotiates Richardson threat before rain intervenes

Queensland saw through the opening session without loss before the rest of the day was washed out

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Monday, November 27, 2023

No rest during Test season for all-format fast bowlers, says Cummins

"Realistically the word rest and rotated gets thrown around a lot but you never miss a Test if you are fully fit"

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'Green is the ideal fit for us' - RCB director of cricket Mo Bobat

The team management explains the reasons behind getting the Australia allrounder from Mumbai in an all-cash trade

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Bangladesh and New Zealand kick off the new World Test Championship cycle

Sylhet promises batting-friendly conditions as both teams shift focus to the longest format

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Shubman Gill appointed captain of Gujarat Titans

The batter takes over from Hardik Pandya, who was traded to Mumbai Indians

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Sunday, November 26, 2023

Carey and Labuschagne to play Sheffield Shield ahead of Pakistan Tests

Cameron Green is also expected to feature for Western Australia against Queesland

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Zimbabwe in danger of missing T20 World Cup as Uganda make history

Zimbabwe have lost two of their first three games at the Africa Region Qualifier

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IPL 2024 - How the teams stack up after retaining and releasing players

How the ten squads look ahead of the IPL player auction on December 19

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Darren Bravo steps away from cricket 'just for a bit' after ODI squad exclusion

The 34-year-old is "not giving up" hope of a West Indies comeback, but has decided to take a break from the game

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Sydney Thunder left with the long haul in bid for WBBL title

After losing to Sydney Sixers they were straight on a plane to Perth for Tuesday's Eliminator final

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Saturday, November 25, 2023

Chris Read named as new head coach of Thunder

Former Notts and England keeper takes over from Paul Shaw on two-year contract

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Graham Onions heads back to Durham as bowling coach

Former Championship-winning fast bowler returns home after six years with Lancashire

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Weather could force changes in XIs as Australia look to level terms with India

Australia have World Cup winners Head, Maxwell and Zampa waiting in the wings, while India have all-round options in Dube and Washington to pick from

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Rain-hit Melbourne derby goes to Stars as both sides end lacklustre WBBL campaigns

The two Melbourne teams finished in the bottom two positions on the points table

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Friday, November 24, 2023

Penna, Brown step up to secure finals hosting rights for Adelaide Strikers

Scorchers' batting disintegrated even after strong thirties from Sciver-Brunt and Devine

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Brisbane Heat make their sixth WBBL finals in a row

Jonassen's four-for helps them beat Sydney Thunder by 22 runs

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2023 ODI World Cup shatters viewership records

Tournament finishes as the most watched at venues and on TV and digital platforms

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

ECB defends 'Super September' as 2024 County fixtures put season climax in spotlight

More Kookaburra ball trials and extension of hybrid pitches among changes for county season

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Houghton slams 'embarrassingly bad' Zimbabwe loss to Namibia

"It's probably one of the worst games that I have ever been associated with in a Zimbabwean jersey," said the head coach

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Marlon Samuels banned from all cricket for six years for breaching anti-corruption code

He was charged by the ICC in 2021 and was found guilty in August 2023 following a hearing by an independent tribunal

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Bell joins Renegades as an assistant coach for the BBL

Former England batter to work under Renegades head coach David Saker after previous BBL experience as a player at Perth Scorchers and an assistant at Hobart Hurricanes

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'We're still buzzing' - Cummins hails Australia's legacy-defining World Cup show

"Every half an hour or so you kind of remember that you just won a World Cup and get excited all over again"

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Gambhir returns to Kolkata Knight Riders as team mentor

KKR are hoping for a change of fortunes after finishing seventh in both 2022 and 2023

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Athapaththu signs with Northern Brave for Super Smash 2023-24

Athapaththu, one of Sydney Thunder's star performers at the ongoing WBBL, will link up with her new team in late December

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'The system failed again' - Dwayne Bravo on brother Darren's exclusion from WI ODI squad

Lead selector Desmond Haynes indicated Darren had been left out to give opportunities to younger players keeping the 2027 ODI World Cup in mind

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ICC shifts Men's Under 19 World Cup from Sri Lanka to South Africa

The move is a direct consequence of SLC's recent suspension by the global cricket body

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Wolvaardt's one woman show helps Strikers down Thunder

Wolvaart made an unbeaten 70 out of 121 before Strikers' bowlers provided an amazing defence as Thunder fell three runs short

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Monday, November 20, 2023

Pakistan call up Saim Ayub and Khurram Shahzad for Australia Test tour

Mir Hamza and Faheem Ashraf have made comebacks to the squad, which will be led for the first time by Shan Masood

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Chattogram Division earn promotion to Tier 1 of NCL

Hasan Murad celebrated his maiden Test call-up with a nine-wicket haul against Rajshahi Division

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Tasmania stay top after thumping New South Wales by an innings

Lawrence Neil-Smith bagged three wickets while player of the match Brad Hope took two as New South Wales failed to push the game into the fourth day

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Labuschagne: 'It's hard for me not to believe in miracles'

Labuschagne wasn't anywhere near Australia's World Cup squad until two months ago... but fate had something else in store for him

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Pro-Palestine pitch invader breaches security at World Cup final

Incident occurred during India's innings, with the person getting as far as Virat Kohli in the middle

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Boland and Sutherland help Victoria seal dramatic win over Queensland

Queensland were looking to survive for a draw, but Victoria eventually won a pulsating contest

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Centuries from Doran, Webster and Hope flatten New South Wales

Tasmania also made late inroads with the ball leaving them well-placed for a three-day win

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Saturday, November 18, 2023

Heat lose second in a row as Day and Sutherland give Stars rare win

Meg Lanning skipped the game, and with only two games left for Stars, her immediate future in the sport is uncertain

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Late wickets open up contest after Sutherland's half-century

Victoria had earned a handy first-innings lead but Liam Guthrie hit back for Queensland

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Pitch advantage not much of a factor, says Cummins

The World Cup final will be played on the same surface on which India beat Pakistan in the league stage

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All-round Athapaththu and Bates' record keeps Thunder in contention for home grand final

The left-arm spinner produced the most economical spell in WBBL history as the hosts put on a dominant display against the leaders

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Goodwin and Rocchiccioli take WA past South Australia in tense finish

At one stage, South Australia needed two wickets with 33 runs to get, but Goodwin and Rocchiccioli kept their composure to finish the job for their team

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Lizelle Lee supreme as Hurricanes hammer Stars

Lizelle Lee completed three stumpings and made a blistering unbeaten 77 to lead Hobart Hurricanes to an eight-wicket win over Melbourne Stars in Brisbane

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Khawaja falls to Boland late as Victoria put clamps on Queensland

Boland picked up two key wickets including Khawaja leaving Queensland 106 for 5 at stumps after Victoria declared at 300 for 7 on day two

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

ICC board meeting: SLC's suspension, future of ODI cricket among key talking points

The board meeting is set to be held on Tuesday, in Ahmedabad, two days after the 2023 ODI World Cup final

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Harris and Handscomb dig in on tricky MCG pitch

The scoring rate barely touched two an over for most of the day against an depleted Queensland attack

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Mooney 91* helps Perth Scorchers brush aside Sydney Sixers challenge

Perry's all-round efforts were not enough and Sixers perished in the chase after she was run-out

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Jonassen studies Jadeja ahead of India Test challenge

The left-arm spinner is hoping to be part of the side for the Mumbai encounter next month

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New Hurricanes captain Ellis hopes to end BBL trophy drought

The fast bowler re-signed with the franchise earlier this year and replaces Matthew Wade in the skipper's role

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Impressive Strikers bowling attack sets up victory over Thunder

The top four is taking shape ahead of finals with three teams level on 14 points

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

'My body's been through a lot' - Cheatle digs deep and earns Test chance

The left-arm seamer has had multiple shoulder constructions and a cancer scare, but is now back in the Australia set-up after nearly five years

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India-NZ semi-final switched from fresh pitch to used surface

There is no ICC requirement that World Cup knockout matches must be played on unused pitches

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Redmayne, Heath and Jonassen help Heat down Hurricanes

Half-centuries for Georgia Redmayne and Bess Heath and four wickets from Jess Jonassen helped the home side to a comfortable 53-run win over Hobart Hurricanes

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Hardik Pandya not fit to play T20Is against Australia

The majority of the World Cup squad is likely to be rested with fringe players set to get opportunities

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Williamson nullifies league-stage form: 'When you get to finals, things start again'

He is used to his side being underestimated, even after reaching the final of the previous two 50-over World Cups

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India vs NZ: The unstoppable force and the shape-shifting object

Rohit and Co have racked up nine wins in a row while New Zealand have become what they need to be to win

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Healy and Brown named for India tour but no captain is confirmed yet

Meg Lanning's successor to be named closer to the tour while Lauren Cheatle has also been recalled for the Test match having not played for Australia since 2019

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Starc: 'I'll drop off white-ball cricket before I let go of Test cricket'

The left-arm quick is certain he won't be around for the next ODI World Cup, but he won't quit ODIs immediately

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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Virender Sehwag, Diana Edulji and Aravinda de Silva inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Two of them are World Cup winners and one is a trailblazer in women's cricket

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It hasn't been easy being Kusal Mendis

He was already feeling the pressure of captaincy when a stray question about Virat Kohli, and his non-answer to it, blew up social media

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Mahela Jayawardene turns focus on domestic pitches after Sri Lanka's World Cup flop

These pitches, he said, neither allowed their batters to be in top hitting form, nor taught their spinners how to handle conditions that required them to work harder

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Archer ruled out of West Indies tour due to setback in rehab from elbow injury

He experienced pain while training in India as part of England's travelling reserves for the World Cup

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Mott has Key's 'full backing' to continue as England white-ball coach

England's managing director says Mott will be given "an opportunity to try and turn things around" ahead of next year's T20 World Cup

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

Sutherland and Lanning shine as Melbourne Stars take derby

Melbourne Renegades are now in danger of finishing bottom having been promisingly placed for victory

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Rahul Dravid hints that India won't make many changes against Netherlands

India's coach praised the contributions of the middle order, and was also pleased with how the team coped with Hardik Pandya's absence

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Friday, November 10, 2023

Devine leads Scorchers onslaught as Renegades' woes deepen

The visitors raced to a 10-wicket victory with more than eight overs to spare to move second

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English players could miss WBBL final for India trip

Heather Knight, Sydney Thunder's captain, is the most significant of the potential departures

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Gurkeerat Singh Mann retires from international and Indian cricket

The 33-year old Punjab allrounder played three ODIs for India in 2016

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Hannah Darlington takes five as Sydney Thunder return to top of the table

Meg Lanning was among her wickets the day after announcing her international retirement

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Australia chase perfect collective performance, Bangladesh eye Champions Trophy spot

Steven Smith is likely to return after missing the Afghanistan game, whereas Bangladesh will be without Shakib Al Hasan

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Devine century powers Scorchers to pivotal win against Heat

Scorchers captain also takes two wickets with the ball after Mooney chipped in with a fifty

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South Australia claimed three-run epic despite Khawaja century

Queensland had looked in control of the chase but Nathan McSweeney and Jordan Buckingham produced a stunning turnaround

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BCB pulls up Donald for criticising Mathews' timed out dismissal

But the board is unlikely to take any action because this is effectively Donald's last assignment with the Bangladesh team

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Netherlands eye upset over India to keep Champions Trophy hopes alive

"Funnier things have happened" - Teja Nidamanuru optimistic after defeat to England sends the Netherlands bottom

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Queensland fight back after McAndrew's career-best

South Australia earned a lead of 121 but struggle in their second innings to set up a fascinating final day

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Victoria sustain bowling injuries as Tasmania stay top with draw

Tim Ward and Jordan Silk enjoyed some pressure-free time in the middle on the final day

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Tryon the hero in thriller after Sixers help remove the covers

Melbourne Stars needed seven from the last over of the rain-hit clash

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Martin Snedden to step down as NZC chairperson

He will be replaced by Diana Puketapu-Lyndon, who is set to become the first woman in the role

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

South Australia chase result after McSweeney ton against former team-mates

The visitors declared at tea on the second day in a game hit by rain but could only claim one wicket

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Harris makes up for lean start with big hundred as draw looms

The left hander, who is pushing for a Test recall, made 164 but Tasmania claimed a first-innings lead

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Tremain wrecks Western Australia after Davies' maiden century

New South Wales are on the brink of a drought-breaking victory after the defending champions slumped to 34 for 6

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Monday, November 6, 2023

Harris returns to form as Victoria chase Tasmania's 452

Harris made 59 not out to help Victoria to 142 for 1 at stumps after Beau Webster was left stranded on 97 not out as Tasmania posted 452

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'I enjoy watching it' - Gilchrist feels sense of deja vu watching Head cause carnage

Adam Gilchrist sees some similarities to himself in Travis Head's aggressive style and thinks he is an important factor to Australia's title hopes

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Sunday, November 5, 2023

Babar: As long as Fakhar was there, we could have chased 450

"Of all the wickets we've played on this World Cup, this one was the best," Fakhar said

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Wakim century puts Tasmania on top of Victoria

Tasmania's No.3 Charlie Wakim made an unbeaten 148, his second century of the Shield season so far, to put the visitors in a strong position against Victoria

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'I've had no issues' - Green comfortable on the fringe as his never-ending tour of duty continues

Green agrees that he's not in Australia's best side but won't seek a rest after the World Cup as he tries to win back his Test spot in Shield cricket

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Perry's perfect all-round performance crushes Renegades

Perry took a career-best 5 for 22 to bowl Renegades out for 104 before making 44 not out as Sixers chased it down with seven wickets in hand and 27 balls to spare

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Saturday, November 4, 2023

Athapaththu bludgeons Stars to help Thunder go top

Chamari Athapaththu has hit 69 from 40 balls while Hannah Darling took 2 for 13 to help the Sydney Thunder to a big nine-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars

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Friday, November 3, 2023

Pandya ruled out of World Cup, Prasidh replaces him in India squad

The allrounder had suffered an ankle injury while bowling against Bangladesh

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Gulf Giants, Sharjah Warriors to play ILT20 opener on January 19

The 34 games will be played across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, with the final in Dubai on February 17

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Cummins throws weight behind larger squad sizes at World Cups

"It's not like you can poach players from other countries, so I always think as many players as you need, you should be able to pick from"

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

Henry ruled out of World Cup, Jamieson named replacement

The hamstring injury picked up against South Africa has put paid to his tournament

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Hardie sidelined by quad strain but Morris returns while Boland rested

Nathan Lyon will sit out the Marsh Cup game against WA but is expected to feature in the Shield

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PCB chief Zaka Ashraf accused of 'flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions'

Member of his own management committee writes email, copying it to the ministry which has oversight over sports

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Ismail-led Hurricanes get past Stars despite Lanning 50-ball 75

Hurricanes and Stars remain in the bottom half of the points table

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Morgan says England head coach aspirations 'far-fetched'

Former World Cup winning captain backs Buttler and Mott as captain-coach combo to lead England's defence in the T20 World Cup next year

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Mitchell Marsh ruled out of England clash after flying home for family reasons

There has been no timeline placed on Marsh's trip home as yet and no decisions will be made on whether he needs to be replaced in the squad

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Shaheen Shah Afridi ranked No. 1 ODI bowler for the first time

He soars nine spots to move to the top of the table after an impressive start to the ODI World Cup

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Injured Hardik Pandya set to miss group games against Sri Lanka and South Africa

India are unlikely to bring the allrounder back until the final group game against Netherlands on November 12

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Knight, Kapp and Darlington shine as Thunder thump Renegades

Knight made a classy 28-ball half-century before a well-rounded bowling display

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