Saturday, February 29, 2020

'The sport doesn't matter, Australia is always a big one' - Devine

"We're looking forward to having a day off tomorrow and then getting stuck into them," the New Zealand captain said

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India cut through New Zealand's top half on second morning



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Fantasy Picks: Can't go in without Babar Azam and Dawid Malan

Fantasy suggestions for the PSL game between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings

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Heinrich Klaasen steps up with bat to repay Mark Boucher's faith

Centurion says he can't describe the "pure emotion" of scoring his first hundred for South Africa

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Fantasy Picks: Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver remain the best bets

Fantasy suggestions for the Women's T20 World Cup game between England and West Indies

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Jos Buttler 'needs to score runs or step aside' in Sri Lanka - Paul Farbrace

Former assistant coach says a player of Buttler's talent should average '40-plus' by this point in his Test career

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Momentum with Sri Lanka as West Indies look to end barren run

The series may be over, but West Indies will be hoping to score their first ODI win in Sri Lanka since 2005

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Fantasy Picks: Don't look beyond Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp

Fantasy suggestions for the Women's T20 World Cup game between Pakistan and South Africa

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Spotlight on Mashrafe Mortaza as ODI series starts

Zimbabwe have a new captain in Chamu Chibhabha, who is returning to the side after 19 months

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Malan, Verreynne make ODI debuts, Australia pick D'Arcy Short as spin-bowling allrounder

Short will share fifth bowler's workload with Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Marsh

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Multan Sultans bat against Quetta Gladiators as top spot beckons

For the first time in the PSL this season, a side elected to bat first

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Four-team Women's T20 Challenge to be held during IPL playoffs

The competition, featuring seven matches, will be held in Jaipur like last year

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Ritu Moni flooded with memories of personal loss after career-best haul

Her one-time coach Muslim Uddin passed away soon after the team had arrived in Australia

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Friday, February 28, 2020

Radha Yadav picks four, Shafali Verma smashes 47 as India maintain all-win record

Sri Lanka go down by seven wickets, remain winless after three games

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New Zealand escape batting collapse as Bangladesh fold for 74

Hayley Jensen put in another Player of the Match display after Ritu Moni career-best 4 for 18 set up the chance of an upset

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Fantasy Picks: Kamran Akmal and in-form Shadab Khan should offer high returns

Our fantasy suggestions for the match between Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi

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New Zealand bowl after delayed toss, Wagner plays; Ishant injured

Ajaz Patel and R Ashwin left out by both teams; Jadeja and Yadav in for India

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Kagiso Rabada out of Australia, India ODIs with groin injury, faces IPL fitness race

Seamer suffered injury during T20I series against Australia

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Lahore Qalandars bowl first in 12-overs game

Qalandars made three changes while Zalmi had two - with both sides having one injury-enforced replacement

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PCB hopeful England Lions will tour Pakistan next winter

Board hope successful Lions tour can act as precursors to full international series in 2022-23

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Cheteshwar Pujara, Saurashtra's 12th man in New Zealand

He has been in constant touch with Unadkat, providing inputs about the pitch and team combination

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How Jasprit Bumrah comes back from injury will shape his career - Glenn McGrath

"He's still quite young and he's got a couple of good seasons, but this would be the making of him."

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Fantasy Picks: Don't write Shane Watson off just yet

Fantasy suggestions for the PSL game between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators

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Fantasy Picks: Pack XI with Indians, but make Chamari Atapattu captain

Fantasy suggestions for the T20 World Cup game between India and Sri Lanka

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Mark Wood ruled out of Sri Lanka tour with side strain

Saqib Mahmood drafted into Test squad after latest set-back for England fast bowler

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Fantasy Picks: Neil Wagner is back, make him your captain

Fantasy suggestions for the second Test between New Zealand and India in Christchurch

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Fantasy Picks - Back Sophie Devine to bounce back after India failure

Fantasy suggestions for the T20 World Cup game between Bangladesh and New Zealand

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Clinical England ease past Pakistan as Heather Knight, spinners star

Sarah Glenn and Sophie Ecclestone share five wickets as England take step towards knockouts

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Even now I don't feel comfortable with international cricket - Adam Zampa

But that isn't necessarily a bad thing, and it motivates him to be a better cricketer

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All-pace attack always an option at bright-green Hagley Oval

Visiting spinners have done a useful job at Hagley Oval on a few occasions

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Umer Khan comes in as Karachi opt to field

Multan have left out James Vince in favour of Ravi Bopara

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Mushfiqur Rahim 'won't change' his mind about Pakistan tour

"I made my stance clear about Pakistan, and the BCB has also accepted it"

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Ravi Shastri hints at R Ashwin-Ravindra Jadeja swap for Christchurch

Shastri further urged his quicks to follow the Southee-Boult bowling template in these conditions

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Fantasy Picks: Expect Chris Lynn, Kamran Akmal to fire

Our fantasy league suggestions for the PSL match between Lahore and Peshawar

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Lizelle Lee ton, Shabnim Ismail three-for send Thailand to massive defeat

South Africa's fielding, where they dropped four catches, is a cause for concern

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Neil Wagner returns as New Zealand look to assert home dominance

For India, Ishant might miss out, while it could be a toss up between Ashwin and Jadeja

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Ishant Sharma likely to miss Christchurch Test

Fast bowler has suffered a recurrence of the ankle injury he had picked up in January

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If it was four days, it wouldn't be Test - Anil Kumble

ICC Cricket Committee chairman strongly favours traditional Test cricket

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Australia's top order responds to 'honest conversations' after uncertain run

Alyssa Healy has continued her resurgence after a lean run leading into the World Cup

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Ian Watmore named as Colin Graves' successor as ECB chairman

New chairman to take over in November after nominations committee make choice

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Cutting, Roy keep Quetta Gladiators on top of PSL table

Colin Ingram's half-century for Islamabad United goes in vain

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Tom Curran wary of showing his hand in IPL as T20 World Cup looms closer

England seamer hopes successful IPL with Rajasthan will cement status ahead of tournament in October

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Rory Burns admits he 'probably won't' play warm-up football again after ankle surgery

Batsman hopes injury will prove a 'good thing' in the long run and hopes to be fit for County Championship opener

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New York, Boston, Chicago, LA among 22 targeted launch cities for USA T20 competition

USA Cricket reaffirms intention to launch a "Minor League" T20 franchise tournament this year

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ECB launch Dynamos Cricket to keep 8- to 11-year-olds in the sport

Luke Wright, Sussex captain, hopes programme will help build on World Cup success and Hundred launch

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Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep back in Sri Lanka T20I squad

Rajapaksa, Oshada, Rajitha left out for the two-match series against West Indies

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Fantasy Picks: Alex Hales, Chris Jordan could be game-changers

Our fantasy tips for the PSL match between hosts Multan and Karachi

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Fantasy Picks: Opt for consistent Sciver, in-form Knight

Our fantasy tips for the Women's T20 World Cup match between England and Pakistan

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Fantasy Picks: Captaincy toss-up between van Niekerk, Kapp

Our fantasy tips for the Women's T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Thailand

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Alyssa Healy-Beth Mooney record opening stand hands Australia big win

Sultana and Fargana provided a little encouragement for Bangladesh amid the heavy defeat

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Joe Root backs Kookaburra ball in County Championship

England captain also backs increasing value of batting bonus points to ensure more games go into final day

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Rajasthan Royals to play two games in Guwahati

Will play Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders on April 5 and 9

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Ajinkya Rahane optimistic about Wellington pitch for batsmen

He talks about the things India have been working on in the nets for the second Test

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Sheffield Shield round-up: Victories for NSW, Tasmania and Victoria

A round-up from the final day of the latest Shield matches which produced some compelling action

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

India through to semi-finals with last-ball win after Amelia Kerr's scare

An error-prone New Zealand fell short after dropping three catches

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Sunrisers Hyderabad name David Warner captain for IPL 2020

He takes over from Kane Williamson, who led them in 2018 and 2019

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Harmanpreet Kaur searches for the joy of batting

The India captain is finding life a bit tough with the bat at the moment and had a lengthy net session in Melbourne

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South Africa choose to field as Smith, Warner make Newlands returns

Heinrich Klaasen replaces Reeza Hendricks, Australia unchanged for third consecutive game

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Ireland coach Graham Ford to miss Afghanistan series after freak injury

Tour set to go ahead with Cricket Ireland 'monitoring' coronavirus situation in northern India

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Tournament 'quite wide open' - Bismah Maroof after Pakistan's tone-setting win

They were the last team to join the tournament, but their victory against WI is one of the most complete performances so far

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Masood opts to bowl in Multan's first PSL game

Both teams are unchanged and a win for either of them would result in a three-way tie on top of the table

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Fantasy Picks: Consistent Luke Ronchi, in-form Dawid Malan are your men

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'Beneficial for sure' - Jaydev Unadkat, Abhimanyu Easwaran give nod to DRS in Ranji Trophy

Limited DRS, with a virtual pitch map and slow-motion cameras, will be used in the semi-finals and final

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Never a better time to be a professional cricketer, but rookies learn perils are huge too

Edgbaston hosts latest batch of county recruits on Professional Cricketers' Association 'rookie camp'

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Uncapped Wesley Madhevere in Chamu Chibhabha-led white-ball squads

Seamer Charlton Tshuma, who is uncapped in T20I cricket, also finds a place in both squads

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Fantasy Picks - Healy and Perry are due, back them to fire



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Fantasy Picks - Pack your team with top-order batters and spinners



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Diana Baig, Javeria Khan star as Pakistan beat West Indies to blow Group B wide open

Sloppy performance by the West Indians on the field makes Pakistan's job easier

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Keshav Maharaj in, Faf du Plessis rested for South Africa's ODIs against Australia

South Africa are light on batting experience, with Miller the senior man in the squad, but have several bowling options

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ECB recruit David Court from FA to fill Mo Bobat vacancy

Court returns to the ECB after four years as the FA's performance education lead

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Steven Smith back as No. 1 Test batsman as Virat Kohli slides

Tim Southee, the Player of the Match in Wellington, has moved up to No. 6 among bowlers

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West Indies bowl as Fabian Allen replaces Hayden Walsh



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Sheffield Shield round-up: Webster's stunning 187 gives Tasmania a chance

A round-up from the third day of the latest Sheffield Shield matches

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Heather Knight, Anya Shrubsole hand England emphatic win

Knight took England's early World Cup campaign by the scruff of the neck after an early fright against Thailand with a maiden T20I hundred

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DRS to make Ranji Trophy debut

It is understood that each team will have four reviews per innings but only limited tools will be available

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Steven Smith named Welsh Fire captain for The Hundred

Fire keen to call upon Smith's experience as Australian takes another step in leadership return

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'Dry him up' - Neil Wagner's plan for Virat Kohli

"Every team I play against I always try and target and go for their best players"

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'If I were a selector, Stoinis would be playing all three formats' - David Hussey

Melbourne Stars' coach believes allrounder should not be pigeon-holed as an opener in T20s

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Australia's next tier struggles amid Test team dominance

The Australia A side has been outplayed twice this season while the Under-19s were disappointing in the World Cup

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Cricket Australia's TV rights architect overhauls commercial wing

A number of big-name sponsors are leaving their CA deals but the board sees it as a time to try a new approach

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Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler collect royal honours at Buckingham Palace ceremony

Stokes made an OBE and Buttler an MBE for services to cricket in New Year's Honours list

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South Zone complete hat-trick of titles with 105-run win

East Zone fought in patches, but the quality and depth of South Zone proved too good in the end

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Series up for grabs as South Africa find a way to stay afloat

Australia's dominant T20I form under threat following unlikely setback at Port Elizabeth

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Ollie Robinson, Craig Overton bowl England Lions to maiden win over Australia A

Robinson takes seven wickets for the match, Overton six after Lions batsmen set course with strong first innings

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Fantasy Picks: Kamran Akmal and Moeen Ali could do the trick

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Fantasy Picks: Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews key in spin-friendly Canberra

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Arthur calls on Sri Lanka's top order to get big scores

Coach says they won't win a majority of the games if they leave the lower order with too many runs to get

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'We could have batted better in the second innings' - Craig Ervine

He said that Zimbabwe missed Sean Williams, also suffering due to an inexperienced bowling attack

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Fantasy Picks: England players should make merry against Thailand

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Mushfiqur Rahim contract-bound to play in Pakistan - BCB chief Nazmul Hassan

"Players have to think about the country, and not just themselves"

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Corrie van Zyl set to return to work at CSA

He worked as interim director of cricket before being suspended on allegations of misconduct

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West Indies look to keep series alive against Sri Lanka in clash of equals

The side that best adapts to the ground's particular challenges will win

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Kohli, Bairstow, Gayle named in Asia XI v World XI matches

Pollard, Rashid, du Plessis among several prominent players also slated to take part in three-match series in Bangladesh

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Sheffield Shield round-up: Great catching puts NSW in control

A round-up from the second day of the latest Sheffield Shield matches

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Nida Dar using BBL experience to prepare Pakistan for T20 World Cup

Pakistan preparing to take advantage of West Indies' penchant for big hitting in their opening game

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'I'm going to make massive strides' - batsman-turned-bowler Kyle Jamieson

NZ's new pace star on the people who helped him shift to bowling, and what he learnt in Wellington

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CWI suspends Test opener John Campbell for illegal bowling action

Jamaica's Pete Salmon also suspended after his first-class debut

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Bangladesh strengthen grip further with three wickets before lunch

It was the spinners that struck first, before Craig Ervine was run out

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Neil Wagner set to return leaving New Zealand a tough selection call

Kyle Jamieson was impressive on his debut and the home side may consider going with an all-pace attack in Christchurch

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DJ Rabada in the house: Kagiso Rabada is on song again - with help from Dad

Quick who helped SA get their T20 series against Australia back on track reveals the importance of music in his life

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'Test cricket is the best and most rewarding form of cricket' - Jos Buttler

England batsman retains belief that he can crack the longest form of the game after tough SA tour

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No 'official complaint' from Quetta Gladiators over alleged Peshawar Zalmi ball-tampering - PCB

Quetta failed to make a formal complaint against Peshawar within the 48-hour window

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'There were nerves, but we showed our character today' - Rachel Haynes

"To be able to get over the line will hopefully correct some of the momentum heading into the rest of the tournament"

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Seamers impress as England Lions close in on innings victory

Brydon Carse, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson star to leave Lions five wickets away ahead of final day

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Hardik Pandya, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar to return to action in DY Patil T20 tournament

The three players will look to prove their form and fitness ahead of ODI series at home against SA and the IPL

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'I could've reached a triple-hundred tomorrow' - Mushfiqur Rahim

The batsman said he was surprised by Bangladesh's decision to declare late on the third afternoon in Mirpur

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How much does losing tosses impact visiting teams?

Virat Kohli brought up the toss unprovoked at the post-match presentation, but does he have a point?

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KL Rahul available for Ranji Trophy semi-finals at Eden Gardens

Karnataka to face Bengal while Saurashtra will take on Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals

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Bangladesh bowl first in tournament opener, Mandhana out with illness

Sixteen-year-old Richa Ghosh comes in to replace Mandhana

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Rachael Haynes, Meg Lanning see Australia through after early scare

They revived the chase after the hosts were 3 for 10 early on

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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Sheffield Shield round-up: Centuries for Daniel Hughes and Cameron Green

A round-up from the latest round of Sheffield Shield matches as teams jostle for a place in the final

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Oman's Yousef Abdulrahim Al Balushi banned for seven years

Admits guilt on four counts of anti-corruption code for trying to influence team members to fix matches

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After Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim nears century as Bangladesh grow lead

By the time lunch was called on day three, the pair had added an unbroken 179 in concert

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'We allowed them to bowl well for longer periods' - Virat Kohli

He wants India's batsmen in a more positive and clear state of mind

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ICC events proposal for 2023-31 may push players away from internationals - FICA

'Adding events to calendar without looking at the global playing schedule in a holistic way' won't solve problems, says players' body

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Williamson lauds Southee and Boult's 'patience and energy'

Also praises Kyle Jamieson for his all-round effort on Test debut

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Fantasy Picks: Smriti Mandhana and Poonam Yadav should be game-changers

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Kohli says toss had big impact, but wants more competitiveness from his players

Rues lapses that led to first-innings deficit that was 'hard to come back from'

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Southee and Boult run through India to seal massive victory

It was New Zealand's 100th victory in Test cricket

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Australia rue 'missed opportunity' as South Africa prove killer instincts at death

Mantra of "confidence in skills" helped seamers hold nerve to close out improbable victory, says Ngidi

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Fantasy Picks: Alyssa Healy as captain, but don't ignore the Sri Lanka allrounders

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Migon du Preez holds nerve in 100th T20I to seal thriller for South Africa

Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp enjoyed fine all-round performances as England struggled with the bat

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Islamabad United bowl; Samit Patel, Faizan Khan in for Lahore Qalandars

All but one of the games this season so far have been won by the chasing side, so it was little surprise to see United put Qalandars in

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For the first time in 46 years, DPL bars overseas players

Dhaka Premier League chairman Inam said this decision was taken to give more places to the local players

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Nortje, Hendricks, Pretorius come in as South Africa choose to bat first

Opener thrown into playing XI after being added to squad as late-minute injury cover for Temba Bavuma

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Lions bowlers rattle Australia A after James Bracey shines

Australia A fall to 5 for 103 under lights at MCG as tourists take a grip

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R Ashwin hopes to get back to batting more instinctively

"I personally feel I have been a little too watchful and a little too worried about getting out in the recent past"

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Afif Hossain and Mohammad Naim return to Bangladesh ODI squad

Soumya Sarkar doesn't make the 15-member squad and is said to be taking a break for personal reasons

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Hales in as Karachi Kings opt to bat

Naseem Shah and Anwar Ali included in Quetta Gladiators' XI in place of Ahsan Ali and Fawad Ahmed

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Abu Jayed runs through Zimbabwe tail with career-best haul



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Fantasy Picks - Fakhar Zaman and Shadab Khan are top picks

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Jamieson, de Grandhomme and Boult stretch New Zealand's lead to 183

Jamieson ended up with the highest score for a debuting No. 9 for New Zealand: 44, off just 45 balls

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Fantasy Picks: Take the all-round route to success

Fantasy team tips for the Women's T20 World Cup game between England and South Africa

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USA targets hosting ICC global events in next cycle

The goal of attaining Full Member status was also laid out, but no financial disclosures were made at the AGM

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Heather Knight brushes off Sri Lanka defeat ahead of T20 World Cup opener

"We've had massive preparations, we've played really good cricket and we've been learning along the way as well"

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Major questions for South Africa after Wanderers horror show

Australia can seal the series in Port Elizabeth and extend South Africa's painful summer

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Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas back in West Indies T20I squad

Hetmyer included after passing fitness test, while Hope and Allen are back too

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Finishers are the ones who have long careers - Wanindu Hasaranga

He was a big reason for SL's victory over WI and he was able to make that difference thanks to club cricket experience

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Prolific Sophie Devine ensures New Zealand open with victory

Hayley Jensen equaled her career-best to help pull Sri Lanka from a brisk start

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Islamabad United opt to bowl in Lahore

Islamabad United won the toss, and, as has been the pattern all tournament, elected to field first.

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Kamran Akmal's 55-ball 101 powers Peshawar Zalmi's big win

A vintage Kamran Akmal century made light work of a modest target of 149 set by Quetta Gladiators.

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Fantasy Picks: Trust Ahmed Shehzad's record in Karachi

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Don't have to be too hard on ourselves - Dale Steyn

Senior pacer not worried after big defeat to Australia, but says South Africa must learn from their mistakes

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Dom Sibley and Dan Lawrence make Australia A toil

The pair added an unbeaten 219 in the floodlight match at the MCG after the Lions slipped to 3 for 55

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Thailand impress but Stafanie Taylor helps West Indies over the line

West Indies earned an opening win but after a bit of a scare

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Darren Sammy to become honorary citizen of Pakistan

Sammy to also receive Nishan-e-Pakistan in recognition of his contribution to cricket in the country

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Friday, February 21, 2020

Sri Lanka bowl; West Indies pick Hayden Walsh over Fabian Allen

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, named two wristspinners in Wanindu Hasaranga and Lakshan Sandakan

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Zimbabwe bat and hand debut to Charlton Tshuma; Bangladesh drop Mehidy Hasan

Bangladesh fielded two seamers in Abu Jayed and Ebadat Hossain

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Make Shane Watson captain, don't ignore Jason Roy

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Dawid Malan, James Vince should give high yield

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Fantasy Picks: Sophie Devine and Chamari Atapattu must be there

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Southee and Jamieson take four each to knock over India for 165

After Kyle Jamieson's excellent debut on the first day, it was the veteran Tim Southee causing most of the damage on the second morning

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'Now is the time for players to put their hands up' - Mark Boucher

South Africa coach admits the management are still searching for their best XI in T20

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Jadeja-inspired Ashton Agar felt 'horrible' in training before hat-trick, five-for

Left-arm spinner encouraged by partnership with Adam Zampa after record figures in Johannesburg

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'Agar can barely believe it, he's king of the 'ring!'

Ball-by-ball commentary of Ashton Agar's hat-trick and five-wicket haul in Johannesburg

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Essex bring in Moises Henriques for Vitality Blast title defence

Australia allrounder will be available for knockout stages and Finals Day if Essex qualify

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South Africa bowl, include Pite van Biljon for debut

Heinrich Klassen replaced by Jon-Jon Smuts after suffering injury in warm-ups

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Moeen Ali, Imran Tahir in as Multan Sultans opt to bowl

With both sides under new leadership, Shan Masood followed the template Gladiators and Peshawar have set so far in opting to chase

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Babar Azam and Umaid Asif put the royal seal on Karachi Kings' victory

Imad Wasim was the other hero, cracking a half-century against Peshawar Zalmi

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'We don't want to play defensive cricket anymore' - Sri Lanka's Mickey Arthur

Team set to unleash both wristspinners - Wanindu Hasaranga and Lakshan Sandakan - on West Indies

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England Lions call up Essex seamer Sam Cook as injury cover

Richard Gleeson and Lewis Gregory suffer injuries, while Saqib Mahmood will not travel to Australia

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Bangladesh ditch all-spin home attack as Domingo calls for balanced pitches

For them to compete overseas, the head coach believes Bangladesh need to play on better wickets at home

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Fantasy Picks: Pack your team with West Indians

Fantasy suggestions for the Women's T20 World Cup game between Thailand and West Indies

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Mitchell Marsh joins Middlesex for 2020 Blast

Australia allrounder will feature alongside Mujeeb Ur Rahman as club's overseas players

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Poonam Yadav bewitches Australia to give India opening win

The hosts struggled on a slow, dry surface that proved to be suited to Yadav's art

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Russell Domingo the 'in-between guy' for BCB and players

Domingo and Mominul had to face several questions about the statements made by BCB chief Nazmul Hassan earlier this week

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How Poonam Yadav bamboozled Australia

India's legspinner bagged 4 for 19 in four overs to stun the defending champions Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup opener

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Sri Lanka's bowling in focus against resurgent West Indies

Sri Lanka's own top order appears reasonably secure, even without the injured Danushka Gunathilaka

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Mominul's captaincy in spotlight as Bangladesh aim to stave off Zimbabwe challenge

Bangladesh hope a return to familiar conditions could break the streak of six successive Test losses

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Pragyan Ojha announces retirement after 13-year career

He played 48 international matches and was the Man of the Match in his last Test, in 2013

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'Times I've felt down, felt like giving up at times' - Deandra Dottin

The West Indies allrounder has battled back from a serious shoulder injury to feature at the T20 World Cup

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Neser aspires to match Siddle's example

Queensland seamer hopes to follow in his mentor's footsteps and aims to press Test credentials in the upcoming Australia A clash with England Lions at the MCG

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New Zealand opt to bowl; Ashwin, Pant make the cut

Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja did not find a place in the India XI

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ECB hopeful India's women may yet feature in the Hundred

BCCI staying firm on refusal to allow male players permission to feature in new tournament

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Fantasy picks: Go with the in-form Babar Azam as captain

Our fantasy team suggestions for Karachi's home game against Peshawar

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Fantasy Picks: Bank on experience, pick Imran Tahir and Moeen Ali

Our fantasy league suggestions for the match between Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans

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Quetta Gladiators opt to bowl in season opener

The defending champions decided to put Islamabad United in on a surface that appears to favour big runs

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Fantasy Picks: Smriti Mandhana, Beth Mooney must-haves in your XI

Fantasy suggestions for the Women's T20 World Cup opener between Australia and India

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'If something ignites...' Quinton de Kock, David Warner ready for on-field reunion

Australia batsman plays down chance of flash points but asks for "respect" from South African crowds

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Australia braced for Bullring test as Smith, Warner make South Africa return

Steven Smith and David Warner will be the centre of attention but South Africa are the team with issues to solve

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Fantasy picks - Smriti Mandhana, Beth Mooney must-haves in your XI



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All-star match to take place post IPL 2020

Both teams will picked based on performances during the tournament

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Expanded Hundred could help cricket rediscover 'working class connection' - Tom Harrison

ECB chief executive says BBC was behind move away from traditional county identities

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Door opened for return of departmental teams to Pakistan domestic circuit

Iqbal Qasim-led committee tasks Haroon Rashid with finding a window for a new competition

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Fantasy Picks: Kane Williamson over Virat Kohli as captain

The fantasy league suggestions for the first Test between New Zealand and India

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The best take on potential future giants at 'unknown' ground

Meg Lanning and Harmanpreet Kaur talk about the tournament build-up and the conditions for the opening match

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The Wellington wind: 'It's a challenge to control the backlift' - Ajinkya Rahane

Back where he scored his first Test ton, Rahane explains the difficulties of batting at the picturesque ground

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No favourites as New Zealand and India face off at tricky Basin Reserve

For two excellent pace-bowling units, the conditions will be a challenge, making draws a possibility

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

After Australia setback, focus 'on smaller steps' against India for Kane Williamson

Kyle Jamieson will make his debut, and one of Ajaz Patel and Daryl Mitchell will be in the XI

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Domestic schedule makes county route more vital for Australians - Chris Rogers

After Marnus Labuschagne's success, CA is keen to get more young players into the English system

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Umar Akmal suspended under PCB's anti-corruption code

The batsman will not be a part of Quetta Gladiators' PSL title defence

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Ranji Trophy blog - The quarter-final round

Follow ESPNcricinfo's updates from India's premier domestic competition. If the blog doesn't load, please refresh the page

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SL look to embrace 'role definitions'; WI eye improvement in bowling

The five-match limited-overs series gives both sides a chance to fine-tune their plans for the T20 World Cup

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Low-stakes domestic cricket leaves South Africa short on death-bowling nous - Charl Langeveldt

Only two Mzansi Super League games have seen a bowling team close out a close game in the final over

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Back the big-hitters, bank on Shane Watson and Colin Munro

Our fantasy league suggestions for the PSL opener between Quetta and Islamabad

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'Play along with the crowd and have fun' - Steven Smith on his return to South Africa

He says he has moved on from the ball-tampering scandal and that words directed at him don't bother him

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Zimbabwe series will be Mashrafe Mortaza's last as captain - BCB president

Nazmul Hassan says new captain will be named "within a month" as Bangladesh plan for 2023 World Cup

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USA allrounder Nisarg Patel banned from bowling due to suspect action

Left-arm spinner was called during February's ODI against Oman in Kathmandu

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Alyssa Healy hopes for 'a little bit of luck' to end run of low scores

She has been given the go-ahead to play her usual high-risk game by the team management

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Cheteshwar Pujara signs for Gloucestershire for six County Championship games

Batsman becomes county's first Indian overseas player since Javagal Srinath in 1995

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Dimuth Karunaratne back as captain, Niroshan Dickwella recalled for West Indies ODIs

Danushka Gunathilaka out with an injury, Shehan Jayasuriya named his replacement

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Periodic breaks the best way to deal with 'rigorous' schedule - Virat Kohli

Agarwal and Shaw "have no baggage" and are not going to be put under pressure, says the India captain

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Matt Henry to join New Zealand Test squad as cover for Neil Wagner

Wagner is awaiting the birth of his child and Henry will join the squad on Wednesday

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Fearless Chamari Atapattu needs support to carry Sri Lanka

They were comfortably beaten in Australia last year, but Atapattu showed what was possible

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Experienced core gives South Africa hope of knockouts

Only once have they moved out of the first round, but plenty of the squad have had stints in the WBBL

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Dimitri Mascarenhas signs two-year deal with Middlesex as T20 bowling coach

Former England seamer set to spend whole summer at Lord's with London Spirit role following Blast

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Michael Hussey hopes to keep Australia mentoring role through to T20 World Cup

Former limited-overs star hopes Matthew Wade can "cement his place" in T20 middle order

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BCCI upset with ICC for ignoring objections over new events in 2023-31 cycle

The divide is set to come out in open at the March round of ICC meetings in Dubai

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Allan Donald appointed Knights head coach

He will take charge at the end of the current South African domestic season

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I play the game to get guys like Virat Kohli out - Trent Boult

"It's going to be good place to see where we are in terms of bouncing back from the defeat in Australia"

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Ajaz Patel's return signals an overhaul in New Zealand's spin plans

Mitchell Santner played more of a holding role with the ball, while Patel is a wicket-taking option

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Temba Bavuma ruled out of first Australia T20I with hamstring strain

Smuts and du Plessis candidates to replace batsman in opening role with no replacement named

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England Lions tour game peters out into high-scoring draw

Sam Northeast makes unbeaten 46 after Jack Edwards' 190 for Cricket Australia XI

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Adil Rashid signs white-ball Yorkshire contract but retains Test ambitions

Legspinner to prioritise short-form cricket with eye on managing shoulder injury ahead of T20 World Cup

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Monday, February 17, 2020

Moeen Ali named Birmingham Phoenix captain for the Hundred

Allrounder handed role ahead of strong field including Kane Williamson

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Oshane Thomas escapes serious injury after motor accident

He was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle collision in Jamaica

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James Pattinson ruled out of day-night clash against England Lions

Queensland pace bowler Mark Steketee has been called in as replacement

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T20 'Champions Cup' part of ICC events for 2023-2031

There remains a push to have a global event in every year of the next international cycle

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England tour 'a great dress rehearsal' for reception in South Africa - Justin Langer

Australia are back in South Africa for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal

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Pakistan target growth and maybe an upset

Progressing to the semi-finals is probably beyond Pakistan but they could cause some awkward moments

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Sophie Devine's form gives New Zealand hope of success

The 2018 tournament was forgettable for them but they will hope extensive experience in Australia will serve them well

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Faf du Plessis gave his all to South Africa - but he couldn't take anymore

South Africa's departing captain hit a perfect storm of poor form, public and media pressure, and politics

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South Zone battle to a draw after mistaken early declaration

East Zone beat North Zone by eight wickets despite Mushfiqur's century

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Manish Pandey returns for Karnataka quarter-final fixture

Bengal have named fast bowler Ishan Porel in their squad for their match against Odisha

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St Lucia Zouks sold to Kings XI Punjab owners

KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited follow KKR owners in purchasing a CPL team

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What Shardul Thakur tells himself if he leaks runs

Says he is happy with the lessons he learnt in New Zealand, where the ground dimensions made bowling difficult

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Jake Lehmann, Jack Edwards hit tons as England Lions head for draw

Injury-depleted Lions attack spend full day in field with Lewis Gregory and Richard Gleeson missing

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South Africa pick du Plessis for Australia T20s, Rabada returns

De Villiers not named despite coach's indication he will be considered for T20 World Cup later this year

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Sunday, February 16, 2020

Faf du Plessis steps down as Test and T20I captain

He cited a need to take a step back to help facilitate the next generation leaders under Quinton de Kock

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Gary Stead 'very surprised' by outrage at pre-planned break

'New Zealand Cricket and I have talked about this for a long time, looking after the staff and the players we have'

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Daniel Worrall bags five as South Australia claim second win of the season

Worrall cleaned up the tail after early breakthroughs from Wes Agar and Nick Winter as Western Australia were all out for 222 chasing 332

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Alyssa Healy backed to continue with high risk game

Five single-figures have followed two prolific years for Australia's wicketkeeper

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Siddle stars in Victoria win as Maddinson called up to Australia A

Maddinson replaces Will Pucovski who is still battling concussion for the match against England Lions

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T20 World Cup newsfile: Kulasuriya avoids serious injury

The latest news from around the Women's T20 World Cup

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PSL team previews: Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi

A look at the strengths, weaknesses, squad composition and support staff for each team

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T20 World Cup provides early test for England's new era

Now coached by an Australian, Heather Knight's team have started to rebuild after their Ashes drubbing

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Chance of historic leap depends on which India show up

They have the talent to go all the way, but it is a question of whether it will come together often enough

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Trent Boult, Ajaz Patel and Kyle Jamieson named for India series

There is no place for Mitchell Santner while Daryl Mitchell has been included as batting and allrounder cober

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If AB de Villiers is ready and willing, he will be at the T20 World Cup - Mark Boucher

'It's not about egos or anything like that, it's about sending your best team to the World Cup,' South Africa coach says

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Jos Buttler will continue in opening role ahead of T20 World Cup, confirms Eoin Morgan

Captain describes Buttler as among England's "greatest-ever white-ball players" and as talented as AB de Villiers

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Srinivas Salver replaces Usman Shuja as USA Cricket board's male player representative

Atlanta league administrator Venu Pisike won re-election in the other place up for grabs, securing a three-year term as an individual director on the board

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India to play day-night Test in Australia, in Ahmedabad against England

Series against Australia and England will be India's last before the World Test Championship final

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Dale Steyn returns, Dawid Malan replaces unwell Joe Denly as South Africa win toss and bat

Jos Buttler continues at top of England order, Heinrich Klaasen replaces Jon-Jon Smuts

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Dan Lawrence hits 190 to put England Lions in control

Batsman added 118 in 19.5 overs alongside James Bracey as Lions rack up mammoth first-innings total

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Bangladesh drop Mahmudullah for Zimbabwe Test

Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain and Al-Amin Hossain have also been left out

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Chadd Sayers and Wes Agar put South Australia in charge

Home side lead by 314 with five wickets in hand heading into the final day

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Colin Munro, Mark Chapman take Auckland to Ford Trophy title

Munro set up the chase with a 60-ball 104 before Chapman's unbeaten 84 sealed it

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Blistering Nic Maddinson century sets up intriguing final day

Set 290 to win, NSW lose Larkin before shaving 41 runs off the target

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West Indies want to 'spoil the party' for Australia - Anisa Mohammed

"We've come to win this World Cup and take it back from Australia"

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Saturday, February 15, 2020

Nicole Bolton leads Western Australia to drought-ending WNCL title

The allrounder helped WA beat NSW, who had won 20 of the previous 23 finals

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Queensland seamers steamroll Tasmania to set up ten-wicket win

Queensland climb to the second spot on the Shield table after thumping Tasmania inside three days

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Mayank Agarwal, Rishabh Pant among the runs as India tick most boxes in warm-up game

Prithvi Shaw too struck a 31-ball 39 while it was another single-digit score for Shubman Gill

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No Hazlewood proof of Australia's healthy T20 bowling stocks: Cummins

Hazlewood not included in Australia's T20 squad for South Africa tour with Sean Abbott and Jhye Richardson preferred

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Wil Parker dreams of meeting Shane Warne after 'special' debut

The legspinner could have a career choice to make before too long between cricket and AFL

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Lack of games an issue as Bangladesh await uphill task

Apart from one tour to Pakistan, Bangladesh have barely played against any established teams recently

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Australia strong favourites, but will expectation derail them?

Defending champions have to deal with the weight of expectation as raging favourites for a home World Cup

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Mumbai Indians to host CSK in IPL 2020 opener on March 29

In a first, the IPL has decided not to have any double-headers on Saturdays

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Ishant Sharma set to fly to New Zealand after clearing fitness test

He will fly out on Sunday for Wellington where the first Test begins on February 21

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Nothing between the teams as South Africa and England prepare for decider

Two dramatic last-ball finishes have set up the T20Is perfectly and given both teams valuable pointers

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J&K v Karnataka quarter-final could be moved to Bengaluru

Jammu was supposed to host the game, but the rain there has been a major disruptive influence

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Sibley, Jennings and Lawrence record tons in England Lions four-day match

Test candidates enjoy time in the middle on day one against Cricket Australia XI

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'Still want to prove myself in Tests' - Moeen Ali

Allrounder says he "wants to be part" of next winter's Test tour of India

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'India top order should bat 20 overs' - Smriti Mandhana

Says it is the best way to protect a fragile middle order, which has been prone to collapses

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Duck, duck, duck as Tasmania batting woes continue

Tasmania lost three wickets before scoring a second-innings run on the second day at the Gabba

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Chadd Sayers gets through blocker Cameron Bancroft on landmark day

Shaun Marsh made 63 before falling to Wes Agar - a wicket combining two recent award-winners

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Friday, February 14, 2020

Wil Parker, 17 years old, enjoys debut success after Seb Gotch's maiden ton

Victoria retained control against the Sheffield Shield leaders but it could be tough to force a result at the SCG

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Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav dominate as New Zealand fold for 235

Shaw and Agarwal then got off to a rollicking start in the second innings to help India gain an 87-run lead

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Lockie Ferguson not rushing return from calf injury

Set to play domestic one-day final on Sunday, but wary of doing more damage to his calf if not careful

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South Africa bowl first at Durban with series victory in their sights

Steyn rested as England name unchanged side in wake of one-run loss at East London

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Early Hundred ticket sales have 'surpassed expectations' - ECB

Initial allocation of men's Finals Day tickets sells out within 24 hours, with total sales passing 100,000

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Chris Nenzani to remain CSA president for now

A decision regarding his future could not be taken in Wednesday's board meeting because it was not tabled on the agenda

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Importance of counties' Zimbabwe tours 'cannot be overstated' - Hamilton Masakadza

Derbyshire, Durham will be first major English sides to tour Zimbabwe since 2004

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Objective is 'to play like the world's No. 1 Test team' in New Zealand - Ravi Shastri

"Sky is the limit" for talented young batsmen Shaw and Gill, says the India head coach

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'After my first Test series against South Africa, I didn't know if I would play Test cricket again' - Ross Taylor

Ahead of his 100th Test, Taylor talks about his top knocks, the sacrifices he made and the support he got from his family

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CSA calls off Pakistan tour citing players' workload

Proposed tour of three T20Is will be rescheduled after both boards find a new window this year

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Hanuma Vihari presents India with left-field choice for opener

"As of now, I've not been informed [of] anything... if the team requires me to bat wherever, I am ready to bat," he says

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Michael Neser picks up four as Tasmania fold for 78

Bryce Street's patient 41 not out puts the home side well in front by the end of the day

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Tom Cooper's 99 gives South Australia early advantage

Weatherald and Nielsen also make fifties, while Paris and Moody pick up three wickets each

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

Nic Maddinson rekindles his Shield form after BBL struggles

The left hander had a torrid Big Bash but helped Victoria to a solid opening against the leaders at the SCG

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Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari rebuild for India after Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill bag ducks

Scott Kuggeleijn ran through India's top order as he picked three wickets on the first day of the tour game in Hamilton

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'Lahore attack taught me a lot about my character and values' - Kumar Sangakkara

MCC president returns to scene of 2009 atrocity with mission to help bring international cricket back to Pakistan

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England seamers not feeling the pressure despite lacklustre start to series - Chris Jordan

Jordan, Mark Wood and Tom Curran's three Powerplay overs cost 49 runs in first T20I against South Africa

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South Africa take the upper hand, sound familiar?

England will be keen to hit back after narrowest of defeats handed the hosts a 1-0 series lead

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'Confidence to return slowly building among teams' - Sangakkara

Former Sri Lanka captain part of 12-member MCC squad that will play exhibition matches in Lahore

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Sanjeev Chawla's arrest logical follow-up, says former Delhi police chief

It's a chance to look at the case from a wider perspective, BCCI and ICC should also be involved now

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Alleged bookie Sanjeev Chawla extradited from United Kingdom

He is one of the five booked by the Delhi Police in the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal

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Steven Smith, David Warner won't be 'fazed one bit' by South Africa crowds - Josh Hazlewood

Australia will return to South Africa this week for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal nearly two years ago

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Harmanpreet, Rodrigues must 'pull up their socks' ahead of T20 World Cup - Diana Edulji

The former India captain and CoA member even floated the idea of a change of captaincy to enable Harmanpreet to play her "natural game"

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Shubman Gill wary of Neil Wagner's short-ball threat

Batsman says if India doesn't give up wickets to the tactic, they can dominate

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Resigned because of 'constant interference' - Former Puducherry coach Arunkumar

Quashes previous reports that said he had quit because of health concerns

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Newlands scandal born of leadership gulf - Ricky Ponting

The former captain said he extended his career due to concerns about the inexperience in the team

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Kurtis Patterson looks to start afresh after injury setbacks

The New South Wales left hander will play his first first-class match since October

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Six to watch as the Sheffield Shield resumes

Australia's Test side is successful and stable, but that does not mean the selectors can't be impressed

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'I don't plan on letting anyone take my spot' - Lungi Ngidi

Fast bowler praises impact of bowling coach Charl Langeveldt after death-overs prowess seals thriller

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'Experiences like this are so valuable' - Eoin Morgan takes positives ahead of T20 World Cup



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PCB mulls logistics as South Africa brace for Pakistan tour

The PCB is planning for the four-day gap between the end of South Africa's India tour and the end of the PSL

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Jos Buttler continues as opener as England choose to chase in East London

Buttler set to open alongside Jason Roy, Dale Steyn plays first international since March 2019

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Shane Getkate in Ireland squad for T20Is against Afghanistan in India

Mark Adair sidelined with ankle injury in the only change to the squad that toured the Caribbean

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Delhi Capitals co-owner questions India's plans for Pant, Ashwin

JSW Sports' Parth Jindal believes both players, who play in his franchise, are 'X-factor' options in limited-overs cricket

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UAE 'exposed' in Nepal due to poor administration, says coach James Pamment

He claimed that proper structures have not been put in place in order to ensure continuity of training between tours

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Vernon Philander blames CSA 'chaos' for prompting early retirement

Fast bowler cites interference in 2015 World Cup semi-final as biggest regret after calling time on career

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Was confident Jess Jonassen 'would get the job done' - Meg Lanning

Australia captain also pleased with a tough workout ahead of the T20 World Cup

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Scheduling clashes set to reduce overseas player availability for the Hundred

Cricket Australia could pull biggest overseas names out of tournament for ODI series against Zimbabwe

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Ishant Sharma to undergo fitness Test on February 15

Recovering Hardik Pandya shows encouraging signs of progress at NCA

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Mohammad Hafeez cleared to bowl again after passing assessment test

The ruling comes at a particularly beneficial time for Hafeez, with the PSL just around the corner

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Career-best 6 for 16 'a fantastic feeling' for Sandeep Lamichhane

Lamichhane's figures are behind only Rashid Khan's 7 for 18 against West Indies, just weeks before Afghanistan were granted Test status

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UAE sack coach Dougie Brown; hire Robin Singh as director of cricket

Brown was the coach for nearly three years and saw them through a tough phase of a corruption scandal

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Umar Akmal's misbehaviour 'due to a misunderstanding' - PCB

The cricketer has offered an apology, and the board has reprimanded him for his action

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Matt Renshaw to take a short break from cricket

He won't play for CA XI against England Lions after being dropped from the Queensland Sheffield Shield team

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BCB turns down PCB proposal to play day-night Test in Karachi

Board CEO cites "lack of preparation" as the reason for the decision

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Imran Khwaja to contest Colin Graves for ICC chairmanship

The ICC's deputy chairman is set to contest the leadership at its annual meeting in June

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Elbow injury rules Glenn Maxwell out of South Africa tour

D'Arcy Short will replace Maxwell for both ODIs and T20Is starting February 21

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Beth Mooney 71*, Jess Jonassen 5-12 hand Australia tri-series title

The hosts pressured the Indians into a collapse of 7 for 29 to emerge winners by 11 runs despite Smriti Mandhana's fifty

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The Ranji Trophy blog - 9th round

Live updates on all the action from the final round of Ranji Trophy 2019-20 group games

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Tom Abell, Brydon Carse, Tom Kohler-Cadmore to stay with England Lions for red-ball matches

With several players called up for international duty, one-day trio will remain on tour of Australia

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Foakes and Jennings on the rise, Bairstow and Moeen slide from view

The winners and losers as England's squad is named for the Test tour of Sri Lanka

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Ben Foakes refreshed after winter off and ready for England second chance

Wicketkeeper admits 2019 season was a "struggle" after being dropped by England in the Caribbean

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Jofra Archer and England must work together to manage workload - Dale Steyn

South Africa quick believes good communication is key to keeping England spearhead on the park

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Return of the big guns signals start of T20 World Cup countdown

Dale Steyn set to play first international in nearly a year as Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes re-enter fray for England

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Dale Steyn to reassess his future after T20 World Cup

"As long as that drive is there to still play at the highest level, and get batters out I am going to continue to do that," he says

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Kane Wiliamson lauds team's 'cricket smarts' after series win

Next generation of fast bowlers also impress as New Zealand put away T20I series demons

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Ben Foakes, Keaton Jennings recalled for Sri Lanka, Moeen Ali unavailable

James Anderson and Jonny Bairstow are rested but Jack Leach is passed fit to tour

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Jerome Taylor joins Gloucestershire on initial Kolpak deal

West Indies quick will strengthen Gloucestershire attack on return to Division One

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We didn't deserve to win, they deserve 3-0 - Virat Kohli

Kohli lauded New Zealand's composure under pressure and said his team wasn't up to the mark during the series

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The buzz in Bangladesh - Under-19 world champions are the toast of the town

Visitors, congratulatory messages, prayer meets… the players' parents have been kept busy

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Monday, February 10, 2020

Ellyse Perry, Australia look for winning rhythm against India in tri-series final

The allrounder said Australia don't want to peak too early ahead of the T20 World Cup

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Tanbir Hayder's 177 goes in vain as North v Central game ends in a thriller

Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shuvagata Hom, Anamul Haque, Mahedi Hasan among the other star performers

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David Warner ponders quitting T20Is to prolong career

Warner said he wants to take a call after taking part in the back-to-back T20 World Cups

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Ravi Bishnoi, Towhid Hridoy among five Under-19 World Cup final players sanctioned by ICC

Akash Singh, Shamim Hossain and Rakibul Hasan also charged for behaviour that led to "unedifying" events on Sunday

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TV umpire to call front-foot no-balls in Women's T20 World Cup

This will be the first global tournament where on-field umpires will not monitor front-foot no-balls

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Kane Williamson returns as New Zealand bowl first

India made one change, bringing in Manish Pandey for Kedar Jadhav

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Chris Silverwood says England may need to manage Jofra Archer's workload

Mark Wood's management may provide blueprint for handling of fellow quick going forward

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Home performance will boost our confidence when we travel - Azhar Ali

The Pakistan captain was also impressed with the young pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah

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Craig Ervine to captain Zimbabwe in Bangladesh with Sean Williams expecting first child

Zimbabwe have recalled fast bowler Chris Mpofu with Kyle Jarvis and Tendai Chatara still out with injury

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Scans clear Naseem Shah of serious injury

The 16-year old, who had become the youngest player to take a Test hat-trick, had complained of pain around his left rib cage

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CSA president Nenzani may be asked to resign soon

An attempt will be made to persuade him to step down ahead of a board meeting on Wednesday

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Corey Anderson seals Somerset return as second overseas player for T20 Blast

Middle-order batsman's belligerence helped the county reach Finals Day in 2018

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Fantasy Picks - Ross Taylor's your man, but beware of revamped XIs

Fantasy suggestions for the third ODI between New Zealand and India

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David Warner, Ellyse Perry win top honours at Australian Cricket Awards

Warner was crowned the Allan Border medalist for a third time while Perry took the Belinda Clark medal

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Waqar Hasan, last link to Pakistan's inaugural Test XI, dies at 87

Waqar played more than a decade and a half of first-class cricket, and also served as a national selector

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'Refreshed' David Willey to captain Yorkshire in T20 Blast after 2019 burn-out

Allrounder was "lacking some enjoyment" playing cricket after losing World Cup spot to Jofra Archer at last minute

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Ranji Trophy quarter-final scenarios: 14 teams still in contention for five slots

Who has the best chance of progressing to the knockouts, and who needs a miracle? Read all about it

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Matt Renshaw dropped from Queensland's Sheffield Shield squad

The left hander pays the price for lean returns in the first part of the first-class season before the Big Bash

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Williamson set to return as New Zealand eye rare sweep

Will Pant get a game? Will India swap Jadhav for Pandey?India have a few questions to answer

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Sunday, February 9, 2020

Yasir Shah four-for takes dominant Pakistan to innings win

Hat-trick man Naseem Shah doesn't take the field on day four after feeling pain near his rib cage

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Bangladesh celebrates: Tales of 'Akbar the Great' and feeding sweets to strangers

Given their previous heartbreaks in finals, the cricket-watching public was cautious going into the game but could let it all go after

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Perera, Stokes, Malinga and Perry win ESPNcricinfo awards for 2019

Maxwell and Malinga win T20I awards, Archer named debutant of the year

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Ajinkya Rahane gets ready for Test series with unbeaten ton

Vijay Shankar also hits a half-century as four-day series ends with honours even

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Sophie Devine's maiden T20I century seals series for New Zealand

Sophie Devine scored 77 and took two wickets, but ended up on the wrong side of a tight finish

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Should Big Bash finally ask whether less is more?

The tournament has suffered some growing pains having become the most sought-after domestic league in Australia

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Craig McDermott and Sharon Tredrea inducted into Australia Hall of Fame

McDermott played 71 Tests and 138 ODIs and Tredrea was regarded as one of the quickest bowlers to play the women's game

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'This is just the beginning' - Akbar Ali on Bangladesh's 'stepping stone' triumph

Bangladesh captain hails supporters as '12th man' after thrilling victory over India in final

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'Dirty,' says Priyam Garg; Akbar Ali 'sorry' for reaction of his boys

Ugly scenes at the close take the focus away from a hard-fought Under-19 World Cup final

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Sodhi, Tickner called up for third ODI against India

Bowlers pulled out of New Zealand A game with the main side hit by illness and injury to several players

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'Quinny has got a very smart cricketing brain' - Boucher hails de Kock's captaincy potential

Coach believes new captain can rise to the workload of opening and keeping wicket as well

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Adil Rashid rules himself out of England's Test series in Sri Lanka

Legspinner admits it would be 'a bit unfair' for him to be included ahead of squad announcement on Monday

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Naseem Shah becomes youngest bowler to take a Test hat-trick

The 16-year-old Pakistan quick dismissed Najmul Hossain Shanto, Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah

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DRS process under scrutiny after UltraEdge malfunction hands Rassie van der Dussen reprieve

Umpiring confusion leads to bizarre passage of play in third ODI between South Africa and England

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Kushal Malla becomes youngest half-centurion in men's ODIs

The 15-year-old broke compatriot Rohit Paudel's record with a counterattacking fifty against USA

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Jofra Archer not 'overbowled' by England, says Joe Root

Test captain points to fast bowler's workload in domestic cricket before being picked by England

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England bowl, include Saqib Mahmood, Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid

Lungi Ngidi returned for South Africa, who are looking to seal a series win

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Bangladesh bowl in bid for maiden title; Avishek Das in for Hasan Murad

Defending champions India retain the XI that had thumped Pakistan in the semi-final

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Saturday, February 8, 2020

Bangladesh strike, but Pakistan stretch lead towards 200

The immediate effects of the early wickets were neutralised as Pakistan were let off once again

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Shubman Gill presses for Test spot with another hundred

Vihari and Pujara warmed up for the Tests with fifties, while Daryl Mitchell made his eighth first-class hundred

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Chloe Tryon's blitz keeps South Africa's series alive

Sophie Devine scored 77 and took two wickets, but ended up on the wrong side of a tight finish

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Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney take Australia into tri-series final

They will now meet India in the final on Wednesday at the Junction Oval

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Josh Philippe leaves the nerves behind in Big Bash final heroics

He showed a new level of maturity, typified by his innings in the final when, despite the pressure of the occasion, he did not throw his wicket away

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