Sunday, July 31, 2022

Deandra Dottin announces West Indies retirement

The allrounder has cited issues with the team environment as the reason for her decision, and looks forward to "playing domestic cricket around the world"

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Fractured finger puts Bangladesh captain Nurul Hasan out of remainder of Zimbabwe tour

BCB is yet to announce the captain for the third T20I, but it is likely that Litton Das would lead the side

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Maroof: 'India have gained confidence because of opportunities to play in other leagues'

Pakistan captain pins hopes on a women's PSL materialising next year to help develop the team's bench strength

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Will India's new T20 machine spring another surprise in St Kitts?

Rohit and his management have not been shy of thinking outside the box in the run up to the T20 World Cup

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England bowl with Willey in; South Africa swap Rabada out for Nortje

The visitors made one other change with Aiden Markram coming in for Heinrich Klaasen

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Pakistan bat after drizzly start to day; Nida Dar out with concussion

The game, which both teams need to win after dropping points first up, was reduced to 18 overs a side

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Unchanged Zimbabwe bat; Bangladesh bring in Mahedi Hasan and Hasan Mahmud

Only once have Bangladesh won a T20I series after losing first game, with Sunday being must-win to avoid series defeat

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England know they have lessons to learn from their Commonwealth Games opener

Win over Sri Lanka wasn't flawless but home team was full of praise for Capsey's bravery

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

Plenty of 'fire in the belly' for Devine, brushes aside 'swansong' idea

Bates says she 'feels young again' amidst new-look, younger New Zealand set up

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Deepak Chahar returns after long injury layoff for ODI series in Zimbabwe

Rahul Tripathi called up, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav come back as India continue to rotate their players

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Spotlight on Roy as England, South Africa seek consistency in series decider

Both teams will want to get their team combinations right with the T20I World Cup less than three months away

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Bates' 91*, Devine's all-round show give New Zealand winning start

South Africa fought hard after conceding 167, with Chloe Tryon leading the charge, but a regular loss of wickets put their chase off the rails

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Injury-hit Zimbabwe bat, Shanto returns to Bangladesh line-up

Tanaka Chivanga has replaced Tony Munyonga in the XI that played the T20 World Cup Qualifier final

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Kent bring in Joey Evison from Nottinghamshire

Allrounder agrees three-year deal, will join on loan for Royal London Cup

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Rohit 'okay with odd failure' as India ramp up the run rate

India's aggressive approach paid off in the first T20I as they scored a huge total on a tough pitch

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Friday, July 29, 2022

Kycia Knight, Matthews propel Barbados to victory against Pakistan

Nida Dar's half-century in vain as defeat now sets up crucial clash against India

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Steven Patterson steps down as Yorkshire captain ahead of club departure

Veteran seamer open to offers elsewhere as he prepares to end 18-year stint at Headingley

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Rohit: 'We haven't got the results in World Cups but that doesn't mean we were playing bad cricket'

"We are telling the players to play the way they play for their franchise or state; there they don't take much pressure"

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Lizelle Lee retired over fears of being dropped, denied NOC for overseas leagues because of poor fitness

Lee accused CSA of failing to offer her any resources to help her lose weight, which the board has denied

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Sridharan Sriram leaves Australia's coaching team to focus on RCB role

Former India player parts ways with Cricket Australia after six years as the men's spin coach

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Jayasuriya: 'I gave my everything to play for Sri Lanka'

Left-arm spinner opens up about his struggles after picking up 29 wickets in his first three Tests

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Can England shake things up enough to challenge Australia?

New Zealand will be looking to take on-field strides to match their recent off-field advances; South Africa must put a highly forgettable England series behind them

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UAE T20 league sets $450,000 contract for top players

The team owners are bracing for intense competition for players from other T20 leagues

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Shikhar Dhawan impressed by the maturity of India's bench strength

Shubman Gill "has a bit of Rohit in him," says India's stand-in captain after the ODI series win in West Indies

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Babar firm but Jayasuriya's strikes bring the game to life

At one stage, Pakistan seemed to be cruising towards a draw

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Pooja Vastrakar signs with Brisbane Heat in the WBBL

India allrounder impressed the Brisbane hierarchy during last year's tour of Australia

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Meghana to join India squad in UK, Pooja Vastrakar still in quarantine

India begin their Commonwealth Games campaign against Australia on Friday

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

'We have done it in the past' - Yousuf says Pakistan undaunted by 508 chase

Batting coach insisted the side will see how the first session on the final day goes and then try to chase down the target

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ICC expects CWG 2022 to give impetus to cricket's Olympic ambitions

Being part of CWG 2022 "can only leave us in a good position as we look for ambitions moving forward," says Geoff Allardice

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Babar rises to No. 3 on Test batters' table, in sight of top spot in all three formats

Abdullah Shafique is now only behind Gavaskar and Bradman for rating points accumulated after six Test appearances

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Nathan Ellis signs for London Spirit in bid for T20 World Cup spot

Australia seamer starred at the death for Hampshire in Blast final

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Gilchrist: 'Commercial suicide' for Cricket Australia if Warner & Co skip BBL for other T20 leagues

"This is the big kicker of possibly the step towards being contracted to club before or over country for the predominant amount of cricket you play"

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Dhananjaya de Silva 84* extends Sri Lanka's lead to 444 by lunch on day four

If Pakistan have to win from here, they will have to break some Test records to do so

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Rahul set to miss T20I leg of West Indies tour too

He has been adviced an extra week of rest and recuperation as he recovers from Covid-19

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Can West Indies translate their competitiveness into a consolation win?

India, meanwhile, could look to rotate their line-up with the series already in their bag

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India bring back Paddy Upton as mental conditioning expert

Upton was a part of India's support staff between 2008 and 2011, a stint that culminated in the World Cup win

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France's Gustav McKeon becomes youngest man to score a T20I century

Beats the record earlier held by Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai

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Lanning tops T20I batting chart again, Brunt among top three bowlers

Jonassen rises to No. 6 among bowlers while Ecclestone consolidates her position at the top

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Ramesh Mendis and Jayasuriya combine to give Sri Lanka 147-run lead

Oshada Fernando and Niroshan Dickwella take the hosts to lunch unscathed

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Former Australia selector Laurie Sawle dies aged 96

Former WA opener was chairman of selectors between 1984 and 1995 and played a part in shaping Australia's golden generation

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Monday, July 25, 2022

England bat, Kemp debuts, Knight out with hip injury

Chloe Tryon is standing in for Sune Luus, who is unwell, while Shabnim Ismail is out with a back problem

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Dillon Pennington dismantles Derbyshire before Kashif Ali's debut half-century

Worcestershire build first-innings lead after early Derbyshire collapse

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Conor McKerr makes most of last-minute call-up to peg Warwickshire back

Leaders Surrey lose Dan Worrall to injury - but McKerr deputises with key strikes

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Nick Browne opens the floodgates to drown parched Chelmsford in runs

Essex opener proves his partnership with Alastair Cook remains a double-act to be reckoned with

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Navdeep Saini shines amid the gloom to put Kent on top

Lancashire struggle in bowler-friendly conditions on rain-affected first day

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Alex Lees knuckles down as Durham start strongly

Michael Jones scores freely as England opener digs in

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Cricket Scotland revealed to be institutionally racist in damning independent report

Governing body to be placed in special measures after 448 racist incidents are revealed

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Klusener appointed coach of Durban-based franchise in new CSA T20 league

"This is a new challenge for me. It makes me very proud. I am looking forward to meet the team," he said

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Naseem Shah keeps Sri Lanka to 378 despite rapid Niroshan Dickwella fifty



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Sunday, July 24, 2022

West Indies bat, Avesh Khan makes ODI debut

Hayden Walsh Jr. replaced Gudakesh Motie, who was ruled out with a fractured thumb

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Karuna Jain announces retirement from all formats

The wicketkeeper-batter finishes with the third most dismissals behind the stumps for India in women's ODIs

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Nurul Hasan promises 'fearless cricket' and a 'team-first culture'

"The team culture has improved in the last two years under the senior players. We have to continue on that."

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Unchanged South Africa bat first in series decider

England name same XI too as teams compete for series in at Headingley

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Disney Star to broadcast Australian cricket in Asia for seven years from 2023-24

US$ 250 million deal includes all international men's and women's cricket, and the BBL and WBBL

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Saturday, July 23, 2022

Teenaged Wellalage debuts as Sri Lanka opt for first strike in Mathews' 100th Test

Pakistan bring in Fawad Alam and Nauman Ali for Azhar Ali and the injured Shaheen Afridi

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'He could actually win you a World Cup' - Ricky Ponting pushes Tim David's case

Ponting compared David's match-winning power-hitting ability with former teammate Andrew Symonds

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Alice Capsey debuts, Heather Knight out with hip injury as England bowl

Freya Davies comes in for Issy Wong in the other change with South Africa going with the same side

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Sam Northeast cracks 410* as first-class records fall

It was the third-highest first-class innings in England - all of them in the Championship - and the ninth-highest innings worldwide

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Expect the unexpected, again, as Sri Lanka and Pakistan set out to grab chances

Angelo Mathews will play his 100th Test; for Pakistan, Nauman Ali is likely to replace the injured Shaheen Afridi

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Olly Stone signs Nottinghamshire deal after Warwickshire talks break down

Suspected broken finger could rule Stone out of the Hundred as injury frustrations continue

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Bengal and Lahore Qalandars to take part in T20 series in Namibia

A fourth side, from South Africa, is expected to take part in the tournament, to be held in September

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Friday, July 22, 2022

'Really proud' Pooran lauds West Indies' fighting spirit: 'Feels like a win for us'

"We're trying to get closer as a unit, trying to develop something here that could be special eventually"

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Heinrich Klaasen makes light of sightscreen ruse as South Africa sink before the rain

Willey suggests 'mother cricket' got invoived after attempt to delay the inevitable

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Sakariya and Choudhary signed up by KFC T20 Max clubs

The two will also train at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane and be part of Queensland Bulls' pre-season preparations

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Khawaja: ODIs 'dying a slow death' but Tests remain strong

The Australia opener can see the rise in T20 leagues squeezing out 50-over cricket

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Langer looks at 'other opportunities' despite Ponting's pursuit for Hurricanes job

Jeff Vaughan appointed as Hurricanes' new coach with James Hopes and Darren Berry alongside him

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

Ponting and Khawaja flag BBL concerns amid rise of new T20 leagues

The pair have said there is already evidence of players favouring other competitions

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'Doing things together' key to the Shikhar Dhawan way

"Earlier, we had team dinners. Now, we do reels," India's stand-in captain says of creating a lively dressing-room atmosphere

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Supreme Court to hear case on tenure of Ganguly-led BCCI administration on July 28

Three-judge bench, led by the Chief Justice of India, appoints senior lawyer Maninder Singh new amicus curiae

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Andrew Strauss: Winning four Tests doesn't change need for high-performance review

Review's latest update gives clearest indication yet that volume of domestic cricket will be reduced

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West Indies look to better ODI performances against Dhawan-led India

An opportunity for back-up India players to stake claims and get a longer run

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Heather Knight drops Sophia Dunkley opening hint as England target 'ultra-aggression' in T20I powerplay

Captain justifies Beaumont omission as England seek to cash in on fielding restrictions

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Babar: Shafique can become 'one of the best' in the world

Pakistan captain praises his opener for showing his "class and temperament" in "difficult conditions"

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Ricky Ponting on Virat Kohli: 'If I was India, I would keep pushing with him because I know the upside'

Former Australia captain believes Kohli should be kept at No.3 since "moving him around" could further unsettle him

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Van der Dussen achieves career-best third spot in ODI rankings, Boult replaces Bumrah as No. 1 bowler

Hardik Pandya moves to eighth in the allrounders' list

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CSA T20 league likely to have four overseas players and no transformation targets

While Indian players are not expected to play, the league commissioner Graeme Smith said a number of international cricketers were already on board

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Gavaskar on Kohli: 'There is this anxiety to play at every delivery'

Former cricketer feels he might be able to help the out-of-form Kohli "particularly with regards to that off-stump line"

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Shafique chips away at target but Jayasuriya's four-for keeps SL hopes alive

At lunch, Pakistan needed another 44 runs with five wickets in hand

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Potts debuts for England as South Africa bat in Stokes' farewell ODI

Rashid returns for England with both teams equipped with spin options aplenty

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IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league

CSK made the highest bid for the Johannesburg franchise, while Mumbai bought the Cape Town team

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Tammy Beaumont back in the top ten in ODI batting rankings

England opener on the rise after sensational hundred against South Africa

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Ashleigh Gardner ready to embrace new bowling challenge

Australia have two matches remaining before heading to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games

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West Indies ODI win was in spinning conditions, 'should not go to our heads', says Tamim

"If the way I plan things don't work, how I execute Plan B will determine if I am growing as a captain"

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Monday, July 18, 2022

Chandimal stranded on 94 as Sri Lanka set Pakistan 342 target

Naseem Shah dismissed No. 11 Prabath Jayasuriya in the fourth over of the morning

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Netherlands, New Zealand agree to move second T20I to August 5

Date change follows cancellation of connecting flight that affected New Zealand's transfer to the West Indies

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Rohit pleased with ODI show, but admits India have 'a lot of things to improve'

Primary among them is the top three of Dhawan, Kohli and Rohit himself, which faltered more often than it did not

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Lisa Keightley defends England's youth policy after Tammy Beaumont's shock omission

England coach calls on youngsters to seize their moment at Commonwealth Games

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Sunday, July 17, 2022

Jimmy Peirson's unbeaten tour: 'I'm not even meant to be here'

The Queensland wicketkeeper-batter reflects on his late Australia A call-up and the runs which then flowed

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CWG 2022: Amelia Kerr in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19

New Zealand will have another week of training in Somerset before moving to Birmingham in time for their Commonwealth Games opener

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Raza takes 4 for 8 as Zimbabwe win T20 World Cup Qualifier

Zimbabwe will play against Ireland, Scotland and West Indies in T20 World Cup opening round in Hobart

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CSA rejects accusations of denying Lizelle Lee NOC to play in The Hundred

ESPNcricinfo understands CSA was not intending to stop Lee from participating in The Hundred, but was concerned with a perceived lack of discipline

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'These pitches are frustrating us' - Pooran after West Indies' 3-0 loss to Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal also said the pitches were "worse than Mirpur", which is known for its slow and low surfaces

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LPL 2022 postponed due to economic situation in Sri Lanka

The tournament, which was slated to begin in two weeks, will take place this year subject to easing of the crisis

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India bowl; Bumrah ruled out with back spasm as Siraj comes in

England are unchanged from the side that handed India a 100-run loss in the second ODI

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Asia Cup 2022 likely to be moved from Sri Lanka to UAE

SLC will remain the official host of the event, which is set to be played between August 27 and September 11

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Prabath Jayasuriya's third straight five-for rattles Pakistan

Had Sri Lanka held all their catches, the visitors would have been in even worse trouble

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Saturday, July 16, 2022

Second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan may be moved to Galle

Colombo was due to host but there are fears that ongoing political demonstrations may cause logistical challenges

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IPL window extended; England and Australia make space for Hundred and BBL

A near-final draft of the international cricket calendar from May 2023 to April 2027 affirms the growing primacy of franchise T20 leagues

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Alice Capsey named in England's Commonwealth Games squad, Tammy Beaumont omitted

Fifteen-player party named for historic campaign in Birmingham, starting on July 30

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Friday, July 15, 2022

Sri Lanka make two changes and bat; Pakistan hand Test debut to Agha Salman

Dhananjaya de Silva and Oshada Fernando replace Kamindu Mendis and Pathum Nissaka for the home side

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Spinners will make the difference in Galle scrap between Sri Lanka batters and Pakistan quicks

Sri Lanka and Pakistan are three and four on the WTC table, and this series could make a difference to their chances of making the final

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Bangladesh target clean sweep; West Indies aim to end losing streak

The visitors are likely to test their bench strength as they target a 3-0 win in the ODI series

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Navdeep Saini to play for Kent in ongoing season

The fast bowler will play three County Championship matches and five Royal London Cup games, subject to visa and regulatory approval

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Harry Brook, Phil Salt, Matt Parkinson released for Finals Day by England

Roses semi-final boosted by returning England players but Willey misses out

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Mahmudul, Khaled, Anamul, Rejaur to tour West Indies for A tour

The two four-day matches and three one-dayers will be played at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

Tamim credits Litton for 'brilliant call' to open with Shanto

Bangladesh could test their bench strength in the final ODI, their captain has indicated

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Estwick on West Indies' defeat: 'Key is to not lose confidence'

West Indies bowling coach says the team needs to find solutions for their problems against spin

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ECB and Sky Sports extend English cricket rights deal until end of 2028

New deal to include increase in Blast coverage, and more women's fixtures than ever before

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Perry faces tough fight for a place amid her push for T20 revival

The allrounder is still unable to bowl due to a stress fracture as Australia look to gear up for the Commonwealth Games

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Kohli, Bumrah, Chahal not in T20I squad for West Indies; Kuldeep, Ashwin return

KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav's inclusion is subject to fitness

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Ganguly says Kohli 'has to find his way' to score again, Nehra wants him to take a break

Meanwhile, Ashwin believes Kohli has been "batting beautifully" despite what the numbers say

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Jayasuriya, Wellalage picked ahead of Jayawickrama, Embuldeniya for Pakistan Tests

Jayawickrama, Embuldeniya were the main spinners in the original squad against Australia

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

'Critical' BBL to finish in early February, priority to get crowds back

The tournament starts on December 13; Scorchers begin defence against Sixers

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Bumrah becomes No. 1 ODI bowler; Suryakumar zooms up to No. 5 among T20I batters

Bhuvneshwar's Player-of-the-Series performance in the England T20Is has taken him back into the top ten for bowlers

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CSA forfeits Australia ODIs to secure 'long-term sustainability of the game' in South Africa

The reason to risk direct World Cup qualification is to launch its own franchise-based T20 league next year

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Rayudu returns to Baroda, Arun Lal steps down as Bengal head coach

Baroda have also appointed Yusuf Pathan as a mentor, and are trying to bring Deepak Hooda back in their team

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India move to third in ODI rankings after beating England

India's ten-wicket win in the first ODI against England took them past Pakistan

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Brunt, Harmanpreet, Athapaththu, Tryon rise in ODI rankings

Mandhana, Ranaweera, and Nilakshi have had uprises following consistent performances

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Andy Flower named head coach of Adani-owned Gulf Giants in UAE's ILT20

The first edition of the tournament will take place between January and February 2023

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Jonassen to miss start of tri-series due to Covid

Allrounder Heather Graham has been added to the squad as cover

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McDonald backs Head amid subcontinent selection debate

The head coach said Australia would continue to assess how they balance their side in Asia

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Tayla Vlaeminck's road back: ballet dancers to bowling bouncers

Injured Australia fast bowler has turned to an unusual route to help rehab her repeated foot stress fractures

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Monday, July 11, 2022

Matthew Mott - 'India's ferocity took us by surprise' in T20I series loss

Buttler called on players to be "braver' after 'timid' defeats in opening two games

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Meg Lanning steps down as Victoria captain, Sophie Molineux takes over

Molineux, who lost her CA contract earlier this year, also leads Melbourne Renegades

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Former New Zealand captain Barry Sinclair dies aged 85

Sinclair led his country three times, and scored three hundreds in a 21-match Test career

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Dinesh Chandimal's 150 swells Sri Lanka's lead

Pat Cummins claimed his 199th Test wicket but Australia's toil continued

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Sunday, July 10, 2022

Pathum Nissanka out of second test with Covid

Oshada Fernando has been subbed in for the second match running

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Shoriful Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz propel Bangladesh to first win of West Indies tour

West Indies were restricted to 149 for 9 in 41-overs-a-side match which Bangladesh chased down comfortably

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Virat Kohli's nine-ball buy-in shows India's new way is here to stay

Rohit Sharma says no risk, no reward as ramped-up tempo sets agenda for series win

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England opt to bat; India make four changes again

With Hardik Pandya rested, India went in with only five genuine bowling options

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Danni Wyatt set for return to middle-order despite World Cup semi-final century

England veteran happy to contribute as finisher after success at top of order in Christchurch

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Tector's ton, middle-order cameos lift Ireland to 300

Ferguson, Tickner, Sodhi picked up two wickets apiece for New Zealand

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Australia left to regret their reviews...again

Dinesh Chandimal edged behind when he was 30 but Pat Cummins couldn't go upstairs

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Amar Virdi joins Somerset from Surrey on short-term loan deal

Spinner has been surplus to first-team requirements at Kia Oval this season

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Mathews and Chandimal put Sri Lanka in a strong position

Lyon struck early on the third day but there was no further success for Australia before lunch

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Saturday, July 9, 2022

Lauren Bell relishing chance to join generation next

Young pace bowler speaks of Shrubsole's influence as she sets sights on ODI debut

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England opt to bowl in 2nd T20I with Kohli, Pant, Jadeja and Bumrah returning

Fast bowler Gleeson debuts for England at 34, Willey the other new name

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Bangladesh still eyeing first win of the tour as focus shifts to ODIs

Both teams will look to free themselves from a rough patch with Super League points not at stake

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Wriddhiman Saha chooses Tripura for 2022-23 domestic season

Move confirmed in Agartala on Friday, likely to be captain too

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Kapil Dev: 'If Kohli isn't performing, you can't keep youngsters out'

Former captain urges selectors to "play in-form players" and "not just go by reputation"

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Debutant Jayasuriya takes six as Sri Lanka fight back, Smith remains unbeaten

Australia lost their last five wickets for 35 on a morning's action played to the backdrop of major anti-government protests

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Friday, July 8, 2022

Australia challenged to 'find a way' to fit Tim David into the T20I side

Former Australia allrounder Shane Watson believes David has a "very rare" skill while Aaron Finch said his time will come

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पलटवार करने का पूरा प्रयास करेगा इंग्लैंड

भारतीय टीम में कई बदलाव देखने को मिल सकते हैं

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Spectators barred from Galle Fort ramparts in bid to keep away protesters

Anti-government protestors were also removed from the fort during the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia

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Litton: Bangladesh 'really can't play powerful cricket' and that's hurting them

"We always think about hitting fours, they hit more sixes - this is the difference that always exists"

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Nicholas Pooran: 'One of the best innings I have played for West Indies'

West Indies captain happy to close out the chase, but says lacklustre performance in the field was "a bit disappointing"

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

All-round respect: Shane Watson hails 'very special' Cameron Green

Watson, who said he put too much pressure on himself as a player, believes Green has been handled very well

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Unchanged Australia bat first, Sri Lanka hand out three debuts

Glenn Maxwell's Test return is on ice, but Kamindu Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana and Prabath Jayasuriya get their first chances

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Edgbaston to deploy undercover crowd spotters following racist abuse during India Test

Warwickshire confirm that security measures will be stepped up for Saturday's T20I

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Covid-hit Sri Lanka seek answers against rampaging Australia to level series

Visitors seek back-to-back series win in Asia; Hosts drop Lasith Embuldeniya, with four others out after contracting Covid-19

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Sri Lanka win toss and field against India in final ODI

Legspinner Rashmi Silva comes in for Achini Kulasuriya; unchanged XI for India

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Dhananjaya, Asitha and Vandersay join Sri Lanka's Covid-19 list

The home side will be forced into substantial changes for the second Test

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Pant jumps to fifth, Bairstow to tenth place in latest Test rankings

Joe Root, with a career-high 923 rating points, is now at No. 19 on the list of the highest-rated batters in Test history

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Moeen Ali signs for Warwickshire on three-year deal

Pay-as-you-play red-ball clause keeps alive prospect of Test return

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CPL 2022: De Kock and Miller join Barbados Royals, Kuggeleijn returns to St Lucia Kings

It will be the first time at the tournament for de Kock, while Kuggelein was released by Kings last season despite a big performance in 2020

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LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants

Imad Wasim, Asif Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Evin Lewis and Dewald Brevis headline the overseas signings

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

'Yesterday we fell short with the bat' - Jasprit Bumrah on where the Test got away from India

"We were even going ahead in the game, but they kept on fighting, and they played better than us in the second innings"

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No stopping Root and Bairstow as 'new' England make it 2-2

Both batters hit centuries as hosts complete 378-run chase at a scoring rate of almost five

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Women's match to kick off CPL 2022 on August 31; Patriots, Tallawahs face off in men's opener

Unlike last year when all matches were hosted at a single venue, the men's edition this season will be played in four island countries

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Maheesh Theekshana set for maiden CPL stint with TKR

The four-time champions also sign up Colin Munro, Tim Seifert and Seekuge Prasanna for upcoming season

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Deepti and Shafali make big moves in ICC ODI rankings

India quick Renuka Singh and Sri Lanka batter Nilakshi de Silva also gain after the first two games of the series

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Monday, July 4, 2022

Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage called into Sri Lanka Test squad

Offspinner Lakshitha Manasinghe has also been called up with Lasith Embuldeniya dropped

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Swepson's wicket wait: 'I'm not going to lie, it plays on your mind'

The legspinner played a key role in Galle after toiling on the Pakistan tour

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Someset further Pakistan links with Imam-ul-Haq signing

Opener follows Babar Azam and Azhar Ali to Taunton

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Sunday, July 3, 2022

Unchanged India elect to bowl in second ODI, debut for Vishmi Gunaratne

Two changes for SL with Ama Kanchana and debutant Vishmi Gunaratne coming in

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Powell looks at himself as 'a batsman with power', not just a 'big hitter'

He explains how he went after Shakib in the 16th over for 23 runs

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Harmanpreet re-signs with Melbourne Renegades for WBBL

"I really enjoyed being part of the team environment last season and feel like that helped me produce some of my best cricket"

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Aussies in the T20 Blast: who stood out during the group stage?

With the 14-game regular season completed among the 18 counties, here is a look back at some of the highlights

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Notts sign off with victory over Rapids thanks to Ben Duckett, Jake Ball

Win not enough as Outlaws miss quarter-finals for first time in seven years despite unexpected lifeline

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Glenn Phillips fifty leads Gloucestershire to victory over Middlesex

Stephen Eskinazi's 65* gives his side a chance but hosts win thriller in Bristol with one ball to spare

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Lauren Winfield-Hill sparkles as Diamonds outshine Thunder

Rival England opener Emma Lamb's 82 and Deandra Dottin's cameo go in vain for hosts

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Rohit Sharma tests negative for Covid-19

Set to play the first T20I against England, on July 7

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Leicestershire to fall short of Blast quarter-finals after incurring points deduction

Yorkshire to secure automatic progression ahead of previous winner-takes-all clash

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Mitchell Santner's departure to Ireland delayed after testing positive for Covid

Tour starts with first ODI on July 10, with Santner due to take over as captain for T20Is against Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands

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Saturday, July 2, 2022

Sophie Luff, Fran Wilson steer Western Storm to comfortable DLS victory

Lauren Filer three-for ensures Lightning can't get close in rain-affected chase

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Bryon Smith stars with bat and ball as South East Stars flatten Sunrisers

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Saha parts ways with Bengal after obtaining NOC from CAB

He had been involved in a long public fallout with the state association that started earlier this year

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Alice Davidson-Richards, Issy Wong, Lauren Bell named in England ODI squad

Trio impressed in Taunton Test and could feature in three ODIs against South Africa

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Bumrah tees off as Broad bowls most expensive over in Tests

Here's how we captured the record over in our ball-by-ball commentary

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Ashton Agar ruled out of second Test, Jon Holland added to squad

Holland had been a chance to play the first Test but an injured finger halted that

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Mumbai Cricket Association proposes retainer contracts for senior men and women's teams

CIC comprising Paranjape, Kulkarni and Kambli to work out technicalities before start of 2022-23 season

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Friday, July 1, 2022

Hooda, Arshdeep, Malik star in India's comfortable win

Suryakumar had time in the middle while Samson carried on from his maiden T20I half-century from three days ago

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Travis Head and Nathan Lyon rip through Sri Lanka to secure huge win

The home side collapsed inside 23 overs as they match ended before lunch on the third day

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Sri Lanka opt to bat in first ODI, Deol starts for India for first time since February 2019

Deol made an India ODI XI for the first time since her debut while Rashmi de Silva was handed a debut for SL

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