Monday, June 30, 2025

Harmanpreet to be 'assessed and monitored' ahead of the Bristol T20I

Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana is set to become only the second India player to make 150 women's T20I appearances

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Lord's to host annual Knight-Stokes Cup for state-school pupils

New competition continues cricket's attempts to rid itself of elitist tags, as revealed in ICEC report

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Azhar Mahmood appointed acting head coach of Pakistan Test team

Pakistan haven't had a head coach for their Test team since Jason Gillespie resigned in December 2024

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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Williams replaces Edwards as Southern Brave head coach for women's Hundred 2025

Marcus Trescothick replaced Jimmy Adams as the batting coach for the men's Hundred

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Du Plessis, Ferreira and Hosein script thumping Super Kings win

Pollard's 39-ball 70 gave MI New York some hope in their 224-run chase, but it was too little and far too late

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Mickey Arthur to oversee Rangpur's GSL title defence remotely

His obligations as Derbyshire head coach will keep him away from Guyana, the venue of the tournament

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Bennett ruled out of first Test against South Africa due to concussion

Prince Masvaure, 36, named his replacement for the rest of the Test match

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Rohit: Suryakumar's catch 'the moment' of 2024 T20 World Cup final

Rohit says the team had their hearts in their mouths when the catch was being checked by the third umpire

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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Jones and Hetmyer give Orcas second win, push Knight Riders to the bottom

It was Seattle Orcas' second win of the season, and lifted them to No. 4; Los Angeles Knight Riders, meanwhile, have now lost six of their seven games

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Friday, June 27, 2025

Hetmyer tops Pooran with dramatic last-ball six as Orcas get first win

Seattle Orcas pulled off the highest successful chase in MLC after Nicholas Pooran (108* in 60 balls) and Tajinder Singh (95 in 35 balls) had taken MI New York to 237

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Chase calls out 'so many questionable calls' in Barbados Test

"It's clear to see anyone would feel bad or feel hurt about those decisions. You're out there playing to win, giving it your all and it seems like everyone is against you"

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Taijul, Rana lead Bangladesh fightback

Kusal and Kamindu's counterattacking partnership, however, takes Sri Lanka's lead past 150

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Phillips does it for Washington Freedom in last-ball thriller

Andre Fletcher's century in vain for Knight Riders

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Nearest ball, not nearest over - ICC tweaks powerplay rules for shortened men's T20Is

The new rules, effective from July, has been accepted by the ICC Men's Cricket Committee, the ICC says

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Nissanka and Udara make strong start after SL bowl Bangladesh out for 247

The visitors were let down by their batting line-up with Shadman Islam's 46 the highest score

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Unbeaten Unicorns storm into playoffs with win over Orcas

Short, Shepherd, and Rauf starred as Orcas slipped to their fifth straight loss

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Suryakumar Yadav in recovery after sports hernia surgery

India's T20I captain "can't wait to be back" with the team set to tour Bangladesh in August 2025

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Eoin Morgan appointed to London Spirit board of directors

Former England captain has long association with Lord's through Middlesex and the Hundred

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Rahul, Sai Sudharsan fall on stroke of lunch to bring England respite

Carse and Stokes picked the two wickets while Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 42

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Bangladesh bat in series decider; Sri Lanka hand debut to Sonal Dinusha

Both teams have fielded three spinners; Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Ebadot Hossain have come in for Bangladesh, while Vishwa Fernando has returned for Sri Lanka

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Pant reprimanded for showing dissent, handed one demerit point

Pant had shown dissent by throwing the ball on the ground in front of the umpires on the third day after they had refused to change the ball

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Monday, June 23, 2025

Matthews comes good again to give West Indies T20I series

Miane Smit struck a 38-ball 59 not out, but it ended up in a losing cause

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Unicorns ride on quick Short and McGurk fifties to stay unbeaten

The 47-run defeat to San Francisco Unicorns leaves MI New York at No. 4 on the six-team MLC 2025 table with one win from five games

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Sunday, June 22, 2025

Litton recalled as Bangladesh ring in the changes for Sri Lanka ODI series

Mohammad Naim, Shamim Hossain, Tanvir Islam and Hasan Mahmud are the others to be recalled as Bangladesh rebuild following disappointing Champions Trophy campaign

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Owen, Gous help Washington Freedom pull off record chase in MLC

Owen scored 89 and Gous 80 not out as Freedom chased down TSK's 220 for 6 with two balls remaining

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Australia's new-look batting order 'prepared for anything'

Travis Head says Australia are 'prepared for anything' in Barbados in their first Test in seven years without either Smith or Labuschagne in the XI

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Brook makes lives count to make fifty and help England reduce deficit

India picked up only two wickets in the opening session including that of the centurion, Pope

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David 'Syd' Lawrence, Gloucestershire and England fast bowler, dies aged 61

Family announce passing after year-long battle with Motor Neurone Disease

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Canada become 13th team to qualify for men's T20 World Cup 2026

Canada's fifth consecutive win in the Americas regional qualifier assured them of a top-of-the-table finsih

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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Owen, Chapman star in Freedom's win over MINY

MINY stretched the game out with quick wickets in the middle overs but Chapman took Freedom home with his unbeaten 45

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Stokes helps England bounce back after massive Gill-Pant stand

Pant recorded his seventh Test ton, but India lost 4 for 24 heading into lunch to cede ground back to England

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Shanto leads Bangladesh but chances of draw increase

Rain came down little over an hour into the morning session and Bangladesh also didn't look in any hurry to put pressure on the hosts

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Friday, June 20, 2025

'Emotions got to me' - Konstas keen to settle into Test cricket

Konstas reflects on managing nerves in his early Test outings, learning to stay composed under pressure, and growing within a stacked Australian squad

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Unicorns blitz past Super Kings as Short and Allen fifties top du Plessis' 100

It was San Francisco Unicorns' fourth win in four games, and Texas Super Kings' first defeat in MLC 2025

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Levitt 86 in vain as Nepal chase down 175 to top table

Nepal won with two balls to spare, thanks to solid contributions from Kushal Bhurtel and Aarif Sheikh

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Kirby Short named Victoria head of female cricket

Former WBBL title-winning captain moves into high performance role after time as a broadcaster and Queensland Cricket director

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'Good enough to play that role' - Voges backs Inglis as top-four Test batter

WA coach backs Inglis and Green to succeed in what looms as Australia's new-look No.3-4 combination for the first Test against West Indies

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Afridi, Rizwan and Rauf among top picks at BBL overseas drafts

Afridi will join Brisbane Heat's all-star pace attack alongside Spencer Johnson, Michael Neser and Xavier Bartlett

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Levitt 90 leads Netherlands to victory over Scotland

McMullen and Leask's contributions weren't enough for Scotland to chase down 199

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Hayley Matthews to miss next WBBL because of shoulder surgery

She picked up a shoulder injury recently but will go on to play until the CPL before she goes for surgery

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Maxwell's century for Freedom consigns LAKR to heavy defeat

His unbeaten 106 rescued Freedom from 68 for 4 to an imposing 208 for 5

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Brits 101, Wolvaardt 75, Klaas four-for give SA series win

West Indies never recovered from their score of 40 for 6 in their revised chase of 288

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Bree Illing and Bella James earn maiden White Ferns contracts

In all, 17 contracts were handed out, including to players like Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr and Lea Tahuhu

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Rabada toasts 'special, special, special' win: 'I'm willing to give my blood for this team'

"There are normally two voices in your head, the one that doubts and the one that believes. The second is the one that we keep feeding, especially in big moments"

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Monday, June 16, 2025

TSK bundle Seattle Orcas for 60 for third straight win

Zia-ul-Haq, Nandre Burger and Noor Ahmad picked up three wickets apiece on a pitch with variable bounce to hand Orcas their second successive loss

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Bangladesh opt to bat; Udara and Tharindu debut for SL

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh's highest run-scorer in the previous WTC cycle, missed out owing to a fever

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WBBL and BBL drafts - all you need to know

Find out about the draft order, prices, retention picks and availability issues

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Gambhir to rejoin India squad in Leeds on Tuesday

Gambhir had flown back home because of his mother's poor health, but will be back with the squad three days out from the first England vs India Test

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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh: New beginnings for both teams as WTC restarts in Galle

Both teams are looking to shake off a lean run in red-ball cricket as the 2025-27 cycle of the World Test Championship gets underway

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Sunday, June 15, 2025

Bartlett blitz gives Unicorns against-the-odds win over MI New York

For the longest time, MI New York seemed to have done enough to win two points, but then Xavier Bartlett smashed them for a 25-ball 59 not out

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Women's ODI World Cup: India vs Pakistan set to be played on October 5 in Colombo

All Pakistan's games, including the semi-final and final (if they get there), will be played at neutral Colombo

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Injured Doggett out of West Indies Tests, Abbott called up as replacement

Doggett, whose injury has been described as minor, was the traveling reserve in Australia's World Test Championship final squad

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Khawaja has Ashes backing, but Labuschagne's spot uncertain

Head coach McDonald hints at top-order changes after WTC final defeat

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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Luus and Mlaba lead South Africa to series-levelling victory

West Indies put up a fight with Hayley Matthews and Shemaine Campbelle scoring half-centuries but it wasn't enough

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Markram delivers WTC glory to end South Africa's history of heartbreak

South Africa lost Bavuma early on day four but Markram's glorious 136 took them over the line with five wickets to spare

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ICC changes two-ball rule and concussion sub protocols in men's ODIs

Changes will apply to men's cricket only for the moment

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Smith avoids surgery, faces race to be fit for West Indies Tests

He was also due for a brief stint in MLC in the gap between the WTC final and the opening Test in the Caribbean

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Friday, June 13, 2025

Magical Mitchell turns lost cause into a win for Texas Super Kings

MI New York fell three runs short in an MLC 2025 contest of major twists and turns

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RCB senior official Nikhil Sosale granted interim bail by Karnataka High Court

Sosale, along with two officials from DNA Networks, the event management company associated with RCB, has been released on specific conditions

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Shreyas Iyer's SoBo Mumbai Falcons lose Mumbai T20 League final

Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals won the title, winning the final by six wickets at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Allen's 51-ball 151 consigns Freedom to 123-run defeat in MLC 2025 opener

Allen, who hit 19 sixes, led San Francisco Unicorns to 269 for 5, which was 123 too many for defending champions Washington Freedom

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Nepal and West Indies to play 'historic' first bilateral T20I series in September

The matches will be played on September 27, 28, and 30 in the lead up to Nepal's participation in the men's T20 World Cup Asia qualifier

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'Very grateful and fortunate' - Karun Nair on second chance at Test cricket

Eight years after his last Test, Nair stands on the brink of a comeback backed by dominant domestic and county performances

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Radha Yadav replaces injured Shuchi Upadhyay for England tour

An injury on her left shin has ruled out left-arm spinner Upadhyay from the five T20Is and three ODIs

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Joseph stars in rain-shortened chase to put West Indies 1-0 up

Tazmin Brits' half-century and Nadine de Klerk's rearguard proved insufficient for South Africa in the first ODI

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Sammy on Pooran's international retirement: 'More players will follow'

The West Indies coach feels keeping players "motivated to play for the crest" is the team's big challenge

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MLC 2025: Pooran and Maxwell to lead MI New York and Washington Freedom respectively

Corey Anderson (San Francisco Unicorns) and Heinrich Klaasen (Seattle Orcas) will continue to lead their teams, while Los Angeles Knight Riders and Texas Super Kings have not made any announcements

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

No Roach or Da Silva, but Hope and Campbell return for WI home Tests against Australia

Brandon King, Kevlon Anderson and Johann Layne have earned maiden call-ups to the West Indies Test squad

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Rowe, Plimmer, Gaze in strong New Zealand A squad for white-ball tour of England

The 15-member squad has a total of 11 internationals, including five who made their senior New Zealand debuts earlier this year

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Ruturaj Gaikwad to join Yorkshire for Championship, One-Day Cup

India top-order batter will be available from late July until end of season

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Monday, June 9, 2025

Afridi, Shadab in first list of BBL draft; Rodrigues, Pandey in the mix for WBBL

Rizwan, Haris and Fatima Sana are the other three Pakistanis in the BBL and WBBL drafts

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Pooran makes shock retirement from international cricket at 29

He finishes as WI's most capped T20I player and highest run-scorer

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Conrad on SA's C-word tag: 'Unfair to burden this group with anything that's gone before'

South Africa head coach doesn't want the pressure of the WTC final to get to the players

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Khawaja backs Labuschagne to come good as Australia's Test opener

Australia's selectors will likely opt for Labuschagne's experience over dropping him in favour of 19-year-old Sam Konstas

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'Can't quite believe it' - Anderson chuffed after England-India Test series named Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy

"I remember watching him, an absolute legend of the game, and I played against him a lot as well. So to have this trophy is a huge honour for me, and I couldn't be more proud"

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India's Tests against West Indies and South Africa swapped between Delhi and Kolkata

Chennai will not host the three-ODI series between India and Australia ahead of the women's World Cup; the games will be played in New Chandigarh and Delhi instead

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

Stevie Eskinazi ransacks winless Essex

Essex remain rooted to the bottom of the South Group as Middlesex notch their first win

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Tara Norris takes the honours as Lancashire turn the tables

Key allround display dents high-flying Warwickshire to tighten the permutations in Women's Blast

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England bowl first, one change each with Hosein and Wood in

England captain says he 'fancies a chase' as team targets T20I series victory

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Saturday, June 7, 2025

Boucher: 'Winning WTC final could be the turnaround for Test cricket in South Africa'

The former coach says Stubbs and Rickelton could be key to South Africa's chances

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Ecclestone to take time away from cricket to prioritise wellbeing

Spinner, who is also managing a minor quad injury, could still be available to face India

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Changed England bowl first with rain in prospect at Taunton

Hosts shuffle their pack with sixth win out of six in their sights

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Friday, June 6, 2025

Chinnaswamy stampede: KSCA secretary, treasurer resign citing 'moral responsibility'

The resignation letters have been submitted to KSCA president Raghuram Bhat

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Piyush Chawla retires from professional cricket

The two-time World Cup winner played three Tests, 25 ODIs and seven T20Is for India, and picked 192 wickets in the IPL

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Bengaluru police arrest RCB senior official Sosale

This was in relation to the stampede at RCB's victory celebrations that caused the death of 11 people and injuries to several others

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

Pakistan white-ball coach Hesson: Want players who are multi-skilled, not milestone obsessed

Hesson plans to rebuild Pakistan's white-ball team with flexible roles, sharp fielding, and team-first mindset

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Phil Salt to miss West Indies T20Is for paternity break

He had made a quick dash back to the UK between the Qualifier 1 and the IPL 2025 final for the birth of his first child

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Ben Curran faces time on the sidelines with fractured hand

The Zimbabwe opener suffered the injury during a practice game against South Africa in Arundel and might be out for four to six weeks

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Jamie Overton recalled to England Test squad for India series

England name 14-man squad for first Test at Headingley, with Woakes and Bethell among inclusions

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

RCB to extend IPL title celebrations in Bengaluru

The team will drive to the chief minister's office for a short felicitation before arriving at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium shortly after 5pm

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Fraser-McGurk dropped, Owen earns maiden Australia T20 call-up

Marsh returns as skipper while Cummins, Starc and Head are rested with Stoinis and Bartlett omitted

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'RCB has had its role in making Virat, but Virat has also made the franchise'

"It's nearly like the young Virat Kohli coming out of him, just celebrating and rejoicing in an emotional way," Tom Moody said after RCB's maiden IPL win

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Unchanged PBKS bowl in IPL final; RCB without Tim David

Teams batting first have won six out of eight matches in Ahmedabad this IPL season

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Toss delayed at The Oval after road closures make West Indies late

Traffic-light outage near the ground causes issue for team bus on journey from Chelsea

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Gill and Sai Sudharsan to miss second England Lions vs India A game

KL Rahul is expected to link up with the India A squad on Tuesday and play the game in preparation for the five-Test series against England

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Monday, June 2, 2025

Karan the hero as Nepal beat Scotland in dramatic finish

Everyone - the bowler, the batter, the wicketkeeper, the non-striker and the umpire - played a role in the frenetic finish to the Scotland vs Nepal game

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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Jayawardene: 'We made a few blunders and our execution wasn't up to the mark'

"Even we bowled pretty good yorkers throughout the campaign and we just couldn't get those yorkers going," MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene said

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Hardik, Santner not completing their overs 'an opportunity missed' for MI

Between them, Hardik and Santner bowled just four overs, possibly because of Shreyas Iyer's presence in the middle

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Chahal returns as PBKS bowl; MI bring in Topley

PBKS are "recovered and rejuvenated" after they were knocked out for 101 in Qualifier 1

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England bowl first under cloudy skies in Cardiff

Still no Lewis for West Indies as Hope calls on team to play smarter cricket

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