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Shakib powers Bangladesh into Super 12s

Shakib powers Bangladesh into Super 12s

MUSCAT: Shakib Al Hasan smashed 46 and had bowling figures of 4-9 as Bangladesh annihilated Papua New Guinea by 84 runs to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup in Muscat on Thursday. Chasing 182 for victory, PNG were bowled out for 97 in 19.3 overs to hand Bangladesh their second […]

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SL whip Ireland to reach Super 12s

SL whip Ireland to reach Super 12s

ABU DHABI: Wanindu Hasaranga starred with a fine all-round effort as Sri Lanka decimated Ireland by 70 runs to register their second successive win in the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday and qualify for the Super 12 stage. Hasaranga smashed 71 and Pathum Nissanka, who made 61, put on a critical fourth-wicket wicket partnership of […]

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James Pattinson retires from international cricket

James Pattinson retires from international cricket

James Pattinson, the Australian fast bowler, has announced his retirement from international cricket ahead of the Ashes that begins in December. The 31-year-old Victorian pacer made the decision to step away from international cricket to focus on family, playing for his state and helping develop the next generation of fast bowlers. In an injury-ravaged career, […]

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Condemn Kashmir killings but cannot cancel India-Pakistan match: BCCI

Condemn Kashmir killings but cannot cancel India-Pakistan match: BCCI

BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla has said that while he condemns attacks on non-Kashmiri civilians in Kashmir, the board cannot back out from its ‘international commitment’. According to Shukla, in tournaments organised by the International Cricket Council, countries could not back out of commitments. “We strongly condemn the killings(J&K). Strict action should be taken against […]

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Namibia blown away by SL on T20 World Cup debut

Namibia blown away by SL on T20 World Cup debut

ABU DHABI: Former T20 World Cup champions Sri Lanka survived an early batting collapse before blowing away debutants Namibia by seven wickets in their first Group ‘A’ fixture on Monday. Sri Lanka lost three wickets within the batting Powerplay for 26 runs before avoiding further hiccups by reaching 100-3 in 13.3 overs after Namibia were […]

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Scotland shocks Bangladesh with 6-run win in T20 World Cup

Scotland shocks Bangladesh with 6-run win in T20 World Cup

MUSCAT: Chris Greaves starred with bat and ball as Scotland shocked Bangladesh with a six-run win on Sunday’s opening day of the Twenty20 World Cup. Greaves’ 28-ball 45 guided Scotland to 140-9 and he then took two key wickets with his leg spin to keep down Bangladesh to 134-7 in the second first-round Group ‘B’ […]

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Kolkata Knight Riders: The puzzlers without the middle piece

Kolkata Knight Riders: The puzzlers without the middle piece

It shouldn’t have mattered who’s on strike. But with 73 needed from five overs, Kolkata Knight Riders had a clear favourite on the night of the IPL final. It wasn’t Eoin Morgan, the captain of the side who wields his high bat like a sabre every time he meets the ball. It instead was Rahul […]

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GDC Tral wins Inter- College T-10 Cricket Tournament

GDC Tral wins Inter- College T-10 Cricket Tournament

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 15: The final of the South Kashmir Inter- College T-10 Cricket Tournament held today at Degree College Kulgam was won by GDC Tral by 4 wickets and chasing a target in just 7 overs. The final of the Cricket Tournament was played between GDC Tral and GDC D.H. Pora. Batting first, GDC D.H. […]

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NZ’s Grant Bradburn resigns as Pakistan’s high-performance coaching head

NZ’s Grant Bradburn resigns as Pakistan’s high-performance coaching head

Former New Zealand cricketer Grant Bradburn has decided to step down from the role of Pakistan cricket’s head of high-performance coaching “to pursue further coaching opportunities”, it was announced on Friday. During his three years with the PCB, Bradburn served Pakistan cricket as the national side’s fielding coach from September 2018 to June 2020, before […]

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Pakistan well-prepared for World Cup opener against India, says Babar

Pakistan well-prepared for World Cup opener against India, says Babar

LAHORE: While underlining that Pakistan’s record against India in World Cups is a story of the past, captain Babar Azam on Wednesday said his players were well prepared to produce their best show in their ICC T20 World Cup opener against the arch-rivals to take a winning start that would put them on the right track to […]

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