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TN stroll to win after Goa lose nine for 19
January 31st, 2017 | by
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Tamil Nadu completed a comfortable nine-wicket win over Goa, who lost nine wickets for 19 runs. Goa’s implosion began in the 11th over with the run-out of the set Swapnil Asnodkar for 33. It took only six overs for their innings to crash from 88...
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Australia
Stoinis’ dream knock soured at the finish
January 30th, 2017 | by
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Marcus Stoinis played the innings of his dreams at Eden Park – only to have reality bite him hard with the closing run-out of Josh Hazlewood, to ensure Australia fell narrowly short of the most unlikely of pursuits. There were decidedly mixed emotions in Stoinis’...
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M Vijay set to return from shoulder injury
January 30th, 2017 | by
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India batsman M Vijay has been named in Tamil Nadu’s squad for their remaining matches in the south zone leg of the inter-state T20 tournament. This will mark Vijay’s return to competitive cricket after spending more than a month on the sidelines with a shoulder...
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England
Rawlins, Fisher star in England win
January 30th, 2017 | by
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England U-19s 256 for 7 (Rawlins 107*, Brook 51, Nagarkoti 2-36) beat India U-19s 233 (Rana 101, Fisher 4-41) by 23 runs A sensational display of power-hitting from Delray Rawlins helped England recover from 126 for 6 to post 256, a total they defended by...
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Agarwal, Gowtham set up victory for Karnataka
January 30th, 2017 | by
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Mayank Agarwal top-scored with 67 and put on 102 off 52 balls with pinch-hitter Krishnappa Gowtham, who scored a 29-ball 60, as Karnataka defeated Kerala by 19 runs at the Guru Nanak College Ground in Chennai. Karnataka lost R Samarth for a duck in the...
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England cruise to 1-0 series lead
January 27th, 2017 | by
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England 148 for 3 (Morgan 51, Chahal 2-27) beat India 147 for 7 (Dhoni 36*, Moeen 2-21) by seven wickets They waited, and waited, and waited, and finally England’s bowlers had the chance to spearhead a victory on this tour. True, none of them picked...
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WICB selector says dispute needs settling for Bravo to be picked
January 27th, 2017 | by
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Darren Bravo will not be considered for West Indies selection until he settles an ongoing dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board according to Courtney Browne, the West Indies’ chairman of selectors. Bravo, 27, was forced to return home from Harare on the eve of...
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Prasanna and Dickwella haul Sri Lanka to series victory
January 27th, 2017 | by
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Sri Lanka 170 for 5 (Dickwella 68, Tahir 3-18) beat South Africa 169 for 5 (de Villiers 63) by five wickets Sri Lanka spoiled AB de Villiers’ comeback by snatching the T20 series from South Africa to claim the first silverware in the country in...
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‘Would like to bat as high as possible’ – Travis Head
January 26th, 2017 | by
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Travis Head, who hit his maiden ODI century against Pakistan in the fifth ODI in Adelaide after being pushed up to open, hopes to get more chances at the top of the order. “As a batter I would love to bat as high as I...
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Azhar Ali likely to lose ODI captaincy after 4-1 thumping
January 26th, 2017 | by
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Azhar Ali is likely to be removed as Pakistan’s ODI captain after his side lost the series in Australia 4-1. Pakistan were beaten in the final ODI in Adelaide, slumping to the same score line they had suffered in England last year, and the PCB...
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