Preview The availability of Gayle, Russell, Bravo and Pollard makes the hosts a terrifying proposition on paper Big Picture West Indies’ extended warm-up for the T20 World Cup continues apace, with Pakistan the latest side the defending champions will host ahead of the global event later this year. While there might be legitimate concern around how relevant T20 cricket in …
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News Will play alongside local star Sandeep Lamichhane for Kathmandu Kings XI Shahid Afridi and local superstar Sandeep Lamichhane will reunite as team-mates in the Everest Premier League, Nepal’s domestic T20 tournament. Legspinner Lamichhane made his international T20 debut alongside the legendary Afridi when they were part of an ICC World XI team that took on world champions West Indies …
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Report Ashton Agar was impressive on his return while Mitchell Starc claimed another three wickets West Indies 152 (Lewis 55*, Starc 3-43) v Australia Australia gave themselves a terrific chance to securing a series victory by removing West Indies for 152 on another challenging Barbados surface. It was an all-round effort from the attack as the wickets were shared between …
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News Reserve batter Easwaran also added to squad; replacements named for the injured Gill, Avesh and Sundar Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav will join the India Test squad in England for the five-match Pataudi Trophy. Shaw and Yadav, who are currently playing the T20I series in Sri Lanka, were chosen by the selectors after the Indian team management sought replacements …
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News Postponement of second WI vs Aus ODI has domino effect on Pakistan series Complications due to Covid-19 has cut an entire T20I out of Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies. Set to begin a day later than originally scheduled (July 28), also due to the pandemic, the series will now feature only four T20Is, instead of the previously planned …
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Bangladesh have brought in Nasum Ahmed in place of Mahedi Hasan © AFP For the third match in a row, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has decided to bat first after winning the toss against Bangladesh, in the third T20I against Bangladesh in Harare. The series is locked at 1-1 after the hosts won the second match by 23 runs on …
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News Matches to be played in Karachi and Lahore, and finish before Australia’s tour of Pakistan The seventh edition of the PSL will be played in Pakistan in a window in January-February next year, the PCB has confirmed after consulting the six franchises. The tournament is expected to start in early January and continue till the third week of February. …
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News ESPNcricinfo understands that the venues in the UAE were rendered unavailable because of the IPL The three-match ODI series between Afghanistan and Pakistan will be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota, Sri Lanka instead of in the UAE, as originally planned. The series, which is the first bilateral contest between the two sides, will be played between …
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News “We have to view every game as important and improve. Losses shatter your confidence, and we just have to try and build it back” Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq admitted Pakistan were no closer to resolving their middle-order woes, days after they were beaten 2-1 by Englandin their recent T20I series. Speaking from Barbados, where Pakistan begin a five-match T20I …
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Preview India may continue to test their bench strength having already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series Big picture India shut the door on Sri Lanka in the first ODI. In the second match, Sri Lanka failed to close out the game. And just like that, in a matter of three days, the fate of the series was …
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