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Hope ton powers West Indies to ODI sweep over Afghanistan

13 Nov 2019 - 0     - 60

Opening batsman Shai Hope struck an unbeaten century as West Indies outplayed Afghanistan by five wickets in the third one-day international on Monday to complete a 3-0 series rout.

Seamer Chahar posts best T20 figures in India’s series win

11 Nov 2019 - 0     - 185

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India seamer Deepak Chahar took a hat-trick and posted the best bowling figures in Twenty20 internationals to guide the hosts to a series clinching 30-run win against Bangladesh in the third and final match at Nagpur on Sunday.

Sharma blitz flattens Bangladesh as India draw level

08 Nov 2019 - 0     - 320

Skipper Rohit Sharma smashed 85 in his 100th Twenty20 international to power India to an eight-wicket series-levelling win over Bangladesh on Thursday.

Victory over India brings back Bangladesh smiles

05 Nov 2019 - 0     - 652

Bangladesh’s stunning first-ever Twenty20 win over India brought back smiles to a team left in turmoil by weeks of scandal, according to man of the match Mushfiqur Rahim.

Australia beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in 3rd T20

01 Nov 2019 - 0     - 451

Australia cruised past Sri Lanka to clean-sweep their three-match Twenty20 series Friday, with David Warner grinding out a third successive half-century in the seven wicket win.

Sangakkara to lead MCC against Essex

01 Nov 2019 - 0     - 1265

Kumar Sangakkara, the first overseas president of the Marylebone Cricket Club, will captain the MCC against English county champions Essex in Galle next March.

Smith, Warner guide Australia to series win over Sri Lanka

30 Oct 2019 - 0     - 256

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Steve Smith and David Warner’s first batting partnership on home soil since their ball-tampering suspensions helped Australia to a series-sealing nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Wednesday.

Bangladesh’s Shakib banned for breaching corruption code

29 Oct 2019 - 0     - 475

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was banned from all cricket for two years with one year of that suspended on Tuesday, after the all-rounder was found to have breached the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption code.

Aussies set sights on No.1 T20 ranking

29 Oct 2019 - 0     - 152

Aaron Finch has declared he wants Australia to be the best Twenty20 side on the planet by next October’s ICC T20 World Cup, though what appears a lofty ambition could theoretically be achieved as soon as next week.

The real deal behind the 1997 cricket TV deal

29 Oct 2019 - 0     - 584

A widely-reported alleged bribery scandal related to a controversial Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) television rights deal in 1997 has taken a fresh turn with the International Cricket Council (ICC) citing fresh evidence against Thilanga Sumathipala, the then Vice President and Chair of the relevant sponsorship committee, in a 12-page report released to the Ministry of Sports.

Warner makes birthday ton as Australia crush Sri Lanka in T20

27 Oct 2019 - 0     - 222

Things could barely have been scripted better for David Warner. Playing his first international on Australian soil since the ball-tampering scandal, Warner blasted an unbeaten century - on his 33rd birthday no less - as Australia crushed Sri Lanka in the international season opener, a performance the Aussies will hope sets the tone for a big year of Twenty20 international cricket culminating in next year’s World Cup on home soil.

Smith, Warner return to Aussie T20 side as World Cup looms

25 Oct 2019 - 0     - 174

Steve Smith and David Warner return to the short format Sunday in the first of Australia’s three games against a buoyant Sri Lanka, with both tipped for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup at home.

Fawad the finisher ices PM’s XI victory

25 Oct 2019 - 0     - 310

Harry Nielsen, the son of former Australian coach Tim Nielsen, has guided the PM’s XI to a narrow one-wicket T20 victory against Sri Lanka in Canberra on Thursday night.

SLC agrees to play Test series in Pakistan

23 Oct 2019 - 0     - 598

Sri Lanka Cricket has agreed to play the two-match Test series against Pakistan in Pakistan--the first to be staged in Pakistan since the 2009 series against Sri Lanka – when a terrorist attack had derailed the series as well as shut the doors of international cricket on Pakistan for many years to come.

Raw deal on young guns as SLC finalise annual contracts

22 Oct 2019 - 0     - 295

The decisions of Sri Lanka Cricket, whose latest feat is to sideline some of the most promising young cricketers from national cricket contracts–continue to baffle.

Pakistan sacks Sarfaraz as Twenty20, Test skipper

18 Oct 2019 - 0     - 407

Pakistan sacked Sarfaraz Ahmed from his post as Twenty20 and Test skipper on Friday, a week after he led the side to a shocking 3-0 home defeat against an inexperienced Sri Lanka.

The Hundred: Draft prices revealed for Chris Gayle, Lasith Malinga, Steve Smith and more star names Louis Sealey

17 Oct 2019 - 0     - 552

Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga are among the star players who have entered the Hundred draft at the highest possible reserve price of £125,000. The ECB’s new 100-balls-a-side tournament will see eight city-based teams go head-to-head next summer.

Thilanga banned from sports administration

15 Oct 2019 - 0     - 531

A sports ministry appointed inquiry committee while ruling former President Thilanga Sumathipala cannot hold office in any of the country’s registered national sports bodies given his family’s connection to betting and gaming industry, has recommended to initiate legal action against the former cricket heavyweight based on a report issued by the Anti-Corruption Unit of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Malinga, KJP, Mendis, Dickwella return for Aussie series

15 Oct 2019 - 0     - 728

With an eye on World T20 qualification, Sri Lanka have recalled four players who missed the winning series in Pakistan. Lasith Malinga will return as skipper of the T20 side, replacing Dasun Shanaka along with Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella.

Hasaranga, Fernando star as Sri Lanka whitewash number one Pakistan in T20 series

10 Oct 2019 - 0     - 721

New-look Sri Lanka completed a 3-0 clean-sweep in their Twenty20 series with world number one Pakistan on Wednesday with a 13-run victory in Lahore.

Rejuvenated Sri Lanka target clean sweep

09 Oct 2019 - 0     - 293

Having already lost the series, Pakistan have batting concerns to address in the third and final Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka in Lahore. While Babar’s dip in form could be a cause for some worry, it is imperative that those around him start contributing too, especially with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup just a year away.

Steve Smith, David Warner in Australia T20 squad for Sri Lanka, Pakistan series

08 Oct 2019 - 0     - 891

Steve Smith and David Warner will spearhead Australia’s preparations for a maiden T20 World Cup title as selectors seek rare continuity in the 20-over format. D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn and Marcus Stoinis were the notable omissions from the squad named on Tuesday for games against Sri Lanka and Pakistan starting later this month.

Sri Lanka outclass Pakistan by 35 runs to claim T20 series in Lahore

07 Oct 2019 - 0     - 671

Sri Lanka stunned Pakistan by 35 runs in the second Twenty20 international in Lahore on Monday. The visitors had set a target of 183 runs for Pakistan to save the series. Rajitha sent Fakhar Zaman (6 runs) back to the pavilion while Pradeep took the wicket of Babar Azam (3 runs) in the third and fourth overs, respectively. The eighth over of the innings was the most disastrous for the host team as Hasaranga dismissed Ahmed Shehzad (13), Umar Ak

New-look Sri Lanka shock Pakistan

06 Oct 2019 - 0     - 799

New-look Sri Lanka achieved their biggest T20 win over world number one Pakistan by 64 runs on the back of some brilliant batting and bowling in Lahore on Saturday.

Aussies steamroll Lankans to keep streak alive

05 Oct 2019 - 0     - 209

Australia have flexed in the face of a spirited challenge from Sri Lanka to secure a 157-run victory in the opening Commonwealth Bank ODI at Allan Border Field.

Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka by five wickets in third ODI

03 Oct 2019 - 0     - 382

Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and final day-night international between the two sides in Karachi on Wednesday, taking the three-match series 2-0.

KUMAR SANGAKKARA TAKES OFFICE AS MCC PRESIDENT

01 Oct 2019 - 0     - 1409

The former Sri Lankan international is the first non-British President of MCC and will hold the post for one year. His nomination was announced by the outgoing President, Anthony Wreford, at the MCC Annual General Meeting at Lord’s in May this year.Kumar Sangakkara in front of the Lord’s Honours BoardsKumar Sangakkara said: “I am thrilled to hold the prestigious position of MCC President and I look forward to working hard with the MCC to build o

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in second ODI in Karachi

01 Oct 2019 - 0     - 331

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the second day-night international on Monday as Karachi staged its first ODI for 10 years.

Karachi gears up for first one-day international in 10 years

27 Sep 2019 - 0     - 955

Karachi hosts a one-day international for the first time in 10 years when Pakistan take on a depleted Sri Lanka on Friday, furthering the country’s revival in international cricket.

Misbah demands more from world for Pakistan cricket revival

26 Sep 2019 - 0     - 288

Pakistan’s newly appointed head coach Wednesday urged the cricket world to better help his country’s efforts to revive international matches, damaged by security problems in the last decade.

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