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BCCI to insist on neutral venue for 2023 Asia Cup

BCCI to insist on neutral venue for 2023 Asia Cup

India will insist on a neutral venue for next year’s Asia Cup, that is scheduled to be held in Pakistan. After the Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai on Tuesday (October 18), the BCCI arrived at a conclusion that it will not travel to Pakistan for […]

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Netherlands edge UAE in low-scoring T20 World Cup thriller

Netherlands edge UAE in low-scoring T20 World Cup thriller

Bowlers led by Bas de Leede helped the Netherlands edge out the United Arab Emirates by three wickets in a tense low-scoring match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. Skipper Scott Edwards stood unbeaten on 16 as the Netherlands chased down their target of 112 with one ball to spare in the second match […]

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Third Australia-England T20 abandoned due to rain

Third Australia-England T20 abandoned due to rain

CANBERRA: England were denied a clean sweep of their T20 International series against Australia when persistent rain forced the third match to be abandoned in Canberra on Friday. Needing 130 to win from 12 overs, Australia were 30-3 from 3.5 overs when rain forced the players from the field for the third and final time. […]

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Australia signal Warner ban to be revoked after integrity code review

Australia signal Warner ban to be revoked after integrity code review

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia (CA) look set to revoke David Warner’s lifetime ban from leadership positions after announcing that the body’s integrity code would be reviewed at Friday’s board meeting as a “first step” to his rehabilitation. The now 35-year-old batsman was banned from the elite game for a year and from leadership positions for life […]

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Sri Lanka, Namibia post warm-up wins ahead of T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka, Namibia post warm-up wins ahead of T20 World Cup

MELBOURNE: Sri Lanka opener Kusal Mendis compiled a stroke-filled 54 to set up a commanding 33-run victory for the former champions in a warm-up match for the T20 World Cup against Zimbabwe in Melbourne on Tuesday. In the day’s other warmup at the same venue, Ireland suffered a spectacular collapse against Namibia to go down […]

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Iyer, Kishan star as India level ODI series

Iyer, Kishan star as India level ODI series

RANCHI: Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten 113 and forged a 161-run stand with Ishan Kishan to secure India’s series-levelling seven-wicket victory in the second One-day International in Ranchi on Sunday. Chasing 279 for victory, India lost both openers including skipper Shikhar Dhawan inside nine overs but Kishan struck 93 and Iyer produced a career-best knock […]

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History beckons for title-holders Australia at T20 World Cup

History beckons for title-holders Australia at T20 World Cup

Australia have a golden opportunity to create history and become the first back-to-back Twenty20 world champions, but they face a formidable challenge led by India and England. Aaron Finch’s men enjoy the advantage of being the only winners of cricket’s shortest format to have a crack at defending the title on home territory since the […]

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Daryl Mitchell doubtful for T20 World Cup with injury

Daryl Mitchell doubtful for T20 World Cup with injury

WELLINGTON: New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell is doubtful for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia after fracturing the little finger on his right hand, the team said on Friday. The 31-year-old has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 tri-series in Christchurch also involving Pakistan and Bangladesh. A seam bowling, middle order batsman, Mitchell sustained […]

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Messi announces swansong World Cup

Messi announces swansong World Cup

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has said the 2022 World Cup in Qatar next month will be the last of his career. “It’s my last World Cup, surely. I feel good physically, I was able to do a very good pre-season this year, which I couldn’t do last year. It was essential to get to where […]

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Bumrah says he is ‘gutted’ to miss out on T20 World Cup 2022

Bumrah says he is ‘gutted’ to miss out on T20 World Cup 2022

India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is “gutted” at not being able to lead the bowling attack for India in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 which gets underway on October 16. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Medical team on Monday ruled out Bumrah from the mega event. “The decision […]

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