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The first ever edition of the NatWest T20 Blast will be played from today onward in the UK and the teams squads for all the 18 counties have been announced.
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Colombo -
Sri Lanka was preparing to throw its biggest party since the end of the country's ethnic war Monday after beating India in the final of cricket's World T20 tournament.
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Dhaka -
Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Lasith Malinga won the toss in the World Twenty20 final in Dhaka on Sunday and sent India in to bat.
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Dhaka -
Two-time defending champions Australia powered to a six-wicket win over old foes England to win their third consecutive title in the women's World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday.
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Dhaka -
Sri Lanka face a daunting test of nerves by a dominant India in Sunday's all-Asian World Twenty20 final in Dhaka that is rich with incentives for both teams.
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by Kuldip LAL (AFP)
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Dhaka -
Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Lasith Malinga won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in the World Twenty20 semi-final in Dhaka on Thursday.
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London -
England cricket must make sweeping changes after a humiliating defeat to the Netherlands in the World Twenty20 capped off a dismal winter, the national press said Tuesday.
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by AFP
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London -
Former England captains Michael Vaughan and Michael Atherton rounded on the current side after they bowed out of the World Twenty20 with a humiliating 45-run loss to the Netherlands in Chittagong on Monday.
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by Julian Guyer (AFP)
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Chittagong -
England skipper Stuart Broad took three wickets to restrict the Netherlands down to 133-5 in their World Twenty20 Super-10 Group one match in Chittagong on Monday.
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Dhaka -
Opener Ahmed Shehzad smashed an unbeaten 111 off 62 balls to lift Pakistan to a commanding 190-5 against Bangladesh in the Super-10 match of the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday.
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Dhaka -
India roared into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with a eight-wicket demolition of hosts Bangladesh in a Super-10 group two match in Dhaka on Friday.
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by AFP
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New Delhi -
The Supreme Court installed batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the interim head of India's troubled cricket board Friday in place of the scandal-tainted incumbent N. Srinivasan.
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Dhaka -
Defending champions West Indies and Australia face off in a do-or-die clash in Dhaka on Friday as action resumes in group two of the World Twenty20 Super-10s after a two-day break.India lead what is billed as the "group of death" with two consecutive w...
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by Kuldip Lal (AFP)
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New Delhi -
Supreme Court judges could order the powerful head of India's cricket board to quit Thursday after he defied their calls to stand down voluntarily during a probe into illegal betting.Lawyers for N.
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by AFP
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New Delhi -
India's Supreme Court Tuesday urged the powerful head of the country's cricket board to stand down while an investigation is conducted into illegal betting, saying his refusal to quit so far was "nauseating".A two-judge panel warned it could order N.
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Dhaka -
India's spinners shared six wickets as defending champions West Indies were kept down to 129-7 in the World Twenty20 Super-10 group two match in Dhaka on Sunday.Leg-spinner Amit Mishra claimed two for 18 in four overs, left-armer Ravindra Jadeja took t...
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Dhaka -
Umar Akmal smashed 94 of 54 balls as Pakistan piled up 191-5 after being sent in to bat by Australia in the World Twenty20 Super-10 group two match in Dhaka on Sunday.Elder brother Kamran Akmal contributed a run-a-ball 31 and Shahid Afridi returned un...
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Chittagong -
Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and decided to bat against South Africa in their group one match in Chittagong on Saturday.South Africa were without their T20 captain Faf du Plessis who failed to recover from a hamstring injury and in ...
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by AFP
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Dhaka -
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the opening match of the Super-10 round in the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Friday.India went in with two specialist seamers, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami, while Pak...
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Sylhet -
Allrounder Elton Chigumbura struck a fiery half-century to help Zimbabwe achieve a five-wicket win over United Arab Emirates in Sylhet on Friday, keeping their hopes of reaching the next round alive.Chigumbura smashed three sixes and six boundaries in ...
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The World Twenty20 steps up a gear Friday as cricket's top eight sides enter the fray, with Pakistan seeking a historic win against India in the second round's standout clash.Minnows of international cricket have been slogging it out in the expanded 16...
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by Kuldip Lal (AFP)
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Sylhet -
First-timers Nepal upset a higher ranked and more experienced Afghanistan by nine runs in Sylhet to record their second win in the World Twenty20 tournament on Thursday.Nepal, sent in to bat, were lifted by opener Subash Khakurel's career-best 56 to 14...
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West Indies cruised to a five-wicket win over England in the second Twenty20 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Tuesday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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by Reuters
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Cheering for your favorite cricket team is a lot harder to do when you live amid political and state tensions. Sixty-seven students in a university in Uttar Pradesh sent students home from Kashmir for celebrating Pakistan’s win against India.
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Dhaka -
Sri Lanka fought hard to beat hosts Bangladesh by three wickets in the last league match of the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Thursday, gearing up for the final with an all-win record.
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by AFP
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Dhaka -
Sri Lanka bowled a tight line and length to restrict Bangladesh to a modest 204-9 in their last league match of the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Thursday.Spinners Ashan Priyanjan (2-11) and Ajantha Mendis (2-55) put the brakes on after Bangladesh won the toss ...
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Cape Town -
AB de Villiers led a defiant batting performance as South Africa fought to avoid defeat on the fifth day of the third and final Test against Australia at Newlands on Wednesday.South Africa were 122 for five at lunch after batting for 80 overs, although...
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Cape Town -
David Warner’s dominance over South Africa’s bowlers continued as the Australian opening batsman moved towards his second century of the match on the fourth day of the third and final Test at Newlands on Tuesday.Warner followed up his first innings...
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Cape Town -
Graeme Smith, the international game’s longest-serving captain, announced on Monday he would retire from all international cricket after the current third Test against Australia at Newlands.The 33-year-old -- whose long-time team-mate Jacques Kallis ...
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Cape Town -
Australian captain Michael Clarke completed his 27th Test century as Australia continued to build a big total on the second day of the third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands on Sunday.Clarke made 137 not out in an Australian total of 434...
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Many punters arrived at the Second Test in fancy dress as is traditional at such events
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Cricket in Bangladesh
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Saltaire, UNESCO World Heritage site, annual festival.
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Saltaire, UNESCO World Heritage site, annual festival.
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Cricket at Headingley
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Sri Lanka's spinner Muralitharan receiving a guard of honour from his cricketing team mates
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Saltaire, UNESCO World Heritage site, annual festival. The traditional village pastime - cricket.
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An Ashes Test cricket match between England and Australia
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Saltaire, UNESCO World Heritage site, annual festival.
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Andrew Strauss resigned as England captain at 12-00 BST August 29 2012.
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Saltaire, UNESCO World Heritage site, annual festival. Cricket in the village park.
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Sir Bobby Charlton dancing by mancunianmatters.co.uk
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South African batsman Jonty Rhodes (now retired) sweeps another boundary against New Zealand
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Cricket player Tom Maynard
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India had a good first innings but bowled poorly foe England's second innings.
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The First Test was held at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
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These cricket fans were dressed as jockeys and are known as the MCC jockeys and follow England wherever they can.
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Saltaire, UNESCO World Heritage site, annual festival. A local artist creating a picture in the midst of the milling crowd.
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The River Trent: On its banks lie the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground as well as Nottingham Forest's football ground and that of fellow football team Notts County
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