Feb 4, 2019
Sri Lanka skipper says battered team will bounce back in South Africa
Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal insisted Monday his battered team can lift their game and be competitive on the upcoming tour to South Africa desp...
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Feb 4, 2019
Starc on fire as Australia thrash Sri Lanka to win series
A resurgent Mitchell Starc took five wickets as Australia wrapped up a confidence-boosting 2-0 series thrashing of Sri Lanka Monday, with the tourists...
Feb 4, 2019
Windies captain Holder banned for slow over-rate
West Indies captain Jason Holder has been suspended for the third and final Test against England due to his team’s slow over-rate during their victory...
Feb 4, 2019
England’s batting woes come home to Root in West Indies
England’s lack of top-order runs finally caught up with them during a spectacular series loss in the West Indies.
Feb 3, 2019
Azam’s 90 in vain as Pakistan lose T20 series winning streak
Babar Azam hit a majestic 90 but Pakistan’s long streak of series wins came to an end in the second Twenty20 international against South Africa at the...
Feb 3, 2019
Bangladesh’s Taskin ruled out of New Zealand tour
Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand this month suffered a blow Sunday after pace bowler Taskin Ahmed was ruled out of the series with an ankle injury by...
Feb 3, 2019
Khawaja smacks century as Sri Lanka chase massive 2nd Test total
Usman Khawaja finally found form again to stroke a fine century Sunday and steer Australia into a massive lead over Sri Lanka as the tourists battle t...
Feb 3, 2019
Rayudu to the rescue as India wrap up series
A commanding knock of 90 by Ambati Rayudu rescued India from deep trouble and saw them beat New Zealand by 35 runs in the fifth one-day international...
Feb 2, 2019
Du Plessis, Hendricks end Pakistan winning streak
Faf du Plessis and Reeza Hendricks shared a record partnership as South Africa ended a nine-match Pakistan T20 winning streak in the first internation...
Feb 2, 2019
Karunaratne stretchered off as Sri Lanka chase big Australia total
Opener Dimuth Karunaratne was rushed to hospital after a frightening blow by a bouncer on Saturday as Sri Lanka chased a massive Australian first inni...
Feb 2, 2019
Mental health issues force Pucovski out of Australia Test squad
Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts Saturday defended the handling of young batting prospect Will Pucovski, who has left the Test squad to...
Feb 2, 2019
West Indies fight back against England
West Indies fought through a tough second day of the second Test against England and rode their luck to edge ahead of their opponents at the Sir Vivia...
Feb 1, 2019
Centuries from Burns, Head put Australia in control against Sri Lanka
Joe Burns and Travis Head plundered Australia’s first centuries of the home summer Friday in a stirring fightback as they ruthlessly exposed Sri Lanka...
Feb 1, 2019
No room for complacency, Australia skipper warns
Australia skipper Tim Paine warned Thursday there was no room for complacency after sticking with the same side for the second Test against Sri Lanka...
Feb 1, 2019
Sharma shocked as New Zealand humble India
Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma warned against complacency ahead of India’s World Cup fight Thursday after a resurgent New Zealand inflicted one of his...
Feb 1, 2019
Windies on top as England collapse again
West Indies’ surprising dominance of England continued on the opening day of the second Test with the home side’s fast bowlers bundling out the visito...
Feb 1, 2019
Work still to do’ as Windies skipper Holder targets Test series win
West Indies captain Jason Holder insists that his team still “has a lot of work to do” to finish off a shellshocked England when the second Test gets...
Jan 31, 2019
De Kock assault sinks Pakistan in series decider
Opening batsman Quinton de Kock launched an assault on Pakistan’s bowlers to set up a series-clinching win for South Africa in the fifth and final one...
Jan 30, 2019
Uncapped Mitchell and Tickner earn New Zealand call-ups for T20 games
On Wednesday, the New Zealand selectors announced their squad for the T20 games against India with pacer Blair Tickner and batting all-rounder Daryll...
Jan 30, 2019
KL Rahul added to India A squad for Four-day games against England Lions
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Jan 30, 2019
Lyon defends under fire Starc ahead of Sri Lanka Test
Australian spin bowler Nathan Lyon on Wednesday defended Mitchell Starc ahead of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka, saying criticism of the...
Jan 30, 2019
Pakistan captain Sarfraz vows to return improved man
Pakistan cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed vowed Tuesday to be a better player as he returned home after being handed a four-match ban for a racial slur a...
Jan 30, 2019
Sri Lanka suffer more setbacks ahead of Australia Test
Sri Lanka’s preparations for the final test against Australia suffered further setbacks Wednesday when coach Chandika Hathurusingha was stripped of hi...
Jan 29, 2019
ICC urges Sri Lanka to come clean on corruption
The International Cricket Council has urged Sri Lanka’s scandal-ridden sporting community to come forward with information about corruption before an...