Cricket On-The-Go

Travis' Ton (112 n.o) Helps Aussies Stay Ahead

Australia all-rounder Travis Head got back into Test contention as he stroked an unbeaten century (112) on the second day of the first Ashes cricket Test against England at Brisbane as the home side finished the day at 343 for 7, a lead of 196 in the first innings.

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Jaffna Kings Out-Bat Kandy Warriors In Six-Hitting Frenzy

Jaffna Kings banished their rivals Kandy Warriors to the last slot in the on-going LPL with a 14-run win in a rain shortened 14-over match at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday night.

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A Cake-Walk Win For Pakistan Over Bangladesh

Pakistan crushed Bangladesh by an innings and eight runs in a clinical performance to win the second and final cricket Test in Dhaka on Wednesday to wrap up the series 2-0.

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Colombo Stars Fail To Shine

Dambulla Giants shot down the Colombo Stars by 18 runs after making a rousing 195 in their LPL match at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.

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Australia Pace Trio Rattle England In Ashes Opener

Australia’s pace battery of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins rattled England to dismiss them for a paltry and humiliating 147 on the first day of the first Ashes cricket Test in Brisbane on Wednesday.

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Kandy Warriors Sent Crashing By Galle Gladiators

Left arm slow bowler Samith Patel plucked three crucial scalps, as the Galle Gladiators crept in to down the Kandy Warriors by four wickets in their LPL match at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday night.

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Pakistan Spinner Sajid Khan Sends Bangladesh Reeling

Pakistan off spinner Sajid Khan left Bangladesh reeling at 76 for 7 on the fourth day of the second and final rain-curtailed cricket Test after they declared at 300 for 4 in Dhaka on Tuesday.

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Jaffna Kings Feast On Dambulla Giants

Jaffna Kings had one of the easiest wins in T20 cricket as they beat the Dambulla Giants by eight wickets with more than seven overs to spare in their one-sided LPL match at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.

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Rain Continues To Play Spoilsport - Pakistan 188/2

There was no play possible on the third day of the 2nd cricket Test match as rain continued to play spoilsport.

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Colombo Stars Dish Out Galle Gladiator's First Loss

The Colombo Stars emerged victorious over Galle Gladiators, but had some trouble chasing down a miniature target of 117.

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New Zealand Crash To Crushing Defeat As India Take Sweet Revenge

New Zealand were subjected to one of their most humiliating defeats in Test cricket as India wrapped up the second and final Test by one of the biggest margins to win by 372 runs in Mumbai on Monday.

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Dambulla Giants Take Down Kandy Warriors

A powerful start to Dambulla's innings saw the Giants finish at 190 for 7 before restricting the Kandy Warriors to 170-8, to win by 20 runs.

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Galle Gladiators Beat Jaffna Kings By 54 Runs In  LPL Opening Encounter

Galle Gladiators were triumphant over the Jaffna Kings, as the second edition of the LPL 2021 kicked off at the R.Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.

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India Have New Zealand On The Ropes Facing Defeat

India left New Zealand facing an inevitable defeat at 140 for 5 after setting them a target of 540 on the third day of the second and final cricket Test in Mumbai on Sunday.

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Rain Lashes Pakistan-Bangladesh Test

Only 30 minutes of play was possible on the second day of the second and final cricket Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Dhaka on Sunday, as heavy rain ruled out any chances of play in the final two sessions.

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Rain Spoils Pakistan's Innings

Rain and bad light curtailed the first day's play of the second and final cricket Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Dhaka on Saturday as only 57 overs were possible.

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Pakistan Outplay Bangladesh By Eight Wickets

Pakistan cruised to one of their most comfortable victories in Test cricket as they beat Bangladesh by eight wickets on the fifth and final day of the first Test to go one up in the two-match series in Chattogram on Tuesday.

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New Zealand's Spinner Patel Takes All 10 Wickets

New Zealand found an instant hero and history maker in the Indian born spinner Ajaz Patel who became the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in a match when he achieved the feat on the second day of the second cricket Test against India in Mumbai on Saturday.

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Agarwal Holds India As Pujara & Kohli Bag Ducks

Indian opener Mayank Agarwal struck an imposing unbeaten century (120) as his team ended the first day’s play of the second and final cricket Test against New Zealand at 221 for 4 in Mumbai on Friday.

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Sri Lanka Smash West Indies In Comfortable 164 Victory

The West Indies cricketers gave their host Sri Lanka one of the most comfortable victories in Test cricket as they caved in to lose by 164 runs on the fifth and final day of the second and final Test at the Galle International Cricket stadium on Friday.

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Dhananjaya Rescues Shaky Sri Lanka With Timely Century

Middle order batsman Dhananjaya de Silva made a timely return to form to strike a face-saving unbeaten 153, just 20 runs short of his career-best 173 as Sri Lanka recovered from an overnight 46 for 2 to 328 for 8 while wiping out a first innings deficit of 49 to take a 279 runs lead on the fourth day of the second and final cricket Test at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

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West Indies Secure Lead But Sri Lanka Close In

Sri Lanka were left in a tight situation on a tricky turning pitch as they finished the third day of the second and final cricket Test at 46 for 2 in the second innings after the West Indies secured a vital 49 runs lead on the first innings at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

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West Indies Blow Up Sri Lanka Before Rain Washes Out Play

The West Indies came out in full bloom as they bundled out Sri Lanka for a first innings total of 204 from an overnight 113 for 1 and replied with 69 for 1 when gloom set in by way of rain on the second day of the second cricket Test at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

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Sri Lanka Make 113/1 On Rain-Hit First Day

Sri Lanka ended a rain-hit first day's play at 113 for 1 batting for 34.4 overs after the first two sessions of play was washed out in the second and final cricket Test against the West Indies in Galle on Monday.

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Pakistan Close In On Victory

Pakistan closed in on a possible victory after ending the fourth day's play of the first cricket Test against Bangladesh at 109 for no loss faced with a 202 target in Chattogram on Monday.

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New Zealand Hang On To Draw In Dramatic Final Session

New Zealand survived a vicious final day at the crease to force a draw after losing eight wickets as India's spinners closed in for victory only to be thwarted by the last wicket pair of Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel in Kanpur on Monday.

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Bangladesh's Islam Takes Seven As Pakistan Collapse

Bangladesh blew up a rare opportunity to strangle Pakistan after bowling them out for 286 and taking a first innings lead of 46 as they lost four second innings wickets for just 39 runs on the third day of the first cricket Test in Chattogram on Sunday.

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Pakistan Hit Back Against Bangladesh

Pakistan hit back strongly to end the second day of the first cricket Test against Bangladesh at 145 for no loss after bowling out the home team for 330 in Chattogram on Saturday.

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New Zealand Left To Lose, Win Or Survive As India Close In

India left New Zealand with one of their biggest challenges in Test cricket on whether to go for it or merely survive in the face of a 284 target on the fourth day of the first Test in Kanpur on Sunday.

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New Zealand Openers Latham & Young Miss Hundreds

New Zealand’s opening pair of Tom Latham and Will Young missed making valuable hundreds as they were dismissed for scores of 95 and 89 respectively after superbly negotiating a slow pitch to take their team to a safe 296 in reply to India’s 345 on the third day of the first cricket Test in Kanpur on Saturday.

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Bangladesh's Rahim & Das Keep Pakistan At Bay In 204-Run Stand

Bangladesh’s seasoned campaigner with the bat Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das stood in the way of Pakistan with an innings building 204-run partnership for the fifth wicket after they were reduced to a precarious 49 for 4 on the first day of the first cricket Test in Chattogram on Friday.

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New Zealand Defy India's Spinning Trio With Bold Reply

World champions in Test cricket New Zealand defied India’s feared spinners for 41 overs as they ended the second day of the first Test at 129 without losing a wicket after the home team made 345 with Shreyas Iyer stroking a century on debut in Kanpur on Friday.

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Rain Eludes Windies As Sri Lanka Win First Test

Sri Lankan spinners Lasith Embuldeniya and Ramesh Mendis accounted for nine of the 10 wickets as they combined viciously to bowl out the West Indies for 160 in their second innings to secure a 187-run win on the fifth and final day of the first cricket Test at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

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India's New Test Find Shreyas Iyer Makes Dream Start

Test cricket’s new entrant Shreyas Iyer and his seasoned Indian spin bowler Ravindra Jadeja took India out of trouble with an unbroken stand of 113 runs for the fifth wicket for a first day’s total of 258 for 4 in the first Test against New Zealand at Kanpur on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka Leave West Indies Reeling Towards Defeat

West Indies were given a terrible taste of spin bowling on a pitch that has progressed into a batter’s nightmare as they ended the fourth day’s play at 52 for 6 on Wednesday faced with a 348 target and an embarrassing defeat with only rain to stand in the way of Sri Lanka at the Galle International Cricket Stadium.

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West Indies Avert Follow-On As Rain Thwarts Sri Lanka

Almost two sessions of play were washed out due to rain on the third day of the first cricket Test between Sri Lanka and the West Indies at the Galle International Cricket with only 38 overs possible on the day as the tourists reached some respectability at 224 for 9 in reply to the home team's 386 all out.

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Pakistan Snatch Last Ball Thriller Over Bangladesh In Drama-Filled Final Over

Pakistan's middle order batter Mohammad Nawaz became an instant hero as he helped his team beat Bangladesh in the third T20 International in Dhaka on Monday to record a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match series.

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Sri Lanka Leave West Indies Reeling At 113/6

Sri Lanka left the West Indies reeling at 113 for 6 as the home team's spinners got down to business proving their devastating capabilities on the second day of the first cricket Test at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

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Sri Lanka Take Control Of First Test Against Windies

Sri Lanka took control of the proceedings on the first day of the first cricket Test against the West Indies at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Sunday finishing the day at 267 for 3 after deciding to bat first.

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Pakistan Wrap Up T20 Series Against Bangladesh

Pakistan routed Bangladesh by eight wickets after restricting their opponents to 108 in the second T20 International in Dhaka on Saturday to take an unbeatable 2-0 in the three match series.

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Pakistan Beat Bangladesh After Early Setbacks

Pakistan knocked down Bangladesh by four wickets in their first T20 match in Dhaka on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as paceman Hasan Ali plucked three wickets in the low-scoring match.

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India Wrap Up T20 Series Against Kiwis

India rendered the third and final T20 against New Zealand only of academic interest as they won the second match to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Ranchi on Friday night after successfully chasing down a 154 target.

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India Down Kiwis In First T20 Match

Despite a century partnership (109) between Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman, New Zealand were beaten by India in the first T20 International in Jaipur on Wednesday as the home team reached a 165 target in 19.4 overs.

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Australia Blow Away New Zealand For Sixth World Cup Title

Australia bagged their sixth World Cup in cricket that came in the form of the T20 championship by beating trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand in the tournament's final that had very little by way of excitement and tension in Dubai on Sunday night.

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Australia Knock Out Favourites Pakistan In Electrifying Thriller

Australian middle order batter Matthew Wade turned defeat into victory for his team as Pakistan, the hottest favourites to win the T20 World Cup, were knocked out in the semi finals in Dubai on Thursday night in what became a most electrifying contest.

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Unheralded Mitchell Comes Trumps For New Zealand

New Zealand found an instant hero when all seemed lost as their lesser known opening batter Daryl Mitchell conquered the big stage with an unbeaten 72 that knocked out England in their semi final clash of the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi last night.

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India Bow Out Beating Underdog Namibia

India bowed out of the T20 World Cup sad that they could not qualify for the semi finals but happy that they did not lose to underdog Namibia in Dubai on Monday night after some humiliating early days in the tournament when they lost to arch rivals Pakistan and New Zealand that signalled their exit.

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Pakistan Enter Semi Finals With Clean Record

Pakistan proved too much for Scotland as they recorded a massive 72-run win in their last group 2 match in the T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Sunday night.

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New Zealand Book Semi Final Berth Knocking Out India

Another easy one-sided victory was recorded in the T20 World Cup when New Zealand beat Afghanistan by eight wickets in their group 2 match in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to secure their place in the semi finals along with Pakistan.

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South Africa Win But Lose Quest For Semi Finals

South Africa inflicted the first group stage defeat on England but England out-batted South Africa to deprive them of a place in the semi finals of the T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Friday night.