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'Work in progress' Sri Lanka aim to improve batting, says coach Arthur 03 Oct 2021 - 10:25 am

Sri Lanka are a "work in progress" and they stand a good chance of success at the Twenty20 World Cup if the team...

West Indies' Gayle to leave IPL bubble to prepare for T20 World Cup 01 Oct 2021 - 04:55 pm

West Indies opener Chris Gayle will leave the Indian Premier League (IPL) bio-bubble to "refresh" himself ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup in...

Australia skipper Paine says Ashes going ahead, with or without Root 01 Oct 2021 - 12:31 pm

MELBOURNE - Australia captain Tim Paine said the Ashes will go ahead regardless of some England players' reluctance to deal with tough COVID-19...

Chennai beats Hyderabad, qualifies for IPL playoffs 30 Sep 2021 - 09:00 pm

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - Three-time champions Chennai Super Kings qualified for the Indian Premier League playoffs after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by six...

Bowlers spur Bangalore to 7-wicket win over Rajasthan in IPL 30 Sep 2021 - 12:23 am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bowlers brilliantly set up Royal Challengers Bangalore’s comprehensive seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League...

Pakistan cricket's chief executive Wasim Khan resigns 29 Sep 2021 - 03:56 pm

Islamabad: Wasim Khan resigned as chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday, four months before his three-year tenure was due to...

Australia to postpone Afghanistan test this week - official 29 Sep 2021 - 10:32 am

Melbourne: Australia will postpone its test match against Afghanistan indefinitely this week to prompt the Asian nation to "rethink" their approach to women's...

Delhi's IPL playoff berth delayed by loss to Kolkata 28 Sep 2021 - 09:29 pm

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - Delhi Capitals was delayed from claiming a playoff berth in the Indian Premier League after losing to Kolkata...

England all-rounder Moeen Ali announces retirement from tests 27 Sep 2021 - 10:59 am

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from test cricket, the country's cricket board said on Monday. Moeen, who made his test...

Patel's IPL hat trick lifts Bangalore to big win over Mumbai 26 Sep 2021 - 11:14 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Fast bowler Harshal Patel enjoyed a hat trick in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s thumping 54-run victory over Mumbai Indians...

Kohli becomes first Indian to reach 10,000 runs in T20 cricket 26 Sep 2021 - 09:53 pm

Virat Kohli became the first Indian batsman to notch up 10,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket during his side Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) game...

India end Australian women's 26-match ODI winning streak 26 Sep 2021 - 11:43 am

Australian women's world record 26-match winning streak in one-day internationals came to an end after India pulled off their highest-ever run chase to...

Kolkata records emphatic 7-wicket win over Mumbai in IPL 23 Sep 2021 - 09:47 pm

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Rahul Tripathi and Venkatesh Iyer smashed half centuries against a star-studded Mumbai Indians bowling attack and carried...

Delhi beats virus-hit Hyderabad by 8 wickets in IPL 22 Sep 2021 - 09:55 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Delhi Capitals notched their seventh win in the Indian Premier League with a thumping eight-wicket victory over virus-hit...

Hyderabad seamer Natarajan contracts COVID-19, IPL match to go ahead 22 Sep 2021 - 09:50 pm

MUMBAI - Sunrisers Hyderabad seamer T. Natarajan has tested positive for COVID-19 but the team's Indian Premier League match against Delhi Capitals on...

MCC changes 'batsman' to 'batter' in Laws of Cricket 22 Sep 2021 - 09:41 pm

The term 'batsman' has been amended to the gender-neutral term 'batter' in the Laws of Cricket to stress the importance of the women's...

Australia women crush India for 25th consecutive ODI win 21 Sep 2021 - 11:19 am

Sydney: Meg Lanning's ruthless Australia women's team registered their 25th consecutive victory in one-day internationals on Tuesday after crushing India by nine wickets...