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South Africa confirm white-ball tour of Sri Lanka in September 30 Jul 2021 - 12:09 pm

South Africa have confirmed a white-ball tour of Sri Lanka from Sept. 2-14 in which the teams will contest three one-day internationals and...

Birthday boy Hasaranga steers Sri Lanka to T20 series win over India 29 Jul 2021 - 09:34 pm

COLOMBO - Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga celebrated his birthday by taking four wickets as Sri Lanka beat India by seven wickets and took the...

Rain washes out first T20 between West Indies and Pakistan 28 Jul 2021 - 10:09 pm

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Rain forced an early end to West Indies’ first Twenty20 against Pakistan with no result on Wednesday despite the game...

Sri Lanka v India T20 postponed after Krunal Pandya's positive COVID test 27 Jul 2021 - 03:16 pm

The second Twenty20 international between Sri Lanka and India, scheduled for Tuesday in Colombo, has been pushed back by a day after India's...

Bhuvneshwar shines as India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in first T20 25 Jul 2021 - 09:59 pm

COLOMBO - Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar took four wickets as a second-string India team defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first Twenty20...

Indian Premier League to resume on Sept. 19 25 Jul 2021 - 07:53 pm

The remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was suspended in May due to COVID-19, will resume from Sept. 19 in...

Bangladesh wins Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe 25 Jul 2021 - 07:41 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Bangladesh won the Twenty20 series decider against Zimbabwe on Sunday, reaching its target with four balls to spare. Bangladesh clinched...

Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 23 runs to tie T20 series 23 Jul 2021 - 06:17 pm

HARARE - Wellington Masakadza took three wickets and three catches to steer Zimbabwe to a 23-run win over Bangladesh in their second Twenty20...

England sweat to 2-1 T20 series win over Pakistan 21 Jul 2021 - 11:48 pm

MANCHESTER, England - A nervy England beat a battling Pakistan by three wickets, and with just two balls to spare, in a nail-biting...

Shamsi puts Ireland in a spin as S Africa win first Twenty20 19 Jul 2021 - 09:56 pm

Left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took four wickets as South Africa eased to a comfortable 33-run victory over Ireland in their first ever...

Spinners shine as England beat Pakistan to level T20 series 1-1 18 Jul 2021 - 09:03 pm

England's stand-in skipper Jos Buttler top-scored with 59 before their spinners ripped through the Pakistan batting unit to seal a 45-run win in...

Brilliant Shakib leads Bangladesh to series win in Zimbabwe 18 Jul 2021 - 08:30 pm

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scored an excellent unbeaten 96 as Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by three wickets in their second One-Day International at the...

Needing 35 off last over, Ballymena batsman hits six sixes to win final 17 Jul 2021 - 02:54 pm

Northern Irish cricket club Cregagh had all but won Thursday's LVS Twenty20 Trophy final with their opponents Ballymena needing 35 runs off the...

West Indies beat Australia in final T20 for 4-1 series win 17 Jul 2021 - 02:42 pm

West Indies batsman Evin Lewis blasted 79 runs off 34 balls as the Twenty20 world champions defeated Australia by 16 runs in the...

India, Pakistan in same group in T20 World Cup 16 Jul 2021 - 02:07 pm

NEW DELHI - Hosts India were placed in the same group as arch-rivals Pakistan on Friday in the Super 12 stage of the...

Injured Perera out of India series, Fernando to miss ODIs 16 Jul 2021 - 01:44 pm

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera has been ruled out of the limited-overs home series against India with a shoulder injury while fast...

Injured Hasan Ali ruled out of first T20 against England 16 Jul 2021 - 01:05 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has been ruled out of Friday’s first Twenty20 international against England because of a leg injury....

India's Pant tests positive for COVID-19 in England 15 Jul 2021 - 02:40 pm

NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has tested positive for COVID-19 in England ahead of their five-test series starting next month, an Indian...