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Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva chip away at Bangladesh's lead
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Saturday, 24 April 2021 00:02
Sri Lanka 331 for 3 (Karunaratne 139*, Thirimanne 74*) trail Bangladesh 541 for 7 by 210 runsDimuth Karunaratne reached his 11th Test century as Sri Lanka had a near-perfect session on the fourth morning. They are now just 12 runs short of avoiding the follow-on, and are set up to challenge Bangladesh's total of 541 for 7.Karunaratne had solid support…
Australia selector 'very concerned' about Ashes build-up
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Friday, 23 April 2021 18:16
Australia's national selector Trevor Hohns has admitted to being "very concerned" about the lack of Test cricket the team will play ahead of the Ashes next season.With the tour of South Africa last month postponed, there will be a 10-month gap between Tests when they are due to play Afghanistan in a one-off match in late November before facing England.That…
Depleted Royals look to overcome top-order troubles against Knight Riders
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Friday, 23 April 2021 08:37
Big pictureBoth the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals have plenty of cream in the middle, but their top orders are squishy at best. After their designated opener Ben Stokes was sidelined from the tournament, the Royals bumped Jos Buttler up to the top, but he has been dismissed twice in three innings inside the powerplay. His opening partner…
Officials back Covid-19 bubble, have no plans of shifting IPL matches from Delhi
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Friday, 23 April 2021 08:53
There is no plan to shift the IPL 2021 matches scheduled for Delhi, despite that city being one of the worst affected by the current Covid-19 wave. The city recorded more than 300 deaths and 26,000 new cases on April 22, and currently faces an acute shortage of hospital beds and oxygen supplies.Four IPL teams - defending champions Mumbai Indians,…
Breaking down the breakdown of Cricket South Africa
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Friday, 23 April 2021 09:59
South Africa's sports minister Nathi Mthethwa is on the verge of derecognising Cricket South Africa (CSA), and if that happens, CSA will not be the body that officially runs cricket in the country. That is exactly as big a deal as it sounds like, and it's been a long time coming. Here, we try to make sense of what's happened…
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Friday, 23 April 2021 12:00
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Friday, 23 April 2021 03:26
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Friday, 23 April 2021 04:56
South African sports minister warns CSA of 'defunding' and 'derecognising'
Friday, 23 April 2021 07:02
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Friday, 23 April 2021 06:47
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Friday, 23 April 2021 06:55
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Friday, 23 April 2021 02:02
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Friday, 23 April 2021 00:02
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Thursday, 22 April 2021 21:31
Travis Head and Matthew Wade lose Cricket Australia contracts, Cameron Green included
Thursday, 22 April 2021 12:18
Axar Patel rejoins Capitals squad after three weeks in medical care facility
Thursday, 22 April 2021 11:42
Robbie White-Sam Robson stand ensures Middlesex have edge over Surrey on 13-wicket opening day
Thursday, 22 April 2021 11:03
Lewis Hill posts another fifty but Somerset make Leicestershire struggle
Thursday, 22 April 2021 10:39
George Garton finds the fire as England's bigwigs head for the seaside
Thursday, 22 April 2021 10:35
Chris Cooke's second century of the season sets Glamorgan off to strong start
Thursday, 22 April 2021 08:44
Off-colour Mumbai Indians still look too strong for misfiring Punjab Kings
Thursday, 22 April 2021 08:13
Sloppy Zimbabwe look to bounce back against unconvincing Pakistan
Thursday, 22 April 2021 06:28
'Cut down the runs and fence them in' - how Sri Lanka kept Bangladesh on a tight leash
Thursday, 22 April 2021 07:08
Royal Challengers Bangalore bowl against Rajasthan Royals; both teams make one change
Thursday, 22 April 2021 08:09
Natarajan out of IPL with knee injury
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