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WTC final scenarios: South Africa through, but what about India, Australia and Sri Lanka?
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Sunday, 29 December 2024 06:04
South Africa's nailbiting two-wicket win against Pakistan in Centurion has confirmed their place in June's World Test Championship (WTC) final. That means only one place is left to be decided, with three teams in contention. Here is a look at what each of India, Australia and Sri Lanka needs to do to qualify.IndiaPercent: 55.89, matches remaining: Aus (2 away)For India…
'We had the game in our hand' - Masood calls for more ruthlessness from Pakistan to kill off Tests
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Sunday, 29 December 2024 07:10
Shan Masood lamented "the same mistakes" Pakistan keep making after they slipped to an eighth Test defeat on the trot in South Africa and their seventh in their last nine games. In a topsy-turvy game, the final twist belonged to South Africa as they recovered from an epic collapse that saw them lose four wickets for three runs to record…
Shahidi 179* keeps Afghanistan strong on rain-curtailed day
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Sunday, 29 December 2024 08:17
Afghanistan 515 for 3 (Rahmat 234, Shahidi 179*, Muzarabani 1-52) trail Zimbabwe 586 by 71 runsRain had the final say on the fourth day in Bulawayo as only 31 overs were possible with the first of two Tests between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan headed to a draw. Zimbabwe managed to end the mammoth 364-run third-wicket partnership between Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah…
Lyon, Boland frustrate India after Bumrah rips through middle-order
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Sunday, 29 December 2024 00:19
Australia 474 and 228 for 9 (Labuschagne 70, Lyon 41*, Bumrah 4-56, Siraj 3-66) lead India 369 (Reddy 114, Jaiswal 82, Boland 3-57, Cummins 3-89) by 333 runsIn one of the most absorbing days of Test cricket you could wish to see, another remarkable performance from Jasprit Bumrah blew the game wide open. But, Marnus Labuschagne and Pat Cummins played…
Inglis leaves Test squad after suffering calf strain with BBL return unknown
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Saturday, 28 December 2024 18:05
Australia's spare Test batter and wicketkeeper Josh Inglis has suffered a low-grade calf strain while fielding during the fourth Test at the MCG, which rules him out of the squad for the final Test in Sydney and puts his BBL in jeopardy as he is expected to be managed ahead the Test tour of Sri Lanka.Inglis was the sole spare…
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Friday, 27 December 2024 20:34
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Friday, 27 December 2024 23:35
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Friday, 27 December 2024 21:11
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Friday, 27 December 2024 22:28
Sri Lanka bowl, bring Binura Fernando into pace attack
Saturday, 28 December 2024 01:16
Nitish Kumar Reddy's dramatic 105* leads India's rearguard
Friday, 27 December 2024 01:56
Smith's 140, late flurry of wickets push India on the back foot
Friday, 27 December 2024 01:57
Deepti's all-round heroics hand India series sweep
Friday, 27 December 2024 02:18
Markram keeps South Africa on course for lead
Friday, 27 December 2024 04:21
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Friday, 27 December 2024 04:32
Williams hopes to 'lead by action' for Zimbabwe's future cricketers to learn from
Thursday, 26 December 2024 04:01
Gill not dropped, 'just unfortunate' says India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar
Thursday, 26 December 2024 05:08
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Thursday, 26 December 2024 01:10
Konstas on taking on Bumrah: 'That's the beauty of being young and a bit naive'
Thursday, 26 December 2024 02:03
Zimbabwe bat against Afghanistan; six debutants across both teams
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