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Bangladesh move past Sri Lanka in ODI rankings

Bangladesh made history in Dublin on Wednesday when they moved to sixth place in the ICC ODI Team Rankings for the first...

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Smith hopeful of avoiding Ashes boycott

Australia captain Steve Smith says he and his team-mates want to prevent a boycott of the Ashes series, as he welcomed reports...

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Sri Lanka cruise to win over Scotland

Sri Lanka gained emphatic revenge against Scotland with a nine-wicket win in their second one-day tour match at Beckenham in Kent. Scotland...

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Sangakkara to retire from first-class cricket

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara says he will retire from first-class cricket after this season. The 39-year-old Surrey batsman, who quit...

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Mumbai Indians beat Pune to win IPL

A superb final over from Mitchell Johnson saw Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by one run to win a thrilling Indian...

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Scotland stun Sri Lanka in warm-up game

Kyle Coetzer and Matthew Cross hit centuries as Scotland beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in London. Chasing a 50-over target of...

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Sooriyawewa to get a new lease of life

President of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board Thilanga Sumathipala and members of the Executive Committee today (21) undertook an inspection of...

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Karn, Bumrah carry Mumbai into IPL final

Karn Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah picked up their best T20 bowling figures on the same day, combining to take 7 for 23...

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Sanath says Malinga can make come back

Former Sri Lanka opener and current chairman of selectors, Sanath Jayasuriya, said fast bowler Lasith Malinga will be back to his best...

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Portraits of Mahela and Kumar at Lord’s Pavilion

Portraits of Sri Lanka cricket legends Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara will be unveiled tomorrow by MCC in the Lord’s Pavilion. The...

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Vaas taking players to the next level

Former Sri Lanka left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas said someone with a good running technique can become a good fast bowler. “Fast bowling...

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Rahul eyes Sri Lanka series for comeback

Injured batsman KL Rahul requires another three months to recuperate from his shoulder surgery and the proposed series against Sri Lanka in...

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Ashes strike warning over Australia pay row

Australia’s cricketers union urged a swift resolution to a damaging pay dispute today to avoid any strike disruption to this year’s Ashes...

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Pakistan win series against West Indies in thriller

Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq are retiring on a winning note after Pakistan clinched their first ever test series victory in the Caribbean when...

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Champions Trophy warm-up matches announced

With the eighth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 less than three weeks away, the preparations have begun, even as IPL...

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Kings XI barely defend 230 to stay alive

A 453-run slugfest – the second-highest aggregate in IPL history – was decided in the final over with Mohit Sharma defending 15...

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Singapore play Sri Lanka for WC warm-up

Singapore’s indoor cricketers face the challenge of an all-star squad from Sri Lanka as they prepare for September’s World Cup in Dubai....

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BCCI ignores South Africa’s pull-out threat

Haroon Lorgat, the chief executive at Cricket South Africa (CSA), wrote a letter to Rahul Johri, the CEO at BCCI, “requesting” the...

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Mahela joins Lancashire for T20 Blast

Lancashire have signed experienced Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene for the upcoming T20 Blast campaign. He played for Somerset last season and...

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BCCI gives green signal for Champions Trophy

The Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Sunday, announced that their team will participate in the ICC Champions Trophy, which...