Sangakkara fights alone after Pakistan rip through Sri Lanka batting

DUBAI : Pakistan's bowlers once again caught Sri Lanka napping on the opening day of the second cricket Test at Dubai Stadium here on Wednesday.Sri Lanka, opting to bat on a bouncy pitch, were pegged back by Umar Gul (3-49) before slumping further to 176-8 by tea as the Pakistan attack kept relentless pressure on the batsmen with some early help from the pitch...

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Pakistan pacers rock Sri Lanka in 2nd Test

DUBAI : Umar Gul ripped through Sri Lanka's top order with a burst of three wickets in his opening spell on the first day of the second cricket Test on Wednesday.Gul broke through in only the third over of the match after Sri Lanka, electing to bat, slumped to 30-3 by the ninth over before struggling to 78-5 by lunch at the Dubai cricket Stadium.Kumar Sangakkara,...

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Sri Lanka bat in second Pakistan Test

DUBAI : Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan won the toss and chose to bat in the second Test against Pakistan at the Dubai Stadium on Wednesday.Sri Lanka were dealt a blow when their wicket-keeper batsman Prasanna Jayawardene, who hit a match-saving 120 in the drawn first Test at Abu Dhabi last week, was ruled out due to injury.Also out was paceman Nuwan Pradeep...

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Dominant India whitewash England

KOLKATA: World champions India brushed aside England by 95 runs in the fifth and final one-day international in Kolkata on Tuesday to sweep the series 5-0 Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 75 off 69 balls to power India to 271-8 after the hosts were sent in to bat by England captain Alastair Cook at the Eden Gardens.Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja...

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Zimbabwe ensure a thrilling win over NZ

BULAWAYO : Zimbabwe: Malcolm Waller hit a single off the fifth ball of the last over to take Zimbabwe to a dramatic one-wicket win in the third and final one-day international against New Zealand at Queens Sports Club on Tuesday.Waller finished on 99 not out off 74 balls as Zimbabwe chased down a New Zealand total of 328 for five which included centuries by Ross...

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Taylor, Williamson punish Zimbabwe bowlers

BULAWAYO : Zimbabwe: Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson hit centuries as New Zealand piled up 328 for five in the third and final one-day international against New Zealand at Queens Sports Club on Tuesday.Taylor (119) and Williamson (100 not out) shared a fifth-wicket stand of 195 off only 133 balls that turned what seemed likely to be a respectable total into an...

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Spot-fixing trial: Butt's lawyer concludes arguments

LONDON : During day 14 of the spot fixing trial the lawyer for Salman Butt accused fast bowler Muhammed Amir of having direct contact with bookies in Pakistan, Ali Bajwa who is representing the former Pakistan captain in his closing argument said that even though Amir was young he did not need anyone’s guidance for fixing and understood right from wrong. Bajwa added...

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Dhoni leads India to 271-8 against England

KOLKATA : Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 75 off 69 balls to power India to 271-8 in the fifth and final one-dayer at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.England, hoping to avoid a 5-0 series whitewash after losing the first four games, grabbed wickets at regular intervals after skipper Alastair Cook asked India to bat in the day-night match.India...

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Fielding let us down during first test: Misbah

DUBAI : Pakistan cricket captain Misbah ul Haq said Tuesday the teams fielding was disappointing during the first test against Sri Lanka. Misbah while speaking to the media said the team was concentrating on improving their fielding during training sessions and they would try to show an improved performance in the second test. He added fast bowler Umer Gul was fit...

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Sunny makes seven-wicket debut in drawn Test

CHITTAGONG : Bangladesh's Elias Sunny made a memorable seven-wicket debut against the West Indies in the rain-hit opening Test, which ended in a draw on the fifth and final day on Tuesday.The left-arm spinner grabbed 6-94 in the first innings and 1-34 in the second as the West Indies finished at 100-2 after being set a 226-run target to win the match off 37 overs.Opener...

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ICC T20 BASTMAN RANKING

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ICC T20 BOWLWER RANKING

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T20 ALL- ROUNDER RANKING

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Debutant Sunny puts Windies in spin

CHITTAGONG : Elias Sunny bagged four wickets on his debut to boost Bangladesh's hopes of taking a first innings lead in the opening Test against the West Indies on Monday.The left-arm spinner took 4-56 as the West Indies reached 144-5 in their first innings at stumps on the penultimate day in reply to Bangladesh's total of 350-9 declared.Sunny, 25, did not have to...

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England top ICC's inaugural T20 rankings, Pak 7th

DUBAI : Reigning world champions England top the inaugural Twenty20 rankings announced for the popular format of the game here on Monday.England, who won the the third edition of the World Twenty20 under Paul Collingwood in the West Indies last year, have a rating of 127 points and lead second placed Sri Lanka by just one point.England are already world number one...

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Afridi should guide young players and captain: Wasim Akram

ISLAMABAD : Former cricket captain, Wasim Akram said the spot-fixing scandal scared Pakistan cricket, Geo News reported. Akram added that it was time to forget the past and concentrate on the future. Speaking to the media Akram said Shahid Afridi could play cricket for another three years and he should guide young players and the captain. Akram said he would help...

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Bangladesh put Windies under pressure in 1st Test

CHITTAGONG: Shahadat Hossain and debutant Elias Sunny took one wicket each as Bangladesh put the West Indies under pressure on the penultimate day of the opening Test on Monday.The West Indies lost opener Lendl Simmons and Kirk Edwards before reaching 50-2 in their first innings at tea in reply to Bangladesh's total of 350-9 declared in Chittagong.Opener Kraigg Brathwaite...

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Reliance ICC T20I Rankings launch

Dubai : meeting icc Cricket Wt20 ratings are in release 24 October Check out the  Reliance ICC T20I Rankings launch Reliance ICC Test Rankings launch Reliance ICC odi cricket Rankings India 3rd position in 4-0 England slip to 5th positaion top position Australia series againts south africa...

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Morgan, Mendis and Watson are number-one ranked T20I players

England's Eoin Morgan, Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka and Shane Watson of Australia were announced as the number-one ranked batsman, bowler and all-rounder, respectively in the Reliance ICC T20I Player Rankings which were released in Dubai today (Monday).In 18 T20Is, Morgan has scored 569 runs at an average of 47.41 and only Matthew Hayden (308 runs at 51.33) and Andrew...

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England women claim a crushing 96-run victory over South Africa

Captain Charlotte Edwards and Sarah Taylor set a record partnership for the second wicket as England women claimed a crushing 96-run victory over South Africa in the second one day international of the series in Potchefstroom today.Charlotte Edwards and Danielle Wyatt got England off to a solid start after South Africa won the toss and inserted the visitors. Wyatt...

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Waqar believes bowlers will recover for second Test

Former Pakistan coach Waqar Younis expects the team's fast bowlers to shake off the effects of two days in the field and be ready for action again in time for Wednesday's second Test against Sri Lanka at Dubai Sports City.Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema and Junaid Khan bowled 88 overs between them in Sri Lanka's second innings of the opening match of the three-Test series ...

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Third day's play called off in Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG : The first test between Bangladesh and West Indies at Chittagong was affected by the weather again on Sunday as early drizzle and a damp outfield forced the cancellation of the third day. No play was possible on Saturday due to a damp outfield. The match referee and umpires made the decision after an inspection at 1015 local (0415 GMT) time. Play will...

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Sri Lanka thwart Pakistan's victory hopes to salvage draw

ABU DHABI: Kumar Sangakkara hit his eighth double hundred and Prasanna Jayawardene notched up a fighting century to thwart Pakistan's hopes of victory to salvage a draw for Sri Lanka in the first Test here on Saturday.Sangakkara scored 211 during a marathon near eleven-hour stay while Prasanna made 120, for his fourth century, as Sri Lanka piled on 483 to frustrate...

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