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NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Sunday, April 24, 2011

Talha eyes comeback to Pak team after successful domestic season

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Talha has expressed hope that his successful season in domestic cricket will impress the selection committee and earn him a much awaited recall to the national team.Pakistan's limited-overs squad for the Caribbean tour includes five players yet to play for the senior team- wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman, batsman Usman Salahuddin, allrounder Hammad...

Afridi happy with all-round performance

Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has said that it was "good cricket all around" for his team, which registered a comfortable eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the first one-day international (ODI) of the five-match series on Saturday."I was very happy when West Indies won the toss and chose to bat because I thought the pitch would help our spinners,"...

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Apr 23, 2011 Mohammad Salman celebrates the run-out of Darren Bravo © AFP Apr 23, 2011 Mohammad Hafeez steers one through the off side during his fifty © AFP Apr 23, 2011 West Indies seamers' had a tough day in the field against Pakistan © AFP Apr 23, 2011 Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored in Pakistan's...

Pakistan beat West Indies by eight wickets

Updated at: 0153 PST,  Sunday, April 24, 2011 GROS ISLET: Pakistan beat West Indies by eight wickets in the first one-day international on Saturday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground here. Brief scores: West Indies: 221 for six in 50 overs (Darren Bravo 67) v Pakistan 222 for two in 41.3 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 73 not out, Asad Shafiq 61 not out, Mohammad Hafeez...

West Indies win toss and bat against Pakistan

Updated at: 1836 PST,  Saturday, April 23, 2011 GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia: West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the first One-day International at the Beausejour Cricket Ground here on Saturday: Teams West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Devon Smith, Lendl Simmons, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Kirk Edwards, Dwayne...