Australia look to level T20 series against Sri Lanka

KANDY: Australia and Sri Lanka will play their second T20 and the Aussies will be looking to level the two match series. The match will be played at the Pallakele Stadium.In the first match, a ton by Sri Lankan skipper Tilkartane Dilshan helped the home side secure victory by 35 runs.Sri Lanka reached their highest total against Australia in T20’s by scoring 198/3 in the...

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Wasim 'puzzled' by Pakistan selection

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said Monday he was surprised over the decision to exclude pacemen Wahab Riaz and Umar Gul from the forthcoming Zimbabwe tour, saying it would hamper their progress.Riaz and Gul were surprisingly rested while Tanveer Ahmed dropped for the tour which includes one Test, three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches, starting...

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Bangladesh still need 263 runs as Zimbabwe closer to win

HARARE: Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor scored an unbeaten 105 before Bangladesh were restricted to 112-3 at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday, still needing another 263 runs to win the one-off Test match.Taylor declared his team's second innings on 291 for five after resuming at 92 for four for an overall lead of 374 which left the tourists to face 30 overs before stumps...

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Afghanistan survive late collapse to clinch win

Afghanistan recorded a dramatic two-wicket victory over Canada in Toronto on Sunday.Batting first, Canada got off to an excellent start as Gunasekera (57) and Patel (62) added an excellent opening stand of 75 in the opening power play overs.However, no Canada batter could go on to make a really big score, as Mohammad Nabi (4-31) and Dawlat Zadran (3-49) restricted the home...

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