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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 ...


Friday, October 14, 2011

Six captains on this week's ICC Cricket World Radio Show

Cape Town : Hashim Amla, South Africa's stand-in captain, is one of the six captains to participate on this week's ICC Cricket World Radio Show as he looks forward to his side's series against Australia which starts today (Thursday) with a Twenty20 International (T20I) in Cape Town.Also, Zimbabwe and New Zealand captains Brendan Taylor and Ross Taylor preview their series...

No Aussies fixing matches: Clarke

SYDNEY : Australian Test and one-day captain Michael Clarke said Friday he was "100 percent confident" that no Australian cricketers were involved in match-fixing.His comments followed allegations made in a London court this week implicating Australian players during the corruption trial of ex-Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif."Me personally,...

Australia beat South Africa by 5 wickets in first T20

CAPE TOWN : Australia defeated South Africa by five wickets in the first of two Twenty20 internationals at Newlands on Thursday.South Africa made 146 for seven before Australia reached their target with three balls to spare.The second game takes place in Johannesburg on Sunday.Check Out Cricket Rati...

Windies beat Bangladesh by 40 runs

DHAKA : Lendl Simmons smashed a maiden century as the West Indies posted an easy 40-run win over Bangladesh in the first one-day international on Thursday to gain a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.The opener made a 124-ball 122 as the West Indies scored a challenging 298-4 before restricting Bangladesh to 258-7 in the day-night match in Dhaka. Shakib Al Hasan top-scored...

Simmons boosts Windies with maiden ton

DHAKA : Lendl Simmons hit an impressive maiden century to help the West Indies post a challenging 298-4 against Bangladesh in the first one-day international on Thursday.The opener, 26, cracked two sixes and eight fours in his 124-ball 122 to prop up the innings after the tourists had been put in bat in the day-night match in Dhaka.He added 67 runs with Adrian Barath,...

Misbah vows to win Sri Lanka series

LAHORE : Pakistan cricket team captain Misbah-ul-Haq said that the national team would go all out to win the series against Sri Lanka.However, the opponents cannot be taken easy despite in the absence of Muralitharan, said the captain. Talking with media here at the Qadhafi Stadium, Misbah said that cricket is a team game and it is not wise to rely on a single player He...

Sri Lanka look for revival against Pakistan

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka hope to end their Test drought when they face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates later this month, the team's captain Tillakaratne Dilshan said Thursday.Sri Lanka have not won a Test in their last 11 outings, since beating India in Galle in July 2010 when world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan made his final appearance.This year, Sri Lanka...

Bangladesh put Windies in to bat in first ODI

DHAKA : Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim elected to field after winning the toss against the West Indies in the first one-day international in Dhaka on Thursday.Denesh Ramdin led the West Indies in place of Darren Sammy, who was ruled out of the match due to an upset stomach.West Indies: Denesh Ramdin (capt), Adrian Barath, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard,...