Pakistan, West Indies, Netherlands and South Africa all win on opening day of ICC WWCQ 2011

ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2011 Stafanie Taylor and team-mate Juliana Nero both score centuries to defeat IrelandPakistan, West Indies, Netherlands and South Africa all claimed victories on the opening day of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Dhaka, Bangladesh today.Sana Mir's Pakistan defeated hosts Bangladesh by 73 runs in a hard-fought game played in...

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Dravid ton puts India in control

Eden Gardens : Rahul Dravid cracked a brilliant 119 to put India on course for a big total on the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday.The 38-year-old batsman hit two sixes and nine fours in his 36th Test hundred, and the fifth of the year, as the hosts reached 346-5 in their first innings at stumps after...

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Sri Lanka bat in 2nd ODI against Pakistan

DUBAI : Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan won the toss and decided to bat in the second day-night international against Pakistan at Dubai stadium here on Monday.Sri Lanka made two changes from the side which lost the first day-night match here on Friday, bringing in paceman Thissara Perera and Jeevan Mendis in for Suranga Lakmal and Kosala Kulasekara.Mahela...

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Pakistan aim for 2-0 lead over SL in 2nd ODI

DUBAI : The ambitious Pakistan team will look to win the second ODI here on Monday and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka,Pakistan thrashed their rivals in the first match on Friday by eight wickets where returning Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan displayed a winning show. Pakistan bowled Sri Lanka out for 131 in 40.3 overs supported by off-spinners...

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Teenage Quintyne surprised to be Windies player so soon

Fifteen year old West Indies Women leg spinner Shaquana Quintyne was surprised to have commenced her international career during her tender teenage years."I never thought I would play for the West Indies so soon, I was thinking more like when I was 19 or so but now that I have made the team it is a dream come true and I want to ensure that I do the hard work to maintain...

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Steyn becomes only the 20th bowler in history to break 900-point mark threshold

South Africa's Dale Steyn has become only the 20th bowler in history to break the 900-point mark barrier in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers after claiming six wickets in his side's eight-wicket win against Australia in Cape Town on Friday.Steyn began the Test on 899 ratings points and earned three ratings points for his efforts of 4-55 and 2-23 to...

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Sammy, de Villiers, Porterfield and Misbah wish teams well for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2011

Ten women's teams are in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2011, which starts on Monday, and some of the men's team captains have sent good luck messages to their female counterparts as they strive to qualify for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2013Teams from South Africa, Ireland, West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are in Dhaka...

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David Warner named as replacement player

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) today named New South Wales batsman David Warner as a replacement player in the Australian squad for the second Test against South Africa which begins in Johannesburg on Thursday.Warner will replace Shaun Marsh in the squad who is continuing his recovery from a back injury suffered while batting in the first Test...

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Pakistan keeping it simple, says Younis

DUBAI : Former captain Younis Khan said his team will continue to keep things simple as they look to double their series lead in the second one-day match against Sri Lanka here on Monday.Pakistan thrashed their rivals in the first match on Friday by eight wickets and Younis hopes the team sticks to the same plan We kept things simple in the Tests as well," said Younis...

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PCB chief urges BCCI to restore cricket ties

KARACHI : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf claims to have told his Indian counterpart that Pakistan is willing to tour India in a bid to restore bilateral cricket ties. Ashraf told the media before leaving for Dubai on Saturday that he had sent a letter to BCCI president N Srinivasan in which he had urged resumption of bilateral cricket ties."I have...

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Sri Lanka's Atapattu praises Pakistan, Misbah

DUBAI : Sri Lankan batting coach Marvan Atapattu on Sunday praised the Pakistan team as one of the best in the recent past and likened their captain Misbah-ul Haq to his country's former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga.Atapattu's praise came after Sri Lanka were thrashed by eight wickets in the first one-day here on Friday to go 1-0 down in the five-match series, which followed...

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Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Dubai

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