Samaraweera, Chandimal rescue Sri Lanka

DURBAN : Thilan Samaraweera and new cap Dinesh Chandimal shared a century partnership as Sri Lanka made a strong recovery on the first day of the second Test match at Kingsmead on Monday. Sri Lanka finished the day on 289 for seven, with Samaraweera (86 not out) and Chandimal (58) adding 111 for the sixth wicket after Marchant de Lange, South Africa's new fast bowler,...

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Bangladesh to meet Pakistan in Asia Cup opener

DHAKA : Bangladesh will meet Pakistan in the opening match of the four-nation Asia Cup cricket tournament starting in Dhaka in March, an official said Monday. The Sher-e-Bangla National stadium will host all the matches, including the inaugural tie on March 12 and the final on March 22, Asian Cricket Council chief executive Syed Ashraful Huq said. "All teams including...

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Australia fight back against India in first Test

MELBOURNE : Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and paceman Peter Siddle mounted a superb fightback to rescue Australia after Zaheer Khan fired up India with a fierce afternoon spell on the opening day of the first Test on Monday. Paceman Zaheer took two wickets in successive balls before spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made it three for the addition of nine runs as Australia's middle...

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Yadav halts Australia's charge in first test

MELBOURNE : India paceman Umesh Yadav dismissed Shaun Marsh for a duck shortly after taking the wicket of belligerent opener David Warner to slow Australia's charge in the opening session of the first test in Melbourne on Monday. With the green-tinged wicket offering swing and varying bounce in overcast conditions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 24-year-old hounded...

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PCB invites Whatmore to coach team

KARACHI : Pakistan's cricket board Sunday said it has invited former World Cup winning Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore to finalise his appointment as head coach of the national team, an official said. Pakistan cricket team is without a full time coach since former paceman Waqar Younis left the post in September citing health problems. "We are in the process of...

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Pakistan confidence high ahead of England series: Mohsin

KARACHI : Test series wins over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have whetted Pakistan's appetite for success and they are capable of beating world number one Test side England next month, coach Mohsin Khan said.However, interim coach Mohsin, who was retained after guiding his team to series victories over the sub-continent teams, said that England would pose a far bigger challenge...

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