BPL: Khulna outclass Chittagong by 44 runs

CHITTAGONG: Khulna Royal Bengals defeated Chittagong Kings by 44 runs with eleven balls remaining in the 20th Twenty20 match of the Bangladesh Premier League here at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday.Chasing 137 to win, Chittagong Kings were bowled out by Khulna bowlers for 93 runs in 18.1 overs.Leg-break bowler Marshall Ayub captured four for 20 while left-arm...

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Cricket: NZealand recall Franklin, Ryder for S.Africa ODIs

WELLINGTON: New Zealand have named allrounder James Franklin along with big-hitting Jesse Ryder and paceman Andy McKay in a 14-man squad for the Blackcaps'three-match one-day international series at home against South Africa starting on Saturday. The trio replace injured pair of Dean Brownlie and Jacob Oram, and dropped teenager Tom Latham, from the squad that...

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ICC deny clearing Pakistan spinner Kaneria

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council Monday denied it had cleared Pakistan's Danish Kaneria to play, after he was implicated in a spot-fixing trial that saw a former English county cricket jailed for four months. Prosecutors in the case, which culminated last week, told the Central Criminal Court in London that ex-Essex paceman Mervyn Westfield had been lured...

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Australia squad named for next two tri ODIs

SYDNEY: Shane Watson was named in the Australia squad for the first time this season as selectors Monday made a big call and dropped former skipper Ricky Ponting for the tri-series with India and Sri Lanka. Watson replaced Ponting in a 13-man squad after the ex-captain's lean run of form with just 18 runs in five knocks in the ODI series. Selectors also recalled...

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Cricket: Pakistan seek lift to avoid England clean-sweep

DUABI: Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan said his team will need to raise their standards in all three departments to stop England from a clean sweep of the one-day series in the fourth match here on Tuesday. Pakistan are on the receiving end in the one-day series after blanking England 3-0 in the preceding Test series, with Khan stressing his team needed improvement....

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BPL: Rajshahi’s easy win in high-scoring T20 against Barisal

CHITTAGONG: Duronto Rajshahi easily won the high scoring Twenty20 match by nine wickets against Barisal Burners with 17 balls remaining here at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday.Chasing a big target of 193 runs, Rajshahi completed its fourth victory in the tournament in 17.1 overs losing only one wicket.Junaid Siddique guided the team for a big win with an...

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Ponting considers playing future after ODI axing

SYDNEY: World Cup winner Ricky Ponting's one-day international career appeared over Monday after he was dropped from Australia's team after a dismal run of form, and was considering his future in the game.Chief selector John Inverarity announced the axing of Ponting, the second all-time leading runscorer in ODIs, after he scored just 18 runs in five tri-series knocks...

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Cricket: Barisal crush Sylhet by nine wickets

CHITTAGONG: Barisal Burners achieved a big victory of nine wickets against Sylhet Royals in the 18th Twenty20 match of the Bangladesh Premier League here at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Sunday. Chasing an easy target of 121, openers Ahmed Shahzad and Brad Hodge provided an opening stand of 116 to make Barisal’s job much easier as it completed the victory...

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Cricket: Chanderpaul guides Khulna to 7-wkt win over Dhaka

CHITTAGONG: West Indies’s star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul smashed an unbeaten 87 off 49 balls to steer Khulna Royal Bengals to a seven-wicket victory over Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh Premier League here at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Sunday.Chasing 141, Khulna completed their fourth win in the tournament in 16.4 overs.Man-of-the-match Chanderpaul...

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