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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, February 24, 2012

Sri Lanka beat Australia by 3 wickets in ODI

7:29 PM  Unknown  

HOBART: Sri Lanka beat Australia by three wickets with four balls to spare to go top of the tri one-day series at Bellerive Oval on Friday.Nuwan Kulasekara hit the winning runs as Sri Lanka reached 283 for seven off 49.2 overs in reply to Australia's 280 for six off 50 overs....

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Spot-fixing: Mohammad Amir arriving on Sunday

7:28 PM  Unknown  

LONDON: Mohammad Amir, one of three Pakistani cricketers jailed over spot-fixing charges, is arriving Sunday after spending three months of prison term in Britain,&nb...

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Forrest smashes 104 in Australia's 280-6

7:27 PM  Unknown  

HOBART: Peter Forrest scored the first century of the tri one-day series to hoist Australia to 280 for six off their 50 overs against Sri Lanka at Bellerive Oval on Friday.The newcomer, slotting comfortably into deposed Ricky Ponting's number three batting spot, hit 104 off 138 balls to steer Australia to an imposing total.Sri Lanka will need to score a Hobart record...

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Cricket: Stirling stars with bat and ball for Ireland

7:26 PM  Unknown  

MOMBASA :  Kenya: Paul Stirling starred with both the bat and ball as Ireland beat Kenya by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 international match at the Mombasa Sports Club grounds on Thursday. The 21-year-old Middlesex player took two wickets in the Kenyan top order and pretty much single-handedly won the game for his team with his unbeaten 65 to give...

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Cricket: Pakistan beat England in nail-biting finish

5:59 AM  Unknown  

DUBAI: Paceman Umar Gul took 3-18 to inspire Pakistan to a thrilling eight-run win in the first of three Twenty20 internationals against England at Dubai Stadium on Thursday.England, the reigning Twenty20 world champions, were cruising at 120-4 after 17 overs, chasing 145 to win, but Gul took two wickets in the 18th over for just three runs to change the complexion...

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Cricket: Sacking Ponting was tough, says Clarke

5:58 AM  Unknown  

SYDNEY: Australian captain Michael Clarke has said he was partly responsible for the sacking of former skipper Ricky Ponting from the one-day squad. Clarke wrote about how difficult the decision had been in a newspaper column on Thursday, while adding that the 37-year-old Ponting remained a "huge part of our Test team". "I'm 100 percent part of the selection...

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