Bangladesh tour will help revive cricket: PCB chief

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf Wednesday said Bangladesh's short tour will help revive the suspended sport in his country. Bangladesh on Sunday confirmed it will play a one-day and a Twenty20 match in Lahore this month, matches which will reintroduce international cricket to Pakistan following its suspension in the wake of 2009 attacks on the Sri...

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IPL: Punjab to clash with Kolkata today

MOHALI: Kings Eleven Punjab will be facing Kolkata Night Raiders today in the Indian Premier League (IPL)-2012 here. The match will start in the night at 7.30 P.M (Pakistan Time). Rajasthan Royals with 8 points to its credit leading the list. Geo Super is televising all the matches of the event li...

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Lyon's 5-68 puts Australia in charge

PORT OF SPAIN: A spell of five for sixteen by Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon put Australia in charge at Queen's Park Oval at the end of the third day of the second Test in the West Indies on Tuesday. It was the first time that Lyon had taken five wickets in an innings since his debut Test in Sri Lanka. "I'm over the moon, even though I didn't run around like I did...

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Bangalore win as Gayle butchers Pune bowlers

BANGALORE: West Indies star batsman Chris Gayle smashed eight sixes in his marathon innings of 81 to help Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Pune Warriors by six wickets in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. Chasing a difficult target of 183, Bangalore completed the victory when Saurabh Tiwary hit a towering six off...

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Rajasthan win against Deccan in high run-chase

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Royals defeated Deccan Chargers by five wickets after chasing a huge target with two balls to spare in a high-scoring match in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Tuesday. Chasing 197, Rajasthan completed their fourth win of the six matches to go on top of the points table whereas Deccan lost all their three...

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