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Ecstatic Sarfraz credits openers, bowlers after ending England tour on hig
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Sept.8 (ANI): Ecstatic after ending the England tour on a high note, new Pakistan T20 skipper Sarfraz Ahmed has credited openers Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif for guiding the team to a crushing nine-wicket win over Eoin Morgan's side in their lone T20 match at Old T
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Spain thrash Liechtenstein 8-0 in WC qualifying opener
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Sept.6 (ANI): Spain kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign on a winning note as they crushed Liechtenstein 8-0 in the opening Group G clash in Leon on Tuesday.
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Bale's brace inspires Wales to 4-0 rout of Moldova in WC qualifying o
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
London [England], Sept.6 (ANI): Midfielder Gareth Bale scored twice as Wales kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a thumping 4-0 win over Moldova in their Group D clash at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday.
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Centurion Alex Hales relieved after batting heroics at Trent Bridge
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
London [England], Aug 31 (ANI): England swashbuckling opener Alex Hales has expressed that he felt satisfied to have scored a monumental knock of 171 at Trent Bridge after going through "a tough few weeks" in the ongoing series against Pakistan.
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KL Rahul, Evin Lewis make huge gains in latest T20 rankings
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai, Aug 30 (ANI):Rival openers Evin Lewis of the West Indies and India's Lokesh Rahul have made huge gains in the latest ICC players rankings for T20I batsmen after slamming fine centuries in the recent two-match series in Lauderhill, USA, played on 27 and 28 August.
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Own people raising banner of revolt should be an eye opener for Pakistan:
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug. 30 (ANI): With Baloch and Sindhi leaders holding a joint protest against the ongoing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Balochistan outside the Chinese Embassy in London and raising slogans of "Azadi", National Panthers Party (NPP) le
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Retiring Dilshan speaks on lack of support during his captaincy stint
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug.29 (ANI): Retiring Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan has revealed how poorly he felt he was treated during his 10-month tenure as a captain while also criticizing current skipper Angelo Mathews for not bowling enough at that time.
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Dilshan equalled services of Jayawardena, Sangakkara for Lankan cricket: M
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Aug.28 (ANI): Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews has paid rich tribute to retiring opener Tillakaratne Dilshan by putting his contributions on par with two of the finest ever batsmen namely Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.
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`Injured` Hafeez ruled out of rest of England ODI series
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Aug.28 (ANI): Pakistan dealt with a major blow ahead of the third ODI of the five-match series against England as opener Mohammad Hafeez, who is suffering from a calf injury, has been ruled out of the rest of the matches.
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Lewandowski hat-trick propels Bayern to 6-0 rout of Werder
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
London [England], Aug 27 (ANI): Robert Lewandowski continued his scoring prowess with his second hat-trick of the week as Bayern Munich thrashed Werder Bremen 6-0 in the Bundeliga opener at the Allianz Arena, Germany.
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Hayden blames packed international schedule for Aussies' recent slump
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Aug.26 (ANI): Offering his support to the Australian cricket team, former opener Matthew Hayden has blamed the packed international schedule for country's recent sub-continental woes.
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Roy, Root notch fifties as England beat Pak in rain-hit opening ODI
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Southampton, Aug.25 (ANI): England opener Jason Roy and Joe Root smashed blistering fifties to help their side claim a 44-run win by the Duckworth-Lewis method against Pakistan in the opening ODI of the five-match series here at Rose Bowl Cricket Ground.
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