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"Pitch had a steep tennis ball bounce...": South Africa skipper Markram
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following his side's loss to India in the first T20I, South African skipper Aiden Markram pointed out that the pitch had a "steep tennis-ball bounce" and it was unfortunate that the Proteas delivered a poor outing with the bat.
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"Thought we'd get to 160, 175 runs was unbelievable": Indian skipper Surya
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With an explosive 59* and a wicket, Hardik impressed on return to international cricket, while Jasprit Bumrah also became the second Indian to complete 100 T20I wickets, bundling out SA for 74 in a chase of 176 at Cuttack on Tuesday.
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NZ Test skipper Latham hails NZ20 franchise tournament as a "great initiat
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The second Test between New Zealand and the West Indies will take place on Wednesday, with the first Test being valiantly drawn by WI following an incredible attempt at chasing 531 by centurion Shai Hope and double centurion Justin Greaves, who ensured that the match ended in a draw at least
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Ex-Aussie captain Taylor points out "confusion" in England's batting, urge
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England's attacking 'Bazball' approach as a batting unit did not pay them any dividends in the first two Ashes Tests. At the same time, they faced a helpless, two-day loss at Perth, courtesy of a Travis Head form; none of their batters, except centurion Joe Root, Zak Crawley and skipper Ben
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"No doubt, a big wicket for us": SA skipper Markram on Abhishek Sharma ahe
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The first T20I against the Proteas will take place at Cuttack on Tuesday. Following a 0-2 Test whitewash at home, a nail-biting ODI series that ended in a 2-1 win for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli-powered India, the youngsters of Team India are in focus as the Suryakumar Yadav-led side aim
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Hayden hails "gutsy trier" Stokes for helping England to 2nd inning lead a
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After a Travis Head storm condemned England to a two-day defeat by chasing down 205 runs effortlessly, the pink-ball Test also ended in embarrassment for England as well. After scoring 334 in their first innings and Joe Root finally scoring his long-awaited maiden Test ton in Australia, it s
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"This is what the team and the squad look like": Suryakumar Yadav backs Du
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Dube is an all-rounder. All the batters from 3 to 7 are capable of batting at any position. For example, you might see Tilak Verma batting at 6. As you saw in Australia, Dube went in to bat at number 3. It depends on the entry point of the batter. We have to be really flexible during tha
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Tom Latham becomes fifth NZ batter to register 6,000 Test runs
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Latham, the skipper, achieved this milestone during his side's first Test against the West Indies at Christchurch. In the match, after a 24-run knock in the first innings, Latham made a classy 145 in 250 balls, with 12 fours.
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Ashes 2nd Test: England stumble to 196/4, after Joe Root's fifty (Dinner D
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Root brought up his 67th Test fifty; he added 20 runs along with England skipper Ben Stokes. For Australia, Mitchell Starc stood tall again, scalping three of the four visitors' wickets.
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"How South Africa pulled things back that made the difference": Irfan Path
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Indian skipper KL Rahul then took the reins, scoring an unbeaten 66 off 43 balls, helping India reach 358/5 in 50 overs. However, India struggled to accelerate in the final nine overs, adding only 69 runs.
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Ashes 2nd Test: England wins toss, opts to bat against Australia
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England skipper Ben Stokes has won the toss and opted to bat in the second Ashes Test against Australia, which is a day/night, pink-ball contest in Brisbane on Thursday.
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"Kicking myself for losing toss": Indian skipper KL after SA chases down 3
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Aiden Markram's explosive ton and well-calculated fifties from Dewald Brevis and Matthew Breetzke outshone the centuries from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Virat Kohli as the Proteas chased down 359 runs at Raipur to set up an exciting series decider at Visakhapatnam on Saturday. India's sloppiness on
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