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"One of the happiest moments of my career...": SL skipper Dhananjaya after
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A fine century by Pathum Nissanka and an inspired effort by Sri Lankan bowlers in the second innings helped Sri Lanka secure an eight-wicket win against England in the third Test at The Oval on Monday. With this win, the three-match series ends in favour of England with a scoreline of 2-1. T
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Nissanka joins elite company of Bradman, Greenidge, Smith following Sri La
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Nissanka accomplished this feat during the third Test against England at The Oval. After a fine half-century in the first innings, Nissanka smashed an unbeaten 127 in 124 balls, with 13 fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 102 in the run-chase of 219 runs.
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"Ollie Pope is in danger of becoming Joe Root's polar opposite": Ian Chapp
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Pope, who is the stand-in captain for England in the three-match series against Sri Lanka in the absence of regular skipper Ben Stokes, is under scrutiny for his poor batting show in the series. He has scored just 191 runs in six innings at an average of 31.83. But the bulk of his runs have
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Collingwood compares Smith to Gilchrist: "It's exciting when he comes in"
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Jamie Smith of England has scored 487 runs at an average of 48.70 from six Tests this summer. His latest performance at The Oval has drawn comparisons to legendary Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, according to England assistant coach Paul Collingwood.
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Joe Root surpasses Sangakkara to become 6th highest Test run-getter
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Root reached this milestone during the third Test against Sri Lanka at The Oval.
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"Hopefully, when we are sitting there on 8th of January...": Starc aims fo
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
For the current generation of Australian stars, a Test series win over India remains an elusive dream. Australia Test captain Pat Cummins, along with others, are still hunting to lift the Border-Gavaskar Trophy despite claiming the World Test Championship (WTC) title in the one-off match at
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Chris Silverwood joins Oval Invincibles in the Hundred after leaving Sri L
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
After resigning from the position of Sri Lanka's head coach, Chris Silverwood landed a job in English cricket as assistant coach with defending champions the Oval Invincibles in the Hundred.
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"There will be no excuses...": England pacer Mark Wood on World Cup prepar
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
After rain-marred ICC T20 World Cup preparation, England pacer Mark Wood insisted that the Three Lions will make "no excuses" and said few players are gaming to get more runouts at the Oval to boost their confidence.
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ICC issue annual team rankings; India lead both white-ball formats while A
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Reigning ICC World Test Championship winners Australia have overtaken India to secure the top spot in whites on the back of their stunning 209-run triumph over India in the World Test Championship decider at The Oval last year, as per ICC.
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"Could have played for couple of more years," says Stuart Broad on his ret
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Broad retired from international cricket after the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval, with 604 Test wickets in 167 matches and overall 847 international wickets in 344 matches.
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Biden, Albanese discuss advancing free, open Indo-Pacific, solidarity for
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Hosting Anthony Albanese at the Oval Office on Thursday, US President Joe Biden discussed key priorities with the Australian Prime Minister, including advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific, supporting Ukraine and showing solidarity with Israel.
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Trent Boult surpasses Richard Hadlee to register most five-wicket hauls fo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Boult accomplished this record during NZ's third ODI against New Zealand at The Oval.
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