Month: June 2017

Rushworth strikes back to dent Selman's graft

June 19, 2017
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Glamorgan 221 for 7 (Selman 103, Rushworth 5-40) v Durham Scorecard Chris Rushworth ensured Durham’s hard graft earlier in the day brought reward © Getty Images Glamorgan opener Nick Selman followed his match-winning century against Durham at Swansea last month with another hundred in the Specsavers County Championship match at Chester-le-Street. But Durham’s Chris Rushworth hit back with the second new ball, grabbing three wickets to finish with 5 for…

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Pakistan move closer to direct qualification for 2019 World Cup

Play 02:17 Dravid: We saw the potential this Pakistan team has Pakistan’s triumph in the Champions Trophy has pushed them to sixth in the ICC ODI rankings, and closer to direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup in England. Pakistan, who began the tournament placed eighth, gained four points to move past Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, who are now ranked seventh and eighth respectively. Hosts England and the seven highest…

June 19, 2017
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IPL and PSL owners snap up South Africa franchises

June 19, 2017
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Shah Rukh Khan has extended his T20 interest to South Africa © PTI Two South African businessman, two IPL franchises, two PSL franchises, and representatives from Hong Kong and Dubai were unveiled as the owners of the eight teams in South Africa’s T20 Global League. The owners, the cities and their marquee players were unveiled at an event in London on Monday. Durban, Benoni, Pretoria, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg…

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'We've proven everybody wrong' – Imad

June 19, 2017
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Imad Wasim reserved special praise for Mohammad Amir, whose three wickets at the top set up the final for Pakistan © Getty Images Pakistan “proved everybody wrong” in the 2017 Champions Trophy, according to allrounder Imad Wasim. Despite Pakistan coming into the event as the bottom-ranked team and starting with a chastening defeat at the hands of India, Imad rubbished the suggestion that Pakistan were unpredictable and instead claimed they…

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Pakistan reward Arthur for keeping the faith

Play 03:34 Dravid: Amir spell made for compelling viewing Sometimes it is a delight to be proved wrong. Two weeks after it seemed Pakistan’s Champions Trophy campaign was doomed to failure, they have pulled off a victory every bit as unlikely as any in their history. Yes, as unlikely as the 1992 World Cup win, when the Pakistan team contained several players that can reasonably be described as great. And…

June 18, 2017
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'We leave with our heads held high' – Kohli

Play 02:28 ‘Unorthodox batsmen like Zaman hard to stop’ – Kohli In the end, Virat Kohli fronted up with a smile on his face. He had lost a match that India entered as favourites. India had a superior record over Pakistan at ICC events, including a win when the sides last met in the final of a global event, the World T20 in 2007. But it all came tumbling down…

June 18, 2017
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Zaman feared he would miss final

Play 02:28 ‘Unorthodox batsmen like Fakhar Zaman really hard to stop’ – Kohli Fakhar Zaman told the Pakistan physio he didn’t think he would be fit to play the night before the Champions Trophy final. Fakhar, who was awarded the Man of the Match award for his aggressive century, pulled out of training on Saturday after feeling unwell. He subsequently vomited several times and, having returned to the team hotel,…

June 18, 2017
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West Indies unchanged for first two India ODIs

June 18, 2017
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Jason Holder will lead an unchanged squad in the first two ODIs against India © AFP West Indies have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the first two ODIs of a five-match series against India, opting for continuity after the 1-1 result against Afghanistan earlier in June. Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was unavailable as he continues his rehabilitation from an injury that kept him out of the series against Afghanistan,…

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New champions: Zaman, Amir and Pakistan raze India for title

Pakistan 338 for 4 (Zaman 114, Azhar 59, Hafeez 57*) beat India 158 (Pandya 76, Amir 3-16, Hasan 3-19) by 180 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:14 Tait: ‘Players are remembered for performances such as Amir’s’ If the 2017 Champions Trophy were to have had another two games, Pakistan might be scoring 750 and bowling teams out for negative 12 by the end of it. Even for a side that…

June 18, 2017
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Pakistan soar to 338 with Zaman's maiden ton

Pakistan 338 for 4 (Zaman 114, Azhar 59, Hafeez 57*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:58 Agarkar: India not been under this much pressure in a while This was no innings. It was a dream sequence. Fakhar Zaman, four knocks into his international career, struck a buoyant big-match century against his team’s arch rivals, denting key bowlers out of shape during a 128-run opening stand with Azhar Ali,…

June 18, 2017
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