James Neesham fashions New Zealand's third straight win

Play 01:25 New Zealand 173 for 3 (Williamson 79* Taylor 48, Alam 3-45) beat Afghanistan 172 (Shahidi 59, Neesham 5-31, Ferguson 4-37) by seven wicketsAs it happened While some of his team-mates were having the time of their lives in the middle in the 2015 World Cup, James Neesham watched that semi-final against South Africa from the Eden Park grass banks. He later fell out of love with cricket and…

June 8, 2019
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Shakib Al Hasan soars at No. 3 even as Bangladesh slip to defeat

Valiant Shakib makes superb 121 (1:32) Shakib Al Hasan scored a fantastic 121 off 119 balls in Bangladesh’s mammoth chase against England, in Cardiff (1:32) 3:31 PM ET Mohammad Isam in Cardiff The story goes back to the time when Chandika Hathurusingha was Bangladesh’s coach. Shakib Al Hasan told him that he wanted to bat at No. 3 in ODIs after establishing himself as this spot in T20Is for Bangladesh….

June 8, 2019
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England confident of Jos Buttler fitness despite hip injury

37.5 Mosaddek Hossain to Buttler, SIX. ENG (0:31) Mosaddek Hossain to Buttler, SIX (0:31) 3:03 PM ET George Dobell in Cardiff Eoin Morgan is confident that Jos Buttler will be fit to play in England’s next World Cup match, against West Indies on Friday, but insists he will not be risked if there is any danger his injury could be exacerbated. Buttler did not field in the Bangladesh innings at…

June 8, 2019
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Jason Roy's 153 sets up clinical England win despite Shakib Al Hasan resistance

Jason Roy smacks action-packed 153 (2:14) England opener smacked 19 boundaries in his exciting innings against Bangladesh at Cardiff (2:14) 3:00 AM ET England 386 for 6 (Roy 153, Buttler 64, Bairstow 51) beat Bangladesh 280 (Shakib 121, Stokes 3-23) by 106 runs England’s batting engine room purred into life in Cardiff, setting up a total that their fast bowlers ensured was well out of Bangladesh’s reach. Jason Roy top-scored…

June 8, 2019
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Aaron Finch strikes positive note as Australia greet familiar opponents

11:19 AM ET It’s not quite the new India-Sri Lanka, but if auditions were being held for India’s new go-to opponent, it’s fair to say Australia would be a shoo-in. All that’s needed is for India to postpone a series, or pull out of one and rope Australia in as a last-minute banker. It will happen soon enough. The two sides have already played eight ODIs across both countries this…

June 8, 2019
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Australia net bowler in hospital after hit to the head

David Warner in a sombre mood as Mitchell Starc looks on during Australia’s training session  9:11 AM ET A net bowler working with the Australian team at The Oval was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after he was struck on the head during training. The medium-pacer, Jai Kishan, was bowling to David Warner and was hit by a shot that came back at him before he could react….

June 8, 2019
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'If AB wanted to be here, he would be here' – SA coach Ottis Gibson

June 8, 2019

© Associated Press South Africa coach Ottis Gibson wants the focus to turn from AB de Villiers back to the cricket, as his team prepares to take on West Indies in a game they really cannot afford to lose. Speaking in Southampton on Saturday, Gibson was clearly not happy to entertain too many questions on de Villiers. “Personally I suspect there are a lot of people wanting AB to be…

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Gaikwad, Gill smash centuries in dominant India A win

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India A 243 for 0 (Gaikwad 125*, Gill 109*) beat Sri Lanka A 242 for 7 (Jayasuriya 101, Jayaratne 79, Dube 2-47, Deshpande 2-51) by 10 wickets India A continued their winning run against Sri Lanka A, romping to a ten-wicket victory in just 33.3 overs in the second one-dayer on Saturday. Put in to bat at Union Gymkhana Ground in Belgaum, the Sri Lankans…

June 8, 2019
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