Chamari Atapattu encourages Sri Lanka to play 'freely' against mighty Australia

Australia want to keep raising the bar – Healy (1:11) Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy says Australia continue to look at how they can improve their game after dominant 12 months (1:11) 1:27 AM ET Sri Lanka T20I captain Chamari Atapattu will encourage her team to take a positive approach against Australia and not be overawed by the challenge of facing such a powerful side on their home turf. The three-match…

September 28, 2019
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Rahkeem Cornwall's 51 off 25, Darren Sammy's finisher act knocks Jamaica Tallawahs out

Sep 26, 2019 St Lucia Zouks 169 for 6 (Cornwall 51, Viljoen 32, Imran Khan 2-34) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 165 for 7 (Dwayne Smith 58, Williams 3-24, Santokie 2-31) by four wickets Rahkeem Cornwall‘s blistering 25-ball 51 followed by a sensational hitting from Darren Sammy ensured St Lucia Zouks came up trumps to knock Jamaica Tallawahs out of the playoffs race for CPL 2019. A 38-ball 58 from Dwayne Smith…

September 28, 2019
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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Live Report, 3rd round

11:52 PM ET Sreshth Shah ESPNcricinfo’s Live Report will bring you all the analysis, stats, news and reaction from the third round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan’s premier first-class competition. Please refresh the page if it doesn’t load immediately for you Source: ESPN Crickinfo

September 28, 2019
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Richmond Mutumbami and Ryal Burl see off Nepal

3:00 AM ET Zimbabwe 133 for 5 (Burl 41*, Mutumbami 40*, Lamichhane3-15)beat Nepal 132 for 6 (Airee 40, Williams 2-19)by five wickets Zimbabwe have had very little to cheer about in the past few months. They became the first Full Member to be suspended by the ICC and are now set to miss next year’s T20 World Cup. The retirements of Hamilton Masakadza and Solomon Mire have added to the…

September 27, 2019
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Mohammad Azharuddin elected Hyderabad Cricket Association president

10:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mohammad Azharuddin has been elected president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association. The former India captain took 147 of the 223 votes cast, with his nearest opponent Prakash Jain polling 73 votes and a third contestant, Dilip Kumar, just three. R Vijayanand will be the new HCA secretary. He won 137 votes, more than twice as many as the favourite S Venkateshwaran, who polled 62 votes….

September 27, 2019
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Heavy unseasonal rains force second ODI to be postponed to September 30

September 27, 2019

The fans had a tough time getting to the National Stadium in Karachi © AFP The second ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been postponed by a day owing to unseasonal rains that left Karachi’s National Stadium waterlogged, washing out the first game of the series in the process. With more rain expected on the day of the second game – Sunday, September 29 – the Pakistan Cricket Board,…

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Sushma Verma returns for India's tour of West Indies; Shafali, Harleen retained

September 27, 2019

Sushma Verma took a straightforward catch to send back Charlotte Edwards © Getty Images Sushma Verma, the wicketkeeper-batsman, was the only new entrant into the India women’s squad for their upcoming tour of the West Indies for three ODIs and five T20Is. The BCCI announced a 16-member ODI squad for the tour that kicks off in November, with Sushma the only addition to the squad of 15 that is set…

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Rain ruins tour opener in Karachi

September 27, 2019

Constant rain left the stadium water-logged in Karachi © Associated Press Karachi’s first ODI in over 10 years didn’t even get as far as the toss. Heavy rain in the days leading up to this match was already proving a challenge, with doubts arising over whether the outfield would dry in time. Then, on Friday, more rain was delivered by towering dark clouds, forming large puddles on the outfield, and…

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Sourav Ganguly re-elected unopposed as CAB president

7:50 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, has been re-elected president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). He will therefore continue in the post until July 2020, when he completes six years as an office-bearer, whereby he will enter a cooling-off period mandated by the BCCI’s new constitution. Ganguly and the four other office-bearers were elected unopposed, with no other group filing nominations. The decision…

September 27, 2019
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