All-round Livingstone consigns CSK to third straight loss

Report Allrounder’s 60 lifted Punjab Kings to 180, and Super Kings fell apart in the chase Punjab Kings 180 for 8 (Livingstone 60, Dhawan 33, Jordan 2-23) beat Chennai Super Kings 126 (Dube 57, Chahar 3-25, Livingstone 2-25) by 54 runs Chennai Super Kings’ winless start to the 2022 IPL continued into a third game as the defending champions this time fell apart after opting to chase. Punjab Kings claimed…

April 3, 2022
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'Might be chasing 180 instead of 270' – Bangladesh upset with umpiring decisions in Durban Test

News “I have seen such inconsistency in umpiring after a long time,” team director Khaled Mahmud says Bangladesh team director Khaled Mahmud called the umpiring in the Durban Test “inconsistent”, adding that Bangladesh could have been “chasing 180 instead of 270” had the decisions gone their way. Following Shakib Al Hasan‘s tweet, which called for the ICC to reinstate neutral umpires – home-side umpires have been officiating since the Covid-19…

April 3, 2022
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Spin-deficient Sunrisers look to pick up their game against Holder-bolstered Super Giants

Preview Almost nothing went right for Sunrisers in their first game, as their bowlers took a hammering and batters collapsed in a steep chase Jason Holder has completed his quarantine after arriving in India and trained with his Super Giants team-mates on Sunday   Big picture IPL 2021 featured a highly competitive league stage in which seven of the eight teams nursed realistic hopes of making the playoffs deep into…

April 3, 2022
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'Disappointed' but 'proud of the fight' – centurion Sciver, captain Knight reflect on final loss

That’s how she played a remarkable innings in the final which might have left the most optimistic of England fans daring to dream and, by Meg Lanning‘s own admission, made the Australia captain “nervous”. The problem was, just as in their first encounter on March 5, Sciver’s knock was only the second-best of the day. Upstaged by Alyssa Healy’s record-breaking 170 off 138 balls, Sciver’s unbeaten 148 from 121 could…

April 3, 2022
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Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam to return home after Durban Test due to injuries

News Chief selector Abedin confirms that both players will return to Bangladesh on April 5 Taskin Ahmed bowled five overs on day four and took the big wicket of Dean Elgar   Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam will both return home after the Durban Test due to their injuries, the BCB chief selector Minhajul Abedin has said. Taskin, who bowled five overs on the fourth afternoon of the first Test…

April 3, 2022
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Dean Elgar hits fifty to extend South Africa's lead

Report Only one wicket fell in the morning session but Bangladesh created several chances and should have dismissed Elgar at least twice Lunch South Africa 105 for 1 (Elgar 62*, Petersen 21*) & 367 lead Bangladesh 298 by 174 runs Dean Elgar scored his second half-century of the match as South Africa took control of the Durban Test, where play started on time despite heavy overnight rain. More than 50mm…

April 3, 2022
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Meg Lanning: 'I think we deserved a victory today'

News “We felt like we have waited a hell of a long time,” the Australia captain says after lifting the World Cup trophy Australia “deserved a victory today” to lift their seventh World Cup title, after being “extremely consistent over a long period of time”, captain Meg Lanning has said. Australia were unbeaten throughout the tournament and have had a phenomenal run in ODIs since the 2017 World Cup, winning…

April 3, 2022
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Twin centuries from Whiteman and Hardie edge WA closer to glory

Report With WA only needing a draw to claim the Shield title, Whiteman made 123 and Hardie finished 119 not out to all but bat Victoria out of the game with a day to play Western Australia 386 & 313 for 6 (Whiteman 123, Hardie 119*, Boland 2-29) lead Victoria 306 (Handscomb 80, Perry 74, Pucovski 59, Hardie 3-54, Paris 3-95) by 393 runs Western Australia have one hand on…

April 3, 2022
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Aaron Finch's form woes raise questions: 'It hasn't been up to scratch'

News Australia’s captain picked up back-to-back ducks to continue a lean year but has faith he can bounce back Aaron Finch reckons he doesn’t need to be told he’s struggling with the bat after Australia’s ODI series defeat in Pakistan – but the white-ball captain is confident he’s going to fight back at 35. Finch’s rotten run continued in Lahore on Saturday when he was dismissed for a second straight…

April 3, 2022
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England opt to bowl in final; Perry in Australia XI

Report England go in unchanged to defend their title Toss England Women chose to bowl vs Australia Women England have opted to bowl in the final of the 2022 World Cup against Australia in Christchurch. Ellyse Perry will play for Australia – who have progressed through the tournament undefeated – most likely, as captain Meg Lanning had indicated in the lead-up to the match, as a specialist batter after missing…

April 2, 2022
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