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SLC replaces provincial first-class tournament with List A matches

March 30, 2017
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Thilanga Sumathipala’s incoming board had previously indicated it would hold a provincial first-class tournament © Getty Images Sri Lanka Cricket will not host a provincial first-class competition in the 2016-17 season despite repeated promises it would. Instead, the board has scheduled a provincial List A tournament in April, reasoning it was more important to play limited-overs cricket ahead of the Champions Trophy, which will be held in England and Wales…

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Victoria claim third straight Shield title

March 30, 2017
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Victoria 487 (Harris 120, Dean 94, Pattinson 80, Gotch 52, Sayers 7-84) and 323 (Finch 83, Christian 58) drew with South Australia 287 (Weatherald 60, Carey 57, Holland 7-82) and 6 for 236 (Head 137*, Fawad 3-81)Scorecard Victoria celebrate their third successive Sheffield Shield title © Getty Images Victoria have completed a hat-trick of Sheffield Shield titles for the first time in the state’s history, wrapping up a third consecutive…

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Afghanistan smother Ireland on Nabi's record-setting day

March 30, 2017
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Afghanistan 537 for 8 dec (Stanikzai 145, Zazai 103*, Dockrell 3-160) beat Ireland 261 (Balbirnie 62, Anderson 61*, Rashid 5-99) and 104 (Nabi 6-40) by an innings and 172 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Mohammad Nabi became Afghanistan’s highest wicket-taker in the Intercontinental Cup © ICC/Helge Schutz Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi has been a thorn in the side of Ireland in each nation’s battle for Associate supremacy. On…

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Daredevils coach Dravid rues loss of de Kock to injury

Play 00:54 Quick Facts – JP Duminy Delhi Daredevils coach Rahul Dravid has said missing a batsman of Quinton de Kock‘s calibre as well as the experience of JP Duminy will affect the balance and composition of the team going into tenth edition of the IPL. Duminy has cited personal reasons for pulling out while de Kock has a finger injury, sustained during the Test series against New Zealand. “It…

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Richardson hints at ICC Olympic approval

Play 02:51 ‘T20 is a natural fit in the Olympics’ – Sandusky David Richardson, the ICC chief executive, has indicated that the governing body has come around to the idea of cricket becoming an Olympic sport, and that it is close to making a decision on whether to apply to the IOC for involvement in the 2024 Games. The question of cricket’s inclusion at the Olympics has long been fraught…

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CSA meet transformation targets, ministerial ban likely to lifted

March 30, 2017
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How South Africa met their transformation targets © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Cricket South Africa is likely to have the ministerial ban on hosting or bidding for major events lifted after meeting with transformation targets this season. The sanction was placed on CSA last April by the sports minister after an annual transformation report found that they had failed to meet targets. CSA has since introduced and implemented targets, and will present…

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Northants bring Taylor into coaching set-up

Play 02:44 James Taylor talks about life after retirement Northamptonshire have confirmed the signing of former England batsman James Taylor as part of their coaching team. Taylor, who was forced to retire from a playing career at 26 when he was diagnosed with a heart condition known as ARVC (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy) at the beginning of the 2016 season, will work as a consultant throughout the club’s Royal London…

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Kohli offers clarification on Australian-friendships comment

Play 02:46 Smith disappointed with BCCI, Kohli says ‘friends no more’ Virat Kohli has tweeted a clarification on his post-match comments in Dharamsala, where he had said he wouldn’t be calling the Australian players his friends “ever again”. On Thursday morning he tweeted that he was referring to only a “couple of individuals”, and that his comment had been blown out of proportion. 1/2 My answer at the post match…

March 30, 2017
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Northants bring Taylor into coaching set-up

Play 02:44 James Taylor talks about life after retirement Northamptonshire have confirmed the signing of former England batsman James Taylor as part of their coaching team. Taylor, who was forced to retire from a playing career at 26 when he was diagnosed with a heart condition known as ARVC (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy) at the beginning of the 2016 season, will work as a consultant throughout the club’s Royal London…

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De Villiers to lead RCB if Kohli unavailable

March 30, 2017
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AB de Villiers will be on standby if Virat Kohli is not fit for the start of the IPL © BCCI AB de Villiers will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore if Virat Kohli fails to recover from a shoulder injury for the IPL opener next week against Sunrisers Hyderabad. According to Daniel Vettori, Royal Challengers’ head coach, Kohli will join the squad on April 2 and then reassess a date of…

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