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His 79-run stand with Sunil Narine on Monday has made them the most successful opening pair this season from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5TXUxdi

New Zealand name experienced 15-man squad with only Matt Henry and Rachin Ravindra set to play in their first T20 World Cup from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/h7eLKQD

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She took three wickets and scored 58 off 43 to quell Pakistan's challenge in Karachi from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/cH8PjxB

In the weeks that followed the camp, Azam, Rizwan and Niazi all had their participation in the NZ series curtailed from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/l85bhrC

Radha Yadav returns for India; Bangladesh make two changes to the XI that last played against Australia at home from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/P2FGwV5

Azhar Mahmood, who had been appointed on a temporary basis for the New Zealand series, will continue as the assistant coach in all formats from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ZmI8UO1

Following the loss to Royals, LSG captain also explains why he held Ravi Bishnoi back till "it was a bit too late" for him to make a difference in the chase from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/jnyxOef

Pakistan need a win to level the series, while New Zealand are targeting 3-1 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/r9BmuSi

Both teams are coming off home series defeats to Australia, and will look to fine-tune their plans for the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in September-October from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/IN7nW6C

RCB are coming off a morale-boosting win against Sunrisers, but they still have a lot to do if they're to make the playoffs from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KOuk7Hv

"Stats definitely going out of the window," Punjab Kings captain says after his team pulls off a world-record chase against KKR from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/UkRN1Mc

Knight Riders brought in Dushmantha Chameera for his first game of the season from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/mFQPrxj

Fast bowler was sidelined by abdominal soreness during his third game of the season and has missed four matches since from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/cITsR1W

Kuldeep against the MI batters will also be a sub-plot that could decide the fate of the game from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Wq3HC9R

"You can't speak confidence into the group, you can't fake confidence into the group. The only thing that gives confidence is performance," he said from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/1LhmAYR

"I am here to contribute to the team's aspirations, which include defeating the top sides in the world in the upcoming World Cup," Abhay says from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/R8F2Wfl

The head coach and captain have also been assigned roles within the panel from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Nzq1Bge

She finishes as Pakistan's leading run-scorer in ODIs and T20Is from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/WjAfiHK

He required surgery to wounds sustained on his head and his hand but is said to be in stable condition from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/NqiZgph

They play Bangladesh over five matches starting on May 3 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ubxO1Ef

"We've had injuries, we've been a little bit unsettled, but the main thing is getting guys in key areas and in form," CSK coach Fleming says from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ekymIYS

Following his stunning IPL century, Marcus Stoinis says he still wants to play for Australia despite not being contracted for 2024-25 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Uoghlrm

Her second ton of the series proved too much for a Pakistan batting unit that limped their way in the chase from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/BWiTkCh

The tour "offers us a chance to refine our World Cup squad, defining roles and personnel more clearly," says coach Daren Sammy from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/bglkA21

The left-arm orthodox, who played three Tests for Australia in India last year, has signed with Tasmania after not playing any Sheffield Shield cricket for Queensland last summer from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/qty7smS

Allrounder resists temptation to make himself available for home campaign, amid stellar run of form from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KsjTzCc

Allrounder will remain in Australia as he recovers from a hamstring niggle from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/TWrD1s5

The RCB batter was upset at his dismissal against KKR because he felt the delivery should have been a no-ball from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/6JSV8Wy

"Because we have so few pitches here in Ireland that can host international cricket, we had to make a fairly difficult decision," Warren Deutrom, Cricket Ireland CEO, said from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/N72FQzd

"Making runs consistently in T20 cricket isn't difficult, but playing impactful innings is difficult," Shadab says from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KxOwUB8

Division One leaders seal second win from three games inside first session on day three from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Dph9Vso

The table toppers will fancy their chances against a Mumbai attack that, barring Jasprit Bumrah, has largely looked toothless from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/RFTIhBb

Opener's unbeaten 166 lays foundation for home side after Mason Crane defiance with bat from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/DQ5pAIb

Jason Holder stars for Worcestershire but visitors hit back on 14-wicket day in Kidderminster from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/8WCFZ9L

Dropped catches outnumber wickets taken as Leicestershire prosper between showers from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/HvCULS7

Kuhnemann set to join Tasmania after not playing any Shield cricket last summer while Burns was left off the contract list as Queensland opt to promote youth from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/E0IW2m5

ECB chief executive promises that counties will be held to account in transition to new professional set-up from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/n473TIo

David Miller says he doesn't see "areas of major concern", though the numbers suggest Titans' batting needs some work from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/k6UgpDv

Jake Fraser-McGurk echoes his captain's sentiment, saying NRR was foremost on Capitals' mind after routing Titans for 89 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/opkvnId

Both teams have four points from six games and need to pick up winning momentum as the league phase nears the half-way stage from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/1wLkfHG

ZC hopes his inclusion in the set-up will help the side qualify for their maiden Women's T20 World Cup from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/TBCXPiL

Royals' show equalled the record for the highest successful chase in IPL history, which they had held since 2020 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/CBy65cg

County struggle amid cost-of-living crisis and abandoned ODI, with prospect of ground sale on agenda from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Gl8eNMU

Debutant produces key innings as Jamie Porter's four-for goes vain amid bad weather from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/7TRDwoc

Australia batter signs to play with new Freedom coach Ricky Ponting despite a heavy workload in 2024 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/tPLG2g9

The trio join recruits Nic Maddinson and Josh Philippe while Jason Sangha and Baxter Holt drop off the list after heading interstate from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/JcwkBQ7

MI's batting coach Kieron Pollard believes fans will 'sing Hardik's praises' soon after another disappointing loss from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/OZ9IiR4

Mumbai Indians captain also talks about why he held his spinners back against Shivam Dube from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/hSQ2acH

The PCB was accused of failing to provide the fast bowler with appropriate treatment, which potentially led to the injury becoming more serious from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/mNKZ5Az

USA were in trouble at three wickets down inside two overs, but Anderson and Nitish Kumar took the game away from Canada from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/JyNPTHZ

Sam Curran stood in as Punjab Kings captain in Dhawan's absence against Rajasthan Royals from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/xmDXSOM

Kapp unbeaten on 80 as Sri Lanka's 230 target is hunted down with 14 balls to spare from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/YeUALv8

Young batter one of four to reach fifty as Lancashire struggle for penetration from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/itQRPYb

Sam Northeast's marathon run without dismissal comes to an end as Derbyshire edge opening day from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/vUSClns

Visitors stumble from 196 for 1 to 285 all out as Surrey battle back into game from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KCgcR8f

Sussex struggle for inroads without Robinson after choosing to bowl first from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/YS3vBAg

There is still no clarity on Livingstone's fitness for Punjab Kings or Sandeep Sharma for Rajasthan Royals from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/shSAyzL

"When you take a break, people gossip about it a lot. But I feel it's important to understand not everything is in players' hands," says Kishan from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/qvYF1sH

Tom Blundell has also been drafted in for the five-match series for which New Zealand were already missing a dozen players from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/oH0hCsS

"The scores that we put on the board are probably going to be the only way we are going to get into the competition." from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/mT5fEP3

The legspinner had been due to represent Rajasthan Royals but prioritised making sure he was fresh for the T20 World Cup from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MBl0uy3

Brisbane Heat finals hero leaves to join Renegades on a two-year deal and looks set to open alongside Jake Fraser-McGurk from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/wzpeAbN

They took down a target of 197 against Rajasthan Royals from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/DpunKBO

ESPNcricinfo commentary of the final moments of their incredible game against Rajasthan Royals from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Pt4dp05

Clarke, who was CA chair from 2008 to 2011, was a key figure in the launch of the BBL from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/1oyXSIO

USA's top three all fired fifties to take the team to 230, and Nepal could only muster 199 in reply from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/nWoBTeZ

Kings captain Dhawan rues the lack of runs from his top order and the fielded lapses from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/0YiLWRu

Pakistan also called up Usman Khan, who formally switched allegiances from the UAE earlier this month from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/g5r2K8S

The rest of the 2024-25 home schedule, which features visits by Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, will be announced later in the year from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/v1DzJoP

CSK's new leader reflects in the early stages of this year's IPL and how he does not believe he is batting any differently from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Oq7GiYW

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad says his half-century "may be something for experts to talk about, with my strike rate", but he is happy to get the job done on "slightly tricky" track from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/luCYKBG

As the IPL starts to take shape, here's a recap of the main storylines involving the Australians from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/32Rp1Ob

The allrounder had an impressive tour of Bangladesh having returned from lengthy injury layoffs earlier in the year from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/hSD4JGx

Strong winds prevented the covers from being removed with groundstaff safety taken into consideration from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/oREQIgA

Heather Knight calls Devine's innings "a really good lesson for our middle order and our batting group" from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Eqj6cWR

Jess Kerr and Hannah Rowe took three wickets apiece as England folded for 194 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3rMLa2x

Lancashire will look to Hartley and Lyon after succumbing to visitors' spin pairing from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/CRWLMFS

Allrounder hits counterattacking 90 against former team to put visitors on top from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/NHhxnR7

Sri Lankan legspinner withdraws because of chronic heel pain in left foot from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/rdYe17x

New Zealand have called up Carson as Bezuidenhout's replacement, while Greig will join as extra cover from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/bJZA1f6

"As the ball got older, it got slower and slower and we couldn't capitalise at the end, plus they used the conditions really well," Ruturaj Gaikwad says from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Zvk5ryG

Routine injury turns career-threatening, with a dispute around whether the bowler received correct diagnoses from the PCB from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2OqDBxT

Australia's captain said her side were challenged by Bangladesh's bowlers in tough conditions from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/njtRBsi

Two significant off-season signings have been confirmed which could add considerable strength to NSW from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/13MEWs4

Mair felt pain in her back while training ahead of the first ODI from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/37wtRjz

He replaces Travis Head and Jake Lehmann after another disappointing season for the men's team from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Dcd5TUt

The duo added 97 for the second wicket after Sugandika Kumari picked up three wickets with the ball from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5BQ8eVT

'Cricket is all about batting, so if you can contribute with the bat, as an individual it's more pleasing," says Player of the Match Sunil Narine from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/8ljR3Ph

The Wellington batted admitted he was still coming to terms with his first international call-up from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/NXG4JLh

Tim Robinson is in line for a T20I debut with nine players unavailable due to the IPL from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KPp0wF8

Several of Australia's red-ball specialists and fringe Test players are heading to England for the start of the County Championship season from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KrJubQ5

Mayank Yadav bowled a 156.7 kph delivery in his match-winning spell of 3 for 14 in four overs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/h8QxaRN

The Sri Lanka batter left for Colombo on day four of the game from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/8t4iuvW

The IPL has been underway for a week and a half with Australian players central to some of the major action from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/18f2FUv

The new contract structure is an attempt to prevent players leaving early for rival leagues but the drafts will remain from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/kdx6MHW

He found it "pretty simple to calculate everything" in a tricky phase during Royals' chase against Mumbai from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/uKVUiWo

After a string of low scores, Jones' new mindset saw her score match-winning 92 not out against New Zealand from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Wyt9NwC