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Cummins’ hat-trick, Zampa’s guile fashion Australia’s victory over Bangladesh

North Sound (Antigua): Premier pacer Pat Cummins grabbed the tournament’s first hat-trick and spinner Adam Zampa showcased his artistry to fashion Australia’s 28-run win over Bangladesh via the Duckworth Lewis (DLS) method

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T20 WC: Pressure building on top-order and Dube as India take on Bangladesh

North Sound (Antigua): The ever-present tension of their over a decade-long big-stage rivalry would make for an engrossing sub-plot when an undefeated India takes on a faltering Bangladesh, both teams desperately hoping

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West Indies face crunch USA clash

Bridgetown (Barbados): West Indies cannot afford another misstep as they take on a tenacious USA outfit in the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup here, seeking to renew their quest for

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JKSC Football Academy Trainee Maroof Shafi selected for FIFA-AIFF Academy Trials

Bhubaneswar (Odisha): In a recent communication to various State and Union Territories, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced that the trials for the prestigious FIFA-AIFF Academy will take place at the

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Salt assault leads England to smooth eight-wicket win over WI

Gros Islet (Saint Lucia): Opener Phil Salt slammed a belligerent unbeaten 87 as defending champions England began their T20 World Cup Super Eights campaign with a crushing eight-wicket win over co-hosts West

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T20 WC: Australia need all-round effort against tricky Bangladesh

North Sound (Antigua): It’s a mismatch on paper but title-favourites Australia would be wary of slipping on the proverbial banana peel that Bangladesh can be when the two teams clash in their

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Kohli expected to shine on big stage as India ponder over Kuldeep question

Bridgetown (Barbados): Virat Kohli will be expected to hit his straps after a lean run while left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav will anxiously wait for his chance when title-favourites India face a sprightly

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Kettleborough, Illingworth to officiate blockbuster India-Australia Super 8 match

Dubai: English duo of Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth will officiate the blockbuster Group 1 Super Eight clash between India and Australia in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Gros Islet, Saint

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ICC T20 Rankings: Stoinis overtakes Nabi to become top-ranked all-rounder

DUBAI: Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi as the number one all-rounder in the latest ICC T20 rankings. | Photo Credit: Gareth Copley Australia’s Marcus Stoinis on Wednesday toppled Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi as the number

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ICC’s Big American Dream: Too many loose ends, over-dependence on Indian market

New Delhi: Under-prepared drop-in tracks, poor ground conditions, over dependence on Indian TV audience, not factoring in weather and steep ticket prices were only some of the problems that didn’t make America

Afridi looking forward to cricket’s Super Bowl on June 9, says it will be battle of nerves

New York: Shahid Afridi sees the India-Pakistan contest as an equivalent to the hugely popular ‘Super Bowl’ in USA and reckons whichever team handles nerves better will come out on top in

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T20 WC: Australia chase history, Pakistan open campaign against USA

Bridgetown (Barbados): With the World Test Championship mace and the 50-over World Cup trophy already in their bag, Australia will look to hit the ground running in their quest to become the

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CartoonNetherlands open Twenty20 World Cup campaign with six-wicket win over Nepal

Texas: Netherlands beat Nepal by six wickets with eight balls remaining in a tight contest that was delayed by rain at the Grand Prairie here. The Dutch opted to bowl first and

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All-round Afghanistan trounce Uganda by 125 runs for winning start in T20 World Cup

Providence (Guyana): Pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi produced a fiery spell after Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran struck half centuries in a solid opening partnership as Afghanistan began their T20 World Cup campaign with

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Gavaskar picks Kohli to open for India against Ireland, wants Jaiswal at No. 3

New York: Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels Virat Kohli should open alongside skipper Rohit Sharma in India’s T20 World Cup game against Ireland on Wednesday with Yashasvi Jaiswal dropping down to the

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T20 WC: India open against gutsy Ireland in renewed quest for World Cup glory

New York: Sceptics call them ‘old wine in new bottle’ but a clutch of superstar Indian cricketers would leave no stone unturned to break away from their archaic template when they take

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Trumpelmann, Wiese shine as Namibia win in Super Over

Bridgetown (Barbados): Namibia’s Ruben Trumpelmann became the first player to take wickets in the first two deliveries of a T20 international as his team beat Oman via the Super Over in a

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GR8 Sports India Pvt. Ltd. Kashmir Willow bats used in third consecutive T20 World Cup

Srinagar: Cricket bats made by GR8 Sports India Pvt. Ltd., using Kashmir Willow, have been featured in their third consecutive T20 World Cup. Two international players from Oman, Mehran Khan and Bilal

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USA thump Canada by seven wickets, begin tryst with top-flight cricket in style

Dallas: Tournament co-hosts USA announced their arrival in top-flight cricket in spectacular fashion as Aaron Jones led a seven-wicket pasting of Canada with a 40-ball 94 in the opening match of the

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Over 40 pc ads in Cricket World Cup 2023 promoted smokeless tobacco brands: Study

New Delhi: Nearly half of the advertisements telecast during the last 17 matches of the Cricket World Cup 2023 were surrogate promotion of smokeless tobacco brands, according to a study that has

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