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New Zealand batsman Taylor keen to play on after WTC win 30 Jun 2021 - 09:33 pm

New Zealand's most prolific batsman Ross Taylor has batted away talk of retiring in the wake of their World Test Championship (WTC) triumph...

England v Pakistan third ODI set to have 19,000 fans 30 Jun 2021 - 12:06 am

The third one-day international between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston next month will be allowed to have 19,000 spectators, organisers said. The day-night...

Oman and UAE to host T20 World Cup matches, says ICC 29 Jun 2021 - 04:16 pm

NEW DELHI: This year's Twenty20 World Cup, originally scheduled in India, will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman from...

Sri Lanka send three players home from England tour 28 Jun 2021 - 09:04 pm

Sri Lanka cricket (SLC) said on Monday they was sending their players Kushal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka back home from the...

India set to shift T20 World Cup to UAE due to pandemic: Report 26 Jun 2021 - 01:58 pm

MUMBAI: This year's Twenty20 World Cup is set to be shifted to the United Arab Emirates due to the COVID-19 situation in India,...

Injured Buttler ruled out of last T20 game and ODIs against Sri Lanka 25 Jun 2021 - 04:58 pm

England's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has been ruled out of their final Twenty20 game and one-day international (ODI) series against Sri Lanka after injuring...

T20 World Cup spots on offer, Australia's Finch tells below-strength team 25 Jun 2021 - 02:05 pm

SYDNEY - Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch said on Friday that the absence of several frontline players was an opportunity for others to...

Multan wins maiden PSL title, beats Peshawar in final 25 Jun 2021 - 12:12 am

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Multan Sultans won their maiden Pakistan Super League title by thumping 2017 champion Peshawar Zalmi by 47...

Pakistan drop Haider from squad for PSL bubble breach 24 Jun 2021 - 07:57 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan - Pakistan have dropped Haider Ali from their tour of England and West Indies after the batsman and his Peshawar Zalmi...

Kohli gives WTC thumbs-up but would prefer best-of-three final 24 Jun 2021 - 05:21 pm

SOUTHAMPTON, England: The World Test Championship (WTC) is a great way to inject excitement into cricket's longest format but the final should be...

Buttler fires England to big win over Sri Lanka in opening T20 23 Jun 2021 - 11:51 pm

A half-century by England's Jos Buttler and a quick-fire 36 by fellow opener Jason Roy helped the world's top-ranked Twenty20 team crushed Sri...

NZ prevail in gripping final against India to claim WTC title 23 Jun 2021 - 08:59 pm

SOUTHAMPTON, England - New Zealand won the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) title, beating India by eight wickets in tense final at the...

Peshawar beats Islamabad, qualifies for 4th PSL final 23 Jun 2021 - 12:16 am

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - In-form Afghanistan opener Hazratullah Zazai and Jonathan Wells propelled Peshawar Zalmi to its fourth Pakistan Super League...

New Zealand grab first-innings lead despite India fightback 22 Jun 2021 - 08:11 pm

SOUTHAMPTON, England - New Zealand were all out for 249, grabbing a 32-run first-innings lead against India on day five of the World...

'Oh no!', batsman's big six smashes windscreen of his own car 22 Jun 2021 - 03:52 pm

Hitting the ball out of the park for a six is the dream of every batsman but British amateur cricketer Asif Ali's huge...

Younis Khan steps down as Pakistan batting coach 22 Jun 2021 - 10:37 am

Lahore: Former captain Younis Khan has stepped down as Pakistan's batting coach before their coming tours of England and the West Indies, the...

Maharaj hat-trick helps S Africa to series win over Windies 21 Jun 2021 - 09:45 pm

Keshav Maharaj became only the second South African to take a test hat-trick as he ripped through the West Indies middle order with...

Multan beats Islamabad, qualifies for its maiden PSL final 21 Jun 2021 - 09:04 pm

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Multan Sultans qualified for their first Pakistan Super League final after beating two-time champion Islamabad United by...