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Sri Lanka to delay home series v India after COVID-19 cases: Reports 10 Jul 2021 - 01:03 pm

NEW DELHI: India's limited-overs series in Sri Lanka has been delayed by four days after two COVID-19 infections were detected in the home...

New-look England thrash Pakistan in ODI opener 08 Jul 2021 - 09:59 pm

England's makeshift one-day international team put the COVID-19 issues that hit the previous squad behind them to bowl out Pakistan for 141 runs...

Virus outbreak forces England to select new cricket squad 06 Jul 2021 - 01:10 pm

LONDON: England was forced to select a completely new squad on Tuesday for the one-day international series against Pakistan after an outbreak of...

Anderson reaches 1,000 first-class wickets with haul for Lancashire 05 Jul 2021 - 08:13 pm

England seamer James Anderson reached another milestone in a storied career as he picked up his 1,000th first-class wicket while playing for Lancashire...

Tom Curran shines before washout seals England series win 05 Jul 2021 - 12:00 am

BRISTOL, England - Tom Curran picked up four middle-order wickets as England bowled Sri Lanka out for 166 in the third one-day international...

Rain ends England hopes of sweeping ODI series vs Sri Lanka 04 Jul 2021 - 07:26 pm

BRISTOL, England - Heavy rain prevented England completing a likely whitewash of its one-day international series against Sri Lanka on Sunday. The third...

Rizwan, Hasan Ali in top category in new Pakistan contracts 02 Jul 2021 - 12:27 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan - Fast bowler Hasan Ali and vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan were placed in the top category in the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB)...

Two UAE cricketers banned for 8 years for corrupt conduct 01 Jul 2021 - 04:39 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Two players from the United Arab Emirates were banned from all forms of cricket for eight years for violating...

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...