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Cricket: Stage set for ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017
A chance to qualify for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, places in the next ICC Women’s Championship and ODI status for the next four-year cycle – there’s a lot at stake in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 to be held in Colombo from 7-21 February.
30 January 2017, 09:59 AM
Cricket: Remarkable Stoinis century not enough for Australia
Marcus Stoinis scored his maiden one-day century but it was not enough to give an undermanned Australia an astonishing victory in the opening match of their one-day series against New Zealand at Eden Park on Monday.
30 January 2017, 06:31 AM
Cricket: Morgan calls for DRS in T20s after Root howler
Eoin Morgan has called for cricket's Decision Review System (DRS) to be used in Twenty20 internationals after a final over umpiring error cost England victory in the second match of their series against India.
30 January 2017, 05:45 AM
England keep India to 144
Seamer Chris Jordan led England's disciplined bowling performance to restrict India to 144 for eight despite opener Lokesh Rahul's blazing half century in the second Twenty20I in Nagpur on Sunday.
29 January 2017, 18:00 PM
SA cruise to win
Wayne Parnell and Imran Tahir took three wickets each as South Africa cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
28 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Cricket: Pakistan captain Azhar handed ban for slow over-rate
Pakistan one-day international captain Azhar Ali has been suspended for one contest and fined 40 percent of his match fee for the team's slow over-rate in Thursday's game against Australia, cricket's world governing body (ICC) has said.
27 January 2017, 06:32 AM
Cricket: Australia captain Smith ruled out of NZ one-dayers
Australia captain Steve Smith has been ruled out of the upcoming one-day international series in New Zealand after he picked up a minor ankle injury in the ODI victory over Pakistan in Adelaide on Thursday.
27 January 2017, 06:23 AM
Cricket: Record Warner-Head stand powers Australia to 369-7
David Warner blasted a career-best 179 and dominated Australia's highest one-day partnership with fellow centurion Travis Head to power the hosts to 369 for seven in the fifth and final match against Pakistan on Thursday.
26 January 2017, 08:11 AM
Young India ready for England T20s
India's young guns will get an opportunity to fire on the big stage and carry forward the exceptional dominance over England when they clash with the visitors in the three-match Twenty20 series, starting on Thursday.
25 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Cricket: Hot shot Warner happy to rest for tough India Test
Australia's player of the year David Warner has welcomed a rest before touring India next month saying it's tough preparing for sub-continental conditions.
24 January 2017, 06:47 AM
Rabbi shines in bleak tour
Pace bowler Kamrul Islam Rabbi was a fringe player on his Test debut against England in Chittagong last year.
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Positives in defeat
Bangladesh's nine-wicket defeat in Christchurch brought an end to a terrible tour of New Zealand.
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Cricket: Bangladesh sweeps were not cakewalks, says NZ's Williamson
New Zealand's nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second Test at Hagley Oval on Monday appeared to be an easy victory on paper though captain Kane Williamson felt it was far from that.
23 January 2017, 08:31 AM
Stokes lifts Eng to 321
Ben Stokes hit an aggressive half-century to help lift England to 321 for eight in their third and final one-day international against India in Kolkata on Sunday.
22 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Cricket: Miller fireworks lead South Africa to victory over Sri Lanka
David Miller smashed a quick-fire 40 as a new-look South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the rain-shortened first Twenty20 International on Friday.
21 January 2017, 07:43 AM
Cricket: Bairstow replaces injured Hales in England T20 squad
Wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow will replace the injured Alex Hales in England's squad for three-match Twenty20 series against India, the country's cricket board said on Saturday.
21 January 2017, 07:38 AM
Rubel X-ray comes out fine
An X-ray conducted on Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain's right elbow after play on the first day of the second Test in Christchurch yesterday revealed no fracture, which is good news for Bangladesh on what has so far been an injury-mired tour of New Zealand.
21 January 2017, 06:49 AM
Hales out of India tour
England opener Alex Hales was Friday ruled out of the rest of the India tour after breaking his hand in the second one-day international in Cuttack.
20 January 2017, 19:25 PM
England fined
England have been fined for a slow over rate during the second one-day international against India in Cuttack, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday.
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Tigresses battered
Bangladesh women's series against South Africa ended on a poor note as the hosts crumbled to an eight-wicket defeat in the fifth one-day at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium at Cox's Bazar yesterday as Rumana Ahmed and co ended up losing the series 4-1.
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM