Month: July 2019

Sri Lanka’s Malinga to quit ODIs after first Bangladesh match

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Colombo (AFP) – Veteran Sri Lankan pace bowler Lasith Malinga will retire from one-day international cricket with the first match of a three-match series against Bangladesh, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne said on Monday. Malinga was named to the 22-man Sri Lanka squad for the series with matches scheduled for July 26, 28 and 31 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. But speaking at the team’s press conference in the Sri Lankan capital, Karunaratne confirmed the 36-year old fast bowler and former captain would only appear in the first game. “He…

Stokes stars in England’s greatest ever win

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England is the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup champions for the first time after Jofra Archer held his nerve to help beat New Zealand in a nail-biting Super Over at Lord’s. The Black Caps needed two to win from the final ball but a superb throw from Jason Roy in the deep saw Martin Guptill agonisingly run out, as Kane Williamson’s side finished runners-up for the second successive men’s World Cup. Jimmy Neesham had struck a magnificent six to leave New Zealand with seven to win from four balls but…

England into W Cup finals

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A new nation will lift the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup after England joined New Zealand in the final with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Australia at Edgbaston. Australia had won the toss and chosen to bat, but a blistering opening spell from Chris Woakes (3/20) and Jofra Archer (2/32), removing both openers in the first three overs, set the tone for a fine bowling effort. Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow then added 124 for the first wicket, their third successive century partnership in this tournament. While Bairstow fell for…

US Open T20 dates revealed

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MARGATE/FL – USA: The dates for the popular 2019 US Open T20 tournament have been revealed and will take place between December 18 to 23 at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale USA. Sofian Qamar operations manager at Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) the parent body for the US Open T20 revealed the dates after a lengthy planning meeting at CCUSA’s headquarters in Margate on Wednesday. He said the 11th Senior Edition will begin on December 19 and end with the finals on December 22.  Prior to this, there…

Henry the hero humbles India

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MANCHESTER: A stunning spell of a fast bowling from Matt Henry ripped through the Indian top order and set New Zealand on their way to a second successive ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final with an 18-run victory over India. Henry removed Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Dinesh Karthik in an opening spell of seven overs, with Trent Boult adding the crucial scalp of Virat Kohli as India slipped to 24/4 in their chase of 240 at Old Trafford. Despite a valiant effort from Ravindra Jadeja (77), in conjunction with Mahendra Singh…

Vyas becomes record Raj in 10-wicket win for USA U19 over Cayman Islands

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Photo Credit: Peter Della Penna Raj Vyas became the first bowler at any level of USA national team representation to take seven wickets in a one-day match as he ripped apart the Cayman Islands batting order on a historic day at Maple Leaf CC in King City, Ontario. By Peter Della Penna in King City (Twitter @PeterDellaPenna) Left-arm swing bowler Raj Vyas broke an eight-year-old record for best figures by a USA U19 bowler and in the process became the first USA player at any level to take seven wickets in…

Semi-final match-ups decided

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After 45 games of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup the group stage are complete, and the final four now know who will play who in the semi-finals. Australia, India, England and New Zealand knew prior to Saturday’s final group matches that they would be in the top four and that all that was to be decided was the end of group standings. India’s seven wicket win over Sri Lanka at Headingley ensured that they ended on a winning note and leapfrogged Australia after their 10 run defeat by South…

India wins easily on record ton by Rohit

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Jasprit Bumrah was keen to share the plaudits with the rest of the attack, even though he was the undoubted star of the bowling show during India’s seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka. The 25-year-old from Ahmedabad joined New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson, Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir and England’s Jofra Archer in third place with 17 wickets on the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 list after claiming 3/37 from his 10 overs against Sri Lanka at Headingley. However, Bumrah was at pains to point out that it was a complete team effort…

Pakistan ends strong

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This venerable old ground has seen many a changing of the guard over the years, cricket’s ever-evolving story has seen more chapters written at Lord’s than anywhere else. And so it was again, as Pakistan’s emerging talent gave a glimpse of the future on a day one old warrior finally called time under the shadow of Old Father Time. Iman Ul Haq, just 23, became the youngest Pakistan player to score an ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup century with a swashbuckling show as his team recorded a confident 94-run victory…

Bairstow books the spot for England

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DURHAM: England powered into the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-final after Jonny Bairstow’s second successive century set up a 119-run win over New Zealand. has come to the fore at a crucial time for the hosts, who entered the clash with India on Sunday, June 30 knowing they potentially required back-to-back victories to progress. The pre-tournament favourites have managed just that largely thanks to their in-form opener, who followed up a superb 111 at Edgbaston by blasting 106 at Riverside Durham as England posted 305/8. New Zealand couldn’t find…