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“Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews (C) eclipsed his previous Test best of 160 against England at Headingley in 2014. ©AFP” />Harare (AFP) – Angelo Mathews struck his highest Test score with an unbeaten double century on Wednesday as Sri Lanka left Zimbabwe battling to save the series opener going into the final day at Harare. Former skipper Mathews eclipsed his previous Test best of 160 and finished 200 not out after a marathon knock spanning 468 balls, as Sri Lanka declared their first innings on 515 for nine. Zimbabwe, playing their…

“Ottis Gibson has enjoyed two successful stints as bowling coach with England and has served as head coach of the West Indies and South Africa. ©AFP” /> ]]> <![CDATA[ Dhaka (AFP) – Bangladesh have appointed Ottis Gibson as their new pace bowling coach, replacing South African Charl Langeveldt who resigned in December. The 50-year old former West Indies fast bowler signed a two-year agreement, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said in a statement late Tuesday. Gibson, who has enjoyed two successful stints as bowling coach with England and has served as…

BOCA RATON/FL -USA: As if he has not done enough for the development of cricket in the United States, Mahammad Qureshi has continued his goodwill by opening up his private cricket ground, the Maq Cricket Stadium in Boca to the public free of charge. The successful businessman who is also chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) is calling on all cricket enthusiasts to show up at the facility to play the game and train at the nets all free of charge. Whilst other venues use their facilities to make money,…

“Shikhar Dhawan picked up his injury during the victorious third ODI with Australia. ©AFP” /> New Delhi (AFP) – Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of India’s limited-overs teams for their tour of New Zealand after injuring his shoulder in their series-clinching one-day international with Australia, the country’s cricket board said Tuesday. Opening batsman Dhawan, who hurt this left shoulder while fielding in Sunday’s seven-wicket victory in Bangalore, will be replaced by youngster Prithvi Shaw in the 16-man one-day international squad. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson will take Dhawan’s place in the…

“England’s Joe Root (L) and England’s Ollie Pope during the fifth day of the third Test. ©AFP” /> Johannesburg (AFP) – England, fresh from their crushing defeat of South Africa in the third Test, are looking strong favourites to claim a series-winning victory in the fourth and final match starting Friday. South Africa are still struggling to come to terms with the magnitude of the innings defeat in Port Elizabeth that handed England an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the series. Their bowling attack’s failure to test England and the fragility…