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Langer defends Australia’s Ashes celebrations.

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“Justin Langer has defended Australia's Ashes celebrations. Australia coach Justin Langer has defended his players’ boisterous celebrations after retaining the Ashes following claims they mocked England spin bowler Jack Leach. Langer’s side clinched a dramatic fourth Test win over England in the last hour of Sunday’s final session at Old Trafford.The victory gave Australia a 2-1 lead with just one match to play and they marked the occasion with a raucous on-field party.At one stage, Australia’s star batsman Steve Smith was seen wearing and rubbing a pair of glasses before…

Simmons, Ramdin star for TKR.

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Defending Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champions Trinbago Knight Riders made it three wins from three in their season-opening home stint after cruising past St Lucia Zouks’ 167/5 with seven wickets and 13 balls to spare. Very different yet equally impressive half-centuries from the explosive Lendl Simmons and ice-cool Denesh Ramdin ensured a mid-range target never really posed much of a threat. Simmons set the tone with a six straight back over Thisara Perera’s head from just the second ball of the innings, with Sunil Narine adding another Hero Maximum…

TKR continues winning ways.

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Trinbago Knight Riders secured their second win of the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 22-win over Jamaica Tallawahs despite Andre Russell threatening to pull off another unlikely heist.   Last year, Russell had won a game against the Knight Riders almost single-handedly from a seemingly impossible position with a century for the ages, and for a while here he threatened something similar in a game TKR had otherwise dominated. The Tallawahs needed 99 from 42 when Russell came to the crease, but he smoked the third ball…

Hetmyar powers warriors to win

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Last year’s runners-up Guyana Amazon Warriors joined 2018 champions Trinbago Knight Riders on two wins from two in the early stages of the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots at Providence Stadium. Having restricted the Patriots to 153/8, thanks largely to the efforts of spin twins Shadab Khan (2/20) and Chris Green (1/18), the Warriors made light work of the chase after getting the perfect platform from openers Brandon King and Chandrapaul Hemraj before Shimron Hetmyer showed his class…

A great loss to the cricket world.

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Chairman of Cricket Council USA Mahammad Qureshi says that the death of former Test legend Abdul Qadir is a great loss to the cricket world. The 63-year-old died of a cardiac arrest in Lahore, his family confirmed on Friday. Qadir played 67 Tests from 1977 to 1990, taking 236 wickets including nine for 56 against England at Lahore in 1987. He also featured in 104 one-day internationals, claiming 132 victims. He was a key member of Pakistan’s team during the 1980s and became a mentor to the…

Green takes Guyana to victory

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PROVIDENCE/GUYANA – seventh-wicket partnership of 48 from 21 balls between Keemo Paul and Chris Green proved decisive as 2018 runners-up, Guyana Amazon Warriors, made a winning start to their 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign against St Lucia Zouks. The Warriors had struggled to 98/6 in the 16th over, their momentum seemingly checked by an untimely wicket every time they looked to be getting back on track before the two all-rounders got to work and changed the whole mood of the innings. Green then added two wickets – including the…

Pollard leads from the front as champions make winning start

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2019 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 1 Trinbago Knight Riders 152/7 (Pollard 47, Ramdin 33, Neesham 33, Cottrell 3/13, Emrit 3/39) beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 141 (Lewis 36, Allen 30, Ottley 25, Usama 24, Neesham 3/18, Hasnain 3/36, Pierre 2/20) by 11 runs   A power-packed 47 from new skipper Kieron Pollard and all-round heroics from New Zealand star Jimmy Neesham helped two-time defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders start the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a thrilling 11-run win over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.…

India’s Mithali Raj retires from T20 cricket

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“India's top-order batswoman Mithali Raj has amassed 6,720 runs in 203 ODI matches since her international debut in 1999. New Delhi Indian women’s cricket star Mithali Raj on Tuesday announced her retirement from Twenty20 internationals to focus on the one-day World Cup in 2021. The 36-year-old Raj, the highest run-scorer in the women’s international game, made a surprise exit after she had made herself available for selection for the home series against South Africa starting September 24. “After representing India in T20 internationals since 2006, I wish to retire from…

Australia’s Smith marks Test comeback with Ashes century

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“Australia's Steve Smith celebrates making 100 runs on the second day of the fourth Ashes cricket Test match at Old Trafford. Australia star Steve Smith marked his return to international cricket with a third hundred of this Ashes series on Thursday. Smith was 101 not out in an Australia total of 245-5 at lunch on the second day of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford. Tim Paine, his successor as Australia captain, was unbeaten on nine after winning the toss. But it might have been a different story…

Australia captain Paine dismisses Archer’s ‘panic’ jibe

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“Former Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy (L) chats with Australia captain Tim Paine (R)in the nets during a training session on the eve of the fourth Ashes Test. Manchester (United Kingdom) Australia captain Tim Paine has hit back at suggestions from England fast bowler Jofra Archer that the tourists “panicked” during their extraordinary loss to England in the third Ashes Test at Headingley. Paine’s team were on course for a victory that would have seen Australia retain the Ashes at 2-1 up with two to play only for Ben Stokes’s stunning…