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BRISTOL: The fond memories of 2015 came rolling back for Mitchell Starc after beginning his ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign in near-identical fashion to his crowning moment. Four years ago the rangy, left-arm fast bowler immediately dented New Zealand hopes in the first over of the World Cup final when he clean-bowled Brendon McCullum for a duck, his third delivery to the dynamic Kiwi captain. With their most destructive batsman back in the pavilion, New Zealand were unable to post a suitably-competitive total and the Australians went on to…

Windies bump out Pakistan in W Cup opener

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NOTTINGHAM/ENGLAND:  It wasn’t a case of Pakistan Zindabad but a case of Pakistan playing bad, as West Indies of old came to Trent Bridge to whip Pakistan by seven wickets in both teams first match of the 2019 ICC World Cup in England yesterday. The International Cricket Council (ICC) put a notice in the media centre that lunch will be served between the hours of 2 pm to 4 pm, well we didn’t get to that, as the game was finished before lunch. West Indies pacers led by Oshane Thomas…

Finch relishes return of Australia pair Smith and Warner

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London (AFP) – Australia captain Aaron Finch says disgraced stars Steve Smith and David Warner will use the World Cup to restore their “world-class” credentials after their role in the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. Smith and Warner served 12-month bans following the “sandpaper-gate” incident in the Cape Town Test in March last year and Smith lost the Australia captaincy as a result. Both players are back in the Australia squad for the World Cup in England and Wales and are set to start their country’s first match of…

Rashid Khan: from refugee to Afghan World Cup star

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  Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) – Groomed on dusty pitches as a refugee, record-breaking Rashid Khan will face his toughest examination yet at the World Cup, with former coaches confident the Afghan can “dismantle” top batting line-ups. The world’s top-rated Twenty20 bowler from the war-torn nation last year made history as the fastest to reach 100 one-day international wickets. Aged just 20, and after a remarkable cricket upbringing shaped by years of conflict and displacement, Khan will on Saturday make his World Cup debut against defending champions Australia. “I am sure…

Australia’s Langer calls on fans not to boo Smith and Warner

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London (AFP) – Australia head coach Justin Langer has called on fans to show Steve Smith and David Warner respect in the World Cup and not jeer them. The pair, who both recently completed bans for ball-tampering, were given a hostile reception by the crowd at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton during Australia’s World Cup warm-up victory over England. There were audible boos, jeers, and chants of “cheat”, but Langer has urged supporters not to repeat that behaviour during the tournament itself. “You (the media) talk about earning respect, and…

Thomas, Gayle lead West Indies World Cup rout of Pakistan

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Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – West Indies crushed Pakistan by seven wickets in a one-sided contest at Trent Bridge on Friday as the two-time champions laid down a marker in their first match of the World Cup. Pakistan had no answer to the West Indies’ fast bowlers and were bundled out for a paltry 105 in just 21.4 overs — their second-lowest World Cup total. Man-of-the-match Oshane Thomas took four wickets and captain Jason Holder chipped in with three as Pakistan folded without much of a fight on the second…

England register opening win

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MARGATE/FL – USA : Jofra Archer showed why England could not leave him out of their final ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup squad as he bowled them to opening win against South Africa. In just his fourth ODI, Archer struck the early blows and made a later incision in his team’s defense of 311, 23 runs fewer than what they made when they batted first in the inaugural World Cup match in 1975, where they totaled 334 /4 against India. Then, successful chases of over 300 were considered the exception;…

MaqTV covers ICC World Cup

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MARGATE/FL – USA: MaqTv will be providing coverage of the 2019 ICC World Cup in England and Wales. In this historic move, the Fort Lauderdale base media organization will for the first time bring their fans up to date information on the game’s showpiece event. While MaqTv doesn’t have the rights to carry the games ‘live’ the staff at MaqTv will be updating the scores from major matches regularly and all off-field events can be viewed on the station. MaqTv viewers will get access to interviews from top players and…

Ramadhan cricket a big hit

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Cricketers in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area always anxiously look forward to the fasting month of Ramadhan but not only for fasting. There is something that he dear to them around the period of fasting and this is the Maq Ramadhan cricket tournament. http://ccusa.info/schedule – Ball by Ball Match Results Imagine starting a match at 1 am in the morning. After breaking the fast and praying, the players jump into their cricket gear to play the sport they love right on the grounds of the masjid. They play…

Major investment by CCUSA

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) is making yet another major investment into the development of cricket in the United States by hosting the 2019 USA League Championship T20 tournament in Chicago from July 4 to 7. This was disclosed by chairman of CCUSA, Mahammad Qureshi on Monday. He said that this current investment will be in the region of $100,000. This comes just weeks after Qureshi and CCUSA forked out $70,000 to host the USA Nationals MaqT10 tournament in Fort Lauderdale. At the upcoming league championship the different…