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Pakistan Win T-20 Series With The Second-Match Thriller Against Sri Lanka at Colombo

 August 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a space of three days, Pakistan won twice against Sri Lanka in the two T-20 matches and bagged the series 2-0. Both games were played at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium. While the first game on July 30, 2015 had an authoritative Pakistani stamp, the second played on August 1 was an edge-of-the-seat last-over thriller. […]

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Indian Squad Arrives in Colombo for a Three-Match Test Series with Sri Lanka

 August 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Indian sub-continent is in the grip of monsoon and cricket matches suffer on account of rains playing spoilsport. As the Indian contingent under Virat Kohli arrived in Colombo for the three-test series, they were greeted by heavy showers and their training session at the Premadasa Stadium began with light drizzle that developed into full-scale […]

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Test Series Against India A

Australia A Comfortably Win the Unofficial Test Series Against India A at Chennai

 August 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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Before their departure to Sri Lanka for a 3-match official Test Series, many cricketers played in India A team against the visiting Australia A in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram stadium. The first test, played during July 22-25, 2015 ended in a draw but the second-string Australian side led by Usman Khwaja beat India A by 10 […]

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Ervine’s Massive Thrust Helps Zimbabwe Beat Fancied New Zealand in 1st ODI at Harare

 August 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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When a team piles up a 300-plus score in an ODI match, it acquires a winning edge in most cases. The side liked New Zealand, which had a thunderous show in the 2015 World Cup down under; did not see a threat at least from Zimbabwe even if they didn’t have the advantage of playing […]

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England Beat Australia in Under 3 Days at Edgbaston to Take 2-1 Lead in the Ashes Series

 August 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Poor batting show from Australia made things easier for England in the end. Star batsmen Steven Smith, Michael Clarke, Adam Voges and Mitchell Marsh collectively contributed just 50 runs in both innings taken together. Except that Chris Rogers came good in the first innings and Warner in the second with face-saving acts coming from unexpected […]

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England Third Test victory overshadowed by James Anderson injury

 July 31, 2015   John Welsh

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Although England eventually won the Third Ashes Test against Australia by eight wickets, their firm grip on a match which nearly finished on the second day was briefly threatened by an Aussie revival and a hint of complacency from the hosts. For the first couple of days, the majority of the Aussie batsmen appeared unable […]

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Edgbaston Third Test

England Bowlers Nearly Pulled Off Innings Victory on Second Day of Edgbaston’s Third Test

 July 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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If it was James Anderson on first day, Steven Finn stepped into his shoes on the second. The speedster, who failed to find favor with England selectors two years ago, almost extracted a second-day finish but Australia’s new wicketkeeper Peter Nevill came in the way. At the end of Day-2, Australia with 168/7, have a […]

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Third Ashes Test

James Anderson’s 6 Wickets Wreck Australia on Day-one of The Third Ashes Test

 July 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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The current 5-match Investec Ashes Test-series is going from one extreme to another. If Australia thought they had England cowed down with a massive 405-run win in the Lord’s second test, they couldn’t have made a bigger error. That premise was effectively destroyed by James Anderson, whose magnificent swingers single-handedly accounted for Australia’s wretched performance […]

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After Losing Cardiff Test Australia Bounce Back with a Brutal Show in Second Test at Lords

 July 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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On 24th June 1948, the Don Bradman led Australian side inflicted a 409-run defeat on England at the Lord’s cricket ground. It wasn’t the highest margin of defeat, by which England had lost to Australia because in 1934, they had lost by a whopping 562 runs at Kennington Oval’s 5th test match of the Ashes […]

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bangladesh cricket

Bangladesh Show Their Mettle in ODI Series Against South Africa

 July 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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After losing both T-20 games and the first ODI, hosts Bangladesh bounced back with vengeance against the mighty South Africa in emphatically winning the ODI series last week. The first ODI belonged to South Africa’s debutant speedster Kagiso Rabada, who returned with the best figures by any international bowler on ODI debut. In ODI history, […]

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