“There is real opportunity here for us to develop a beacon here for cricket in East Asia”
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Hong Kong continue to make history as it was confirmed that they would host their first-ever ODIs on home soil against Scotland in January.
No play was possible on the third day
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A persistent drizzle continued to fall in Bangalore, leading to the third day of the second Test between India and South Africa being called off at 11:30am.
“I would probably like to give Mo another opportunity”
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss has confirmed that Moeen Ali will be given another chance to open the batting even though he has struggled to score runs in the ongoing series against Pakistan.
“It is unfortunate that Dada’s name was dragged in by Tiwary”
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Delhi captain Gautham Gambhir has made it clear that Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary’s claims of him making racist comments about Sourav Ganguly and Bengalis are completely “baseless”.
No play was possible on the fourth day
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The fourth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and the West Indies in Colombo was abandoned without a single ball being bowled due to persistent rain.
Brathwaite finished with career-best figures of 6-29 off 11.3 overs
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West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite sliced through Sri Lanka’s batting line-up with a career-best six wickets to leave his side needing 244 runs to win the second Test in Colombo.
Herath finished with figures of 6-68 off 33 overs
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Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath never had a lot of success with the ball when playing against the West Indies in the past as he had taken eight wickets in five Tests. However, he nearly doubled his wicket tally against the men from the Caribbean on the third day of the first Test in Galle as he claimed six wickets in the first innings and one in the second to leave the West Indies reeling.
Malik celebrates after scoring his maiden Test double century
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It was another gruelling day for England in Abu Dhabi as Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik and batsman Asad Shafiq continued their onslaught.
Raza was named Man of the Match for his game-winning knock of 60 not out
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza and batsman Craig Ervine both made 60 to lead their side to a two-wicket win over Ireland in the first ODI in Harare.
This is the first time the West Indies have failed to qualify for the Champions Trophy
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The West Indies have failed to qualify for the 2017 Champions Trophy in England as they were not amongst the top eight ranked teams on the ICC ODI rankings on the cut-off date of September 30.
