Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali: “I will try to add valuable runs, leading my team to a respectable total in [the] first innings”
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Spinner Nauman Ali has said he will try to score valuable runs after Pakistan suffered a batting collapse towards the end of the opening day of the first Test against South Africa.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “I think [the] Pakistan team is better than England and we should have won the first Test. It’s very disappointing but I believe Pakistan can still win the series”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq admitted that he was very disappointed with the way in which the national team lost the first Test against England.
“I don’t think there is ever going to be any bad blood if he chooses to go on like that”
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has insisted that there is no “bad blood” between him and South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada.
“I think all we can do now is keep looking towards that World Cup and use this as a really good platform”
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Joe Root has backed England for World Cup glory in 2019 even though they were recently eliminated from the Champions Trophy, which is being played in their backyard.
Chase celebrates after scoring his second Test century
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The West Indies looked set for another collapse on the first day in Barbados, but batsman Roston Chase kept Pakistan at bay with his superb unbeaten knock of 126.
De Kock scored his eighth Test fifty
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South Africa were on the verge of a major collapse against New Zealand on the second day in Wellington, but Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma spearheaded the Proteas’ revival with knocks of 91 and 89 respectively.
Smith celebrates after scoring his 19th Test hundred
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Australia looked as if they were teetering on the edge of another major batting collapse on the first day in Ranchi, but captain Steve Smith and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell scored an unbeaten 117 and 82 not out respectively to turn the tide in the tourists’ favour.
Du Plessis made his seventh ODI hundred
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis and batsman David Miller proved to be too much for Sri Lanka to handle as they scored 105 and 117 respectively to lead their side to a 121-run win in the second ODI in Durban.
Samaranayake has been suspended for two months
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Sri Lanka have suspended fast bowling coach Anusha Samaranayake for two months while alleged match-fixing allegations continue to be investigated.
Head finished with figures of 3-16 off his two overs
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Travis Head claimed three wickets as the Adelaide Strikers beat the Melbourne Renegades by 27 runs.
