England vs India 4th ODI: Rahane and Dhawan crush England to give India unassailable lead

Rahane celebrates after bringing up his maiden ODI century

Rahane celebrates after bringing up his maiden ODI century

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India opener Ajinkya Rahane scored his maiden ODI century and his partner, Shikhar Dhawan, smashed an unbeaten 97 to lead the national team to a convincing nine-wicket win over England in the fourth ODI in Birmingham.

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Second ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan moved to Hambantota

This isn't the first time ODI matches have been moved from Colombo to another part of the country

This isn’t the first time ODI matches have been moved from Colombo to another part of the country

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The second ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan has been moved to Hambantota and brought forth to August 26 after the Premadasa Stadium outfield in Colombo was left waterlogged following 48 hours of heavy rain.

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Sri Lanka ready to host Asia Cup and World T20 if political violence in Bangladesh fails to die down

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“We have the grounds and the necessary infrastructure to host an event like that at short notice”

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that they are ready to host both the Asia Cup and World Twenty20 if the political violence in Bangladesh, who are scheduled to be hosting both events, fails to die down.

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