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Jadeja's Double Strike Fails to Derail Australia's Lead in WTC Final

AFP in London | 10 June, 2023

Ravindra Jadeja removed first-innings century-makers Steve Smith and Travis Head

Athanaze, somersaulting Sinclair help West Indies to 3-0 UAE sweep

AFP in Sharjah | 10 June, 2023

Athanaze looked good for a century, but Aayan Khan cut his innings short on 65 off 45 balls

Sri Lanka drops Mathews from World Cup qualifiers

AFP in Colombo | 09 June, 2023

The 36-year-old Mathews scored 12 runs from 21 balls in his last ODI at home earlier this month, when Sri Lanka lost to Afghanistan by six wickets at Hambantota in the first game of a three-match series

Australia star Smith intrigued to see how 'Bazball' fares in Ashes

AFP in London | 09 June, 2023

England have won 11 of their 13 Tests since captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum joined forces last year after adopting an ultra-aggressive approach to red-ball cricket

Gatting surprised by Moeen Ali Ashes recall

AFP in London | 09 June, 2023

Ali, 35, was persuaded to end his retirement from Tests by skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum this week after regular spinner Jack Leach was forced out of the five-match series with a stress fracture in his back

Boult set to return for New Zealand at ODI World Cup

AFP in Wellington | 08 June, 2023

Boult opted out of a New Zealand Cricket contract last year, which enabled him to play in the lucrative Big Bash League in Australia

Sri Lanka thrash Afghanistan to win ODI series 2-1

AFP in Sri Lanka | 07 June, 2023

Sri Lanka eased to 120 with 34 overs to spare in Hambantota, after a fast-bowling attack led by man-of-the-match Dushmantha Chameera had demolished the hapless Afghan top order

Rashid returns as Afghanistan bat in series decider

AFP in Sri Lanka | 07 June, 2023

The series is level at 1-1 with Afghanistan winning the first ODI by six wickets and then Sri Lanka squaring it with a 132-run win in the second

West Indies wrap up ODI series win over UAE

AFP in Sharjah | 07 June, 2023

Openers Brandon King and Johnson Charles both plundered half-centuries as the tourists made 306 all out batting first

Broad hopes Pujara and Kohli make Australia toil ahead of Ashes

AFP in London | 07 June, 2023

India's clash with Australia at The Oval gets underway on Wednesday, just days before the five-match series between England and Australia starts at Edgbaston on June 16