Maharaj stars as Australia collapse to spin after Breetzke hundred
Marco Jansen followed a powerful 75 off 59 balls with one of the great catches to inspire the home side
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Muhammad Shahzad smashes fastest first-class hundred by a Pakistani batter
He reached the mark in just 49 balls, breaking the previous record set by Misbah-ul-Haq
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Sri Lanka bring in Malinga with Hasaranga ruled out of series
England unchanged from victory in Durham for second ODI
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Luke Williams takes over from Lisa Keightley as Mumbai Indians' head coach in WPL
Luke Williams has had success in the WPL in the past, back in 2024, when he was the head coach in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's title run
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Padikkal fifty sets the stage before Australia A lose two early in chase of 363
Padikkal scored a half-century on his India A captaincy debut as the Puducherry pitch began misbehaving with uneven bounce by the end of day three
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Hesson has big aspirations for Pakistan at Asian Games
Pakistan's next challenge comes in the form of the men's event at the Asian Games, starting at the Quarter-final stage against a yet-to-be decided conteder.
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Captain Farhan not worried about inexperience of Pakistan's Asian Games squad
After four days of preparing in spinning conditions in Karachi, Farhan is eager to lead his team in Aichi-Nagoya
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Pavandeep, Amir silence Hong Kong in Malaysia's comprehensive Group B victory
Pavandeep's brother Virandeep, in the company of Syahadat, sealed Malaysia's win with eight overs to spare
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Australia opt to bowl, Edwards debuts, Green, Starc, Hazlewood return
South Africa pick two left-arm spinners and three quicks with Coetzee returning for the first time in three years
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Boland prepares to return to South Africa, a place he 'can't remember'
The quick played the last three of his 14 ODIs in South Africa in 2016 and is set to return with the Test squad next month
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Gul, Kharote spin Afghanistan to victory over Japan in Asian Games opener
Chasing a modest 130 in Nisshin, Japan were all out for 81 in the opening match of the men's cricket competition at the Asian Games
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Naseem Shah joins SNGPL for the ongoing President's Trophy
Abdullah Shafique and Farhan Yousaf have also linked up with the side ahead of the third round
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IPL 2027 auction to be held in Goa in December
The previous three auctions were held outside India, and this will be the last mini-auction of the current cycle
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Litton: 'Playing Asian Games is a rare occurence'
The Bangladesh captain is excited for his first Asiad, and said they aim to add to their gold-medal tally this time
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Hesson: India the benchmark and Pakistan's challenge is to catch up to that
Pakistan's head coach stressed that the team is consistently improving in T20s, and insisted that performances in each format be looked at separately
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Party in South Africa as World Cup holders Australia come calling
With four fast bowlers already lost to injury, the hosts will have to balance playing their strongest team and keeping players fit
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Kushagra hundred, Mulani four-for put India A in command against Australia A
Hosts end the first day in Puducherry with a lead of 163
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Wilson, Learoyd, Knott fifties power Australia A's successful 339-chase
Yastika Bhatia hit 112 while Minnu Mani picked up three wickets but it wasn't enough as Australia A levelled the series 1-1
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