Sri Lanka are co-hosts and have a good spin attack, but arrive at the big stage short on form, and possibly confidence
Category: Cricket
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USA bowl, India pick Siraj with Bumrah out unwell
Mohammed Siraj slots into the T20I side for the first time since July 2024 as Bumrah’s replacement
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‘We should have potentially sent Pakistan home after today’ – van Meekeren rues Netherlands’ close loss
Netherlands bowler rues loss of key moments in the T20 World Cup opener with his side having been in positions of strength throughout the game
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Hetmyer heroics, Shepherd hat-trick headline West Indies’ opening day win over Scotland
Hetmyer’s half-century lifted West Indies on a slow surface while Shepherd closed out the win with a five-wicket haul
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Nabi takes seven; Gharami’s unbeaten ton keeps Bengal afloat
Gharami brought up his seventh first-class hundred in the final session, with Bengal still 96 runs behind
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Brook draws a line under Wellington after ‘horrendous’ month in spotlight
Incident with bouncer has taught him that captaincy carries a “hell of a lot more responsibility”
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Gharami’s unbeaten ton keeps Bengal afloat against Andhra
He brought up his seventh first-class hundred in the final session, with Bengal still 96 runs behind
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‘Never counted my wickets’ – Rashid on nearing 700 mark in T20 cricket
“I’m happy to reach that milestone and hopefully can make it to 7000,” the legspinner joked
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Injury-hit New Zealand eye revenge as Afghanistan look to run it back
Afghanistan hammered New Zealand in the 2024 edition, and conditions make them favourites with a strong spin attack
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Rashid: Playing international cricket in Afghanistan ‘more than a dream’
“That’s bigger than the World Cup, to be honest,” says the Afghanistan captain