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30Mar By adminNo Comments
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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI Live Score Updates | Cricket News

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI Live:© AFPNew Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Odi Live Updates: Keeping an eye at securing automatic qualification for the World Cup, Sri Lanka will look to win the third ODI against New Zealand and hope for some other results to go in their favour. Their hopes took a major blow on Tuesday when heavy rain and gusting winds forced the second ODI against New Zealand to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. Having also lost the first ODI in the three-match series, Sri Lanka are now ninth in the Super League table with 82 points, six points behind West Indies. (LIVE SCORECARD)Topics mentioned in this article Source link
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30Mar By adminNo Comments
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Jimmy Neesham Reacts To Viral Delivery, Calls It “Worst Ball To Get A Wicket”. Watch | Cricket News

The video of the viral delivery has been doing rounds on social media.© TwitterDuring a National T20 Cup match in 2019, Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Ilyas served up a strong contender for the worst wicket-taking delivery in the history of the sport. Ilyas dragged a delivery way down the leg-side and the unfortunate batter, Zain Abbas, fell for the pie-ball. While Ilyas' delivery was threatening to land outside the tramline, Abbas had a one-handed poke at it and got a top edge, which fled straight to the keeper, who made no mistake and grabbed the delivery.The video of the incident has been doing rounds on social media. Reacting to the same, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham reacted to the video by saying: "Legitimately could be the worst ball in cricket history to ever get a wicket....
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30Mar By adminNo Comments
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Kane Williamson Backs Gujarat Titans Star To Lead India In The Future. It’s Not Hardik Pandya | Cricket News

New Zealand's batting mainstay Kane Williamson sees leadership roles for India and Gujarat Titans batter Shubman Gill in the future, calling him a "special player". Williamson said it was a matter of time before he blossomed on the international scene. "He had an incredible year, but you could always see that it was only a matter of time, the quality that he has, and that we have seen for a few years now," Williamson said on Wednesday."And just to have those experiences that you need to have as a young, extremely talented player and really put it together on the international stage and endorsed obviously in the IPL as well, like I say, it was a matter of time." Asked if he looks at Gill as a future leader, the New Zealander responded in the positive."Yeah, most probably, I've only reall...
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28Mar By adminNo Comments
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Christchurch Washout Hits Sri Lanka World Cup Hopes | Cricket News

File image of the Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka© AFPSri Lanka's hopes of securing automatic qualification for the World Cup took a major blow on Tuesday when heavy rain and gusting winds forced the second one-day international against New Zealand to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. Steady rain meant the covers stayed on all day at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, with organisers calling the match off at 1630 local time (0330 GMT) with more showers forecast.As a result the two teams split the points which further damages Sri Lanka's designs on a place in the top eight of the Super League, who automatically qualify for the World Cup in India in October and November.Having also lost the first ODI in the three-match series, Sri Lanka are now ninth in the table with 82 points, six...
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28Mar By adminNo Comments
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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Highlights: Match Abandoned Without A Ball Being Bowled | Cricket News

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI In Christchurch abandoned© AFPNew Zealand and Sri Lanka looked to square off in the second match of the ODI series in Christchurch on Tuesday but the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain. The Kiwis went 1-0 up in the series after a comprehensive 198-run victory in the first match on Saturday. After New Zealand put a total of 274 runs on the board, the Lankans were bowled out for just 76 runs. Henry Shipley was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts, picking up 5 wickets for just 31 runs in the match (Scorecard)Here are the Highlights of the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI from Christchurch:Topics mentioned in this article Source link
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26Mar By adminNo Comments
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Ball Hits Stumps In Full Speed, New Zealand Batter Still Survives. Watch | Cricket News

Some crazy scens were witnessed in the first ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on Saturday. While it was the home side that emerged triumphant in the opener, winning the contest by a whopping 198 runs, they did ride their luck at times. During one of the incidents, New Zealand batter Fin Allen found himself incredibly lucky as a delivery from Kasun Rajitha hit his off-stump at full swing, yet the bails remained undisturbed. The Sri Lanka team, the batter and even the commentators were left stunned.Allen was batting on 9 runs when the incident took place. Having seen the cricketing gods grant him a lifeline, the batter went on to score a half-century later in the game.Here's the video of the incident:Crazy! The bails didn't come offWatch BLACKCAPS v Sri Lanka live and on-demand on Sp...
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25Mar By adminNo Comments
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Bails Dislodged But Sri Lanka Star Still Not Given Out vs New Zealand. Find Out Why | Cricket News

Blair Tickner dislodges the bails during New Zealand vs Sri Lanka first ODI.© TwitterThe first ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on Saturday witnessed a bizarre moment. The match at Eden Park, Auckland was won by New Zealand by a big margin but not before it saw a controversial decision being given by the umpire. On the fourth ball of the 18th over of Sri Lanka's innings, Chamika Karunaratne hit a Blair Tickner delivery towards mid-wicket region and tried to go for  a double. Given a second run was not possible, Karunaratne tried to return to the non-striker's end but he failed to get there in time.Ticker dislodged the bails but the bails didn't light up and to everyone's surprise, Karunaratne was given not out by the umpire.It was later revealed that the bails didn't light up due t...
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25Mar By adminNo Comments
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Henry Shipley Stars As New Zealand Rout Sri Lanka By 198 Runs In First ODI | Cricket News

Henry Shipley tore through Sri Lanka's batting line-up as New Zealand romped to a 198-run win in the first one-day international in Auckland on Saturday. Playing just his fourth match for the Black Caps, tall seamer Shipley took 5-31 as the tourists were skittled for 76 at Eden Park, their lowest ODI score against New Zealand and their fifth-lowest ever. Sri Lanka's capitulation in 19.5 overs made it their second shortest innings. The visitors never recovered after slumping to 31-5, with only three batters reaching double figures, including top scorer Angelo Mathews (18).It comes just two months after Sri Lanka's world-record 317-run loss to India in Thiruvananthapuram -- when they were out for 73.Captain Dasun Shanaka identified some glaring shortcomings that would need to be improved ...
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20Mar By adminNo Comments
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Gone With The Wind! Hilarious Scene During New Zealand-Sri Lanka 2nd Test. Watch | Cricket News

New Zealand won the second Test to clean sweep Sri Lanka 2-0 in the series.© TwitterHeavy winds impacted the second Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve, Wellington. It became difficult for the bowlers to bowl their lines on the opening day, and the fourth day of the match was no exception. On Monday, Sri Lanka had resumed their second innings at 113 for 2, after the hosts had enforced follow-on. In the 121st over, Michael Bracewell bowled a delivery towards the off-stump but the heavy wind caused the ball to outrageously drift away from batter Prabath Jayasuriya and go well out of his reach.Watch it here:Just when you think you've seen it all in cricket. High winds so single end coverage in Wellington. Here's the supporting evidence… pic.twitter.com/AzQerm4h9b— R...
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20Mar By adminNo Comments
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Pakistan Revise Schedule For New Zealand Series | Cricket News

Team Pakistan in action© AFPPakistan on Monday revised the schedule for next month's limited-overs cricket series against New Zealand because of expected elections in Punjab province. The series has been pushed back by one day and will now start in Lahore on April 14 instead of Karachi. Two of the three venues for the series -- Lahore and Rawalpindi -- are in Punjab, where elections are likely to be held from April 30."The two boards have unanimously agreed to make tweaks to the five Twenty20 internationals and as many one-day internationals," the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a press release.The teams will now start in Lahore, playing three T20s from April 14-17, before travelling to Rawalpindi, which will host the remaining two T20s and the first two ODIs from April 20-26.Karachi wil...
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