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Pakistan To Host ODI Tri-Series After 20 Years Ahead Of Champions Trophy 2025 | Cricket News
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Pakistan To Host ODI Tri-Series After 20 Years Ahead Of Champions Trophy 2025 | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan cricket team in action© AFPPakistan's Cricket Board said on Friday it will host South Africa and New Zealand in a one-day international tri-series, the country's first tournament involving three nations after a gap of 20 years. The series was greenlit on the sidelines of an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Dubai, according to Pakistan's board. International cricket only fully returned to Pakistan in 2020, following attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in 2009.  Pakistan was stripped of its right to co-host the World Cup two years later, with security concerns lingering in the aftermath of those attacks.The country last hosted a tri-series in 2004, which involved Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.Newly elected PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi said the tri-series will s...
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“It’s Stuff Of Dreams”: Sikandar Raza After Leading Dubai Capitals To Victory vs Desert Vipers | Cricket News
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“It’s Stuff Of Dreams”: Sikandar Raza After Leading Dubai Capitals To Victory vs Desert Vipers | Cricket News

[ad_1] File image of Sikandar Raza© Twitter Sikander Raza was in his best form as the Dubai Capitals secured an important victory over the Desert Vipers in the ILT20 clash at the Dubai International Stadium. Chasing 171 for victory, Raza hit a six in the last ball of the match to help his team in the race for the playoffs. Speaking about the...
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20 Needed Off 6: Zimbabwe Star’s Legendary Act vs Sri Lanka Leaves World Stunned. Watch | Cricket News
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20 Needed Off 6: Zimbabwe Star’s Legendary Act vs Sri Lanka Leaves World Stunned. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Zimbabwe celebrated Tuesday after winning their first T20 international against Sri Lanka in dramatic fashion to square the three-match series in Colombo. Chasing a target of 174, Zimbabwe required 20 runs off the last over bowled by Angelo Mathews, triumphing by four wickets. Mathews, Sri Lanka's hero with the bat with an unbeaten 66, was hit for three sixes in the final over as Zimbabwe knocked off the target with a ball to spare. Zimbabwe's Luke Jongwe, who smashed 25 not out off 12 balls with two fours and two sixes, was named man of the match. Watch Luke Jongwe's match-winnin...
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“Decisions Driven By Agendas”: Angelo Matthews Slams Ex-Selectors For His White-Ball Omission | Cricket News
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“Decisions Driven By Agendas”: Angelo Matthews Slams Ex-Selectors For His White-Ball Omission | Cricket News

[ad_1] Following a triumphant return to T20Is, Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Matthews took a potshot at the previous set of selectors, headed by Pramodya Wickramasinghe, for taking "agenda-driven" decisions that pushed him out of the white-ball cricket set-up. An all-round performance by a returning Angelo Matthews helped Sri Lanka snatch a three-wicket win from the jaws of defeat against Zimbabwe in the first T20I of the three-match series in Colombo on Sunday night. He not only scored an unbeaten 46* to guide Lanka out of troubled waters during their 144-run chase, lifting them from 83/...
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“Decisions Driven By Agendas”: Angelo Mathews Slams Ex-Selectors For His White-Ball Omission | Cricket News
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“Decisions Driven By Agendas”: Angelo Mathews Slams Ex-Selectors For His White-Ball Omission | Cricket News

[ad_1] Following a triumphant return to T20Is, Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews took a potshot at the previous set of selectors, headed by Pramodya Wickramasinghe, for taking "agenda-driven" decisions that pushed him out of the white-ball cricket set-up. An all-round performance by a returning Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka snatch a three-wicket win from the jaws of defeat against Zimbabwe in the first T20I of the three-match series in Colombo on Sunday night. He not only scored an unbeaten 46* to guide Lanka out of troubled waters during their 144-run chase, lifting them from 83/6,...
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Angelo Mathews Shines As Sri Lanka Pull Off Last Ball Win Against Zimbabwe | Cricket News
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Angelo Mathews Shines As Sri Lanka Pull Off Last Ball Win Against Zimbabwe | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sri Lanka pulled off a thrilling three-wicket win over Zimbabwe in a last ball thriller in the first T20I in Colombo on Sunday. Requiring six runs off the last two balls, tail-ender Dushmantha Chameera smashed a boundary off the penultimate ball. Then he pushed the last ball to square leg, scampering for two runs to keep Sri Lanka's unbeaten record against Zimbabwe in T20 Internationals intact. Sri Lanka owed the win to 36-year-old former captain Angelo Mathews who, playing his first T20 International in almost three years, top scored with 46. Mathews had last featured in a T20I i...
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Janith Liyanage 95 Gives Sri Lanka Hard Fought Win Over Zimbabwe | Cricket News
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Janith Liyanage 95 Gives Sri Lanka Hard Fought Win Over Zimbabwe | Cricket News

[ad_1] A back to the wall 95 by middle order batsman Janith Liyanage helped Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by two wickets in the second ODI of the three-match series in Colombo on Monday. Chasing 209 to win, Sri Lanka struggled as left-arm seamer Richard Ngarava troubled the batsmen with extra bounce. Ngarava claimed the first four Sri Lankan wickets, and picked up a fifth when he dismissed Maheesh Theekshana in his final over. Sri Lanka were  112, but a 56-run stand for the seventh wicket between Theekshana and Liyanage started the fight back. Ngarava finished with five for 32, his career best figures and Sri Lanka started to breath easier when he completed his 10 overs.Liyanage, trying to keep up with the required rate, attempted to clear mid-off, but did not get the elevation needed and was ...
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Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI Live Score Updates | Cricket News
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Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI Live Score Updates | Cricket News

[ad_1] SL vs ZIM, 2nd ODI Live: Sri Lanka will take on Zimbabwe© AFPSri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Live Updates:Zimbabwe skipper Craig Ervine won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the three-match series on Monday. The first ODI of the series got washed out due to rain in Colombo on Saturday. Both the teams will be putting their best foot forward in order to clinch victory and gain an unassailable lead in the series. (Live Scorecard)Topics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link
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Sri Lanka Name Squad For Zimbabwe Series; Kusal Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga To Lead ODI, T20I Sides | Cricket News
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Sri Lanka Name Squad For Zimbabwe Series; Kusal Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga To Lead ODI, T20I Sides | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sri Lanka on Saturday named the preliminary squads for the home series against Zimbabwe, with batter Kusal Mendis leading the ODI side and all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga leading the T20I side. Batter Charith Asalanka has been appointed as the vice-captain across both formats. "Sri Lanka Cricket announced the preliminary squads for the Zimbabwe Tour of Sri Lanka 2024. ODIs Captain: Kusal Mendis Vice Captain: Charith Asalanka T20Is Captain: Wanindu Hasaranga Vice Captain: Charith Asalanka," tweeted SLC.Sri Lanka Cricket announced the preliminary squads for the Zimbabwe Tour of Sri Lanka 2024.ODIsCaptain - Kusal MendisVice Captain - Charith AsalankaT20IsCaptain - Wanindu HasarangaVice Captain - Charith AsalankaREAD: https://t.co/jFysJEoAKH#SLvZIM— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) D...
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