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Masood carries Yorkshire hopes after du Plooy 170 gives Derbyshire a glimmer
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023 11:33
Yorkshire 353 and 147 for 6 (Masood 68*, Watt 3-46) need a further 65 runs to beat Derbyshire 111 and 453 (du Plooy 170, Haider 146)Shan Masood holds the key for Yorkshire with the LV=Insurance County Championship match against Derbyshire in the balance after a pulsating third day at Chesterfield. The Yorkshire captain was unbeaten on 68 but his team…
Bangladesh, Afghanistan meet amid rains as solitary Test struggles for significance
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023 08:16
Big pictureA Test match between two nations will be played in one of the premier cricket stadiums, and in front of a live TV audience. If this is considered as enough of a context, then the Bangladesh vs Afghanistan one-off Test is relevant. Otherwise, sandwiched between the World Test Championship final and the upcoming Ashes, this contest in Dhaka, being…
Hathurusinghe: Forget WTC, winning Tests for your country is motivation enough
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023 08:18
Even if the one-off Test is not part of the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle and even if Bangladesh and Afghanistan haven't played Test cricket in a long time, representing your country and winning Tests remains the primary "motivation" and "ambition," according to the head coaches of the two teams, Chandika Hathurusinghe and Jonathan Trott. The two sides square…
Moeen views Ashes return as a 'free hit' after short-notice recall
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023 07:58
Moeen Ali is viewing his return to Test cricket as "a free hit" and revealed he might not have come out of retirement for the Ashes had Ben Stokes not been the England captain positing the question.Speaking at Edgbaston, ahead of Friday's first Test against Australia, Moeen was phlegmatic, even self-deprecating about his merits as Jack Leach's replacement. Leach's stress…
Russell, Narine, Roy and Ferguson join Knight Riders in Los Angeles for MLC
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023 07:40
The LAKR squad also has Unmukt Chand, USA's Jaskaran Malhotra and Ali Khan. Malhotra is one of four men to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket, and the trio - alongside others - was picked up by the franchise at a draft in March.Russell and Narine continue their long-standing relationship with Knight Riders. Apart from KKR and…
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