South Africa stay unbeaten with win over West Indies
AHMEDABAD, India, Feb 26 (AFP): South Africa captain Aiden Markram led from the front with an unbeaten 82 as South Africa all but secured a T20 World Cup semi-final berth with a brutal nine-wicket thrashing of the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday.After the West Indies fought back from deep...
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Shanaka says constant criticism has affected players' mental health
COLOMBO, Feb 26 (Agencies): Fitness and form were not the only areas in which Sri Lanka failed, said captain Dasun Shanaka as he also blamed the "negative environment created outside" for his team's ouster from the T20 World Cup and oddly urged the government to protect the players from criticism.Shanaka...
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New Zealand can topple England to make semis, says Kiwis coach
COLOMBO, Feb 26 (AFP): New Zealand's "street-smart" cricketers can find a way to beat England and guarantee their semi-final place at the T20 World Cup, coach Rob Walters said on Thursday.A win for New Zealand in Friday's night's Super Eights clash in Colombo will see them top Group 2 and...
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Litton's fifty leads North to 2nd straight win in BCL
Litton Das struck an unbeaten half-century to guide North Zone to a six-wicket win over South Zone, while Naim Sheikh and Abu Haider Rony hit contrasting fifties as Central Zone beat East Zone by five wickets in the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) one-day matches on Thursday, reports BSS.Put into bat...
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