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Thursday, 15 January 2015
New Zealand look for batting lift
For much of the tour, Sri Lanka seemed to find ways to lose, but with a flat pitch underfoot and the sun at their backs in Hamilton, shoes switched feet and tables were turned. A run-out epidemic swept through the New Zealand middle order, and batsmen were being carried out of their crease almost involuntarily, by their own legs. Sri Lanka were slick enough in the field to capitalise, which has not always been the case in the past three weeks.
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Westindies win the T20i Series against South Africa 2-1
For South Africa, it is the culmination of something which began six months ago when they started intense preparation for the tournament. They hoped by the time this series came around, they would be able to field their full World Cup squad to give them a dummy run - or five - ahead of the event. But one of the most important members of that outfit is unavailable so the perfect practice will not happen. Quinton de Kock, although recovering...
England dismissed for 234 despite Morgan ton
England 234 (Morgan 121, Starc 4-42, Faulkner 3-47) v Australia
Eoin Morgan made 121; England's next best score was 28 © Getty Images
England's captain Eoin Morgan located his batting touch at precisely the right moment to lift his side to 234 against Australia after Mitchell Starc had swung to two wickets in the first over of the ODI triangular series opener at the SCG.
Ian Bell and James Taylor barely had time to adjust their...
Brett Lee retires from Twenty20s
Fast bowler Brett Lee has announced his retirement from Twenty20 cricket, effective from the end of this year's BBL campaign. Lee, 38, became a domestic T20 specialist after retiring from internationals in 2012 and he has played in the IPL and New Zealand's HRV Cup, although since his last appearance for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2013 he has been solely a Sydney Sixers player.
So far this season he has taken nine wickets at 22.22...
Sohail, Yasir handed central contracts
Fast bowler Sohail Khan and legpspinner Yasir Shah have been awarded central contracts in category D by the PCB till March 31, while senior batsman Younis Khan has been retained in category A.
As the terms of the previous contract, awarded to 31 players in June last year, expired on December 31, the PCB decided to extend the players' central contracts by three more months, till the end of the World Cup.
Younis...
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