South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI – Proteas off to a clinical start
South Africa won the first ODI against Sri Lanka by 8 wickets.
Chasing 182 for the win, the hosts were powered by fifties from Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis.
Earlier, Wayne Parnell and Imran Tahir had scalped 3 wickets each in Sri Lanka innings.
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Mahmudullah replaces Brad Hodge in PSL draft
Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah has replaced Brad Hodge in the PSL replacement draft for the Quetta Gladiators.
Hodge cited personal reasons as he pulled out of the second edition of the PSL.
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Shah Rukh Khan describes MS Dhoni in a word
One of the cricket fans asked Shah Rukh Khan to describe MS Dhoni using just one word on Twitter.
The Bollywood actor replied back with the word – ‘awesomeness’.
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Pakistani players booed at the airport
The Pakistan national team was booed and greeted with negative chants at the Lahore International Airport.
Pakistan lost the ODI series against Australia recently and were whitewashed in the Test series in New Zealand and Australia.
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Sam Billings backs English players to do well at IPL auctions
English batsman Sam Billings that the reputation of the English players will help them get IPL contracts at the IPL auctions.
The big names like Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Jason Roy and Alex Hales are expected to go under the hammer at the auctions.
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Aadhaar Cards mandatory for IPL at Bengaluru
The organisers have made Aadhaar Cards mandatory for buying IPL tickets for matches to be staged in Bengaluru this year.
The move is in order to minimise the criminal activities at the venue.
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West Indies appoint Stuart Law as head coach
The West Indies Cricket Board have roped in the services of former Australian bowler Stuart Law as the new head coach of the national team.
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Ravindra Jadeja and wife escape unscathed after road accident
The incident happened when the rare end of their car crashed with a moped borne girl who has been recognized by the name Preeti Sharma and is a student at a local college Vidyasagar institute.
She reportedly fell off her vehicle and the cricketer took her to the nearby hospital where she was diagnosed but had only minor scratches and injuries.
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Keaton Jennings to lead England Lions on Sri Lanka tour
ECB have named promising opener Keaton Jennings to lead the England Lions in their upcoming tour to Sri Lanka.
Jennings had recently made his Test debut against India with a century.
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Irfan Pathan to lead Baroda in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The Baroda Cricket Association named the squad for the Baroda team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Veteran bowler Irfan Pathan has been named as the skipper of the team.
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Abhinav Mukund to lead India A in practice match against Bangladesh
Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund has been named as the captain of India A for the warm-up match against Bangladesh.
India A will play a 2-day warm-up match against Bangladesh before India takes on Bangladesh for the one-off Test.
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