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'It's about constant work' - Ultra-modernist Akeal Hosein swings out Uganda
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Sunday, 09 June 2024 00:41
Late on a warm Saturday night in Providence Guyana, Akeal Hosein made spin bowling look easy. Big turn first ball, a plumb lbw with his second, then four more dismissals - all bowled or lbw - only two boundaries conceded, and his team on track to a rollicking victory by the time he'd finished his overs.An uninterrupted four-over spell, figures…
West Indies opt to bat on 'typical Guyanese wicket'
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Saturday, 08 June 2024 19:26
Toss West Indies chose to bat vs UgandaWest Indies captain Rovman Powell won the toss and chose to bat first in Guyana, expecting the Providence surface to be slow again, and therefore, easier to defend a score on.Uganda captain Brian Masaba said they would have batted first as well, on account of what had happened in the previous night games…
Australia blitz, Zampa guile leave England title defence in the balance
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Saturday, 08 June 2024 14:14
Australia 201 for 7 (Warner 39, Marsh 35, Head 34, Stoinis 30) beat England 165 for 6 (Buttler 42, Cummins 2-23, Zampa 2-28) by 36 runsAustralia outplayed England in Barbados to leave the defending champions sweating on their qualification for the Super 8s. They posted the highest score of the T20 World Cup to date after David Warner and Travis…
Ben Raine five propels Durham to 26-run win over Birmingham Bears
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Saturday, 08 June 2024 11:45
Durham 194 for 9 (Bedingham 63, Garton 3-41) beat Birmingham Bears 168 (Bethell 50, Davies 47, Raine 5-21) by 26 runsDurham completed a highly productive Vitality Blast raid on the Midlands with a 26-run victory over Birmingham Bears to follow their vanquishing of Leicestershire Foxes the previous evening.The visitors amassed an imposing 194 for nine at Edgbaston as David Bedingham…
Scotland take on Oman with Super Eight spot a realistic dream
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Saturday, 08 June 2024 11:51
Oman vs ScotlandNorth Sound, 1pm local timeScotland must be wondering what they have to do to be noticed at the T20 World Cup.Their terrific win over Namibia on a slow Kensington Oval deck was sandwiched somewhere between USA's Super Over stunner over Pakistan, Canada trumping Ireland, and Afghanistan steamrolling New Zealand.Two nights prior to that result against Namibia, Scotland had…
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