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South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took five wickets to help his team bowl out England for 101 to win their decisive Twenty20 international by 90 runs at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday and take the three-match series 2-1. South Africa were put into bat and scored 191-5 off their 20 overs to set England an imposing target and then skittled out the home team for a one-sided victory. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/tabraiz-shamsi-bowls-south-africa-to-t20i-series-victory-over-england/articleshow/93258291.cms

India brought their desired 'killing attitude' to the fore under pressure as they put up a ruthless performance to beat arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets and boost their chances of a semifinal berth at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2022/indiabirmingham/smriti-mandhana-stars-as-india-beat-pakistan-to-register-first-win-of-cwg-2022/articleshow/93255546.cms

Litton Das and Mosaddek Hossain played key roles on Sunday as Bangladesh levelled a three-match Twenty20 international series in Zimbabwe with a seven-wicket victory. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/2nd-t20i-litton-mosaddek-star-as-bangladesh-win-to-level-zimbabwe-series/articleshow/93256737.cms

Flagging concerns about cricket's future, former Australian captain Ian Chappell says the sport's administrators would do well to not add T10 to the smorgasbord of choices that they already offer. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/t10-should-be-regarded-as-overdoing-the-entertainment-quotient-ian-chappell/articleshow/93250816.cms

Chennai Super Kings left-arm pace bowler Mukesh Choudhary has revealed that the Chennai franchise skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad have had a big impact on his cricketing career since the time he became a part of the side in IPL 2022. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/mahendra-singh-dhoni-ruturaj-gaikwad-have-played-a-huge-role-in-my-cricketing-journey-pacer-mukesh-choudhary/articleshow/93249074.cms

Rohit Sharma's buoyant India will look to continue the winning run and extend their domination over the West Indies when they clash in the second T20 International on Monday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/2nd-t20i-buoyant-india-look-to-continue-winning-run-against-west-indies/articleshow/93247790.cms

Senior opener KL Rahul has been left out of the India squad which will travel to Zimbabwe for an ODI series next month after aggravating his hamstring injury, a development which could potentially jeopardise his T20 World Cup chances. It is understood that Rahul hasn't yet recovered despite undergoing a successful sports hernia surgery for lower abdominal injury. His hamstring also remains sore. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/kl-rahul-to-miss-zimbabwe-tour-due-to-delayed-recovery/articleshow/93241242.cms

England great James Anderson turned 40 on Saturday, an age where many pacemen of previous eras would have long since retired. But the 'king of swing' shows no sign of stopping, with Anderson in line still to be leading England's attack during next month's three-Test series at home to South Africa. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/ageless-james-anderson-keen-to-prove-40-is-just-another-number/articleshow/93240949.cms

Senior opener KL Rahul has been left out of the India squad which will travel to Zimbabwe for an ODI series next month after aggravating his hamstring injury, a development which could potentially jeopardise his T20 World Cup chances. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/india-vs-zimbabwe-kl-rahul-injured-again-deepak-chahar-washington-sundar-make-comeback-to-odi-fold/articleshow/93240042.cms

A grenade that exploded during a match at Afghanistan's main cricket stadium killed two spectators, police said Saturday, a day after the blast. At the time of the explosion, hundreds of people were at the domestic T20 league match at the Kabul International Cricket Stadium. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/grenade-blast-at-afghan-cricket-match-killed-2-spectators-police/articleshow/93239303.cms

Batsmen Sikandar Raza and Wessly Madhevere starred as Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in Harare on Saturday in the first of a three-match Twenty20 international series. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/raza-madhevere-star-as-zimbabwe-beat-bangladesh-by-17-runs-in-t20-opener/articleshow/93239398.cms

Following his side's 68-run loss to India in the first T20I, West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran said that the team is looking to bounce back from the loss. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/west-indies-in-india/team-looking-to-bounce-back-wi-captain-pooran-after-loss-to-india-in-first-t20i/articleshow/93231343.cms

Young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh said that using variations, especially the slower ones, on a sticky wicket was the key to his success in the T20 series-opener against the West Indies. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/west-indies-in-india/happy-with-my-performance-keeping-things-simple-helped-arshdeep-singh/articleshow/93229137.cms

India's Dinesh Karthik is enjoying the finisher's role, the 37-year-old said, after his breezy cameo helped secure his side's 68-victory against West Indies in the first Twenty20 International on Friday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/dinesh-karthik-says-enjoying-finishers-role-after-india-win-v-windies/articleshow/93228662.cms

An explosion went off inside Kabul's main cricket stadium during a domestic league match on Friday, injuring four people, an official of Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/explosion-inside-kabul-cricket-stadium-injures-four-afghanistan-cricket-board/articleshow/93215669.cms

India pacer Renuka Singh's dream spell did not prove to be good enough as Australia came back from the brink to pull off a three-wicket win in the Commonwealth Games Group A opener on Friday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2022/indiabirmingham/cwg-2022-renukas-sensational-spell-goes-in-vain-as-australia-bounce-back-to-win-opener/articleshow/93215395.cms

Wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson on Friday replaced an indisposed KL Rahul in India's T20I squad for the ongoing series against the West Indies, the BCCI said. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-sanju-samson-replaces-kl-rahul-in-t20i-squad/articleshow/93213288.cms

Two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting has backed Steve Smith to come out of his "indifferent" form as Australia gears up for the much-anticipated tour of India early next year, saying there is nothing wrong with the star batter's technique. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/ricky-ponting-backs-steve-smith-to-come-out-of-indifferent-form/articleshow/93206546.cms

Former India all-rounder Sridharan Sriram has decided to end his tenure as Australia's spin bowling coach to focus on his role with IPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sridharan-sriram-leaves-australias-coaching-job-to-focus-on-rcb-role/articleshow/93205113.cms

Captain Rohit Sharma believes the new fearless approach adopted by India in the shortest format will result in occasional failures but disagrees that they were playing "conservative" cricket during last year's T20 World Cup in UAE. Rohit said the new approach provides more freedom to players, which has yielded success after the disappointing World Cup campaign. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-were-never-conservative-new-approach-in-t20s-will-witness-occasional-failures-says-rohit-sharma/articleshow/93203461.cms

India coach Rahul Dravid lauded the "professionalism" of his young outfit which has shown some "great signs" moving forward while routing the West Indies 3-0 in their own backyard in the just-concluded ODI series. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/clean-sweep-against-west-indies-great-signs-for-young-indian-team-rahul-dravid/articleshow/93183282.cms

United Arab Emirates will replace Sri Lanka as the venue for the Asia Cup, starting next month, due to the ongoing political and economic crisis in the island nation, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/asia-cup-shifted-out-of-sri-lanka-to-united-arab-emirates/articleshow/93182077.cms

All-rounder Pooja Vastrakar became the latest Indian cricketer to sign for Brisbane Heat for the upcoming edition of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/wbbl-pooja-vastrakar-joins-brisbane-heat/articleshow/93185124.cms

Spinner Prabath Jayasuriya grabbed five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped Pakistan by 246 runs in the second Test to end the series 1-1 on Thursday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/2nd-test-jayasuriya-stars-again-as-sri-lanka-thrash-pakistan-to-level-series/articleshow/93183848.cms

Shubman Gill might have been unlucky to miss out on a maiden international ton but was happy that he could convert a good start, something that was amiss in the first two games. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-was-disappointed-in-manner-i-got-out-in-first-two-games-says-shubman-gill/articleshow/93183318.cms

Guptill now has 3,399 runs in T20Is, 20 more than the India skipper. Apart from Rohit, Guptill is closely followed by former India captain Virat Kohli (3,308), Ireland's Paul Stirling (2,894) and Australia's Aaron Finch, who is fifth in the list with 2,855 runs. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/martin-guptill-leapfrogs-rohit-sharma-to-become-highest-run-getter-in-t20is/articleshow/93179039.cms

Dhananjaya de Silva struck a century as Sri Lanka handed Pakistan a mammoth victory target of 508 before bad weather hit the hosts' chances of wickets in the second Test on Wednesday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/2nd-test-de-silva-ton-sets-pakistan-monumental-chase-in-second-test/articleshow/93163435.cms

Senior India batter Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday moved up a place to joint 13th spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings on the back of his match-winning knock against the West Indies in the first match of the ongoing limited-over series. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/shikhar-dhawan-shreyas-iyer-move-up-in-icc-odi-rankings/articleshow/93162081.cms

The preparations are done, the cricket kit is ready and Yastika Bhatia is now aiming to let her bat do the talking at the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian T20 team are clubbed in Group A alongside arch-rivals Pakistan, Australia and Barbados. The Women in Blue will open their campaign against Australia on July 29. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2022/yastika-bhatia-cwg-2022-harmanpreet-will-lead-india-to-the-gold-medal-everyone-misses-mithali-raj/articleshow/93158161.cms

8 teams will feature in the competition with a total of 16 matches to be played -- all at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The India vs Australia encounter will kick off the proceedings on July 29th while the high-octane India-Pakistan clash will set the Games on fire on July 31. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2022/cricket-cwg-uninteresting-history-long-delayed-return-and-renaissance/articleshow/93155641.cms

Renowned mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton is "excited and privileged" to rejoin the Indian team for a short-term contract ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/excited-and-privileged-to-be-back-in-indian-team-paddy-upton/articleshow/93155404.cms

Wicketkeeping legend Adam Gilchrist has questioned the growing dominance of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises in world cricket and said the current trend of "monopolisation" by them is dangerous. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/dominance-by-ipl-franchises-in-global-t20-leagues-dangerous-adam-gilchrist/articleshow/93154945.cms

Majid Haq scorned the failure of Scotland players to speak out following the publication of a report on racism in Cricket Scotland, saying it showed that the team taking a knee before games to protest racism was little more than tokenism. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/majid-haq-calls-out-scotland-cricketers-for-deafening-silence-after-racism-report/articleshow/93155165.cms

India in all likelihood will host the Women's 50-over World Cup in 2025 as the BCCI is set to bid for the mega event. If India wins the bid, the ICC flagship event will return to the country after more than a decade. The last time a women's 50-over World Cup was held in India was back in 2013 when Australian emerged champions after beating the West Indies by 114 runs in the final in Mumbai. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup/bcci-set-to-bid-for-2025-womens-50-over-world-cup-hosting-rights/articleshow/93141166.cms

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting feels that Pakistan can't win the ICC Men's T20 World Cup later this year if their captain Babar Azam doesn't have a great tournament with the bat. Pakistan's Waqar Younis recently said his former team had an excellent chance of claiming a second T20 World Cup title in Australia, but Ponting isn't so sure. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-mens-t20-world-cup/dont-think-pakistan-can-win-t20-world-cup-if-babar-azam-doesnt-score-runs-ricky-ponting/articleshow/93140570.cms

Another member of the Indian women's cricket team has tested positive for COVID-19 and has stayed back in the country ahead of the side's opener against Australia in the Commonwealth Games on Friday. The India squad left on Sunday morning for Birmingham without the two players. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2022/indiabirmingham/cwg-2022-two-women-cricketers-stay-back-in-india-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19/articleshow/93138787.cms

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne batted through pain to help the hosts stretch their overall lead to 323 runs and boost their chances of a series-levelling victory in the second Test against Pakistan on Tuesday. The hosts were 176-5 when bad light stopped play on day three with Karunaratne on 27 and Dhananjaya de Silva on 30. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/2nd-test-day-3-dimuth-karunaratne-bats-through-pain-sri-lanka-lead-swells-in-galle/articleshow/93139421.cms

"Signed, sealed and delivered by Axar Patel." Former West Indies fast bowler-turned commentator Ian Bishop couldn't have chosen better words, soon after Axar smashed a full toss from Kyle Mayers down the ground - when six was needed off three balls - to pull off a thrilling two-wicket win for India in the second ODI against West Indies at Port-of-Spain. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/india-vs-west-indies-axar-patel-stakes-claim-for-regular-team-india-berth/articleshow/93125263.cms

Former India opener WV Raman will once again be a part of the Bengal Ranji team, albeit as a "batting consultant", for the upcoming season while former state skipper Laxmi Ratan Shukla will be the new coach. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/wv-raman-appointed-bengal-batting-consultant-shukla-set-to-become-coach/articleshow/93119662.cms

Former captain Allan Border has advised southpaw Travis Head to improve his technique against spinners if he wants to replicate Matthew Hayden's success when Australia tour India for four-Test series next year. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/borders-advice-for-head-improve-against-spin-to-emulate-haydens-success-during-01-india-tour/articleshow/93117957.cms

M Shahrukh Khan has made a name for himself with his big-hitting skills and played the role of a finisher to perfection on numerous occasions. However, the 27-year-old has turned things around for his team --- Kovai Kings --- with the ball at the ongoing TNPL-6. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/shahrukh-khan-looks-to-make-a-mark-as-an-allrounder/articleshow/93118235.cms

Shafali Verma belongs to that rare breed of players who emerge once in a generation with an ability to single-handedly win matches against any opposition, legendary former skipper Mithali Raj said on Monday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/shafali-verma-is-a-once-in-a-generation-player-mithali-raj/articleshow/93113413.cms

Ramesh Mendis chipped in with a lower order cameo and then claimed three wickets for 42 runs to put Sri Lanka on course for a significant first innings lead against Pakistan on day two of the second Test in Galle on Monday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/2nd-test-sri-lanka-eye-big-lead-against-pakistan-after-mendis-all-round-display/articleshow/93114091.cms

The governance and leadership practices of Cricket Scotland have been found to be "institutionally racist", the organisation leading the independent review of the governing body said on Monday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/review-finds-cricket-scotland-governance-to-be-institutionally-racist/articleshow/93110837.cms

Bangladesh's new Twenty20 skipper Nurul Hasan said Sunday he would push his team to play "fearless cricket" to improve its lagging performance in the game's shortest format. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-bangladesh-t20-captain-pledges-fearless-cricket/articleshow/93091649.cms

The board of the Scottish cricket federation resigned en masse on Sunday following accusations of institutional racism in a damning independent review which is due to be published on Monday. "The Board of Cricket Scotland has resigned. We will work in partnership with @sportscotland with immediate effect to ensure appropriate governance, leadership & support is in place for sport in the days ahead," Cricket Scotland tweeted on Sunday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/scotland-cricket-board-resigns-over-racism-report/articleshow/93089753.cms

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Veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews on Sunday became the sixth player from his country to play 100 Tests as the hosts won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second Test. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sri-lanka-cricket-felicitates-angelo-mathews-as-he-becomes-sixth-sri-lankan-to-play-100-tests/articleshow/93089083.cms

Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday said it has signed a seven-year deal with Disney Star to broadcast the country's cricket matches in India, the sport's largest market in the world. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/cricket-australia-inks-seven-year-deal-with-disney-star-to-broadcast-matches-in-india/articleshow/93087927.cms

Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was restored to the Bangladesh ranks on Saturday as Dhaka named a 16-man squad for a three-match one-day international series against Zimbabwe in August. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bangladeshs-mushfiqur-rahim-returns-for-zimbabwe-odis/articleshow/93072702.cms