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Harris bowls Australia to series win in South Africa 06 Mar 2014 - 09:01 am

Australian players celebrate the wicket of South Africa’s AB de Villiers during the fifth day of the third and final Test against South...

India end Cup campaign with eight-wicket win 06 Mar 2014 - 09:01 am

Mirpur: India ended their disappointing Asia Cup cricket campaign with a massive eight-wicket win over Afghanistan in their last league ODI at the...

Awais Malik hits ton to power Doha Asian Club to big win 06 Mar 2014 - 08:35 am

Doha: Awais Malik blasted a century and picked up three wickets to power Doha Asian Club to a massive 112-run victory against Rawal...

Afridi powers Pakistan’s record run chase in ODIs 05 Mar 2014 - 03:20 am

Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi plays a ball against Bangladesh during their one-day international (ODI) match in Asia Cup in Dhaka yesterday. Afridi bludgeoned the...

South Africa skipper Smith fails as Australia close in on big Test win 05 Mar 2014 - 03:19 am

Australia’s Dave Warner celebrates scoring a century during the fourth day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands Stadium in Cape...

Sri Lanka reach Asia Cup final 04 Mar 2014 - 08:48 am

Afghanistan’s fielders celebrate with Mohammad Nabi (left) as he dismissed Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara during their one-day international cricket match at the Asia...

Pakistan in frenzied celebrations after beating India 04 Mar 2014 - 08:47 am

Pakistani youth celebrate team’s victory over India on the streets of Karachi on Sunday night. KARACHI: Pakistanis engaged in frenzied celebrations after a...

Lahore longs for international cricket five years after attack 04 Mar 2014 - 08:46 am

LAHORE: For more than fifty years, Haji Basheer has prepared the pitch at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and witnessed some of cricket’s biggest moments...

Afridi and Ajmal set for MCC bicentenary match 04 Mar 2014 - 08:20 am

LONDON: Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal have joined several other leading international cricketers in being confirmed for this year’s Lord’s bicentenary match,...

England opt for more Flower power 04 Mar 2014 - 08:20 am

LONDON: Andy Flower, who stepped down as head coach in January following the 5-0 Ashes rout by Australia, was appointed England’s technical director...

Fast bowlers help Aussies gain upper hand on day 3 04 Mar 2014 - 02:47 am

Australia’s Mitchell Johnson (left) and Nathan Lyon celebrate the wicket of Dale Steyn (not in picture) during the third day of the third...

Afridi’s sixes seal the deal in Dhaka thriller 03 Mar 2014 - 01:55 am

Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi celebrates after Pakistan won the one-day international (ODI) cricket match against India at the 2014 Asia Cup in Dhaka yesterday....

Clarke smashes century before rain ends play 03 Mar 2014 - 01:52 am

Michael Clarke of Australia bats on the second day of the third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town...

Confident Afghans see no surprise in taming Tigers 03 Mar 2014 - 01:52 am

Afghan bowler Shapoor Zadran (centre) celebrates with team-mates after taking the wicket of Bangladeshi batsman Shamsur Rahman on Saturday. MUMBAI: Afghanistan have high...

Windies beat wasteful England 02 Mar 2014 - 10:35 am

West Indies batsman Darren Sammy celebrates a quick half century with Dwayne Bravo during the first One Day International match against England at...

Afghanistan shock Bangladesh 02 Mar 2014 - 03:03 am

Afghan bowler Shapoor Zadran (second right) and team-mates celebrate their win during the Asia Cup one-day tournament against Bangladesh at the Khan Shaheb...

Sangakkara sinks India 01 Mar 2014 - 06:02 am

Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara plays a ball as India’s wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik (left) watches during their Asia Cup 2014 One-Day International (ODI) match...

Smith expects even contest on Newlands wicket 01 Mar 2014 - 05:59 am

CAPE TOWN: South Africa captain Graeme Smith expects an even contest between bat and ball to set up a thrilling finale in the...