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• Indian Premier League: England's Tom Curran signs for Kolkata Knight Riders

  02-04-2018 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  England and Surrey seamer Tom Curran will play for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
  
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• Australia must score 612 to beat South Africa and salvage series draw

  02-04-2018 18:41 via theguardian.com
  • South Africa 488 & 344-6 dec; Australia 221 & 88-3
  • Morne Morkel strikes twice in his final TestMorne Morkel took two wickets to restrict Australia to 88 for three at the close on the fourth day of the final Test as South Africa marched towards an emphatic victory. Having set Australia 612 for a win that would level the series, the home side removed the tourists’ top three batsmen – despite injury concerns over their pace trio which delayed South Africa’s d
  
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• South Africa v Australia: fourth Test, day four – as it happened

  02-04-2018 17:28 via theguardian.com
  The home side set Australia an absurd target of 612 before Morne Morkel ignored a side strain to reduce the tourists to 88-3 at the close 4.28pm BST That, my dear friends, is the end of another very good day for South Africa. You’d expect them to wrap up a 3-1 series victory tomorrow, weather permitting. Thanks for your company, goodnight! 4.27pm BST The umpires have decided the light isn’t good enough and the players are leaving the field. That will be it for the day. 4.25pm BST 30t
  
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• Pakistan vs West Indies live stream: How to watch T20 clash online and on TV

  02-04-2018 16:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  PAKISTAN vs West Indies live stream - how to watch second T20 of the three-match series.
  
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• Pakistan vs West Indies: Why are Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and co not playing?

  02-04-2018 15:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  WEST INDIES are taking on Pakistan without many of their big guns - so why aren’t they playing?
  
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• Bad light hampers England's search for a win over New Zealand in second Test

  02-04-2018 10:45 via theguardian.com
  New Zealand 42-0, chasing 382 to win second TestRoot and Malan hit half-centuries as England declared on 352/9Jonny Bairstow backs Joe Root after ‘tough winter’It is hard to imagine a better antidote to the grim conclusion of the South Africa v Australia series than this match in Christchurch. It has been a throwback Test. The spectators reclining on the grassy banks have politely applauded the exploits of both sides. The two teams have competed with great determination yet no animos
  
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• South Africa v Australia: fourth Test, day four – live!

  02-04-2018 10:03 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the final match of the series in JohannesburgFeel free to get in touch on email or tweet @JPHowcroft 9.03am BST It’s brightening up a bit over the Wanderers, the umpires are shuffling about like white shirted wombles and - hold the phones - play will get underway at 10.15! It’s an Easter miracle.9.01am BST Let’s check in with some emails while we wait for a call on an acceptable level of gloom.“Going back to the ball tampering saga,” writes Neha Mehta,
  
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• 'It's definitely on' - England confident of ending winless Test winter on a high

  02-04-2018 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  England have a good chance of ending their winter with a Test victory against New Zealand, says Jonny Bairstow.
  
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• New Zealand v England: Hosts face record run chase to win second Test

  02-04-2018 07:31 via bbc.co.uk
  England set New Zealand a daunting 382 for victory on the fourth day of the second Test in Christchurch.
  
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• New Zealand v England: second Test, day four – as it happened

  02-04-2018 07:13 via theguardian.com
  The New Zealand openers survived a new-ball interrogation before bad light curtailed play with the home side needing 342 more runs to win 6.13am BST The umpires have surrendered to darkness. We all do eventually. Play has been abandoned for the day with 24 overs lost, though eight of those can theoretically be made up tomorrow. The final day’s play will not start early because of concerns about the dew, so it’s likely those will be lost to bad light tomorrow evening. It doesn’t
  
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