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• Alyssa Healy makes Women’s World T20 history as Australia crush Ireland

  11-11-2018 23:38
  Ireland 93-6; Australia 94-1 | Australia win by nine wicketsHealy stars again with unbeaten 56 off 31 ballsAlyssa Healy hit the fastest half-century in women’s World Twenty20 tournament history, as she helped Australia make light work of Ireland in Guyana.Healy was dominant throughout as she hit her 50 off 21 balls, before finishing unbeaten on 56 as Australia cruised to their target of 94 with nine wickets and 10.5 overs to spare. Related: Women's World T20: Australia beat Ireland by nine
  
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• Australia thrash Ireland to top Group B at World T20

  11-11-2018 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia easily beat Ireland by nine wickets in Guyana to top Group B after two matches at the Women's World Twenty20.
  
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• Women's World T20: Australia beat Ireland by nine wickets – as it happened

  11-11-2018 23:13
  Ireland 93-6; Australia 94-1 | Australia win by nine wicketsAlyssa Healy stars again with unbeaten 56 off 31 balls 10.13pm GMT There’s no way to say this differently: that was an absolute drubbing. No one expected Ireland to beat Australia, but that was as far away from competitive as possible. The sport has to persevere with the developing teams of course, and the Irish did win through qualifying to be here. But at this level there’s a lot of work to do. Their top order batted as th
  
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• Women's World T20: Australia v Ireland – live!

  11-11-2018 22:42
  Updates on the Group B clash at Guyana National StadiumAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 9.42pm GMT 2nd over: Australia 22-0 (Healy 8, Mooney 3) Did I say ropey start? Kimmince bowled five wides before, but at least she did it in one ball. O’Brien bowls five individually, in an 11-ball over. Swinging down the leg side. She can’t start the ball straight enough. Nerves must be a factor. Australia barely get a run off the bat, but they don’t need to.9.39pm GMT 1st over
  
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• Women’s World Twenty20 highlights: India beat Pakistan by seven wickets

  11-11-2018 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  India make it two wins from two matches in Group B at the Women's World Twenty20 with a comprehensive seven-wicket win against Pakistan in Guyana.
  
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• England hungry to get ball rolling at rain-hit Women’s World T20

  11-11-2018 19:55
  • Bangladesh match set to go ahead in St Lucia on Monday
  • ‘We’ll be going in a bit blind. We’ll have to try to adapt’With England’s first match of the World Twenty20 being wiped out by rain, Mark Robinson says his side are keen to get under way against Bangladesh in St Lucia on Monday, weather permitting.For the first time since their arrival last week, England were able to train outside on the eve of the game, with ground staff working hard to ensure the
  
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• Let Woakes join Stokes and Foakes | Brief letters

  11-11-2018 18:46
  Losing two Johnsons | US-obsessed Brits | Laurence Binyon | Striker with sledgehammer | Damon Albarn’s donkey jacket | Chris WoakesTo slightly misquote Oscar Wilde, to lose one Johnson may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose both looks like carelessness (Blow for May as second Johnson brother quits over Brexit proposals, 10 November).
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  Liverpool • Martin Kettle writes about how the British cultural cringe before the US affects journalists and broadcasters (Journal, 9 Nove
  
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• Du Plessis guides South Africa to one-day series win over Australia

  11-11-2018 12:48
  Australia 280-9; South Africa 320-5Shaun Marsh’s century is not enough for AustraliaA record-breaking partnership between South African centurions Faf du Plessis and David Miller set up a 40-run win over Australia in Hobart, clinching the one-day international series.
  The Proteas’ mammoth 5-320 proved out of reach for Australia on Sunday night despite a determined 109 from veteran Shaun Marsh, who had restored the Australian innings in a 107-run stand with allrounder Marcus Stoinis (
  
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• South Africa win by 40 runs over Australia to seal ODI series win – as it happened

  11-11-2018 11:49
  South Africa sealed the series but did not have it all their own way against an Australia side who can take some positive from the defeat 10.49am GMT That’s that. The game was really decided in the closing burst from Miller and du Plessis when South Africa batted. But it was a fine innings from Marsh to get Australia close, aided by Stoinis early, and with Maxwell trying to finish the job late. To no avail - South Africa win the series, but didn’t have it all their own way after thra
  
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• South Africa win by 40 runs over Australia in third one-day international – live!

  11-11-2018 11:49
  Updates from the ODI series finale in HobartSouth Africa charge to 320 Du Plessis and Miller both smash centuriesAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 10.49am GMT That’s that. The game was really decided in the closing burst from Miller and du Plessis when South Africa batted. But it was a fine innings from Marsh to get Australia close, aided by Stoinis early, and with Maxwell trying to finish the job late. To no avail - South Africa win the series, but didn’t have it all the
  
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• Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya reported for suspect bowling action against England

  11-11-2018 11:04
  • Off-spinner must undergo testing within 14 days• Dananjaya allowed to continue bowling until results knownSri Lanka’s off-spinner Akila Dananjaya was reported for a suspect bowling action during the first Test against England.The match officials’ report which was handed over to the Sri Lanka team management cited concerns about the 25-year-old’s action, which will be scrutinised further under the ICC process laid down for international cricket. Related: Bayliss hail
  
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• Andy Zaltzman on England v Sri Lanka, Jonny Bairstow & Keaton Jennings

  11-11-2018 07:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Comedian Andy Zaltzman fuses stats with wit as he analyses the key questions facing England before their second Test in Sri Lanka.
  
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• Australia v South Africa: third one-day international – live!

  11-11-2018 03:31
  Updates from the ODI series finale in HobartAny thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft 2.31am GMT Elsewhere in Australian cricket, Steve Smith and David Warner came face-to-face at club level in Sydney.Related: Steve Smith misses fifty in David Warner club cricket showdown2.27am GMT South Africa are also unchanged which means Dwaine Pretorius retains his place at seven. Australia will fancy their chances of restricting this Proteas XI to a manageable total. South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), A
  
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