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• Women's World Twenty20 highlights: India beat Ireland to reach semi-finals

  15-11-2018 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  India reach the Women's World T20 semi-finals with a 52-run win over Ireland in Guyana.
  
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• England aim to weather Women’s World T20 storm with win over South Africa

  15-11-2018 21:39
  • Heavy rain has hampered England’s tournament
  • Win against South Africa will ensure final four spotIf England can overcome South Africa, the team they squeezed past in last year’s World Cup semi-final, they can go to sleep on Friday having eliminated their recent rivals and secured safe passage to the final four of the Women’s World T20.That, according to coach Mark Robinson, would be some achievement given the hurdles presented to the team in terms of player availa
  
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• Women's World T20: India beat Ireland and take 'team hat-trick'

  15-11-2018 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Three wickets in successive balls - though not all credited to the bowler - help India beat Ireland by 52 runs to reach the Women's World Twenty20 semi-finals.
  
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• Batting suffers as Australia wrestles with transition into three formats | Sam Perry

  15-11-2018 18:00
  The demands on this generation of cricketers have never been greater – and it showingBack in September, an image taken from Fox Sports’ coverage of the JLT Cup did the rounds. A NSW batsman had just arrived at the crease and, per tradition, viewers were treated to a basic statistical overview of his record-to-date. After matches, runs, average and strike rate came the offending metric: 30s.It may have been tongue-in-cheek; it may have been photoshopped, but it cut through. Cricket Au
  
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• Jack Leach confident England can win second Test despite Sri Lanka’s lead

  15-11-2018 16:24
  • Spinner and nightwatchman says bowling last is advantage• Joe Root sends letter to England fans forced out of hotelPresumably Jack Leach drove the team bus home as well. He had done everything else in Pallekele; he bowled the most overs, he opened the batting and then he was wheeled out in front of the press corps after England’s trickiest day of the Test series.Leach had no idea he would be opening the batting until leaving the field; it was a ploy that made sound cricketing s
  
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• Buttler & Stokes retained by Rajasthan Royals for IPL

  15-11-2018 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes are retained by Rajasthan Royals for the 2019 Indian Premier League.
  
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• England have great chance of victory - Leach

  15-11-2018 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  England have a "great chance" of victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test with "any kind of a score" in their second innings, says spinner Jack Leach.
  
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• Women's World T20: West Indies show 'Caribbean flair' in South Africa win

  15-11-2018 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights of defending champions West Indies' 31 run win over South Africa who looked well set to chase 108 on 48-1, only to lose their last nine wickets for 28 runs.
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: second Test, day two – as it happened

  15-11-2018 13:19
  An excellent innings from Roshen Silva, playing only because Dinesh Chandimal is injured, rescued Sri Lanka from potential collapse and helped them to a first-innings lead; the match is now beautifully poised 12.19pm GMT Right then: here’s Vic Marks’ report of today’s play. Cheerio. Related: Sri Lanka surge as England toil despite Ben Stokes' brilliance in the field12.17pm GMT Ravi Bopara, who played with Ben Foakes at Essex, says that he’s the best keeper England have, b
  
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• Sri Lanka surge as England toil despite Ben Stokes' brilliance in the field

  15-11-2018 13:18
  Roshen Silva leads way for Sri Lanka to frustrate EnglandEngland 290; Sri Lanka 336. Sri Lanka lead by 46 runsFor the first time in the series England’s plans have gone awry. A first innings lead was expected after their spirited recovery on Wednesday evening on a helpful pitch, which, as promised, is encouraging more turn for the spinners. Yet 24 hours later Sri Lanka were still batting and in proud possession of a significant lead. A gripping pitch brings a gripping contest and after two
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: second Test, day two – live!

  15-11-2018 06:05
  Over-by-over updates from the second Test in KandyAmy Jones seizes World T20 chance with both glovesAnd feel free to email Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton 5.05am GMT 22nd over: Sri Lanka 60-2 (Karunaratne 31, Dhananjaya 15) More big turn here for Leach, who convinces the ball to spin past the bat twice as Dhananjaya pushes forward to consecutive deliveries. 5.03am GMT 21st over: Sri Lanka 56-2 (Karunaratne 30, Dhananjaya 12) And four more! De Silva drives the first ball of Moeen’s over past
  
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• World T20: Funky dancing, weird catches & a party in the stands as West Indies beat South Africa

  15-11-2018 05:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the best moments from day six of the Women's World T20 as Stafanie Taylor takes 4-12 to set up a West Indies win over South Africa.
  
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• Windies beat South Africa to leapfrog England in World T20

  15-11-2018 05:40 via bbc.co.uk
  West Indies defend a total of 107 to leapfrog England at the top of Group A in the Women's World Twenty20.
  
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• Women’s World Twenty20 highlights: Sri Lanka keep semi-final hopes alive with win

  15-11-2018 02:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Sri Lanka recover from losing a wicket to the first ball of their innings to get their first win of the 2018 Women's World T20 with a 25-run victory over Bangladesh in St Lucia.
  
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