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• England in South Africa: Eoin Morgan says his team have 'lessons to learn'

  12-02-2020 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England have plenty to learn in the run-up to the Twenty20 World Cup after their one-run defeat by South Africa, according to captain Eoin Morgan.
  
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• England in South Africa: Tourists lose first Twenty20 by one run

  12-02-2020 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England throw away the opportunity to defeat South Africa in the first Twenty20 international, losing a dramatic contest by one run in East London.
  
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• Lungi Ngidi stalls England charge to win thrilling first T20 international

  12-02-2020 21:11
  
  South Africa 177-8; England 176-9; South Africa win by one runRoy and Morgan hit fifties before tourists collapseHalf-centuries from Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan proved insufficient as England lost the first Twenty20 international by one run in a nail-biting conclusion at a blustery East London. Roy lit the touchpaper in a chase of 178 with a blistering 70 off 38 balls while Morgan (52 off 34) was at his belligerent best before holing out in the penultimate over to leave England needing seven from
  
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• South Africa beat England by one run in thrilling first T20 – as it happened

  12-02-2020 20:48
  
  Despite a 70 from Jason Roy and 52 from Eoin Morgan, Lungi Ngidi produced some inspired death bowling to snatch victory for South Africa 7.48pm GMT See you all again on Friday? After that, how could you not want to be all-in on this series? It’ll be back to Kingsmead in Durban for that fixture, the second of three T20s. I’ll be with you again for the OBO. Until then, thanks for your company. Bye! 7.45pm GMT England lost 6/24. 6/24! I didn’t compute that collapse at the end beca
  
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• South Africa beat England by one run in first T20 international – live!

  12-02-2020 20:41
  
  Over-by-over updates from the first of a three-match seriesEngland turn up heat in final T20 series showdownEmail Adam here or tweet @collinsadam 7.41pm GMT Ngidi the hero. He finishes with 3/30 but forget about the figures. He gave up just ten runs from the 18th and 20th overs, landing offcutter after offcutter after offcutter. The big man is BACK IN BUSINESS! What an extraordinary finish. To think that with seven balls to go, England needed seven to win with Morgan having hammered 14 runs from
  
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• South Africa set England 178 to win first T20 international – live!

  12-02-2020 18:57
  
  Over-by-over updates from the first of a three-match seriesEngland turn up heat in final T20 series showdownEmail Adam here or tweet @collinsadam 5.57pm GMT The players are back on the field. Steyn it is. 36 years of age; an absurd record. He hasn’t played for South Africa for a nearly a year but here he is. What a guy. PLAY! 5.56pm GMT Steyn v Roy? Or spin from the get-go? England threw the ball to Moeen first up, I wouldn’t be surprised if de Kock does something similar, especially
  
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• Fake Lord's cricket card: Bournemouth's James Lattimer faces jail

  12-02-2020 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Lattimer had put his photograph on to a card that belonged to a member who died in 2014.
  
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• United States equal lowest ever score in ODI defeat by Nepal

  12-02-2020 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The United States equal the lowest ever total in a one-day international by scoring just 35 runs in their World Cup League 2 defeat by Nepal in Kathmandu.
  
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• Ireland: Mark Adair ruled out of Afghanistan Twenty20 series in India

  12-02-2020 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shane Getkate replaces Mark Adair in the Ireland squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against Afghanistan in India next month.
  
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• Mohammad Hafeez: Bowling action clear after T20 Blast suspension

  12-02-2020 11:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez is cleared to bowl again in England after his action was reported following a 2019 T20 Blast game.
  
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• Australia v India, T20 tri-series: Hosts win final by 11 runs

  12-02-2020 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia win the final of the women's Twenty20 tri-series after beating India by 11 runs in Melbourne, as England see off a Cricket Australia XI in a warm-up game.
  
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• Tri-series final win over India gives Australia pre-T20 World Cup fillip

  12-02-2020 07:08
  
  Australia 155-6; India 144 all out (20 overs)
  Hosts blunt India batting threat to win by 11 runsWith the women’s Twenty20 World Cup nine days away, Australia ground out a 11-run win against India in their tri-series final. Never convincing during the entire tournament, Australia did enough in Wednesday’s decider to bowl the aggressive Indian batters out for 144. Related: Australia beat India in T20 international cricket tri-series final – as it happenedContinue reading...
  
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• Australia beat India in T20 international cricket tri-series final – as it happened

  12-02-2020 06:58
  
  Australia 155-6; India 144 all out (20 overs)Hosts tested in prequel to next week’s World T20 opener 5.58am GMT They wanted to be tested today, the Australians, and they were. Batting first, setting a target, then seeing if they could hold their nerve. They did so by exposing India’s weakness: that if the top four don’t get a chase done, there’s not much left. Mandhana played a blinder with a bit of luck, but when she went the rest couldn’t cover the deficit. Otherw
  
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• Australia v India: T20 international cricket tri-series final – live!

  12-02-2020 03:29
  
  Updates from the title decider at Junction OvalAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport2.29am GMT Hello, cricket types. We’ve had the first round. We’ve had the second round. We’ve had England miss out on net run rate. The English women just finished demolishing the CA XI in a final hit-out for them, and now Australia will take on India in the tri-series final.The Indians have been a bit all over the place in this series. They’ve made two big scores (150 and 177) to
  
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• Mark Wood demands England raise their game after World Cup win put target on their backs

  12-02-2020 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  England will later this year seek to add T20 World Cup glory to their success in the 50-over tournament.
  
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• England selector Ed Smith urges Jonny Bairstow to seize white ball chances after Test snub

  12-02-2020 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  England ace Jonny Bairstow has been left out of the Test squad to face Sri Lanka next month.
  
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