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• Joys of Twenty20 cricket laid bare in explosive Dunedin encounter | Geoff Lemon

  25-02-2021 23:45
  
  A reminder, if it were needed, of the merits of cricket’s shortest format was delivered on a glorious day at University OvalYou’re not supposed to like 20-over cricket. You know the story: too loud, too shallow, too much money, ruining proper techniques and concentration spans. Especially lamentable when played between national teams who should be doing something more dignified. All that stuff we’ve heard for what will soon be 20 years. But on a sunny afternoon when you have no
  
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• 'Bitterly disappointed': India rout England by 10 wickets – video

  25-02-2021 20:02
  
  India crushed England by ten wickets inside two days in the third Test as 17 wickets fell in just two sessions on Thursday, with batsmen on both sides left in a spin by the pink ball.
  England captain Joe Root claimed five for eight as the hosts were dismissed for 145 in Ahmedabad, but the tourists were then bowled out for just 81 as spinner Axar Patel took his match haul to 11 wicketsIndia rout England by 10 wickets inside two days of third TestEngland 112 and 81; India 145 and 49-0 Continue rea
  
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• Joe Root says fans were 'robbed' but declines to criticise pitch

  25-02-2021 19:46
  
  England lose to India by 10 wickets inside two daysCaptain says decision on pitch is up to the ICCJoe Root insisted it was up to the International Cricket Council to decide whether the pitch in Ahmedabad was fit for purpose following a punishing third Test defeat to India inside two days that he felt “robbed” the spectators.Lasting just 140.2 overs and featuring 17 wickets on day two, the day-night Test between India and England was the shortest completed match by way of balls bowled
  
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• Charlotte Edwards: Former England captain named first female PCA president

  25-02-2021 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England captain Charlotte Edwards has been named the first female president of the Professional Cricketers Association.
  
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• India v England: Joe Root says tourists 'misread' conditions in Ahmedabad

  25-02-2021 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England captain Joe Root expected seam to be a "threatening option" before spinners dominated the two-day defeat by India.
  
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• Inquest into England's two-day thrashing will yield no easy answers | Andy Bull

  25-02-2021 19:19
  
  It’s hard to work out what to blame for the disastrous defeat in the third Test against India when so many things went wrongWhoever reckoned that success has many fathers but failure is an orphan can’t have ever tried to unpick a defeat as big as this one. But then, hardly anyone ever has. The last time England were beaten inside two days of Test cricket was when they lost to Australia at Trent Bridge in May 1921. That was 99 years, eight months and 25 days ago, and the nearest Engla
  
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• India thrash England by 10 wickets: third Test, day two – as it happened

  25-02-2021 16:14
  
  The third Test was wrapped up inside two days as the pitch aided spinners, resulting in a low-scoring affair 3.04pm GMT And that is that. One of the more bizarre days of cricket in modern memory and it didn’t reach the sixth hour. Work that out. Thanks for your company on the rollercoaster ride. And we’ll be back next week for the fourth and final Test with India leading the series 2-1. Bye! 2.54pm GMT Axar Patel is the player of the match for his 11/70. We don’t get to hear fr
  
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• India rout England by 10 wickets inside two days of third Test

  25-02-2021 15:32
  
  England 112 and 81; India 145 and 49-0 Axar Patel takes 11 wickets in match as India go 2-1 up in seriesEngland collapsed to another humiliating defeat in the third Test against India as Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin bowled the tourists out for 81.Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill made short work of a victory target of 49 as India wrapped up victory by 10 wickets inside two days to go 2-1 up in the four-match series. It is only the seventh two-day Test in the past 75 years and will leave Englan
  
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• India thrash England by 10 wickets: third Test, day two – live!

  25-02-2021 15:27
  
  Tourists capitulate again with the bat in second inningsThe Spin: subscribe to our weekly cricket newsletterGet in touch! Email Adam or tweet @collinsadam2.27pm GMT How to explain that? England, all out 81 inside 31 overs. Barely an hour later, India smack 49 runs in 7.4 overs to finish the job. I’ll stick around to bring you the presentation and on-ground reaction. 2.23pm GMT 7.4 overs: India 49-0 (Rohit 25, Gill 15). Target 49. Rohit is looking to finish this immediately! Back to back bo
  
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• India chase 49 to win after latest England collapse: third Test, day two – live!

  25-02-2021 14:10
  
  Hosts have a first-innings lead of 33 in AhmedabadThe Spin: Subscribe to our weekly cricket newsletterGet in touch! Email Adam or tweet @collinsadam1.10pm GMT Blimey. 30.4 overs is all it took, England banking their lowest score of all time against India in a Test Match. The spinners were superb, Axar (5/32) and Ashwin (4/48) never giving the visitors a chance to breathe, let alone settle. In the end, Sundar (1/1) was given the chance to finish the job, and did so within four deliveries. 1.07pm
  
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• India cut through England amid wickets blitz: third Test, day two – live!

  25-02-2021 13:43
  
  Hosts have a first-innings lead of 33 in AhmedabadThe Spin: Subscribe to our weekly cricket newsletterGet in touch! Email Adam or tweet @collinsadam12.43pm GMT 25th over: England 75-7 (Foakes 6, Leach 6) Jack Leach, that’ll do! He jumps down at his opposing number Axar and launches him over long on for SIX! The lead is 42. I’ll do my best to come to your emails soon but it’s hard graft with wickets falling and spinners in tandem! 12.41pm GMT 24th over: England 68-7 (Foakes 5, L
  
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• India all out for 145 v England: third Test, day two – live!

  25-02-2021 11:47
  
  Hosts have a first-innings lead of 33 in AhmedabadThe Spin: Subscribe to our weekly cricket newsletterGet in touch! Email Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton 10.45am GMT Joe Root has the joint fifth cheapest five-fer in the entire history of Test cricket (full list here, thanks to Stephen Brown), this is anyone’s match/series, and the players take lunch/tea/whatever 20 minutes early needing to dust themselves down, cool themselves off, and work out how to score runs against these opponents on th
  
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• New Zealand v Australia: Martin Guptill hits 97 as hosts win second T20

  25-02-2021 08:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand hold on to claim a thrilling four-run win over Australia in Dunedin and take a 2-0 lead in the Twenty20 series.
  
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• Joe Root and England could be punished after umpire confrontation over Ben Stokes 'catch'

  25-02-2021 08:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Joe Root was angry after the third umpire ruled Ben Stokes did not catch the ball cleanly when England thought they had dismissed Shubman Gill.
  
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• New Zealand beat Australia by four runs in second T20 international – as it happened

  25-02-2021 05:38
  
  Australia fall just short in remarkable run chaseNew Zealand victory in Dunedin opens up 2-0 series lead 4.38am GMT We’ve got a bit of a wait until the next episode, which will be next Wednesday in Wellington. Then Friday and Sunday. The break is because New Zealand’s women are playing England women here tomorrow in an ODI, but again a couple of days after that. They’ve got six games in the time that the men have five.Related: New Zealand fireworks prove too much as Australia f
  
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• New Zealand fireworks prove too much as Australia fall just short in T20 run chase

  25-02-2021 05:30
  
  New Zealand 219-7; Australia 215-8 | NZ win second T20 by four runsHosts take 2-0 series lead with victory in DunedinNew Zealand edged into a 2-0 series lead after an explosive batting performance laid the groundwork for a four-run win over Australia in the second T20 international at Dunedin.Black Caps opener Martin Guptill smashed eight sixes and six fours on his way to 97 off 50 balls at Otago University Oval while Kane Williamson’s measured 53 off 35 proved a fine foil. Related: Englan
  
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• New Zealand beat Australia by four runs in second T20 international – live!

  25-02-2021 05:27
  
  Updates from game two of the five-match series in DunedinAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport4.27am GMT 20th over: Australia 215-8 (J. Richardson 4, K. Richardson 0) Only one ball remaining with nine runs to win when the Richardsons combine, and Jhye drives it square for four.Neesham does the tough job! Conceded 10 from the final over but got both the batsmen who were worrying New Zealand.4.25am GMT More important than the wicket of Sams was the dot ball. Leaves them needing 15 off 5. T
  
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• New Zealand set Australia 220 to win second T20 international – live!

  25-02-2021 03:54
  
  Updates from game two of the five-match series in DunedinAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport2.51am GMT 1st over: Australia 5-0 (Wade 1, Finch 4) Tim Southee to start off with the ball, and he holds up Wade for a couple of deliveries before drawing a pull shot to a well placed deep square fielder. Finch charges first ball and is hit on the pad, but is able to get bat on the sixth ball of the over and glance it fairly square rather than fine for four. Off the mark with a boundary, that m
  
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• New Zealand v Australia: second T20 international – live!

  25-02-2021 01:25
  
  Updates from game two of the five-match series in DunedinStart time at University Oval is 2pm local/12pm AEDTAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 12.18am GMT Game two! New Zealand wiped the floor with Australia in the first match of this series on Monday night in Christchurch. This will be an entirely different setup: an afternoon game in Dunedin, with both teams batting in daylight. It might make a difference. Devon Conway was the central player for the home side, reaching 99 not out f
  
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