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• T20 Blast: Simon Harmer seals Essex win over Middlesex with final ball

  24-06-2021 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Essex skipper Simon Harmer hits a four from the last ball to steer his side to a thrilling win over Middlesex.
  
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• Sam Curran’s all-action display earns England T20 series win over Sri Lanka

  24-06-2021 23:44
  
  Sri Lanka 111-7; England 108-5England win by five wickets after reaching revised targetIf Wednesday night’s opening match between England and Sri Lanka had been one-sided, for a long while the second seemed likely to be less competitive still. During the opening innings England’s bowlers inflicted a series of humiliations upon a poor Sri Lankan batting lineup, but to their great credit the tourists manufactured a few plot twists once England set out to chase a diminutive target of 11
  
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• England defy rain and Sri Lanka’s fightback with ball to win T20 series

  24-06-2021 23:44
  
  Sri Lanka 111-7; England 108-5England reach revised target to go 2-0 up with one to playAs England eased past Sri Lanka in their opening T20 encounter on Wednesday night they seemed to have an embarrassment of riches, but there was a time as the teams met again 24 hours later that they flirted with just plain embarrassment. Having restricted Sri Lanka to the meagre total of 111 they turned a procession into a problem with the loss of four early wickets, but a partnership of 53 between Sam Billin
  
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• England v Sri Lanka: Sam Curran six clinches five-wicket victory and series win for hosts

  24-06-2021 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Curran smashes a six down the ground to clinch a five-wicket win for England over Sri Lanka at Cardiff and seal victory in the three-match T20 series with one game still to play.
  
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• England v Sri Lanka: Hosts win second Twenty20 to seal series

  24-06-2021 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England rally from 36-4 to beat Sri Lanka by five wickets at Cardiff and win the Twenty20 series with a game to spare.
  
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• England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in second T20 to win series – as it happened!

  24-06-2021 23:33
  
  An fine performance in the field left England chasing a tiny total, and though Sri Lanka did well to keep things interesting, the win – in a rain-reduced match – was comprehensive 10.33pm BST That, then, is us. Our report will be here shortly and also on the site. We’ll be back with the third and final match on Saturday – ta-ra.10.28pm BST Morgan tells BBC that he he’s happy with his team’s bowling, less happy with the pitch, but also happy that Billings and L
  
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• England v Sri Lanka 2021: Fixtures, results, scorecards & reports

  24-06-2021 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fixtures, results, scorecards and reports for Sri Lanka's Twenty20 and ODI series in England.
  
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• Pakistan Super League 2021: Multan Sultans beat Peshawar Zalmi in final

  24-06-2021 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Multan Sultans win the Pakistan Super League for the first time with a 47-run victory over Peshawar Zalmi in Abu Dhabi.
  
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• England v Sri Lanka: Mark Wood takes two wickets in two balls

  24-06-2021 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Wood removes Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella with consecutive deliveries to help restrict Sri Lanka to 111-7 and put England in control of the second T20 international of the three-match series in Cardiff.
  
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• England v Sri Lanka: Sam Curran kicks ball on to stumps to run out Danushka Gunathilaka

  24-06-2021 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Sam Curran kicks the ball on to the stumps to run out Danushka Gunathilaka to reduce Sri Lanka to 6-1 in Cardiff in the second T20 international of the three-match series
  
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• England v Sri Lanka: second T20 – live!

  24-06-2021 18:31
  
  Over-by-over coverage of all the action at CardiffEngland ease to comfortable win in first gameAny comments? You can email Daniel or tweet Daniel 5.30pm BST Last evening, while New Zealand were busy beating India to enshrine themselves in history for eternity as inaugural world Test champions, England were busy thrashing Sri Lanka in a T20 international so revered that they’r playing another one just like it today. I believe they call this poetry. Related: Jos Buttler and Jason Roy steer E
  
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• Darren Stevens: Veteran Kent all-rounder, 45, signs new one-year deal

  24-06-2021 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens could play first-class cricket at the age of 46 after signing a new one-year deal.
  
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• Charlotte Edwards Cup: New T20 competition named after ex-England captain

  24-06-2021 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  English cricket's new regional Twenty20 competition is named the Charlotte Edwards Cup in honour of the ex-England captain.
  
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• World Test Championship final: New Zealand defy resources to topple India

  24-06-2021 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a tense clash of styles, New Zealand defy their resources to topple India and be crowned the world's best Test team.
  
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• ‘A golden age of cricket in New Zealand’: new world Test champions lauded after win

  24-06-2021 03:28
  
  PM Jacinda Ardern leads praise for Kane Williamson’s sideBlack Caps win inaugural World Test Championship final New Zealanders are celebrating after the Black Caps were crowned world Test cricket champions on a dramatic sixth day of the final against India – a huge boost given previous heartbreaks and near-misses on the pitch.The match, which extended into a reserve day due to rain in Southampton, had been dubbed a “David and Goliath” clash, with New Zealand cast as David
  
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• England v Sri Lanka: Jos Buttler blasts hosts to victory in first T20

  24-06-2021 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best shots as Jos Buttler smashes an unbeaten 68 to lead England to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 in Cardiff.
  
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• England v Sri Lanka: Jason Roy smashes quick-fire 36 before being caught by Gunathilaka

  24-06-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch some of the best shots as Jason Roy smashes a quick-fire 36 before being dismissed by a spectacular catch from Danushka Gunathilaka during England's T20 win over Sri Lanka in Cardiff.
  
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