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• England Women v India Women: Record-breaker Raj leads India to victory

  03-07-2021 21:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India captain Mithali Raj hits an unbeaten 75 to help her side secure a thrilling four-wicket victory over England and become the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket.
  
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• Nerveless Mithali Raj steers India to last-gasp victory over England

  03-07-2021 21:03
  
  England 210India 220-6Visiting captain scores winning runs in final overIndia pulled off a memorable last-over victory over England in the third ODI at Worcester on Saturday, chasing down 220 with three balls to spare to bring up their first win of the multi-format series.Captain Mithali Raj finished unbeaten on 75 not out from 86 balls, along the way becoming the leading run-scorer of all-time in women’s internationals. At the other end, England’s nemesis in the Bristol Test, Sneh R
  
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• Mithali Raj: India captain becomes leading run-scorer in women's cricket

  03-07-2021 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India captain Mithali Raj surpasses Charlotte Edwards to become the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket across the three formats.
  
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• England v India: Mithali Raj leads India to tense four-wicket win in third ODI

  03-07-2021 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mithali Raj leads India to a thrilling win in the third one-day international against England to keep the tourists in the multi-format series.
  
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• India beat England by four wickets in third women’s ODI – as it happened

  03-07-2021 20:38
  
  Mithali Raj led with chase with 75 runs as India avoided an ODI series sweep and boosted their hopes for the upcoming T20 games 7.35pm BST Mithali Raj: “I knew that I never give up in the middle, I just needed one good partnership to keep it going. I knew that in the middle overs I can always manage the game, and as a player I always enjoy chasing as I can build the innings around and take the game forward. You can’t win the game sitting in the dug-out.”Heather Knight: “A
  
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• England set India 220 to win third women’s ODI – live!

  03-07-2021 18:18
  
  Over-by-over updates from New Road after morning rain delayODI newcomer Dunkley helps England to narrow win over IndiaAnd feel free to email Geoff or tweet him @GeoffLemonSport 5.18pm BST 15th over: India 65-1 (Rodrigues 4, Mandhana 39) And India struggle against Cross again, unable to pick up more than a single here, a single there. Even Mandhana can’t time it quite right.5.13pm BST 14th over: India 62-1 (Rodrigues 3, Mandhana 37) A sudden oasis for India, as Mandhana drives past a statue
  
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• Moeen Ali stays confident in ability despite limited role with England

  03-07-2021 17:05
  
  All-rounder hoping to play a bigger role against Sri Lanka in final ODI of series at a ground where he has had successBristol hosts Sunday’s dead-rubber third one-day international between England and Sri Lanka. As well as being steeped in history, dating back to the days of WG Grace, it is a ground where Eoin Morgan’s men have cleared the ropes 31 times in their past two visits for 50-over cricket.Moeen Ali has been responsible for 11 of those blows but finds himself in a curious pl
  
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• Moeen Ali hoping for England call-up against Sri Lanka in Bristol

  03-07-2021 17:05
  
  Frequently overlooked all-rounder looking for a chance to shine in dead-rubber one-dayer at a ground where he often flourishesBristol hosts Sunday’s dead-rubber third one-day international between England and Sri Lanka. As well as being steeped in history, dating back to the days of WG Grace, it’s a ground where Eoin Morgan’s men have cleared the ropes 31 times during their last two visits for 50-over cricket.Moeen Ali has been responsible for 11 of those blows but finds himsel
  
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• England Women v India Women: Mandhana removes Sciver with diving catch

  03-07-2021 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nat Sciver falls for 49 to a sensational diving catch by Smriti Mandhana in the third ODI between England and India.
  
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• England Women v India Women: Tammy Beaumont dismissed for a duck by Shikha Pandey

  03-07-2021 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tammy Beaumont is dismissed just minutes into England's third ODI against India at Worcester.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Squad unchanged for three-match ODI series

  03-07-2021 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England name an unchanged 16-player squad for their upcoming men's one-day international series against Pakistan.
  
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• England's Ollie Robinson handed multi-game suspension for historic offensive tweets

  03-07-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ollie Robinson will be available to return for England immediately despite being slapped with an eight-match suspension.
  
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• England bowler Ollie Robinson suspended for eight matches for past racist and sexist tweets

  03-07-2021 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England fast bowler Ollie Robinson is banned for eight matches - five of them suspended for two years - for historical racist and sexist tweets but is free to play again.
  
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• Ollie Robinson clear for cricket return after ban over racist and sexist tweets

  03-07-2021 11:19
  
  Previous suspension and suspended ban sets up returnCommission hit him with eight-match suspensionThe England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson is free to resume playing cricket after being deemed to have served his suspension following an investigation into historical racist and sexist tweets.The Cricket Discipline Commission announced he has been handed an eight-match ban, five of which are suspended for two years, for “a number of offensive tweets” between 2012 and 2014. However, t
  
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• Ollie Robinson clear for cricket return after ban for racist and sexist tweets

  03-07-2021 11:19
  
  Previous suspension and suspended ban sets up returnCommission hit him with eight-match suspensionThe England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson is free to resume playing cricket after being deemed to have served his suspension following an investigation into historical racist and sexist tweets.The Cricket Discipline Commission announced he has been handed an eight-match ban, five of which are suspended for two years, for “a number of offensive tweets” between 2012 and 2014. However, t
  
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• Ollie Robinson clear for cricket return after ban for offensive tweets

  03-07-2021 11:19
  
  Previous suspension and suspended ban sets up returnCommission hit him with eight-match suspensionThe England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson is free to resume playing cricket.The Cricket Discipline Commission announced he has been handed an eight-match ban, five of which are suspended for two years, for “a number of offensive tweets” between 2012 and 2014. However, the panel has taken into account Robinson’s suspension from the England team and two Vitality Blast matches, lea
  
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• England v India: third women’s ODI – live!

  03-07-2021 11:15
  
  Over-by-over updates from New Road, play from 11am BSTODI newcomer Dunkley helps England to narrow win over IndiaAnd feel free to email Geoff or tweet him @GeoffLemonSport 10.15am BST As ever, you can contact us at the OBO with joys or gripes or any other contributions. My email and birdmail are in the sidebar. Which on a phone is the top bar.10.15am BST The forecast for Worcester from the BBC looks... erratic. In the space of three to four hours this afternoon we’ve got icons saying sunny
  
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• Fit in my 40s: learning the cricket basics is full of surprises | Zoe Williams

  03-07-2021 08:00
  
  Expect a fair amount of sitting around getting hay fever, bending your mind to the fact that this is a noble and complex pursuitCricket, like all team sports, has suffered an epic hiatus over the past 18 months. It was for this reason, and not because I was shy, that I opted for a one-on-one coaching primer in the cricket nets in my local park, rather than joining the beginners’ team at the nearest club. They’re all extremely welcoming (they say, on their websites), but the raw fact
  
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