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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, June 1, 2012 (AFP) - Sohail Tanvir grabbed three big wickets as Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka to 132-7 in the first Twenty20 international in Hambantota on Friday.

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, June 1, 2012 (AFP) - Scoreboard after Sri Lanka's innings against Pakistan in the first Twenty20 international in Hambantota on Friday:

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Sohail Tanvir grabbed three big wickets as Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka to 132-7 in the first Twenty20 international in Hambantota on Friday.

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, June 1, 2012 (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene elected to bat after winning the toss against Pakistan in the opening Twenty20 international in Hambantota on Friday.

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HAMBANTOTA: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene elected to bat after winning the toss against Pakistan in the opening Twenty20 international in Hambantota on Friday.

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DUBAI: Hosts Sri Lanka will swing into ICC World Twenty20 mood as they take on Pakistan in a two-match international series with both teams looking to move up the ICC T20 Championship table. Sri Lanka, which will host ICC World Twenty20, will need to win the series, which starts on Friday, 2-0 if it is ...

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ESPNcricinfo previews the first Twenty20 international between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Hambantota

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Islamabad, May 31(ANI): Sri Lanka will take on Pakistan on Friday in a two-match Twenty20 International series in Hambantota, and both the sub-continental teams would be eyeing to win the series to improve their rankings in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Twenty20 ranking table.

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Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has decided against playing for Middlesex in English county cricket’s Twenty20 competition the county’s managing director Angus Fraser announced on Monday. The 28-year-old paceman, whose unusual ‘slingshot’ action makes him difficult

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COLOMBO: Pakistan are hoping to build on their impressive record over the past year when they take the field during the full tour of Sri Lanka starting later this week.  “The task here is to win, but the longer goal is to take Pakistan high up in the rankings in all three formats,” Pakistan coach ...

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The scandal-prone Indian Premier League (IPL) remains cricket’s most divisive tournament, but some thrilling action in front of packed houses has put immediate doubts over its future to rest. When the gawdy Twenty20 event’s fifth edition started last month, flagging crowds and signs

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London,(IANS):The International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee will be meeting at the Lord’s in London for its two-day annual conference starting Wednesday to re-consider the legality of switch-hit shot to retain a fair balance between bat and ball. In May 2009, the ICC Cricket Committee endorsed the view of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the ...

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West Indies captain Darren Sammy left the door open for former skipper Chris Gayle to return in the remainder of the Test series against England after the tourists’ defeat in the opener at Lord’s. West Indies went down to a five-wicket loss here on Monday to fall 1-0 behind in the three-match series. They did ...

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Australian cricketing legend Adam Gilchrist will shelf the batting pads and stow away the ‘keeper gloves, after announcing over the weekend that he has played his last game of professional cricket, reports cricinfo.com. The big-hitting fan favourite will reportedly reassess his playing future after his team, the Kings XI Punjab, lost to the Dehli Daredevils ...

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Kings XI Punjab acting captain David Hussey on Wednesday defended his team’s integrity after two players from his side were suspended amid allegations of corruption in the Indian Premier League. Kings XI Punjab batsman David Hussey (L) celebrates his half century (50 Runs) in the IPL Twenty20

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Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore on Wednesday warned his players they faced a battle on next month’s tour of Sri Lanka, saying the hosts were tough opponents in home conditions. Pakistan's cricket coach Dav Whatmore talks to media representatives during a practice session at the Gaddafi Cricket stadium in Lahore. Whatmore on Wednesday warned his players ...

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Sri Lanka Cricket says it will stage its own Twenty20 cricket league in August, more than a year after it was postponed due to possible losses due to a pull out of Indian players. The first edition of Sri Lanka Premier League was originally scheduled to be played in July last year. SLC president

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Sri Lanka’s former star batsman Sanath Jayasuriya is among several international players who are yet to be paid for their participation in a friendly Twenty20, which has taken place during the weekend in Canada, a Media report said. The match which has been organized by Kat Rose Inc. a Toronto

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BCCI president N Srinivasan has said that Indian players could participate in the newly launched Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), if the hosts make such a proposal. The tournament will be held between August 10 and 31 this year at Colombo and Pallekele. Each of the seven provincial teams will be allowed a maximum of ...

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Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga has been hired by Middlesex as their second overseas player for this seasons Friends Life T20. He will join the England County, after taking part in Sri Lanka’s upcoming T20 and One day international series against Pakistan at home. “Middlesex CCC are delighted to announce that Lasith Malinga has signed a deal ...

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New Delhi: Former South African fast bowler and Captain Shaun Pollock feels the Indian Premier League (IPL) has done a world of good for the game of cricket and it is turning out to be an excellent laboratory for batsmen and bowlers to innovate more and more. Shaun Pollock, a mentor with the Mumbai Indians ...

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West Indies Women secured an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series against Sri Lanka Women by winning the rain-affected third Twenty20 international

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LONDON (AFP): West Indies coach Ottis Gibson and captain Darren Sammy said Thursday they would have no problems with Chris Gayle returning to the squad after he promised to end his international exile on Thursday. Former West Indies captain Gayle, renowned as a big-hitting batsman, has not played international cricket for more than a year ...

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REUTERS: Flamboyant opener Chris Gayle has scrapped his deal with English county Somerset to make himself available for West Indies after ending his year-long dispute with the cricket board. Gayle has not been part of the West Indies team since his attack on the board in a radio interview in April last year and was ...

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BRIDGETOWN – West Indies Women cricketers defeated Sri Lanka’s Women by seven runs in the second Twenty20 International at Kensington Oval on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

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NEW DELHI (AFP): England batting star Kevin Pietersen flew home on Wednesday after a highly successful stint in the Indian Premier League as Australia captain Michael Clarke made his debut in the Twenty20 tournament. Pietersen, who left midway through the league to prepare for England’s home

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Lahore, (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf has said that he has no plans of changing Misbah ul Haq as the captain of the national team. “We did not decide about the selection of the captain,” The Nation quoted him, as saying. Ashraf also stressed that Pakistan is a safe country for hosting ...

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COLOMBO (AFP) : Pakistan will tour Sri Lanka next month for three Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games, Sri Lanka Cricket said on Monday. The Pakistanis will kick off the six-week tour with two Twenty20 matches in the southern port town of Hambantota on June 1 and June 3

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Pakistan’s Cricket team will arrive in Sri Lanka during the month of May on a six-week tour. The tour will kick off with two T20 Internationals being played out in the Hambantota Cricket grounds on June 1st and June 3. While the five one day games will be played out in Pallekele grounds in Kandy and Premadasa ...

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Veteran Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf took part in a fitness test on Tuesday to try to revive his international career, insisting he could still compete at the highest level. The 37-year-old played the last of his 90 Tests against England at Lord’s in 2010 — a match marred by the spot-fixing scandal involving three of ...

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