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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 50m

Nitish Kumar Reddy batted just once and bowled four overs in India's Test series against West Indies

What did India gain by playing Reddy in the West Indies series?

The allrounder batted just once and bowled four overs in the entire series

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 1h

Gautam Gambhir has called for more bounce and carry from pitches in India's home Tests

Gambhir wants bounce and carry on Indian pitches

India head coach also says Shubman Gill "has done phenomenally well" as Test captain

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 2h

Directors from an embattled USA board have called for the ICC's immediate intervention to remove a rival group of as the fallout and divide from the board's suspension continues to deepen

USA Cricket directors ask ICC to investigate organisation's collapse

Directors from USAC called for "immediate and decisive intervention not to punish, but to rebuild what has been broken"

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 5h

Encouraging signs for West Indies despite defeat in Delhi?

🔗 bit.ly/46RzX6X

I think this is a stepping stone, a building step for us to go forward and improve as a Test-playing nation. This is a performance that I think will give us the confidence and boost
us in terms of that belief that we can do it against proper Test-playing nations - Roston Chase

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 6h

Bilal Sami's maiden ODI five-for seals Afghanistan a thumping win and an ODI series sweep against Bangladesh 💪

Match report: bit.ly/43bBqTa

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 6h

Pakistan have the upper hand in Lahore but Senuran Muthusamy has prevented them from making the most of it, with career-best match figures of 11 for 174

Muthusamy keeps South Africa and Pakistan in uneasy stalemate

Pakistan have the upper hand but the SA left-arm spinner has prevented them from making the most of it

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 6h

The Ashes war of words has well and truly begun 🔥

The fact of the matter is Australia generally have to be bad to lose in Australia, and England have to be very good.

England have a great chance of being very good and Australia have a decent chance of being bad.

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 7h

Mohammad Nabi is the oldest player from a Full Member nation to score a fifty in men’s ODIs, breaking Misbah-ul-Haq’s record 🫡

Mohammad Nabi (40y 286d) is the oldest player from a Test playing nation to score a fifty in men's ODIs. Misbah-ul-Haq (40y 283d) was the previous oldest when he scored 56 vs South Africa in 2015 World Cup.

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 7h

The top four remains the same after the washout in Colombo 🔢

2025 Women's World Cup Points Table. Australia, England, South Africa and India are in the top four.

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 8h

TNT Sports' UK coverage of the Ashes will not take the world feed, with commentary instead led by rugby union and cycling specialists.

Alastair Cook, Steven Finn and Graeme Swann will act as TNT's pundits on the ground in Australia

Full story: bit.ly/4q9SAud

TNT turn to cycling and rugby commentators for UK Ashes coverage

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 8h

India have won their last ten Test series against West Indies - the joint-longest streak in Test history 🔥

India's last ten series results against West Indies

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 9h

A big finish from the President! 💪

Afghanistan score 44 off the last two overs to set Bangladesh a target of 294 to win the final ODI

Follow the chase: bit.ly/3KTw2xH

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 10h

Ibrahim Zadran has been dismissed for 95 in back-to-back ODIs against Bangladesh 💔

Ibrahim Zadran's last two scores against Bangladesh

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 11h

That's a massive endorsement for young Sam Konstas 💯

Read more: bit.ly/4931JPb

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 12h

Nilakshika de Silva struck her away to the fastest fifty of this World Cup 🔥 #SLvNZ

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 12h

A late push by Nilakshika Silva takes the hosts to a competitive total, who have the momentum going into the break. New Zealand are looking at a tough chase ahead 💪 #SLvNZ

Scorecard 👉 bit.ly/CWC25-M15 | #CWC25

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 12h

Big gains for Alyssa Healy in the ICC women's ODI rankings ⭐

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 13h

A day when the Test match moved forward and how! We're in for a thrilling Day 4 in Lahore 🙌 #PAKvSA

Scorecard: bit.ly/PAKvSA25-Test1

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 13h

Comeback queens South Africa 👑

(via @hypocaust.bsky.social) #CWC25

Tweet from Hypocaust:

Most runs scored after the fall of the 5th wicket to win a women's ODI run chase:

171 SA v IND, on Thursday (81/5 to target 252)🇿🇦
157 ENG v IND, 2019 (49/5 to target 206)
155 SA v BAN, today (78/5 to target 233)🇿🇦

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 13h

The coach can afford to crack a joke after a Test series win 😏

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 14h

Stuart Broad bites back after David Warner predicted that Australia will win the Ashes 4-0 🍿

It’s probably the worst Australian team since 2010 when England last won, and it’s the
best English team since 2010...

Those things match up to the fact it’s going to be a brilliant Ashes series.

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 14h

The spinners keep South Africa in the contest!

Can they chase down 277? bit.ly/PAKvSA25-Test1 #PAKvSA

The spinners keep South Africa in the contest!

Can they chase down 277? http://bit.ly/PAKvSA25-Test1 #PAKvSA

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 14h

10 in Lahore so far for Senuran Muthusamy 🙌

bit.ly/PAKvSA25-Test1 #PAKvSA

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 15h

Afghanistan batter Rahmat Shah will miss the third #AFGvBAN ODI and the upcoming #ZIMvAFG Test after sustaining a high-grade calf tear while batting in the second ODI against Bangladesh

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 16h

The World Cup is back to Colombo today, where the hosts will push hard to add 2 crucial points to their campaign. Two changes for Sri Lanka, while New Zealand make just the one swap

Follow live 👉 bit.ly/CWC25-M15 | #CWC25

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