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Forced to flee with her family when the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, Amiri and her family first travelled to Pakistan and then were evacuated to Australia. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/euR9E6t

Crediting him for being a quick learner, Silverwood said that the lanky 20-year-old would very soon be seen bowling with the new ball. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/Gs5V26o

Here’s the complete list of major sports events for September 2023 which features Asian Games, Asia Cup, US Open, Diamond League Finals and more. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/sb94mG5

The 29-year-old McGahey, an opening batter, has been selected in Canada’s women’s squad for the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup qualifier in Bangladesh. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/5xQaTvD

BAN vs SL Asia Cup: Here is how you can watch the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka match that will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on Thursday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/3UWuwt0

Pakistan batters Babar Azam and Iftikar Ahmed recorded the highest fifth-wicket partnership for their country, against Nepal at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/ndGf9PZ

The BCCI has refreshingly shown that it believes in the non-bias of former players by having two selectors from Mumbai and not going the zonal way.  from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/IvbRy12

On this episode of Sportstar’s Matchpoint Paradox Podcast, V S Aravind and Dhruva Prasad preview the 2023 Asia Cup beginning on 30 August 2023. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/0ga4tfv

A statement on the ECB website said that the decision was taken after the resounding success of the Women’s Ashes held in England earlier in the year and it will be effective immediately. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/t6Rh3IV

PAK vs NEP, Asia Cup 2023: Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the first match between Pakistan and Nepal being played Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on Wednesday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/GVbHNsK

It has been a long, rough road for Pakistan cricket ever since the militant attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March, 2009. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/LotEjXP

Host nation Sri Lanka announced its squad on Tuesday for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023, scheduled to take place from August 30 to September 17. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/6QUNqCb

Pant, who is recovering from his injury suffered during the car accident last December, is rehabilitating at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/356ONZw

Dravid said that injuries to the likes of Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant forced the team management to try out other players in the middle-order, and it was not experimenting just for the sake of it. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/3HIpErF

At the end of the 2019 World Cup, Rohit had scored 27 hundreds but in the last four years he could add only three more centuries to his tally. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/mSAxaos

Almost all the top India players, including captain Harmanpreet Kaur, young Harleen Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma figure in the list of over 122 overseas players who have put their names forward for the draft. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/wGIf8HY

India cricketer KL Rahul will not be available for India’s matches against Pakistan and Nepal in the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 held in Sri Lanka. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/zjAGn9l

Sri Lanka has been ravaged by injuries to its frontline bowlers ahead of its opener against Bangladesh in Pallekele on Thursday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/ITcpkhW

From the 12 completed India versus Pakistan matches at the Asia Cup, here is a look at the top five contests that are etched in the memory of cricket fans. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/0iFD1qA

Maxwell was already scheduled to return to Australia for the birth of his first child after the three-match Twenty20 series, which starts in Durban on Wednesday but aggravated an ankle injury during a training session. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/TpdtfmE

CPL organisers introduced a slew of measures to tackle the problem of slow-over rates this season, including a red card for a fielding side found to be behind schedule at the start of the final over of an innings. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/bPDcpam

Neesham had been scheduled to stay on in Britain after taking part in The Hundred for the four-match series, which begins on Wednesday in Durham. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/URkeyw1

Akram said all teams will be challenged on the parameters of fitness and game plans. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/W2bQvxe

The global showpiece event will be played in India across October and November, and the hosts are aiming to bag another World Cup after winning it in 1983 and 2011. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/zdZKrQy

Azmatullah Omarzai and Wafadar Momand, who were part of the squad that faced off against Pakistan in the recently concluded three-match ODI series, were left out of the 2023 Asia Cup the squad. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/BpN7gTt

The 31-year-old Nair made his First Class debut with Karnataka in 2013 and amassed 3779 runs from 87 innings, with 11 centuries and 16 fifties in the format for the state from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/OprW2aI

On Saturday, Pakistan triumphed over Afghanistan by 59 runs in the third and final ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/H8TNQBA

Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 59 runs to seal a series clean sweep at the R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/sWgc1L0

The Babar Azam-led side swept Afghanistan 3-0 in the three-match series and toppled Australia to claim the top spot. Archrival India is ranked third. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/TJVj8LB

The Babar Azam-led side, which will arrive in Multan on Sunday, will train on Tuesday at the Multan Cricket Stadium. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/yiLPh9H

AFG vs PAK, 3rd ODI: Get the live cricket score, commentary, scorecard and latest pdates from Afghanistan vs Pakistan third ODI match in Colombo. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/vQMENku

With Ben Stokes back in the squad after reversing his retirement from the one-day format, England dropped Brook who smashed a 41-ball century in The Hundred. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/CQfR7jh

Sources in the BCCI have confirmed to Sportstar that the Indian board has accepted an invitation from the Pakistan Cricket Board to attend a fixture. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/nWpXxrU

Rohit Sharma & Co will begin their Asia Cup 2023 campaign against Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/yHVFCRY

Since the end of the IPL in May, no matches have been held at the venue, allowing the TNCA to do some maintenance work on all the pitches in the square.  from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/OCdiUTq

Chameera and Hasaranga picked up injuries in the Lanka Premier League and are doubtful to make the final team. Perera and Fernando could still make the cut upon returning negative results. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/Z1hKT2q

Imam-ul-Haq top-scored with 91 in the Pakistan chase but it was a late Shadab Khan cameo (48, 35b) that allowed Pakistan to creep over the line after a flurry of middle-order wickets. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/a2HoJLZ

Shadab, who was batting on 48, was at the non-striker’s end in the last over with his team needing 11 off the final over. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/IZ4mjD3

It would be Umesh’s second County stint, with his first coming last season with Middlesex in Division Two, where he grabbed four wickets at an average of 71.50. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/aiGrIBs

The exercise is a part of the six-day conditioning and skill-set enhancement camp, and Virat Kohli scored a high 17.2 in the test. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/WruN0KA

Rohit Sharma’s men don’t strut into the race of the Asian heavyweights as overwhelming favourites this time around.  from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/YLx7vnW

Here are all the major updates and results from Indian sports on August 24. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/7IkhLsJ

Rashid had threatened to boycott BBL in January this year following Australia’s decision to withdraw from a three-match ODI series in Afghanistan in March last year on human rights ground after Taliban banned university education for girls. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/h37J2qW

AFG vs PAK, 2nd ODI: Get the live cricket score, commentary, scorecard and latest updates from Afghanistan vs Pakistan 2nd ODI match in Hambantota. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/Q4YKJmN

India, led by Bumrah, won the T20I series 2-0 against Ireland after the third T20I in Dublin was abandoned due to rain. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/FLgTc7s

IND v IRE, 3rd T20I: Follow the live score and updates of the third T20I between India and Ireland being played at the Malahide Cricket Club ground in Dublin on Wednesday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/OU7i3mR

In the latest ODI rankings released by the ICC after the first ODI between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gill has now got 743 rating points and is placed as India’s top-ranked batter. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/z8mYZHc

IND vs IRE, 3rd T20I: Here are the fantasy predictions, predicted playing XI and live streaming information ahead of the third T20I between India and Ireland on Wednesday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/f6TrzIm

The former Zimbabwe captain, who has been battling with cancer since May, does not have a social media account, so there was no way of telling the world that it’s ‘fake news’. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/6zanUfI

Foster, a T20 coaching expert, will link up with the Black Caps for a one-day series against England starting on September 8 before rejoining the squad for the World Cup in India starting in October. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/RGoqHBL

Here are all the major updates and results from Indian sports on August 22. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/MQWnGEH

The 25-year-old rose into national reckoning ever since he smacked five consecutive sixes to power Kolkata Knight Riders to a shocking win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL this year. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/8ixqpZl

Ebadot failed to recover within the designated time-frame and has been replaced by uncapped 20-year-old pacer Tanzim Hasan. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/yZ3HEo2

Her contributions were instrumental in England’s triumph in the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/fmF6Uae

AFG vs PAK, 1st ODI: Get the Live Cricket Score, Commentary, Scorecard and Latest Updates from Afghanistan vs Pakistan 1st ODI match in Hambantota. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/oFwJ8rX

The likes of Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Ruturaj Gaikwad would like to stamp their authority as this will be the last bilateral T20 series before the next one against Australia, which will be held in November. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/PNsnX4B

Steve Smith has revealed he batted through the final three Tests of the Ashes with tendon damage in his left wrist after being hurt while fielding on the final day at Lord’s. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/o2UGjWc

BCCI announced India’s squad for 50-over Asia Cup 2023. Our correspondents Ayan Acharya and Dhruva Prasad analyse the hits and misses from the 17-member list. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/B58lh6I

The first bilateral ODI series between the two teams will be followed by the six-nation Asia Cup, in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, beginning on August 30 and the World Cup in India from October 5. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/4DijRnb

The tourists, missing several frontline players, escaped to victory in the opener but were stunned in the second T20 match with UAE registering their first win against New Zealand in any format. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/9bLg7Sh

Bumrah on Sunday earned his first series victory as skipper with a young team that comfortably beat Ireland by 33 runs in the second T20 International with Rinku Singh announcing his arrival in ‘Blue’ with a belligerent 21-ball-38. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/WZQrpCK

Young, one of the three changes the visitors had made from their stunning seven-wicket loss on Saturday, top-scored with 56 while Chapman made 51 for his second successive half-century in New Zealand’s strong total of 166-5. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/5JPQ6yb

Vice Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad top-scored with 58 for India while Jasprit Bumrah picked up 2/15 including a wicket maiden in the final over. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/ptur8Xj

Harmanpreet was banned for two matches after she smashed the stumps over the umpire’s decision to give her out. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/TrLDqh9

Welcome to Sportstar’s Live Blog of the second T20I between India and Ireland in the Malahide Cricket Club ground in Dublin on Sunday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/LNyupwG

IND vs IRE, 1st T20I: Here are the fantasy predictions, predicted playing XI and live streaming information ahead of the first T20I between India and Ireland on Friday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/7QeEYa2

Hyderabad will host the New Zealand versus Netherlands match on October 9 and on October 10, the Sri Lanka versus Pakistan fixture. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/eLGn5rR

After narrowly avoiding a defeat in the opener on Friday, the tourist managed a below-par 142 for eight, which the UAE chased down with 26 balls to spare to register its first victory against New Zealand in any format of the game. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/NduiZJe

New Zealand won the first match of the series by 19 runs on Thursday. The series finale is at the same venue on Sunday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/afZQNRG

Ben Stokes’ decision to come out of one-day international retirement played a key role in Brook failing to make England’s preliminary squad for the defence of its 50-over crown. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/5TfDtFA

ICC also unveiled a naming contest for the mascots, which will run till August 27 and give fans an opportunity to make their imprint in the World Cup. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/9DHPeJt

What is lacking in ‘fans’ is compassion and the recognition that those who run, jump, kick a ball, or basket one, are all humans. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/wFEfxvL

Ben Stokes, 32, had announced his ODI retirement in July last year, saying playing three formats had become “unsustainable” for him. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/lwNYBOd

Bumrah last featured for India exactly 327 days back in a bilateral T20I series at home against Australia. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/KAbSCFs

Leading the side on his return after an 11-month injury layoff, Bumrah claimed 2 for 24 and formed a formidable pair with T20I debutant Prasidh Krishna (2/32) to restrict Ireland to 139 for 7 after opting to bowl. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/zqwrYci

Annual reports for the five years to 2021-22, published on the BCCI website on Thursday, showed the board had amassed a surplus of Rs 320 billion ($2.7 billion) as of April 2022. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/7yZEz3M

Ponting also suggested introducing new bowlers in the Kangaroos’ lineup over the next 12 months, including Michael Neser in appropriate conditions. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/TE6pXHF

Both will miss the three T20Is in South Africa from August 30 to September 3, which will be followed by five ODIs from September 7 to 17. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/ZEe8yol

Having made his international debut in January 2010, the 34-year-old Thirimanne had called time on his international career in July during an announcement made on social media. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/tU6CZiu

With Indian conditions expected to favour spin bowling, Hussey believes Zampa would be the go-to bowler for Pat Cummins’ side. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/SYtbMXV

Captain Tim Southee’s fifer was key in triggering a UAE collapse, with the host losing its last four wickets for just 10 runs and being bowled out with two balls to spare. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/td0sVea

Shahrukh’s batting prowess is well-known, but his off-spin bowling has caught the attention of late. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/YidV09s

Here are all the major updates and results from Indian sports on August 17. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/FbGyoz2

NZ vs UAE: Here are all the match predictions, Dream11 fantasy team and squads ahead of the first T20I between New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/PC2jX8q

All three ODIs are scheduled to take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, starting September 21. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/lcdFThS

The 29-year-old Bumrah is coming back after undergoing surgery - a lower-back stress fracture that he had suffered during a home series against Australia ahead of the 2022 T20 World Cup. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/yJ5FwP2

ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Here is how you can register for tickets for all matches of the 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup, to be held in India from October 5 to November 19. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/GZqMUcn

With the 2023 ODI World Cup only six weeks away, there is once again no clarity on who will don a key role. The southpaw offers hope that the team has found a suitable option for the the middle-order slot, which is India’s most pressing concern from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/siVvRZY

Bumrah was seen bowling at full tilt, a comforting sight ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/dvKl30p

NZ vs UAE 2023: Get all the live streaming info and telecast details, squads and full schedule for the three-match T20I series between New Zealand and UAE. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/tSsdJ8q

Balaji was excited about Tamil Nadu’s current pool of upcoming fast bowlers and the revival of the TNCA Buchi Babu Memorial All India invitational cricket tournament. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/dsg0FyV

The Tribunal will now consider the submissions of each party before deciding on the appropriate sanction to be imposed. The decision will follow in due course. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/1V5eha7

The Indian opener was overlooked by selectors for the white-ball series against West Indies and Ireland. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/8L01mhN

Stokes retired from One Day Internationals in July 2022 and as recently as in the aftermath of the Ashes, had reiterated his intentions of staying retired from the 50-over format. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/JG1EjZN

He picked up 237 wickets in 154 internationals, including 3 five-wicket hauls. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/TlfuHwB

Kerala lost half of its total wickets in the first session itself. The wicket was conducive for fast-bowlers and that elicited a sigh of joy from both the TNCA coach L. Balaji and bowler P. Saravana Kumar. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/GAr96Tc

Some of those who were rested for this series may not be around for too long, so their replacements need to be found pretty quickly too, as the next ICC T20 World Cup is just a year away. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/2nfI6mS

The last time England and Zimbabwe clashed in a Test was back in 2003 at Chester-le-Street when the host won by an innings and 69 runs to sweep the series 2-0. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/czdL9ar

Woakes bagged the Player-of-the-Match at the Oval in the final Ashes Test and was also named the Player-of-the-Series for his 19 wickets in three matches at an average of 18.15. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/vNXWJR0

Cummins, who fractured his wrist during the fifth Ashes Test at the Oval (July 27-31), has been advised rest for six weeks. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/oluqBct

The Hundred: Tammy Beaumont’s score is the highest in the men’s and women’s tournaments, while the Fire’s total of 181-3 also set a women’s record. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/xrtTa4B

Nepal has been clubbed in Group A, alongside India and Pakistan. It plays its opening game against the host on the first day of the competition in Multan before playing India on September 4 in Kandy. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/cyLNvQ3

If the team is behind schedule by the start of the final over of the innings, the fielding side will not only lose a fielder but will also be forced to have six fielders inside the 30-yard circle. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/zg0KF3y

The Proteas will host Australia for three T20Is beginning August 30, followed by a five-match ODI series that will culminate on September 17. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/VUXKPeg

The 38-year-old Senanayake, who played a solitary Test, 49 ODIs and 24 T20 Internationals between 2012 and 2016, has been accused of trying to fix games during the 2020 Lanka Premier League. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/VfepjRT

Finn took 125 wickets in 36 Test appearances for England at an average of 30.4 between 2010 and 2016. The 34-year-old also played in 69 one-day internationals and 21 Twenty20 internationals for England. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/0Krq4Yo

A young Indian side missing several big names battled back from 0-2 down in the five-match series but crashed to an eight-wicket defeat at Lauderhill. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/qKD1kbY

West Indies chased down a target of 166 runs in 18 overs. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/4NaWhwt

Here are all the major updates and results from Indian sports on August 13. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/e7HTgn3

The PCB also announced that a pre-Sri Lanka departure camp for the players in Pakistan will commence at the National Cricket Academy, Lahore from Monday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/27tTghM

IND vs WI, 5th T20I: Here are the fantasy predictions, predicted playing XI and live streaming information ahead of the fifth and last T20I between India and West Indies on Sunday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/kEy8eiT

Gill failed to reach double digits in the first three T20Is, before returning to form in a 47-ball 77 in India’s nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Saturday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/ypCmTPh

Wins over Jersey, host Netherlands and Norway had preceded Saturday’s triumph, and Scotland’s unbeaten campaign ensured it claimed top spot. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/UwLWGPg

It was easy to forget, too, where England had come from: one win in 17 under Joe Root had, by the end of the Ashes, become 13 wins out of 18 under Ben Stokes.  from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/CP9TbvK

Jaiswal grabbed his opportunity in his second T20I outing with an unbeaten 84 off 51 balls as India levelled the five-match series against West Indies on Saturday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/lkOSw8G

Babar, the top-ranked ODI batter in the world, is also ranked in the top five in Tests and T20Is, making him the only player to be ranked in the top five across formats. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/2madEuX

The former Baroda wicketkeeper-batter has joined the Afghanistan team for its white-ball series against Pakistan. He will also work with the team in the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/bZMx2zW

IND vs WI 4th T20I: Follow the live score and updates of the fourth T20I between India and West Indies, being played at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday. from | Sportstar https://ift.tt/Oxrd5Pl