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CSK eye direct path to seventh IPL final

Three successive losses have sucked momentum out of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Now, they'll have to get it together against a side that has made the playoffs in every season

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CSK's batting v Sunrisers' bowling? Not anymore

Holes appeared in the Sunrisers attack in the latter part of their league campaign while CSK have suddenly discovered a potent new-ball pairing

Swann: Would stick with Brathwaite over Hales

Swann's gut feel tells him Williamson will be the match-winner at the Wankhede, while Ajit Agarkar thinks CSK start the Qualifier as favourites

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Women's T20 Challenge

Exhibition game

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Work, learn, play: when the best in women's T20 mix and mingle

The camaraderie - and needle - in the lead-up to the women's T20 in Mumbai is at a high; so is the urge to grow the game and share cricketing tips

Exhibition T20 a precursor to women's IPL

Jhulan v Mithali, Perry v Bates, Scutt v Mooney, Harmanpreet v Mandhana - it's all set to happen in the same game for the first time in India

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Eng v Pak, 1st Test

England's new-look team

'It feels like another debut' - Buttler on Test recall

Stunning run of T20 form earns batsman another chance in format he still believes is 'the pinnacle'

Pakistan in good shape to face England - Younis

Pakistan legend Younis Khan identified Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed as key players in the two-Test series

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League phase round-up

IPL 2018

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Team of 2018 - Dhoni, Williamson in; Stokes, Krunal out

ESPNcricinfo picks the team of the IPL league phase, using Smart Stats, our new way of analysing T20 cricket

Ponting on Maxwell's poor form: "I wish I knew why"

The Delhi Daredevils coach also explains why the team stuck with Maxwell in the XI despite repeated failures

Overseas players at IPL: Afghanistan ace league phase

Around $39m was spent on overseas players at the IPL auction. Country-wise, which internationals had the most and least impact so far?

IPL Team Exit Reports

Mumbai's back-up not strong enough

Graeme Swann reviews Mumbai Indians' performance in IPL 2018

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Time taken to settle on best XI costs RCB dear

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Daredevils fail to translate on-paper potential

What were the positives? Who were the letdowns? And what can they look forward to next season? Ajit Agarkar reviews the season that was for Delhi Daredevils

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Top-heavy Kings XI waste an excellent start

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Rohit's leanest IPL season hurts Mumbai

Most of his runs came while batting at No. 4, but he only batted there five times this season

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Gloves Off - Are English players underperforming at the IPL?

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Talking T20

A podcast with Graeme Swann

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The Hundred 'done blatantly for TV' - Swann

Former England spinner doesn’t buy ‘new audience’ justification for format tweaks

'In T20, I was looking to get a batsman out, not worrying about fours or sixes'

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CSK v Kings XI

IPL 2018, Pune

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MS Dhoni, and managing chaos

By inverting his middle order, the CSK captain created confusion. A touch of madness, perhaps, but as always there was a method to Dhoni's madness

Agarkar: Bizarre changes from CSK in batting line-up

Ajit Agarkar and Graeme Swann also look back at Kings XI Punjab's season and how they slid out of the top four

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Talking Points - What was that CSK batting order about?

Ashwin promised to defy convention in this IPL, but it was his former franchise captain who took things to a new level

Daredevils v Mumbai

IPL 2018, Delhi

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Mumbai knocked out in another close finish

Chasing 175 in a game they had to win to make the playoffs, Rohit Sharma's team fell 11 runs short

Agarkar: If fit, Rohit should have come in at 3

Graeme Swann, meanwhile, says Amit Mishra turned the match around in the middle overs with his 3 for 19

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Top five reasons why Mumbai lost to Delhi

Middle-over troubles, relay catches and more

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    SA v Bangladesh

    3rd T20I, Bloemfontein

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    Kapp, Khaka hand Bangladesh another whitewash

    Once the match was reduced to nine overs a side, the hosts defended their total of 64 with Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka picking up five wickets

    New coach

    Zimbabwe news

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    Rajput appointed short-term Zimbabwe head coach

    The former Afghanistan coach is on a three-month deal, which might be extended based on results

    Afghanistan v Bangladesh

    Squad news

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    Mosaddek Hossain back in Bangladesh T20 squad

    Batsman recalled for three T20s against Afghanistan in June

    Test summer approaches

    England v Pakistan

    Wood raring to make mark after swapping IPL for Test audition

    Despite his battles with injuries, the fast bowler wants to succeed in the form of the game he considers "the pinnacle"

    'Came back to push for my Test spot' - Wood

    Mark Wood spoke about his rivalry with fellow Ashington and England bowler Steve Harmison and explains why he'd like a second chance in the IPL

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    Bairstow ready for batting at No. 5 and keeping wicket

    "Proud" to be asked to move up England's Test batting order and remains confident he can cope with the challenge

    Governance dispute

    USA news

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    USACA president sues Richardson, ICC for defamation

    Gladstone Dainty and a fellow board member have filed a lawsuit in New York seeking $2 million dollars in damages

    USA Cricket inaugural elections postponed

    Elections for USA Cricket, the governing body seeking to replace the expelled USACA as the ICC's member board in America, have been put back to May 29

    Deadly attack

    Afghanistan news

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    Blasts kill eight people at cricket match in Afghanistan

    The attack occurred around 11pm local time on Friday, as spectators had gathered at the stadium to watch the Ramadan Cup

    Tour schedule

    SL in West Indies 2018

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    Financially-hit CWI asks SLC for help to host series

    One Test from Sri Lanka's tour next month may be scrapped in favour of limited-overs internationals

    Disciplinary action

    PCB news

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    Hafeez in trouble for outburst about ICC's suspect-action process

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    SA v Bangladesh

    2nd T20I, Bloemfontein

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    Luus, Niekerk hand South Africa unassailable lead

    The 32-run win in Bloemfontein put the hosts one victory shy of another clean-sweep, having won the ODIs 5-0

    Pataudi lecture

    India news

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    Pietersen to deliver BCCI lecture; board secretary unhappy with choice

    The decision to pick a non-Indian cricketer has not gone down well with parts of the BCCI administration

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    Cultural Shift

    Australia News

    Warne criticises Australia for too much whingeing

    The former Australian legspinner says he sensed attitude problem before the Newlands Test, but doesn't believe emulating New Zealand is the way forward

    Test championship

    Playing conditions

    No choice but to play day-night Tests?

    Visiting teams' objections may become irrelevant as ICC draws up Test championship rules

    To toss or not to toss? ICC may scrap tradition

    There has been growing concern that home boards have manipulated conditions to suit their team, in turn adding a disproportionate level of importance to the toss

    FAQ: All you need to know about the Test Championship

    Nine teams will contest a total of 27 bilateral series in the inaugural World Test Championship between 2019 to 2021

    RCB v Sunrisers

    IPL 2018, Bengaluru

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    RCB overcome middle-overs muddle for perfect show

    Quick wickets in the middle overs have often hurt RCB's ability to finish innings strongly, but Thursday against Sunrisers was a welcome departure from the norm

    Top five reasons why RCB beat Sunrisers

    De Grandhomme's cameo, Thampi's erratic lengths, de Villiers' promotion and more

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    Siraj bowled the last over really well - Pandey

    The Sunrisers batsman believes 218 was a lot to go after on the Chinnaswamy pitch and they didn't bowl well in the death overs

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    RCB v Sunrisers

    IPL 2018, Bengaluru

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    De Villiers, Moeen keep RCB alive in playoffs race

    Kane Williamson and Manish Pandey carried Sunrisers Hyderabad's valiant fight into the final over with sparkling fifties

    Swann: Williamson took the pressure off Pandey

    Our experts, Graeme Swann and Ajit Agarkar, marvel at the skills of Kane Williamson and reckon RCB did just enough to stay alive in the tournament

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    Talking points: How did Thampi concede 70 in four overs?

    The numbers suggest he missed a trick that could have minimised the damage. Plus, do third umpires need time limits for decisions?

      Injury update

      Sri Lanka news

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      Mathews, Lakmal fit for West Indies Tests

      Mathews to play as specialist batsman, while workload will be monitored on a match-by-match basis

      Day-night Test cricket

      India news

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      BCCI ditches day-night Test 'to help India win'; Harbhajan not impressed

      'Don't you accept the challenge of playing England in overcast conditions? If we could take up that challenge why not pink-ball cricket?'

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      ICC on the defensive after listing dependence on India under 'weaknesses'

      The BCCI took a 'dim view' of the line, which appeared in a SWOT analysis in an ICC document titled 'A Global Strategy For Cricket - Update'

      Women's exhibition T20

      A star-studded affair

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      Lanning, Raj, Goswami to feature in women's exhibition T20

      Other major stars in the Supernovas and Trailblazers XIs include Ellyse Perry, Suzie Bates, Alyssa Healy, Danielle Wyatt and Megan Schutt

      Harmanpreet, Mandhana named captains of exhibition sides

      Several internationals from India, Australia, New Zealand and England will be part of the game to be played prior to the first IPL qualifier on May 22

      Mumbai v Kings XI

      IPL 2018, Mumbai

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      Five reasons why Mumbai beat Kings XI

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      We've struggled to put up a team effort this IPL - Tye

      After winning five of their seven games at the start of the season, Kings XI Punjab are now on the verge of elimination

      Clarity important when bowling at the death - Bumrah

      The Mumbai Indians fast bowler had seemed off-colour earlier in the season, but came good in a must-win game

      Mohammad Amir exclusive interview

      Pakistan news

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      'I'm enjoying my life now' - Amir talks fatherhood and more

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      Canada news

      T20 leagues

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      Cricket Canada's inaugural T20 league to begin in June

      The Toronto Nationals, Montreal Tigers, Ottawa Royals, Vancouver Knights and Winnipeg Hawks and the Caribbean All-Stars will make up the six-team tournament

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