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Rashid and Kaul sink Mumbai in chase of 119

Despite losing two key bowlers to injury, Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off the second-lowest successful defence ever in the IPL

BCCI

Faulkner: You'd chase 119 ten out of ten times

Ajit Agarkar and James Faulkner try to make sense of Mumbai Indians capitulating to 87 all out

BCCI
3:01

    Mumbai v Sunrisers

    IPL 2018, Mumbai

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    Mumbai's high investment in Pollard yields low return

    Siddarth Kaul effectively used distinct plans for different batsman. Did his performance improve his stock as an end-overs bowler?

    Rashid Khan: 16 dots and a death-overs maiden

    The wristspinner also took two wickets to help Sunrisers Hyderabad stun Mumbai Indians

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    West Indies news

    Charity T20I, Lord's

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    Denied the chance to help the Caribbean - Bravo

    The West Indies allrounder reacts to being omitted from the Hurricane Relief game at Lord's on May 31

    England news

    Ball-tampering

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    England 'suspected' Australia ball-tampering during Ashes

    Alastair Cook has admitted England were curious about how Australia got the ball to reverse-swing on the final day of the Perth Test after heavy rain

    Jamie Overton sidelined by side injury

    Somerset fast bowler could miss a month with a muscle tear, while Leicestershire's Zak Chappell has been subject to an approach from Warwickshire

    The 100-ball proposal

    Player views to be canvassed

    The Hundred 'will bring new people to cricket'

    Joe Root, England's Test captain, has welcomed ECB plans for a 100-ball competition in 2020, suggesting it will appeal to a "completely new audience"

    Royal Challengers v Super Kings

    IPL 2018, Bengaluru

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    CSK target top spot; RCB look to rise further from the bottom

    The hosts have been over-reliant on Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers for their runs. Will one of them do the job again against CSK?

    Deepak Chahar's journey from false dawns to late sunshine

    Putting a spate of injuries and "freakish" bad luck behind him, Deepak Chahar is finally showing the world all of his abilities as a swing bowler

    Is RCB's bowling weighing them down?

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    Gloves Off

    IPL 2018

    Lack of good seamers in IPL 2018?

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    Sunrisers Hyderabad

    Injury news

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    Stanlake leaves IPL 2018 with fractured finger

    The Australia fast bowler picked up the injury during Sunday's home fixture against Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad

    South Africa news

    New CSA MOU

    CSA, SACA set for urgent meeting over contracts

    CSA and the South African Cricketers' Association will have an urgent meeting on Wednesday to try and reach common ground on player contracts

    Making it big

    Bangladesh cricket

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    Salauddin Sakil: from labour camps to left-arm fast

    He has left the deserts of Dubai behind to, quite improbably, become a professional cricketer in Bangladesh. And his skills could take him further

    Milton Ahmed

    Daredevils v Kings XI

    IPL 2018, Delhi

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    Talking points: Time for Yuvraj to be dropped?

    Also, is it time for Gautam Gambhir to drop down the Delhi Daredevils batting order?

    Where do Delhi Daredevils go from here?

    Do they have a replacement for Gambhir the captain? Sanjay Manjrekar, James Faulkner and the ESPNcricinfo crew discuss

    3:24

    Coach's Diary: How not to win trophies

    Our imaginary coach lays into Delhi Daredevils - batsmen and fielders in particular - in his imaginary diary

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    1:24

    Pakistan in England and Ireland

    Team departs

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    Amir granted UK visa, to fly out on Wednesday

    It is not clear why Amir's visa was issued later than the rest of the Pakistan squad's, but his arrival will boost an inexperienced pace attack

    World XI v West Indies

    Squad Additions

    Rashid, Shakib and Tamim join World XI to face West Indies

    They join Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera and Eoin Morgan, with more names expected to be announced in the coming days

    Video features

    Pressure Point

    Fight or flight: what can dot balls do to you in T20s?

    Shayamal Vallabhjee, a sports scientist and EQ consultant, explains how the brain deals with the pressure of dots

    3:20

    South Africa news

    Schedule confirmed for 2018-19

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    Centurion takes Boxing Day Test from Port Elizabeth

    South Africa release schedule for 2018-19, including tours from Zimbabwe, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

    IPL 2018

    'Lifetime experience for Gowtham and us' - Samson

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    0:34

    'Mumbai is known for bouncing back' - Kishan

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    Coach's Diary: The Rayudu surprise

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    Bravo and Watson's experience valuable - Chahar

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    Sunrisers v CSK

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    Faulkner: Sunrisers will be upset about the no-ball that wasn't called

    James Faulkner, Shaun Tait and Deep Dasgupta on the high full-toss and Kane Williamson's fifty in Sunrisers Hyderabad's chase

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    Rayudu, Chahar star in another last-over CSK win

    Chennai Super Kings came back from a slow start to post 128 off their last ten overs and edge Sunrisers out in a four-run win

      India women

      Jhulan Goswami

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      Stamp issued in honour of Jhulan Goswami

      It commemorates her unprecedented feat of taking 200 wickets in women's ODIs

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      The 100-ball proposal

      Future of cricket

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      100-ball tournament: Aye or Nay?

      Shaun Tait, James Faulkner, Cyrus Broacha discuss if the ECB's proposal for a 100-ball tournament will ever become the next big thing.

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      Want to make the game as simple as possible - Strauss

      Under the radical format put forward last week, the matches will consist of 15 six-ball overs and a 10-ball over to complete the 100 deliveries

      KKR v Kings XI

      IPL 2018, Kolkata

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      Dinesh Karthik questions Kings XI's revised target

      Also suggests considering VJD method for revising targets in IPL, instead of current DLS system

      DLS explainer: Why Kings XI had to chase just 125

      How does the DLS system work? And would the VJD method have made a difference to KKR's chances?

      Surprised asking rate dropped after rain - Karthik

      The KKR captain also said his team didn't bowl well, even if the total it was defending was just par

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      RCB v Daredevils

      IPL 2018, Bengaluru

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      Kalro: De Villiers goes back to having fun

      Of late, he has often been forced to score tough runs, through injury or circumstance. On Saturday, he shed all that weight off his shoulders

      Talking points: Will the real Chris Morris please stand up?

      Also, a deathly slow start from Daredevils, and de Villiers feasts on his former team once again

      The 100-ball proposal

      Future of cricket

      Nicholas: Why only a hundred balls?

      The ECB's new idea is not a bad thing. Here's how it could be better

      Hopps: Commercial gamble over sporting integrity

      Many fans of short-form cricket have been shocked by the ECB's 100-ball proposal and the response of the players over the coming weeks and months could be critical

      IPL 2018

      Social dugout: CSK fans back on track

      4:44

      Coach's Diary: Kings XI's happy problems at the top

      1:24

      Gloves Off: Are coaches redundant in T20s?

      7:04

      The Chatter: Happy Birthday, IPL!

      4:04

      The IPL's broken XI

      1:59

      Surprised asking rate dropped after rain - Karthik

      1:27

      Could this be Manish Pandey's year?

      1:58

      'Been dreaming of days like this' - Watson

      2:16

      'Watson more classical than Gayle' - Laughlin

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      Pakistan tour of UK

      Captain backs squad

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      Pak squad for Eng tour 'best of the best' - Sarfraz

      The Pakistan captain believes extensive preparation in the lead up to Ireland's inaugural Test and two Tests in England will help team cope up with difficult challenges

      USA Cricket

      New Governing Body

      Inaugural USA Cricket election slated for May 18

      All eligible candidates will be announced to voters on May 13, with the winners to be declared on June 11

      RCB v Daredevils

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      De Villiers 90* off 39 brings back RCB smiles

      Daredevils took 71 off the last five overs, with Pant and Iyer scoring half-centuries. But it wasn't enough against a star-studded RCB batting line-up

      Faulkner: Once de Villiers goes aerial, he can't be stopped

      The Matchday Runorder team wonder if there is anything a bowler can do to escape the wrath of AB de Villiers

      2:58

        Australia news

        Warne criticises CA

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        Warne slams Cricket Australia's 'greed'

        The former Australia spinner has criticised the board's decision to expand the Big Bash League next summer

        CSK v Royals

        IPL 2018, Pune

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        Shane Watson, the quiet marauder

        The allrounder doesn't have the spectacle or cult-hero status of a Gayle or Dhoni. But he can more than match their exploits with bat in hand

        Talking Points - When will Tripathi bat in the Powerplay?

        Meanwhile, cometh the hour, cometh yet another Chennai Super Kings batsman

        Coach's Diary: Feeling at home on a true track in Pune

        A peek into the (imaginary) coach's diary following CSK's mauling of Royals

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        1:19

        Kings XI v Sunrisers

        IPL 2018, Mohali

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        'Sehwag saved IPL by picking me' - Gayle

        With all the big T20 batting records in his hands, Chris Gayle has nothing more to prove but wants people to "just put some respect on the name"

        Monga: Gayle, T20's biggest visionary

        The man from Jamaica, who first turned chaotic T20 hitting into a science, continues to mould his batting to suit the circumstances

        Ashwin's calculated punts pay off

        Could batting first become the next big trend? And where did it all go downhill for Rashid Khan?

        Future of cricket

        England news

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        A gimmick or a worthwhile experiment?

        County cricket fans share their thoughts on the ECB's decision to introduce a new '100-ball' format

        1:08

        Dobell: Fast-food cricket is coming, whether we like it or not

        The ECB's proposals may seem radical, but change is inevitable for a sport that is too deep in crisis to stand still

        Faulkner: There's a danger in getting too funky

        Gaurav Kalra with Ajit Agarkar and James Faulkner discuss the ECB's proposal of a 100-ball competition

        2:58

        World XI v West Indies

        Team news

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        Afridi named in World XI for West Indies charity match

        Shoaib Malik and Thisara Perera were also among the first group of World XI players confirmed for the side that will be captained by Eoin Morgan

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