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CSK

(16/20 ov, T:214) 171/2

CSK need 43 runs in 24 balls.

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YOR

(68 ov) 205 & 223/8

WAR

253

Day 2 - Yorkshire lead by 175 runs.

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Chucking

Controversy over illegitimate bowling actions - a burning issue in the 1950s - flared up again in the mid-to-late-1990s after Muttiah Muralitharan was no-balled repeatedly in Australia. Since then a number of bowlers (Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Harbhajan Singh and Jermaine Lawson prominent among them) have undergone remedial work after having their actions reported.

Workload took toll on Ajmal's action

Workload took toll on Ajmal's action

With biomechanics at the crux of the ICC's testing process, it is important to find out how much of an advantage a kinked action gives to bowling

09-Sep-2014•Osman Samiuddin

PCB mulling options after Ajmal ban

PCB mulling options after Ajmal ban

Hours after Shaharyar Khan said the PCB would appeal the ban on Saeed Ajmal, the board has backtracked from that position and said it was "contemplating its future course of action and weighing all options"

09-Sep-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Biggest asset of Pakistan cricket'

'Biggest asset of Pakistan cricket'

Twitter reactions to Saeed Ajmal being banned from bowling due to an illegal action

09-Sep-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Saeed Ajmal banned from bowling

Saeed Ajmal banned from bowling

In a huge blow to Pakistan, offspinner Saeed Ajmal has been banned from bowling in international cricket by the ICC after his action was deemed to be illegal

09-Sep-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

We need sophisticated technology to deal with chucking

We need sophisticated technology to deal with chucking

Slow-motion 3D replays must be captured in the match environment in order to provide an accurate picture of bowling actions

30-Aug-2014•Darren Berry

Tests reveal new idiosyncrasies in Ajmal's action

Tests reveal new idiosyncrasies in Ajmal's action

Offspinner may have been gaining unfair advantage in ways hitherto not thought of

29-Aug-2014•R Rajkumar

Ajmal heads to Brisbane for testing

Ajmal heads to Brisbane for testing

Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal will leave Colombo for Brisbane early on Saturday to have his bowling action tested at an ICC-accredited facility

22-Aug-2014•Umar Farooq

Senanayake returns after remedial work on action

Senanayake returns after remedial work on action

SLC hopes to have Sachithra Senanayake cleared by the ICC over the next few months, after biomechanics experts were confident his action had been remedied

21-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Cricket cannot bend rules to accommodate chuckers

Cricket cannot bend rules to accommodate chuckers

Maintaining a healthy balance between bat and ball does not mean the authorities must give those with dodgy actions leeway

21-Aug-2014•Martin Crowe

The spirit of cricket and the 15-degree rule

The spirit of cricket and the 15-degree rule

The phrase means nothing in this day and age; only the laws and playing regulations are of any importance

15-Aug-2014•Kamran Abbasi

Ajmal move reveals ICC's firm hand

Ajmal move reveals ICC's firm hand

The scrutiny over Saeed Ajmal is one of the signs that the ICC is taking greater control in the process of identifying suspect bowling actions by backing match officials and bringing uniformity in testing

12-Aug-2014•Osman Samiuddin

Ajmal reported for suspect action

Ajmal reported for suspect action

Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action, following the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

11-Aug-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Senanayake heads to Perth to sort out action

Senanayake heads to Perth to sort out action

Sachitra Senanayake, the Sri Lanka offspinner who was banned from bowling last month due to an illegal action, has left for Perth to undergo a remediation programme

10-Aug-2014•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Senanayake to get help with correcting action

Senanayake to get help with correcting action

Sri Lanka offspinner Sachithra Senanayake will get help from Daryl Foster, a human movement lecturer at the University of Western Australia, to remedy his bowling action

28-Jul-2014•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Williamson banned from bowling due to illegal action

Williamson banned from bowling due to illegal action

Kane Williamson, the part-time New Zealand offspinner, has been suspended from bowling in international cricket after his action was found to be illegal

23-Jul-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Senanayake banned from bowling due to action

Senanayake banned from bowling due to action

Sachithra Senanayake has been banned from bowling in international cricket, after his action was found to be illegal following bio-mechanical assessment in Cardiff

12-Jul-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Time to enforce Law 24

Time to enforce Law 24

If umpires are allowed to judge every delivery on its merits, the problem of throwing can be solved

06-Jul-2014•Kartikeya Date

Illegal bowling action process under review

Illegal bowling action process under review

Illegal bowling action procedures for international matches will be reviewed, with the potential for suspect bowlers to be monitored more closely even after they have passed the round of biomechanical testing currently required

25-Jun-2014•Daniel Brettig

Williamson reported for suspect action

Williamson reported for suspect action

Kane Williamson, the part-time New Zealand offspinner, has been reported for a suspect bowling action following the second Test against West Indies in Trinidad

21-Jun-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Why cricket's future is bright

Why cricket's future is bright

Cricket has suffered many evils recently - fixing, chucking, mankading and sledging, to name a few - but it will emerge from the darkness stronger, wiser and better

16-Jun-2014•Martin Crowe

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