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Silva pushes Sri Lanka to lead over England in 2nd test

Bangladesh levels series with 218-run win in 2nd test

Mehidy Hasan took five wickets to propel Bangladesh toward a series-leveling 218-run win in the second cricket test against Zimbabwe

Australia ends 7-match ODI losing streak with 7-run win

England crush Sri Lanka and win test in Galle for first time

England crushed Sri Lanka by 211 runs with a day to spare in winning a test in Galle for the first time on Friday

Kiwi pair hit a record 43 runs from an over in one-day match

Two New Zealand batsmen have combined to set a world record by hitting 43 runs from a single over in a domestic one-day cricket match

Zimbabwe notches first test win since 2013

Zimbabwe registered its first test victory since 2013, thrashing Bangladesh by 151 runs in the opening test with a day to spare in Sylhet

India wins 5th ODI easily and another series from Windies

India won the final one-day international against the West Indies by nine wickets and took the five-match series 3-1 in Thiruvananthapuram

West Indies win toss, opt to bat in 2nd cricket test v India

Kevin Roberts named new CEO of Cricket Australia

Stokes and Hales face England cricket hearing in December

Jury clears England cricket player Stokes over street fight

England cricket player Ben Stokes has been found not guilty for his role in a street fight

England cricket player Stokes goes on trial for street fight

England cricket player Ben Stokes has gone on trial over a fight outside a nightclub in which he is accused of knocking two men unconscious

South Africa takes 3-0 lead to clinch ODI series v Sri Lanka

South Africa took an unassailable 3-0 lead over Sri Lanka with a 78-run win in the third one-day international on Sunday

India takes control of 1st test vs England

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) India took control of the first test against England by reducing the hosts to 86-6 in their second innings on day three, with Ishant Sharma taking two wickets in the final over before lunch on Friday.

England all out for 287 vs India early on day 2 of 1st test

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Mohammed Shami took the last wicket to complete England’s collapse from 216-3 to 287 all out against India on the second morning of the first test at Edgbaston on Thursday.

England vs India 1st Test Scoreboard

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Scoreboard Wednesday at stumps on the opening day of the first test between England and India at Edgbaston:

England 285-9 after Day 1 of 1st test vs India

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) England was 285-9 in its first innings at the close of play on the opening day of the first test against India at Edgbaston on Wednesday:

Mathews leads Sri Lanka to 244-8 in 2nd ODI vs South Africa

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) Angelo Mathews scored an unbeaten 79 and Niroshan Dickwella made 69 to guide Sri Lanka to a restrained 244-8 in the second cricket one-day international against South Africa on Wednesday.

England wins toss and bats vs India in 1st of 5 tests

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) England has won the toss and chosen to bat first against India on a dry wicket at Edgbaston in the first of five cricket tests between the countries across six weeks.

Sri Lanka wins toss and bats in 2nd ODI vs. South Africa

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat against South Africa in the second one-day international at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium on Wednesday.

England chooses lone spinner Rashid vs India in 1,000th test

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) England is going into its 1,000th cricket test match with Adil Rashid as its lone spinner and Jos Buttler as vice-captain for the five-game series against India.

Handscomb denies involvement in ball-tampering scandal

SYDNEY (AP) Australia batsman Peter Handscomb has denied playing any part in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa which led to the suspensions of captain Steve Smith and opening batsmen David Warner and Cameron Bancroft.

England pick Rashid for India test in stunning recall

LONDON (AP) Adil Rashid was surprisingly recalled by England on Thursday for the first test against India even though the legspinner hasn’t played any first-class cricket for 10 months.

Suspended Aussie captain Smith to join Caribbean T20 league

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) Suspended Australia captain Steve Smith has signed with the Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League as a replacement for Shakib Al Hasan.

Bangladesh opens ODI series with 48-run win over Windies

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) Tamim Iqbal scored an unbeaten 130 and shared a 207-run second-wicket stand with Shakib Al Hasan to guide Bangladesh to a tour-reviving 48-run win over the West Indies in the first limited-overs international.

Pakistan sweeps Zimbabwe 5-0 with 131-run win in 5th ODI

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) Imam-ul-Haq smashed his third century of the series and Fakhar Zaman became the fastest batsman to complete 1,000 runs in ODIs as Pakistan swept Zimbabwe 5-0 with a 131-run win in the fifth one-day international on Sunday.

Sri Lanka closes in on test sweep against South Africa

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Sri Lanka is eyeing a big victory as South Africa, needing 490 to win the second cricket test, was reduced to 139 for five in its second innings at stumps on the third day Sunday.

David Warner hits 93 in Darwin's Strike League

DARWIN, Australia (AP) Former Australia vice-captain David Warner fell short of a century but made a bold form statement with an innings of 93 Sunday in Darwin’s limited overs strike league.

Sri Lanka extend lead to 451 runs in second Test

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Sri Lanka extended their lead to 451 runs in the second cricket test against South Africa, reaching 237-4 in its second innings at lunch on day three at the Sinhalese Sports Club grounds.

2nd test: Sri Lanka in control despite Maharaj 9-129 for SA

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Sri Lanka dismissed South Africa for 124 in its first innings to take a firm grip of the second test on Saturday but chose not to enforce the follow-on.