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Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2022

Sri Lanka rode on Prabath Jayasuriya's 12-fer and Dinesh Chandimal's double ton to hand the mighty Australia a hefty defeat by an innings and 39 runs in the second Test on Monday. This was Australia's, who were earlier top-ranked Test team in the world, first defeat in the current cycle of World Test Championship.

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Updated WTC Points Table: Sri Lanka's 2nd Test triumph dislodges Australia from top, India too bear loss

Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne clobbered handsome centuries, the former ending a 16-month Test drought – as Australia are off to a great start in the second Test in Sri Lanka on Friday.

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AUS vs SL 2nd Test: End of Smith's Test drought as Australia off to a strong start against Sri Lanka

The star-studded Australia summed up first Test against Sri Lanka within three days with an emphatic 10-wicket victory at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Friday (July 1). Riding on this stunning win, Australia have consolidated their spot at the summit of the World Test Championship (WTC) standings.

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ICC World Test Championship Points Table: Know how teams are faring in the standings after Australia's 10-wicket win over SL

Nathan Lyon delivered an exceptional performance on Day 1 of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle.

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Nathan Lyon equals Shane Warne's Asian record with his first five-wicket haul in Galle after 11 years

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SL vs Aus Preview: Can the Lankans topple the Australian giants

Rain god played the spoilsport in the fifth and the final T20I between India and South Africa which was being played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday (June 19). The rain-marred match was finally called off which left the five-match series at 2-2.

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IND vs SA 5th T20I: Match called off due to incessant rain; Pant-Bavuma share trophy for drawn series

Playing in an ODI for the first time since December 2020, Glenn Maxwell propelled Australia to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their rain-affected first ODI on Tuesday.Smoking an unbeaten 80 off 51 balls, Maxwell rescued the injury-hit Australia after walking to the crease with the total at 189-5 and 93 runs required from 84 balls. And what he did next was something unbelievable. He pulled off Australia's greatest chase against Sri Lanka and hastened the victory with three-quarters of his runs coming from boundaries, which included six sixes and six fours.

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Maxwell's fiery knock leads Australia to thrilling win over Sri Lanka in rain-curtailed 1st ODI

Defending T20 World Cup champions Australia continued their fine form in T20Is with a win in their second match of the ongoing series against Sri Lanka and securing a 2-0 victory in the T20I series over the Lankans.

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Hosts Sri Lanka faced a massive defeat as their middle-order batters surrendered to Australian bowlers in the first of the three-T20I series.

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Losing 9 wickets for 28 runs hurts Sri Lanka as hosts suffer massive 10-wicket loss in series opener against Australia

Australia will have to play the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka with a depleted squad as Sean Abbott and Peter Handscomb have been ruled out before the first T20I.

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IND vs PAK, T20 Asia Cup 2025: Abhishek Sharma got India off to a fiery start in the run chase as he smashed Shaheen Afridi for two fours and as many sixes.

Abhishek Sharma hit Shaheen Afridi for a four and a six off first 2 balls of run chase.

Abhishek scored 31 runs from just 13 balls before departing in 4th over.

Abhishek has the second-highest strike rate in T20 Asia Cup 2025. 

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Abhishek Sharma breaks Virat Kohli's T20I powerplay record against Pakistan with impactful cameo in run chase

India head coach Gautam Gambhir wants honesty not just in the Indian dressing room but in the commentary box and the studio as well.

Head coach Gautam Gambhir was impressed with Team India's thumping win over Pakistan.

Gambhir said that as coach he has his good days and bad days.

Gambhir wants honesty in the dressing room, commentary box and studio. 

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Gautam Gambhir wants 'honesty in commentary box and studio', says 'you don't compare oranges with apples' as he reflects on coaching stint with Team India

Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan manager alleged that match referee Andy Pycroft told Salman Agha not to shake Suryakumar Yadav's hands at the coin toss.

Salman Agha did not turn up for the post-match presentation.

Pakistan manager registered a format protest against match referee Andy Pycroft.

Pakistan manager alleged that Pycroft asked Salman Agha to not shake Suryakumar Yadav's hands at coin toss.

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Miffed by India's handshake snub, Pakistan manager registers formal protest against match referee for this reason at coin toss

IND vs PAK, T20 Asia Cup 2025: India head coach Gautam Gambhir thanked the Indian Armed Forces for Operation Sindoor to avenge Pahalgam terrorist attacks.

The Indian team refused to shake hands with Pakistan players after their Asia Cup clash.

Suryakumar Yadav expressed solidarity with Pahalgam terror attack victims.

Head coach Gautam Gambhir also thanked the Indian Army for Operation Sindoor.

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'Thanks to our soldiers for Operation Sindoor': Head coach Gautam Gambhir after India's thumping win over Pakistan and handshake snub

Asia Cup 2025: The Indian team registered a clinical win in Dubai against Pakistan and skipped the post-match customary handshake. As a result, Pakistan captain Salman Agha decided to skip the post-match presentation.

Suryakumar Yadav hit the winning six and walked straight back to the dressing room.

Pakistan captain Salman Agha did not come for the post-match presentation.

Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson said that Agha was absent due to customary handshake refusal from Indian players.

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Why did Pakistan captain Salman Agha skip the post-match presentation? Head coach Mike Hesson says 'cause and effect after what happened'

IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan batters faced too many dot balls and lost wickets at regular intervals, leading to a below par total on the baord.

Sunil Gavaskar was disappointed with Pakistan team's performance.

Gavaskar recalled when Pakistan batters used to make him watch the match as a teenager.

Pakistan lost to India for the third time in T20 Asia Cup 2025 history. 

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Duleep Trophy 2025 final: Yash Rathod was named 'Player of the match' for his 198-run knock whereas spin-bowling all-rounder Saransh Jain was named 'Player of the series'.

Yash Rathod starred with a 198-run knock in Central Zone's first innings.

This is Rajat Patidar's second trophy as captain this year.

Patidar scored a blazing century in the first innings. 

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Named captain after Dhruv Jurel's exit, RCB's Rajat Patidar leads Central Zone to Duleep Trophy title win after nearly 11 years

NZ vs AUS: Months ahead of T20 World Cup 2026, five senior players signed New Zealand's casual playing contract. Only Williamson won't be available for T20I series against Australia. 

Kane Williamson, Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson and Tim Seifert signed casual playing contracts.

Williamson is unavailable for selection for the T20I series against Australia. 

New Zealand are yet to announce the squad for T20I series against Australia at home.

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Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2022

Australia tour of Sri Lanka

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07 Jun - 12 Jul

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