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They came unstuck against Pakistan spinners in the UAE but records at home offer cause for optimism Alex Malcolm15-Nov-2018Ninety-one runs from 78 balls with eight wickets in hand. That equation for any professional T20 team…
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Zimbabwe have home support, USA want to create a legacy, Sri Lanka and West Indies can't afford slips - buckle up for the climax to a hard slog to the 2023 World CupFirdose Moonda17-Jun-2023They say…
Their six-led approach has been in the firing line, but their selection was poor, and the bowling has not been up to scratch eitherMatt Roller21-Jan-2022In five and a half years, West Indies' men's T20 team…
Heinrich Klaasen and Marco Jansen had a lot to do with that on an evening of spectacular hitting from South AfricaSampath Bandarupalli21-Oct-2023399 for 7 - South Africa's total at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday was…
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