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SHARJAH: Islamabad United brushed aside Lahore Qalandars by eight wickets in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) encounter at Sharjah on Wednesday evening.
BANGALORE: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson was drafted for more than a million dollars Saturday as the auctions began for the lucrative Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament.
LAHORE: Sri Lankan veteran cricketer Kumar Sangakkara will be a part of the inaugural edition of upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL), ARY News reports.
SYDNEY: Cricket Australia Wednesday named a refreshed squad for one-day internationals against England, with all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, spinner Ashton Agar and batsman Joe Burns set to make debuts.
SYDNEY: Injured captain Michael Clarke has been named in Australia's 15-man squad for the World Cup in February and March, but will be omitted if he cannot prove his fitness by the second match against Bangladesh.
SYDNEY: India survived a batting collapse in a nervous final session to force a draw in the fourth test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, leaving the hosts 2-0 winners of the series.
SYDNEY: Steve Smith joined the greats Wednesday with his fourth century of the series as India hung in after the shock loss of an early wicket on the second day of the final Test in Sydney.
SYDNEY: David Warner kissed the ground in Phillip Hughes's memory to lead an Australian run spree with an emotional century on the opening day of the final Test against India on Tuesday.
MELBOURNE: India claimed the key wickets of Steve Smith and Chris Rogers to keep in the contest as Australia stretched their lead to 239 runs on the fourth day of the third Test in Melbourne on Monday.
MELBOURNE: Steve Smith played another captain's knock and Chris Rogers and Shane Watson hit fifties as Australia shared the opening day of the third Test with India in Melbourne on Friday.
MELBOURNE: Joe Burns will bat at number six when he makes his debut for Australia in the third test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, starting on Friday.
ADELAIDE: David Warner's second century put Australia in control of the first Test against India but umpires twice had to intervene as tempers flared in Adelaide.
SYDNEY: Selectors included injured skipper Michael Clarke and uncapped paceman Josh Hazlewood in a 12-man Australia squad on Monday for next month's opening Test against India in Brisbane.
SYDNEY: Ben Dunk was named Monday as wicketkeeper for Australia in their Twenty20 series against South Africa, while veteran Shane Watson returns from injury.
DUBAI: Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez will be out of action for two weeks after he sustained an injury during a practice session ahead of Australia's tour at the United Arab Emirates, ARY News reports on Saturday.