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Team AB de Villiers wins 1st 3TCricket as live cricket returns to S Africa

AB de Villiers played a glittering innings of 61 runs off 24 balls, stitching up a century stand with an equally attacking Aiden Markram (70 runs off 33 balls) to win the gold medal

Former Australian test cricketer, captain Barry Jarman dies aged 84

Jarman captained Australia in one test on the 1968 Ashes tour of England when Bill Lawry was injured

Stokes joins Kallis, Botham among others in elite list of Test all-rounders

Ben Stokes became the fifth cricketer to score ten centuries and scalp 150-plus wickets in the longest format of the game

Spectators may return to stadiums from October, hints UK PM Boris Johnson

From October we intend to bring back audiences in stadia and allow conferences and other business events to recommence, says UK PM Boris Johnson

Jofra Archer fined for breaching Covid-19 protocol; available for 3rd Test

Archer has been fined an undisclosed amount and also been given an official written warning after admitting to breaking the team's bio-secure protocols

Black Lives Matter: South African players take a knee in 3TCricket match

The match is taking place on Nelson Mandela Day, which celebrates the birthday of the anti-apartheid revolutionary leader and South Africa's first President Nelson Mandela

IPL 2020: From chartered planes to choosing hotels, franchises prep for UAE

As BCCI awaits International Cricket Council's official decision on T20 World Cup postponement, IPL owners start their preparation for logistics in UAE for 13th edition of Indian Premier League

Temba Bavuma to lead Kites as de Kock pulls out of 3TC Solidarity Cup

The 24-year-old Ryan Rickleton has been called up to replace him as a batsman and Temba Bavuma will now lead Mr D Food Kites in the inaugural match

Graeme Smith joins players in taking the knee in support of BLM movement

I am backing South African pacer Ngidi Lungi on the BLM movement which gathered momentum following the death of African-American George Floyd, says CSA director Graeme Smith

Quinton de Kock pulls out of 3TC Solidarity Cup due to personal reasons

Ryan Rickleton has been called up to replace de Kock as a batsman and Temba Bavuma will now lead Kites at the SuperSport Park

England vs West Indies 1st Test: As it happened till Day 3 at Ageas Bowl

At the end of the day, England openers Rory Burns and Dom Sibley somehow survived 10 overs of zippy bowling that relentlessly attacked the off stump

Stokes says England need to support Archer after pacer's protocol breach

Archer will undergo two Covid-19 tests during a five-day isolation period after his unsanctioned trip to Brighton between the first and second Tests

South Africa 3TC cricket: Know format, live telecast, squads, timings here

The match is played between three teams of eight players each, and all the action happens in 36 overs which means every team get 12 overs to bat. Check South Africa's 3TC rules, squads, live telecast

BCCI apex council meet: No decision on IPL, Ranji games in respective zones

We cannot make an announcement on IPL 2020 till the ICC gives us a final call on the T20 World Cup, says an apex council member

BCCI apex council meet: Ahmedabad a favourable venue for training camp

The Apex Council members in Friday's meeting discussed several venues in India to hold training camp for the players but Motera was given preference due to its accommodation facility

England vs West Indies 2nd Test, Day 2: Stokes dominates; Eng 378-5 at Tea

Roston Chase extended his tally for the innings to four wickets with the scalps of Sibley and Ollie Pope.

England vs West Indies, 2nd Test Day 2: Sibley hits ton; Eng 264-3 at Lunch

England was 264-3 at the end of a wicketless first session in which the hosts added 57 runs in 26 overs the kind of rate that took test cricket back to the old days

Eng vs WI 2nd test Day 1: Stokes, Sibley put hosts in commanding position

Sibley and Stokes dug deep in the third session to defy the West Indies bowlers. At Stumps, Sibley had faced 253 balls while Stokes had absorbed 159 deliveries

Covid-19: UAE board keeps stadia, pitches ready if asked to host IPL 2020

The Dubai Sports City, which includes the Dubai International Stadium and the ICC Academy, is ready as a potential venue IPL 2020, says Salman Hanif, Head of Cricket and Events

Gavaskar's 10k Test runs of that era equal to today's 15k runs: Inzamam

Inzamam-ul-haq has lavished praise on Sunil Gavaskar, saying the Indian batsman achieved an incredible feat by scoring 10,000 runs in Test cricket as scoring runs during that period was not that easy