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  ICC Champions Trophy 2013 - England vs. South Africa preview (10:30 BST)19 June 2013

  England take on South Africa today in the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 at the Oval (10:30 BST start). Both England and South Africa needed wins in their last group games to make it to the semi-finals, and achieved them in contrasting fashions. South Africa were lucky to tie their ga...

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  Champions Trophy 2013 - India v Pakistan15 June 2013

  India clash with neighbours Pakistan in the 10th game of the Champions Trophy 2013 at Edgbaston on Saturday. This is the first dead rubber of the competition with India already in the last four and Pakistan having crashed out of the competition. That said, an India-Pakistan clash can rarely be desc...

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  Champions Trophy 2013 - England v New Zealand15 June 2013

  The 11th game of the Champions Trophy 2013 sees England take on New Zealand on Sunday. It's a game that will decide at least one of the semi-finalists and potentially both. As the situation stands, England are on two points from two games while New Zealand have three points from two ...

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  The Ashes - Warner Banned Until First Test13 June 2013

  Australia batsman David Warner has been banned by Cricket Australia until the first Ashes test next month and is set to miss the remainder of the ICC Champions Trophy. Warner became embroiled in an alcohol-fuelled incident with England counterpart Joe Root in a Birmingham bar on Saturday ...

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  Michael Clarke to miss ICC Champions Trophy opener7 June 2013

  Australia captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of Saturday's ICC Champions Trophy opener against England at Edgbaston after failing to overcome a back problem. Clarke missed the final warm-up game, which ended in defeat to India after Australia were skittled out for just 65, as a result of his...

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  2013 ICC Champions Trophy fixture list and schedule6 June 2013

  Australia are looking to win the seventh and final ICC Champions Trophy, which gets underway on Friday, for the third time in succession. Staged in England and Wales, the top eight nations in the ICC ODI Rankings will fight it out to win the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, which is set to be replac...

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  1st ODI - England vs. New Zealand preview (10:45 BST)31 May 2013

  England play host to New Zealand today in the first of three One Day Internationals at Lord's (10:45 BST start). With the Test series lost 2-0, New Zealand will hope to make a comeback on their tour of England with a better performance in the shorter format of the game. New Zealand are known to be ...

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  Champions Trophy 2013 - Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka preview (13:00 BST)30 May 2013

  Pakistan take on Sri Lanka today in the first warm-up game of the Champions Trophy 2013 (13:00 BST start). The game will be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham, but with the weather expected to be cold and rainy, it remains to be seen whether the game will go on as scheduled.  Pakistan will...

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  IPL 2013 playoffs - Rajasthan Royals vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad preview (15:30 BST)22 May 2013

  Rajasthan Royals take on Sunrisers Hyderabad today in the second IPL 2013 playoffs match at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi (15:30 BST start). This second playoff match is an Eliminator, which essentially means that the losing team will crash out of the competition and not make a direct entry into th...

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  IPL 2013 playoffs - Chennai Super Kings vs. Mumbai Indians preview (15:30 BST)21 May 2013

  Chennai Super Kings take on Mumbai Indians today in the first IPL 2013 playoff games (15:30 BST start). Both these teams ended with 11 wins in the preliminary stage of the Indian Premier League 2013 season, meaning that they finished in the top two in the points table. This gives them the opportuni...

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  IPL 2013 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Chennai Super Kings preview (15:30 BST)18 May 2013

  Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Chennai Super Kings tonight in the 70th game of the Indian Premier League 2013 season (15:30 BST start). Mathematically, Bangalore can qualify for the playoffs even if they lose this game to the Super Kings. Interestingly, even if they win it, they may crash out ...

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  IPL 2013 - Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians preview (11:30 BST)18 May 2013

  Kings XI Punjab host Mumbai Indians today in the 69th game of the Indian Premier League 2013 season (11:30 BST start). Punjab had a good match against the Daredevils, with both bat and the ball. They overcame a slow start to score 171/4 in their 20 overs thanks to a blazing effort by David Miller a...

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  IPL 2013 - Hyderabad Sunrisers vs. Rajasthan Royals preview (15:30 BST)17 May 2013

  Hyderabad Sunrisers take on Rajasthan Royals today in the 68th game of the Indian Premier League 2013 season (15:30 BST start). This is a vital game for both teams, with Sunrisers needing to desperately win if they are to qualify for the playoffs, and the Royals requiring victory to try a...

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  IPL 2013 - Mumbai Indians vs. Rajasthan Royals preview (15:30 BST)15 May 2013

  Mumbai Indians take on Rajasthan Royals later today in the 66th game of the Indian Premier League 2013 season (15:30 BST start). The odds above would suggest that Mumbai are favourites to win this game, but it's a tough one to call as both teams have won 10 of their 14 games and have play...

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  IPL 2013 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Pune Warriors preview (11:30 BST)15 May 2013

  Kolkata Knight Riders take on Pune Warriors today in the 65th game of the Indian Premier League 2013 season (11:30 BST start). Kolkata are still in with an outside chance of going through to the playoffs but with Bangalore taking on Punjab before this game, a win for the Royal Challengers...