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England tour of Australia, Tour Match: Cricket Australia Invitational XI v England XI at Sydney, Nov 13-16, 2013


CA Inv XI 304

England XI 302/5 (73.0 ov)

England XI trail by 2 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Stumps - Day 2

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West Indies tour of India, 2nd Test: India v West Indies at Mumbai, Nov 14-18, 2013


West Indies 182 & 43/3 (12.2 ov)

India 495

West Indies trail by 270 runs with 7 wickets remaining

Stumps - Day 2

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England tour of Australia, Tour Match: Cricket Australia Invitational XI v England XI at Sydney, Nov 13-16, 2013



CA Inv XI 304 & 153/4 (52.3 ov)

England XI 418

Cricket Australia Invitational XI lead by 39 runs with 6 wickets remaining

Stumps - Day 3

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2nd T20I: Pakistan v South Africa at Dubai (DSC) - Nov 15, 2013

South Africa 150/5 (20/20 ov)

Pakistan 144/9 (20/20 ov)

South Africa won by 6 runs

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2nd Test: India v West Indies at Mumbai - Nov 14-16, 2013

West Indies 182 and 187 (47 ov)

India 495

India won by an innings and 126 runs

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3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Dambulla - Nov 16, 2013

Sri Lanka 211/8 (33/33 ov)

New Zealand 126/6 (25/25 ov, target: 163)

Sri Lanka won by 36 runs (D/L method)

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No revolt in Pak team - Misbah



Under-fire Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq has denied suggestions of a revolt against his leadership after his team's poor performance against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates.

Misbah's position as one-day captain was seen as under threat after Pakistan suffered a 4-1 ODI defeat in the UAE, but he will retain the position for a short limited-overs series in South Africa.

In a rare television interview in which the country's cricket board chief also grilled him, Misbah denied that his team lost because some players were at odds with his captaincy.

"I don't believe in that. If I have done bad against anyone, then I can expect (dissent), but if I am honest with them and help them then I don't think such a thing will happen," he said on a Geo television programme.

Najam Sethi, appointed in June as interim chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board in June, clarified that he was asking questions as a TV anchor and not in his capacity as chairman.

His role as a television moderator has been widely criticised as a conflict of interest by Pakistani media.

Misbah defended his captaincy style which has been widely criticised as too defensive.

"Every player has his own style. Inzamam-ul Haq's general posture was never aggressive, he never looked aggressive but that doesn't mean he never hit sixes, he was an aggressive batsman. Don't I hit sixes, don't I use aggressive fields?" he questioned.

Misbah, whose 1 119 runs makes him the highest scorer in one-day cricket this year, refused to accept criticism of the pace at which he scores his runs.

"My strike rate is okay. I have scored most runs this year but they still criticise my style and my strike rate," he said.

Misbah will join the team in South Africa on Monday.

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Pakistan tour of South Africa, 1st T20I: South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Nov 20, 2013

South Africa 153/7 (20/20 ov)

Pakistan 60/2 (9.1/9.1 ov, target 65)

South Africa won by 4 runs (D/L method)

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Aussies have won the toss and elected to bat.

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1 down already :(