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Chapman cashes in on dropped catches to earn understrength New Zealand 7-wicket win over Pakistan

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Mark Chapman cashed in on three dropped catches and smashed 87 not out off 42 balls as understrength New Zealand beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the third T20 to level the five-match series at 1-1 on Sunday. “I think the way Ish bowled in the middle was outstanding… the partnership between Foxy and Chapman was outstanding.” …

Kane Williamson crafted his second century of the match Tuesday as New Zealand took complete command of the first Test on day three against understrength South Africa. The depleted Proteas were dismissed for 162 soon before tea in response to New Zealand’s first innings 511. The follow-on wasn’t enforced, allowing the world’s top-ranked batsman Williamson to craft another big score …

Injured pace bowler Shamar Joseph produced a stunning spell of fast bowling to lead his side to one of the greatest upsets in Test history to stun Australia by eight runs in Brisbane on January 28. The West Indies, who brought an understrength side to Australia for the Test series, gave debuts to four players, including Joseph, in the two …

Seven months after lifting the trophy, Manchester United made a successful start to its defence of the English League Cup on Tuesday by beating Crystal Palace 3-0. The dominant performance against an understrength Palace followed Saturday’s narrow victory at Burnley and will give United fans hope the team has turned its form around. Victory against Newcastle in February’s final at …

South Africa will send an understrength team to New Zealand for two World Test Championship matches in February, following the release on Tuesday of the fixtures for its domestic SA20 franchise competition. Cricket South Africa chief executive Pholetsi Moseki confirmed to AFP on Tuesday that no players contracted to the six SA20 franchises would travel to New Zealand. “It is …

Australia suffered more setbacks on Monday when Marsh was ruled out of Tuesday’s first ODI against Pakistan with a hip injury and wicketkeeper Inglis tested positive for COVID-19. Lahore: An understrength Australia suffered more setbacks on Monday when all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of Tuesday’s first ODI against Pakistan with a hip injury and wicketkeeper Josh Inglis tested positive …

The West Indies cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for a visit which local officials hope will scotch bitter memories of a New Zealand tour abandoned on security grounds. This West Indian squad is somewhat understrength, with regulars Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell and Lendl Simmons all opting out for personal reasons. The series comes three months after …

NBA: Understrength Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls to claim fourth straight win

Among many classy moments were a deft pass to send over Matias Moroni and a delicate cross-kick that allowed Nemani Nadolo to set up Richard Wigglesworth for Leicester’s bonus-point try. On an afternoon to forget for understrength Worcester, which their captain Scott Baldwin labelled “embarrassing”, prospective England centre Ollie Lawrence found space hard to come by. For all the talk …

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has called for Australian authorities to relax stringent pandemic entry regulations to allow players' families to travel to the country or else delay the upcoming Ashes series by a year. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Vaughan said the prospect of Australia facing an understrength England team "would be farcical," with senior players considering not travelling …

An understrength Venezuela managed just one shot at goal for the second game in a row but shut out a superior Colombia at the other end to grab a 0-0 draw in its Copa America tie in Goiania on Thursday. Venezuela is one of only two nations never to win the Copa America and its already slim chances were damaged …

India-Pakistan cricket, cricketing debates and on special occasions, such as World Cup 2019, conspiracy theories are superabundant. Here is an article by Rizwan Ehsan Ali, published in Sportstar's issue dated March 20, 1999, on a match when Wasim Akram's so-called "positive" approach allowed an understrength Sri Lanka to edge out India from the final of the Asian Test Championship. Akram's …