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South Africa wins the World Test Championship, its first major cricket title in 27 years

South Africa wins the World Test Championship, its first major cricket title in 27 years

LONDON (AP) — South Africa won the World Test Championship against titleholder Australia by five wickets after knocking off the last 69 runs required on the fourth morning of the final on Saturday.
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Pargat Singh scores 89 runs as Canada cricketers thump the Cayman Islands

Pargat Singh scores 89 runs as Canada cricketers thump the Cayman Islands

KING CITY — Pargat Singh scored 89 runs and fellow opener Yuvraj Samra added 61 as Canada defeated the Cayman Islands by 126 runs in the NoFrills Quadrangular T20I Cricket Series.
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Markram goes from 0 to 102 to help South Africa close in on WTC final win

Markram goes from 0 to 102 to help South Africa close in on WTC final win

LONDON (AP) — Aiden Markram has been dropped twice by South Africa in his test career. It's his own fault.
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Bavuma grit and Markram century put South Africa on brink of historic WTC win over Australia

Bavuma grit and Markram century put South Africa on brink of historic WTC win over Australia

LONDON (AP) — Hobbling captain Temba Bavuma and hundred-hitter Aiden Markram pushed South Africa to the brink of a sensational victory over Australia in a gripping World Test Championship final at Lord's on Friday.
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Australia batter Steve Smith out of WTC final after breaking pinkie

Australia batter Steve Smith out of WTC final after breaking pinkie

LONDON (AP) — Australia batter Steve Smith will take no further part in the World Test Championship final after suffering a compound dislocation of his right pinkie on Friday.
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India coach Gambhir returns home from England for family emergency

LONDON (AP) — India coach Gautam Gambhir returned home on Friday because of a family emergency, a week out from the opening cricket test against England. Gambhir's mother was hospitalized in New Delhi, according to the Press Trust of India.
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Bajwa leads with the bat as Canada easily defeats the Bahamas in T20 cricket match

Bajwa leads with the bat as Canada easily defeats the Bahamas in T20 cricket match

KING CITY — Dilpreet Bajwa's half-century helped Canada to a 107-run cricket win over the Bahamas on Thursday in the NoFrills Quadrangular T20I Series.
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Australia leads South Africa by 218 runs after wickets tumble again on Day 2 of WTC final

Australia leads South Africa by 218 runs after wickets tumble again on Day 2 of WTC final

LONDON (AP) — A low-scoring World Test Championship final was heading to a thrilling conclusion after Australia took a 74-run first-innings lead before being reduced to 144-8 by South Africa by the close of Day 2 at Lord’s on Thursday.
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Wickets galore on Day 1 of the WTC final between South Africa and Australia

Wickets galore on Day 1 of the WTC final between South Africa and Australia

LONDON (AP) — Australia overcame a miserable morning to rock South Africa back on its heels by the end of day one of the World Test Championship at Lord's on Wednesday. Ball dominated bat all day as 14 wickets fell on a slow pitch for 255 runs.
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Rabada rebounds from suspension to take five-for in WTC final for South Africa

Rabada rebounds from suspension to take five-for in WTC final for South Africa

LONDON (AP) — Kagiso Rabada was suspended from cricket only six weeks ago. On Wednesday, the elite South Africa seamer received a standing ovation from the crowd at Lord's.
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