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Finals and Finals Day: Lauren Bell hoping for ideal exam preparation with Southern Vipers

On Saturday, Bell and her Southern Vipers side will face either South East Stars or Central Sparks for the Charlotte Edwards Cup in Northampton

Australia reassert their World Cup dominance and give New Zealand that familiar feeling

AADAM PATEL IN DUBAI: As Australian players streamed onto the outfield, Mitch Marsh removed his helmet to let out an almighty roar and embraced his batting partner Glenn Maxwell, before dropping down in a ball of emotion

Australia ride T20's undulations to record a dramatic and memorable semi-final win

AADAM PATEL IN DUBAI: Any premature celebrations did not take into account Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade. Somehow, just like New Zealand 24 hours earlier, they finished the job with an over to spare

New Zealand stun England to soar into maiden men's T20 World Cup final

AADAM PATEL IN ABU DHABI: Daryl Mitchell and Jimmy Neesham combine to complete a remarkable run-chase as Kane Williamson's men exacted a slice of revenge from the 2019 50-over final

Moeen Ali reflects on Yorkshire racism case: "I wouldn't be surprised if more stories came out"

The Yorkshire racism scandal has taken centre stage across the front and back pages in the UK and Moeen says the squad have been discussing it over the past few days

Mighty India finally arrive at the T20 World Cup

AADAM PATEL in Abu Dhabi: India had to send a message and they did it in the most emphatic fashion – with a total of 210 for 2, the highest of the T20 World Cup so far

Dawid Malan labels Jos Buttler "an inspiration" and is keen to emulate his teammate

AADAM PATEL: Malan has scored just 42 runs in three innings to date in the T20 World Cup and didn’t bat against West Indies. However, he is confident of making an impact against South Africa on Saturday

Eoin Morgan lauds Jos Buttler's century: "Without that unbelievable knock, we'd have been nowhere"

The England captain shared a 107-run partnership with Buttler to help England rebuild their innings against Sri Lanka and was full of praise for his opener's "unbelievable" performance

Jos Buttler attributes Australia knock to trusting his talent

AADAM PATEL IN DUBAI: England's thrashing of the old enemy was polished off by a superb 71* from the wicketkeeper-batter as Eoin Morgan's side went three from three in the men's T20 World Cup

Pakistan and Afghanistan prove T20 has plenty of room for narrative in pulsating World Cup clash

AADAM PATEL IN DUBAI: Chaos is perhaps the only way to accurately describe the opening half hour: a frankly daft 30 minutes as the two teams threw punch after punch, neither backing down. Boundaries. Wickets. And nothing else

Chris Jordan praises fellow bowlers after high-class T20 World Cup start

AADAM PATEL: After bowling West Indies out for 55 and then restricting Bangladesh to a paltry 124 for 9, the England batters are yet to be seriously challenged

England and West Indies aim to flex their title muscle

AADAM PATEL: A repeat of the 2016 final takes centre stage on day one of the Super 12s. Questions marks hover above both outfits and it is down to them to provide some answers in Dubai

Safyaan Sharif aims high as Scotland set off on T20 World Cup campaign

AADAM PATEL IN ABU DHABI: After their last escapade at the competition in 2016 ended in the first round, Sharif is optimistic that this time the side can go one better, thanks to the brand of cricket they expect to adopt

What's in a crowd? Exploring the motivation of those who bought a ticket to The Hundred

AADAM PATEL AT HEADINGLEY: Charlie, 8, is keen to tell me it has taken him precisely three hours and 38 minutes to get to Headingley. He is here with his stepdad Ian: the pair watched the tournament on the TV and decided to buy some tickets

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