Cricket

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GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Steve Smith hit his 36th test century and shared an unbeaten 239-run partnership with Alex Carey as Australia powered to 330-3 at stumps on day two of the second cricket test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Friday.

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan will showcase its newly upgraded stadium at Lahore when it takes on New Zealand in the opening game Saturday of a tri-series cricket tournament, which also involves an understrength South Africa.

NAGPUR, India (AP) — Debutant Harshit Rana grabbed three wickets and vice-captain Shubman Gill hit 87 runs off 96 balls for India to beat England by four wickets in the first one-day international at VCA Stadium on Thursday.

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Australia was firmly in control against Sri Lanka in the second test after reducing the host to 229-9 by stumps on day one Thursday.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia captain Pat Cummins and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood were ruled out of the Champions Trophy because of injuries on Thursday.

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — Australia will tour the Caribbean in June and July for a three-test series and five Twenty20 internationals, the West Indies Cricket Board announced Wednesday.

After an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 242 runs in the first test against Australia – Sri Lanka’s worst loss in its history – the hosts are hungry to bounce back in Galle and level the two-match series.

NAGPUR, India (AP) — Joe Root is back in England's ODI team for the first time since the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The 34-year-old Root will bat at No. 3 in the first match of the one-day international series against India in Nagpur on Thursday.

PUNE, India (AP) — Concussion substitute Harshit Rana took 3-33 on debut and India beat England by 15 runs to win the Twenty20 series with a match to spare on Friday.