Live Cricket Blog: Dinesh Chandimal denies ball-tampering charges

Sport360 staff 21:06 17/06/2018
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    9:06pm – Chandimal pleads not guilty to ball-tampering charges

    Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has denied ball-tampering charges and will face a hearing at the end of the second Test against the West Indies, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Sunday.

    Read more on Chandimal pleading not guilty here.

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    6:30pm – Tim Paine wants an all-round effort from his players in third ODI against England

    The Australian captain is still optimistic they can win the ODI series against England. The teams meet again on Tuesday where a victory is a must for the World Cup champions after losing both games so far. Read what Paine said here. 

    2:30pm – Dinesh Chandimal is charged by the ICC

    There have been more developments in the on-going West Indies and Sri Lanka Test with Dinesh Chandimal charged by the ICC. Read more on that story here. 

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    1:10pm – Sri Lanka cricket board back their players over ball-tampering row

    The Sri Lankan cricket board revealed they will continue playing their Test match against West Indies ‘under protest’ after being accused of altering the condition of the ball. Umpires decided to change the ball on Saturday and awarded the West Indies five penalty runs – something which left the tourists angry. They made their feelings known by not taking to the field and only returned after almost two hours. Read the story here. 

    11:00am – Jason Roy rates his century against Australia as his ‘favourite’

    The England opener played a superb innings on Saturday, smashing 120 off 108 balls as the hosts won by 38 runs in their second ODI. It was the fifth time he reached triple figures in international cricket and unsurprisingly he rated his latest as his best. Read more on that story here. 

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