Dec 08 (ESPNCI) A score of 137 wouldn't have appeared a match-winning one at the halfway stage of the match, but Afghanistan's bowlers made Pakistan fight till the final ball. Pakistan preserved wickets through their chase and though they lost only four, they were made to sweat against a side brimming with confidence having recently sealed their berth in the upcoming World T20.
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Dec 08 (SLC) Sri Lanka left for UAE last night for the tour of Pakistan which the Pakistan Cricket Board is hosting in the United Arab Emirates – with Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah being the venues. The tour commences on December 6, 2013 with the arrival of the Sri Lankan squad at Dubai, and shall continue through to January 21, 2014.
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Dec 08 (Xinhua) NEW DELHI-- Chief minister of India's capital region Sheila Dikshit resigned Sunday after the ruling Congress was routed in local legislative elections. Dikshit, who has been chief minister for 15 years, submitted her resignation to Governor Najeeb Jung, said local media. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 33 out of 70 seats of the local council,
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Dec 08 (ESPNCI) Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi won the toss and decided to bat first in the only T20 against Pakistan in Sharjah. It was the first ever T20 between the two sides and second meeting overall. The teams had played an ODI at the same venue in February 2012. Sharjeel Khan, the left-handed opening batsman from Hyderabad, made his international debut for Pakistan. They rested their main spinner Saeed Ajmal and the left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar took his place.
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Dec 08 (Xinhua) DHAKA-- Citing security concerns, West Indies Under 19 cricket team Sunday declined to play against Bangladesh youths in Chittagong, some 242 km southeast of capital Dhaka. The visitors expressed their reluctance after a bomb was blasted Saturday night in front of the hotel in the seaport city Chittagong, where the West Indies team have been residing.
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