England Lions Beat West Indies A by 276 Runs
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England Lions played a cricket match against West Indies A. England Lions won the match. They won by 276 runs. This is a very big win in cricket.
The England Lions team is a young team. It is not the main England team. Young players play for this team. They play to get better. They want to play for the main team one day.
In another cricket game, Zimbabwe played Bangladesh. This was a Test match. It was a one-off Test. This means there was only one match, not many.
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh. They won by an innings and 85 runs. This was Zimbabwe's biggest win ever. It was a very good day for Zimbabwe cricket.
Vocabulary15 words
- Lions
- a team name for young England cricket players
- runs
- points in cricket
- Test
- a long, important cricket match
- one-off Test
- only one match in a series
- innings
- a turn to play with the bat in cricket
- cricket
- a sport played with a bat and ball
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of players
- win
- to beat the other side
- beat
- to win against someone
- players
- people who play a sport
- biggest
- the largest in size
- young
- not old
- main
- the most important one
- score
- the number of points in a game
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1. England Lions 2. 276 3. True
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England Lions played a cricket _____ against West Indies A. England Lions won the match. They won by 276 _____. This is a very big win in cricket.
The England Lions team is a _____ team. It is not the main England team. Young players play for this team. They play to get _____. They want to play for the main team one day.
In another cricket game, Zimbabwe played Bangladesh. This was a _____ match. It was a _____. This means there was only one match, not many.
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh. They won by an _____ and 85 runs. This was Zimbabwe's biggest win ever. It was a very good day for Zimbabwe cricket.
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