Report Rahmanullah Gurbaz is fit to play; Afghanistan bring back Gulbadin Naib in place of Farid Ahmed Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim set up an easy win for Bangladesh in the second ODI Toss Bangladesh chose to bat against Afghanistan Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal expectedly opted to bat first after winning the toss against Afghanistan in the third and final ODI in Chattogram on Monday morning. Bangladesh didn’t name…
Report New Zealand took the second new ball just before lunch and lost a review as well Lunch South Africa 364 & 232 for 7 (Verreynne 76*, Rabada 2*) lead New Zealand 293 by 303 runs South Africa achieved their goal of setting New Zealand a target of at least 270 in the first session of the fourth day. Kyle Verreynne‘s career-best 76* and a 78-run sixth-wicket stand with Wiaan…
News Four things Sri Lanka might have learned from their T20 February, with an eye to the World Cup Dasun Shanaka and Pathum Nissanka put on 58 for the fifth wicket in the second T20I against India Through the course of this month, Sri Lanka have played five T20Is in Australia, and three in India. They’ve lost all but one of those matches, often going down against substantially weakened…
News After eight innings at No. 3, Shreyas has hit 340 runs at a strike rate of 147 Look, there’s a lot of competition for places in this team, and I’d be happy just to be in the XI, but if I could choose, I’d bat No. 3. This, essentially, was the vibe of Shreyas Iyer‘s press conference after he’d struck 75 not out off 45 in the last match,…
Lahore Qalandars 180 for 5 (Hafeez 69, Brook 41*, Afridi 3-19) beat Multan Sultans 138 (Khushdil 32, Shaheen 3-30, Hafeez 2-23) by 43 runs Lambasted, lampooned and laughed for so long, Lahore Qalandars are Pakistan Super League champions. You aren’t reading the PSL table upside down, but looking at the redemption arc of a franchise that had almost consigned itself to the role of tragic failures and lovable buffoons. All…
News Pair expected to be fit for the second Test; Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim jnr called up as cover Pakistan have suffered a massive blow ahead of their historic first Test against Australia with the loss of both Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf through injuries. Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim jnr have been called up to replace the pair, but the holes left by the injured pair will not be…
News A hero of West Indies’ first Test victory in England in 1950 Former West Indies spinner Sonny Ramadhin has died aged 92. Details of his passing are to be confirmed. A bowler who could make the ball turn both ways, Ramadhin played 43 Tests between 1950 and 1961 for 158 wickets at 28.98. He was instrumental in West Indies’ first Test win in England, at Lord’s in 1950; West…
Report The visitors brought in Vandersay and Liyanage for Jayawickrama and Mishara Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs India Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka chose to bat first in the third and final T20I in Dharamsala. India captain Rohit Sharma, who plays his 125th game in the format and becomes the most-capped player in T20I history, said he would have chosen to chase anyway if he had won the…
News Mandeep stars in Punjab’s win, Jadeja’s 11-for helps Saurashtra stay alive Mumbai came back from the brink to beat Goa to keep their Ranji Trophy hopes alive. Denied a win by Saurashtra under fading light last week, nothing less than a victory would’ve sufficed, and when they were bowled out for 168 in the first innings, things appeared bleak. Their hopes flagged further when Goa took a 164-run lead….
News “We may be young in terms of age but being senior or junior shouldn’t be an excuse” Miraz – “We learned from the seniors who have brought big achievements to the country” One of the biggest takeaways for Bangladesh in their ODI series win over Afghanistan has been the contributions from multiple players, not just the seniors. Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das and Taskin Ahmed all…