'Mushfiqur Rahim generally comes good when the chips are down,' says Bangladesh batting coach Siddons

Mushfiqur Rahim‘s penchant for getting hundreds when Bangladesh are in trouble came to the fore again, against Ireland in the Dhaka Test. The home side made 369 but they had to be rescued from 40 for 3 at the start of the second day. The rest of the batters played around Mushfiqur to get them to a competitive total. Bangladesh are leading by 128 runs after Ireland crashed to 27…

April 5, 2023
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DPL week three: Anamul Haque scores big as Abahani continue to win

Key takeaways – Abahani maintain clean slate Best batter – Anamul Haque Anamul struck centuries against Dhaka Leopards and Prime Bank, making 107 and 153 in the two games respectively. He has already scored three centuries in the season, equalling his personal record from the 2019 and 2022 seasons. He has now scored 14 hundreds in the List-A era of the league. Best bowlers – Al-Amin Hossain and Mukidul Islam…

April 5, 2023
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Yorkshire sign Shai Hope for first three rounds of County Championship

Yorkshire have announced the signing of West Indies batter Shai Hope for the first three rounds of the County Championship. The 29-year-old, who also provides an option as wicketkeeper, will cover for Yorkshire club captain Shan Masood whose arrival has been delayed after being called up for Pakistan’s limited-over series against New Zealand. With five T20Is and five ODIs, Masood may only be available from the middle of May. They…

April 5, 2023
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Deepak Chahar on returning from big injuries: 'Mentally it's very tough'

Coming back from a string of big injuries in 2022 is tough work mentally, Deepak Chahar feels. He was out for most of the first half of 2022 and then had a stop-start second half of the year, and has now gone two IPL games without a wicket. It will take time to get back to peak form, he said. “Mentally it’s very tough,” Chahar told select Indian newspapers in…

April 5, 2023
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KKR bring in Jason Roy as replacement player

Kolkata Knight Riders have signed up England batter Jason Roy as a replacement player with two of their big names Shreyas Iyer and Shakib Al Hasan already out of the tournament. Knight Riders signed Roy for INR 2.8 crore (USD 341,000 approx.); his base price listed at the pre-season auction was INR 1.5 crore (USD 183,000 approx.). Most English players are only permitted to sign replacement deals at the IPL…

April 5, 2023
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Shakib, Mushfiqur dominate Ireland with unbeaten fifties

Lunch Bangladesh 170 for 3 (Shakib 74*, Mushfiqur 53*, Adair 2-18) trail Ireland 214 by 44 runs Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim completely dominated Ireland on the second morning of the Dhaka Test. They added 130 runs for the third wicket stand in the first session of the day, with the Bangladesh captain Shakib leading the charge. He was unbeaten on 74 while Mushfiqur remained not out on 53…

April 5, 2023
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Litchfield, Garth and Graham earn Australia central contracts

Fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck, who is set to make her return from a long-term injury on the Australia A tour of England in June, has retained her position. Grace Harris has also found a place on the list having been upgraded to a contract during the previous cycle. Related Litchfield, Garth included in Australia’s Ashes squad CA signs new five-year MoU in massive pay boost for female cricketers Opening batter…

April 5, 2023
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Unchanged New Zealand bowl; Rajitha replaces Chamika Karunaratne for Sri Lanka

New Zealand have won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the second T20, at University Oval in Dunedin, as they attempt to level the T20I series against Sri Lanka. The hosts are unchanged from the side that lost in a Super Over to Sri Lanka on Sunday, which means that their attack will consist of seamers Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Ben Lister, and Ish Sodhi are the frontline…

April 5, 2023
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USA clinch spot in World Cup Qualifier courtesy Ali Khan's historic 7 for 32

USA are heading back to the World Cup Qualifier for the first time since it was known as the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland after securing a 25-run win over Jersey in their final round-robin match at the CWC Qualifier Play-off in Namibia. Defending a total of 231, USA fast bowler Ali Khan propelled his side to the ten-team qualifier in Zimbabwe later this summer with a blistering new-ball spell…

April 4, 2023
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Sai Sudharsan sees Titans home after their quicks restrict Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Titans 163 for 4 (Sudharsan 62*, Nortje 2-39) beat Delhi Capitals 162 for 8 (Warner 37, Rashid 3-31, Shami 3-41, Joseph 2-29) by six wickets Three-wicket hauls from Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan, backed up a measured unbeaten half-century from B Sai Sudharsan gave the defending champions Gujarat Titans their second consecutive win at the start of the 2023 season. Delhi Capitals suffered their second straight loss, in their…

April 4, 2023
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