North Zone win maiden BCL title

File photo – Shahriar Nafees struck 207 runs for South Zone in their first innings total of 749 for 8 © Associated Press North Zone secured their maiden Bangladesh Cricket League title after they earned three points from the drawn game against East Zone at the in Fatullah. South Zone and Central Zone had won the BCL trophy twice each in the first four editions of the tournament. This match…

March 8, 2017
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In-form Cowan strikes another century

New South Wales 4 for 333 (Cowan 125*, Maddinson 70, Henriques 54, Patterson 52) lead South Australia 229 (Ferguson 75, Carey 56, Cummins 4-57) by 104 runsScorecard File photo – Ed Cowan scored his third hundred in four games © Getty Images Ed Cowan‘s dominance of the Dukes ball in the Sheffield Shield continued as he plundered his third century in four matches to help New South Wales into a…

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Bangladesh begin well in reply to Sri Lanka's 494

Bangladesh 133 for 2 (Sarkar 66*, Tamim 57) trail Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) by 361 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Soumya Sarkar was dropped on 4 and went on to end the day at 66 not out © AFP On another batting day at Galle, Sri Lanka swelled their score to a 494, before Bangladesh cruised to 133 for 2 by stumps….

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Bangladesh begin well in reply to Sri Lanka's 494

Bangladesh 133 for 2 (Sarkar 66*, Tamim 57) trail Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) by 361 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Soumya Sarkar was dropped on 4 and went on to end the day at 66 not out © AFP On another batting day at Galle, Sri Lanka swelled their score to a 494, before Bangladesh cruised to 133 for 2 by stumps….

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Fifteen wickets fall on low-scoring day in Alice Springs

Victoria 5 for 106 (Stoinis 46) trail Western Australia 146 (Turner 59, Fawad 3-14) by 40 runsScorecard File photo – Fawad Ahmed took 3 for 14 in his first Sheffield Shield game for nearly a year © Getty Images Fawad Ahmed enjoyed his return to Sheffield Shield cricket for the first time in nearly a year, collecting 3 for 14 as Victoria skittled Western Australia for 146 in Alice Springs….

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No action against Smith or Kohli, says ICC

Play 01:01 Time to move on from Smith-DRS issue – Steve Waugh The ICC has confirmed that it will not be pressing charges against Australia captain Steven Smith, India captain Virat Kohli, or any other players in relation to the DRS incident in the Bengaluru Test. ESPNcricinfo understands that the ICC reached out to both boards after they released statements during the day standing by their respective teams, and that…

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Bangladesh begin well in reply to Sri Lanka's 494

Bangladesh 133 for 2 (Sarkar 66*, Tamim 57) trail Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) by 361 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:46 Fernando: Dickwella showed clarity of purpose On another batting day at Galle, Sri Lanka swelled their score to a 494, before Bangladesh cruised to 133 for 2 by stumps. The bowlers were relentless in their attempts to shake this Test…

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Smith-DRS incident was like 'an Under-10 game' – Ashwin

Pujara’s second-innings knock of 92 and R Ashwin’s six wickets sealed India’s come-from-behind win in Bengaluru © BCCI R Ashwin has said Steven Smith’s look towards the Australian dressing room for DRS advice on day four of the Bengaluru Test was “completely unheard of”. Speaking to his team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara in a bcci.tv video, Ashwin said the incident reminded him of his junior cricket days. “Steven Smith actually turned back…

March 8, 2017
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Rankin out of Afghanistan T20s with lower back injury

Boyd Rankin recently returned from a leg injury that had kept him out for five months © Peter Della Penna Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin has been ruled out of the T20 international series against Afghanistan that began on Wednesday in Greater Noida due to a lower-back issue. However, he is still expected to play a part in the five-match ODI series, which starts from March 15. “We are really…

March 8, 2017
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Bangladesh begin well in reply to Sri Lanka's 494

Bangladesh 133 for 2 (Sarkar 66*, Tamim 57) trail Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) by 361 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:46 Fernando: Dickwella showed clarity of purpose On another batting day at Galle, Sri Lanka swelled their score to a 494, before Bangladesh cruised to 133 for 2 by stumps. The bowlers were relentless in their attempts to shake this Test…

March 8, 2017
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