Among Bangladesh’s several errors, Shakib Al Hasan rued Mahedi Hasan‘s no-balls the most in their two-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka that knocked them out of the Asia Cup. Mahedi’s first no-ball allowed Kusal Mendis, who was reprieved on four occasions, to bat beyond the seventh over. Kusal who opened the innings, top scored with a
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Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs Bangladesh Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka decided to field first after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the last Group B game in the Asia Cup. Both teams find themselves in this do-or-die position after Afghanistan beat both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh quite comfortably. Afghanistan are through to
Jess Kerr had withdrawn from the competition in Birmingham because of a foot injury while Down had taken time off to prioritise her well-being. “We’ve seen the success Jess has enjoyed on the international stage in her career to date and it’s been encouraging to see her working her way back from injury, and training
Tim David has been included in Australia’s squad for their T20 World Cup title defence next month in a move that could represent a significant shift for the game. David will also tour India for the three T20Is in mid-September which will provide preparation for the tournament and give him his first opportunity with Australia.
Speaking on Wednesday in his capacity as league commissioner of South Africa’s new T20 franchise competition, the situation around the England allrounder was raised as a query given the unique position he is in. Moeen found himself in a conundrum when he was announced in the squads for both the Johannesburg Super Kings and the
Bangladesh were satisfied with their bowling performance while unsuccessfully trying to defend their low total of 127 in their Asia Cup opener against Afghanistan, but would have liked another 10-15 runs, according to Mosaddek Hossain. Afghanistan lost an early wicket before going on to complete a convincing seven-wicket win with nine balls to spare with
Sit in the pub and pray for rain in Manchester. That, according to Matthew Wade, is Birmingham Phoenix’s plan for the rest of the Hundred, after they were left on the brink of elimination despite completing a one-wicket win against London Spirit at Lord’s on Tuesday night. Phoenix needed to chase their target of 140
Bangladesh chose to bat vs Afghanistan Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan chose to bat in their opening game of the Asia Cup against Afghanistan on a well-rolled pitch in Sharjah. Shakib, who is playing his 100th T20I, said his team was well prepared to face the Afghanistan bowlers and was looking to post a challenging
Steven Smith feels the BBL’s priority should be to look after domestic Australian cricketers. The competition offered big sums of money to overseas players in the draft recently – in the end, five of the foreign platinum players, who will earn A$340,000 (US$234,180 approx.) regardless of how many matches they will be available for, were
Trent Rockets 172 for 4 (Malan 58) beat Welsh Fire 143 for 6 (Critchley 55*, Shamsi 2-12) by 29 runs Trent Rockets guaranteed themselves a qualification spot after a comfortable 29-run win against the Welsh Fire at Trent Bridge. Batting first, the home side made 172 thanks to an 89-run opening partnership between Alex Hales