Cricket

Charith Asalanka will stand in as Sri Lanka captain in place of the suspended Wanindu Hasaranga for the first two of three T20Is against Bangladesh starting March 4 in Sylhet. Asalanka, the designated vice-captain, will be leading Sri Lanka for the first time. Sri Lanka have brought in opening batter Avishka Fernando in place of

Joe Root‘s first century in England’s ongoing tour of India has lifted the batter to No. 3, while Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s consistent scores have taken him to No. 12 on ICC’s rankings for Test batters. Root’s unbeaten 122 in the fourth Test, his first major contribution with the bat this series, lifted him two places and

Allan Donald was Bangladesh’s previous permanent fast-bowling coach until he left the job following the ODI World Cup in India. Jamie Siddons was Bangladesh’s last batting coach, until the T20 World Cup in 2022. Chandika Hathurusinghe was overseeing the role of the batting coach; during the World Cup last year, he had S Sriram as

Royal Challengers Bangalore 110 for 2 (Mandhana 43, Meghana 36*) beat Gujarat Giants 107 for 7 (Hemalatha 31*, Deol 22, Molineux 3-25, Renuka 2-14) by eight wickets Another day, another packed crowd for a Royal Challengers Bangalore game, another win for the home team. RCB took seven games last season to reach four points on

Jess Jonassen has been omitted from the squad for Australia’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh, but chief selector Shawn Flegler insists the out-of-favour spinner could still feature in future international fixtures. Injury-plagued Tayla Vlaeminck is a chance to play her first match for Australia in more than two years after being included in the 15-player squad

Neil Wagner has announced his retirement from international cricket effective immediately after New Zealand selectors told him he would not be picked for the upcoming two-Test series against Australia starting on Thursday. Wagner, 37, made the emotional decision following a tough conversation with coach Gary Stead last week where it was confirmed he was not

At the end of 17 overs, Islamabad United were 173 for 3 chasing 202. And then the major thrust to their innings fell. Azam Khan exited the stage for 75 off just 30 balls allowing room for a new hero to emerge. Arif Yaqoob, 29 years old, playing only his 15th T20, produced absolute magic,

Ben Stokes refused to criticise his side’s second-innings batting effort after England saw an opportunity to square the series with victory in Ranchi slip by. Having taken a lead of 46 on first innings, England were bowled out for 145 on day three, in conditions Stokes described as close to “impossible” to bat on, as

Mumbai Indians (Harmanpreet 46*, Kerr 31, Kanwar 2-21) beat Gujarat Giants 126 for 9 (Kanwar 28, Bryce 25*, Kerr 4-17, Ismail 3-18) by five wickets Shabnim Ismail put in a superb display of new-ball bowling in Bengaluru, puncturing the top-order of Gujarat Giants as Mumbai Indians notched up their second win of WPL 2024. She

Table-topping Multan Sultans rounded off their home leg of the PSL by handing Quetta Gladiators a first defeat on Sunday. Half-centuries by Reeza Hendricks and captain Mohammad Rizwan provided Sultans with a strong total of 180 for 4 with Tayyab Tahir also contributing 35 off 22 balls in his first game of the season after