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News “He bowls and puts pressure from one end, and I was doing the same,” Ramesh Mendis says of his partnership with Praveen Jayawickrama There was nothing wrong with Bangladesh’s approach in their second innings of the second Test in Pallekele on a pitch that has changed significantly, according to Najmul Hossain Shanto, but they
News The Royal Challengers Bangalore captain said the franchise would make a financial contribution The Royal Challengers Bangalore have pledged financial assistance to prop up India’s “healthcare infrastructure related to Oxygen support” as a devastating second wave of Covid-19 tears through the country. “What’s happening in our country with the spread of the Covid virus
News The Royals’ overseas roster stands at just five members with Coetzee’s addition South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen, it appears, is not going to join the Rajasthan Royals in India for the remainder of IPL 2021. ESPNcricinfo understands that he got a visa to fly to India but failed to obtain a No-Objection
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Report On a pitch that has given suggestion of uneven bounce, Bangladesh will have to bat well to reach safety Sri Lanka 493 for 7 dec (Thirimanne 140, Karunaratne 118, Oshada 81, Dickwella 77*, Taskin 4-127) vs Bangladesh Sri Lanka declared on 493 for 7, after batting for 15 minutes on the third morning. The
News Pakistan centurion says the slowness of the pitch and the old ball forced the batters to score slowly most of the day Pakistan have a lead of 198 runs with four wickets in hand in the first-innings exchange with Zimbabwe in Harare, but the scoring rate has hovered between 2.7 and 2.8. Fawad Alam,
News No. 3 “disappointed” not to get to three figures as Bangladesh fight back in Pallekele Losing the middle order cheaply, before bad light and rain took 24 overs out of the day, set Sri Lanka back in the match. This was according to No. 3 batsman Oshada Fernando, who hit 81 in the first
News He had been with the BBL side for three seasons and would have earned another deal Shane Bond has opted not to seek a new contract as head coach with Sydney Thunder at the BBL to ensure he is able to spend an extended period of time at home amid the ongoing challenges caused
News Coach “very disappointed” in KKR’s slow scoring, says “we’re going to have to make some changes for sure” After the Kolkata Knight Riders sank to their fifth defeat in seven games, a “very disappointed” Brendon McCullum said personnel changes loomed, with an eye specifically on scoring quicker in the top order. The coach said