Sri Lanka 531 (Kusal Mendis 93, Kamindu Mendis 92*, Karunaratne 86, Shakib 3-110) lead Bangladesh 55 for 1 (Zakir 28*, Kumara 1-4) by 476 runs Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis joined the trio of half-centurions from day one as Sri Lanka batted out nearly the entirety of the second day in Chattogram
Month: March 2024
Australia 127 for 0 (Healy 65*, Mooney 55*) beat Bangladesh 126 for 4 (Nigar Sultana 63*, Molineux 2-25) by ten wickets Tayla Vlaeminck celebrated her return to international cricket with a wicket with her third ball, as Australia thrashed Bangladesh by ten wickets in their series-opening T20I in Dhaka. Playing her first game for Australia
After a public process in which PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi repeatedly declined to back Shaheen, the PCB formally confirmed that the fast bowler’s one-series stint as T20I captain had come to a close, announcing Babar as T20I and ODI captain once more. With relationships within the team inevitably coming under strain, the PCB has put
The BCB has made two amendments to its constitution at the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Dhaka on Sunday, with a view to launching its own TV channel. The board wants to ensure all competitive cricket that it runs in the country is broadcast, with this channel plugging any gaps. BCB president Nazmul Hassan
The Chattogram Test has progressed at a slow pace so far, with only 11 wickets falling over the first two days, and both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka believe the third day will be pivotal. The home side hope to bat out the entire day; the visitors want early wickets. Sri Lanka are 476 runs ahead
Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan heaped praise on Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mayank Yadav and said that the youngster bowled well with his pace. The Punjab-based franchise conceded a 21-run loss against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Speaking at the post-match presentation,
Ben Foakes will continue to bat in the top six for Surrey in the early stages of the County Championship season, despite conceding that he is learning on the job while batting at No. 7 in England’s Test team. Twenty-five Tests into his England career, Foakes has batted exclusively at No. 7 or 8 and
Joseph took eight wickets in her five appearances in the Women’s Super50 Cup, which took place in March. Chedean Nation took six wickets in five games in the Women’s T20 Blaze. Djenaba Joseph, Ashmini Munisar, and Shabika Gajnab are the ones to miss out after being part of the squad for the Australia tour last
Bangladesh’s poor catching once again brought about their undoing as Sri Lanka took the opening day honours in the second Test in Chattogram. The hosts spilled three chances on the first day which saw Sri Lanka close the day on 314 for 4. Mahmudul Hasan Joy, at second slip, dropped Nishan Madushka in the sixth
Hardik Pandya gives speech in dressing room after MI’s loss to SRH in IPL 2024.© X (formerly Twitter) Mumbai Indians’ newly-appointed captain Hardik Pandya came out with an insipiring speech for his unit in the dressing room post the side’s 31-run loss at the hands of SunRisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram. The visitors opted to stick a three-seamer set-up by making just the one forced change, with Asitha Fernando coming in for Kasun Rajitha, who was ruled out with a back injury. Bangladesh, meanwhile, were boosted by the returning
Shaheen Shah Afridi‘s one-series stint as Pakistan T20I captain is set to come to an end, with Babar Azam offered the white-ball captaincy once more. The PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi met Babar earlier this week to make the offer. Babar, for his part, has not yet accepted the offer. The decision to strip him of
Bangladesh’s young batters are in the early stages of their Test careers and those watching them will need to be patient, says assistant coach Nic Pothas who is standing infor the team’s head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram. Bangladesh were thrashed by 328 runs in the first Test
Big picture – Chattogram won’t be like Sylhet at all For the second Test series in a row between these teams, Sri Lanka’s seamers are defining the contest. In 2022, it had been Asitha Fernando and Kasun Rajitha who claimed 24 wickets between them in the two-match series in Bangladesh. This time, Sri Lanka go
Liam Dawson has conceded that his ambitions as a Test cricketer are at an end after missing England’s tour of India this winter, saying that he was happy with his decision to prioritise commitments in overseas T20 leagues rather than potentially wind up running the drinks again as an unused squad member. Dawson, who won
The PCB has announced May 10, 12 and 14 for Pakistan’s three-match T20I tour of Ireland, with the matches slotted for Castle Avenue in Dublin. The series forms part of a 12-match run-in Pakistan have ahead of the T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies in June. Before Pakistan leave for Ireland,
Ravindra Jadeja is well known for his witty one-liners and his joke on MS Dhoni during a recent event has gone viral on social media. The image of Dhoni lifting Jadeja after the all-rounder scored the winning runs in the IPL 2023 final against Gujarat Titans has become iconic among cricket fans. During the event,
England 138 for 5 (Knight 35, Sciver-Brunt 31, A Kerr 3-30) beat New Zealand 136 for 6 (Gaze 51*, Ecclestone 3-30, Sciver-Brunt 2-24) by five wickets Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone were devastating with the ball as England secured a clinical five-wicket win over New Zealand in their final T20I for a 4-1 series victory.
Afghanistan mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been ruled out of Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL 2024 campaign due to injury and will be replaced in the squad by his countryman, the 16-year-old Allah Ghazanfar. Rajasthan Royals signed South Africa’s left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj as a replacement for fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, who is currently recovering
Zak Crawley says that England will not allow their shortcomings in India to derail their positive approach to Test cricket but admits that a bit of “refinement” is needed to capitalise on their positions of dominance, such as the one that slipped through their fingers in the fourth Test in Ranchi last month. Speaking at
The ICC has appointed Sharfuddoula in its elite panel of umpires, making him the first Bangladeshi to be included into the group. The new panel of match referees, however, doesn’t include veteran Chris Broad who has officiated in the third most number of international matches. Broad, who has been in the elite panel since 2003,
Marcus Stoinis and Ashton Agar have lost their Cricket Australia central contracts for 2024-25 despite both being firmly in the mix to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup while fast bowler Xavier Bartlett has been rewarded with a deal for the first time having vaulted into international cricket late this summer. Aaron Hardie, Matthew
The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) has served a show-cause notice to Hanuma Vihari a month after the former India batter pointed to political interference in the association for his removal as Andhra captain. Vihari has yet to respond to the notice that was served after the ACA apex council meeting a few days ago. “Yes,
Devine, as well as Amelia Kerr, had missed the first T20I of the series as they were yet to travel back to New Zealand after taking part in the Women’s Premier League in India. Plimmer, as well as Mikaela Greig, had been called up to the squad for that game.
Senior white-ball players dropping off the list, new allrounders and pace bowlers added, an injury-prone quick retained and what about the Test batting options? ESPNcricinfo looks at the talking points from the Australia men’s contract list All to play for among Test batting reserves When Matt Renshaw was recalled to the Test squad earlier this
Rajasthan Royals (RR) will host Delhi Capitals (DC) in the ninth match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday, March 28. Led by captain Sanju Samson, the Royals started their IPL 2024 campaign in an emphatic fashion as they defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by
South Africa 198 for 5 (Wolvaardt 102, Kapp 60) beat Sri Lanka 119 (Samarawickrama 38) by 79 runs Laura Wolvaardt struck her first T20I century as South Africa racked up their second-highest total in the format to start their series against Sri Lanka in emphatic fashion. They won the opening fixture of the three-match series
The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) is investigating if Usman Khan‘s decision to declare his intention to play for Pakistan constitutes a breach of his contract with the UAE board. ESPNcricinfo understands the ECB is conducting a review of the case to assess potential breaches of contract not just with the board itself, but also with
Cricket Australia have told Nathan Lyon that he will only be available to play half of Lancashire’s County Championship season and have blocked his plan to play white-ball cricket for them. Lyon was due to feature in all formats but CA want to manage his workload ahead of their home Test series against India at
Kasun Rajitha has been ruled out of the second Test against Bangladesh set to begin on March 30, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed, with Asitha Fernando to swap in as his replacement. Rajitha is understood to have injured his back while playing in the first Test in Sylhet, during which he had received treatment and
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