Wanindu Hasaranga’s rearguard fifty was beautifully complemented by a clinical bowling display as Sri Lanka sealed their place in Super 12s with a massive 70-run win over Ireland in a group A first round match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Asked to bat first, Sri Lanka recovered from 8
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Report Sri Lanka are unchanged from the side that beat Namibia a couple of days ago Toss Ireland opted to field against Sri Lanka Ireland have opted to field first against Sri Lanka in their Group A fixture. The two unbeaten sides in the group will go head-to-head in Dubai, knowing that a win will
News “I still keep in touch with him and will continue to do that during this World Cup,” says Miller Most professional sportspeople consider themselves only as good as their most recent game, but Hashim Amla has taught David Miller to look at that in a slightly different way. “The famous old saying is that
News “I think we are capable of improving on this, but we shouldn’t be too worried by it.” Bangladesh felt comforted by their 26-run win over Oman on Tuesday but it was a lot of hard work, according to Shakib Al Hasan. He said that Bangladesh turned the corner through the spells of Mahedi Hasan
News The allrounder has a calmness about his game: “I’m not overthinking stuff…it’s all automatic” Even geniuses need reassurance from time to time. For Glenn Maxwell that came during the most recent IPL, in part because his genius was not only recognised but genuinely appreciated by two of the game’s greats in Virat Kohli and
Report Eoin Morgan falls to contentious umpiring decision, before New Zealand batting implodes in second warm-up game England 163 for 6 (Buttler 73, Bairstow 30, Sodhi 3-26) beat New Zealand 150 (Guptill 41, Wood 4-23, Rashid 3-18) by 13 runs England’s main batters all found time in the middle, and Jos Buttler made the most
Report Virat Kohli turned his arm over as India looked to explore bowling options India 153 for 2 (Rohit 60, Rahul 39, Suryakumar 38*) beat Australia 152 for 5 (Smith 57, Maxwell 37, Stoinis 41*, Ashwin 2-8) by seven wickets A rollicking fifty by Rohit Sharma led India to a comfortable nine-wicket win against Australia
News Hosein, 28, has played nine ODIs and six T20Is for West Indies since his international debut this year Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein has been approved by the ICC’s Event Technical Committee as a replacement for Fabian Allen in West Indies’ squad for the T20 World Cup. Allen had originally been included in the 15-man
Preview Inexperienced PNG will look to capitalise on Bangladesh’s lack of run-scoring in the powerplay and at the death Big Picture The last time the T20 World Cup qualifiers round needed to be settled on the last day, one of the greatest chases in the format took place in Sylhet. Netherlands hunted down 190 in
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News Coach also keen to persist with top three of Nissanka, Perera and Chandimal Two quicks capable of bowling faster than 145kph, one allrounder who gets up into the high 130s range, a spanking new mystery spinner who is yet to be decoded, and a world No. 2 legspinner with a killer googly. These are
News Dropping Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur down the order was a sensible call, even if it didn’t pay off against Oman Only one of Bangladesh’s changes was successful in their 26-run win over Oman. Mohammad Naim made 64 after being brought back to the side replacing Soumya Sarkar. But Mahedi Hasan, Nurul Hasan and Afif Hossain
News Says experience of playing one-and-a-half seasons of the IPL in the UAE “put me in good stead” for the T20 World Cup Picking MS Dhoni‘s brain is on KL Rahul‘s checklist for the next few weeks, as he wants to utilise every bit of advice from the Indian team’s mentor, who, according to the
News Morgan says Liam Livingstone is “fully fit” after injuring his finger during the warm-up match Eoin Morgan has said he would be willing to drop himself from the team if it increased England’s chances of winning the T20 World Cup. Morgan has been short on T20 runs this year, averaging 16.63 with a highest
Twenty20 cricket has given a platform for many players to carve out successful careers but few owe as much to the format as England fast bowler Tymal Mills. Without the 20-overs-per-side game, the 29-year-old left-arm quick might already be well into his retirement after numerous and serious injury problems. Prior to the advent of T20
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News The fast bowler says South Africa enter the tournament without any baggage and can hopefully end the trophy drought For Kagiso Rabada, winning the T20 World Cup in UAE would be “one of the highest achievements in cricket” by South Africa. “That would be extremely special,” he said on Monday. “Hundred per cent –
Report Fast bowler Fayyaz Butt came in for Khawar Ali in the Oman XI Toss Bangladesh opted to bat vs Oman Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah chose to bat against Oman in Al Amerat. He admitted that dew is a factor as they looked to defend a big score. He also said that they want to build
News Warner is going to be a big player for Australia despite his current form, says teammate Warner’s form has been a cause for concern for Australia heading into this World Cup with the veteran dropped by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the second time this year during the second leg of the IPL, after scores of
News Dhoni’s future as a player is uncertain, but indications are that he will stay on with the franchise in some capacity Whether he is part of Chennai Super Kings as a player or not come 2022, MS Dhoni and the franchise will continue to be inseparable, as far as N Srinivasan is concerned. “Dhoni
News Wicketkeeper claimed 11 catches on debut for Derbyshire in 2014, aged 18 Harvey Hosein, the Derbyshire wicketkeeper-batter, has announced his retirement from professional cricket after missing much of the 2021 season due to a series of concussions. However, his progress was hampered this season, with four recent concussions, and two instances in which he
Report South Africa were hamstrung by Afghanistan’s spinners early on, but their bowlers made up for it South Africa 145 for 5 (Markram 48, Bavuma 31, Mujeeb 3-24) beat Afghanistan 104 for 8 (Nabi 34* Shamsi 3-18, Ngidi 2-27) by 41 runs South Africa overcame a slow start to comfortably beat Afghanistan by 41 runs
News Bangladesh allrounder overtakes Lasith Malinga’s tally of 107 The left-arm spin-bowling allrounder now has 108 wickets in 89 T20Is. When he claimed his 100th wicket against Australia earlier this year, he became the first cricketer in T20Is to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets. Shakib also recently reached the No. 1 position in
Marcus Stoinis is building back to full fitness © ICC/Getty Images Allrounder Marcus Stoinis believes he is back to full fitness and will be available to bowl in Australia’s next T20 World Cup warm-up game on Wednesday against India after playing as a batter only in the three-wicket win over New Zealand on Monday night.
News “Things were different before IPL started and now KL Rahul is playing the way he is, so it’s very hard to look past him at top of the order.” Virat Kohli has indicated that he will bat at No. 3 during the T20 World Cup, reversing his desire to open with Rohit Sharma, which
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News He played 12 ODIs and four Tests in an international career spanning 1975-1982 Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lanka’s first Test captain and a former coach and administrator, has died aged 68 at a private hospital in Colombo. He was understood to have been struggling with diabetes and was rushed to the ICU last week following
News “We looked at all the issues, including feedback from players and, in terms of the interview, the impressive interview that Mr [Michael] Smith gave” Roger Telemachus was passed over for the job of Kwa-Zulu Natal Inland coach in favour of Michael Smith because Smith offered a more impressive interview, and not due to racial