Cricket
England lose three after West Indies fold for 282
Seamer Jayden Seales took two wickets late in the day to leave England 38 for three at the close of play in reply to the West Indies' first innings score of 282 on the first day of the third and final test at Edgbaston on Friday.
Joy, Aich hit fifties against Pakistan Shaheens
Skipper Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Aich Mollah struck fifties before Bangladesh High Performance Unit were bowled out for 258 in their first innings on the opening day of second four-day match against Pakistan Shaheens at the DXC Arena in Darwin on Friday.
Tigresses ‘couldn’t understand what they wanted’
Familiar batting woes returned for Bangladesh in a disheartening 10-wicket loss in the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup semifinal against India in Dambulla yesterday, with skipper Nigar Sultana Joty mentioning that she had no clue about what they wanted to achieve in a shambolic batting effort.
SKY details 'special bond' with Gambhir ahead of Sri Lanka series
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav spoke of his equation with new India head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of the Sri Lanka series.
Women’s Asia Cup / Tigresses suffer crushing defeat to India in semis
Bangladesh national women’s team displayed a frustrating performance both with the bat and ball to suffer a 10-wicket defeat to India in the first semifinal of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday.
Stokes backs Wood to break 100mph barrier in Test cricket
Australia's Mitchell Starc holds the current record for the fastest recorded delivery in a Test, at 99.6mph against New Zealand in 2015.
A litmus test awaits Tigresses
Bangladesh women’s side are set to take on in-form India in the semifinals of the 2024 T20 Asia Cup in Dambulla today. Despite making the semis with two back-to-back wins over Thailand and Malaysia, concerns over the batting unit are far from being removed with India bowlers expected to provide a steeper challenge.
Shanto heads to Thailand to see doctor
Bangladesh’s three-format captain Najmul Hossain Shanto departed for Thailand today, BCB sources confirmed.
We will give our best against India in semifinal: Nahida
“A semifinal is always a pressure game. If you lose this, you are out of the tournament… Of course, if we can beat a strong team like India right before a World Cup, it will give our team a lot of confidence,” said Nahida
England unchanged as they aim for West Indies clean sweep
England have named an unchanged side for the third Test at Edgbaston as they target a series clean sweep of the West Indies.
Sri Lanka suffer injury blows ahead of India T20Is
Dilshan Madushanka has been named as Thushara's replacement in the squad while Asitha Fernando has been named as Chameera's replacement.
South Africa lose Coetzee for Test series in West Indies
He sustained the injury earlier this month and returned to South Africa for medical Tests, which have ruled him out of the trip to the Caribbean.
County club bans sixes due to neighbour complaints
Players from the club near Brighton, which was formed in 1790, have been told they will receive no runs if they hit the ball over the rope under the unusual rule change. If they hit a second “six”, they will be given out.
'I want to be Harry Brook, not anybody else'
Brook, whose 363 runs against Australia last year, helped draw the Ashes, said while he was glad to learn from Root, he was also determined to stay true to himself as well.
Murshida leads ‘attack from the beginning’ mindset
For a while, Murshida Khatun had been on and off from the lineup of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team. Even in Bangladesh’s crucial Asia Cup opener against Sri Lanka, Murshida’s name was missing from the lineup. However, she staked her claim as a resurgent opener this Asia Cup in their thumping 114-run win against Malaysia in Dambulla yesterday as Bangladesh ensured semifinal clash against India.
Tigresses move into Asia Cup semis
Bangladesh all but confirmed their semifinal spot in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup with a 114-run win against Malaysia in their last Group B match at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on Wednesday.
Murshida, Joty help Tigresses post their second highest WT20I total
Murshida Khatun struck a career-best 80 off 59 balls while skipper Nigar Sultana Joty made an unbeaten 62 off 37 balls as Bangladesh national women’s team posted a colossal total of 191-2 in their stipulated 20 overs against Malaysia in their last Group B match of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup in Dambulla on Wednesday.
Root closes in on No.1 Test batter ranking
Root improves 12 rating points to close within seven rating points of the New Zealand veteran Kane Williamson and could re-claim top billing with another strong showing with the bat during the third and final Test against the West Indies in Birmingham.
