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DHAKA: A new-look Pakistan face an unusual do-or-die situation on Friday in the second One-day International against Bangladesh who stunned the tourists in the opening match of the three-match series. Fast bowler Nahid Rana, 23, starred with a career-best show of 5-24 as Bangladesh demolished the Shaheen Shah Afridi-led Pakistan in the opening ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Shaheen has backed his young team to make a comeback despite the eight-wicket drubbing in the series opener, and will definitely be eyeing to level the series at the same venue today. Pakistan are featuring in an ODI series…
PARIS: Federico Valverde scored an unlikely hat-trick as Real Madrid trounced Manchester City 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, while holders Paris St-Germain rout Chelsea 5-2. Elsewhere on Wednesday, Premier League leaders Arsenal snatched a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen to preserve their unbeaten record in Europe this season, while Bodo/Glimt continued their fairytale run with a 3-0 win over Sporting Lisbon. Alvaro Arbeloa’s record 15-time European champions avenged their loss to City in the league phase as Valverde struck three times in the first half to hand Real full control of the…
Unlike their female counterparts, Australia’s cricket men were not in demand at the auction for The Hundred, with most Australian involvement already secured through pre-draft signings. On a big-spending day when a still little-known uncapped English prospect James Coles caused gasps by being sold for easily the biggest price – a whopping £390,000 (A$733,000) – the Australian ‘lots’ at the auction generated little interest. Australian internationals Jason Behrendorff, Xavier Bartlett and Ben Dwarshuis had all gone unsold until Matt Short did get bought late in the day by the Mike Hussey-coached Welsh Fire for £75,000 (A$141,000).It was very different to…
The ECB will temporarily prevent centrally contracted England players from speaking to the media for their counties and discussing the Ashes. Sky Sports News understands that English cricket’s governing body have not placed a blanket ban on players speaking to the media but want to ensure that Rob Key, England’s managing director of men’s cricket, and Richard Gould, the ECB’s chief executive, address the media first and have put in place this temporary measure to protect the players. It is understood that the ECB does not want to put players in a situation where they are discussing the tour and…
James Coles fetched the highest price in the first round of bidding in the Men’s Hundred auction as London Spirit paid £390,000 for the 21-year-old Sussex all-rounder.Welsh Fire secured England’s Joe Root and last year’s tournament MVP Jordan Cox as they spent over half their budget on the duo. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt was pleased with the prices that his side paid for Jordan Cox and Joe Root during the Hundred auction All eight franchises entered the bidding hall with just over £1m at their disposal to build their…
Although they missed out on a bonus point, Queensland remain in the box seat for a WNCL final berth Queensland v Victoria | WNCL A career-best haul from Grace Parsons has led Queensland to their seventh win of the WNCL season and kept them in the box seat to qualify for this year’s decider. Parsons grabbed the first four wickets of Victoria’s chase after a promising start had the visitors dreaming of their first victory of the season. But the young leg-spinner’s 5-37 flipped the momentum to seal the 50-run win and snap the Fire’s four-game losing streak. Parsons spins…
Veteran coach defiant after NSW’s One-Day Cup title, expressing hope that contract termination discussions don’t ‘get messy’ As New South Wales celebrated their One-Day Cup triumph at a Hobart karaoke bar into the early hours of this morning, departing master coach Greg Shipperd stepped up to microphone and sang Elton John’s ‘I’m still standing’. Shipperd’s defiant choice of song was likely no coincidence, with the 69-year-old recounting the night before at Hobart airport on Thursday following the Blues’ four-wicket win over Tasmania to lift the Dean Jones Trophy.Just as he had done when he was moved on from Victoria more…
In-form left-hander determined to add to his two Test matches amid a golden run for NSW The top 15 plays from the 2025-26 One-Day Cup Kurtis Patterson says the desire to return to Test cricket burns bright, with a goal to take more responsibility with the bat behind his stellar domestic season. The 32-year-old guided NSW to the 50-over domestic title with a player-of-the-match 52 not out against Tasmania on a tricky Hobart pitch on Wednesday night. He finished the season with 565 runs from eight games at an average of 113, with three centuries. One of those was 125…
A team effort from the South Australian lineup took them over the line in a nervy finish at the Adelaide Oval South Australia v New South Wales | WNCL South Australia have kept their WNCL hopes alive and kicking after registering a thrilling three-wicket win over table-toppers New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval. The home side chased down the 260 runs with three balls to spare to hand the NSW Breakers their first defeat of the season. Helping their cause were Victoria, who fought long enough to prevent second-placed Queensland from taking a batting bonus, which would have given…
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket fans were stumped to discover that star all-rounder Shivam Dube could have been travelling incognito on a train with them, fresh from delivering a record third T20 World Cup crown. Dube, who slammed an unbeaten 26 off just 8 balls in Sunday’s final against New Zealand, was left stranded in Ahmedabad on Monday when flights to Mumbai were booked solid. It meant he took a berth in a shared sleeper train for a seven-hour journey home — something almost unheard of in India, where top cricketers are major celebrities and often mobbed by fans when they…