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ASIA CUP 2025 Tait said that he enjoys working with Mustafizur Rahman © ACC Bangladesh progressed past the group stage after Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan in their last game. With their win, Sri Lanka too advanced to the Super 4s stage. Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by six wickets in their group stage encounter but that, according to Bangladesh’s bowling coach Shaun Tait, is a thing of the past. “It’s a new day. The beauty of these tournaments is that, as you mentioned, the games come quickly. When games keep coming, it’s a good chance to forget about the past as…
ASIA CUP 2025 Litton Das holds the key to counter Sri Lanka’s spin challenge © Getty Just two days ago, Bangladeshi fans would’ve been cheering for Sri Lanka, rooting for them to win their final group-stage game and give Bangladesh a leg up into the Super 4s. Sri Lanka came through, ensuring not just Bangladesh’s progression but also their own. Now, as Bangladesh face Sri Lanka, allegiances would’ve quickly swung back as the attention shifts towards a new chapter in this spicy rivalry. Intriguingly, Bangladesh found themselves in this sticky situation courtesy of Sri Lanka, or rather, because of the…
ASIA CUP India remain unbeaten in this Asia Cup © ACC Led by Aamir Kaleem and Hammad Mirza’s half-centuries, Oman put up a fighting display in their last match of the ongoing Asia Cup, but fell 21 runs short of India’s total of 188 in Abu Dhabi on Friday night. Even as India experimented with their batting line-up as well as bowling options and Oman never looked to threaten the eventual result, they kept the fight going till the end. Where was the game won? Even as Oman made an impressive start in the PowerPlay, it is that phase which…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Ahead of Sunday’s Asia Cup Super Four clash, Pakistan has warned that India should not once again turn the cricket field into a political battleground. The match should be played in the spirit of cricket. “We are not eager to shake hands with Indian cricketers, but prior intimation should be given,” PCB sources stated. Team management has instructed the players to stay away from off-the-field matters, focus solely on their game, and defeat India. Meanwhile, match officials have not yet been appointed, but Richie Richardson remains an option to serve as referee. On the other hand,…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken strong exception to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recording a meeting between match referee Andy Pycroft and Pakistan team officials ahead of their Asia Cup fixture against the UAE in Dubai on September 17, with the controversy stemming from the so-called “handshake-gate” incident involving India captain Suryakumar Yadav, the Press Trust of India news agency reported on Friday. According to the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency, ICC chief executive Sanjog Gupta wrote a ‘strongly-worded email’ to the PCB on Thursday, terming the use of a mobile phone to film the conversation…
ASIA CUP, 2025 Pakistan’s match against UAE was delayed by an hour. © Getty There is no end to the drama surrounding the Pakistan team in Dubai as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) seems grappling to come to terms with its unfulfilled demand for the expulsion of match referee Andy Pycroft. It is now engaged in a war of words with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the September 17 fiasco with the breaches by the Pakistan team of the guidelines in the Players & Match Officials Area (PMOA) area coming to light. The ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta pointed out…
Pakistan and India will clash again in the Asia Cup on Sunday, renewing one of cricket’s fiercest rivalries a week after their last match was overshadowed by a handshake row. India won the September 14 group match by seven wickets in Dubai and afterwards refused to shake hands with their opponents in a controversial move. It was the first meeting between the neighbours since a four-day cross-border conflict in May left more than 70 people dead. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) lodged a protest with the International Cricket Council (ICC), alleging that match referee Andy Pycroft had told skipper Salman…
Ireland and England’s T20 series will go down to the third and final match on Sunday, the tourists still leading 1-0 after the second T20I was washed out.In-form Phil Salt’s magnificent 89 off 46 balls saw England chase down 197 to win the series opener on Wednesday, but Friday’s second meeting in Malahide was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch highlights from the second T20I between England and South Africa as Phil Salt smashed a record-breaking 141 not out. Heavy overnight rain resulted in a damp outfield unfit for…
Ashleigh Gardner says she is up for the challenge of taking the new ball more frequently if called upon throughout the ODI World Cup, as Australia’s spinners fine-tune their plans for the ICC tournament. Gardner opened the bowling alongside Megan Schutt in Wednesday’s second one-dayer against India in Chandigarh, the seventh time in her 79-match ODI career she has taken on that responsibility.The match-up of her off-spin bowling to India’s left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana was the major reason for that call, one that could be repeated in Saturday’s series decider in Delhi. “I’ve done it quite a few times in…
Adaptability is the buzz word for Australia ahead of Sunday’s ODI series decider against India in Delhi, as they look to bounce back from their heaviest-ever one-day defeat. The Australian squad had their first look at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday afternoon – a venue that several squad members have recent Women’s Premier League experience at, but where Australia have not played a game since the 2016 T20 World Cup.Opener Phoebe Litchfield, who missed Wednesday’s loss with a low-grade quad strain, took part in a running session on the outfield but did not venture into the nets, and her availability…