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Skipper Litton Das top-scored with 59 as Bangladesh beat a spirited Hong Kong by seven wickets in their first match of the Asia Cup on Thursday. Hong Kong posted 143-7 after Nizakat Khan made 42 in the T20 meeting in Abu Dhabi, where the minnows were invited to bat first. Bangladesh lost two early wickets in their chase to raise Hong Kong’s hopes of an upset, but Litton put on a stand of 95 with Towhid Hridoy, who made an unbeaten 35, to reach 144-3 in 17.4 overs. Litton reached his 50 in 33 balls but fell to medium-pace bowler…
Skipper Litton Das top-scored with 59 as Bangladesh beat a spirited Hong Kong by seven wickets in their first match of the Asia Cup on Thursday. Hong Kong posted 143-7 after Nizakat Khan made 42 in the T20 meeting in Abu Dhabi, where the minnows were invited to bat first. Bangladesh lost two early wickets in their chase to raise Hong Kong’s hopes of an upset, but Litton put on a stand of 95 with Towhid Hridoy, who made an unbeaten 35, to reach 144-3 in 17.4 overs. Litton reached his 50 in 33 balls but fell to medium-pace bowler…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal hopes the much-anticipated encounter between India and Pakistan in Dubai goes ahead peacefully, amidst concerns of tensions spilling over on and off the field. The high-voltage Asia Cup match on Sunday comes just four months after a military conflict between the two neighbours — their most serious standoff since the 1999 Kargil war. The conflict followed a terrorist attack on the Indian tourist site of Pahalgam in April, which killed 26 people. India accused Pakistan of involvement, charges that Islamabad strongly denied. The incident escalated into missile and aircraft attacks from…
BCCI ELECTIONS The BCCI elections are scheduled for September 28 © AFP Sachin Tendulkar has categorically denied being in contention for the presidency of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Amid wild speculation that the cricket legend was set to take over as the board’s next president, his team has issued a statement firmly dismissing the rumours. “It has come to our attention that certain reports and rumours have been circulating regarding Mr. Sachin Tendulkar being considered, or nominated, for the position of President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),” the official statement…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL India captain Suryakumar Yadav on Wednesday expressed his excitement for the high-octane ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 clash against arch-rivals Pakistan, scheduled to be played here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Former champions India started their Asia Cup 2025 with a record-shattering victory over United Arab Emirates (UAE) here. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Yadav explained that he opted to bowl first to analyse how the pitch would react in the second innings before expressing his satisfaction with the team’s performance. “Wanted to see how the wicket was playing. It was the…
Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Mike Hesson dismissed concerns about the national squad’s batting performance on Thursday ahead of the upcoming Asia Clup clash with India. The arch-rivals will clash in a geopolitically-charged men’s Asia Cup contest in Dubai on Sunday. It will be the first cricket match between the sides since four days of military conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May. While reigning T20 world champions India are the firm favourites to retain their title, Pakistan are on a high, having convincingly beaten Afghanistan in the final of a tri-series, also involving hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Sunday.…
Nottinghamshire maintained their push for a first County Championship title since 2010 with a nerve-jangling, three-wicket win over rock-bottom Worcestershire ahead of their crunch clash against Surrey from Monday, live on Sky Sports.Notts resumed on 40-1 in chase of 136 on the final morning at New Road and plummeted to 83-6 before a combination of Liam Patterson-White (23), Lyndon James (17no) and Josh Tongue (14no) edged the visitors over the line. Tongue – set to be part of England’s Ashes squad in Australia this winter – also took seven wickets in the match for Nottinghamshire as Worcestershire were bowled out…
Leicestershire will play in the top flight of the County Championship for the first time in over two decades after sealing a long-awaited promotion.The Foxes were relegated from Division One in 2003 after finishing bottom and have featured in the second tier ever since. Leicestershire were the only team yet to be promoted since the Championship split into two divisions in 2000 but ended that hoodoo after a draw at home to Gloucestershire. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.…
CPL 2025 Seales celebrates one amongst his four wickets © CPL via Getty Images. Antigua & Barbuda Falcons qualified to the playoffs for the first time in Caribbean Premier League history following a tense four-wicket win over Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Providence Stadium. On a tricky pitch, Falcons’ momentous victory was setup by Jayden Seales and Usama Mir, who combined to take seven wickets and restricted a powerful Warriors line-up to their lowest total at home – 99. The chase still proved to be tricky but Amir Jangoo batted through for a sedate half-century to get the team over…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch took two wickets apiece as South Africa beat England by 14 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-marred 1st T20 in Cardiff on Wednesday. The start of the match was delayed by nearly four hours and a further rain interruption meant what should have been a 40-over contest at Sophia Gardens was reduced to just 12.5 in total. England chasing 69 in five overs for victory, were held to 54-5 as they failed to keep pace with a daunting run rate of nearly 14 an over against a quality attack.…