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Bangladesh won the second Test by 78 runs to beat Pakistan 2-0 for the second successive series Taijul Islam finished with six wickets as Bangladesh dismissed Pakistan for 358 to complete a 78-run win in the second Test in Sylhet and sweep their two-match series. The left-arm spinner took two of the three wickets to fall on the final day and returned figures of 6-120 from 34.2 overs to help clinch the series. Bangladesh won the first Test by 104 runs last week. The victory marked Bangladesh’s second successive series sweep against Pakistan, having previously completed a 2-0 victory in…

Division One Jake Weatherald – Leicestershire 61 (77) & DNB   Season to date: 483 runs at 60.37 The Aussie left-hander continued his fine county form in the first innings for Leicestershire before making an early exit from the match due to an elbow injury. After reaching 61 with seven fours and a six on day one, Weatherald was struck on the left elbow by a ball from South African Wiaan Mulder, whose first delivery of the match the opener had earlier smashed for six over midwicket.The ball rebounded off Weatherald’s elbow, onto his leg and then back onto his…

Time to shine at T20 World Cup Scoring runs is what Litchfield does best, with her now trademark switch hit one of the many talents the left-hander possesses in her ever-growing arsenal. Litchfield’s superb innings of 119 in the knockout semi-final against India at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup last year reaffirmed the left-hander’s capabilities, but similar performances in T20I cricket have been harder to find in recent times.  The fact remains that in 12 T20I innings since the last T20 World Cup in 2024, Litchfield has a top-score of just 35 and she has failed to reach double…

‘Caring older sister’: Aussies on skipper Molineux Last week, Sophie Molineux gathered her team around a campfire at Mount Tamborine in the Gold Coast Hinterland. Across 30 minutes, Australia’s new captain spoke about her values as a person and as a leader, and shared her vision for a new era of one of the world’s most successful sporting teams. This brief window in South-East Queensland has been a critical one for Australia’s T20 World Cup preparations, with just one further camp to follow before the group jets off to the United Kingdom on May 26. So Molineux wanted to maximise…

Tigers are three wickets away from putting Pakistan away 2-0 Spinner Taijul Islam has claimed four wickets as Bangladesh moved within three wickets of a series sweep against Pakistan on day four of the second Test in Sylhet. Chasing a record 437 for victory, Pakistan were reduced to 7-316 by stumps on Tuesday. No.7 batter Mohammad Rizwan, on 75, was the last realistic hope for the visitors, with Sajid Khan with him on eight. Salman Agha and skipper Shan Masood added 71 runs each to help Pakistan take the Test to a fifth day. “There is hope, of course,” Pakistan…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s latest blitz sees Marsh and Inglis’ runs again go in vain As the business end of the Indian Premier League arrives Mitch Marsh is in magnificent form, hitting 96 to add to making 111 and 90 in his last three innings. But it is all too late as his Lucknow Super Giants have long been eliminated and sit bottom. Why that is was clear as they lost to Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets despite Marsh and Josh Inglis giving them a blistering start. The Western Australian pair put on 109 for the first wicket in 50 balls but…

Few domestic seasons in recent memory have been as dominant as Harsh Dubey’s 2024-25 Ranji Trophy campaign. The Vidarbha all-rounder picked up a staggering 69 wickets in just 10 matches — equalling a record count in a single season of the Ranji Trophy. Dubey’s impact extended beyond the ball. Time and again, he rescued Vidarbha with crucial lower-order runs, including twin fifties against Hyderabad when his side had collapsed to 70 for 7. His performances culminated in a Player of the Tournament award as Vidarbha lifted the Ranji Trophy title. The left-arm spinner also enjoyed a promising introduction to the…

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is in a fitness race against time for next month’s T20 World Cup, having been ruled out of series against New Zealand and India.The 33-year-old suffered a calf tear playing for The Blaze against Warwickshire on April 29, and the ECB confirmed on Tuesday that a longer period of rehabilitation will now be needed for the injury. England and New Zealand meet in three T20 internationals starting in Derby on May 20, ahead of further games at Canterbury (May 23) and Hove (May 25). They will then play three T20 internationals versus India before beginning their…

Allrounder replaces Sam Whiteman as the state’s first-class captain, with Ashton Turner to continue to lead the one-day team Western Australia will have a new coach and captain next summer with Aaron Hardie succeeding Sam Whiteman as the state’s red-ball leader. Hardie, who has previously stood in as Perth Scorchers skipper as well as captaining Australia A and WA’s Under-19s, will become the state’s 45th Sheffield Shield captain in 2026-27.Under Hardie and new men’s head coach Beau Casson, who replaced Adam Voges after he stepped down at the end of last season, WA will be seeking to climb back up…

Teague Wyllie believes he is a better player now than he was when he first burst onto the scene as a teenager despite recently losing his Western Australia contract. Wyllie, a two-time Sheffield Shield winner with WA, relocated to Hobart on Sunday after signing a one-year deal with Tasmania in a move he hopes will reinvigorate his career.The now 22-year-old confirmed he had three-year deal on the table from his home state around Christmas last year, which he elected not to sign at the time as he weighed up what was best for his future. “I was very honest and…