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BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Najmul Hossain walks back after being dismissed ©AFP Sri Lankan batting all-rounder Kamindu Mendis is confident that they can bowl out Bangladesh sooner rather than later on Day 4, as the hosts are heavily in the driving seat. Bangladesh are trailing by 96 runs with four wickets in hand, and are staring at an innings defeat after slumping to 115 for 6 in their second innings “I think the pitch today spun more than yesterday. [In the] Last session if you see, the ball is turning now. Both ends you get turn as of…
Day 3 Wrap | Australia step it up to outclass West Indies Australia have surged to a thumping victory in the Frank Worrell Trophy opener after Josh Hazlewood obliterated the West Indies batting line-up in the final session on day three in Barbados. Set 301 to win after half-centuries by Travis Head (61), Beau Webster (63) and Alex Carey (65) earlier wrestled Australia control of the contest, the hosts folded under Hazlewood’s relentless line and length, bowled out for 141 entirely within an extended last session that went beyond the three-hour mark. Nathan Lyon secured the final two wickets in…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Dewald Brevis will make his Test debut in the first Test against Zimbabwe ©SA20 If you’ve been near enough cricket headlines in recent years, you would have struggled not to come across one Dewald Brevis. He scored two centuries and three 50s in the 2022 under-19 World Cup and broke Shikhar Dhawan’s run-scoring record for the tournament. His 57-ball 162 for the Titans against the Knights in October 2022 was then the fastest T20 150 – off 52 – yet scored. He labours under the weighty nickname “Baby AB”. Yes, that AB. As in…
TROUBLE AT THE TOP BCB elections are still set for October © BCB Bangladesh Youth and Sports Advisor, Asif Mahmud, said on Friday that they are working on the process of changing the BCB constitution but insisted that, at the moment, there is no plan to delay the BCB elections scheduled in October. The BCB had suspended all the activities of the previous constitution reform committee, headed by director Nazmul Abedin, on January 25 earlier this year upon criticism. The National Sports Council had formed a committee on June 24 to prepare recommendations for updating the constitutions and affiliation policies…
Fourteen-year-old IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi smoked 48 from just 19 balls as India U19s thumped an England equivalent containing Rocky Flintoff in the opening youth ODI.Suryavanshi – who became the youngest man to score a T20 century when he clubbed 101 off 38 balls for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL in April – struck five sixes and three fours in Hove as India U19s took just 24 overs to overhaul England’s 174 all out in a six-wicket win. The teenager flogged 21 runs in one over, bowled by Jack Home, as he and skipper Ayush Mhatre (21) put on 71…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 The right-hander last played for Sri Lanka in November 2024 © Getty Sri Lanka have announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh, with Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dilshan Madushanka returning to the setup. Both players last featured in the ODI series against New Zealand in November 2024. Samarawickrama’s last List-A action was for Sri Lanka A in the 50-over tri-series in Abu Dhabi, which also featured Ireland A and Afghanistan A. He was the second highest run-getter in the series, scoring 197 runs in 4 innings, with one hundred and one…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has raised serious concerns about the standard of TV umpiring during the first Test against Australia in Barbados, pointing to a series of controversial decisions made by third umpire Adrian Holdstock. Speaking after day two, Sammy expressed frustration and hinted at a possible pattern of bias, referring not only to recent events in the ongoing match but also to calls made during the ODI series in England. “I’ve noticed a trend, especially with this particular umpire. It started in England, and it’s frustrating. All we’re asking for is consistency in…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Keshav Maharaj, who has captained South Africa in seven ODIs and five T20Is, will lead them for the first time in a Test © Getty From A to Z. Or from Arundel to Zimbabwe. The last step of South Africa’s preparation for the WTC final against Australia at Lord’s earlier this month was a four-day match against Zimbabwe at Arundel. Now the champions are in Bulawayo to play what might be called the Thank You Series, starting on Saturday. Quite how much the South Africans gained at Arundel, where the match was reduced to…
Lauren Bell says England are delighted to have a “happy” Sophie Ecclestone back in their squad for the series against India – as well as the “winning mentality” coach Charlotte Edwards has instilled.Left-arm spinner Ecclestone – the top-ranked bowler in the women’s ODI rankings and fourth in the T20 charts – missed the 50-over and T20 sweeps of West Indies earlier this summer as she recovered from a knee injury. The 26-year-old has since taken a break from the game in order to manage a quad issue and “prioritise her wellbeing” but is now set to play international cricket for…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced new playing conditions for men’s T20 Internationals, with the key change focusing on how powerplay overs are calculated in reduced-overs matches. These updates will come into effect on July 10, 2025. Until now, in shortened games, the number of powerplay overs was rounded off to the nearest full over, often causing an imbalance in fielding restrictions. The ICC has now decided to round powerplays to the nearest ball, to ensure that they reflect approximately 30% of the innings, as intended in a standard 20-over match. For example, in a…