DHAKA: Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan steered Bangladesh to a 2-0 lead over Australia in the Twenty20 series with an emphatic five-wicket win on Wednesday. Chasing 122 for victory, Bangladesh depended on an unbroken 56-run sixth-wicket partnership between Afif, who hit 37, and Nurul, who made 22, to achieve their target with eight balls to … Read more
Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan steered Bangladesh to a 2-0 lead over Australia in the Twenty20 series with an emphatic five-wicket win on Wednesday. Chasing 122 for victory, Bangladesh depended on an unbroken 56-run sixth-wicket partnership between Afif, who hit 37, and Nurul, who made 22, to achieve their target with eight balls to spare … Read more
DHAKA: Spinner Nasum Ahmed claimed four wickets as Bangladesh defended 131 to beat Australia for the first time in Twenty20 internationals on Tuesday in Dhaka. Nasum, a left-arm spinner, returned career-best figures of 4-19 to help dismiss the visitors for 108 as Bangladesh took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Mustafizur Rahman and fellow … Read more
MELBOURNE: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell reckons that the T20 format is enough to take the sport into the Olympics and the newest addition ‘The Hundred‘ was not really needed. The Hundred is an England and Wales Cricket Board‘s (ECB) brainchild, and it is featuring eight teams taking on each other. The first match in … Read more
PROVIDENCE, Guyana: Pakistan survived Nicholas Poorans late blitz to beat West Indies by seven runs in the second Twenty20 on Saturday and go 1-0 up in the four-match series. Left-handed Pooran smashed six sixes and four boundaries but his unbeaten 62 off 33 balls could carry the West Indies to only 150-4. Pakistan was put … Read more
COLOMBO: Exposing India’s young batsmen’s inability to tackle spin, Sri Lanka conjured up a seven-wicket victory in the deciding third Twenty20 to hand the fancied Asian neighbours a 2-1 series defeat on Thursday. Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (4/9) made the Indians dance to his tunes on his 24th birthday, playing a crucial role in restricting them … Read more
Nokia T20 tablet price and specifications have leaked ahead of its launch. It’s said to debut as the first tablet from the brand since 2014 and also the first from its licensee HMD Global. The Nokia T20 has been listed on a UK retailer website and is expected to come in Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + … Read more
COLOMBO: A depleted Indian team, playing with only five batsmen, could not defend a modest target of 133 despite a valiant effort from its players as Sri Lanka kept the three-match series alive with a four-wicket victory in the second T20 International on Wednesday. With nine players unavailable after Krunal Pandya tested positive, India had … Read more
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Rain forced an early end to West Indies first Twenty20 against Pakistan with no result on Wednesday despite the game being reduced to nine overs per side. West Indies had reached 85-5 off their nine overs before umpires abandoned the game with rain persistently falling at the Kensington Oval. West Indies, loaded with … Read more
MUMBAI: Covid continues to stump cricket. Just a few hours before it was scheduled to begin, the second T20 International between India and Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday was postponed by 24 hours after India allrounder Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19. The remaining two T20Is of the series … Read more