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England defeated the West Indies by 75 runs to tie their Twenty20 international series 2-2 and force a decider to be played on Thursday. Phil Salt struck an incredible 119 off just 57 balls. Under the guidance of Salt’s aggressive stroke play and quick half-centuries from Liam Livingstone and captain Jos Buttler, England achieved a … Read more
In their second of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand at Saxton Oval today, Soumya Sarkar struck a career-best ODI score of 169 off just 151 deliveries to help Bangladesh record 291 all out in 49.5 overs, the highest ODI total for the Tigers against New Zealand in their backyard. Along the way, Soumya … Read more
Bangladesh’s U-19 cricket team won the inaugural U-19 Asia Cup on Sunday in Dubai, defeating the host nation, the United Arab Emirates, and adding a prestigious trophy to their collection. A cursory review of the statistics reveals that Bangladesh has recently achieved some extremely encouraging achievements at this level. Nevertheless, the national team has not … Read more
As Mitchell Starc gets ready to spend the holidays away from his cricket wife Alyssa Healy, his record-breaking $2.98 million deal at the Indian Premier League auctions was the perfect Christmas present for the match-winning pacer. Australia’s all-around hero made league history as the most expensive player when Kolkata Knight Riders made an incredible bid … Read more
The Tigresses play the hosts today in the second game of the three-match ODI series. A confident Bangladesh national women’s side will be looking to seal the deal against South Africa. The daytime event is expected to begin around 6:00 p.m. Bangladesh time. Nigar Sultana Joty and her team defeated South Africa in their backyard … Read more
After the team’s lackluster performances in recent editions, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar supported Mumbai India’s decision to remove veteran captain Rohit Sharma and give Hardik Pandya the reins. “The Mumbai Indians made this decision with the good of their team in mind. Rohit hasn’t played much with the bat in the previous two years. … Read more
In the first One-Day International (ODI) of the three-match series against New Zealand in Dunedin on Sunday, Bangladesh’s batters lost by 44 runs using the DLS system. They were found to have thrown away their wickets after obtaining starts. When asked about his batsmen’ propensity to blow excellent starts, coach Chandika Hathurusingha was perplexed. The … Read more
Pat Cummins, the captain of Australia that won the World Cup, became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history today after Sunrisers Hyderabad paid an incredible INR 20.50 crores to capture his services for the 2024 season in the IPL auction held in Dubai. Cummins shattered the record held by English all-rounder Sam … Read more
After reaching the highest level of cricket for over four years, the Bangladesh Under-19 team reached new heights yesterday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium when they defeated the United Arab Emirates by 195 runs to win their first-ever ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. Bangladesh set a difficult target of 283 runs, with opener Ashiqur Rahman … Read more
Ireland won the one-day international series 2-0 on Sunday in Harare with to an undefeated 82-run innings from Andy Balbirnie. Rain forced the match to be trimmed to 40 overs each side, and the tourists lost skipper Paul Stirling with just 12 runs scored. They needed 201 runs to win. However, Balbirnie overcame his recent … Read more
