Bangladesh’s bitter defeat to the UAE, an associate nation, has opened up a Pandora’s box on what will befall the national team and which cricketers can carry the baton in the near future.
Matthew Forde equalled the record for the fastest half-century in the history of one-day internationals before rain intervened at Clontarf on Friday and forced the abandonment of Ireland’s second 50-overs match against the West Indies.
Rishad Hossain took three wickets while Shakib Al Hasan went wicketless as Lahore Qalandars romped to the final of the Pakistan Super League with a 95-run win against Islamabad United in the second qualifier on Friday.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan said substitutes who replace injured players in the first innings of a test match should be able to bat and bowl for the remainder of the contest instead of being restricted to fielding duties.
The second four-day Test between Bangladesh ‘A’ and their New Zealand counterparts headed towards draw as the visitors reached 277 for four at stumps of a rain-marred third day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
Rain spoiled the excitement of the final day’s play of the opening four-day match between Bangladesh and South Africa emerging teams as it ended in a draw at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.
Harry Brook struck a typically rapid 58 as England piled up 565-6 before captain Ben Stokes declared on the second day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Friday.
Mathews, who made his Test debut at the same venue against Pakistan in 2009, has been a cornerstone of Sri Lankan cricket for over 15 years, excelling as both an all-rounder and a leader.
Bangladesh’s bitter defeat to the UAE, an associate nation, has opened up a Pandora’s box on what will befall the national team and which cricketers can carry the baton in the near future.
Matthew Forde equalled the record for the fastest half-century in the history of one-day internationals before rain intervened at Clontarf on Friday and forced the abandonment of Ireland’s second 50-overs match against the West Indies.
Rishad Hossain took three wickets while Shakib Al Hasan went wicketless as Lahore Qalandars romped to the final of the Pakistan Super League with a 95-run win against Islamabad United in the second qualifier on Friday.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan said substitutes who replace injured players in the first innings of a test match should be able to bat and bowl for the remainder of the contest instead of being restricted to fielding duties.
The second four-day Test between Bangladesh ‘A’ and their New Zealand counterparts headed towards draw as the visitors reached 277 for four at stumps of a rain-marred third day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
Rain spoiled the excitement of the final day’s play of the opening four-day match between Bangladesh and South Africa emerging teams as it ended in a draw at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.
Harry Brook struck a typically rapid 58 as England piled up 565-6 before captain Ben Stokes declared on the second day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Friday.
Mathews, who made his Test debut at the same venue against Pakistan in 2009, has been a cornerstone of Sri Lankan cricket for over 15 years, excelling as both an all-rounder and a leader.
The 37-year-old star will retire from the longest format after Sri Lanka’s first Test against Bangladesh in June.
Zak Crawley said he was glad to "repay the faith" of team management after ending a run of low scores with one of three England hundreds on the opening day of their one-off Test against Zimbabwe.
