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The fast bowler has now moved above R Ashwin and Rangana Herath among Test bowlers, while Dimuth Karunaratne has entered the top 20 in the Test batting rankings for the first time

ESPNcricinfo staff11-Oct-2017Kagiso Rabada has climbed two spots in the ICC Test rankings for bowlers to reach a career-best third place. The South Africa fast bowler now has 876 ranking points, and sits behind James Anderson (896) and Ravindra Jadeja (884). R Ashwin (852) and Rangana Herath (833) have now dropped to fourth and fifth.Rabada took five wickets in each innings in the second Test against Bangladesh in Bloemfontein, picking up his third ten-wicket match haul in only his 22nd Test. In the process, he picked up his 100th Test wicket and became the fifth-youngest bowler to do so, behind Kapil Dev, Daniel Vettori, Waqar Younis and Harbhajan Singh.Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s 2-0 series win in the UAE has moved them to sixth in the Test team rankings, above Pakistan. Dimuth Karunaratne, who scored 196 in the first innings in Sri Lanka’s 68-run in Dubai, has moved up to 17th place in the batting rankings, entering the top 20 for the first time in his 44-Test career.Click here for the full rankings.

Former Sri Lanka and Canada wicketkeeper-batsman Pubudu Dassanayake has been appointed national coach of the USA cricket team by ICC Americas

Peter Della Penna08-Sep-2016Former Sri Lanka and Canada wicketkeeper-batsman Pubudu Dassanayake has been appointed USA’s coach by ICC Americas. The ICC regional body also appointed Eric Parthen as the new Project Manager to oversee the strategic plan to grow cricket in the USA.”I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to coach USA, especially at what is an exciting time for USA cricket,” Dassanayake said. “I believe there is a great deal of talent here; it will just require hard work from everyone involved to get the best out of these players and hopefully see US cricket progress to higher honours.”Our initial focus is on preparing the senior team for the WCL Division 4 event in LA next month. That is the first step on what I hope will be a successful journey.”Dassanayake played 11 Tests and 16 ODIs for Sri Lanka in 1993 and 1994. He moved to Canada in 2001 and represented the Canada national team in 2005 and 2006, captaining them in the Intercontinental Cup. After retiring, he served as Canada’s national coach from 2007 to 2011, and Nepal’s national coach from 2011 to 2015. Along with captain Paras Khadka, Dassanayake has been credited with lifting Nepal’s fortunes in their rise from WCL Division Four to the top flight of Associate cricket in the WCL Championship.Nepal also qualified for their first major ICC tournament during Dassanayake’s tenure, reaching the 2014 World T20 in Bangladesh where they recorded wins over Hong Kong and Afghanistan. He stepped down from the Nepal role in October 2015, citing personal reasons. He moved back to his home base in Canada but briefly returned to Nepal in a consultancy coaching role for the team’s WCL Championship wins over Namibia in April and their tour of England in July ahead of WCL Championship fixtures in the Netherlands in August.Dassanayake was shortlisted as a finalist for the USA coaching job in July and confirmed his interest in the role to ESPNcricinfo during a USA 30-man national squad camp in Florida, where he attended in a guest coaching capacity during a series of training sessions as well as two 50-over intrasquad matches to familiarize himself even more with the team ahead of his anticipated appointment. “Nepal, they were from Division Four to Division One and played a World Cup and I want to do the same for USA,” he said.Dassanayake also traveled to St Vincent in August where he coached an ICC Americas combined U-19 squad in the WICB Regional U-19 tournament. He is expected to be in New York this weekend where a New York invitational XI, which includes ten USA national squad players, will be playing two 50-over matches against a Marylebone Cricket Club touring side on September 10-11. He will also be in place to lead USA’s five-day national team camp in Indianapolis from September 17-21, which includes two 50-over matches against the same MCC tourists as well as three days of intrasquad training and trial games.Parthen, who has previously served as Executive Director of USA Boxing and Chief Executive of USA Taekwondo, will be tasked with overseeing the implementation of plans to expand cricket in the USA. Since July 2013, Parthen served as the executive director of the El Pomar Youth Sports Park in Colorado Springs, where the ICC Americas office recently shifted from its prior location in Toronto.”I am thrilled to be joining ICC Americas at such a pivotal point in its history,” Parthen said. “My focus will be on working with the whole cricket family here in the US and creating a sustainable structure to allow cricket to flourish at all levels.”

A short-pitched barrage from an energised Netherlands bowling attack ran through Ireland’s struggling batting unit to dismiss them for 128, to set up a five-wicket win in Malahide

The Report by Peter Della Penna in Malahide25-Jul-2015
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details3:28

‘Hitting the deck worked for us’ – Bukhari

A short-pitched barrage from an energised Netherlands bowling attack ran through Ireland’s struggling batting unit to dismiss them for 128, to set up a five-wicket win in Malahide. Mudassar Bukhari laid the foundation by removing the openers before coming back for two more wickets to finish with a career-best 4 for 28 which put Netherlands in the final, against Scotland, for the first time since 2008 when the tournament was also held in Ireland.The loss keeps Ireland out of the final for the first time in the tournament’s history. They split the 2008 title with Netherlands and were runners-up to Afghanistan in 2010 before back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013. Instead, Ireland now heads to the third-place match on Sunday against Hong Kong.Netherlands captain Peter Borren sent Ireland in and had them under pressure early. William Porterfield’s wicket was a harbinger of things to come as he skied an attempted pull off Bukhari for 4. Two overs later, Paul Stirling drove a full delivery from Bukhari straight to mid-on for 18, to make it 26 for 2 in the fifth over.Andy Balbirnie and Gary Wilson, promoted up to No. 4 ahead of Kevin O’Brien, added 44 for the third wicket, playing with relative freedom against the spin duo of Roelof van der Merwe and Pieter Seelaar. It took the intervention of Paul van Meekeren, recalled for his third game of the tournament in place of Michael Rippon, to break the stand and his 2 for 14 played a vital supporting role to Bukhari.Seeing Balbirnie walk down the pitch, van Meekeren dragged back the length and a pull was top-edged to wicketkeeper Wesley Barresi for a run-a-ball 31. Wilson was the only batsman to fall to spin on the day, going three overs later after walking through a flick against van der Merwe to have his stumps knocked back.Ireland still held reasonable hopes of getting past 140 with Kevin O’Brien at the crease. The allrounder smashed Seelaar out of the attack with back-to-back sixes in the 16th over, but six balls later he was hurried by van Meekeren trying to hook and was caught at long leg for 33. Netherlands made it two in two when John Mooney’s attempted glide off Timm van der Gugten went to short third man to start the 18th over on 112 for 6. It sparked a slide for the final six wickets for just 16 runs.Stuart Poynter fell in identical fashion to O’Brien, to give Bukhari his third wicket before Stuart Thompson smashed one to deep midwicket only three balls later.George Dockrell was dropped at the start of the last over bowled by van der Gugten as van der Merwe parried a chance for six at the midwicket boundary. But the short-ball strategy was successful later in the over as Dockrell skied a catch to Borren at mid-on. Alex Cusack was run out with one ball to go in the innings after a miscommunication with Craig Young, to round out the innings.Netherlands’ reply was shaky early on with Stephan Myburgh chopping Young onto his stumps in the second over before Barresi was dropped by Young at short fine leg, and then caught at mid-off on the following delivery to end the third over at 16 for 2. But Ben Cooper and Swart wrested back control for Netherlands with a 57-run stand in 8.1 overs.Ireland’s efforts to restrict Netherlands were hampered without Stirling, who aggravated a calf strain and was unable to field or bowl. Cooper and Swart milked singles in the middle overs where Stirling had been effective in tying down Namibia and Jersey during the group stage. Mooney’s Midas touch with the ball also went missing at a key time. The allrounder went wicketless for the first time in the tournament after entering the contest tied for the overall lead with 14 scalps.O’Brien continued his solid tournament with the ball by getting Swart to drive to long-on for 21 before Cooper lofted a full toss to Dockrell at the point boundary for 43, to make it 84 for 4 in the 14th over.Ireland may still have had hopes of an improbable turnaround at the start of the 17th over with the visitors needing 31 from 24, but Max O’Dowd and Borren stole 16 off Dockrell’s over. O’Dowd drove a six down the ground off the second ball before Borren finished the over with back-to-back sweeps over fine leg to bring the required rate under a run a ball.O’Brien got O’Dowd for his third wicket in the 18th over, caught for 17 with Dockrell running in from deep midwicket, but Netherlands’ victory was inevitable by that stage and Borren saw his team home clipping for his fourth four, through fine leg off Mooney to seal the win with 11 balls to spare.

The captain of the visually challenged Pakistan cricket team, Zeshan Abbasi, who is in Bangalore to play the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup, was hospitalised on Saturday after accidentally drinking phenyl at the team hotel

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Dec-2012The captain of Pakistan’s visually challenged cricket team, Zeshan Abbasi, who is in Bangalore to play the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup, was hospitalised on Saturday after accidentally drinking phenyl at the team hotel. He was discharged later in the day, and was ‘absolutely fine’ according to the doctors.Abbasi had sipped the contents of a plastic bottle left on the table during breakfast, mistaking it for mineral water. He was taken to hospital, where was treated and kept under observation before being discharged a few hours later.”Abbasi was discharged at 4.30pm. He is absolutely fine”, the president of the hospital, Dr Shetty, was quoted as saying by . He said Abbasi had had an endoscopy and all the results were normal.Pakistan team manager Sultan Shah said the hotel had apologised for the incident, but they wanted it probed further. “We want to know from the hotel management, who have orally apologised to us, how such an incident happened and who is responsible for such negligence,” Shah said. “It has to be ensured that such incidents do not recur. Otherwise, we are happy with the arrangements here.”SP Nagesh, the president of the All Indian Cricket Association, also called for an investigation: “[The hotel must] tell us how such a lapse occurred. We are awaiting their reply.”

Ed Cowan has barged his way into Australia’s Boxing Day Test team to face India through weight of runs, and will be joined by Shaun Marsh provided the West Australian can prove his fitness

Daniel Brettig21-Dec-2011Ed Cowan, the Tasmania opening batsman currently among the runs, has been picked for Australia’s Boxing Day Test team to face India and will be joined in the top three by Shaun Marsh provided the West Australian can prove his fitness.Ben Hilfenhaus has also earned a recall, the selectors seeking an experienced head to help a young bowling attack battle India’s batsmen at the MCG.Cowan and Marsh replaced Phillip Hughes and Usman Khawaja from the XI that was beaten by New Zealand in Hobart, with Shane Watson and Ryan Harris unable to be chosen due to continued fitness complaints.Watson aggravated a calf problem on day one of the team’s batting camp in Melbourne, while Harris indicated he was short of the required conditioning after returning to cricket for the Brisbane Heat in last night’s BBL match at the Gabba.

Australia Test squad

Michael Clarke (capt), Ed Cowan, David Warner, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Daniel Christian, Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon

John Inverarity, the national selector, said Cowan would open the batting, with Marsh and Daniel Christian to vie for one spot and Hilfenhaus and Mitchell Starc the other.”Ed has been in wonderful form, and the intention is that he will open the batting with David Warner,” Inverarity said. “Of the XI that will line up on December 26, it will either be Shaun Marsh or Daniel Christian.”It is likely if Shaun plays that he’ll be batting at No. 3, if Daniel plays then he’d be at No. 6 and the batting line-up would be re-arranged accordingly, and then it would seem likely that one of Mitchell Starc and Ben Hilfenhaus would be 12th man. That’s the anticipated balance of the side but we’ll have to wait on weather and pitch conditions and final form and fitness.”Inverarity said Marsh’s need to show his back can stand up to the rigours of a Test match caused the naming of a 13-man squad.”The NSP has named 13 players due to the ongoing uncertainty about the fitness of Shaun Marsh,” Inverarity said. “Shane Watson was not considered for selection as he has not recovered sufficiently from his injury. Ryan Harris has not yet achieved the volume of bowling required to be available for consideration for Test selection.”Ed Cowan has been in excellent form in recent weeks. His inclusion is in recognition of his consistently good performances and we anticipate that he can provide steadiness at the top of the order. Ben Hilfenhaus has regained form this season and he provides a strong and reliable bowling option.”We see both Phillip Hughes and Usman Khawaja as developing players with bright futures and remaining as players of significance. They are determined young men and I know that they will work hard to produce compelling performances and push strongly for further consideration.”Since turning around an indifferent start to the season with an unbeaten 91 in a limited overs match against South Australia in Burnie in mid-November, Cowan’s scores have been 4, 134*, 145, 10, 65, 145* and 109 in the first innings of the tour match against the Indians.His strong form has been mirrored by Hilfenhaus, who has shown greater snap and swing this summer, most recently for Hobart in the Twenty20 competition, after he looked innocuous at times against England during last summer’s Ashes series. He was also considered close to selection for the New Zealand series, though the selectors ultimately decided to test out a younger attack as a precursor to India’s visit.”Ben Hilfenhaus is in very good form,” Inverarity said. “I think he had a few body concerns and his action deteriorated a little bit last year and he seems to have got it back and been playing in very good form. He is a strong, durable, experienced bowler.”It [the T20 match in Perth] certainly wasn’t a negative, he bowled very well, but we’ve been considering Ben for some weeks and he provides a strong, durable experienced option for us.”Watson’s case is more problematic, as he has now suffered a trio of fitness problems since the start of the South Africa tour. Inverarity said the panel was hopeful Watson would be fit to play in the second Test of the India series in Sydney.”Shane is not fit to play. He’s had ongoing troubles with his calf,” Inverarity said. “The situation is improving and we hope he’ll be in contention for the second Test in Sydney. But he’s not available to play this game. It is an option for him to bat down the order, yes. The word from Shane Watson was that he was not fit to play. I wasn’t in Melbourne yesterday but he spoke at length with Mickey Arthur and the word was he’s not ready.”Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey remain part of the Test team despite poor displays in Hobart and advancing years, Inverarity speaking of their value to the dressing room as a critical factor in their continued retention.”They’ve both been wonderful cricketers, they are wonderful cricketers, and terrific men and provide a lot for the side,” he said. “We all on the selection panel are keen for them to do well. We’re hoping they have a breakthrough in the next week or two. They offer a tremendous amount to the side.”

While most major teams are finalising their preparations for the World Cup, Pakistan cricket’s internal discord continues to divert attention off the field. Can they turn the corner against South Africa?

The Preview by Sriram Veera28-Oct-2010

Series Facts

October 29, Abu Dhabi

Start time 15:00 (11:00 GMT)All eyes will be on Younis Khan who will making his comeback to international cricket•AFP

The Big Picture

It’s no state secret that Pakistan’s Achilles heel is their batting. Watching their familiar collapses leaves you with a feeling of numbness these days. It’s the same script that seems to be playing on an endless loop: the openers combust mindlessly, Umar Akmal plays couple of pretty shots before throwing his wicket away, Shahid Afridi biffs a few big shots before holing out, and the innings meanders aimlessly in the end.Will the one-day series against South Africa turn out to be different? Younis Khan is back but there is no Mohammad Yousuf or Shoaib Malik. Much will depend on how fast the hugely-talented Umar Akmal matures and how long Shahid Afridi can remain calm. Mohammad Hafeez bowled well in the Twenty20 games but didn’t last long with the bat. Again, it was the same-old failing: couple of quality hits preceded an adrenalin rush that led to his dismissal. Can he turn it around in the ODI series?South Africa will be reinforced by the return of Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla, and Dale Steyn. It will be interesting to see who makes way for Kallis in the middle order. Will it be the impressive Colin Ingram, who played such a cool finishing hand in both Twenty20s, or will it be David Miller? While Ingram offers stability, Miller offers explosiveness – who will they choose?

Form guide

(most recent first)

South Africa: WWWWW
Pakistan: LWWLL

Watch out for…

Younis Khan is back but won’t get much breathing space to ease into the team. The middle order lacks the experience of Yousuf and Malik, and Pakistan will hope that Younis can hold the innings together in the middle overs. He has struggled in the last two years, though: in the 27 games he played during that period, he averaged 25.11 with just one hundred. In the eight matches he played in the last year, he averaged just 11.12. He doesn’t have a great record against South Africa: he averages 25.92 from 29 ODIs at a strike rate of 66.97
Graeme Smith He averaged 28 from three games against Zimbabwe. He hit a painstaking, but vital, 38 in the second Twenty20 game against Pakistan where he struggled against the spinners but didn’t throw his wicket away. It will be interesting to track his progress through this series.

Team news

Pakistan have a few tough batting decisions to make. It’s a battle between the old and the new: Younis and Misbah v the youngsters they will displace. Will Asad Shafiq and Fawad Alam get chances? Will Shahzaib Hasan be dropped or will it be Imran Farhat? Will Hafeez be played as an opener?
Pakistan (possible): 1 Imran Farhat, 2 Mohammed Hafeez, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Umar Akmal, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq, 6 Shahid Afridi (capt), 7 Abdul Razzaq, 8 Zulqarnain Haider (wk), 9 Umar Gul, 10 Shoaib Akhtar, 11 Saeed Ajmal.South Africa (possible): 1 Graeme Smith, 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Jacques Kallis, 4 AB de Villiers (wk),5 JP Duminy, 6 Colin Ingram/David Miller, 7 Albie Morkel/Rusty Theron, 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Johan Botha, 10 Lonwabo Tsotsobe, 11 Dale Steyn.

Stats and trivia

• South Africa have won their last nine ODI games. Their previous eight wins have come against West Indies and Zimbabwe.
• Johan Botha’s career bowling average is 39.57 but it skyrockets to 102.50 from five matches against Pakistan. His economy rate climbs from a career average of 4.62 to 5.06 against Pakistan. Dale Steyn is yet to play an ODI against Pakistan.
  

  Quotes

  “You’ve got two guys [Morkel and Steyn]. One has bounce and he can hit 145 kph, the other has swing and can hit 140 to 150kph. They are wonderful assets to have. ”

Sri Lanka have a shot at redemption during this final leg of the tour against a a side that has not been the most confident in this format of late

The Preview by Jamie Alter14-Dec-2009

Match facts

Tuesday, December 15
Start time 09:00 (03:30 GMT)Sanath Jayasuriya is all set to move to the middle order•AFP

Big picture

After a one-sided Test series and an even Twenty20 contest, during which flat pitches and big bats rendered the spinners ineffective, India and Sri Lanka embark upon a five-match ODI series beginning in Rajkot. Chastened by a 2-0 defeat in the Tests, Sri Lanka have a shot at redemption during this final leg of the tour.The focus will be on Kumar Sangakkara and how he backs his talk with leadership and runs – he did thump exceptional fifties in the Twenty20s. The most interesting sub-plots of the series, though, should be the return of Zaheer Khan to 50-over cricket, and Sanath Jayasuriya’s expected move down to the middle order. Jayasuriya’s equation in the middle order – where he has not batted regularly since the early 1990s – and his role with the ball as Sri Lanka nurse Muttiah Muralitharan back will be crucial if Sri Lanka are to compete with India. For Sri Lanka these five matches provide an opportunity to assess their one-day prospects and identify areas they need to work on.Despite their No. 2 ICC ranking, India are not exactly bristling with confidence. They might have won 14 out of 23 completed ODIs this year, but are coming off a disappointing Champions Trophy and a home-series defeat to Australia. Sreesanth is surely out, and Yuvraj Singh is unlikely to play in the opener. That leaves a shaky middle order and a patchy bowling attack, neither of which fired cohesively against Australia. Zaheer and Harbhajan Singh’s task of boosting India’s bowling is now cut out.

Form guide

(last five completed matches, most recent first)
India – LLLWW

Sri Lanka – LLWLW

Watch out for…

A hungry Kumar Sangakkara is precisely the captain and player Sri Lanka need. His successive thrilling half-centuries in the two Twenty20s underlined his quality – if proof were needed – and he remains a formidable figure at the top of the order. Sangakkara hasn’t made a one-day hundred in 34 innings since June 2008, but there were signs in Nagpur and Mohali that his best form might just be around the corner.Sanath Jayasuriya did better than Tillakaratne Dilshan in the Twenty20s but was comfortably overshadowed by Sangakkara’s top-order fireworks. Always a powerful striker, he will now be an important middle-order player regardless of whether Sri Lanka get away to a flier or lose early wickers. The test will be for him to add extra patience to his game in the latter scenario. Jayasuriya’s left-arm spin is equally vital – his spell in the first Twenty20 was crucial to Sri Lanka’s win – and he has a knack of breaking through when the lead bowlers are struggling.It has been exactly 10 months since Zaheer Khan played an ODI, but he held up during the Tests and the break from the Twenty20s should have given him time to rest. India’s bowling wasn’t at its best in the time Zaheer was out with injury and he will reunite with Ashish Nehra, India’s best fast bowler since he returned in June, for the first time since 2005. The two are clever one-day bowlers, and having a potent left-arm opening duo could lift India’s chances.Suresh Raina was a spectator during the Twenty20s and needs to raise his stock in the 50-over format. Yet to be given a fixed spot in the line-up, largely due to Dhoni’s penchant for flexibility, Raina will assume more responsibility now that Yuvraj is likely to miss the first match. He scored two fifties against Australia, but his only centuries so far have come against Hong Kong and Bangladesh. The time may have come for Raina to rectify that.

Team news

Dhoni didn’t name India’s final XI, but Yuvraj’s absence at training signalled towards Virat Kohli getting a game. Sreesanth’s absence may not mean an ODI debut for rookie Sudeep Tyagi, because Praveen Kumar could fill up that opening. Harbhajan will take the lead spinner’s role and the allrounder’s spot should go to Ravindra Jadeja.India: (probable) 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 MS Dhoni (capt/wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Ashish Nehra.Sri Lanka’s line-up is likely to be significantly different from the Twenty20s, with key changes at the top and in the middle. With Jayasuriya playing in the middle order, Upul Tharanga will open. The last middle-order spot will be a toss-up between Thilan Samaraweera and Thilina Kandamby, the latter being the frontrunner.Sri Lanka were dealt a jolt today when Lasith Malinga came down with fever and did not train at the ground. The good news, though, was that Murali is almost certain to return as the lead spinner after missing the Twenty20 internationals due to a finger injury sustained during the Mumbai Test. He showed no signs of discomfort in the nets, though he visited a hospital later for a pain-relief injection on the finger. With Angelo Mathews a guaranteed allrounder, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilhara Fernando and Ajantha Mendis will contest two spots.Sri Lanka: (probable) 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 6 Thilina Kandamby/Thilan Samaraweera, 7 Sanath Jayasuriya, 8 Angelo Mathews, 9 Muttiah Muralithara, 10 and 11 Nuwan Kulasekera/Dilhara Fernando/Ajantha Mendis.

Pitch and conditions

For the second year running a bilateral series gets underway at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground. Last November, India and England squared off here and the home side set the tone for a series sweep with a resounding win. While it is a venue with plenty of runs on offer, it isn’t one where India have always enjoyed playing. They have a 50-50 record here and the last time they played Sri Lanka at this ground, in 2007, they lost by five runs.

Stats and trivia

• India have a clear 25-10 win-loss advantage in home ODIs against Sri Lanka. Their recent record is even more dominant, with 10 wins and two losses since 1999.
• Virender Sehwag is the leading run-scorer at this ground, with 259 runs in five innings at an average of 64.75 and a strike rate of 115.62. Sachin Tendulkar has struggled, though, scoring only 161 in six innings. Among the Sri Lankans, Kumar Sangakkara is the only one to score a century here, while Tillakaratne Dilshan has two half-centuries.
• Five of the last six ODIs here – dating back to November 1999 – have been won by the team batting first. Four out of India’s five victories have come batting first.
  

  Quotes

  “We cannot afford to drop our guard and become complacent. Every time we take the field, we go out with the intention of winning the game. We will strive to finish the year with a series victory.”
  “It’s not about what has happened in the series. He’s still a great bowler and can have an impact on the game at any time in the series it has nothing to do with what has happened till now.”

Bangladesh opener hit 67 off 69 balls in the second ODI but wants to “play long innings”

Mohammad Isam07-Jul-2025Parvez Hossain Emon doesn’t like throwing his wicket away after a good start, but he will not step back from his natural instincts in the third ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Parvez made a rapid 67 in the second game, which Bangladesh won by 16 runs. It kept them in contention going into Tuesday’s match, and also broke their eight-match losing streak.Parvez rued getting out after making 67 off 69 balls, when Wanindu Hasaranga beat him with a subtle googly.”I didn’t bat long in the last match,” Parvez said on the eve of the third ODI. “I was feeling guilty after getting out because I was set and the wicket was beautiful. I could have scored a hundred that day, and I felt bad about it. [Towhid] Hridoy was unfortunate; he got run-out. We have been talking about it. If we get set, we need to play long innings. We have to be consistent. If we score runs early and consistently, it will be easier for the team to do well.”Related

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• Tanvir: Mehidy kept telling us we could defend 248

Batting first in the second ODI, Bangladesh were bowled out for 248 with Parvez and Towhid Hridoy getting fifties. The visitors have shown a tendency to play a high-risk shot much before getting to a decent score in this ODI series.Parvez said that he is hopeful of getting a good start in the third ODI at the Pallekele International Stadium, a ground which is regarded as one of the better batting wickets in Sri Lanka. Parvez himself has looked in good form, particularly after his breakthrough century against UAE in the T20I series in May.”I try to assess the situation, and play accordingly, and I try to play my natural game,” he said. “I don’t have any set target. I spoke to the guys who have played here earlier, and everyone is saying this wicket will be good for batting. I will try to play a big innings if I get a start.”Parvez also talked about his dismissal in the second ODI, when Hasaranga beat him with a lovely delivery. He said that he missed the line of the ball, but generally felt comfortable playing the Sri Lanka legspinner.”He is a good bowler, but he didn’t give me much trouble,” Parvez said. “I just missed the line on that delivery. Legspinners are important in world cricket, and Rishad [Hossain] is also doing well for us. I am sure if he gets a chance, he will do well.”Bangladesh’s players have a bit of their confidence back after Saturday’s win in Colombo. Parvez said that they are eager to grab the opportunity for the series win.”This is a big chance for us. If we win the match tomorrow, it will be a great series win,” he said. “Everyone is feeling confident. After the win in the last match, the confidence has been building among us, so we will try our best to win tomorrow.”

Only 46 overs were bowled as bad light and rain cut short the day’s play

Tristan Lavalette04-Jan-2024Retiring opener David Warner rode his luck before falling for 34 as the third Test between Australia and Pakistan was evenly poised after a truncated second day.Australia made slow progress against a disciplined Pakistan attack, but only 46 overs were bowled in the day’s play due to bad light and rain. Marnus Labuschagne was unbeaten on 23 and Steven Smith 6 not out, and they will get the chance to reset in what should be better conditions on day three.Even though the SCG’s light towers were on, play stopped just after drinks in the second session after Pakistan refused to only bowl their spinners.Related

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• Rizwan atones for his mistake in Melbourne

• Cummins does Cummins things but Jamal steals show with a half-century to savour

Play was unable to resume with persistent rain falling in the afternoon as bad weather continues to plague the traditional New Year’s Test in Sydney. But the forecast is for mostly clear conditions for the remainder of the match.Opener Usman Khawaja fell for a patient 47 off 143 to tireless quick Aamer Jamal in the only wicket of the second session. Australia scored at just 2.46 runs an over and been shackled by an accurate Pakistan attack.All eyes earlier had been on Warner, who is playing in his 112th and final Test. He survived a tense final over before stumps on day one after receiving a guard of honour from the Pakistan team. He started the innings with a first-ball boundary off spinner Sajid Khan before almost playing the ball onto his stumps in a narrow escape.Agha Salman leaps in celebration after claiming David Warner•Getty Images

Warner again came out to a standing ovation to start day two and shared a hug with his close friend Khawaja before walking to the crease. There was intrigue over whether Warner would come out swinging, but he appeared to eye the long haul as he played carefully.Warner did hit a beautiful cover drive off veteran seamer Hasan Ali, who was bowling at pedestrian speeds. Stepping down the crease, Warner was treating him with disdain but he did have another nervous moment when he edged through a vacant third slip and to the boundary.Pakistan’s bid for early wickets with the new ball have been made harder without spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has been contentiously rested for the match ahead of their T20I tour of New Zealand after a heavy workload over the opening two Tests.Warner looked likely to bat through to lunch after being badly dropped on 20 at first slip by debutant Saim Ayub off Jamal. But he failed to capitalise and fell when he edged a sharp delivery from offspinner Agha Salman that had bite and turned sharply as Babar Azam took a fine catch at slip.The crowd groaned as Warner ripped his gloves off and berated himself before trudging off to a standing ovation and loud applause.It was the only wicket of an attritional session. Under gloomy conditions, the surface had been more difficult for batting than on the opening day with variable bounce notable from Salman.Australia have batted conservatively in a far cry to the manic action on day one when Pakistan rattled along at four runs an over but continually lost wickets.There was concern for Pakistan straight after lunch when Hasan hobbled off with an apparent ankle injury but he returned shortly afterwards.Salman continued to threaten and was particularly dangerous around the wicket to left-handed Khawaja as he targeted the rough patches.Labuschagne, looking to shrug off a lean 2023 where he averaged 35 in Test cricket, looked fluent at the start as he played the ball neatly through his favoured on-side before being tied down by accurate bowling.Khawaja stonewalled on a ground he has long dominated having averaged over 100 from seven previous Tests with four centuries. Apart from using his feet nicely to bludgeon Sajid in the first session, Khawaja dug in as he closed in on a half-century.It was slow going until out of nowhere Khawaja tickled a short delivery angled down the leg-side from Jamal. After Khawaja was originally deemed not out, wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan immediately called for a review and his confidence was justified when replays showed that Khawaja had gloved it.Bowling consistently at speeds near 140 kmh, Jamal sought a short-ball tactic against Smith who countered by pulling to the boundary on his second delivery faced as the ball sped past a slew of fielders on the leg-side.But the intriguing battle was put on hold with the match in the balance.

The hosts were 94 for 5 and 128 for 6 before a late-order rally took them up towards a decent score but it wasn’t enough

Vishal Dikshit18-Sep-2022A solid and classy knock of 91 from vice-captain Smriti Mandhana powered India to victory after their bowlers restricted England to 227 for 7 in the first ODI in Hove. Nearly everything went right for India after they won the toss and chose to bowl on a slow pitch. They got early wickets. They kept things tight. And they were so ruthless they allowed only one partnership to cross fifty runs in the entire innings. If that wasn’t enough of a clinic, when it was their turn to bat, three of the top four – Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia and Harmanpreet Kaur – hit half-centuries to seal the chase with 34 balls to spare.India’s bowling was a collective performance from the quicks and spinners that left England devoid of any kind of momentum in a stop-start innings and the conditions were such that low bounce accounted for two wickets. The hosts had slipped to 94 for 5 and then 128 for 6 and were staring at a much lower total until Danni Wyatt hit 43 and Alice Davidson-Richards made unbeaten 50 towards the end.India had England’s batters on a leash right from the start with the return of Jhulan Goswami after six months for her farewell series. Emma Lamb whipped Meghna for two fours through the leg side before she edged a bouncer behind off the same bowler in the eighth over. Nine balls later, Goswami’s inswinger trapped Tammy Beaumont lbw for 7 off 21 with England having crawled to just 26 for 2 in 10 overs.Sophia Dunkley, who scored heavily against India in the T20Is, and debutant Alice Capsey steered the hosts through a stable period but a spin squeeze from both ends ended the 43-run stand when Harmanpreet took a one-handed catch at short midwicket to send Capsey back. In what would become a pattern for the entire England innings, just when it looked like Wyatt and Dunkley were rebuilding steadily, Dunkley first handed a straightforward catch to cover off Harleen Deol and a ball that kept really low from Rajeshwari Gayakwad deflected off Amy Jones’ back foot to hit the stumps, leaving England 94 for 5.Alice Davidson-Richards anchored and held England’s innings together•Getty Images

Wyatt and Davidson-Richards collected boundaries off loose deliveries from Meghna, Rana and Deol. Wyatt, however, fell to a soft dismissal too when she missed a sweep off Deepti to lose her stumps. England could have been six down in the same over had Deepti hung on to a low return chance from Ecclestone while diving to her right. Ecclestone and Davidson-Richards revived England from 128 for 6 with a much-needed fifty stand. Ecclestone scored briskly off the spinners with a few sweeps, including two for fours against Sneh Rana in an 11-run 40th over, while Davidson-Richards rotated the strike by coming down the pitch regularly. But another delivery kept low, this time from Deepti, to strike Ecclestone right in front on the back foot for 31 off 33.Davidson-Richards made sure they survived 50 overs as Dean deftly opened the face of the bat late on the off side for her two fours and also got a life when Goswami spilled a low catch diving forward from short fine leg. Davidson-Richards then went after Deepti in the penultimate over and Meghna in the last to help them collect 45 runs in the last six overs.India lost Shafali Verma for 1 but Bhatia and Mandhana’s 96-run stand kept them ticking at over 5.50 an over. If Bhatia’s innings saw several half chances and edges land safely, Mandhana’s was replete with elegant cover drives that fetched her regular boundaries. She struck three of those in quick succession off Kate Cross and Issy Wong. India were 59 for 1 at the end of the powerplay, having hit 11 fours compared to England’s three in the same period. Conditions looked much better for scoring during the chase and Bhatia cashed in, top-edging a six and clattering three more fours to bring up a 45-ball fifty. She fell immediately after though, when she came down the track and missed one from Dean.Mandhana was confident as ever and along with Harmanpreet eased along with the asking rate around four an over. Harmanpreet took out her trademark sweeps and Mandhana crunched Dean back down the ground for her 24th half-century. England also tried a spin squeeze with Ecclestone, Dean and Lamb but it didn’t work. With a comfortable 71 needed off 20 overs, Harmanpreet scooped Cross for a four and Mandhana smoked Wong over long-on for six to close in on her century, but a cross-batted swipe against Cross resulted in a top edge and Mandhana was caught at mid-on to fall nine short.Only 30 runs left for victory from there, Harmanpreet brought up a patient 80-ball fifty before hitting the winning runs with a sweep for six.