August 31, 2023
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Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara and Dilshan Madhushanka are the notable absentees from the Sri Lanka squad for the Asia Cup with the key bowlers missing out due to various injuries. Sri Lanka Cricket named a 15-man squad for the upcoming multi-team competition, with Kusal Perera part of the setup. The wicketkeeper-batter, who was infected with Covid-19, is recovering and is set to join the squad upon complete recovery. Pacers Pramod Madushan and Binura Fernando are part of the squad,...

August 31, 2023
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Bangladesh pace bowler Ebadot Hossain will miss the upcoming World Cup owing to his knee injury, a Bangladesh Cricket Board official confirmed to Cricbuzz on Wednesday. Cricbuzz had earlier reported that Ebadot is up against time to get fit for the World Cup and now stands ruled out of the tournament as he requires operation on his knee. "He (Ebadot) will not be available for us in the World Cup," BCB chief selector Minhajul Abedin told Cricbuzz on Wednesday. "It's a big blow for us as he...

August 31, 2023
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On August 7, dressed in a white shirt and ash-colored trousers Anamul Haque braced the rains and turned up at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to pick up his jersey. He was selected for the Bangladesh Tigers camp, a development program initiated by the board to work with the cricketers who will be considered for the national team. It was a surprising presence since he was nowhere near the national setup since being excluded from the side following the home series against...

August 31, 2023
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Shakib Al Hasan might not be too keen to read into his team's standing in this Asia Cup but truth be told, performances will matter. There's a World Cup to be played in very similar climes after all but, more importantly, these fixtures kickstart the battle of one-upmanship in what's a very crowded Asian pool. For there's Bangladesh and Afghanistan too now, two nations with very decent ODI outfits who are desperate to make a mark in World Cups and who will...

August 31, 2023
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August 31 Barbados Royals vs Trinbago Knight Riders Martin Guptil's century and an all-round bowling performance ensured a heavy 133-run win for Trinbago Knight Riders over Barbados Royals at the Kensington Oval. Chasing a tall target of 195, Royals folded for 61 in only 12.1 overs. It was the second consecutive win for the Knight Riders, and the big win last night gave their NRR a massive boost. Put in to bat, Knight Riders were slow to get off the blocks and lost...

August 31, 2023
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KL Rahul will be unavailable for the first two games of the 2023 Asia Cup, India's head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed on Tuesday (August 29). Rahul, who has been on the road to recovery after a lengthy layoff due to an injury, is progressing well according to Dravid but will not be flying with the team to Sri Lanka for the group games. Having been on the sidelines ever since he got injured during the IPL this year, Rahul did recover...

August 31, 2023
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England kicked off the T20I home series with a comfortable seven-wicket win over New Zealand at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, on Wednesday. The hosts broke little sweat in chasing down the target after three scalps each by Brydon Carse and Luke Wood had restricted the visitors to 139 for 9. Put in to bat, New Zealand were pegged back early by Wood. Devon Conway edged to the 'keeper for 3 while Tim Siefert was cleaned up for 9. In between, Carse had...

August 29, 2023
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Of the 148 days since South Africa's men's team were last on the field, in an ODI against the Netherlands at the Wanderers on April 2, Australia have played on 28. The Aussies have batted for 1,099.1 overs and been in the field for 777. In all that's 1,876.1 overs. Or 11,257 deliveries faced and bowled while the South Africans haven't been in the same dressing room once. They gathered in Pretoria on Wednesday to make their final preparations for three...

August 29, 2023
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Bangladesh Under-19 World Cup winning coach Naved Newaz is extremely happy to see some of his charges make their ways in the senior level, five to be precise in the Asia Cup squad. Bangladeshi selectors initially included four Under-19 World Cup winning squad members, who clinched the trophy in South Africa back in 2020, in their 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup - Tawhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Shoriful Islam and uncapped Tanzid Hasan Tamim. Later the number rose to five as...

August 29, 2023
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It's not easy being captain of India and certainly not when you have a World Cup at home looming around the corner to try and end a decade-long ICC trophy drought. Rohit Sharma's easy demeanour and personality may just be the right tools for a captain, who has to bear this weight of expectation and drag a group of men with him and towards a common objective. Leadership is but one part of Rohit's responsibilities. As one of the team's most experienced...