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Shakib: 'The wicket was more difficult than the Australia series'
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Wednesday, 01 September 2021 07:55
Shakib Al Hasan didn't sugarcoat his words about the pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, where New Zealand were bowled out for just 60 and Bangladesh needed the better part of 15 overs to overhaul that meagre target."I think the wicket in the first match was more difficult than the Australia series," he said. "I think we still bowled…
Barbados-born Jacob Bethell to captain England Under-19s against West Indies
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Wednesday, 01 September 2021 06:21
Jacob Bethell was born and raised in Barbados but is set to make his Under-19 international debut against West Indies this week, after being named as one of England's captains for a six-match one-day series.Bethell, a spin-bowling allrounder, grew up in the Caribbean and studied at both Harrison College in Barbados and Rugby School in the UK. He quickly became…
World Cup qualification in focus as Sri Lanka take on South Africa
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Wednesday, 01 September 2021 06:17
Big pictureOn the surface, these are two teams short of ODI Super League points. Sri Lanka are down at 11th on the table, with only two wins from 11 completed matches. South Africa are better placed, at 10th, with two wins from five completed games. More importantly, though, both are teams who have experienced substantial upheaval over the last year,…
New Zealand bat first; Rachin Ravindra, Cole McConchie debut
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Wednesday, 01 September 2021 03:11
Toss: New Zealand chose to bat vs BangladeshNew Zealand's stand-in captain Tom Latham chose to bat first in the opening T20I against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Allrounder Cole McConchie and batter Rachin Ravindra were brought in to the playing XI for their international debuts.New Zealand opted to have three spin-bowling options, in Ajaz Patel, McConchie and Ravindra, along with four seam…
Joe Root back at No. 1 in ICC Test rankings
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Wednesday, 01 September 2021 02:48
Joe Root's unstoppable run-making in the series against India has carried him to No. 1 in the ICC Test batting rankings, displacing Kane Williamson at the top. Root tops the Test batting rankings for the first time since December 2015, and is just one rating point off his career-best aggregate of 917, which he also achieved back in 2015.Three Tests…
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