Bangladesh call up uncapped Shahriar for Afghanistan T20s
Bangladesh on Tuesday included uncapped opening batsman Munim Shahriar in their 14-man Twenty20 squad for a two-match series against Afghanistan next month.
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Bangladesh call up uncapped Munim Shahriar for Afghanistan T20s
Munim Shahriar in their 14-man Twenty20 squad for a two-match series against Afghanistan next month. Shahriar, 23, made 178 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 152 for Barishal in the recently-concluded Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament.
Shakib Al Hasan named in Bangladesh squad for Afghanistan T20 series
Shakib Al Hasan was recalled to Bangladesh's squad for a two-match T20 series against Afghanistan next month. Shakib missed the side's most recent T20 series against Pakistan last year due to injury. Uncapped players Munim Shahriar and Yasir Ali were also included in the 14-man squad after impressive performances in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Afghanistan news: Stuart Law takes over as interim coach
Stuart Law has been named interim head coach of Afghanistan for the upcoming limited-overs series against Bangladesh.
Afghanistan name Stuart Law as interim head coach for Bangladesh tour
Stuart Law was on Saturday named as the interim coach of the Afghanistan team ahead of its tour of Bangladesh for a limited over series. The 53-year-old Law will take over from South African Lance Klusener, who had ended his association with the Afghanistan team in September last year after deciding not to renew his contract. "Former Australian middle-order batter Stuart Grant Law has been named as the interim head coach of our national men's cricket team for the Bangladesh Series.
Uncertainty, distress for Afghan cricketers after Taliban takeover
KABUL: The crack of bat on ball echoes around Kabul's international stadium as Afghanistan's top cricketers prepare for their next tour - just days after the country fell to the Taliban.
IND vs WI: India Become Only 2nd Team To Achieve This Massive Feat In T20Is
India beat the West Indies in a thrilling second T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday night to take a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match T20I series. The victory helped India become only the second team after Pakistan to win 100 T20Is in men's cricket. India have played a total of 155 matches, winning 100 (including Super Over wins), losing 51 and 4 no results. Pakistan have played 189 T20Is and have registered 118 victories. India (65.23 per cent) incidentally have a better win percentage than Pakistan (64.4 per cent).
Peshawar beat Islamabad in PSL thriller
Captain Wahab Riaz became the first bowler to reach 100 wickets in the Pakistan Super League as he led Peshawar Zalmi to a 10-run win over injury-hit Islamabad United in a high-scoring thriller.