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India's premier pacer Mohammed Shami, who is recuperating from an ankle surgery, is expected to make his comeback with the home Test series against Bangladesh later this year, BCCI secretary Jay Shah told PTI. Shami missed the five-match Test series against England and will also sit out of the IPL after having undergone surgery for Achilles tendon last month.
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das inflicted a stunning no-look run-out during the third and final T20I against Sri Lanka in Sylhet on Saturday. The incident happened on the final ball of Sri Lanka's innings when Dasun Shanaka and Sadeera Samarawickrama tried to steal a couple of runs for the visitors. Shanaka flicked Mustafizur Rahman's delivery towards mid-on, hoping to steal a couple of runs. While the pair completed the first run successfully, Shanaka scampered his way towards the keeper's end to complete the second.
Nuwan Thushara's maiden hat-trick and Kusal Mendis' career-best 86 helped Sri Lanka clinch a three-match T20I series in a decider match against Bangladesh at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Thushara bagged a maiden over hat-trick and finished with figures of 5-20, guiding his team to a 28-run victory in the series decider. Bangladesh were bowled out for 146 in the final over. While celebrating the series win, Sri Lanka players reignited the 'timed out' controversy - an incident that involved Angelo Mathews from 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Two weeks ahead of the upcoming IPL, defending champions Chennai Super Kings were left to fret over another injury concern as pacer Matheesha Pathirana has suffered a Grade 1 hamstring strain on his left leg. The Sri Lankan slinger suffered the niggle during the second T20I against Bangladesh at Sylhet on March 6 and left the field without completing his spell. "Matheesha Pathirana will not be available for selection for the third T20I (on Saturday), as the player has sustained a Grade 1 hamstring injury on his left leg," Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement.
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team finished the five-match series against England on a high with a huge innings and 64 runs win. The victory saw the side pocketing the series 4-1. After losing the first Test, the hosts made a brilliant comeback to win the rest of the matches in style. Despite top stars like Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami not part of the series, India thrashed England. Debutants like Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Devdutt Padikall, Akash Deep impressed as the future looks bright for India.
The second T20I between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh triggered a big debate in the cricketing fraternity after a controversial decision was taken by the third umpire on Wednesday. While the on-field umpire's decision over a caught-behind call went in the favour of the bowling side, the batter decided to use a DRS referral. After a lengthy review, the third umpire gave the decision in the favour of the batting team, overruling the on-field decision despite witnessing a spike as the ball passed the bat, sending the contest into utter chaos.
BAN vs SL 2nd T20I, Live Updates:Bangladesh will be squaring off against Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20I of the three-match series on Wednesday in Sylhet. Sri Lanka currently lead 1-0 in the three-match series after registering a victory by three runs in the previous match. In the first match, Sri Lanka posted a whopping total of 206/3 in 20 overs after being asked to bat first. Later, Bangladesh were restricted at 203/8. For the visitors, Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 61 runs while Kusal Mendis scored 59. (Live Scorecard)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday shared an update on Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York which will host the most anticipated match of the T20 World Cup between India and Pakistan. Construction of the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York has made great strides in the last month with the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 starting on June 1. The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium is scheduled to host the cricketing rivals for a mouth-watering clash on June 9. The ground will be home to India during the entirety of the group stage, where they will also face Ireland and the hosts USA.