Cricket-Sri Lanka recall Rajapaksa for Australia ODIs
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Hard-hitting batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa returned to the Sri Lanka one-day squad on Friday for the five-match home series against Australia beginning next week.
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Sri Lanka recall Rajapaksa for Australia ODIs
COLOMBO : Hard-hitting batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa returned to the Sri Lanka one-day squad on Friday for the five-match home series against Australia beginning next week.
Top Indian athletes to jostle for CWG berths during Inter-State Athletics C'ships
Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra will not be there and the 3000m steeplechase 'record man' Avinash Sable is also unlikely to compete though his name figures in the list of participants. Sources close to Sable would skip the five-day event. The Maharashtra unit, his home state, was also unable to confirm whether he will fly down to India from his training base at Colorado Springs in USA or not.
Pakistan's Hasnain cleared to bowl again after remodelling action
LAHORE : Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain has been cleared to bowl again after remodelling his action, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.
Watch: Sri Lanka Batter Gets Hit-Wicket After Being Struck By A Vicious Bouncer By Australia Pacer
The ongoing T20I series between Sri Lanka and Australia has been a one-sided affair so far as the visitors have managed to take an unassailable 2-0 lead ahead of the final game on Saturday. After being bowled out for 128 in the first match, Sri Lanka lost the game by 10 wickets. Australian bowlers also led the charge in the second game as Sri Lanka were restricted to a total of 124 for nine. Kane Richardson and Jhye Richardson took four and three wickets, respectively, while Glenn Maxwell also managed to bag a couple.
David Warner Reveals Text Message To Aaron Finch During Australia Captain's IPL 2022 Struggles
The defending T20 World Cup champions Australia returned to action on Tuesday as they swept aside Sri Lanka by 10 wickets at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The biggest positive from the game for Australia was the form of skipper Aaron Finch, who was back in the runs with an unbeaten 61 off just 40 balls. Finch has struggled to score big of late, and also struggled to cement his place in the playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
Mitchell Starc Ruled Out Of Australia's 3rd T20I vs Sri Lanka
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the third T20I against Sri Lanka after he sustained an injury in his left index finger during the first match of the series in Colombo on Tuesday, Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday. Jhye Richardson, who had previously replaced Starc in Australia's side for the second T20I and took 3 for 26 in the three-wicket win in game two on Wednesday, has been named into Australia's ODI squad as a replacement, in case the left-arm seamer does not recover by then.
Australia back struggling Steve Smith to unlock T20 potential
Australia hope to unlock Steve Smith's potential in Twenty20 cricket ahead of this year's World Cup, assistant coach Michael Di Venuto said, as the Test team's batting mainstay continues to struggle in the shortest format. Smith averages 59.77 in Tests and was Australia's second-highest scorer on their tour of Pakistan earlier this year, hitting three 50-plus scores in four innings.