Silverwood's Sri Lanka win test series in Bangladesh
DHAKA : Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood began his tenure with a 1-0 series victory against Bangladesh after the islanders won the second and final test by 10 wickets on Friday.
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Sri Lanka Thrash Bangladesh In Second Test, Win Series 1-0
Asitha Fernando finished with a career-best 6-51 as Sri Lanka thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test on Friday to win the series 1-0. The visitors bowled out Bangladesh for 169 runs in their second innings with the 24-year-old playing a starring role at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Day 5 Live Score Updates: Shakib Al Hasan Falls As Bangladesh Bowled Out For 169
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 5 Live Score Updates:Asitha Fernando scalped six wickets for Sri Lanka in the second innings to bundle out Bangladesh for 169 in the second innings of the ongoing 2nd Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Sri Lanka now need 29 runs to win the second Test, to take the series 1-0. Shakib Al Hasan top-scored for Bangladesh with 58, while Liton Das scored 52. After the visitors took a first innings lead of 141, the hosts lost four wickets in the final session on Day 4, and were reeling at 34 for four. Asitha Fernando had struck early for Sri Lanka, dismissing Bangladesh openers Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudul Hasan Joy in quick succession. In between Tamim and Hasan's dismissal, Bangladesh also lost the wickets of Najmul Hussain Shanto and skipper Mominul Haque. Earlier, Sri Lanka, on the back of Angelo Mathews (145) and Dinesh Chandimal's (124) marathon knocks, posted a total of 506, and took a first innings lead of 141. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Women's T20 Challenger: Athlete-turned-cricketer Kiran Navgire inspired by MS Dhoni's World Cup-winning six
And so, athletics' loss became cricket's gain as the former Maharashtra state-level athlete decided that there is no fun if she can't tonk the ball like her idol Dhoni. Eleven years later, at 28, Navgire, who plays domestic cricket for Nagaland, has found instant stardom, with some of the most powerful blows that one has ever seen from an Indian batter.
"MS Dhoni Sir's World Cup Winning Hit Inspired Me To...": Kiran Navgire
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's World Cup winning six resides in India's collective consciousness and it was a shot that changed a lot of lives, including that of little-known Solapur athlete Kiran Navgire. And so, athletics' loss became cricket's gain as the former Maharashtra state level athlete decided that there is no fun if she can't tonk the ball like her "idol".
Wriddhiman Saha "Not Willing" To Play For Bengal In Ranji Trophy Knockouts
Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha on Thursday made it official to the Cricket Association of Bengal that he is "not willing" to play for the state team in upcoming Ranji Trophy knockouts. This effectively brings an end to Saha's glorious career with Bengal from where he made his Ranji debut in November 2007 and went on to play 122 first-class and 102 List A matches. "The Cricket Association of Bengal wanted Wriddhiman Saha to play for Bengal at this crucial juncture especially when Bengal would be fighting in the knockout stage in a bid to win the Ranji Trophy after becoming the top ranked team in the country at the end of the Group Stage," CAB president Avishek Dalmiya said in a statement.
It's official, Wriddhiman Saha 'not willing' to play for Bengal in Ranji knockouts
Wriddhiman Saha on Thursday made it official to the Cricket Association of Bengal that he is "not willing" to play for the state team in upcoming Ranji Trophy knockouts. This effectively brings an end to Saha's glorious career with Bengal from where he made his Ranji debut in November 2007 and went on to play 122 first-class and 102 List A matches. "The Cricket Association of Bengal wanted Wriddhiman Saha to play for Bengal at this crucial juncture especially when Bengal would be fighting in the knockout stage in a bid to win the Ranji Trophy after becoming the top ranked team in the country at the end of the Group Stage," CAB president Avishek Dalmiya said in a statement.
Bangladesh top order stumbles after Mathews, Chandimal hit tons
Sri Lankan seamers cut through the Bangladesh top order in the second innings after centuries from Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal gave the visitors a commanding lead in the second Test in Dhaka on Thursday.