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International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday confirmed the fixtures for UAE and Ireland at the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. The UAE and Ireland booked their tickets to Australia in February after wins over Nepal and Oman respectively in the semi-finals of the eight-team qualifier.
:Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith struck resilient fifties to help Australia recover from two early strikes by fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi in the deciding third and final test against Pakistan in Lahore on Monday.
Fresh off a successful Test series against Sri Lanka, Ravichandran Ashwin has joined up with his new franchise, Rajasthan Royals, and is rearing to go ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Having picked up 12 wickets at an average of only 15.08, the off-spinner played an important role in securing another home-series win for the Indian team. The series against Sri Lanka also saw him surpass India's World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev to become India's 2nd highest wicket-taker and the eighth-highest overall in the history of Test cricket, with a tally of 442 scalps as it stands.
Ravichandran Ashwin, who recently became India's second highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, said he never ran after numbers in his career and considers personal milestones as "just part of the journey and not final destination". Ashwin, who picked up 12 wickets at an average of 15.08 in the recent Test series against Sri Lanka, became India's second highest wicket-taker in Test matches after he surpassed legendary Kapil Dev's tally of 434 wickets.
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 just round the corner, Rajasthan Royals' (RR) director of cricket and head coach Kumar Sangakkara praised franchise captain Sanju Samson and even termed him as "one of the best T20 players." Samson, who made his debut for RR in 2013, will lead the side for the second straight year in the competition and Sangakkara hopes that the Indian will not only shine with the bat, but also with his leadership qualities. Talking during the Clubhouse conversation on Red Bull Cricket, Sangakkara said: "Irrespective of him being the captain or the future of RR, he is one of the best T20 players."
Two early strikes from fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi gave Pakistan an excellent start to the deciding third and final test against Australia in Lahore on Monday.
(Reuters) - Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat in the third and final test against Pakistan in Lahore on Monday.