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Coronation Street legend William Roache made a rare red carpet appearance as he joined a whole host of his current and former co-stars for a night out at the theatre. The actor, who has played Ken Barlow in the ITV soap since its inception in 1960, headed to The Lowry in Salford to see Mother Goose.
Cricket Australia selection chair George Bailey has hinted that Marcus Harris is first in line to be David Warner's successor and become Australia's next Test opener. Harris hasn't played a Test match for his country since the final Ashes Test of the summer at the start of last year, but the 30-year-old was named ahead of a slew of other key batters in Cricket Australia's contract list for the 2023-24 season on Thursday. Harris was one of only three specialist openers to be given a new deal, with selectors opting to leave Matthew Renshaw and Cameron Bancroft off the 24-player list ahead of a busy summer that includes the ICC World Test Championship final against India in June and the Ashes series in England.
Debutant Lorcan Tucker became only the second Irishman to hit a Test century, ably assisted by Andy McBrine's unbeaten 71, to lead a tenacious fightback against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday. Ireland reached 286-8 at stumps on the third day to lead the hosts by 131 runs after resuming on a precarious 27-4 in the one-off Test. Tucker made 108 off 162 balls before falling to the bowling of Ebadot Hossain, with Shoriful Islam taking the catch at extra cover. The wicketkeeper-batsman hit 14 fours and a six during his time at the crease and was brilliantly assisted by Harry Tector and McBrine in partnerships of 72 and 111 to put the pressure back on Bangladesh.
After winning the consecutive 2nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan said that he wants to keep the intent and aggression going in the upcoming matches also. With the help of Dhawan and opener Prabhsimran Singh's half-centuries, Punjab Kings put up a challenging target of 197 which Rajasthan Royals (RR) failed to chase down and suffered a 5 runs defeat in the thrilling last over at Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati. Punjab skipper scored 86 off 56 balls.
Lorcan Tucker became Ireland's second Test centurion as his side battled hard on day three against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Punjab Kings registered a five-run victory against Rajasthan Royals in a last-over thriller on Wednesday. Asked to bat first, PBKS posted a huge total of 197/4 in 20 overs with skipper Shikhar Dhawan smashing 86* off 56 balls. Later, Sam Curran defended 16 runs off the last over as RR were restricted at 192/7, despite a quick knock of 36 off 18 balls from Shimron Hetmyer. Both the teams have a history of delivering thrilling encounters over the years. In 2020, RR chased down 224 runs after Rahul Tewatia smashed 5 sixes in Sheldon Cottrell's over. It was followed by PBKS clinching a win by 4 runs in the final over in 2021.
Jolted by a crushing defeat in their campaign opener, Sunrisers Hyderabad will be bolstered by the return of their South African recruits, including new skipper Aiden Markram when they play Lucknow Super Giants in an away IPL match in Lucknow on Friday. In the absence of Markram, Bhuvneshwar Kumar led SRH in their opening game, which they lost by a huge 72 runs against Rajasthan Royals. But in a big boost to the team, Markram and two fellow South Africans -- Marco Jansen and Heinrich Klaasen -- have joined the side after completing their national duty.
Young batter Dhruv Jurel almost took Rajasthan Royals over the finishing line during his team's IPL 2023 match-up against Punjab Kings on Wednesday. Jurel, who came into the side as an impact player, hit an unbeaten 32 of 15 balls, but RR fell short by five runs in the end. With RR needing 34 runs in the 12 balls, Jurel hit Arshdeep Singh for two fours and a six to bring the equation down to 16 off 6. However, Sam Curran conceded just 10 runs in the last over as PBKS managed to avoid a late scare.