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Harmanpreet Kaur Replaces Mithali Raj As ODI Captain, No Jhulan Goswami For SL Series

Harmanpreet Kaur was on Wednesday named India women's team captain for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka on a day when her ODI predecessor Mithali Raj announced her international retirement. Harmanpreet, who remains T20I skipper, and Smriti Mandhana were in the running to replace Mithali in the 50-over format. Eventually, the selectors have gone for the 33-year-old Harmanpreet over the 25-year-old Mandhana. India will play three T20Is and as many ODIs against Sri Lanka in Dambulla and Kandy, starting June 23. It will be India's first assignment since the early exit from the ODI World Cup in March.

Mlaba leads charge as Proteas women restrict Ireland in T20 series decider

Left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba was one of the Proteas women bowling stars as they restricted Ireland to 104 all-out in 18.3 overs during the third and final T20 international on Wednesday.

Parkinson remembers his National Counties roots as he makes Test debut

Matt Parkinson did not forget the part Staffordshire played in his development when he made his England Test debut against New Zealand at Lord's. The 26-year-old leg-spinner may be a proud Lancastrian and a product of the Red Rose Academy but it was a season playing for Staffordshire, in what is now National Counties cricket, in 2014 that gave Parkinson his first experience of senior county cricket.

Ollie Robinson set to miss next three Tests amid ongoing fitness battle

England expect to be without seamer Ollie Robinson for at least the next three Tests after failing to get to the bottom of his back injury.

Leach doubtful for England, Robinson still out

England spinner Jack Leach is rated as 50-50 for the second Test against New Zealand while seamer Ollie Robinson faces another three weeks on the sidelines.

Ranji Trophy 2022: Record-breaking Bengal take control against Jharkhand

Jharkhand piled up 880 runs against Nagaland at the Eden Gardens, Bengal paid them back in the same coin putting up a huge 773 for seven declared in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final match at the Just Cricket Academy ground in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The Abhimanyu Easwaran-led side then took firm control of the match reducing Jharkhand to 139 for five, still trailing Bengal by 634 runs, at stumps on Day 3. It was a huge relief for the Bengal team management to see the side, which struggled to get big scores this season, create a first-class record of all nine batters scoring half-centuries in an innings as the Jharkhand bowlers were left looking for answers.

An era in women's cricket ends as Mithali Raj retires

women's cricket, which spanned more than two decades, came to a 'reluctant' end on Wednesday. Hyderabad's legendary player Mithali Raj, who was literally 'pushed' into the game by her mother Leela Raj, finally called it quits. Mithali has set several records in her illustrious career and her aggregate of 10,868 international runs in 333 matches — ODIS, Tests and T2OI — will take some beating. With most runs in women's cricket and the only Indian captain - man or woman - to have led the side in two 50-over World Cup finals, the 39-year-old, however, retires without the World Cup trophy in her cabinet.

Watch: Airborne Shadab Khan Takes "Unreal" One-Handed Catch During PAK vs WI 1st ODI

International cricket returned to Multan after almost 14 years on Wednesday, with Pakistan facing West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series. After electing to bat, West Indies lost the wicket of in-form batter Kyle Mayers in the third over after Shaheen Shah Afridi showed quick reflexes to complete a return catch. Shai Hope and Shamarh Brooks then added 154 runs for the second wicket before the latter was dismissed on 70 by Mohammad Nawaz. The credit for Brooks' dismissal largely goes to Shadab Khan, who took a wonder catch to end the dangerous looking stand.

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Harmanpreet Kaur Replaces Mithali Raj As ODI Captain, No Jhulan Goswami For SL Series

Mlaba leads charge as Proteas women restrict Ireland in T20 series decider

Parkinson remembers his National Counties roots as he makes Test debut

Ollie Robinson set to miss next three Tests amid ongoing fitness battle

Leach doubtful for England, Robinson still out

Ranji Trophy 2022: Record-breaking Bengal take control against Jharkhand

An era in women's cricket ends as Mithali Raj retires

Watch: Airborne Shadab Khan Takes "Unreal" One-Handed Catch During PAK vs WI 1st ODI