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Secrets of Newlands pitch keep Pakistan guessing on team combination

Secrets of Newlands pitch keep Pakistan guessing on team combination

There’s a fine line between maximum preparation and cluelessness, and Pakistan are trying to make sure they tread the right side of it. With less than 24 hours to go before the second Test, Pakistan have not yet named a final XI, wanting to glean as much information as possible about what the Newlands surface will do. However, the later, …

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Najmul Hossain Shanto steps down as Bangladesh T20I captain

Najmul Hossain Shanto steps down as Bangladesh T20I captain

There, Bangladesh handed the Test and ODI captaincy to Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The visitors drew the Test series 1-1, before they lost the ODIs 3-0. Litton Das then led the T20I side to a 3-0 series win. Whether that T20I result pushed the BCB into agreeing with Shanto is unknown, but the fact that Mehidy and Litton were good enough …

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Jarrod Bowen: West Ham captain faces six-week spell on sidelines with foot injury

Jarrod Bowen: West Ham captain faces six-week spell on sidelines with foot injury

Jarrod Bowen faces around six weeks on the sidelines with the fractured foot he sustained against Liverpool, Sky Sports News understands. The 28-year-old limped off in the 60th minute as Julen Lopetegui’s side were hammered at the London Stadium and no timescale had been given for his return. Bowen revealed he sustained the injury during the first half but tried …

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Taskin Ahmed grabs 7 for 19 for Durbar Rajshahi, a new BPL record

Taskin Ahmed grabs 7 for 19 for Durbar Rajshahi, a new BPL record

Taskin Ahmed became only the third bowler in history to take a seven-wicket haul in men’s T20s, claiming 7 for 19 in Durbar Rajshahi’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match against Dhaka Capitals. It is also the best bowling figures in the BPL’s history, beating Mohammad Amir’s 6 for 17 for Khulna Tigers in 2020. Taskin continues to be consistent in …

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Deflated Pakistan look to set record straight in South Africa and level series

Deflated Pakistan look to set record straight in South Africa and level series

Big picture The attempt to give this Test series context may ironically have stripped some from this Test match, especially as far as South Africa are concerned. The hosts have already qualified for the World Test Championship final after beating Pakistan by two wickets in Centurion, and as such, don’t necessarily have a bigger picture to play for. However, they …

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Chris Lynn’s 51-ball 88 seals Strikers’ comfortable win

Chris Lynn’s 51-ball 88 seals Strikers’ comfortable win

Adelaide Strikers 143 for 5 (Lynn 88, Zampa 2-29) beat Melbourne Renegades 142 for 9 (Brown 66, Thornton 3-22) by five wickets Chris Lynn unleashed on Melbourne Renegades, powering Adelaide Strikers to their first BBL win in four games. Moved up from No.3, Lynn dominated the 104-run opening stand with D’Arcy Short that ensured Adelaide’s five-wicket win on Thursday night …

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