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Sri Lanka completed a comprehensive come-from-behind series victory over Afghanistan, with a massive nine-wicket win in Hambantota. Dushmantha Chameera picked four wickets and Wanindu Hasaranga got three, bundling out Afghanistan for 116. In response, openers Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunatne made mincemeat of that small total with fifties to complete the chase in just 16 overs. Afghanistan…
The Afghanistan Cricket Board rested Rashid Khan for the upcoming one-off Test against Bangladesh as they announced their 15-member Test squad that includes three uncapped players – pacer Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai and Nijat Masoud along with young legspinner Izharulhaq – for the game that is scheduled to begin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium from June 14….
Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar said the spin-friendly nature of the Oval pitch will make India a confident side going into the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia from Wednesday. With India boasting of two wonderful spinners to choose from in R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, Tendulkar said the team can take a lot of heart from the…
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma suffered a slight injury scare one day ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia at the Oval. During the optional practice session on Tuesday, the right-handed opener was struck on his right thumb and in pictures which were posted on social media by various journalists, he could be…
As India’s ICC World Test Championship final against Australia comes close, all set to start on June 7 at The Oval, all eyes are on star batter Virat Kohli, who roared back to form across all formats from late 2022 onwards. His eyes are set on the prestigious Test Championship mace, for which he will have…
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus moved into a politically-charged French Open quarter-final with Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Sunday and immediately set the tone for the high-profile confrontation by boycotting Roland Garros media for a second time. Australian Open champion and world number two Sabalenka defeated Sloane Stephens 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to reach the last eight in…
World number one Carlos Alcaraz crushed Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday and move a step closer to a blockbuster showdown with Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz fired 42 winners and broke seven times as he made light work of Italian 17th seed Musetti, who had won their only previous…
A composed 91 from Charith Asalanka was the highlight of an otherwise up-and-down batting performance by Sri Lanka in the first ODI against Afghanistan at Hambantota on Friday (June 2). Put into bat under overcast conditions on a typically lively surface, the Lankans lost comeback man Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis early – both to…
Yorkshire vs Lancashire Led by another vintage performance from Dawid Malan, Yorkshire beat Lancashire by 15 runs at Headingley on Thursday (June 1). Malan continued his prime form this season with a classy half-century that was the backbone of Yorkshire’s batting performance as they got to a competitive total after being put into bat. Malan almost batted…
Fifth seed Caroline Garcia loses to Anna Blinkova 6-4, 3-6, 5-7 in French Open women’s singles second round Russian Anna Blinkova needed nine match points to finally beat home hope Caroline Garcia and reach the French Open third round on Wednesday. Fifth seed Garcia saved eight match points on Blinkova’s serve late in the deciding…