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Two-time champions slip to 81 for 7 and lose heavily despite lower-order’s recovery

ECB Reporters' Network17-Jun-2021Northamptonshire Steelbacks slipped to a fourth straight defeat as Derbyshire Falcons ended a two-game losing streak with a five-wicket victory in the North Group match at Derby.A disciplined Derbyshire performance with the ball restricted Northamptonshire to 141 for 8 and the Falcons, led by an unbeaten 48 from Leus du Plooy and 44 from Matt Critchley, eased home on 143 for 5 with 10 balls to spare.Ricardo Vasconcelos scored 38 and Graeme White made 37 from 24 balls but Northamptonshire were restricted by George Scrimshaw, 1 for 13 from four overs and Conor McKerr, 2 for 23.Related

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After losing 7 for 17 in their previous game, the Steelbacks ran into more problems, with both openers dismissed in the first two overs. On a slow, used pitch, Richard Levi chipped Logan van Beek to midwicket and Adam Rossington was caught behind pulling Conor McKerr.Vasconcelos and Wayne Parnell repaired the damage until the Falcons struck again in the final over of the powerplay. Parnell lost his middle stump aiming a big drive at Fynn Hudson-Prentice and Rob Keogh steered the next ball to slip.The slide continued when Saif Zaib missed a sweep at Critchley and although Mohammad Nabi – in his first appearance of the season after quarantining – dispatched the same bowler for two sixes, the Falcons quickly reasserted control.Fynn Hudson-Prentice picked up two wickets•Getty Images

Nabi was caught at deep midwicket attempting a third and Vasconcelos skied a pull at George Scrimshaw to reduce Northamptonshire to 81 for 7 in the 14th over.White and Tom Taylor got their side to a respectable total by taking 41 from the last three overs with both batsmen driving Critchley for six before White hit Hudson-Prentice for three consecutive fours.Northamptonshire had to take early wickets and Ben Sanderson delivered by bowling Harry Came in the second over. Billy Godleman drove Nabi for six before being run out four balls later but the pressure was eased when 17 came from Nathan Buck’s first over.Parnell responded by removing Luis Reece and conceding only two from the next over but du Plooy provided momentum by pulling Sanderson for six to leave the Falcons needing 62 off the last 10 overs.Critchley took Derbyshire to within 14 of victory before he skied Taylor to mid on and although Hudson-Prentice was run out, du Plooy sealed victory in style with his third six.

Pakistan batter smashes 41 off 13 balls to give Sixers a late scare

Tristan Lavalette22-Dec-2022
Sydney Sixers survived a late onslaught from Asif Ali to thwart Hobart Hurricanes on a slow SCG surface and register their first victory of this BBL season.Rain delayed the start by an hour and reduced the match to 14 overs per side. There were some eyebrows raised when Sixers captain Moises Henriques elected to bat but it proved a masterstroke.Defending 138, Sixers’ bowlers relished returning to their favoured SCG as they stymied Hurricanes, who were never really in the hunt until Asif’s astonishing 41 off 13 balls almost snatched a remarkable late victory.Asif nearly conjures a miracle
Hurricanes were dead and buried, needing 45 off 10 deliveries until Asif had other ideas. He proceeded to smash 22 runs off Hayden Kerr’s next four deliveries, with the last being a six off a full toss around waist height that should have been called a no-ball.Needing 23 off the final over, Hurricanes’ chances increased considerably when quick Naveen-ul-Haq bowled a wide on the first delivery and then he was smashed for a boundary by a red-hot Asif.Sixers’ players looked ashen-faced as their stunned fans sensed a massive meltdown. But Asif holed out on the next delivery to finally snuff out Hurricanes’ chances.O’Keefe relishes slow surface
Left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe turned 38 earlier in the month, but he hasn’t lost his ability to frustrate batters. On an increasingly slow surface, O’Keefe proved a vital inclusion, having been omitted against Scorchers at the pace-friendly Optus Stadium.With canny bowling, O’Keefe put the brakes on Hurricanes’ high-octane top-order batters. He snared the key wicket of Ben McDermott in the fourth over and then returned in the eighth over at a crucial juncture.Hurricanes’ run rate had lifted to 12 an over as captain Matthew Wade eyed putting the foot down. But he was unable to break the shackles from O’Keefe, who bowled nine dot balls in his first 11 deliveries.A frustrated Wade holed out in the next over to spinner Todd Murphy and then kicked his bat as he trudged off in disgust.Mixed bag for Sixers’ batting line-up
Sixers were keen to make amends after sloppy batting displays in losses to Strikers and Scorchers.After a topsy-turvy batting effort against Hurricanes, Sixers still have not had a batter score a half-century this season although they reached a competitive total due to strong bookends.Openers Josh Philippe and Kurtis Patterson finally fired with a 68-run opening partnership to get Sixers off to a flier. Patterson, who holds a Test average of 144 from two matches, was a revelation last season as an aggressive opener for champions Scorchers.After returning home to Sydney, Patterson made his first impact this season with a 25-ball 38 to lay a strong platform with Philippe. But their good work was undone after a collapse of 5 for 16 before Kerr hit an invaluable 32 from 20 balls at the death.Kerr, who made 42 against Scorchers, continues to make a compelling case to move up the order.Shadab makes amends after dropping a sitter
Hurricanes were thrashed early with Wade using five different bowlers in as many overs in a desperate bid for a breakthrough.Their early woes were symbolised when spinner Shadab Khan dropped the simplest of return catches in the fifth over to reprieve Philippe.The wet ball may have given him an excuse for fumbling the skier but Shadab was keen to make amends.Shadab did exactly that when he came back in the eighth over and removed Philippe with a slow and wide delivery that was hit straight to long-off. It was gutsy bowling from Shadab, who was suddenly on a roll when he dismissed Henriques first ball with a spectacular diving return catch.It was reminiscent of his brilliant caught and bowled dismissal of Scorchers allrounder Aaron Hardie earlier in the week.Shadab’s efforts sparked a Sixers collapse with left-arm spinner Paddy Dooley, whose unorthodox bowling action has turned heads, continuing his breakout season with the wickets of Jordan Silk and Dan Christian.

Centuries for Luke Wells, Josh Bohannon keep Northants under pump on shortened day

Paul Edwards27-Jul-2023
If anything is to help this game reverse up Stalemate Close, it is probably the black saucers of earth that lie at each end of the pitch. Batters regard them with suspicion while spin bowlers, of which Lancashire have two specialists, view them with delight. If only our top order can build a lead, they thought this morning, we could frolic in the footmarks on Friday. So as expected, when play began at Emirates Old Trafford on this third day, three hours late and with 29 overs snipped from our ration, Lancashire put the hammer down on an attack lacking Ben Sanderson, Tom Taylor and Rob Keogh.Carnage followed. Big style. And Phil Salt played one of the innings of the season, scoring a century which outshone even those of Luke Wells and Josh Bohannon and reminding everyone, perhaps including Salt himself, that his talents need not be confined to white-ball cricketThat said, Northamptonshire’s injured bowlers have taken 39 of their side’s 108 Championship wickets in 2023 and this day’s two sessions showed how sorely they are missed. To a degree, it also revived memories of the evening’s cricket at Blackpool just over a fortnight ago, when Lancashire’s attack was shredded by Dan Lawrence and Doug Bracewell. This time, however, it was Keaton Jennings’ batters who did the shredding, scoring 377 runs in 67 overs and ending the day with a lead of 156 runs and power to add on the morrow.Even in the present era, such fast-forward cricket lent the evening unreality. The achievement of bonus points every 50 runs, significant partnerships and the batter’s individual landmarks blurred into each other and passed with notebook-defeating speed. Rounds of applause blended into each other, for there always seemed something for home supporters to clap. Wells reached his first century of the season off 171 balls, Bohannon his second off 143 balls and Salt also made his second three-figure score of the campaign, reaching that landmark off 74 balls with his third straight six to add to his 11 fours. So yes, there were plenty of big shots but what was most noticeable, particularly during Bohannon’s 126-run stand for the third wicket in 19 overs with Salt, was the whippet-speed of the running between the wickets as ones became twos if the fielder had to make any ground towards the ball.And as so often on such occasions, catches went down, some more culpably than others. White had little choice but to throw his catch at deep square leg back inside the boundary as he toppled over the rope, thus giving Wells a life on 78, but shortly afterwards Lewis McManus had no such excuse when he spilled a very straightforward chance off Dominic Leech. McManus was standing back, Leech was standing aghast and Wells was still standing on 85 not out.The one Northamptonshire fielder to emerge from the massacre with any credit was Ricardo Vasconcelos, who took an unremarkable catch to dismiss Wells off White for 119 and then a very remarkable, one-handed, diving effort off the same bowler to remove Bohannon for 128. But the loss of those wickets was acceptable collateral damage for Lancashire, although the same could hardly be said when Croft received a box-splintering blow in the knackers from White and fell to earth like a lightweight on the end of a haymaker.Salt’s dismissal, caught at deep square leg off White for a 77-ball 105 brought the curtain down on chaos. Nine overs from the close, Bell was caught on the deep square leg boundary by Vasconcelos for 15 and Croft and Tom Bailey later fell to Luke Procter, who, along with White, was the only Northamptonshire bowler who will wish to consult his bowling figures this evening. But those late successes seemed taken from another game, one far detached from the mayhem of a post-tea session in which 222 runs were scored in 35 overs, and one even further removed from the sight of Salt hitting fours and sixes that astounded even his batting partner.

Some swing was available in Cuttack on the eve of the match, but Parnell expects conditions to be fairly tough for bowlers

Firdose Moonda11-Jun-20222:58

Do India need to make changes to their bowling attack?

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The series got off to a blockbuster start in Delhi with India posting their highest T20I score against South Africa, who completed their highest successful chase in response.Given that India are without even more players than they initially planned for after KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav were both ruled out on the eve of the first match, the result may not sting too much and there’s more than enough time to make up for it. India can’t ask for more from their batters, but they may want to consider how best to use Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik in the middle order and when to unleash their IPL bowling finds on a South African line-up that is quietly making a habit of winning from tough situations.Related

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Dating back to last year’s T20 World Cup, South Africa have developed a knack of relying less on luck (or lack thereof) and trusting their ability at the death. Their experienced batters are coming into their own but there are still questions about the make-up of the team that they will want to answer. Their all-round options on this tour are both seam bowlers, which creates more room for specialist spinners. We can expect this combination to change as the series progresses but perhaps not until the direction the contest takes is clear.South Africa are 1-0 up but were pushed to their limits in the first match. How much further can they go? India will want to see.

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South Africa WWWWWTemba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen inspect their bats at training•PTI

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While India’s bowlers were slayed to all parts of the Arun Jaitley stadium on Thursday night, Harshal Patel initially looked the most likely to wrest back some control. He bowled pinch-hitter Dwaine Pretorius with a pin-point slower-ball yorker in a powerplay over that cost only one run but then was only brought back after the halfway stage. David Miller picked him well and Rassie van der Dussen punished his third over for 22 runs but still praised Harshal’s slower ball, which he called “very tough” to hit. Even after van der Dussen’s blitz, Harshal still managed to beat him with an offcutter that dipped under the bat. Taking pace off may be the best way to challenge a line-up that enjoys the ball coming on to the bat and Harshal will have a big role to play as the series goes on.It’s difficult to be too critical of South Africa’s batting after the first match but the contributions of Temba Bavuma could soon come under scrutiny, especially with so many top-order options in the squad. Bavuma has only played 22 T20Is, 14 of them as captain, and his strike rate is the number worth looking at. Overall, it’s 123.13, the third lowest for any South African with more than 500 runs in the format. Since taking over the leadership, it has dipped to 114.91. Given that he usually has Quinton de Kock at the other end and can play a stabilising role, that may not be much of a concern but should South Africa need more explosive starts, it may become more of a talking point.

Team news

We may have to wait a little longer to see Umran Malik or Arshdeep Singh with India likely to go in with an unchanged XI.India: (possible) 1 Ishan Kishan, 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3 Shreyas Iyer, 4 Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Dinesh Karthik, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Harshal Patel, 9 Avesh Khan, 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 Yuzvendra ChahalAiden Markram, who missed the first match after testing positive for Covid-19, has remained in Delhi and will need quarantine for seven days from June 8, which rules him out of at least the first three games. That didn’t affect South Africa too much and after their success in the first match, they may not want to tinker with their combination. If conditions favour seamers, they may consider benching Keshav Maharaj for one of Lungi Ngidi or Marco Jansen.South Africa: (possible) 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Temba Bavuma, 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 David Miller, 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 Dwaine Pretorius, 7 Wayne Parnell, 8 Kagiso Rabada, 9 Lungi Ngidi/Keshav Maharaj, 10 Anrich Nortje, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi1:11

Wayne Parnell – ‘Keeping the guys fresh mentally will be key for us’

Pitch and conditions

The Barabati Stadium has only hosted two T20Is before and in one of them, India were bowled out for their fourth-lowest T20I total – 92 – by South Africa. In the other, Sri Lanka were dismissed for their joint second-lowest total of 87. While both attacks may be eyeing something similar with significant swing through the air available on the eve of the match, Wayne Parnell said he expects it to be fairly tough for bowlers, despite the green-tinged surface. He also anticipates another “sweaty,” encounter. Temperatures will be cooler than in Delhi, with the mercury rising to 37 degrees Celsius, but the 64% humidity may mean it won’t feel too much different.

Stats and trivia

David Miller and Kagiso Rabada are the only two South African players from the XI that beat India by six wickets at this ground seven years ago. Axar Patel and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the two Indian players from that match.Rabada is one wicket away from 50 T20I wickets. If he gets there in this series, he will be the second-fastest South African to the milestone, after Imran Tahir, who achieved it in 31 matches.

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There are two things that India does really well: one is cricket and the other one is hospitality. It’s been really awesome being here.”We discussed after the game what went wrong but it was just the first match of the series. Everyone is coming from the IPL and almost everyone who is in the team had a good IPL. So everyone knows what needs to be done in tomorrow’s match and things we can improve upon. So there wasn’t a big discussion because anyone can have an off day. As a bowling unit, we had an off day but that’s okay. We just want to come back [stronger] in the next match.”

Fifties for Ben Charlesworth, Ollie Price and Miles Hammond push lead to 341 on third day

ECB Reporters Network07-Sep-2022Gloucestershire 343 and 246 for 5 (Charlesworth 64, O. Price 53, Hammond 53) lead Somerset 248 (Imam-ul-Haq 90, Rew 44*, T. Price 5-75) by 341 runsHalf-centuries from Ben Charlesworth, Ollie Price and Miles Hammond left Gloucestershire poised for a challenging declaration on the third day of the LV= Insurance County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton.The visitors began the day by bowling out their arch-rivals for 248, from an overnight 209 for 8, Tom Price completing figures of 5 for 75.That gave Gloucestershire a first-innings lead of 95, which they cemented by scoring 246 for 5 in their second innings, Charlesworth contributing 64, Price 52 and Hammond 53.A deficit of 341 will mean a testing final day for Somerset’s fragile batting line-up if the thunderstorms that have been forecast throughout the game continue to stay away.After the start of play had been delayed by ten minutes following rain, the hosts added only four to their overnight score before Sajid Khan was caught behind looking to guide a short ball from David Payne over the slips.The Pakistan off-spinner made it clear he did not agree with the decision, repeatedly pointing to his shoulder as the contact point.James Rew, unbeaten on 35 at the start, and Jack Brooks added 35 for the last wicket, the latter top-edging a six off Price before falling for 21 to the next delivery, caught at third slip.Teenager Rew finished unbeaten on 44 after nearly four hours of intense concentration. But Somerset fell two runs short of a second batting point and soon their seamers were again struggling to find any assistance from the Cooper Associates County Ground pitch.Charlesworth and Marcus Harris took the Gloucestershire second-innings score to 35 before Harris was bowled off stump by a good delivery from Josh Davey.By lunch, the score had progressed to 49 for 1 and the visitors led by 144. Soon Charlesworth and Ollie Price were building on it comfortably in the afternoon sunshine.Price went to his second half-century of the match, off 97 balls, with nine fours, before becoming a first Somerset victim for Sajid, caught at slip attempting a reverse sweep.Sajid bowled tightly from the River End until Hammond launched him for a straight six and had figures of 1 for 39 from 17 overs at tea, which was taken with Gloucestershire 143 for 2.The lead was 238 and Charlesworth was four short of fifty. The tall left-hander remained patient at the start of the final session and reached the landmark off 179 balls, with 4 fours.Sajid continued to show excellent control and there was no urgency to Gloucestershire’s batting, with Charlesworth and Hammond content to accumulate steadily.The floodlights were turned on with 18 overs still left in the day’s play. Tom Lammonby supported Sajid with a tight spell of left-arm seam and claimed the wicket of Charlesworth, caught at slip driving with the score on 192.The stand with Hammond had added 68, but occupied 32.2 overs at a time when their team might have pressed for a declaration before the close.With Gloucestershire’s innings becalmed, Somerset opted not to take the second new ball at 196 for 3. Brooks replaced Lammonby, who had conceded just 14 runs from ten overs.The stranglehold was broken as Brooks’ first two overs cost 14. James Bracey survived a stumping chance off Sajid in a bid to further lift the tempo.Hammond moved to a watchful half-century off 137 balls, with 3 fours and 2 sixes, before Bracey fell to a stunning Kasey Aldridge catch off his own bowling, the tall seamer diving to his right to take the ball an inch off the ground.At 218 for 4, Gloucestershire led by 313. Skipper Graeme van Buuren wasted no time extending the advantage with a six over long-on off Sajid.Hammond was caught at slip to give Sajid a second wicket and Somerset could take some comfort from having restricted their neighbours to a run rate of just 2.67 an over.

MRI on April 14 to determine next course of action

Shashank Kishore25-Mar-2023Rajat Patidar, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s breakout star of IPL 2022, is set to miss at least the first half of the upcoming season due to a heel injury. Patidar is currently undergoing rehab at the NCA in Bengaluru.ESPNcricinfo understands Patidar has been advised rest for the next three weeks before an MRI scan will determine his participation in the second half of the competition. He picked up the injury prior to joining the camp, and will need an NCA clearance before linking up with Royal Challengers.Patidar’s absence could force Royal Challengers to rethink their batting combination. With him in the mix, Mike Hesson, the franchise’s director of cricket, had stated after the auction that Virat Kohli would continue to open the batting with Faf du Plessis. The injury now potentially means they could have Kohli slot back at three with one of Finn Allen or Anuj Rawat opening with du Plessis.Related

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Patidar wasn’t picked at last year’s mega auction but came in as a replacement midway through the season following an injury to wicketkeeper Luvnith Sisodia.He announced his arrival in the Eliminator by hitting the fastest hundred by an Indian in the tournament’s history, an innings rated by ESPNcricinfo’s panelists as the best in men’s franchise cricket in 2022.Patidar finished the season as the third-highest run-scorer for Royal Challengers, behind du Plessis and Kohli. He made 333 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 152.75. His IPL exploits along with stellar returns in a title-winning Ranji Trophy campaign with Madhya Pradesh earned him a berth in India’s ODI squad during their home summer last year.Patidar’s unavailability isn’t the only concern for Royal Challengers. There are also doubts over Josh Hazlewood’s participation. The Australian fast bowler is currently recovering from Achilles tendonitis.He flew home midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in February after missing the first two Tests. Hazlewood’s fitness is going to be monitored closely, given Australia have the World Test Championship final and the Ashes coming up immediately after the IPL ends on May 28.

Cartwright’s lone hand could not give WA substantial lead on rain-curtailed day

Tristan Lavalette16-Mar-2023Victoria were on the cusp of sealing a spot in the Sheffield Shield final, but rain and bad light halted their push for victory on day three against Western Australia at the WACA.Chasing a target of just 61 runs, having bowled out WA for 236, Victoria’s second innings did not start due to bad light prompting stumps.The final two sessions were heavily impacted by persistent drizzle to frustrate Victoria, who with a win can secure a place in the final starting on March 23. But they remain firmly in the box seat with sunny conditions expected in Perth on Friday.Related

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A determined Victoria once again outplayed WA, who have been lacklustre throughout in essentially a dead rubber for them with a home final already secured.WA were 8 for 210 when play resumed with one hour left in an extended day’s play. But they lost their last two wickets quickly before the gloomy conditions intervened.In his Shield return, Scott Boland has been spectacular with four wickets in both innings and showed little rust despite not having played since the first Test against India in Nagpur last month.Starting day three at 88 for 3, still trailing by 88 runs, nightwatcher Corey Rocchiccioli fell early to a relentless Boland who had dismissed openers Sam Whiteman and Cameron Bancroft during two menacing bursts late on day two.WA were on the ropes, but Hilton Cartwright provided resistance in an absorbing battle with Boland. He picked off rare loose deliveries to ensure the scoreboard ticked over and absorbed probing bowling, including getting hit in the groin by a sharp delivery from Boland.But Cartwright was playing a lone hand as allrounder Aaron Hardie’s crucial wicket fell just before lunch for a painstaking 13. WA’s slim hopes were left to Cartwright and Ashton Turner, playing his first Shield match since October 2020.Turner had batted well alongside Cartwright in WA’s best partnership in their subpar first innings of 122, but he needed to perform a major rescue job akin to his continual feats as skipper for BBL champions Perth Scorchers.Fergus O’Neill took 3 for 52 in the second innings•Getty Images

In a far cry from his belligerent batting in the BBL, Turner wisely dug in as Boland unleashed a probing spell after lunch. Turner played second fiddle to a determined Cartwright eyeing his first ton of the Shield season.They added 41 runs to put WA on the brink of getting a lead before Turner was caught behind off quick Fergus O’Neill, who in his next over claimed the big wicket of Cartwright for 82.It was disappointment for former Test allrounder Cartwright, hoping for a ton after unluckily missing out on WA’s 50-over Marsh Cup triumph last week.Cartwright has made seven half-centuries during a solid Shield season and has been clearly WA’s best performer in this match having also taken three wickets on day two.Victoria could sniff wrapping up victory quickly but rain – a rarity in Perth this time of year – halted their charge multiple times as the match dragged into a final day.

Playing a T20I after six months, she got Ellyse Perry, Sophie Molineux and Beth Mooney in Australia’s final over

Mohammad Isam02-Apr-2024Left-arm medium pacer Fariha Trisna’s hat-trick against Australia delighted the small crowd that turned up at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. However, it came in a losing cause as Australia crushed the home side by 58 runs in the second T20I to seal the three-match series 2-0.Trisna got her hat-trick off the last three balls of the innings. She first had Ellyse Perry caught at wide long-off, then dismissed Sophie Molineux at point and got Beth Mooney bowled down the leg side. This was Trisna’s second hat-trick in T20Is, having picked up the
first one on her debut against Malaysia in the 2022 Asia Cup in Sylhet.”It feels good to get my second hat-trick,” she said. “It is by Allah’s grace that I achieved this feat. When I had the chance to take a hat-trick after picking up two wickets, I just wanted to bowl at the stumps. I tried to bowl tight [today] since I was coming back to T20Is after a while. I got a chance to play a match, so my aim was to contribute something for the team.”Related

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Trisna finished with figures of 4 for 19 but was disappointed with Bangladesh losing by a big margin. In reply to Australia’s 161 for 8, the hosts mustered only 103 for 9. She conceded that her achievement would have felt much better had Bangladesh crossed the finish line.”It is disappointing that we lost the game. If the team had won, the personal achievement would have felt much better,” she said. “We would have celebrated then. The team comes first. We started well, so there was hope that we can finish properly too. But we tried hard till the end.”Trisna suffered a back injury last October, and was out of action for almost six months. She revealed that working with former Sri Lanka fast bowler Champaka Ramanayake helped her get back into rhythm.”My first plan was to recover from my injury. I wanted to follow the process, so there was never any doubt that I would not return to the Bangladesh team from injury,” she said. “After my rehab was completed, I was lucky to do the bowling camp under Ramanayake. It really helped me.”In her absence, the young Marufa Akter has been Bangladesh’s pace mainstay. Bangladesh have been primarily going with only a single pace bowler in the recent past, but had both Trisna and Akter in the side in the second T20I against Australia. But can they continue to field two pacers in the slow and low surfaces at home?”If we start doing well as a team, we can have two pacers in the line-up,” Trisna said. “I tried to bowl in the right areas. There’s no competition with Marufa, who is world-class bowler. She has everything.”

‘Trisna gets late shape back in’ – Harris

Grace Harris, who starred for Australia with 47 off a 33 balls after being promoted to open on Tuesday, also heaped praise on Trisna.”[It is] fantastic for her. I think she gets really good, late shape back into the right-hand batter,” Harris said. “I’m assuming she’s quite young, so she’s got a lot of room to improve or to develop her game.”But with the new ball, I actually found her a bit more challenging to face because she gets just quite late shape back in. And she’s quite accurate, and on a length. So, I’m pretty happy with how I played her. And good on her for getting a hat-trick and for bowling quite well today.”The 21-year-old Trisna is the third women’s bowler to take two T20I hat-tricks after Uganda’s Concy Aweko and Hong Kong’s Kary Chan.

Sidra Nawaz is not part of the 17-player squad that is understood to have been chosen for both formats

Danyal Rasool01-May-2024Pakistan have selected a near-identical squad to the one playing the ongoing white-ball series against West Indies for the upcoming tour of England, with Nida Dar the captain of the side.The only omissions are Bismah Maroof, who retired from the game last week after an international career that spanned 18 years, and Sidra Nawaz, who was part of the ODI squad but did not play a game.The official squad announcement does not appear to distinguish between players selected for the T20I and ODI legs of the series against England, and it is understood that all 17 players have been chosen for both formats.Related

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The tour comes following a disappointing home series against West Indies, in which Pakistan have run the visitors close on several occasions but are yet to get over the line. West Indies, spearheaded by the sensational all-round form of Hayley Matthews, won the ODI series 3-0, and have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match T20I series in Karachi.Pakistan will play three T20Is and as many ODIs against England in May, with the T20I games on May 11, 17 and 19. The ODIs follow on May 23, 26 and 29. They will also play a warm-up T20 on May 9 and a one-day game on May 21 against an ECB Development XI side.The ODIs are part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25, with this being Pakistan’s eighth and final series in the current cycle. Pakistan are currently fifth with 16 points on the ten-team table, with the top five qualifying for the 2025 ODI World Cup directly.

Pakistan women’s squad for tour of England

Nida Dar (capt), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar

Nair, who smashed 112, set a new record of 542 runs without being dismissed, going past former New Zealand allrounder James Franklin

PTI03-Jan-2025Karun Nair on Friday broke the world record for most List A runs without being dismissed, while guiding Vidarbha to an eight-wicket victory over Uttar Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.Nair, who smashed 112, set a new record of 542 runs without being dismissed, going past former New Zealand allrounder James Franklin, who in 2010 had managed a streak of 527 runs without getting out. Other prominent names in the list are: Joshua van Heerden (512), Fakhar Zaman (455) and Taufeeq Umar (422).The knock was his fourth hundred of the season – and third on the trot – as he helped Vidarbha overhaul UP’s 307 for 8 in just 47.2 overs. Nair’s unbeaten streak began on December 23, when he first blasted 112 off 108 balls against Jammu & Kashmir. He followed it up with an unbeaten 44 in a small chase against Chhattisgarh. He then made a season-high 168 not out against Chandigarh, helping Vidarbha chase down 316 in 48 overs, before finishing 2024 with another unbeaten ton – 111* against Tamil Nadu.On Friday, Vidarbha ended at 313 for 2 as Yash Rathod also made an unbeaten 138 off 140 balls. He and Karun shared a massive 228-run stand for the second wicket.The victory also enabled Vidarbha to position themselves comfortably as the top team in Group D with 20 points from five games ahead of second placed Tamil Nadu (14) and UP (14), who are on third.