Five storylines halfway through IPL
The Indian Premier League season reaches the halfway point this week as 10 teams battle for supremacy in the high-octane Twenty20 cricket tournament.
The Indian Premier League season reaches the halfway point this week as 10 teams battle for supremacy in the high-octane Twenty20 cricket tournament.
Spinner Karn Sharma returned figures of 3-36 as Mumbai Indians pulled off a stunning 12-run IPL win on Sunday to end Delhi Capitals' dominant run this season.
Bangladeshi spinner Rishad Hossain made a dream debut in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), playing a key role in Lahore Qalandars' dominant 79-run victory over Quetta Gladiators. Rishad picked up 3 wickets for 31 runs in his 4 overs and remained unbeaten on 1 run with the bat.
In their second match of the Women's World Cup Qualifiers, Bangladesh found themselves under pressure while chasing 236 against Ireland. The team was struggling at 94 for 5 when Ritu Moni stepped up to rescue the innings.
Batting great Virat Kohli struck his 100th half-century in T20 cricket to steer Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a thumping nine-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.
After a five-month break since their tour of the West Indies, Tigers are returning to red-ball cricket. Bangladesh’s busy international season kicks off with a two-match Test series against Zimbabwe.
Opener Abhishek Sharma smashed 141 off 55 balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off IPL's second highest run chase of 246 to hammer Punjab Kings by eight wickets on Saturday.
Opener Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran struck half-centuries as Lucknow Super Giants beat Gujarat Titans by six wickets for their third straight win in the IPL on Saturday.
During the eighth over of Abahani's innings in the highly anticipated Abahani–Mohammedan match at the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) on Saturday, pacer Ebadot Hossain struck Mohammad Mithun on the pad, prompting a loud and immediate appeal from Mohammedan players.
The high-voltage clash between Abahani and Mohammedan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur lived up to its billing in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL). National team captain Najmul Hossain Shanto tried to steady the ship for a struggling Abahani, but his efforts went in vain as Mohammedan secured a 39-run victory.
Tamim Iqbal was supposed to lead Mohammedan in this high-profile Dhaka Premier League (DPL) clash against Abahani Ltd today; however, due to heart issues, the former Bangladesh captain has been ruled out of the tournament.
New Zealand's Glenn Phillips has left his IPL team Gujarat Titans to return home due to injury and will miss the rest of the T20 tournament, the franchise said Saturday.