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Bangladesh to lodge complaint against sledging, umpiring in Test defeat to South Africa
Bangladesh were all out for 53 in their second innings as South Africa won by 220 runs. Bangladesh have already filed one complaint -- about the umpiring - during the ODI series but wants to take up some other issues that cropped up during the Test, which Bangladesh lost on the final day by 220 runs after collapsing for 53 in their second innings.
IPL 2022: Avesh, Holder star as Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs
After Deepak Hooda and captain K.L Rahul hit fifties in taking Lucknow to 169/7, Avesh and Holder stopped Hyderabad from getting a move on in power-play as well as in death overs as they were eventually restricted to 157/9 in 20 overs. Hyderabad began the chase by losing openers, captain Kane Williamson and Abhishek Sharma in power-play to Avesh.
Taylor is a 'great ambassador' of cricket, says Sachin Tendulkar
Ross Taylor scored only 14 runs in his final ODI match but more importantly pouched the catch to dismiss the final Netherlands batter and helped New Zealand romp to a 115-run victory and sweep the three-match series 3-0 here on Monday. New Zealand opening batsman, Martin Guptill expressed his emotions and shared a heartfelt tribute to Ross Taylor.
IPL 2022: Hooda, Rahul slam half-centuries as Lucknow reach 169/7 against Hyderabad
Lucknow were in trouble at 27/3 when Hooda (51 off 33 balls) and Rahul (68 off 50 balls) stitched a partnership of 87 off 62 balls to revive the innings. For Hyderabad, birthday boy T. Natarajan scalped 2/26 while off-spinner Washington Sundar took two early wickets to finish with figures of 2/28. Lucknow were hit with an early blow when Sundar, in his first over, forced Quinton De Kock to drive through off-side in the air and gave an easy catch to cover.
Maharaj, Harmer help South Africa take 1-0 lead with 220-run thrashing of Bangladesh
The main architect of Bangladesh's demolition was left-arm spinner Maharaj, who finished with figures of 7/32 in 10 overs, his career-best figures. Resuming from 11/3, Bangladesh wobbled spectacularly for 53 in just 19 overs, their second-lowest total in Test cricket and also the lowest innings score at this venue. Najmul Hossain Shanto (26) and Taskin Ahmed (14) were the only two batters who reached double digits for Bangladesh in their second innings.
IPL 2022: Sunrisers Hyderabad win toss, elect to field against Lucknow Super Giants
After winning the toss, Williamson confirmed that his playing eleven is unchanged from their 61-run loss to Rajasthan Royals at Pune. He expects his batting line-up to capitalise on conditions, especially with dew, during the chase on a pitch with some sprinkling of grass. "We've seen some similarities in a number of early matches and we'll try to get something out of the surface early on, and potentially some dew later on.
IPL 2022: Cummins can help Shreyas Iyer in leadership role, says KKR's coach McCullum
Cummins, who arrived last week, is available for selection for their next game against the Mumbai Indians and adds to a few selection headaches. Cummins' inclusion would bolster an in-form pace bowling that has led the Knight Riders to two wins out of three games. The Knight Riders prepare to take on Mumbai Indians on Wednesday (April 6) and even though the Rohit Sharma-led team is coming off two losses in as many games.
Iga Swiatek officially world No.1 in WTA ranking after superb start to year
In a history-making achievement, the 20-year-old Isa Swiatek -- who defeated Japan's Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open (WTA 1000 event) final on Sunday (IST) -- became the first player from Poland to reach No. 1 in either ATP or WTA rankings history.
Huge embarrassment as no Indian in ICC's Most Valuable Team of Women's World Cup
The MVT, which is captained by Australian skipper Meg Lanning, has three other Southern Stars in the ranks, besides three English players, three South Africans, a West Indies player and a Bangladeshi cricketer. However, the likes of Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Jhulan Goswami are missing from the list because of their patchy performance in the tournament.
ICC Women's World Cup: A statistician's delight
Australia's seventh silverware, it is fifth time after 2005, 1997, 1982 and 1978 when they have lifted the trophy staying undefeated throughout the tournament. Australia's record in ODIs too is unrivalled with the team having won 38 out of 39 matches since the start of 2018, their solitary defeat coming against India in Mackay, Queensland last year. In addition to the seven World Cups, Australia have also won the ICC Women's T20 World Cup five times -- 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2020.
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