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New Zealand beat Bangladesh for consolation win
New Zealand scored 161/5 in 20 overs with captain Tom Latham scoring 50 and opener Finn Allen making 41. The 58-run opening stand between Rachin Ravindra (17) and Allen laid the foundation for a competitive New Zealand total. Left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam took two wickets but was expensive as he conceded 48 runs.
130th Durand Cup: Army Green humble Jamshedpur FC 3-1
This was the second match for both the teams. While the team from ISL had won their inaugural match, it was a do or die game for Army Green and they played just like that.The Army Green side started all pumped up and created the first real chance, very early in the first half. Dip Majumdar had a scoring opportunity inside the box, which he failed to convert.
Old Trafford Test: Indian players refused to play
Captain Virat Kohli is said to have conveyed on behalf of the Indian cricketers that an infection could show up in the next couple of days among the tourists - as the negative Covid-19 test results on the eve of the match were not a guarantee of an infection not germinating. He reportedly suggested to the BCCI officials that the start of the match be postponed by two to three days.
BCCI asks England board to reschedule the final Test
India lead the series 2-1 after four Tests. "In lieu of the strong relationship between BCCI and ECB, the BCCI has offered to ECB a rescheduling of the cancelled Test match. Both the Boards will work towards finding a window to reschedule this Test match," said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in a statement. The BCCI along with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had earlier jointly decided to call off the fifth Test scheduled at Old Trafford in Manchester.
'Members of Team India were seen out in Manchester yesterday; IPL might have a lot to do with Test call-off'
Just hours before play was set to begin at the Old Trafford, the game's cancellation was announced due to India's fears about a potential Covid outbreak despite all the players' latest PCR tests returning negative results. Four members of the touring party have tested positive this week, with physiotherapist Yogesh Parma testing positive on Wednesday night and joining boss Ravi Shastri and two other members of his staff in isolation.
I think I deserve a little more respect: Tahir
Tahir was one of the three big omissions alongside Faf du Plessis and Chris Morris from South Africa's squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in Oman and the UAE from October 17 to November 14. Though Tahir retired from ODIs after the 2019 World Cup, he had made himself available for T20Is. He is South Africa's second highest wicket-taker in T20Is with 61 wickets at an economy rate of 6.56.
IPL 2021: Best batting performances from the tournament
Known for his big-hitting prowess, Pollard had been disappointing with the bat in the first six games. He made only 81 runs, with his highest being an unbeaten 35 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. But on May 1, Pollard wreaked havoc on the Chennai Super Kings bowling attack in New Delhi. Chasing a mammoth 219 in 20 overs after a late blitz from CSK's Ambati Rayudu, Mumbai was reeling at 81/3 at half-way mark.
Messi, Neymar set records as Argentina, Brazil edge closer to World Cup
Argentina's captain grabbed a brilliant hat-trick in his team's 3-0 defeat of Bolivia while Neymar scored one goal and set up another as Brazil overcame Peru 2-0. Messi was in sparkling form in front of 21,000 fans at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires as he equalled and then surpassed Brazil legend Pele as South America's highest scorer in international football.
India vs England Manchester Test called off, confirms ECB
The development comes on the back of intense discussions between the Indian cricket board (BCCI) and the ECB after India's assistant physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar returned a positive Covid-19 test on Thursday. It is also learnt that more than one India player had expressed concerns about taking the field in talks between the BCCI and the team management over the last two days.
Paine says Australia not keen on playing Test against Afghanistan
The Test between the men's teams of Australia and Afghanistan looks set to be called off after Afghanistan's newly-installed Taliban government announced its opposition to women from the Islamic nation playing cricket. In a statement released on September 9, Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed it would be unable to proceed with the planned Test at Hobart from November 27 if news reports of Taliban views on the women's game were true.
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