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Shakib ruled out of the second Test against Windies with thigh injury Sports Correspondent 8th February, 2021 06:48:53 Bangladesh received another massive blow ahead of the second Test of the ongoing series as their ace all-rounder Shakib al Hasan ruled out from the contest after failing to recover from an injury. “Shakib has been assessed and monitored continuously since suffering a strain on his left thigh on the second day of the match in Chattogram and after careful consideration it has ...

Pak vs SA: Second Test - Day 5 - Match Report - Rawalpindi - Feb 8

Pak vs SA: Magnificent Pakistan whitewash South Africa in Test series By Monday Feb 08, 2021 Pakistan´s Shaheen Shah Afridi (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of South Africa´s Temba Bavuma (not pictured) during the fifth and final day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on February 8, 2021. -AFP The 2-0 win is only Pakistans second over South Africa in 12 Test series, having lost eight and dra...

FAHEEM Ashraf cuts during his fighting half-century.—White Star RAWALPINDI: Second Test, second day, second ball. That’s was the focal point South Africa when hit the jackpot at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Friday by removing their biggest stumbling block, Pakistan captain Babar Azam, right at the start of day with fast bowler Anrich Nortje leading the way with a richly deserved five-wicket haul. However, by the time the long day of action, —365 minutes of them — concluded it was Pakist...

The enigma that is Faheem Ashraf Bowling all-rounder or batting all-rounder? Faheem Ashrafs role in Pakistan cricket is still undecided KARACHI: Many would remember the 2017 Champions Trophy because of Pakistan’s stupendous victory against all odds, where they came into the tournament as the lowest-ranked side, eighth to be exact, in the event and after an initial hiccup bludgeoned over oppositions to lift the silverware. However, there was this one match and one performances even before the ...

8,231 - David Gower With England 263 for three overnight Root started the day by slipping into the background, calmly accumulating just 28 runs in the two hours up to lunch as he gave the stage to a returning Ben Stokes and his wonderfully aggressive 82. Taking guard for the first time since August 8, Stokes narrowly survived a vicious yorker from Jasprit Bumrah on nought before opening his account with a steer to third man and an arcing six over long-off. Back-to-back boundaries off Ishant Sha...

Best: Whether with Pollard or Holder, WI spinning top in mud without CWI reform  For 32 years since Viv Richards’ West Indies beat Australia by nine wickets at the Gabba, no other country successfully breached that fortress.  Of the 31 matches played there between that defeat and this year, the home side had drawn seven and won 24. But without its appointed captain and more than half of its regulars, including five of its front-line bowlers, a second-string Indian team took Tim Paine’s Au...

Waiting for Wehby action, WI wonders about Pollard’s promotion and the Peter Principle On the radio on Friday morning, the announcer broke the news this way: “ As expected, Bangladesh defeated the West Indies by seven wickets in the second ODI earlier today.” Photo: Bangladesh players celebrate the fall of a West Indies wicket during the second ODI meeting between the two teams. That she should so matter-of-factly say ‘as expected’ is bad enough. What is worse is that she was neither ...

Kane Williamson at Headingley 2015 Photo: PHOTOSPORT The England Cricket Board has announced a two-Test series against New Zealand to be played at Lords and Edgbaston in June. New Zealand last played a Test in England in 2015, when the series was drawn 1-1. The Lords fixture will see them return to the scene of the dramatic World Cup final tie between the teams in 2019. England hosted the West Indies and Pakistan in series last year without crowds and with the players restricted to grounds wit...

Friday, 22 January 2021 - 8:29 Ten Dutch nationals arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday as the first group of foreign travellers after opening the Sri Lankan airports for commercial flights. The group arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport, on flight EK 648 from Dubai yesterday (21) night. The Hiru News correspondent at the airport stated that 5 Dutch adults and 5 children were among the group. In addition, another five German tourists arrived at the BIA today (22) morning. Reportedly, t...