'They are the prized wickets aren't they, it is like bowling to (Sachin) Tendulkar'
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between India and Bangladesh in Adelaide on Wednesday.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan decimated minnows Papua New Guinea with a superb all-round performance as Bangladesh qualified for the Super 12s' of the T20 World Cup with a crushing 84-run victory on Thursday. Bangladesh, with a net run rate of +1.733 and four points in the kitty, ensured a place among the elite teams after a shocking opening game defeat against Scotland.
Bangladesh overcame a minor scare to keep their T20 World Cup 2021 hopes alive with a 26-run win over hosts Oman.
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Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahaman returned safely to Dhaka on a chartered flight arranged by the Rajasthan Royals and the Kolkata Knight Riders
Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood began his tenure with a 1-0 series victory against Bangladesh after the islanders won the second and final Test by 10 wickets on Friday.
The Bangladesh all-rounder strained a muscle in his left thigh while batting against England in Cardiff last week.
An inspired Ben Stokes revived England with ball and bat on the third day against Bangladesh on Saturday to put the visitors firmly in control of the opening Test in Chittagong.
Shakib's loopy delivery saw du Plessis take a stride out and play at it. The ball missed the inside edge of his bat and DK missed the ball completely, failing to collect it as he moved away and the ball went past him to fine leg.
Dinesh Karthik jumped a massive 108 spots to 87th on the latest ICC T20 rankings
India captain KL Rahul said he trusted his batting unit to do the job for the side despite losing seven wickets while chasing a modest 145 on day four of the second and final Test against Bangladesh.
Eoin Morgan has said that Dinesh Karthik is a vital cog in the franchise's set up
On a high after Rinku Singh's phenomenal knock, Kolkata Knight Riders will be gunning for a hat-trick of victories when they face a resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, at Chattogram, on Thursday
With scores of 4,9,9 in his previous three matches, Rahul was under pressure to justify his selection and the opener responded by clubbing four sixes en route to a 31-ball fifty as India reached 86-2 at the halfway stage.
Bangladesh's star left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan needs just two wickets for becoming the only man in world cricket to be his country's most successful bowler in all three forms of the game. Shakib with 206 ODI wickets is behind fellow left-armer Abdur Razzak on 207. The all-rounder will be looking to achieve the record in the three-match ODI home series against Afghanistan.
Labuschagne has regained the No. 1 position after Root overtook him in mid-June with successive centuries against New Zealand.
KKR struggled for stability in the last edition in the UAE, while a change of captaincy at the halfway stage did not help them either.
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the third man to hit a hundred and take 10-wickets in the same match as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 162 runs in the second Test to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Zimbabwe, who lost the first Test in Dhaka by three wickets, folded for 151 in their second innings at Khulna as they chased 314 for victory.
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be striving to turn around their fortunes in IPL 2021 after a below-par showing last season.
Jasprit Bumrah jumped six spots to fourth but struggling star batter Virat Kohli slipped to ninth
India captain KL Rahul admitted that his team was made to really work hard by Bangladesh to register a comprehensive 188-run win in the first Test of the two-match series in Chattogram on Sunday.
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal ruled himself out of contention for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup, saying Wednesday other players were more deserving of a place in the squad.
Bangladesh looked in trouble at 74-4 but Das dug them out in a 93-run partnership with Mahmudullah to put them on course for an imposing total on a difficult wicket.
Arshdeep Singh in death overs has worked for Team India
The Test batting chart is headed by Australia's Marnus Labuschagne (915 points), followed by England captain Joe Root (900) while New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson (879) dislodged Steve Smith (877) from the No. 3 slot.
In his last stint for SRH, he only played three matches, while at KKR too he may not be a regular as he's primarily seen as a back-up option for Sunil Narine.
Chennai Super Kings spank Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs to win fourth IPL title.
Shakib Al Hasan who was in brilliant form before the ban, amassing 606 runs in the 2019 World Cup in the UK, said he regrets how he went about the situation.
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders would strive for a handsome win over struggling Rajasthan Royals in their last round-robin game to stay ahead in the IPL play-offs race in Sharjah on Thursday.
In recent years, India's batters have struggled against spin.
The Bangladesh Test and T20 captain was handed a two-year suspension by the ICC for failing to report three corrupt approaches.
Pakistan will join India, England and New Zealand in the semi-finals
Afghanistan's premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan picked up his 400th wicket in competitive T20 cricket during the team's T20 World Cup match against New Zealand on Sunday.
No Indian featured in the top 10 of the bowlers and all-rounders' list.
Shakib Al Hasan, on Monday, became the leading run-scorer in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
England players were in demand as batter Harry Brook earned a Rs 13.25 crore winning from Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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