Bangladesh Test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto stood down from the role “for the betterment of the team” after their innings-and-78-run defeat by Sri Lanka in the second Test in Colombo. Shanto announced his decision in the post-match press conference, and had already informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board, saying he did not believe three captains –...
Group 1: Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Qualifier, Qualifier Group 2: West Indies, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Qualifier, Qualifier All start times BST 12 June: England v Sri Lanka, Edgbaston (18:30) 13 June: Q2 v Q3 (10.30) and Australia v South Africa (14:30) – Old Trafford West Indies v New Zealand (18:30) – Hampshire...
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Tuesday 30 September: India v Sri Lanka – Bengaluru Wednesday 1 October: Australia v New Zealand – Indore Thursday 2 October: Bangladesh v Pakistan – Colombo Friday 3 October: England v South Africa – Bengaluru Saturday 4 October: Australia v Sri Lanka – Colombo Sunday 5 October: India v Pakistan – Colombo Monday 6 October:...
Bengaluru will stage the opening match, involving India, and the final if Pakistan are not involved. The full list of fixtures for the eight-team tournament is still to be announced. Australia are the defending World Cup champions, having beaten England in the final of the previous tournament in New Zealand, delayed until 2022 because of...
Samira Hussain South Asia correspondent BBC A British woman accused of attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cannabis into Sri Lanka has appeared in court in the country. Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, was arrested earlier this month after authorities allegedly found 46kg of the drug in her suitcases when she arrived...
The Vatican has named 167 people who died in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as “heroes of faith”. The country’s cardinal, Malcolm Ranjith, made the announcement at an event to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the suicide attacks which targeted Catholic churches and five star hotels during Easter Sunday mass, killing 269 people....
Essex have signed Sri Lankan seamer Kasun Rajitha for the next five County Championship matches. Rajitha, 31, has played for his country in all three formats, including 18 Test matches, taking a total of 55 wickets at an average of 29.58. He previously played under Essex director of cricket Chris Silverwood, who had a two-year...