Taskin shines in Bangladesh’s close win over Netherlands

Bangladesh registered their first win in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup, beating Netherlands by nine runs on Monday in Hobert. Taskin Ahmed, the right-arm pacer, bagged four wickets for the Tigers to lead the way to the victory. Another right-arm pacer Hasan Mahmud also did well, taking

Sri Lanka cruise to 9-wicket win over Ireland

Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket victory with five overs to spare against Ireland in both teams' Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 opener on Sunday. After Ireland had won the toss and chose to bat first in overcast and wintry conditions at Bellerive Oval, Sri Lanka's bowlers made regular breakthroughs to

Australia wins 2nd ODI against Zimbabwe

Mitchell Starc took three early wickets to help restrict Zimbabwe to 96 runs and Steve Smith posted an unbeaten 47 as Australia won the second one-day cricket international by eight wickets Wednesday to clinch the three-match series.  After Australia won the toss and sent the visitors in to bat, Starc (3-24)

Bangladesh capitulate as Sri Lanka win series

Sri Lanka won the second Test by 10 wickets and clinched the series 1-0 thanks to disastrous performance by top-order batters on Thursday at Shere-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The first match of the series ended up in a draw in Chattogram. With this win, Sri Lanka secured a crucial 12 points and