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Washington Post
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Sri Lanka eases to 99-run victory to clinch ODI series against Bangladesh 2-1
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka — Kusal Mendis smashed his sixth ODI hundred and led Sri Lanka to a commanding 99-run victory in the third and final one-day international as the home team clinched the series 2-1. Mendis marshaled Sri Lanka to 285-7 with an aggressive 124 off 114 balls after captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and elected to bat. The Bangladeshi batters struggled against the pace of Dushmantha Chameera and Asitha Fernando, who shared six wickets between them to bowl out the visitors for 186 and give Sri Lanka an eighth successive win in a home ODI series. Fernando clean bowled Tanzid Hasan (17) with a searing yorker in the third over of the chase and Najmul Hossain Shanto then deflected Chameera's incoming delivery back onto the top of the stumps for nought as the visitors slipped to 2-20. Sri Lanka's middle-order struggled against the spin as Dunith Wellalage (2-33) and Wanindu Hasaranga (2-35) struck with regular intervals and the Bangladeshi batters also couldn't put up strong partnerships. Towhid Hridoy (51) made a fighting half century off 78 balls before Chameera returned and knocked back the stumps with another superb inswinger and Fernando varied his pace to perfection for two wickets of the tailenders to wrap up the game. Earlier, Mendis marshaled Sri Lanka to a strong total and together with Asalanka shared a strong 124-run fourth-wicket stand. Mendis was strong on the leg side and smashed 18 fours in his chanceless century as he punished anything pitched short with his short-arm jab pull shots while sweeping the spinners to perfection. 'My batting coach said that if I score we will win,' Mendis said. 'I played a different game in the last match, but today I played my normal game after speaking to the coach. The pitch was a little slow, but it came on better later on.' Bangladesh had kept Sri Lanka in check at 3-100 in 21 overs before Mendis and Asalanka took charge. Sri Lanka looked set to get past the 300-run mark but Bangladesh came back well in the last 10 overs. Asalanka, who made 58 off 68 balls, holed out in the deep in the 41st over when he missed out on a low full toss of fast bowler Taskin Ahmed. Mendis fell in the 46th over as he top-edged a short ball from Shamim Hossain, who grabbed a catch over his shoulder. Ahmed finished with 2-51 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 2-48. 'We didn't get partnerships in the middle, and from the openers,' Bangladesh captain Miraz said. 'That was the problem for us. Our team is young, they need time. If you give opportunity it might pay off one day.' Both teams will now compete in a three-match T20 series, starting from Thursday. ___ AP cricket:
Al Arabiya
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Sri Lanka Eases To 99-Run Victory To Clinch ODI Series Against Bangladesh 2-1
Kusal Mendis smashed his sixth ODI hundred and led Sri Lanka to a commanding 99-run victory in the third and final one-day international as the home team clinched the series 2–1. Mendis marshaled Sri Lanka to 285–7 with an aggressive 124 off 114 balls after captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and elected to bat. The Bangladeshi batters struggled against the pace of Dushmantha Chameera and Asitha Fernando who shared six wickets between them to bowl out the visitors for 186 and give Sri Lanka an eighth successive win in a home ODI series. Fernando clean bowled Tanzid Hasan (17) with a searing yorker in the third over of the chase and Najmul Hossain Shanto then deflected Chameera's incoming delivery back onto the top of the stumps for nought as the visitors slipped to 2–20. Sri Lanka's middle-order struggled against the spin as Dunith Wellalage (2–33) and Wanindu Hasaranga (2–35) struck with regular intervals and the Bangladeshi batters also couldn't put up strong partnerships. Towhid Hridoy (51) made a fighting half century off 78 balls before Chameera returned and knocked back the stumps with another superb inswinger and Fernando varied his pace to perfection for two wickets of the tailenders to wrap up the game. Earlier Mendis marshaled Sri Lanka to a strong total and together with Asalanka shared a strong 124-run fourth-wicket stand. Mendis was strong on the leg side and smashed 18 fours in his chanceless century as he punished anything pitched short with his short-arm jab pull shots while sweeping the spinners to perfection. 'My batting coach said that if I score we will win,' Mendis said. 'I played a different game in the last match but today I played my normal game after speaking to the coach. The pitch was a little slow but it came on better later on.' Bangladesh had kept Sri Lanka in check at 3–100 in 21 overs before Mendis and Asalanka took charge. Sri Lanka looked set to get past the 300-run mark but Bangladesh came back well in the last 10 overs. Asalanka who made 58 off 68 balls holed out in the deep in the 41st over when he missed out on a low full toss of fast bowler Taskin Ahmed. Mendis fell in the 46th over as he top-edged a short ball from Shamim Hossain who grabbed a catch over his shoulder. Ahmed finished with 2–51 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 2–48. 'We didn't get partnerships in the middle and from the openers,' Bangladesh captain Miraz said. 'That was the problem for us. Our team is young they need time. If you give opportunity it might pay off one day.' Both teams will now compete in a three-match T20 series starting from Thursday.
The Hindu
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Capitals await clarity on Starc; Stubbs and du Plessis, too, yet to join camp
New Delhi: Even as a majority of Delhi Capitals' Indian contingent trained at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for the first time since the Indian Premier League (IPL) was suspended on May 8 owing to cross-border tensions with Pakistan, uncertainty persists on the availability of a few key overseas players. Barring Sri Lankan pace bowler Dushmantha Chameera, none of the overseas lot was in attendance on a sultry Thursday evening in the national capital. With fifth-placed DC battling for a playoff berth, Australian spearhead Mitchell Starc's participation is particularly essential. The franchise is expecting to get clarity on the left-armer, who is part of Australia's squad for the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord's in London from June 11-15, only on Friday. His Australian teammates Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Travis Head are heading back to their respective IPL franchises for the remainder of the league stage. The South African duo of Tristan Stubbs and Faf du Plessis, too, is yet to join the DC camp. In Stubbs' case, he is anyway unlikely to stay for the entirety of the tournament should Capitals qualify for the playoffs. While Qualifier 1 is slated for May 29 and the final is on June 3, the Proteas Test squad has to leave for the United Kingdom on May 30 ahead of a warm-up game versus Zimbabwe from June 3. On Wednesday, DC signed Bangladesh left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman as a replacement for Aussie opener Jake Fraser-McGurk, who did not wish to return for the business end of the campaign. But there is uncertainty over Mustafizur as well. The 29-year-old hasn't yet got a no-objection certificate from the Bangladesh Cricket Board, and is part of his country's squad for a T20I series against Pakistan starting on May 25. At the training session on Thursday, left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav was a prominent absentee. K.L. Rahul, who was the first to have a bat, practised his range-hitting during the session.
India Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
SRH vs DC, IPL 2025 Preview: Predicted XI, team news and Hyderabad pitch conditions
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be looking to stay alive in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 when they lock horns with Delhi Capitals (DC) on Monday, May 5 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Sunrisers, led by Pat Cummins, are placed ninth in the table and another loss will officially knock them out of the competition, making them the third team to get eliminated after Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).advertisementThe 2024 runners-up also need to improve their net run rate of -1.192, which is the worst amongst all 10 teams taking part in the ongoing competition. They will go into the game on the back of a heavy 38-run defeat to the Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad. The Axar Patel-led Capitals, on the other hand, will be looking to find their lost momentum. Once placed on top of the table, DC have slipped out of the top four and are currently hanging in the middle at will be keen to return to winning ways after losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). With KKR and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) breathing down their necks, DC can't afford to let complacency sneak vs DC: Head-to-HeadadvertisementThe Sunrisers Hyderabad have a 13-11 lead over Delhi Capitals since their first meeting back in 2013. At the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, both teams have won three matches vs DC: Team newsThe Sunrisers have roped in 22-year-old Vidarbha all-rounder Harsh Dubey as a replacement for Smaran Ravinchandran, who has been ruled out due to injury. Dubey took 69 wickets in Vidarbha's title-winning campaign in the Ranji Trophy Capitals may think about bringing in left-arm pacer T Natarajan in place of either Dushmantha Chameera or Mukesh vs DC: Predicted XIsSunrisers Hyderabad (Predicted XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed ShamiImpact Player: Travis HeadDelhi Capitals (Predicted XI): Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh KumarImpact Player: Ashutosh SharmaSRH vs DC: Pitch and weather conditionsThe pitch in Hyderabad is expected to be an absolute belter with the average score being 213 from five games. The team batting second has won four out of five times and hence chasing should be the preferred option for is no chance of rain in Hyderabad with temperatures around 31 and 35 degrees vs DC: Fantasy picksSunrisers HyderabadHarshal Patel, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Pat CumminsDelhi CapitalsKL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek PorelStay updated on IPL 2025 with India Today! Get match schedules, team squads, live score, and the latest IPL points table for CSK, MI, RCB, KKR, SRH, LSG, DC, GT, PBKS, and RR. Plus, keep track of the top contenders for the IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap. Don't miss a moment!Must Watch IN THIS STORY#IPL 2025
NDTV
30-04-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Best Catch Of IPL 2025? Delhi Capitals Overseas Star Takes Stunner, Leaves Fans In Awe
Delhi Capitals star Dushmantha Chameera pulled off a stunning catch to leave everyone in awe during the IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday. In the 20th over of the KKR innings, Mitchell Starc was in supreme form as he took two wickets in consecutive deliveries. On the fourth ball of the over, Anukul Roy flicked a half volley towards backward square leg but the ball was close to Chameera who was positioned in that area. However, the Sri Lanka international still had to cover some ground and he pulled off a stunning full-length dive to pull off a sensational catch. Kolkata Knight Riders' top-order gave them a blazing start but the middle order failed to capitalise on it as they posted 204 for nine against Delhi Capitals in an IPL match on Tuesday. Coming into the game with three losses in their last five matches, KKR got off to a flying start as Sunil Narine (27) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (26) put on the team's highest opening stand of the season -- 48 runs off just 17 balls -- after DC skipper Axar Patel (2/27) won the toss and opted to bowl. Is that Superman? No, it's #DushmanthaChameera! Is this the best catch of the tournament so far? Watch the LIVE action #IPLonJioStar #DCvKKR | LIVE NOW on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi & JioHotstar — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 29, 2025 However, the defending champions faltered in the middle overs and managed 45 runs in the last five overs as DC pulled back things in the death overs. On a better batting surface compared to the previous game, Narine took the attack to Dushmantha Chameera (1/46), smashing him for 25 runs in an over that included two sixes -- one of them a one-handed slog over midwicket -- and a four. Gurbaz then took on Mitchell Starc, hitting two boundaries and a six before edging to Abhishek Porel in the third over, ending the opening stand. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (26) continued the momentum, hitting Starc for a six and a four, and then adding a couple of more boundaries off Mukesh Kumar to take KKR to 79/1 at the end of the powerplay. However, KKR stuttered in the middle overs as DC spinners struck back. Vipraj Nigam (2/41) trapped Narine leg-before, before Axar Patel removed Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer (7) in quick succession, reducing the visitors to 117/4 in 10 overs. Young Angkrish Raghuvanshi (44) steadied the innings with Rinku Singh (36), the duo adding 61 runs off 46 balls. Raghuvanshi struck two big sixes off Vipraj, while Rinku targeted Kuldeep Yadav for two boundaries and a six in a 17-run over that helped KKR cross the 150-run mark. There was a moment of misjudgment when wicketkeeper Porel didn't support Axar's appeal for a catch down the leg side against Rinku. UltraEdge later showed an edge. KKR kept their run rate above 10 for most part but lost momentum again as both Raghuvanshi and Rinku departed in quick succession, falling to Chameera and Vipraj respectively, just when they looked to accelerate. Andre Russell blasted two fours and a six to take KKR past the 200-mark. But KKR lost three wickets in as many balls with Starc picking up two wickets in his dramatic last over.
