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India Today
17-07-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Litton Das eyes Pakistan heist after historic Sri Lanka T20I win: Won't be easy
Litton Das has acknowledged that defeating Pakistan in the upcoming T20I series will be a tough challenge. The 30-year-old recently led Bangladesh to their first-ever T20I series win over Sri Lanka, sealing the victory with an eight-wicket triumph in the final match at the R. Premadasa Stadium in the Sri Lanka T20I, Bangladesh had another successful away series against the West Indies, highlighting Bangladesh's growing strength in the Litton cautioned that the conditions in Dhaka - particularly the rainy weather - could make batting difficult during the Pakistan series. "Both series wins are huge for me. Beating West Indies in their backyard is massive. They are a strong team in their conditions. It is the same in Sri Lanka. They are a balanced team too."I don't know how the Mirpur wicket is going to behave during the Pakistan series. I think it is raining in Dhaka every day, so the wicket can be difficult for batting in such conditions," Litton told the reporters after the 3rd T20I.'Pakistan have variety in their bowling attack'Litton Das emphasized that Bangladesh will need to work hard to overcome Pakistan, citing their strong bowling attack and familiarity with local conditions. He pointed out that many Pakistani players have participated in several editions of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), giving them valuable experience in secure a series win, Litton said, Bangladesh must focus on playing smart, disciplined cricket."It won't be easy taking on Pakistan in Mirpur. They have variety in their bowling attack. They also play a lot of BPL, so they know our conditions quite well. I know that we can win matches against them if we play smart cricket," Litton first T20I is scheduled for July 20, with all three matches set to be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.- EndsMust Watch
France 24
17-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
'Proud' Litton lauds Bangladesh's T20 triumph in Sri Lanka
Bangladesh hammered Sri Lanka by eight wickets on Wednesday in Colombo to clinch the three-match series 2-1 and cap off their tour of the island nation on a high. Chasing a modest 133 for victory, Bangladesh rode on opener Tanzid Hasan's unbeaten 73 to achieve their target with 21 balls to spare at the R. Premadasa Stadium. Spinner Mahedi Hasan set up victory with figures of 4-11 to restrict Sri Lanka to 132-7 after the hosts elected to bat first. "It is a proud moment for me as a captain," Litton said. "I am happy that the fans are also happy seeing us win a T20 series in Sri Lanka." Litton, who was named Bangladesh T20 skipper until next year's World Cup in India, led the T20 team in the absence of Najmul Hossain Shanto last year in a 3-0 series sweep in the West Indies. "Both series wins are huge for me," said Litton, who was named player of the series for his 114 runs in the three matches. "Beating the West Indies in their back yard is massive. They are a strong team in their conditions. It is the same in Sri Lanka. They are a balanced team too." Sri Lanka, led by Charith Asalanka, won the ODI series 2-1 followed by victory in the opening T20 before they lost two straight matches by big margins. "We are bitterly disappointed," said Asalanka. "We probably made a blunder at the toss. When I came on to bowl, I realised that the wicket had improved. "We need to take responsibility for the way we batted. It can happen in one game but this happening in back-to-back games is a huge concern." "The World Cup is just seven months away and we can't let these things happen. Credit to Bangladesh. © 2025 AFP
Gulf Today
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Gulf Today
Bangladesh level Twenty20 series with thumping win over Sri Lanka
Bangladesh bounced back in emphatic fashion to level the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, cruising to an 83-run win in the second encounter at Dambulla on Sunday. After being outclassed in the opening game at Pallekele, the visitors rang in three changes and produced a performance that ticked all the boxes. Asked to bat first, they posted a competitive 177 before rolling over the hosts for a paltry 94 — Sri Lanka's lowest T20I total against Bangladesh and their heaviest defeat to the Tigers in the format. It was also the lowest T20I total ever recorded by Sri Lanka at home. The hosts, chasing what seemed a gettable target on a decent surface, never got out of the blocks. Chasing 178, Sri Lanka's top order failed to fire — unlike in Kandy — and an excellent Bangladesh effort with the ball and in the field ensured the Sri Lanka middle and lower order were not able to bail them out either. The innings unravelled in a flash, lasting just 15.2 overs as wickets tumbled like a house of cards. The slide began when the in-form Kusal Mendis, guilty of complacency, tapped one to cover and set off for a single without urgency. Shamim Hossain swooped in and with a rocket arm nailed a direct hit, the turning point that opened the floodgates. Sri Lanka were reeling at 30 for four inside the Power Play, with the top order back in the hut. Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain turned the screws, claiming three wickets to stop a faltering Sri Lankan chase in its tracks. Only two Sri Lankan batters reached double digits as the middle order folded under pressure and Bangladesh's fielders threw themselves around like men possessed. Earlier, Bangladesh had themselves stumbled at the start, losing both openers inside the first two overs. But skipper Litton Das stood tall, anchoring the innings with his 12th T20I half-century — a classy 76 off 50 balls studded with one four and five sixes. Litton hadn't come into this game in any great form. He'd scored a pair of 40s this year, but his last 50-plus score in T20Is had come all the way back in June 2024. Even his coach had to acknowledge prior to the game that his skipper wasn't in the best of form. He rode his luck, surviving twice, on 30 and 56, both off the bowling of Jeffrey Vandersay and made Sri Lanka pay dearly. Litton found a willing ally in Shamim and together they stitched a brisk 77-run stand for the fifth wicket off just 39 deliveries. Shamim provided the fireworks, blasting 48 from 27 balls with five boundaries and two towering sixes, giving the innings the momentum it sorely needed. Sri Lanka's only silver lining was left-arm seamer Binura Fernando, who returned career-best figures of 3 for 31. Litton was named player of the match for his decisive knock. A full house watched the game at Dambulla and the teams now move to Colombo for the series decider on Wednesday. Sri Lanka emerged victorious in their recent tour of Bangladesh, securing wins in both the One Day International (ODI) and Test series. The Sri Lankan team displayed a strong all-around performance, winning the three-match ODI series 2-1 and following it up with a hard-fought 1-0 victory in the two-match Test series. Agencies
News18
13-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
Bangladesh Crush Sri Lanka By 83 Runs In 2nd T20I To Level Series
Asked to bat first, they posted a competitive 177 before rolling over the hosts for a paltry 94 — Sri Lanka's lowest T20I total against Bangladesh and their heaviest defeat to the Tigers in the format. It was also the lowest T20I total ever recorded by Sri Lanka at home. The hosts, chasing what seemed a gettable target on a decent surface, never got going. The innings unravelled in a flash, lasting just 15.2 overs as wickets tumbled like a house of cards. The slide began when the in-form Kusal Mendis, guilty of complacency, tapped one to cover and set off for a single without urgency. Shamim Hossain swooped in and with a rocket arm nailed a direct hit, the turning point that opened the floodgates. Sri Lanka were reeling at 30 for four inside the Power Play, with the top order back in the hut. Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain turned the screws, claiming three wickets to halt a faltering Sri Lankan chase in its tracks. Only two Sri Lankan batters reached double digits as the middle order folded under pressure and Bangladesh's fielders threw themselves around like men possessed. Earlier, Bangladesh had stumbled at the start, losing both openers inside the first two overs. But skipper Litton Das stood tall, anchoring the innings with his 12th T20I half-century — a classy 76 off 50 balls studded with one four and five sixes. He rode his luck, surviving twice, on 30 and 56, both off the bowling of Jeffrey Vandersay and made Sri Lanka pay dearly. Litton found a willing ally in Shamim and together they stitched a brisk 77-run stand for the fifth wicket off just 39 deliveries. Shamim provided the fireworks, blasting 48 from 27 balls with five boundaries and two towering sixes, giving the innings the momentum it sorely needed. Sri Lanka's only silver lining was left-arm seamer Binura Fernando, who returned career-best figures of 3 for 31. Litton was named player of the match for his decisive knock.
Chicago Tribune
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Review: Grant Park Music Festival opens with Latin dances and a multitasking conductor
Depending where you are, introducing oneself as American in Spanish — soy Americano — might set you up for some playful ribbing. To many, the descriptor is understood to refer to the Americas broadly, not the United States. On Wednesday, a very Americano opening night of the Grant Park Music Festival, led by guest conductor Andrew Litton, took that wide angle. Gabriela Lena Frank's 'Three Latin American Dances' references indigenous American and European sources alike, mixing — like so much Latin American music — in a fluid, unbroken tapestry. The Spanish dances in Manuel de Falla's 'The Three-Cornered Hat,' later in the program, hit home those Old World influences. Even 'Rhapsody in Blue,' the U.S.-of-American piece at the concert's heart, briefly shuffles atop Latin rhythms. Though studiously apolitical, the concert's Pan-American outlook took on added resonance this week amid demonstrations in Chicago and across the country over immigration raids targeting migrants from Latin America. Just a few short months ago, festival music director Giancarlo Guerrero — born in Nicaragua, raised in Costa Rica — placed 30-second ad spots for the festival on Spanish-language radio, a savvy marketing move for a city that is more than a fifth Spanish-speaking. But the festival has opened to a stark new political reality. Guerrero will arrive at the festival starting next week. In the meantime, Litton devised a sufficiently show-stopping opener by conducting and playing 'Rhapsody in Blue.' Doing double duty is doubtlessly a feat, but it's an entirely possible one, Litton told the audience: the solo piano part and orchestral backing more or less trade off throughout. There are about a million ways to tackle Gershwin's perennial, and local audiences have heard a few already in recent summers. On Wednesday, Litton and the Grant Parkers went for contrast: The orchestra's raucous, jazzy heft met the cool steel of Litton's primmer and ever-so-classical interpretation. Litton's necessary focus on the solo part often freed the Grant Park musicians — especially solo voices like clarinetist Trevor O'Riordan and trombonist Jeremy Moeller — to take inspiring interpretive risks. Likewise, Litton seemed more in his element than in the rest of the program. Lines ebbed and flowed with ease, and he briefly superimposed some swing on his cadenza halfway through the piece. However, Litton was less decisive when he recouped his baton. He appeared notably more reliant on the score to 'Dances,' written in 2004, than he did the Gershwin and de Falla's; unsurprisingly, a staid, mostly anonymous account followed. Grant Park's open-air setting is always a daunting container for atmospheric, hazily scored music like the opening of the second-movement 'Highland Harawi.' Here, though, it came off as detached rather than distant, draining the screeching-violin cataclysm a few minutes later of its drama. The lackadaisical tempo of the 'Mestizo Waltz' capper never reached liftoff, either. Overall, this was the rare Grant Park evening where the 21st century work got the short end of the stick. 'The Three-Cornered Hat' fared better. It still had its flat moments — the exposition felt a bit ushered along, as did the beginning of 'The Neighbors Dance' — but in this familiar repertoire, the ensemble did more to rise to the occasion. Cheeky pinprick staccatos from oboist Alex Liedtke and bassoonist Eric Hall enlivened the 'Dance of the Miller's Wife.' Later, the 'Jota' finale thrived in the delightful juxtaposition of grandiosity and mischief, represented by pulsing low voices and tiptoeing woodwinds. It tends to take a program or two for the Grant Parkers to readjust to playing together in the Pavilion. Wednesday was no exception, with several scattered moments. But this ever-flexible orchestra course-corrects quickly: It only took a bar or so for violins to brush themselves off after some disagreement at the top of Frank's 'Dances,' and again in harried moments in 'The Three-Cornered Hat.' But its sound was always gleaming and well-rounded, the instrumental balance impeccable all evening. From the curtain-raising 'Star-Spangled Banner' to the de Falla's hair-raising Jota, this was a banner night for the Grant Park brass in particular. Trombones converged cleanly and mightily for their soli in 'Rhapsody in Blue'; so did trumpets at the flamenco-y start of the 'Mestizo Waltz.' In an uncertain, ugly summer, what a gift it is to have Grant Park. The Grant Park Music Festival continues this Friday at 6:30 p.m. with Holst's 'The Planets,' conducted by festival chorus director Christopher Bell in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.; free,
