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2nd Test: South Africa crush Bangladesh to sweep series | Cricket News – Times of India

South Africa dominated Bangladesh with a crushing innings and 273-run victory, completing a 2-0 series sweep. The match was wrapped up on day three of the second Test in Chittagong after the Proteas enforced the follow-on and bowled out the hosts for just 143.Kagiso Rabada was instrumental in dismantling Bangladesh's first innings, claiming five wickets to help South Africa dismiss them for 159. This gave the visitors a significant 416-run lead.Asked to bat again, Bangladesh faced more woes with Keshav Maharaj taking 5-59 and Senuran Muthusamy chipping in with 4-45, causing a familiar collapse for the hosts.The day witnessed the fall of sixteen Bangladeshi wickets at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. In the first innings, Rabada claimed key wickets including Najmul Hossain Shanto for nine...
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1st Test: Bangladesh fight back puts them back into contest against South Africa | Cricket News – Times of India

Middle order batsman Mehidy Hasan Miraz led a Bangladesh fight back with an unbeaten 87 on the third day of the first Test against South Africa on Wednesday to turn a precarious position into a tight contest.Bangladesh were 283 for seven in their second innings when bad light brought play to a premature close at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, leading South Africa by 81 runs with three wickets in hand.Mehidy and Nayeem Hasan (16 not out) will resume on Thursday, looking to set South Africa an imposing target on a variable pitch.Bangladesh, who were 202 runs behind the visitors after the first innings, looked headed for an innings defeat when they lost three early wickets on Wednesday, slumping from their overnight score of 101-3 to 112-6 as Kagiso Rabada grabbed two scalps and ...
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Exclusive: India-born Ireland cricketer Simranjit Singh battling for life | Cricket News – Times of India

India-born Ireland player waiting to undergo transplant in Gurugram for 'acute liver failure'NEW DELHI: Ireland's top allrounder Simranjit Singh a.k.a. Simi Singh is battling for his life. The cricketer is suffering from acute liver failure and is currently in the ICU of Medanta, Gurugram. The off-spinning middle-order batsman is waiting for a liver transplant to be performed at the hospital.Simi was born in Mohali, Punjab, and represented Punjab successfully at the U-14 and U-17 level but failed to make the cut at the U-19 level. He packed his bags for Ireland in 2005 to pursue hotel management. Little did Simi know that cricket would follow him to Ireland as well. In 2006, he joined Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin as a professional.Simi's father-in-law Parvinder Singh, who is part of the...