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BAN vs SL 1st Test: Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva shine as Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by 328 runs | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Middle-order batsman Kamindu Mendis and skipper Dhananjaya de Silva scored centuries as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 328 runs on the fourth day of the opening Test on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.After setting Bangladesh a gigantic winning target of 511 after Kamindu struck 164 and De Silva 108 in the second innings in Sylhet, Sri Lanka bowled out the hosts for 182 in 49 overs.SCORECARD: BAN vs SLOn the third day, Kamindu and De Silva put on a 173-run partnership as Sri Lanka made 418 all out, marking only the third time in history that the same pair had two 150-plus partnerships in a single Test match.Bangladesh lost half of their team on Sunday with only 47 on the board - still requiring 464 for victory - then folded after a late fightback on the fo...
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Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Tim Southee refuses to attribute New Zealand’s loss to World Cup exhaustion | Cricket News – Times of India

In the aftermath of the opening Test in Sylhet, New Zealand cricket captain Tim Southee acknowledged that Bangladesh, in their ever-improving form, outplayed his team to win the match. Southee refrained from attributing the defeat to any lingering fatigue among the players from the ODI World Cupcampaign. Alongside five other teammates, Southee, who was part of the squad that lost to India in the semi-finals just two weeks prior, entered the Test series in Bangladesh.New Zealand had a demanding schedule since September, which included limited-overs matches in England and Bangladesh, but Southee chose to commend the prowess of the Bangladesh team rather than citing the busy itinerary as a factor in his team's defeat."You look at the way the Bangladesh bowlers were able to apply pressure f...
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Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 150 runs in first Test

New Zealand‘s Daryl Mitchell bats during the fourth day of the first test cricket match at Sylhet, Bangladesh, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Taijul Islam grabbed a 10-wicket match haul to hand Bangladesh a famous 150-run win over New Zealand in the first Test in Sylhet on Saturday. The left-arm spinner returned second innings figures of 6-75 to bowl New Zealand out for 181.Set a target of 332 runs, the visitors stuttered to reach 113-7 at stumps on the fourth day. Their last three wickets could only add another 68 runs on the final day, with top scorer Daryll Mitchell, 58, the first batter to fall. New Zealand never got going in the second innings, losing opener Tom Latham without a single run on the scoreboard. Wickets fell steadily from there. Taijul swiftly removed danger...
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1st Test: Glenn Phillips claims four as New Zealand restrict Bangladesh to 310/9 | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Spinner Glenn Phillips delivered impressive figures of 4-53 as New Zealand limited Bangladesh to 310-9 before bad light curtailed play on the opening day of the first Test in Sylhet on Tuesday.Chosen over Rachin Ravindra, Phillips played a pivotal role in taking crucial wickets, while opener Mahmudul Hasan's resilient knock of 86 off 166 balls provided Bangladesh with a solid foundation for a substantial total.Opting to bat first, the hosts had moments of dominance against New Zealand but lost key wickets at crucial junctures. Kiwi bowlers Ajaz Patel (2-76) and Kyle Jamieson (2-52) contributed to the dismissals.Bangladesh's captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and former captain Mominul Haque each contributed 37 runs, forming partnerships of 53 and 88 runs with Mahmudul for the seco...
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Mushfiqur Rahim hits Bangladesh’s fastest ODI century, completes 7,000 runs | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Seasoned batter Mushfiqur Rahim scripted history on Monday by scoring Bangladesh's fastest ODI century and in the process also completed 7,000 ODI runs during the second one-dayer against Ireland in Sylhet.Mushfiqur 60-ball century bettered Shakib Al Hasan's record of a 63-ball ODI hundred made against Zimbabwe in 2009.He also became the third Bangladeshi player after Tamim Iqbal and Shakib to reach 7000 ODI runs mark.Fresh from beating England 3-0 in T20s, Mushfiqur was unbeaten on 100 off just 60 balls, while Najmul Hossain and Liton Das added 73 and 70 runs respectively.✅ A record ton from Rahim ✅ A new high for Bangladesh in ODIs Sylhet witnessed a few records tumble during the s… https://t.co/QVzp7OGpYs— ICC (@ICC) 1679315821000This helped the hosts break their record of...