Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Live Score, 1st ODI: Follow Scorecard And Match Action From Colombo
Following their ninth-place finish in the 2023 World Cup, which led to missing out on a Champions Trophy spot, the islanders have made a remarkable comeback by securing series victories against formidable teams like India and Australia.
This impressive streak has elevated them to fourth in the ICC ODI rankings, but captain Charith Asalanka emphasizes that they are not complacent. The series occurs amid adjustments to playing conditions that captains are still adapting to, particularly the rule concerning ball usage in the final stages of an innings.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh arrives with a new approach. All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has replaced Najmul Hossain Shanto as captain, marking a rebuilding phase for the team with seasoned players like Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, and Soumya Sarkar either retired or out of favour.
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- NDTV
Shikhar Dhawan Breaks Silence On Exit From Indian Team: "My Career Was Over When..."
One of the finest opening batters India has produced in the last 10-15 years, Shikhar Dhawan didn't have the finest of exits from the team. Despite delivering consistently in the white-ball cricketing spectrum, Dhawan suddenly found himself surplus to requirements in the early 2020s. His exit from Test cricket was already sealed in 2018 but soon nailing a spot in the white-ball teams also started becoming difficult. In an interview, Dhawan has opened up on the nature of his departure from the team. Dhawan thought that he would be picked in India's 2021 T20 World Cup squad. But, when a call-up didn't come, he didn't even bother calling anyone in the team or the selection committee. The disappointment was there, but Dhawan decided to move on. "I knew that my name was not going to come. I could sense that thing. It's not that you are going to be spoon-fed for everything," Dhawan said in a chat with Hindustan Times. He "never bothered to call anyone" after the T20 World Cup squad came out. "I didn't ask anyone why my name didn't come. Even if I had asked, they were going to have their own perspective on it and I am going to tell my own story. It doesn't make any sense and doesn't change anything." When it comes to ODIs, Dhawan wasn't even considered for the 2023 World Cup at home while his long-term teammates Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma made the cut. When asked if he deserved a batter exit, Dhawan said what Shubman Gill was doing at that time, made it difficult for the selectors to pick him. "Now there is one angle of seeing it that way. Another angle is that at the time, Shubman Gill was doing very well in T20s and Tests as well. Now I am not in the picture that much. I only come for ODIs. But the other player is doing so well and he is in front of the coaches more. He is creating his own aura or own environment authentically, organically," he said. It wasn't that runs had completely dried off Dhawan's bat. He was getting 50s and 70s but the big numbers had stopped flowing. When the southpaw saw Ishan Kishan score a double century in an ODI, he knew that his career was definitely over. "I was scoring lots of 50s, I didn't score a 100 but I scored lots of 70s. When Ishan Kishan scored that 200, my instinct told me, alright boy, this can be the end of your career. An inner voice came to me. And that's what happened. Then I remember my friends came over to you know, give me that emotional support. They thought that I would be very down. But I was chilling, I was enjoying," Dhawan said. When asked if any of his teammates got in touch with him over the snub, the former India batter said that he did have a chat with the then-head coach Rahul Dravid. "No, it doesn't happen that way. Maybe I spoke to Rahul (Dravid) Bhai. He messaged me. Everyone has their own journey and they are doing work or they are on tours, that's something very normal. We are used to it from the age of under 14, this is not the first time I am getting dropped or getting in," he added.
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9 hours ago
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Poor England slump to second T20 defeat by India
Bristol, July 2 (UNI) A poor all-round performance from England saw India take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series with a convincing 24-run win here. England dominated the opening powerplay as India slipped to 31-3 - including Saturday's centurion Smriti Mandhana for 13 - but contributions of 63 apiece from Jemimah Rodrigues and Amanjot Kaur led a brilliant recovery to 181-4 on Tuesday. The pair added 93 for the fourth wicket as England lost control of the middle overs, before Richa Ghosh's unbeaten 32 boosted the innings at the death. In reply, England's all-too-familiar batting frailties were exposed once again as they failed to recover from an early wobble to 17-3, eventually scrambling to 157-7 after Tammy Beaumont's 54 and a cameo of 35 from Sophie Ecclestone. Openers Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley fell in the first two overs and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was caught at mid-on for 13, before Beaumont's counter-attacking knock kept England in the game with 106 needed from the final 10 overs. But Beaumont's run-out in the 12th over shifted the game back in India's favour and Amy Jones - who added 70 for the fourth wicket with Beaumont - and Alice Capsey both followed shortly after in the 15th, dismissed by the left-arm spin of Shree Charani. Ecclestone's 23-ball knock ensured England finished with some respectability but with many of the same mistakes repeated from the thrashing at Trent Bridge, the new leadership of Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards is being put to the test by a rapidly improving India who are building plenty of confidence going into their home 50-over World Cup in the autumn, according to a BBC news. 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Amanjot took a backseat in the partnership, but when Rodrigues was dismissed thanks to Dunkley's flying catch at cover off Bell, Amanjot stepped up with her maiden T20 fifty and with Ghosh - who was inexplicably dropped by Beaumont on 12 - took the game away from England. Bell was exceptional for her 2-17 but India were smart with their targets, taking 43 from Arlott's four overs, 42 from Filer's extra pace and Linsey Smith struggled again with 37 conceded from three wicketless overs. Faced with a competitive total on a sluggish surface, there was a feeling of inevitability around how England's innings would unfold, and it started to unravel almost immediately. Dunkley was run out at the end of the first over by Deepti Sharma before she then dismissed Wyatt-Hodge from the first ball of the second, bizarrely striking the ball straight to mid-off as the opener now has just one run from her past four T20 innings. Sciver-Brunt fell in the fourth over but Beaumont, recently recalled to the T20 side after a couple of years in and out, seemed to learn from India's batters and shifted around the crease efficiently to force the spinners off target with eight fours and a six, batting with her trademark swagger and a determined look to steer her side to victory. But she was called through for a risky single from Jones, and Sneh Rana at point pulled off an exceptional piece of work to summarise India's noticeable improvement in the field, swooping and throwing in one movement while still on her knees, with bowler Radha Yadav whipping off the bails as Beaumont's full-stretch dive left her just short of her ground. From there, it was a procession. Another soft dismissal for Capsey saw her chip Shree Charani to cover for five, Jones was caught and bowled four balls later and despite Ecclestone and Arlott's entertaining seventh-wicket stand of 47, the result was already a foregone conclusion. England are without Heather Knight's middle-order stability, but the repetitive manner of these defeats are a concern with the World Cup approaching and only three 50-over matches to come beforehand. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt said, "I thought we started off well in the powerplay with three wickets. Every bowler that came on was really focused on that but then they got a big partnership, which we didn't adapt to as quickly as we'd like. "Some positives - Lauren Bell bowled a brilliant four overs and everyone really stuck to the task and tried to grind it out so the effort was really there." India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, "It was a good win for us. It's something special to see. "We stay positive, see how many runs we can put on the board and see how our bowlers can contribute. "It's a long time before the T20 World Cup. At the moment our main focus is on this series." UNI BM
