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BBC News
30-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Crane lifts Glamorgan into strong position against promotion rivals Lancs
Rothesay County Championship Division Two, Emirates Old Trafford (day two)Glamorgan 261: Carlson 77, Tribe 61; Green 6-82 & 95-2: Carlson 43*; Anderson 2-20Lancashire 137 (52.3 overs): Bohannon 32; Crane 6-19, Fernando 3-26Lancashire 3 pts, Glamorgan 4 ptsMatch scorecard Glamorgan leg-spinner Mason Crane took a career-best 6-19 as his side go into the third day with a lead of 219 over Lancashire and eight second-innings wickets ran through the home side with a remarkable spell of six for 13 in the afternoon, Lancashire losing their last seven wickets for Asitha Fernando contributed a hostile 3-26 as Lancashire were bundled out for just former England star James Anderson celebrated his 43rd birthday by removing the Glamorgan openers, before they recovered to 95-2. In all 14 wickets fell on the second day, with Lancashire trying to produce conditions for a positive result as they chase Glamorgan in the second promotion place. In the first innings Glamorgan lost their last two wickets for just one run to set the tone for the bowlers' day of dominance, on a pitch offering turn out of the rough for the spinners and some uneven bounce for the seamers. After an hour's delay because of drizzle, Tom Bailey pinned Crane lbw for nine with his second delivery, and Bailey's wide was the only run added by Glamorgan as birthday boy Anderson proved too good for Ned Leonard, caught behind for Fernando struck back early when Luke Wells was leg-before for two, but after a slow start, Keaton Jennings switched to a more aggressive mode only to be smartly taken by Asa Tribe at short-leg off Ben Kellaway for Bohannon seemed to be well-set on 32 when Fernando struck again after lunch, having him lbw with a rapid delivery that kept low. Though Australian Test batter Harris managed to retake the initiative with a brief assault on Kellaway in gloomy conditions, he fell for 30 as he smacked a full-toss from Crane to Kellaway at mid-on, prompting slightly embarrassed was the start of once-capped Crane's wizardry under the lights as he made it a five-wicket haul by tea, with Phil Salt caught behind for eight, Matty Hurst lobbing a sweep to slip for 21, Chris Green chipping a tame return catch and Tom Hartley going lbw in the same picked up his third wicket and lbw verdict as Bailey went for two to the skiddy Sri Lankan fast bowler, and Crane finished Lancashire off with his sixth victim as George Balderson lobbed a catch to mid-wicket for got a double birthday reward in his fourth over, hitting the off-stump of Zain Ul Hassan (11) with the batter playing no shot, then diving to take a return catch from Asa Tribe also for serene Sam Northeast (25 not out) and busy Kiran Carlson (43 not out off 50 balls) combined to switch the momentum back in Glamorgan's favour as the lead mounted past 200.
BBC News
21-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Fernando return boosts Glamorgan for Championship run-in
Sri Lanka pace bowler Asitha Fernando has rejoined Glamorgan and is available for the remainder of their County Championship 27-year-old featured in Glamorgan's opening six Championship matches in his first stint at Sophia Gardens earlier this season, taking 17 then departed for Sri Lanka's Test Series against Bangladesh, while he also made a recent single outing for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club against Colombo trained with the Glamorgan squad in Cardiff on Monday and is in contention for a place in Tuesday's Division Two fixture against Kent, which is set for an 11:00 BST start at Sophia Gardens.
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.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bangladesh fight back to level ODI series in Sri Lanka
Tanvir Islam's maiden five-wicket haul and Parvez Hossain Emon's maiden half-century have helped touring Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the second one-day international, levelling the series. Bangladesh were out for 248 in the 46th over at R. Premadasa Stadium and Sri Lanka looked to be cruising at 2-75 before being reduced to 8-170, needing 79 more runs. The ninth-wicket stand between Janith Liyanage and Dushmantha Chameera knocked off 58 runs but the pressure told in the end. The series stands at 1-1 with the decider on Tuesday in Pallekele. Bangladesh lost their first wicket with the total on 10 when Tanzid Hasan (7) edged fast bowler Asitha Fernando to wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis. Emon and Najmul Hossain Shanto overcame the early loss of Tanzid Hasan with 63 runs for the second wicket. Shanto was out for 14 to Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka but Emon lasted for 67 off 69 deliveries until he failed to read a googly from leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga. Emon hit three sixes and six boundaries. Towhid Hridoy's 51 off 69, including only two boundaries, pushed Bangladesh and there were useful contributions from Tanzim Hasan Sakib (33 off 21), Jaker Ali (24) and Shamim Hossain (22). Fernando took 4-35 and Hasaranga 3-60. Chasing 249 to win, Sri Lanka lost opener Pathum Nissanka for 5 but Kusal Mendis and Nishan Madushka shared 69 for the second wicket with the former brought up his 34th ODI half-century in just 20 deliveries, striking 56 off 31 deliveries, including a six and nine boundaries. Sri Lanka slumped to 6-132 in the 30th over, still needing more than 100 runs. Janith Liyanage (78) did his best with two sixes and seven boundaries but it was not enough to prevent Bangladesh claiming the win.
eNCA
05-07-2025
- Sport
- eNCA
Fernando's 4-35 restricts Bangladesh to 248 in 2nd Sri Lanka ODI
COLOMBO - A career-best 4-35 by seamer Asitha Fernando helped Sri Lanka bundle out Bangladesh for 248 inside 46 overs in the second one-day international in Colombo on Saturday. The 27-year-old right-arm seamer, fresh from an English county stint with Glamorgan, used a mix of short-pitched venom and clever changes of pace to restrict the visitors. The home side's bowlers hunted in packs, with leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga claiming 3-60, backed up by some sharp fielding and catching. With the series on the line, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat. Several batsmen got starts, but none went on to capitalise. Najmul Hossain Shanto looked set before throwing his wicket away by mistiming a long hop straight to long-on when on 14. Shamim Hossain (22) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (9) fared no better, both falling to the short-ball trap by holing out to fine-leg. The 23-year-old Parvez Hossain Emon struck a fluent 67 off 69 deliveries to register his maiden ODI half-century with five fours and three sixes. Towhid Hridoy scored 51 off 69 balls but Bangladesh's inability to stitch together partnerships proved costly as wickets fell at regular intervals. From 218-9, a spirited last-wicket stand between Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Mustafizur Rahman added 30 runs that could yet prove crucial.
