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David Warner’s lifetime captaincy and leadership ban has been lifted by Cricket Australia, a move which could see the retired test player captain the Sydney Thunder in the Twenty20 Big Bash league this season. Warner received the penalty for his role in the 2018 sandpaper scandal in South Africa, on top of a one-year ban from cricket, which was also imposed on Steve Smith with a lesser playing suspension given to Cameron Bancroft, who was caught on film rubbing and scuffing the ball with yellow sandpaper at a test match in Cape Town. But the leadership sanction was lifted Friday by an independent three-member review panel who deemed the opener had met the necessary criteria. Warner appeared before the independent panel content earlier this month. It ruled that he met the criteria to be considered for future leadership roles. “The respectful and contrite tone of his (Warner’s) responses, as well as the content impressed the Review Panel and led it to the unanimous view that he was sincere and genuine in acknowledging responsibility for the conduct and in his statement that he had extreme remorse for his conduct,” the panel said in a statement Friday. “Mr. Warner’s conduct and behavior since the imposition of the sanction has been excellent and he appears to have made a substantial change, one example of which is that he no longer sledges or tries to provoke the opposing team." Warner played his final test match in January against Pakistan, an Australian win. He has also said he will no longer play one-day internationals, only the T20 format of the game. The move could also be considered an early birthday present from Cricket Australia — Warner turns 38 on Sunday.

After a rampant bowling display by Kagiso Rabada, South Africa beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in the Dhaka Test on Thursday.  Rabada ended the match, taking 9 wickets, conceding 72 runs. Along the way, he reached 300 Test wickets as the fastest bowler (in terms of bowling-less deliveries) in history.  The tourists secured a 1-0 lead in the series. The second and final Test of the series will be played in Chattogram on October 29.  South Africa needed only 106 runs to seal the match. They chased it down inside the first session of the fourth day in just 22 overs. Opener Tony de Zorzi hit 41 off just 52 balls hitting 7 fours, and Tristan Stubbs remained unbeaten for 30, ensuring no further fall of wickets. Taijul Islam bagged all three wickets South Africa lost on the fourth day. With this, he took a total of eight wickets in the match. And along the way, he completed 200 wickets in Test as the second Bangladeshi bowler after Shakib Al Hasan.  Bangladesh ended their second innings on 307, securing a lead of 105 runs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz missed a century just for three runs.  After the match, Mehidy said he was not worried about the century, he rather focused on guiding the team to a better position.  Read: Mehidy, Jaker lead Bangladesh’s fightback in Dhaka Test “As a batamsan, it’s disappointing to miss the century,” he said. “But I was only focussed to guide the team to a better position. I would have been happier if I had execute my plan.” Rabada took six wickets for 46 runs. He was the main bowler that Bangladesh batters failed to play well. In the first innings, he took three wickets.  “He is one in a million,” Aiden Markram, South Africa’s stand-in captain, said after the match praising Rabada. “We are lucky to have him in the team. It’s fantastic to see him do well.” On Wednesday, less than 58 overs of play was possible. Rain and bad lights wasted more than 2.5 hours of play.  In the first innings of the match, Bangladesh scored 106, in reply, South Africa posted 308, riding on a century of Kyle Verreynne.  Bangladesh never won a Test match against South Africa, and they now failed again in the 15th attempt. 

Bangladesh secured an 81-run lead at the end of day three of the Dhaka Test against South Africa, which was cut short due to bad light on Wednesday. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and debutant Jaker Ali hit a fifty each, helping Bangladesh escape the fear of innings defeat. Jaker was the 18th Bangladeshi batter to score a fifty on debut. They put on a 138-run stand before Jaker was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj. Jaker made 58 runs. Less than 58 overs of play was possible on the day. Rain and bad lights wasted more than 2.5 hours of play. Finally, the day was called off with one hour to go before the original closing time. Mehidy hits 50 as Bangladesh escape fear of inning defeat At the start of the day, Bangladesh were 101 runs behind South Africa, but they ended the day with an 81-run lead despite Kagiso Rabada taking two early wickets, removing both Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Mushfqiur Rahim, who were unbeaten overnight. Mehidy remained unbeaten for 87 off 171 balls, while Nayeem Hasan, who came at nine, scored 16. Mushtaq Ahmed, Bangladesh’s spin bowling coach, said they still believe a 200-run is still possible. He insisted that if the players believed, they could achieve it. While Bangladesh are ahead of 81 runs with three wickets in hand, Maharaj, South Africa’s spinner, said they are still in a commanding position in this match. In the first innings of the match, Bangladesh scored 106, in reply, South Africa posted 308, riding on a century of Kyle Verreynne. Taijul Islam bagged five wickets, to complete 200 wickets in Test. Bangladesh played 14 Tests against South Africa but never won a match.

Bangladesh A were eliminated from Group A of the eight-nation ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup' 2024 losing to Sri Lanka A team by 19 runs in the last group match at the Al Amerat Cricket ground in Oman Tuesday night. Akbar Ali-led Bangladesh team, which clinched the historic U-19 World Cup title in 2020, miserably eliminated from the ongoing meet before reaching the semifinal. Bangladesh A team made a flying start in the meet beating Hong Kong National team by five wickets with 10 balls remaining in the opening match, but were eliminated from the ongoing meet losing to Sri Lanka. With the day's feat, Sri Lanka A Team reached semifinal as the champions of four-team Group A while Afghanistan A team also booked a seat for the semis as the Group A runners-up Earlier in the day's match, Sri Lankan A team batted first after winning the toss and scored a moderate 261 for 7 in quota 20 overs featuring 64 runs in the 4th wicket stand by Parvan Rathnayake and Sahan Arachchige. Number five Parvan Rathnayake quick-fired the match highest 42 runs off just 26 balls hitting three fours and two sixes while number four Sahan Arachchige hammered 30 runs off 25 balls including two boundaries. Rejaur Rahman Raja and Ripon Mondal grabbed two Lankan wickets each conceding 35 and 36 runs respectively while Saif Hassan and Mofizur Rahman Rabbi took one wicket each. Chasing a target of 162 runs, Bangladesh were forced to fold their innings at 142 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in stipulated 20 overs with medium pacer cum lower order batsman Abu Hider contributing the team highest 38 runs off 25 balls hitting one four and three sixes. Besides, only three other Bangladeshi batsmen -- Saif Hassan (29), Parvez Hossian Emon (24) and Towhid Hridoy (12) --were able to reach the double digit runs. Dushan Hementha was the most successful among Lanka bowler claiming three wickets for 23 runs. Eight teams, split into two groups, are competing in the tournament with the top two teams from each of the group progressing to the semifinals billed for October 25. The grand finale of the inaugural T20 tournament will take place on October 27. Bangladesh A team put in Group A with Sri Lanka A, Afghanistan A and Hong Kong National team while Group B team consists of India A, Pakistan A, UAE and Oman National team.

Bangladesh are trailing by 101 runs with seven wickets in hand at the end of day two of the Dhaka Test against South Africa on Tuesday. Riding on a 50-run partnership between Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh ended up on 101 for three. Joy and Mushfqiur Rahim remained unbeaten for 38 and 31, respectively. Kagiso Rabada, who took three in the first innings to reach 300 Tets wickets, took two early wickets in the second innings, removing Shadman Islam and Mominul Haque. Both Shadman and Mominul failed to play the extra bounced deliveries. In the third wicket stand, Joy and Shanto built a partnership of 55 runs, which helped them hold firm and try to build slowly. But Shanto fell Keshav Maharaj. It was a delivery outside off and turning into Shanto's legs. The umpire decided an lbw upon Keshav’s appeal. Shanto did not even bother to appeal for a review. South Africa posted 308 runs in their first innings, with Kyle Verreynne hitting a century that he described as his best innings in Test so far. Dhaka Test: Bangladesh bowled out for 106 as batters falter At the end of day two, Verreynne said the wicket played better than Monday for the batters. But he also added that the wicket may deteriorate as the Test goes ahead. Taijul Islam bagged five-for to reach 200 Test wickets as the second Bangladeshi after Shakib Al Hasan. Bangladesh tumbled for only 106 runs in the first innings. Rabada took three wickets in the first innings, as did Wiaan Mulder and Maharaj. This series is part of the ICC World Test Championship. The winner will carry the points forward to have a better position in the points table. Bangladesh came to this series after a clean sweep against India in a two-match series. However, before the India series, they beat Pakistan in Pakistan.

Bangladesh lost Shadman Islam and Mominul Haque only for four runs in their second innings of the Dhaka Test after South Africa secured a 202-run lead on Tuesday.  Shadman scored only one, and Mominul suffered a duck. Kagiso Rabada scaled the both wickets.  South Africa ended their innings on 308 in reply to Bangladesh’s first innings at 106.  Emerging Asia Cup: Bangladesh A must defeat Sri Lanka A to qualify for semifinals Kyle Verreynne scored his second Test ton to guide South Africa on a tricky Mirpur wicket that produces both turn and movement for the bowlers. Wiaan Mulder also hit a fifty, his best in Tests.  For Bangladesh, Taijul Islam bagged five wickets, becoming only the second Bangladeshi to take 200 or more wickets in Tests after Shakib Al Hasan. Hasan Mahmud took three wickets, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz bagged two.  Earlier, Bangladesh tumbled for 106, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy scoring 30.  Kagiso Rabada, Mulder, and Keshav Maharaj took three wickets each.  Bangladesh played 14 Tests against South Africa before this series but failed to win any of those.  

Bangladesh A Team needs to beat Sri Lanka A team to reach the semifinal from Group A of the eight-nation ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup' 2024 on Tuesday. The last group match between two teams will kick off at 7:30 pm Bangladesh time at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman. The vital Group A match between the second-string Bangladesh and Sri Lanka teams will be very crucial for both sides, as the winner will qualify for the semifinal and the losers will be eliminated from the meet. Emerging Asia Cup: Bangladesh make flying start beating Hong Kong by 5 wickets Earlier, the Bangladesh A team made a flying start in the meet, beating the Hong Kong National team by five wickets with 10 balls remaining in the opening match at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman last Friday. But the captain Akbar Ali's team, who also led Bangladesh to win the historic U-19 World Cup in 2020, went down in the semifinal race after conceding a four-wicket defeat against the Afghanistan A team in the 2nd match on Sunday. Afghanistan, almost assured semifinal berth from Group A, securing full four points from straight two matches, beating Sri Lanka by 11 runs and Bangladesh by four wickets, will now face winless Hong Kong in their last group match also on Tuesday. Eight teams, split into two groups, are competing in the tournament, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semifinals billed for October 25. The grand finale of the inaugural T20 tournament will take place on October 27. The Bangladesh A team is put in Group A with Sri Lanka A, Afghanistan A, and the Hong Kong National Team, while the Group B team consists of India A, Pakistan A, UAE, and the Oman National Team.

Taijul Islam bagged five wickets in the ongoing Dhaka Test against South Africa on Monday. Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first, but they tumbled for only 106 runs. South African seamers Wiaan Mulder and Kagiso Rabada, along with spinner Keshav Maharaj, took three wickets each. Dhaka Test: Bangladesh bowled out for 106 as batters falter Mahmudul Hasan Joy top-scored with 30 runs. Taijul’s 16 was the second-highest individual innings for Bangladesh. All the batsmen, including Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, and Mehdiy Hasan Miraz, failed to impress. Bangladesh’s captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, was also lean in the middle. In reply to Bangladesh’s below-par total, South Africa posted 140 for six to end day one of the Dhaka Test, securing a 34-run lead. Hasan Mahmud scalped the first wicket. Then Taijul came to the scene in the absence of Shakib Al Hasan and played the role of the main bowler. He bagged five wickets in the day, with two in the 28th over of the innings. At the end of the day, Taijul said they should have scored more runs in the first inning. Kagiso Rabada, the South African pacer, said they want to increase the lead by at least 100 runs.

Bangladesh posted only 106 runs in their first innings of the Dhaka Test against South Africa on Monday. The hosts’ batters faltered as they failed to build effective partnerships. For the visitors, Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabad and Keshav Maharaj took three wickets each. While three wickets, Rabada completed his 300 wickets in Test career. Before the lunch break, Bangladesh were at 60 for six wickets. They needed to come up strong to challenge the South African bowling attack, which they failed to do. Four of Bangladesh’s top six batters failed to reach a double-digit innings. Read: Bangladesh bat first in Dhaka Test vs South Africa Mahmudul Hasan Joy was the highest run-getter, with 30 off 97 balls. Taijul Islam scored 16. Bangladesh were bowled out more than an hour before the Tea break on day one. Bangladesh won the toss in this match and opted to bat first. They never won a Test match against South Africa despite playing 14 matches. Read more: Dhaka Test: Bangladesh in trouble losing 6 wickets at day one lunch

Bangladesh lost six wickets at the lunch of day one, opting to bat first in the Dhaka Test against South Africa on Monday. At lunch on day one, Mahmudul Hasan Joy was not out for 16, and Bangladesh were at 60 for 6 wickets. Wiaan Mulder, the right-arm pacer, bagged three wickets including the ones of Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto. Shadman Islam failed to form a solid foundation in this match. In the second over of the innings, he fell to Wiaan Mulder without scoring. The right-arm pacer also bagged the wickets of Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto, all fell in the first half hour of the match. Bangladesh lost three wickets for just 21 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim was responsible for guiding the team and building the innings. But he fell by a wonderful delivery from Kagiso Rabada, scoring 11 runs. Read more: Bangladesh bat first in Dhaka Test vs South Africa After them, Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz also failed to impress. Mehidy was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj. Bangladesh made three changes to their playing XI that faced India in the Kanpur Test, adding Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Jaker Ali Anik and Nayeem Hasan, replacing Shakib Al Hasan, Zakir Hasan and Khaled Ahmed. Bangladesh never won a Test match against South Africa despite meeting 14 times before this series.