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Pakistan captain Babar Azam struck an unbeaten 79 from 53 balls and shared a 61-run partnership with Shadab Khan in a six-wicket win over New Zealand Saturday in the T20 tri-series. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson made the unusual decision to bat first after winning the toss and the Black Caps managed only 147-8 in their 20 overs, stalled by tight bowling from Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim. The New Zealanders then had to bowl as spring temperatures dropped to single figures and the outfield at Hagley Oval became damp and dewy. The bowlers could do little to arrest Babar and Shadab as the ball became wet and slippery. New Zealand were 70-1 after 10 overs with Devon Conway and Kane Williamson at the crease. Conway made 36 from 35 balls and Williamson 31 from 30 in an innings which promised a more robust total. But the pair were out within two overs of each other as New Zealand slumped to 137-6. Mark Chapman produced a defiant innings for the home side with 32 from 16, including three fours and two sixes. But he was out at 142 as New Zealand lost five wickets for 33 runs in the last five overs. New Zealand might have had some hope when top-ranked T20 batter Mohammad Rizwan fell lbw to Tim Southee for 4 in the fifth over, leaving Pakistan on 36-1. But the partnership between Babar and Shadab, which came as the cold settled in, shut New Zealand out of the game. Shadab batted higher in the order than usual and struck two fours and two sixes in a 22-ball innings of 34. Babar reached his half century from 33 balls and was able to control Pakistan's run chase, leading his team to victory with 10 balls remaining. He struck the ball with superb power and placement to tally 11 boundaries. New Zealand had a faint hope still as Pakistan needed 24 runs from the last 18 balls. But Babar struck two fours, and Haider Ali hit a four and a six in the 18th over, bowled by Blair Tickner, to make the finish to the run chase a cakewalk. "Me and Shadab decided that I was going all the way and he would take the chances," Babar said. "When we settled down and assessed the wicket I decided I was going to play to the end and managed to do that." Pakistan won the opening match of the tri-series by 21 runs over Bangladesh. New Zealand will play Bangladesh Sunday. The series is the last buildup for the teams ahead of the T20 World Cup which begins in Australia on October 16.

Aiming to bounce back in the Tri-Series, Bangladesh is set to take on the hosts New Zealand on Sunday.  The match will begin at 12 pm (Bangladesh Time) in Christchurch. In the first match of the competition, Bangladesh lost to Pakistan by 21 runs.  Shakib Al Hasan, the regular captain of Bangladesh, is also set to make a comeback in Sunday’s match. He couldn't play the first match due to jet lag— he joined the national team on Thursday after taking part in CPL in the West Indies.  It was learnt that Shakib couldn't buy an air ticket to New Zealand in time due to heavy demand, and eventually, it made him unable to take part in the first match of the event.  After the defeat in the first match, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Bangladesh’s stand-in captain, said they have to improve in certain areas to do well in T20Is. Read: Will Bangladesh’s brand of T20 cricket work in New Zealand? Bangladesh might bring a change in the opening slots. Sabbir Rahman, who was playing as an experimental opener, has failed to justify his inclusion. But the other opener, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who is also in an experimental phase, has done well so far.  Mustafizur Rahman might also lose his place in the playing XI. He conceded 48 runs in his stipulated four overs in the last match, without taking any wickets. On Saturday, New Zealand took on Pakistan and lost the match by six wickets. Pakistan chased down a target of 148 with 10 balls to play.  After playing this Tri-Series, all the participating teams will fly to Australia to take part in the T20 World Cup. All these three teams have secured their places in the Super 12 of the T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh failed to bowl well and then fell far short of the target set for them by India in Saturday’s Women’s Asia Cup match. India beat Bangladesh by 59 runs and cemented their place at the top of the table. They now have four wins out of five matches played in the first phase of the event. India won the toss and opted to bat first. They posted 159 runs losing five wickets. The top three batters of India scored 137 runs including a fifty from Shafali Verma. Smriti Mandhana, the Indian captain in this match, scored 47, and Jemimah Rodrigues hit 35 off 24 balls as well. Rumana Ahmed was the most successful Bangladeshi bowler taking three wickets conceding 27 runs. But the other bowlers were a complete mess in this match. They could not take wickets, they also failed in their plans to not leak too many runs. In reply, the top three of Bangladesh’s batting line up all reached double digits, but failed to kick on and get a big score, as Bangladesh kept falling behind the ever-growing asking rate. Fargana Hoque played 40 balls to score 30 runs while Murshida Khatun faced 25 balls to score 21 runs. Nigar Sultana, the Bangladesh captain, was the only batter to score at a strike rate exceeding 100. She made 36 off 29 deliveries. No of the other Bangladeshi batters could score more than four runs. While chasing a challenging target of 160, Bangladesh was never in a position to offer some resistance to the Indian side. Bangladesh ended up on 100 for seven in 20 overs. For India, Deepti Sharma and Shafali bagged two wickets each. While India are at the top of the table with four wins in five matches, Bangladesh are at four with two wins in four matches. Thailand also have two wins, but Bangladesh are ahead of the for a better run rate. The seven teams in the competition all play each other once in the first phase, with the top four qualifying for the semifinals. 

The Bangladesh national men’s cricket team expectedly lost its opening match of the Bangla Wash tri-series against a high-ranked T20I side, Pakistan, by 21 runs on Friday (October 7) in Christchurch. The experts have the right to criticize the Bangladesh team, especially the batting unit, after their dismal display against Pakistan. Will their current strategy for T20 cricket work in New Zealand conditions? Bangladesh’s T20I record in New Zealand The men's national cricket team of Bangladesh is taking part in a tri-nation series in New Zealand. The series serves as a warm-up for the 2022 T20 World Cup. Fans of Tigers cricket shouldn't have too much hope based on their team's overall T20I record in New Zealand. Bangladesh team has failed to win a T20I match in New Zealand in eight attempts. They have lost seven out of their eight games against New Zealand, showing how challenging it is to compete at their highest level under these circumstances. Read: At a Glance: ICC T20 Men's World Cup 2022 Venues Did Bangladesh’s strategy for the T20 format work against Pakistan in the first match? Simply stated, Bangladesh's T20 strategy against Pakistan didn't work out. Captain Nurul Hasan Sohan chose to bat first in order to have a definite goal to play for. The fast bowlers did not live up to expectations, with the exception of Taskin Ahmed, who was by far the best player for Bangladesh in the match. As usual, Bangladesh's batters were disappointing and did not put Pakistan's bowlers under any significant strain. Bowling Mustafizur Rahman is considered the main weapon of Bangladesh’s pace bowling unit. But his outing in the first match once again proved that the left-hand pacer is currently going through a bad phase and can’t be trusted as a death-overs bowler. Mustafizur was hammered by the Pakistan batters all around the ground and was the costliest bowler of the contest with 12 economy rates. The Bangladesh campaign should be even more worried by witnessing how Mustafizur has performed in 2022. He has the worst average (42.37) and strike rate (29.2) among the Bangladesh bowlers who have bowled at least 10 overs in the last year. His 8.69 economy rate is also among the worst among the Bangladeshi players. This stat clearly suggests that Bangladesh shouldn’t trust Mustfaizur Rahman as one of their death-overs specialists, at least in Oceania conditions. Young Hasan Mahmud was expensive against Pakistan. He needs to work with pace bowling coach Alan Donald on adjusting his line and length for these conditions. The performances of pace bowler Taskin Ahmed and spinner Nasum Ahmed were the two positives for Bangladesh. Taskin, in particular, was magnificent in his approach and the way he put pressure on the Pakistan batters. He finished his spell with 2/25 in 4 overs. Nasum Ahmed, on the other hand, conceded only 22 runs in his spell. Read: Women's Asia Cup: Pakistan win thriller against India Batting Mehidy Hasan Miraz was sent to start the innings with Sabbir Rahman as Bangladesh continued to experiment with the opening position. They were having trouble timing the ball when trying to settle into the wicket. Both of them failed and headed to the pavilion after having fewer than 100 strike rates. The only chance Bangladesh had was during the middle overs, when Afif Hossain and Litton Das were forming a partnership. They tried to break free by hitting some shots, especially on the leg side. However, the bulk of their shots weren't solid enough, and they might easily fall into the hands of the fielders on any given day. Bangladesh’s innings fell apart when Litton-Afif’s 50-run stand came to an end in the 13th over. Yasir Ali impressed many Bangladesh cricket fans by hitting some big shots and ending his innings with an unbeaten 42* off 21. However, one needs to understand that when Yasir tried to smack Pakistan bowlers, by then Bangladesh’s hope in the contest was done and dusted. He needs to show his power-hitting ability when under pressure. But Yasir has given a hint to the team management that promoting him to the top order could be a good idea. Overall, Bangladesh's batters' strategy was shaky and ineffective under these circumstances. The batters had better be well-prepared to chase 200 runs in upcoming matches. They must possess the skills necessary to play shots confidently and the attitude needed to consistently pressure the opposing bowlers. Because their cautious strategy didn't work in the first game and it won't work in the following games either. Read: Tri-series: Dismal batting continues to haunt Bangladesh

Starting on October 16, ICC T20 World Cup 2022 tournament’s final will be held on November 13. 16 teams are participating in this event. Australia hosts this year’s T20 World Cup. Though Australia has around 30 active stadiums, a few of those are used for international cricket matches. However, the host country has prepared 7 stadiums for the 45 matches of this event. Let’s get to know the venues of 2022 ICC T20 Men’s World Cup tournament. 7 Venues of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 T20 World Cup 2022 will be hosted in seven nationwide stadiums. The following is the details of each stadium. Adelaide Oval Located in Adelaide, Adelaide Oval is the home of the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) and the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The ground has a capacity of 53,500 and is one of the most significant grounds in Australia.  Read ICC announced fixtures for Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2023

Opener David Warner blazed 75 from 41 balls to set up Australia's 31-run win over the West Indies Friday and complete a 2-0 series sweep in a warm-up for this month's T20 Cricket World Cup. The defending T20 World Cup champions Australia won the series-opening match on the Gold Coast by three wickets with one ball to spare Wednesday and followed up with a lop-sided victory at the Gabba. Warner's 23rd T20 half century and Tim David's 42 from 20 deliveries propelled Australia to a total of 178-7 after being sent in to bat. Alzarri Joseph led the West Indies attack with 3-21 off four overs, including the wickets of Cameron Green (1), Steve Smith (17) and Matt Wade (16). For Australia, left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc snared four wickets, including one in the first over, to restrict the West Indies to 147-8 in reply. Read: 6 must watch T20I series before ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022 Johnson Charles (29), Brandon King (23) and Akeal Hosein (25) made starts but were unable to build momentum as the Australian bowling attack took regular wickets on a bouncy pitch in Brisbane. Australia will play England in three T20s, starting in Perth Sunday, before opening the T20 World Cup on October 22 against New Zealand. The West Indies will play two warm-up matches in Melbourne next week before beginning the preliminary round of the T20 World Cup on October 17 against Scotland.

Pakistan rebounded quickly in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup in Sylhet, beating their arch-rivals India by 13 runs Friday, after a shock defeat against Thailand. For Pakistan, all-rounder Nida Dar hit a fifty and bagged two wickets in their first win against India after 2016.  Nida and Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof added 76 runs in their partnership which helped their side post a challenging total of 137 for six. Nida remained unbeaten on 56 off 37 balls. Bismah scored 32.  For India, Deepti Sharma picked up three wickets and Pooja Vastrakar two.  In reply, most of India's batters had good starts but were not able to build on them. Wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh scored the highest 26 off 13 balls. The second-highest (20) runs came from Dayalan Hemalatha. India were bowled out for 124 in 19.4 overs.  For Pakistan, Nashra Sandhu took three wickets conceding 30 runs in four overs; Sadia Iqbal and Nida bagged two wickets each.  Read: Women's Asia Cup: Bangladesh beat Thailand by 9 wickets Despite today's defeat, India now sit at the top of the table with six points with three wins in four matches. Pakistan also earned as many points but India are ahead of them on a superior run rate. Both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka secured four points each. But Bangladesh are ahead of Sri Lanka by virtue of a better run rate.  Thailand and the UAE are at number five and six at the point table with four and two points. Malaysia failed to secure any points despite playing four matches. 

While chasing a target of 168, Bangladesh tumbled for 146 for eight and lost by 21 runs to Pakistan on Friday in the ongoing Tri-Series in New Zealand. Bangladesh didn’t get a good start, but they managed to score 87 for two. And after that, they slipped to 101 for six wickets.  Read: Tri-series: Pakistan post 167 vs Bangladesh Bangladesh were never in a position to win this match in Christchurch. They kept losing wickets on a regular basis and eventually, they endured the familiar result after a dismal batting display.  Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Sabbir Rahman, Bangladesh’s experimental opening pair, added 25 runs off 26 before falling apart. Mehidy scored 10 off 11 before falling prey to Mohammad Wasim Jr.  Sabbir played seven more balls than Mehidy to score 14 runs. The right-handed batters then fall to Haris Rauf. It was a back-of-a-length delivery in the middle and leg. Sabbir tried to push it to the leg side, but played it early and only managed a leading edge. Haris took the catch of his own delivery.  Sabbir once again raised the question about his inclusion in the Bangladesh T20 team. Liton Das and Afif Hossain tried hard. They added 50 runs in the third wicket stand, but after the partnership was broken, Bangladesh lost its way.  Mohammad Nawaz removed Liton and Mosadek from two consecutive deliveries. Nurul Hasan came at number six and posted only 8 off 9 balls.  Yasir Ali remained unbeaten for 42 off 21 deliveries. His cameo included a 20-run attack in the last over bowled by Haris, but that wasn't enough for Bangladesh to avoid a defeat.  Read:Tri-series: Bangladesh opt to bowl vs Pakistan For Pakistan, Wasim Jr bagged three wickets and Nawaz took two.  Earlier, opener Mohammad Rizwan hit an unbeaten 78 to guide Pakistan to a challenging total of 167. Mustafizur Rahman and Hasan Mahmud conceded 90 runs in eight overs taking only one wicket. In contrast, Taskin Ahmed was outstanding in this match. He grabbed two wickets conceding 25 runs in four overs.  Bangladesh won the toss and sent Pakistan to bat first. Rizwan and Babar Azam had an opening stand of 52 runs before Mehidy Hasan Miraz removed Babar for 22 off 25 balls.  Pakistan’s number three Shan Masood scored 31 off 22 balls. He fell prey to left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed.  While Rizwan was firm at one end of the wicket, Bangladesh were getting success from the other end. They scalped Haider Ali (6), Iftikhar Ahmed (13) and Asif Ali (4) before they got the rhythm in the middle.  Bangladesh will take on New Zealand in their next match on Sunday at 12 pm (Bangladesh time). Before that, Pakistan will take on the hosts on Saturday. 

Opener Mohammad Rizwan smashed an unbeaten 78 to guide Pakistan to a challenging total of 167 against Bangladesh in the first match of the New Zealand tri-series on Friday in Christchurch. Mustafizur Rahman, the left-arm pacer of Bangladesh, conceded 48 runs in four overs but failed to take any wicket. In contrast, Taskin Ahmed was outstanding in this match. He grabbed two wickets conceding 25 runs in four overs.  Read:Tri-series: Bangladesh opt to bowl vs Pakistan Bangladesh won the toss and sent Pakistan to bat first. Rizwan and Babar Azam had an opening stand of 52 runs before Mehidy Hasan Miraz removed Babar for 22 off 25 balls.  Pakistan’s number three Shan Masood scored 31 off 22 balls. He fell prey to left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed.  Read:Shakib joins Tigers in New Zealand ahead of tri-series opener Friday While Rizwan was firm at one end of the wicket, Bangladesh were getting success from the other end. They scalped Haider Ali (6), Iftikhar Ahmed (13) and Asif Ali (4) before they got the rhythm in the middle.  Before this match, Bangladesh faced Pakistan in 16 T20Is and won only two of them. 

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first against Pakistan in the first match of the New Zealand tri-series on Friday in Christchurch. Regular Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan is not playing in this match. He joined the team on Thursday after playing in CPL. Mehidy Hasan, the Bangladesh all-rounder, said Thursday that Shakib would play the first match. But the southpaw is not in the playing XI of the first match. And the team management has not revealed any reason. In Shakib's absence, Nurul Hasan Sohan tossed the coin for Bangladesh. Bangladesh fielded three pacers in this match — Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud and Mustafizur Rahman, while Nasum Ahmed also found a place in the playing XI. Before this series, Bangladesh played 16 T20Is against Pakistan and won only two of them. Bangladesh: Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Litton Das, Nurul Hasan (C), Yasir Ali, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed Pakistan: Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani.