Bangladesh Vs Ireland – Only Test; Day Four
Ireland’s last three wickets failed to add a decent sum to their overnight score, to be all out for 292. They were quickly sent back by Bangladesh bowlers, adding only 6 runs in less than four overs. Their main hope Andy McBrine could add only one run to his previous score and was bowled by Ebadot Hussain for 72. Set a target of 138, Bangladesh briskly rattled up the required runs in 27.1 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Mushfiqur Rahim followed up his first innings century with 51 not-out at a scoring rate of over a hundred. He was also declared Player of the Match.
Ireland have performed decently on their tour of Bangladesh, winning a T20I and not too bad a performance in the only Test. As per statements of Ireland players, 7 of whom made their debut in this Test, it requires a change of mindset to perform at the Test level as mechanics in this format are much more different from the limited overs cricket in which Ireland have mostly played. They expressed hope that learning from this experience, they will try to build upon the basics and perform well in the times to come in this format.
Allsportspk Cricket Updates: 6th April 2023
Bangladesh Vs Ireland – Only Test; Day Three
Ireland defied the pundits by not only batting through the third day but have taken a lead of 131 runs with two wickets still intact. Lorcan Tucker scored a confident hundred on his Test debut, becoming only the second centurion for his country and 6th wicketkeeper to do so on debut in the Test annals.
After losing 4 wickets for 13 runs the previous day, Ireland were six down for 123 when Tucker and Andy McBrine combined for the best partnership of the day. They took the score to 234 when Tucker was out after scoring 108 runs in 162 balls. McBrine is still batting at 71 as Ireland have compiled 286 runs for 8 wickets in 107 overs.
For Bangladesh, Taijul Islam was the pick of the bowlers, picking 4 Ireland wickets for 86 runs in 38 overs. Surprisingly, captain Shakib Al Hasan did not bowl much after taking two wickets the previous day.
Nida Dar Appointed Pakistan Women Captain
36 years old all-rounder Nida Dar has been appointed Pakistan’s women cricket captain in all formats after Bismah Maroof stepped down last month. She is the leading wicket-taker in the women’s T20Is with 126 wickets in 130 matches. She has also scored 1687 runs at a strike rate of just over 100 in this format. She has taken 91 wickets and scored 1535 runs in 99 ODIs. Nida Dar praised the services of previous captain Bismah Maroof. She also expressed her excitement at being given the opportunity of leading ladies’ national teams and vowed to put in her best to take the team forward.
Mark Coles Back Again
After being Pakistan women’s Head Coach from 2017 to 2019, Mark Cole was once again appointed in the same role he left due to family engagements. In his previous tenure Pakistan Women won seven times in 16 ODIs, including a first-ever series win over West Indies. In T20Is, the team won 12 out of 30 games under his mentorship. He will reach Pakistan in May to start his two years contract. The current coaching staff – Taufeeq Umar (Batting), Saleem Jaffar (Bowling) and Mohtashim Rasheed (Fielding) will continue in their respective roles under Cole. He thanked PCB for once again giving him the opportunity to coach Pakistan Women’s team, which he described as a talented and capable group.
Pakistan Women Schedule 2023-24
Pakistan Women have a busy schedule over an 11 months period from August 2023 to July 2024 as follows;
- August-September 2023: (Home) Vs. South Africa; 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
- October-November 2023: (Away) Vs. Bangladesh; 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
- November-December 2023: (Away) Vs. New Zealand; 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
- February 2024: (Home) Vs. West Indies; 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is
- July 2024: (Away) Vs. England; 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
Allsportspk Cricket Updates: 5th April 2023
Bangladesh Vs Ireland – Only Test; Day Two
Ireland are staring at a heavy defeat barring a miracle as they lost 4 wickets within first 7 overs in their second innings on day two of the only Test of their tour at Mirpur. At 27 for 4, Ireland trail by 128 runs with six wickets in hand.
Bangladesh settled down after losing two early wickets on the first day. Scoring at a brisk average rate of above 4.5 runs per over, Bangladesh were all out in 80.3 overs after scoring 369 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim was the top scorer with 126 runs. Captain Shakib Al Hasan showed why he is rated the best all-rounder in current ratings as he accumulated 87 runs in only 94 balls. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Litton Das made useful contributions with 55 and 43 runs respectively. Andy McBrine was the pick of Ireland bowlers, picking 6 Bangladesh wickets for 118 runs in 28 overs. Mark Adair and Ben White claimed two wickets each.
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Ireland met disaster immediately at the start of their second innings, losing opener James McCollum without scoring in the very first over. They were four down by the seventh over. Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam shared two wickets each.
New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka – 1st T20I
After the heartbreaking loss in the super over at Auckland in the first T20I of the series, New Zealand leveled in style at Dunedin, comfortably defeating Sri Lanka by 9 wickets with 32 balls to spare.
Adam Milne Shines
Sent in to bat first, Sri Lanka scored briskly. They were 89-2 in 11 overs and projected to make around 180 when their innings started to derail. After the departure of set batsmen Kusal Perera (35 in 32 balls) and Dhananjaya de Silva (37 in 26 balls), Sri Lanka batting virtually collapsed and they were all out in 19 overs, scoring 141 runs. Seamer Adam Milne claimed 5 wickets for 26 runs in his quota of 4 overs. He took three wickets in his last over. Ben Lister picked up 2 wickets for 26 runs.
Tim Seifert Onslaught
Chasing a modest target of 142, New Zealand set off rapidly. Chad Bowes scored a quick-fire 31 off only 15 balls, hitting 7 fours in the process. Thereafter, Tim Seifert made light work of the target, scoring 79 runs off only 43 balls. He hit 6 sixes and 3 fours remaining not-out. New Zealand cantered home with 32 balls and 9 wickets to spare, tying the series 1 – 1. Adam Milne was declared the Player of the Match. The decider will be played at Queenstown on April 8.
