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Sports Tuesday, August 10, 2021 15 Shakib leads ’s domination over to clinch T20I series 4-1 in ICC Dhaka

Shakib Al Hasan’s 4/9 and ’s 3/12 paved the way for a 60- win in the fifth and final T20I that ensured a 4-1 series win for Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Monday. Bangladesh presented an unwavering spirit to success- fully defend 123 runs against Australia in the final T20I in Dhaka. The hosts bowled them out for 62 in the 14th over with the help of Shakib who snared four alongside Saifud- din, who chipped in with three. The opening stand of 42 runs between and was able to provide impetus to the Bangladesh with a run-rate of over 10 for the first four overs but the middle-or- der couldn’t capitalise on the quick start. After the fall of Mahedi’s to Ashton Turner for 13, the hosts’ run rate nose- Bangladesh’s receives the ‘Alesha Card’ Player of the dived. Then, Daniel Chris- Match after winning the fifth and final International against tian claimed his first wicket Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka in T20Is since 2014 with the on Monday. (AFP) wicket of Naim who went back Bangladesh’s cricketers celebrate after winning the fifth and final against Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket with a run-a-ball 23. Stadium in Dhaka on Monday. (AFP) of change of pace that worked the visitors were bowled out At the halfway mark, Shak- wonders. He snared the wicket for 62 runs in no time as the ib perished to Scoreboard of (10) who at- batters below No.5 to who trapped him leg-before tempted the ramp but the 11 couldn’t cross the single- for 11. The middle-order strug- Bangladesh Extras: (b6, lb1, w11) 18 M. Wade b Shakib Al Hasan 22 Total: (All out, 13.4 overs) 62 slower meant the ball digit mark. gled to rebuild the innings and Mahedi Hasan c Agar b Turner 13 Total: (For 8 wickets, 20 overs) 122 M. Marsh lbw b Nasum 4 Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Christian), 2-17 (Marsh), 3-83 could only travel till short fine The collapse was prompted Mohammad Naim c Agar b Christian 23 Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Mahedi), 2-57 (Naim), 3-60 B. McDermott c and b 17 (Wade), 4-48 (McDermott), 5-53 (Carey), 6-54 (16), Mahmud Shakib Al Hasan lbw b Zampa 11 (Shakib), 4-84 (Mahmudullah), 5-96 (Soumya), 6-110 A. Carey b Saifuddin 3 (Henriques), 7-54 (Turner), 8-56 (Agar), 9-58 (Ellis), leg where took by Saifuddin who picked 3/12 Ullah (19), and Soumya Sarkar c Turner b Christian 16 (Nurul), 7-114 (Afif), 8-118 (Saifuddin). M. Henriques c Nurul Hasan b Saifuddin 3 10-62 (Zampa). a comfortable catch. in three overs while Shakib (8) were all back in the hut Mahmudullah Riyad c and b Agar 19 Did not bat: Nasum Ahmed. A. Turner c Mahmudullah b Shakib Al Hasan 1 : Mahedi 3-0-20-0, Nasum 2-0-8-2, Mustafizur In their chase, Australia returned with a four-for that when Bangladesh were 110/6 Nurul Hasan b Ellis 8 Bowling: Turner 2-0-16-1 (w5), Agar 4-0-28-1 (w1), A. Agar b Mohammad Saifuddin 2 1-0-3-0, Saifuddin 3-0-12-3, Shakib 3.4-1-9-4, lost two important players ear- took him past 100 T20I wick- Afif Hossain c Marsh b Ellis 10 Zampa 4-0-24-1 (w1), Ellis 4-0-16-2 (w3), Christian N. Ellis b Shakib Al Hasan 1 Mahmudullah 1-0-9-1. in 17.4 overs. 4 4-0-17-2 (w1), Swepson 2-0-14-0. M. Swepson not out 1 Toss: Bangladesh ly – and Marsh ets, making him the first men’s Nathan Ellis bowled the Mohammad Saifuddin (Wade) 0 Australia (Target 123) A. Zampa c Mahmudullah b Shakib Al Hasan 4 : Bangladesh won by 60 runs – as they limped to 31/2 at the player to score 1000 runs and final over and exploited the Mustafizur Raahman not out 0 D. Christian b Nasum Ahmed 3 Extras: (lb1) 1 Series: Bangladesh won the five-match series 4-1. end of their Powerplay. pick 100 wickets in the short- conditions with the strategy In a massive turn of events, est format. Jamieson, Ferguson We could’ve created nine chances on named in New Zealand’s T20 World Cup squad the final day of drawn Test, says Root ANI Chapman, Devon Conway, Auckland (New Zealand) , , ANI , Daryl Mitchell, Nottingham Pacers Kyle Jamieson and Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Lockie Ferguson on Monday , England skipper were named in New Zealand’s (wk), , , admitted that Indian team squad for the upcoming Twen- (injury cover). were on top on day five of the ty20 World Cup, slated to be Coaching Staff: , opening Test but the hosts’ played in October-November Shane Jurgensen, , was confident of dis- in the UAE. (fourth coach TBA) missing the remaining nine Player and staff welfare New Zealand squad for Bang- visitors batsmen on Sunday. will take on extra significance ladesh T20s & ODIs: The first Test between this winter as New Zealand (c) (wk), , England and ended in Cricket attempts to balance , a draw after Day five of the the BlackCaps workloads over (wk), , Colin de match was abandoned due to a four-month-long period, Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Matt rain on Sunday. incorporating tours to Bang- Henry (ODI only), Scott Kugge- India needed just 157 runs ladesh, Pakistan, and India, leijn, Cole McConchie, Henry to win the first Test on day five as well as the ICC T20 World Nicholls, , Rachin while England needed nine Cup in the UAE. Ravindra, Ben Sears (T20 only), wickets but no play was pos- While the Test squad to , sible due to rain. The visitors tour India will not be an- Coaching Staff: Glenn Pocknall, had scored 52 runs after bun- nounced for another month Graeme Aldridge, Tilan Sa- dling out England in the third or so, the BlackCaps white- maraweera session on Saturday. ball squads will comprise a New Zealand squad for Paki- “At one stage it looked like total of 32 players - includ- stan T20Is: Tom Latham (c) we could have potentially had ing two new to the set-up in (wk), Finn Allen, , 40 overs and I think in that Canterbury all-rounder Cole Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell period, it felt like we would McConchie, and Wellington (wk), , Colin de have been able to create nine paceman Ben Sears. Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, chances on the surface like England’s captain Joe Root (C) leads his players off the field at the end of first Test against India at the cricket ground in Tom Latham will captain , Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz that,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Nottingham, central England, on Saturday. (AFP) the side in Bangladesh and Patel, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, Root as saying. Pakistan. Blair Tickner, Will Young. “I’d be lying if I wasn’t to Need to back Root: Coach not through lack of effort. It’s enough. But at some point I started playing . New Zealand T20 World Cup Coaching Staff: Shane Jur- say that India weren’t in the Silverwood not a lack of hard work. It’s will have to make a decision,” “Wherever he has played, squad: (c), gensen, Glenn Pocknall, Graeme driving seat going into today, England head coach Chris Sil- just a case that we have to try he added. he has been a match-winner Todd Astle, , Mark Aldridge, Tilan Samaraweera. but we know on a wicket like verwood on Monday admitted and find a formula that works. for us. We are happy that he that, a couple of wickets in that batsmen apart from Joe That’s a work in progress at Bumrah has proved has done once again, what he a cluster and of course that Root also need to start contrib- the moment,” he added. himself: Rahul does best,” Rahul added. game can turn on its head,” uting more to ease off the pres- Skipper Root scored a cen- Meanwhile, India batsman KL The first Test between WI vs Pak: Chemar, Brooks named he added. sure on the Three Lions skipper. tury in the second innings of Rahul stressed that pacer Jas- England and India ended in in provisional squad for Test series The English skipper feels “Yes, I think we do need to the Trent Bridge Test and it prit Bumrah has proved himself a draw after Day five of the the pressure of batting on the step up. Joe’s been phenom- was his first ton on home soil time and again and his perfor- match was abandoned due to Kingston (Jamaica): (CWI) selection panel on final day of the Test could have enal for the last six months, since 2018. mance in the first Test against rain on Sunday. Monday announced the 17-member provisional squad for the up- tilted the match in England’s really. But what we need to “We need to do something. England isn’t a “comeback”. Indian bowlers were right coming Test series against Pakistan, starting on Thursday, August favour. do is make sure that the guys Ideally, we get the guys scor- Bumrah had failed to pick on top of England during the 12. The panel have recalled fast bowler and middle- “With the pressures of that are batting with him are ing runs again and get the a wicket in the World Test first Test and Rahul said the order batsman . Holder made his Test debut in batting on a fifth-day wicket, coming to the party as well. confidence back in them. But Championship (WTC) final bowling unit knows what is New Zealand last year but has not featured since then. Brooks last things could very quickly have We need the guys around Joe if that doesn’t happen obvi- against New Zealand in June. exactly expected from them. played in New Zealand and has earned a recall following a polished fallen in our favour and we scoring some more runs to ously I have to have a look. But the right-arm pacer picked “Sometimes the bowlers in the Best v Best four-day match last week. Additionally, certainly believed that we’d take the pressure off him,” Does that mean there will be nine wickets in the first Test can get carried away when a two experienced players, left-hander and fast bowler have been able to create nine ESPNcricinfo quoted Silver- changes? It’s something we’ve against England. lot is happening off the pitch will not feature in the upcoming two-match se- more chances,” said Root. wood as saying. got to consider constantly. We “I don’t know why you are and it says a lot about our ries. The two-match Test series will be played at Sabina Park from “If we’d have been good “It’s one thing which we’re have to make sure we’ve got saying that Bumrah has made bowling unit. August 12-16 and August 20-24. This forms the first of six series enough in the field and tak- talking about in the dressing the right people on the park,” a comeback,” said Rahul in the “There is a lot of experi- in the new cycle of the International Cricket Council World Test en those then we could have room constantly. I’m encour- said Silverwood. press conference when asked ence in our bowling and they Championship to find the best Test match cricket team in the world. been sat here one-nil up, but aging conversations between “Ultimately, if it isn’t about Bumrah’s good show. understand what exactly is Windies squad: (c), , Nkru- unfortunately the weather the players and the coaches to working I have to take a view “Every time, in every game, expected of each one of them,” mah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, , , has won. try and find a solution for this on why and how do I change in every condition he has said Rahul. Joshua Da Silva, , Chemar Holder, , “In many ways, the weath- to try and help them get better. that. I have invested in these proved himself and he is our The action now moves , , , , Kemar er’s robbed us all of a fantastic We have to address and accept guys. I would rather be ac- number one bowler. We are to Lord’s in London for the Roach, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican. (ANI) final day of Test cricket, which we are not getting those runs cused of giving somebody one happy that he is doing what second match which gets un- is a slight shame,” he added. so we have to look at why. It’s too many chances than not he is (has) been doing since he derway from Thursday.