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Eriksen at Inter training ground, in Afif, Nurul steer the chase ‘excellent shape’ after Euro collapse as Bangladesh 2-0 up Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan star as Bangladesh stun Australia again to lead T20 series 2-0

Mustafizur Rahman had• earlier played a key role in keeping Inter Milan’s Christian Eriksen shoots to score a free kick (file photo) Australia to just 121 for 7 KNOW WHAT AFP | Milan AFP | Dhaka BETTER hristian Eriksen yester- Bangladesh, who re- Cday met his Inter Milan fif Hossain and Nurul corded their first ever teammates for the first time KNOW Hasan steered Bangla- T20 win Australia since suffering cardiac arrest Adesh to a 2-0 lead over in the previous match, at Euro 2020, in a visit to the Australia in the series Italian champions’ training with an emphatic five- have won two succes- ground. Christian Eriksen’s win yesterday. sive games against In a statement, Inter said future at Inter is in Chasing 122 for victory, Bang- their opponents for that Eriksen, 29, paid a visit to the balance due to ladesh depended on an unbro- Bangladesh’s Afif Hossain (right) and Nurul Hasan run between the the first time across the training centre at Appiano his pacemaker, as ken 56-run sixth-wicket part- formats Gentile outside Milan yester- footballers with one nership between Afif, who hit early to remove openers Soumya day morning. 37, and Nurul, who made 22, to Sarkar, for nought, and Moham- out for 108 in their chase of 131, “The Danish midfielder met fitted cannot play in achieve their target with eight mad Naim, for nine, respective- collapsed from 99-3 to 106-7 the club directors, the coach, Italy, unlike in some It’s very pleasing to see other countries balls to spare in Dhaka. Afif and ‘Sohan’ stand ly. after Marsh’s wicket. teammates and all of the staff made 26 but Shakib made the hosts fight Marsh put on 57 for the third present. Eriksen is doing well Bangladesh were in trouble at up, carry us to the end. back with his 17-ball knock and wicket with Moises Henriques, and is in excellent physical and teammates and the Danish 67-5 in the 12th over when Ma- Showed maturity a partnership of 37 for the third who scored 30, after the depar- mental shape,” Inter said. medical staff. hedi Hasan departed, MAHMUDULLAH RIYAD wicket with Mahedi. ture of the two openers. “He will now follow the re- His future at Inter is in the off for 23. Medium-pace bowler An- Marsh was caught behind off covery programme put for- balance due to his pacemaker, Pace bowler Mustafizur Rah- did very well to restrict them to drew Tye bowled Shakib and fast bowler Shoriful Islam be- ward by Danish doctors in as footballers with one fitted man took three wickets to re- 120. But Shakib was very impor- Mahmudullah dragged the ball fore Mustafizur struck twice Copenhagen, who will also cannot play in Italy, unlike in strict Australia to 121-7 despite tant with and , from left-arm spinner Ashton on successive deliveries to send co-ordinate the clinical fol- some other countries. 45 by Mitchell Marsh, who shows how important he is to Agar onto his stumps as Bang- skipper Matthew Wade back for low-up. The Inter medical staff The tests he is undergoing got the same score in his side’s the team.” ladesh slipped. four and Agar for nought. will naturally be kept informed will eventually determine opening loss of the five-match Bangladesh, who recorded But the 21-year-old Afif “Should have got high 130s or and up to date throughout the whether or not he can have it series on Tuesday. their first ever T20 win over showed composure to thwart 140s, which would have been a process.” removed, allowing him to stay “It’s very pleasing to see Afif Australia in the previous match, the opposition bowling along winning score on that track,” Eriksen collapsed towards at Inter. and ‘Sohan’ stand up, carry us have won two successive games with Hasan, a wicketkeep - said Wade. the end of the first half of He is in any case not expect- to the end. Showed maturity,” against their opponents for the er-batsman, and take the team “The bowlers from both Denmark’s opening match at ed to be back in action for an- skipper Mahmudullah Riyad first time across formats. home. teams have done really well. the European Championship other six months, whether he said after the win. Pace bowlers Josh Hazle - Earlier the tourists, who lost Bowling isn’t the problem for against Finland, his life saved stays in Italy or finds a new “And up front our bowlers wood and Mitchell Starc struck the opener after being bowled us, got to tidy up with the bat.” by the quick thinking of his club elsewhere. Man City set for £100m Grealish swoop Root ends fifty drought before AFP | London

anchester City are on the Shami strike revives India Mverge of signing Aston AFP | London Villa playmaker Jack Grealish in a British record £100 million ($139 million) deal, according ngland Joe Root be- to reports yesterday. Ecame his country’s leading City made their blockbuster run-scorer across all interna- bid for Grealish on Friday and tional formats before India’s now it appears Villa are ready dismissed to let their captain move to the Jonny Bairstow with what be- Etihad Stadium. came the last ball before tea on The Premier League cham- the opening day of the first Test pions have been heavily linked at Trent Bridge yesterday. with the 25-year-old since the England were 138-4 at the in- end of last season. terval, with Root 52 af- Neither club have comment- ter Bairstow had fallen lbw for ed but British media claim a 29 to end the Yorkshire duo’s deal should be concluded in the stand of 72. next few days. Bairstow, in what remarkably That could put Grealish in was his first red-ball innings India’s Mohammed Shami celebrates taking the wicket of England’s Dan contention to make his City Jack Grealish of England makes a pass during the UEFA Euro 2020 of the season had looked in - Lawrence with teammates debut in Saturday’s Commu- Championship Final against Italy (file photo) creasingly fluent until Shami’s his side’s longstanding top-or- nity Shield against Leicester at Guardiola already has Greal- nip-backer struck him in front der problems and a green- Wembley. ish’s England team-mates Phil of the stumps, although it need- tinged pitch that offered the If Grealish does move to City, Foden and Raheem Sterling in ed an India review to confirm promise of movement for In- the mooted fee would shatter BETTER creative attacking roles, with his dismissal. At tea, paceman dia’s quicks in the first match the British record of £89 mil- Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Shami had fine figures of 2-18 in of this five-Test series. lion paid by Manchester United Silva and Riyad Mahrez giving 13.2 overs after removing open- KNOW WHAT It took India just five balls to to sign Paul Pogba from Juven- KNOW the City manager an embarrass- er Dom Sibley for a laboured 18 reduce England to none for one, tus in 2016. ment of riches in the final third. earlier in the session. with left-hander Grealish, who has four years However, Grealish’s impend- Root, by reaching 23 when lbw to a Jasprit Bumrah deliv- remaining on his Villa contract, ing move will raise doubts he punched Mohammed Siraj India dropped ery that cut back in. scored six Premier League If Grealish does about Harry Kane’s hopes of through the offside for his fifth off-spinner Ravichan- Burns reviewed the decision goals for Villa last season and move to City, the also joining City, who have so four, surpassed retired former dran Ashwin and fast but replays upheld the umpire’s provided 10 assists. mooted fee would far refused to meet the north captain Alastair Cook’s record bowler Ishant Sharma call, confirming that the ball His four appearances for shatter the British London club’s £150 million ask- of 15,737 runs in 257 matches after they had both had pitched in line and would England during their run to the record of £89 million ing price for the Tottenham across all formats for England. featured in a World have hit the top of middle final of Euro 2020 underlined paid by Manchester striker. A fortunate inside edge off Test Championship stump. his quality at the highest level. United to sign Paul Guardiola is keen on a striker Siraj that went for four took New batsman Zak Crawley Grealish’s ability to prise to replace Sergio Aguero after Root to 49 before a quick single final loss to New Zea- came to the crease having made open defences will give Pep Pogba from Juventus City’s record goalscorer joined saw him to fifty in 89 balls. land at Southampton just 123 runs in 12 Test innings Guardiola another weapon as in 2016 Barcelona at the end of last sea- Earlier, Root decided to bat in June since a brilliant 267 against Pa- City look to defend the title. son. after winning the toss despite kistan at Southampton last year.