angladesh v Zimbabwe, 1st Test, Mirpur, 3rd day Haphazard Bangladesh edge low-scorer

Alagappan Muthu (ESPNcricinfo) Bowl straight, enlist the assistance the pitch was eager to provide, prey on the batsman’s uncertainty. Repeat. Taijul Islam’s strategy was simple and his execution was ruthless enough to give him the best bowling figures in Bangladesh history. His 8 for 39 should have heralded a dominant victory, but familiar failings were

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Younis hits ton on attritional day

(ESPNcricinfo) Pakistan 219 for 4 (Younis Khan 106, Misbah 34*, Johnson 3-22) v Australia Twelve years ago, Younis Khan played in Pakistan’s only previous Test match meetings with Australia in the UAE. A 3-0 sweep for Steve Waugh’s side included one Sharjah match that lasted only two days. When he walked to the centre of

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WICB seeks meeting with BCCI

(ESPNcricinfo) The WICB also plans to set up a task force that would meet both the players and its representative West Indies Players Association (WIPA), both of whom have been locked in an impasse over the new combined business agreement and memorandum of understanding which was signed in September. The task force will meet with

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