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NEPAL T20I TRI-SERIES 2021 by Bertus de Jong • Last updated on Share Tweet The win sees the Netherlands join their hosts on two wins from three. © Getty Bas de Leede's career-best 81* off 41 saw the Netherlands chase down a daunting target of 207 to hand hosts Nepal their first defeat in the Tri-Nations series and draw level at the top of the table. The chase was the Netherlands' highest-ever in T20 Internationals, breaking a record set in their famous win over Ireland in the 2014 World T20. The Dutch had again looked rusty in the field after Nepal had elected to set a score first on an uncharacteristically batting-friendly Kathmandu pitch. Kushal Bhurtel again top-scored for the hosts with a 46-ball 62, albeit this time without the company of his in-form fellow-opener Aasif Sheikh, who was caught off Kingma for a duck in the second over. He would lose his skipper Gyanendra Malla after another successful powerplay had … [Read more...] about De Leede stars in Netherlands’s high-scoring thriller

BOSTON – Reggie Jackson is the last player remaining in the Thunder’s locker room, and the team’s final bus is scheduled to leave in a few minutes. He frantically throws items into his shaving kit. He grabs his hoodie, clumsily knocking its hanger onto the floor. Then, he reaches for the top shelf of his locker. “Got my baby,” Jackson said as he clutches his basketball. Growing up, basketball helped Jackson, the son of an Air Force officer, find his way while moving between Italy, England, North Dakota, Georgia, Florida and Colorado. Now, those frequent moves are helping Jackson – at one of the NBA’s most interesting crossroads – find his way in basketball. Jackson was the only player last season to start 40 games and come off the bench in 40 games, including the playoffs, but that understates the volatility of his role. He has played point guard shooting guard. He has played with Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant and without those two stars. He has been asked to lead and … [Read more...] about Reggie Jackson tries to steady Thunder without Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook

BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2021 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet Bangladesh picked four pace bowlers in the squad - Taskin Ahmed, Ebadat Hossain, Abu Jayed and uncapped Shoriful Islam Rahi - for the first Test © BCB Mominul Haque, the Bangladesh Test skipper, said on Tuesday (April 20) that pacers will play a big role to play in the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka and added that they need to be mentally and physically prepared to take the challenge. Bangladesh picked four pace bowlers in the 15-member squad - Taskin Ahmed, Ebadat Hossain, Abu Jayed and uncapped Shoriful Islam Rahi - for the first Test, and according to the team management, they are expecting to field three pacers in the XI, given the surface is expected to have some grass. It was learnt that along with Jayed and Taskin, either Ebadat or Shoriful will make the cut in the playing XI in the opening Test, scheduled to be … [Read more...] about Mominul banks on pacers for ‘big impact’ in Sri Lanka

PREVIEW - KKR VS CSK by Akash Sarkar • Published on Share Tweet Will KKR consider bringing back the now-fit Sunil Narine into the XI. © BCCI/IPL The Overview Kolkata Knight Riders land in Mumbai with a nagging feeling of 'could have, would have and should have'. Head coach Brendon McCullum believes his side needs to "tidy up some areas". If the loss against Mumbai Indians was down to a mental block and the lower order having to deal with the worst conditions the track had to offer on the night, the loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore was down to some poor execution. KKR have had a pin put into their balloon but the party is far from over. The side will aim to shrug off the early tournament lethargy in their next two matches in Mumbai. There have been several questions on where MS Dhoni should bat, the batting strategies CSK should adopt and the form of Ruturaj Gaikwad. And despite all of that, CSK have two wins … [Read more...] about KKR aim to shrug off early tournament lethargy

NEW HERO by Kaushik Rangarajan • Published on Share Tweet Billings scored the third fastest fifty in CSK's history. © BCCI The MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. From the outside, a towering fortress with canopy tents, myriad stairways and entrances - three of them currently out of bounds. From the inside, cricketing heaven. Like the best of venues around the world, it has an ambience of its own - history, tradition, passion, despair. Here catcalls (whistles) are anything but signs of disapproval and the emotions are enjoyed with just a sprinkle of pepper from the humidity gods. Then there are the mood setters: the heroes that first put bums on seats and then take them off. And there have been that have done that here - from the Gavaskars and the Viswanaths to the Tendulkars and the Sehwags. The crowd-player bond is strong. And it needed bonds of that kind to fill up Chepauk on Tuesday (April 10) in the face of … [Read more...] about Chepauk’s special night comes alive with new finishing act