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SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto led from the front with an unbeaten half century as Bangladesh leveled the three-match T20 international series with an eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Shanto hit a six off pacer Dasun Shanaka over deep backward square to bring up the victory as well as his fourth fifty as Bangladesh chased …

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Islamabad United thwarted Aamer Jamal’s rapid-fire half-century to beat Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs in the Pakistan Super League on Monday. Islamabad put up 196-4 thanks mainly to captain Shadab Khan’s 80 off 51 balls. Brothers Naseem Shah, 1-26, and Hunain Shah, 2-25, then sliced through the Peshawar top order in the power play and reduced …

RANCHI, India (AP) — India took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series against England by winning the fourth test by five wickets on Monday. Chasing 192 to win, India lost five wickets for 36 runs to slip to 120-5 but Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel put on a sixth-wicket partnership of 72 to get the hosts over the …

RANCHI, India (AP) — India took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series against England by winning the fourth test by five wickets on Monday. Chasing 192 to win, India lost five wickets for 36 runs to slip to 120-5 but Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel put on a sixth-wicket partnership of 72 to get the hosts over the …

RANCHI, India (AP) — England cricket captain Ben Stokes arrived in India promising to only play as a batter in the test series. After three matches, he might be ready to go back on his word. Stokes had an extended bowling session in the nets on Wednesday without any apparent discomfort. When he stopped, he was seen briefly speaking to …

RAJKOT, India (AP) — Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his second hundred of the series as India took complete control of the third test against England on Day 3 on Saturday. Jaiswal hit 104 before retiring hurt with back spasms as India piled up 196-2 in its second innings. Shubman Gill was unbeaten on 65 at stumps, with Kuldeep Yadav 3 not …

RAJKOT, India (AP) — Centuries by Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja underpinned India reaching 326-5 against England on day one Thursday of the third test. India was 33-3 but Sharma and Jadeja rebuilt the innings with a 204-run stand. Sarfaraz Khan equalled the record for the fastest India half-century on test debut, 50 off 48. He was eventually run out …

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Andre Russell and Sherfane Rutherford smashed half centuries in a record-breaking sixth-wicket stand to propel the West Indies to 37-run consolation win over Australia in the third and final Twenty20 match on Tuesday. Russell destroyed the pace and spin of Adam Zampa late in the innings to score 71 off just 29 balls while Rutherford contributed …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Bowling allrounder Michael Neser has been recalled to Australia’s squad for the team’s first test series in New Zealand in eight years. Neser played the last of his two tests in December 2022. “It’s great to see Michael Neser get another opportunity in the squad following his ever-consistent performances over a long period of time and …