Ex-Australia cricketer MacGill loses appeal against cocaine conviction
Former Australia Test cricketer Stuart MacGill lost an appeal Wednesday against his conviction and sentence over a cocaine deal.
Former Australia Test cricketer Stuart MacGill lost an appeal Wednesday against his conviction and sentence over a cocaine deal.
Australia thrashed England by seven wickets to win a record-extending seventh women's T20 World Cup title in a sold-out final at Lord's on Sunday.
Australia completed a 3-0 whitewash over Bangladesh in the T20I series with a commanding seven-wicket victory in the third and final match at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday.
Matt Renshaw delivered a match-winning all-round performance as Australia edged Bangladesh by seven runs in the second T20I in Chattogram on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Bangladesh's impressive performances in the ODI series against Australia have been rewarded in the latest ICC rankings, with Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed all making significant progress in the bowlers' standings.
Bangladesh Women's hopes of building momentum in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup suffered a major setback as Australia Women comprehensively beat them by nine wickets on Wednesday.
Australia overcame a few late jitters to defeat Bangladesh by four wickets in the opening T20I of the three-match series in Chattogram, chasing down 132 with 10 balls to spare.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh believes his side can put their disappointing ODI campaign behind them and bounce back in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das remains a doubt for the opening T20I against Australia as he continues to recover from a calf muscle injury, prompting the hosts to add experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to the squad.
Bangladesh have recalled experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to their squad ahead of the three-match T20I series against Australia, which gets underway in Chattogram on Wednesday.
Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has been withdrawn from the squad for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh as the visitors shift focus to the shortest format following their 2-1 ODI series defeat.
Stand-in captain Najmul Hossain Shanto praised Bangladesh’s fighting spirit despite a one-wicket defeat to Australia in the third ODI in Mirpur on Sunday, saying the team showed the character needed to compete at the highest level.