Category: Australia Cricket

• Australia 187-8; Bangladesh 195-5 | Bangladesh win by five wickets

• Tourists slump to series defeat with one game to play

Australia have slumped to their first ever ODI series defeat against Bangladesh after losing by five wickets in the second match of their three-game series.

After crashing to an unprecedented 0-3 from the first two overs at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday, Australia recovered to salvage 187-8 from 42 overs when rain forced the players off the field at Mirpur.

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England cricket chief Rob Key is considering imposing a total alcohol ban on the squad following a nightclub incident involving Ben Stokes but said “no rash decisions” will be made on the all-rounder’s long-term future as Test captain.

Towhid Hridoy hit an unbeaten 40 as Bangladesh won the second one-day international by five wickets on Thursday to clinch their first-ever series win against Australia in the 50-over format.

Cricket Australia has scrapped the national women’s team’s T20 series against Bangladesh after the ICC unexpectedly brought forward the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy.

England captain Ben Stokes and teammate Gus Atkinson have been dropped from the squad for next week’s second Test against New Zealand at the Oval, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced overnight.

Alarm bells will be sounding in the Australian camp following a crushing loss to Bangladesh in Dhaka, where the tourists were torn apart by a tall speedster exceeding 150km/h.

Ben Stokes is preparing to make a decision on his future as England captain, several British media outlets reported following his involvement in a nightclub incident with a Saracens rugby player.

Mosaddek Hossain hit a career-best 86 not out and Nahid Rana took four wickets as Bangladesh trounced Australia by 86 runs in the rain-hit opening ODI on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

• Tourists go down by 86 runs on DLS method in Dhaka

• Shoddy fielding and poor bowling marked defeat

Australia have crashed to their first ODI loss against Bangladesh in 21 years, crushed by 86 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis system in the opening match of their three-game series.

Bangladesh, hosting Australia in a men’s ODI for the first time since 2011, posted a formidable 284-8 after being sent in at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday, before restricting the tourists to 191-9 from 42.2 overs when lightning and rain ended play. It was Bangladesh’s second victory in 23 ODIs against Australia, alongside their famous 2005 run chase in Cardiff.

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The English are up in arms once again with captain Ben Stokes and opening bowler Gus Atkinson being invested for a nightclub incident involving a rugby player.

Ben Stokes’ position as England cricket captain was in jeopardy Monday after officials announced he was being investigated for a nightclub incident reportedly involving a Saracens rugby player.

Victorian trio Todd Murphy, Ollie Peake and Matt Short have been added to Australia’s squad for the ODI series against Bangladesh starting Tuesday as Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head were ruled out of the three-match series.

England captain Ben Stokes said the Lord’s pitch was “not ideal” for Test cricket after his side thrashed New Zealand by 115 runs on Sunday.

Ollie Robinson continued to prove a thorn in New Zealand’s side, taking two quick wickets, as England moved closer to victory in the first Test during what little play was possible at Lord’s on Saturday.

India named Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in their T20 squad on Saturday, handing the 15-year-old sensation his maiden international call-up after a string of breathtaking performances in the domestic league.