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Rovman Powell Scores Second Fastest Fifty In Lpl History But His Team Loses Even After That

Rovman Powell scores second fastest fifty in LPL history, but his team loses even after that

It has been raining sixes in the Lanka Premier League encounter between Jaffna Kings and Kandy Warriors as West Indian import of the Warriors, Rovman Powell hit the second-fastest fifty in the history of the league and fastest in this season, as he smashed seven sixes and two fours to reach to his 15 ball fifty.

The record for the fastest fifty in the name of his fellow Jamaican teammate Andre Russell who had hit a 14 ball fifty while playing for Colombo Kings. Like this game, the match in which Russell hit the fastest fifty last season was also a rain-curtailed one.

Coming back to this game, Powell’s knock put his side, Kandy, in sight of an almost impossible chase of 182 in just 12 overs. However, his wicket in the 12th over has made things a tad difficult as Kamindu Mendis joined Kennar Lewis in the middle with 36 still required from 165 balls.

But in the next four balls, only five runs came and the Warriors needed 31 from the last 12 balls to win their first game in the league. But it wasn't to be as just after the Powell wicket, the team lost the plot and it all went haywire.

It was so absurd after the fall of Powell's wicket that in total, the last three overs of the Warriors innings resulted in the side losing four wickets and scoring only 25 runs. This loss is now the third in the row for the Warriors, while Jaffna recorded its second win in the league.

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We’ll keep the spirits high, it’s a long tour: Ollie Pope on pathetic Day-1 for England in Ashes Test

Ollie Pope the only English batter along with Jos Buttler to put some sense into the team batting on the first day of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba said that his team is disappointed, but not at all down as it was just the first day of the tour and only one team has batted so far. Pope believes that there is a lot of time left and England will keep their spirits high and try and make a comeback. "I wouldn't look too much at the toss. We just had to execute in the first couple of hours of the game. We had the quality in the side to score the runs we needed. We'll keep fighting and we have to see both sides bat on this wicket. We don't know how it's going to react tomorrow and we'll come back stronger,” Pope said at the end of the Day-1 press conference in Brisbane. "It wasn't the end result we wanted. We're not going to get too down about it but it's a disappointing start. It's a long tour and a long series. We'll keep the spirits high and come back fighting tomorrow,” added the 23-year-old who played in place of Jonny Bairstow in the first Test. Talking about the first ball dismissal of Rory Burns, which has happened only twice in 144-year-old history cricket that a player has got out on the very first ball fo five-match Test series, Pope said, "I wouldn't say it (Burns' wicket) created panic at all because you have to stay calm but it wasn't the ideal start.” His own batting was something that England could look forward to in the second innings. Pope scored 35 of 79 balls but was disappointed that he couldn’t convert it into a big score. "I like to come with a lot of intent and want to move the scoreboard along, especially if the ball is in my area. I think a situation like that leant itself to that too. You need to get your runs on the board. Jos came in and played nicely and it's just frustrating neither of us could go on and get a bigger score,” Pope said. England were bundled out for 147 in 50 overs on the first day but were lucky enough that Australia didn’t get to bat as rain played spoilsport and no play was possible after the first innings.

NZ vs BAN | Fazle Mahmud replaces Shakib Al Hasan in Bangladesh's Test squad

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced Fazle Mahmud, the leading run-getter in National Cricket League (NCL), Bangladesh’s premier First-Class tournament as a replacement for Shakib Al Hasan for the national team’s New Zealand tour. The decision was made after BCB granted Shakib the leave which he had asked for to avoid touring New Zealand for two-match Test series in the new year. Mahmud, who made 603 runs at an average of 60.30 in the NCL is a left-arm top-order batter and part-time left-arm spinner. The 33-year-old who has so far played 94 First-Class games having made his domestic debut way back in 2004, has played ODI cricket for Bangladesh but was never named in a Test squad. In ODIs too he played only two games against Zimbabwe in October 2018 but was out on zero in both matches. In another development, Rangana Herath, who was part of the Bangladesh set up during the T20 World Cup and the run-up to it, has rejoined the team as spin bowling consultant for the New Zealand tour. Bangladesh will be playing two games which would be part of the WTC 2021-23. The Tigers have played two Tests in the WTC so far, but have lost both the games. Bangladesh squad for New Zealand tour Mominul Haque (capt), Shadman Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Fazle Mahmud, Liton Das (wk), Nurul Hasan (wk), Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Shohidul Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mohammad Naim

Two cricket ground staff killed in reported elephant attack in Sri Lanka

Two ground staff at the Sooriyawewa Stadium in Hambantota have died because of an elephant attack as per an ESPNCricinfo report. It is reported that the two of them were heading home after finishing off the work when they were attacked outside the stadium on Tuesday. A Sri Lanka Cricket official told AFP that the bodies of the two groundsmen were found around 500 metres (550 yards) apart. Furthermore, the ground staff were busy in the preparations for the playoffs and the final of the on-going Lanka Premier League scheduled to be held later this month. The eliminator and the Qualifier 1 is scheduled to take place on December 19 while the second qualifier will be held on December 21. The title clash of the league is slated to take place on December 23.

Pat Cummins expresses delight as bowling unit follows Ashes blueprint

Pacer and Australia’s newly appointed captain Pat Cummins had a good start to his captaincy stint after he returned with a fifer in the first innings of the first Ashes Test against England in Brisbane. The visitors were bowled out for 147 in the first innings with Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc picking up a couple of wickets apiece during the course. Hazlewood’s dismissals included the priced wicket of England captain Joe Root who was undone for a 9-ball duck. Hailing the bowling efforts from the unit, Cummins lavished praise on Hazlewood for his “high quality relentless bowling”. "It's nice when they don't get a good look, face too many balls," Cummins said. "They are a huge part of their batting line-up. Thought Joshy Hazlewood, that's the blueprint to bowl to Joe Root, high quality relentless bowling and nice to get Stokes' wicket. Everything went to plan today." Fast bowler Mitchell Starc also expressed delight on wrapping up England’s first innings early and lauded the way Cummins and Hazlewood bowled. "Josh and Pat have almost brought that blueprint from the previous Ashes over in England where they seemed to have their plans down pat to Joe," Mitchell Starc told Seven during the rain delay. "Fantastic to get off to the start we did and have him for nothing.