Ireland tour of Bangladesh : 3 ODI + 3 T20I & Only Test :Mar 18-April 08, 2023

[Nidhibic]

Ireland tour of BD including test (1) & 3+3 white ball games.

Mar 18, Sat
Bangladesh vs Ireland
1st ODI at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
14:00 IST / 08:30 GMT

Mar 20, Mon
Bangladesh vs Ireland
2nd ODI at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
14:00 IST / 08:30 GMT

Mar 23, Thu
Bangladesh vs Ireland
3rd ODI at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
14:00 IST / 08:30 GMT

Mar 27, Mon
Bangladesh vs Ireland
1st T20I at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
17:30 IST / 12:00 GMT

Mar 29, Wed
Bangladesh vs Ireland
2nd T20I at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
17:30 IST / 12:00 GMT

Mar 31, Fri
Bangladesh vs Ireland
3rd T20I at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
17:30 IST / 12:00 GMT

Apr 04-08, 2023
Bangladesh vs Ireland
Only Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
09:00 IST / 03:30 GMT

Ireland squads
ODIs and T20Is against Bangladesh: Andy Balbirnie (capt), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Barry McCarthy, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Ben White, Stephen Doheny (ODIs only), Josh Little (ODIs only), Andrew McBrine (ODIs only), Ross Adair (T20Is only), Conor Olphert (T20Is only), Craig Young (T20Is only)

 

One-off Test against Bangladesh :Andy Balbirnie (Capt), Curtis Campher, Murray Commins, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, Peter Moor (wk), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Ben White, Mark Adair (Bangladesh ODI  only)

Edited March 15, 2023 by Nidhibic
Update

[Lone Wolf]

BCCI has I guess scheduled 2 useless T20s in Ireland instead of playing a Test match vs Ire before WTC final. 

[Nidhibic]

37 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

BCCI has I guess scheduled 2 useless T20s in Ireland instead of playing a Test match vs Ire before WTC final. 

May be BCCI not wants to get beaten on Bouncy wicket.

 

Test defeat vs Minor away from india not good.

 

 

[Lone Wolf]

21 minutes ago, Nidhibic said:

May be BCCI not wants to get beaten on Bouncy wicket.

 

Test defeat vs Minor away from india not good.

 

 

Irish pitches are not bouncy but greener soft pitches.   They are not easy to bat on in whatever little  test cricket we have seen there. 

[AuxiliA]

4 hours ago, Nidhibic said:

May be BCCI not wants to get beaten on Bouncy wicket.

 

Test defeat vs Minor away from india not good.

 

 

 

So India, which won 2 b2b series in Australia and drew in England is afraid of facing Ireland lol.

[AuxiliA]

5 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

BCCI has I guess scheduled 2 useless T20s in Ireland instead of playing a Test match vs Ire before WTC final. 

 

Not our call. It's the host Ireland which decides what format it wants to play. Apparently they feel T20s will generate the most profits.

[Nidhibic]

15 hours ago, AuxiliA said:

 

So India, which won 2 b2b series in Australia and drew in England is afraid of facing Ireland lol.

You never know of india. They can loose 4 wkts for 0 or their opener twice scored 413 & 410 in test but next day 36 all out, our bowling so rigid that opposition can post 952/6 in test, still world record vs india

[Chakdephatte]

On 3/7/2023 at 11:48 AM, Lone Wolf said:

Irish pitches are not bouncy but greener soft pitches. They are not easy to bat on in whatever little  test cricket we have seen there. 

 

Like someone on social media said, they are like England conditions, but on steroids. They can be good team if they can utilize their home advantage.

[Nidhibic]

Bangladesh ODI team vs Ireland

 

Squad: Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Litton Kumer Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Zakir Hasan

[Nidhibic]

Bangladesh ODI team vs Ireland

 

Squad: Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Litton Kumer Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Zakir Hasan

 

 

Edited March 17, 2023 by Nidhibic

[Nidhibic]

Live on Fancode

Edited March 17, 2023 by Nidhibic

[Nidhibic]

BD & Ireland should play more test

Edited March 17, 2023 by Nidhibic

[Zero_Unit]

Why doesn't Bangladesh play more tests with Ire/Afg? These are the same guys who always complain that no one wants to play them, yet they themselves don't play enough against Ire/Afg. If I remember correctly, Afg thrashed them quite well in one of the first few tests matches they ever played.

[Nidhibic]

I changed koz Ireland vs SL schedule changed in last 24 hours they Scrap ODI matches on tour.

 

Eng test long time later 

Edited March 17, 2023 by Nidhibic

[Nidhibic]

I changed koz Ireland vs SL schedule changed in last 24 hours they Scrap ODI matches on tour.

 

Eng test long time later 

[Nidhibic]

 

 

 

Zimbabwe stalwarts return for Netherlands ODIs

 

Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams are part of a full-strength Zimbabwe squad for the ODIs against Netherlands

A week ahead of their three-match ODI series against Netherlands, the Zimbabwe men's side has announced a full-strength squad. Zimbabwe's veteran and talisman Sikandar Raza has returned in time from his franchise commitments, as has leg-spinning all-rounder Ryan Burl.

Furthermore, Sean Williams, Tendai Chatara and Blessing Muzarabani have returned to turn the Zimbabwe side into a formidable powerhouse for the three-match ODI series. The three players missed the home Test series against West Indies in February due to injuries - a recurring quadriceps injury for Muzurabani at the T20 WC, a fractured finger for Williams, and a thigh muscle injury for Chatara.

"It's great to have the whole team back and everyone fighting fit," head coach Davce Houghton said, as the five players, vital cogs in the men's team, return to the team. "It's naturally our intention to win the series - however, in doing so, it is also an opportunity to try out different combinations to achieve that goal, with an eye on the upcoming World Cup qualifier tournament."

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 will be hosted in Zimbabwe from 18 June to 9 July to decide the final two teams for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

 

The ODIs are scheduled for 21, 23 and 25 March at Harare Sports Club and are part of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League for direct qualification for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. The 13-team league will see the top eight sides, including India as the hosts, earn direct qualification. However, Zimbabwe and Netherlands will compete to earn their qualification, as they are out of the reckoning for direct qualification.

 

Zimbabwe Squad:Gary Ballance, Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Craig Ervine (captain), Bradley Evans, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams.

 

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Sri Lanka bring back Angelo Mathews, Kusal Perera for limited-overs series in New Zealand

Uncapped batters Lasith Croospulle and Sahan Arachchige have made the cut for the ODI and T20I series

Madushka Balasuriya

17-Mar-2023 • 2 hrs ago

File photo: Angelo Mathews last represented Sri Lanka in white-ball cricket in March 2021  •  Associated Press

 

Angelo Mathews returns to Sri Lanka's white-ball set up after more than two years, while Kusal Perera is set to play for the first time in over a year. Both players were part of the ODI and T20I squads Sri Lanka Cricket have selected for the upcoming series in New Zealand.

 

The squads also included uncapped batters Lasith Croospulle and Sahan Arachchige. Batter Nuwanidu Fernando is in line for a T20I debut, while seamer Matheesha Pathirana is looking for his maiden ODI cap.

 

Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ashen Bandara, Nuwan Thushara and Jeffrey Vandersay missed out from the squad that toured India in January.

 

Mathews and Perera's inclusions follow an abysmal ODI tour of India earlier this year, following which there were calls to pick more seniors in a World Cup year.

 

Perera's recall comes despite him not having played much following 16 months of recovery from a shoulder injury. Even though Sri Lanka might consider him as a potential option for the ODI World Cup in India in October and November, he is only part of the T20 squad at present to manage his workload.

 

Mathews has not turned out for the white-ball sides since Sri Lanka toured the West Indies in March 2021. His most recent limited-overs experience came in two games for Sri Lanka A against England Lions in which he scored a fifty, and the Lanka Premier League, where he struck 201 runs at an average of 40.20 for the Colombo Stars. While he has improved his fitness over the past year, he is not seen as a consistently reliable seam-bowling option.

 

Who are the new faces?

Croospulle, who opens the batting, struck two centuries against England Lions, as well as a fifty in a List-A game against them.

 

Arachchige also had an impressive outing against the Lions, scoring important cameos from the lower order while also picking up wickets with his offbreaks. Nuwanidu too impressed against Lions, striking two 50-plus scores, while he also recorded a fifty against India to round off a solid run of form that started with the LPL. Croospulle and Nuwanidu are part of the T20I squad, while Arachchige will play in the ODIs.

 

Among most high-profile exclusion is that of Avishka, who had recently returned to the national setup for the India tour on the back of an impressive LPL, where he finished as the tournament's top scorer. He also made 67 and 150 in the recent NSL 4-day tournament. However, a poor showing in India combined with sub-par outings against Lions - not to mention stiff competition for top-order places - means that the selectors were left with little choice but to omit him.

 

Rajapaksa's omission is less vexing, with the batter in recent months a shadow of the player that was voted Player of the Match in the 2022 Asia Cup final.

 

How the rest of the squads shape up

The rest of Sri Lanka's squad looks relatively settled. Both sides will be captained by Dasun Shanaka, with the likes of Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama and Chamika Karunaratne making up a bulk of the batting in both white-ball teams.

 

Karunaratne, who also bowls seam, is part of a pace unit that includes Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara, Pramod Madushan and Pathirana - all of whom have been named in both squads. Dushmantha Chameera had initially been earmarked to play, but the selectors are managing his game time due to his history of injury issues.

 

"The bowler will not be able to tour, as he is still undergoing his structured return-to-play program, a part of his rehabilitation program, following his left ankle surgery," SLC said. Madushan has taken his place in the T20I side, while Pathirana replaces him in the ODI squad.

 

Thushara, though, might count himself a unlucky, having not played a game against India despite a solid LPL. Sri Lanka are spoilt for choice in the seam-bowling department, and in Pathirana they already have another slinger who offers a bit more pace.

 

There are no surprises among the spinners with Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana joined by the young allrounder Dunith Wellalage. Vandersay misses out by virtue of Sri Lanka not needing an extra spin option in New Zealand.

 

 

Sri Lanka will play three ODIs and three T20Is against New Zealand, with the ODI leg starting on March 25 in Auckland. The T20Is will begin on April 2.

 

T20 squad: Dasun Shanaka (capt.), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya De Silva, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Janith Perera, Lasith Croospulle, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nuwanidu Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka, Chamika Karunaratne, Matheesha Pathirana, Pramod Madushan.

 

ODI squad: Dasun Shanaka (capt.), Pathum Nissanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Angelo Mathews, Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya De Silva, Sahan Arachchige, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka, Chamika Karunaratne, Matheesha Pathirana.