Bangladesh bowler Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan shined in the first inning of the third match of the ODI World Cup 2023 to stop Afghanistan's batting lineup at 156 runs on Saturday.
After India included stalwart spinner R Ashwin in the squad of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, Australian team management called Gujarat local bowler Mahesh Pithania to their practice session who has a similar bowling style as of Ashwin.
Siraj is currently the number one-ranked ODI bowler. With 30 wickets in 14 matches this year, he is one of the most lethal bowlers out now. His spell of 6/21 against Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup this year bundled them out for just 50 and helped India secure its eighth title.&nbs
Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers for India as he dismissed three batters. Kuldeep Yadav got two wickets, while Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna picked up one wicket each.
Sri Lanka had elected to field first and its bowlers wasted no time in proving that their skipper Chamari Athapaththu was right. The title clash will take place on Monday.
After Hasan ran out Sodhi at the non-striker's end as he left the crease before the bowler threw the ball, Bangladesh captain Litton Das called back Sodhi to continue batting.
India batter Suryakumar Yadav hailed Mohammed Shami and called his five-for performance against Australia a lesson that pacers can learn from as India clinched five-wicket victory in the first match of the ODI series
Shami has taken 37 wickets against Australia while Kapil Dev is leading the chart by taking 45 scalps. Ajit Agarkar is placed in third position with 36 wickets followed by Javagal Srinath (33) and Harbhajan Singh 32.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma disclosed the reason for dropping India's Chinaman bowler, Kuldeep Yadav in the first two matches of their upcoming ODI series against Australia.