Nigeria, the Africa qualifiers, made a strong statement in the ICC Women's U19 World Cup, comfortably chasing down Scotland's target of 62 in just 11.3 overs during Wednesday's warm-up match at the Royal Selangor Club, as per ICC.
Elsewhere, New Zealand hit back after a warm-up outing defea
New Delhi [India], January 15: Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Plantation & Community Infrastructure Sundaralingam Pradeep is on a tour of Tamil Nadu. He then went to Coimbatore and personally met Vishnu Prabhu, the Trade Commissioner of Papua New Guinea at his residence.
Pat Cummins headlines Australia's preliminary 15-player squad for the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025, marking his return as captain. Cummins will lead the team in Pakistan but will miss the upcoming Test tour to Sri Lanka later this month due to an ankle injury.
This will be the first major ICC tournament leading the side for new white-ball skipper Mitchell Santner, after a successful stint in the ODI & T20I series at home against Sri Lanka, as per ICC. Kiwis won both ODI and T20I series 2-1.
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner expressed his thoughts on the loss in the last match of the series and said this was not the way he wanted it to end.
The second edition of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup will feature the brightest young talents from 16 nations competing in 41 matches, hosted across four venues in Malaysia. This tournament provides an exciting platform for emerging stars to showcase their skills on the global stage.
Sri Lanka's Asitha Fernando delivered a stellar performance in the final ODI against New Zealand, earning him the Player of the Match award. Fernando's figures of 3/26 in seven overs played a crucial role in Sri Lanka's victory in Auckland on Saturday.
New Zealand's Matt Henry, who was named "Player of the Series", expressed mixed emotions following the team's defeat in the final ODI against Sri Lanka in Auckland on Saturday. Chasing a target of 291, New Zealand faltered and were bowled out for just 150, falling significantly short.
After registering a win in the last match of the ODI series against New Zealand, Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka expressed his thoughts on the win where he went on to say that it is always great to make a comeback.
Ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka away from home, Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon expressed that if his team needs him to bowl 100 overs in a week in spin-friendly conditions, he will do it for his side
Exceptional performance from Sri Lanka bowlers Asitha Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, and Eshan Malinga denied hosts New Zealand from registering a clean sweep as the Charith Asalanka-led side won the third and final match of the ODI series by 140 runs at Eden Park on Saturday.
Right-hand batter Steve Smith has been appointed as the interim skipper of the national side as team Australia announced a 16-player squad for their two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, which will begin on January 29. Smith will lead the side in the absence of Pat Cummins, who is both on