Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka was in awe of their premier all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, who cast a spell of magic with his googly, leaving Bangladesh's batters in dismay and setting the tone of his side's 6-wicket victory in Abu Dhabi at the Asia Cup.
Nissanka reached the milestone during his side's Asia Cup campaign opener against Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi. During the run-chase of 140, Nissanka played a fine hand, scoring 50 in 34 balls, with six fours and a six. His runs came at a strike rate of 147.06.
Bangladesh got to 139/5 thanks to a 86-run sixth wicket stand between Jaker Ali and Shamim Hossain. But after an early set-back, Nissanka and Kamil stitched a match-winning 95 run stand for the second wicket, getting their campaign to a flying start.
The first of the three-ODIs between India and Australia will take place on Sunday at New Chandigarh, as India aim to ramp up preparations for the home ICC Cricket World Cup starting from September 30 against Sri Lanka at Guwahati.
Defending champions Australia will begin their 2025 World Cup campaign against neighbours New Zealand on October 1 in Indore, while the hosts will take on Sri Lanka in the opening match on September 30 in Guwahati.
"Mentally, the fact that we are defending champions is a really good thing," Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka said ahead of his team's first Asia Cup game, against Bangladesh, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 will be played from September 30 to November 2 across DY Patil Stadium (Navi Mumbai), ACA Stadium (Guwahati), Holkar Stadium (Indore), ACA-VDCA Stadium (Visakhapatnam) and R Premadasa Stadium (Colombo, Sri Lanka).
The Indian U17 men's team head coach Bibiano Fernandes on Friday named a 23-member squad for the SAFF U17 Championship in Sri Lanka starting from September 15.
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, set to begin on September 30, will be the 13th edition of the tournament, with India hosting the event for the fourth time.
With under 20 days to go for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, two of South Africa's 15-member squad for the event dived deep into what playing at the World Cup meant to them and the team.