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England Endures “Worst Pitch Ever” to Claim Tough ODI Win in Sri Lanka

England finally tasted one-day international victory in Sri Lanka, but even the five-wicket win could not hide the players’ frustration with the conditions, with...

England level series with clinical chase as Root anchors Colombo thriller

England came into the second ODI on a sluggish R Premadasa surface with a challenge and left Colombo having delivered a statement. Chasing 220...

Scotland Replaces Bangladesh in T20 World Cup 2026

In a major development ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, Scotland will replace Bangladesh in the tournament, which is scheduled to be held...

Australia top Group A after bowling out Sri Lanka for 58

Fast bowler Will Byrom picked up 5 for 14 and was the wrecker-in-chief Australia 61 for 1 (Hogan 28*, Nimsara 1-20) beat Sri Lanka 58 (Byrom 5-14, Lachmund 2-19) by nine wickets A five-wicket haul from Will Byrom helped Australia top Group A of the Under-19 men's World Cup after they skittled Sri Lanka for 58. Byrom and Charles Lachmund ripped through Sri Lanka in the first powerplay, reducing them to 31 for 6 at the ten-over mark. In the third over, Lachmund had yorked out Viran Chamuditha right in front of the stumps, while Dimantha Mahavithana edged one to slip. From there, the procession never stopped. The two tall pacers extracted movement and bounce off a pitch that had plenty in it for those who bowled it quick. Most Sri Lanka batters were either caught in the slip cordon or stuck in front of the crease, unable to counter the movement, and often late on their feet. Hayden Schiller and Kasey Barton slipped into the attack once the powerplay was done, and immediately took over the same lines and lengths. The highlight of Barton's own spell was his wicket of Sethmika Seneviratne. He dropped it on a full length and fizzed it back into the off stump, trimming Seneviratne's bails and breaching through Sri Lanka's last recognised batter. Sri Lanka's bowling defence began with Rasith Nimsara extracting similar movement off the pitch. However, both his bowling, and Kugathas Mathulan's from the other end, were plagued by inconsistent lines that often drifted down leg. Sri Lanka ended up conceding 11 extras, which included nine wides. After Will Malajczuk fell early, Nitesh Samuel was a little circumspect. But Steven Hogan ensured to finish the run chase with little fuss, just as time before rain drifted in towards the ground.

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