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India captain Harmanpreet Kaur named in WBBL’s team of the tournament

Indian T20I captain Harmenpreet Kaur has been named in the Women’s Big Bash League’s official team of the tournament. She is the only Indian player to secure a place in the team that includes the likes of Sophie Devine and Tahlia McGrath. Kaur, who represented Melbourne Renegades in the 5th edition of the league notched up 399 runs at an incredible average of 66.50. She hit the ball at a strike rate of 135.25 and scored three 50s. The Indian captain fared well with the ball as well, picking up 15 wickets from 12 matches. Renegades finished the group only second to Perth Scorchers in the table with 18 points from 14 matches. They are scheduled to play the winners of Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers. WBBL Team of the Tournament Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine (c), Georgia Redmayne (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur, Grace Harris, Tahlia McGrath, Jess Jonassen, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Hannah Darlington, Tayla Vlaeminck, Darcie Brown

Tim Paine's brother-in-law allegedly sent lewd texts to same woman as former captain

Australia wicket-keeper batsman Tim Paine had resigned from Test captaincy earlier after it emerged that he was being investigated for a sexting scandal. The right-hander made the announcement of him stepping down from the post in a press conference. It was revealed that the incident involved a former Cricket Tasmania employee in 2017. The reports further claimed that a Cricket Tasmania female employee was offended by “Mr Paine’s sexually explicit, unwelcome and unsolicited photograph of his genitals in addition to the graphic sexual comments.” Now, it has been reported that Paine’s brother-in-law, Shannon Tubb who works at a private school sent lewd messages to the same woman as per Herald Sun. Yubb is the coach of the first XI cricket team at Adelaide's prestious Prince Alfred College. The headmaster of the school has expressed his disappointment on the incident. 'We're very disappointed, I've got to know Shannon well over the last couple of years. It was quite confronting,' headmaster Bradley Fenner said. 'In the light of this news, we are reviewing Shannon's position with us and will advise the school community about this in due course,' headmaster Frenner added. 'We will consider what we do and we will look through this thoroughly and look at what has occurred.' Paine’s resignation came a few days before the start of the Ashes series. The fixtures are scheduled to begin on December 8 in Brisbane.

Three Sri Lanka players test positive for Covid-19 at Women's World Cup Qualifier

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 in Zimbabwe suffered a blow after three Sri Lankan players were tested positive for Covid-19. The players have been put under isolation and have been provided with the medical care. Apart from the three cricketers, other Sri Lankan players have tested negative but have been isolated as a precautionary measure. The ICC Head of Events Chris Tetley has said that the tournament will continue as per the schedule. "We have playing squads of 15 at the event, which allows for injuries and illness, including COVID-19 to be managed, and in addition teams have had the option of bringing travelling reserves with them,” he said. "As you would expect, the remainder of the squad are being closely monitored and they will all be re-tested ahead of taking to the field on Tuesday,” he added. "The event bio-security plan provides us with protocols to manage positive tests effectively with the intention of enabling the event to proceed whilst keeping all other players and participants safe," said Tetley. Sri Lanka are slated to play Netherlands on Tuesday in Harare and will then take on West Indies on Saturday and Ireland on Monday respectively.

BAN vs PAK | 3rd T20I: Shahnawaz Dahani makes debut for Pakistan

Fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani is all set to make his T20I debut for Pakistan against Bangladesh on Monday in Dhaka. The right-hander was the most successful bowler in the Pakistan Super League this year as he was a part of the Multan Sultans in the tournament and was rewarded for the same after he was picked for the T20 World Cup by the selectors as one of the reserved players. Pakistan have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Earlier, all-rounder Shoaib Malik opted out of the final game as it was reported that he would be flying to Dubai due to an illness to his child. The Babar Azam-led side has been in some good form in the recent past. They had won all the matches in the group stage in the T20 World Cup before bowing out of the tournament in the semis and have continued the form against Bangladesh as well. The T20I series will be followed by a two-match Test series slated to begin on November 26 in Chattogram.