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BAN vs PAK | 2nd Test: Sajid Khan’s maiden five-wicket haul gives Pakistan a whiff of victory

Sajid Khan, the off-spinner from Pakistan made headlines for the first time in his small Test career as his first five-wicket haul has pushed Pakistan in a direction where they can now think of even getting a win. The second Test going on at the Sher-E-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka took a critical turn on day four as Pakistan declared their innings after adding 119 runs to their overnight score from day three. Batting for the first time in the game, Bangladesh batters didn’t try to stay at the wicket and played shots that weren’t worth playing on the slow damp pitch. Courtesy of some very average shot selection Sajid khan managed to pick six wickets while Bangladeshi skipper Mominul Haque was run out to leave the hosts reeling at 75-7 at the end of the fourth day. If full 90 overs are bowled on day five, which though looks uncertain given the weather in Dhaka, Pakistan might just want to go full throttle and take all 13 wickets on the last day to add a crucial win to their tally which would help them in the World Test Championship 2021-23 Points Table, where they are currently sitting at the second position behind Sri Lanka. Najmul Hossain Shnato top-scored for Bangladesh with 30 off 50 balls while Shakib Al Hasan, the only other player to reach double figures is unbeaten on 25 off 32 balls. Taijul Islam is batting alongside Shakib.

BBL 11 | Pattinson’s brilliant last over, Zahir Khan’s amazing spell catalyst in thrilling Renegades win

James Pattinson, the fast bowler once regarded as a pure class made for Test cricket, delivered with the ball in the shortest format fr his team Melbourne Renegades. The Gades who finished last year at the bottom of the table got off to a winning start as they defeated Adelaide Strikers by two runs in a thrilling last over encounter at their home ground of Docklands. Pattinson, who was given the duty to defend nine off the last over bowled a brilliant one in which he did not concede any boundary and also removed Wes Agar. He gave away only six runs that came from three doubles on the last three balls, thereby winning the game for his team. Prior to Pattinson, Kane Richardson, the stand-in captain in place of Aaron Finch who missed this game due to injury, also bowled a good 19th over after English import Reece Topley had given away 15 in the 18th over to bring the equation down to 18 from the last two. Richardson got the wicket of dangerous-looking Daniel Worral and had given way just five runs before a boundary of the last ball made the match really interesting. The Strikers would not have been in such difficult conditions if they had converted a brilliant start. Matthew Short and Jake Weatherlad had taken the Strikers to 45 without loss in the first five overs. However, Zahir Khan planned differently and removed both the players in quick succession. The wicket of Weatherland though was more of fielder Jake Fraser-McGurk who caught a blinder at the boundary line. Harry Nielsen tried building partnerships with Jonny Wells and Ryan Gibson. While the former was removed by Zahir as his third scalp, Gibson was retired gurt after an ankle injury. Soon Nielsen was caught out off the bowling of Will Sutherland and Daniel Drew, who was playing his debut BBL game was left to try and win it for the Strikers with the tail. Rashid Khan tried to support him with a quickfire 11, but it wasn't enough as Drew himself wasn’t able to clear the field as frequently as was required. Earlier in the evening, after winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Renegades got off to a great start courtesy of Mackenzie Harvey and Sam Harper. The openers added 65 in only 8.4 overs before the stand was broken. While Harper made 33, Harvey went on to bring up his fifty and was supported well by James Seymour who made 23 off 14 balls. But after the fall of these three batters, the men in red lost the plot. None among the late hitters in Mohammad Nabi, Sutherland and Jonathan Merlo could build on to the platform given to them by the top order. In fact, Renegades lost six wickets in the last three overs and could make only 14 runs. If they had lost this game, those last three overs would have haunted them for sure.

Differently abled cricketer Vijay Kant praises BCCI for constituting Differently Abled Cricket Committee

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to constitute the Differently Abled Cricket Committee in its 90th Annual General Meeting that took place on December 04 and the move has been welcomed by the stakeholders of the game. Vijay Kant, a differently abled cricket who plays for India has commended the BCCI for recognising the efforts of players like him and expressed his gratitude to the board for forming a special committee to deal with their issues. “Thanks to BCCI Efforts for giving a boost to differently-abled cricketers by forming a differently-abled cricket committee. My self Vijay Kant is very much gratitude towards the decision of BCCI to form this,” said OneCricket. The move to constitute the committee came months after the formation of the Differently-Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) paving the way for the differently abled cricketers in the country to play under the umbrella of the BCCI.

Watch | Melbourne Renegades’ Jake Fraser-McGurk plucks a blinder on the boundary in BBL 11

The Big Bash League is known for its unbelievably stupendous catches and over the years has built a cult fan following among cricket lovers for its insane fielding standards. Just on the third day of the 11th season of the league, it showed exactly why the fielding in the Australian premier domestic T20 tournament is rated so highly. Jake Fraser-McGurk of the Melbourne Renegades picked up a blinder at the mid-wicket boundary against Adelaide Strikers in the third match being played between the two sides at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. Fraser-McGurk’s catch in which he jumped backwards and grabbed the ball which was almost into the boundary, headed for six, dismissed Jake Weatherald, the Strikers opener who was striking it real hard. Zahir Khan, the Afghan chinaman bowler picked up his second wicket courtesy of this catch. As far as the game is concerned, Strikers were 100/4 chasing 154 with two new men in Ryan Gibson and Daniel Drew at the crease. They needed 54 to win from 37 balls.