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Congratulations South Africa .

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st Test Galle Day 1 Close
Toss - Bangladesh elected to bat
Bangladesh 292-3 (90 overs) Shanto 136 no Mushfiqur 105 no Mominul 29 Tharindu 2-124

Much deserved win for South Africa can see them being a tough nut to crack when we play them after that win. However I did something on FB about I think it was Sri Lanka or Bangladesh having played the fewest Test matches and they wanted more Test Matches

(18-06-2025 08:42 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(17-06-2025 20:57 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st Test Galle Day 2 Close
Toss - Bangladesh elected to bat
Bangladesh 484-9 (151 overs) Shanto 148 Mushfiqur 163 Das 90 Mominul 29 Tharindu 3-196 Asitha 3-80 Milan 3-38

(18-06-2025 08:16 )lovebabes56 Wrote:  Much deserved win for South Africa can see them being a tough nut to crack when we play them after that win. However I did something on FB about I think it was Sri Lanka or Bangladesh having played the fewest Test matches and they wanted more Test Matches

The main issue is the expense to stage Test matches, under the current schedule South Africa have no home Test Matches for 18 months which is crazy when you consider the World Test Championship starts its 2 year cycle immediately after their win giving the holders just 6 months of home Tests.

If Test Match cricket is to survive we need more than just India, Australia & England playing regularly.
There must be more money in the game than ever before, somehow it needs to be shared out to help all the Test playing sides.
T20 cricket was suppose to be the saviour of the game, but it has come at the expense of Test cricket. West Indies for example must have some of the wealthiest cricketers thanks to the IPL & other T20 franchise comps, but like most countries their cricket board can't compete & keep these players under contract, hence the retirement from International cricket of Pooran who is in his prime at 29, & Klaasen has done the same with South Africa.
The ECB have at least brought in restriction for players with first class county contracts & not issuing NOC's No Objection Certs required to play in franchise leagues that overlap with the English county season.
Unsurprisingly the IPL seems to be mostly exempt other than some international players required to return home & fulfil commitments.
There have already been county players with white-ball only contracts, but this years tighter restrictions aimed at keeping the best England qualified players in 4 day Championship cricket has forced many more into making a financial decision regarding their careers.

(18-06-2025 11:08 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(18-06-2025 08:42 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(17-06-2025 20:57 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st Test Galle Day 3 Close
Toss - Bangladesh elected to bat
Bangladesh 495 (153.4 overs) Shanto 148 Mushfiqur 163 Das 90 Mominul 29 Tharindu 3-196 Asitha 4-86 Milan 3-39
Sri Lanka 368-4 (93 overs) Nissanka 187 Chandimal 54 Mathews 39 Kamindu 37 noUdara 29

(19-06-2025 09:13 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(18-06-2025 11:08 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(18-06-2025 08:42 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(17-06-2025 20:57 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st Test Galle Day 4 Close
Toss - Bangladesh elected to bat
Bangladesh 495 (153.4 overs) Shanto 148 Mushfiqur 163 Das 90 Mominul 29 Tharindu 3-196 Asitha 4-86 Milan 3-39
Sri Lanka 485 (131.2 overs) Nissanka 187 Chandimal 54 Kamindu 87 Mathews 39 Milan 39 Nayeem 5-121 Mahmud 3-74
Bangladesh 177-1 (57 overs) Shadman 76 Shanto 56 no

(20-06-2025 12:14 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(19-06-2025 09:13 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(18-06-2025 11:08 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(18-06-2025 08:42 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(17-06-2025 20:57 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st Test Galle Day 5 Session 2
Toss - Bangladesh elected to bat
Bangladesh 495 (153.4 overs) Shanto 148 Mushfiqur 163 Das 90 Mominul 29 Tharindu 3-196 Asitha 4-86 Milan 3-39
Sri Lanka 485 (131.2 overs) Nissanka 187 Chandimal 54 Kamindu 87 Mathews 39 Milan 39 Nayeem 5-121 Mahmud 3-74
Bangladesh 285 dec-6 (87 overs) Shadman 76 Shanto 125 no Mishfiqur 49 Tharindu 3-102
Sri Lanka 72-1 (32 overs) Nissanka 24 Taijul 3-23
Target 296
Match Drawn

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test Colombo Day 1 Close
Bangladesh elected to bat
Bangladesh 220-8 (71 overs) Shadman 46 Mushfiqur 35 Das 34 Mehidy 31 Asitha 2-42 Vishwa 2-35 Sonal 2-22

Wets Indies v Australia 1st Test = Bridgetown Day 1 Close
Toss - Australia elected to bat
Australia 180 (56.5 overs ) Khawaja 47 Head 59 Cummins 28 S joseph 4-46 Seales 5-60
West Indies 57-4 (18 overs) King 23 no Carty 20 Starc 35-2