Pakistan women avoid whitewash
Karachi: Pakistan women's team on Sunday notched up a 12-run win over West Indies in the third and final match to end its three-match T20 international series on a high. Batting first, the home side rattled up a good total of 150 runs and then restricted the West Indies women's team to 138 for eight in the allotted 20 overs at the Southend club. The win came as a big relief for the Pakistani players as it was their first T20 international win over the West Indies after 2011/12 and ensured that the visitors didn't complete a clean sweep of the series. The West Indies team had won the first two matches with the second one going into a super over decider.
Taskin ruled out of New Zealand tour
Dhaka: Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand this month suffered a blow on Sunday after pace bowler Taskin Ahmed was ruled out of the series with an ankle injury by the team doctor. Ahmed was recalled into the side's one-day international and Test squads after an impressive show for the Sylhet Sixers in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament. He was the competition's leading wicket-taker with 22 scalps until an injury against Chittagong Vikings on Friday. "Taskin tore a ligament in his left ankle. He will be in complete rest for three weeks and then we will review his situation," Bangladesh Cricket Board physician Debashish Chowdhury said. "He is definitely ruled out of the New Zealand tournament as this kind of injury usually takes a long time to heal," he added.
Anjali, Wahlang win Kolkata Marathon
Kolkata: Less than three months after recovering from a surgery, 45-year-old Anjali Saraogi retained her title in the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Marathon with a career-best timing on Sunday. Seniormost runner in the women's field, Anjali clocked 3 hour 16 minutes 54 seconds to win the race and better her last year's timing of 3:30:53. Samiksha Rai (4:04:40) was second while Rashmi Somani (4:15:24) took the third place. Before this, Anjali also ran in Mumbai Marathon last month and finished second in the amateur category. Tlanding Wahlang (2:35:42) won the men's full marathon, ahead of Surat Raj Subba (2:40:22) and Fulningstar Nonglang (2:41:58).
ishan Kishan takes BPXI to 134/5
Thiruvananthapuram: Skipper Ishan Kishan came to the rescue of his side with an unbeaten 40 to enable Board President XI reach 134 for 5 at stumps on the opening day of the warm-up match against England Lions on Sunday. Sent into bat, England Lions declared their innings at 145 for 6 in 60 overs. Ankit Rajpoot did most of the damage for the Board President, returning with figures of 4/22. Sam Hain was the top scorer (40 not out) for the Lions while opener Max Holden contributed 38 runs. In reply, BP XI was in trouble at 7 for 2, losing Dhruv Shorey (5) and Ricky Bhui (0) before Akshath Reddy (14) and Siddesh Lad (27) steadied the ship with a 35-run partnership. Kishan then took over and stitched useful partnerships with Lad and Priyam Garg (26, 25 balls).
