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AUS vs BAN 1st Test: Hasan helps B’desh take Day One honours vs Oz
Pacer Hasan Mahmud took a career-best 6-55 as Bangladesh bundled Australia out for 198 to take the honours on Day One of the first Test here on Thursday. At stumps, Bangladesh were 96-1.
Earlier, Hasan led an impressive display by the visitors’ seamers as Australia slumped to their lowest Test score against Bangladesh. ipl-today.in
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Mooney’s Big-Game Record Gives Trent Rockets Hope
Trent Rockets have booked a spot for themselves in the 2026 Women’s Hundred final after winning seven out of the eight league matches. Led by Ashleigh Gardner, the team is balanced with experience, quality and key players like Sophia Dunkley, Beth Mooney, Kim Garth, Samantha Bates and Georgia Elwiss to name a few.
The number one ICC Women’s T20I batter and the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup 2026 player of the tournament, Beth Mooney, has suffered a string of low scores in the Hundred. She came into the tournament high on confidence after scoring 74* against New Zealand, 61* against the West Indies in the semifinals and 64 against England in the final at Lord’s. But before that, the scorecard tells a different story. Apart from those three crucial knocks, Mooney had scored 7, 10, 0 and 22 in the group stages.
Her numbers in the Hundred have followed a similar pattern. Mooney, initially, struggled to convert her starts but managed to score 54* against MI London and 57 against Welsh Fire. The other scores were 4, 0, 2,2,7 and 6.
At the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, teams have tried to expose Beth Mooney’s early vulnerability with pace and movement. Shabnim Ismail, Marizanne Kapp and Lauren Filer have tested her with hard lengths, while Sophie Ecclestone, Sadia Iqbal and Deepti Sharma have used spin to restrict her scoring options.
In The Hundred, the same approach has been used through specific match-ups. Grace Ballinger, Charis Arlott, Louise McCarthy and Bryony Smith have targeted Mooney early, looking to stop her from settling and building the innings that makes her so dangerous.
Beth Mooney’s recent scores may not have been consistent, but her record in high-pressure matches offers Trent Rockets plenty of reason to back her in the final.
Mooney has repeatedly delivered when the stakes have been highest. She scored 78 off 54* in the 2020 T20 World Cup final, 62 off 47 in the 2022 ODI World Cup final, 74 off 53* in the 2023 T20 World Cup final and 61 off 41 in the 2022 Commonwealth Games final. In the WBBL, she made 65 off 46* in the WBBL|04 final and 56 off 47 in the WBBL|07 final.
That record is significant for Trent Rockets. Mooney does not need to be in peak form throughout a tournament to influence a final. She has shown repeatedly that she can adapt to the situation and produce when the pressure is greatest.
The Rockets will hope for exactly that on the big night. If the game demands patience, Mooney can build the innings. If the situation calls for acceleration, she has the range to take the attack on.
Trent Rockets are not looking at her recent scorecard alone; they are banking on her proven ability to deliver when the stakes are highest.
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Mooney’s Big-Game Record Gives Trent Rockets Hope
Trent Rockets have booked a spot for themselves in the 2026 Women’s Hundred final after winning seven out of the eight league matches. Led by Ashleigh Gardner, the team is balanced with experience, quality and key players like Sophia Dunkley, Beth Mooney, Kim Garth, Samantha Bates and Georgia Elwiss to name a few.
The number one ICC Women’s T20I batter and the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup 2026 player of the tournament, Beth Mooney, has suffered a string of low scores in the Hundred. She came into the tournament high on confidence after scoring 74* against New Zealand, 61* against the West Indies in the semifinals and 64 against England in the final at Lord’s. But before that, the scorecard tells a different story. Apart from those three crucial knocks, Mooney had scored 7, 10, 0 and 22 in the group stages.
Her numbers in the Hundred have followed a similar pattern. Mooney, initially, struggled to convert her starts but managed to score 54* against MI London and 57 against Welsh Fire. The other scores were 4, 0, 2,2,7 and 6.
At the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, teams have tried to expose Beth Mooney’s early vulnerability with pace and movement. Shabnim Ismail, Marizanne Kapp and Lauren Filer have tested her with hard lengths, while Sophie Ecclestone, Sadia Iqbal and Deepti Sharma have used spin to restrict her scoring options.
In The Hundred, the same approach has been used through specific match-ups. Grace Ballinger, Charis Arlott, Louise McCarthy and Bryony Smith have targeted Mooney early, looking to stop her from settling and building the innings that makes her so dangerous.
Beth Mooney’s recent scores may not have been consistent, but her record in high-pressure matches offers Trent Rockets plenty of reason to back her in the final.
Mooney has repeatedly delivered when the stakes have been highest. She scored 78 off 54* in the 2020 T20 World Cup final, 62 off 47 in the 2022 ODI World Cup final, 74 off 53* in the 2023 T20 World Cup final and 61 off 41 in the 2022 Commonwealth Games final. In the WBBL, she made 65 off 46* in the WBBL|04 final and 56 off 47 in the WBBL|07 final.
That record is significant for Trent Rockets. Mooney does not need to be in peak form throughout a tournament to influence a final. She has shown repeatedly that she can adapt to the situation and produce when the pressure is greatest.
The Rockets will hope for exactly that on the big night. If the game demands patience, Mooney can build the innings. If the situation calls for acceleration, she has the range to take the attack on.
Trent Rockets are not looking at her recent scorecard alone; they are banking on her proven ability to deliver when the stakes are highest.
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'We’re just trying to focus on our strengths...': Gary Kirsten
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Sri Lanka’s head coach Gary Kirsten is well versed with the finer nuances of Indian cricket, having spent three years with the team and having guided MS Dhoni’s side to the 2011 ODI World Cup title, yet the South African is reluctant to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Shubman Gill-led visitors who will take on the Lankans in a two-Test series, starting in Galle on Saturday.
“I’m not here to judge the Indian team. We’re just trying to focus on our strengths, what we can do well in the Test match, make sure we prepare well and understand what we want to do. Let the game unfold; the conditions will determine the way we set up our strategies and also the situation in the game. We back our skills to be able to take advantage of that momentum,” Kirsten told mid-day during a virtual interaction with select media, organised by Sony Sports Network on Thursday.
Sri Lanka players celebrate a wicket during the second Test against WI in Antigua last month. Pic/AFP
Gill’s India and the Dhananjaya de Silva-led Sri Lanka, who are ranked fifth and sixth respectively in the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, will play the second Test in Colombo from August 23.
Kirsten, who took charge of the Sri Lankan team last April, made his plans clear: “There is a lot that needs to be done, but in the end, I’d like to help this [Sri Lanka] team become a top-four nation, and compete with the best cricket teams in the world.”
Indian players warm up during a training session in Galle on Thursday. Pic/PTI
Kirsten admitted that India will be a tough team to tackle. “They [India] are a very successful team with a lot of depth. We’re aware of that in our preparations and how we want to play against this team. India is a quality team and we need to make sure that we’re up to the task in the execution of our skills and also in our strategy of how we’re going to play against them,” added Kirsten, 58, a veteran of 101 Tests and 185 ODIs.
The coach stressed on the significance of playing it session by session. “Games can be won and lost in one session. And in a two-match series, the series can be lost in one session. So, you’ve got to concentrate all the way through. You can’t lapse too much, because it could be series-defining. We’re aware that we need to be doing well at home. And we need to have success in terms of that long-term play of the WTC. And as we build that up, it allows us to know that we can play different ways and win games,” Kirsten explained.