Cricket news round-up – 20 July: No Mortaza, Shakib for Malinga’s farewell series, Perry pushes Australia Women closer to Ashes

Mashrafe Mortaza had been ruled out of Bangladesh’s 3-ODI series in Sri Lanka, one that will also mark Lasith Malinga’s final international appearance. Sri Lanka have also announced their squad for the series. In other news, Ellyse Perry’s hundred pushed Australia Women closer to retaining The Ashes, while the squads for of the inaugural Euro T20 Slam were announced.

No Mortaza, Shakib, Liton, Saifuddin for Sri Lanka tour

Down with a Grade 1 hamstring injury, Mashrafe Mortaza will not be travelling to Sri Lanka for the 3 ODIs starting July 24. Mohammad Saifuddin has also been ruled out due to persistent back pain. Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das have also opted out citing personal reasons. Tamim Iqbal is touted to lead Bangladesh on the tour.

Chief selector Minhajul Abedin suggested Farhad Reza, Taskin Ahmed, and Abu Jayed as probable replacements.

Sri Lanka summon Dickwella, Dananjaya, Sandakan

Sri Lanka have left out Milinda Siriwardana, Jeevan Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, and Jeffrey Vandersay for the upcoming ODIs against Bangladesh at home. Instead, they have summoned, among others, Niroshan Dickwella, Akila Dananjaya, and Lakshan Sandakan.

The squad for the series, which will also be Lasith Malinga’s last, consists of a whopping 22 members:

Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Perera (wk), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Lasith Malinga, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Amila Aponso, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Lahiru Madushanka.

Australia Women have their hand on the urn

Having whitewashed the ODIs, Australia Women had secured a 6-0 lead in The Women’s Ashes. Requiring just a draw the ongoing Test at Taunton, they finished Day Two on 341/5 after the last two sessions were washed out.

Earlier, Ellyse Perry became the fourth woman to score hundreds in consecutive Women’s Tests. Perry (116) was supported well by Rachel Haynes (87). Laura Marsh (2/68) dismissed both of them just before lunch.

Inaugural Euro T20 Slam teams announced

The squads for the six teams of the inaugural Euro T20 Slam were named in London today. The tournament will run from August 30 to September 22 in Edinburgh, Amsterdam, and Dublin. The squads read:

Amsterdam Knights: Shane Watson (icon), Imran Tahir (marquee), Ben Cutting, Ahmed Shehzad, Sikandar Raza, Varun Chopra, Hasan Ali, Alzarri Joseph, Saad Bin Zafar, Tobias Visee, Roelof van der Merwe, Brandon Glover, Ben Cooper, Paul van Meekeren, Philippe Boissevain, Wesley Barresi, Sikandar Zulfiqar, Tonny Staal. Coach: Mark O’Donnell.

Belfast Titans: Shahid Afridi (icon), JP Duminy (marquee), Luke Wright, Colin Ingram, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Ilyas, Aaron Summers, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson, Mark Adair, Boyd Rankin, Shane Getkate, Craig Young, Andy McBrine, Stuart Thompson, Greg Thompson. Coach: Ian Pont.

Dublin Chiefs: Eoin Morgan (icon), Babar Azam (marquee), Mohammad Amir, Harry Gurney, Daniel Christian, Robbie Frylinck, Corbin Bosch, Andy Balbirnie, Kevin O’Brien, George Dockrell, Lorcan Tucker, Josh Little, Simi Singh, Tyrone Kane, Gareth Delaney, Harry Tector. Coach: Daniel Vettori.

Edinburgh Rocks: Martin Guptill (icon), Chris Lynn (marquee), Corey Anderson, Matt Henry, Tymal Mills, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anton Devcich, Dwaine Pretorius, Waqar Salamkheil, Kyle Coetzer, Calum MacLeod, Mark Watt, Michael Leask, Craig Wallace, Gavin Main, Adrian Neill, Dylan Budge, Oliver Hairs. Coach: Mark Ramprakash.

Glasgow Giants: Brendon McCullum (icon, Dale Steyn (marquee), Ravi Bopara, Moises Henriques, Heinrich Klaasen, JJ Smuts, Usman Shinwari, Qais Ahmad, Richie Berrington, George Munsey, Alasdair Evans, Safyaan Sharif, Matthew Cross, Tom Sole, Scott Cameron, Hamza Tahir, Michael Jones. Coach: Lance Klusener.

Rotterdam Rhinos: Rashid Khan (icon), Luke Ronchi (marquee), Samit Patel, Peter Trego, Fakhar Zaman, Hardus Viljoen, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Anwar Ali, Max O’Dowd, Pieter Seelaar, Scott Edwards, Fred Klaassen, Shane Snater, Stephan Myburgh, Saqib Zulfiqar, Vivian Kingma, Bas de Leede. Coach: Herschelle Gibbs.