After a low-scoring encounter, it’s the bowling charts that sizzled in PSL 2020.
Stumps, Day 3: Bangladesh 233 (Mithun 63; Afridi 4/53) and 126/6 (Mominul 37*; Naseem 4/26) trail Pakistan 445 (Babar 143, Masood 100; Jayed 3/86) by 86 runs.
Pakistan bowled out Bangladesh for 233; the Durban ODI was washed out after 11 overs; England Women beat India; New Zealand A scored 276/5 in Day 1; and Afghanistan announced their squad for the T20Is against Ireland.
Bangladesh’s pacers will have to ensure they dismantle Pakistan’s batsmen much like they were themselves.
The first Test of the 2-match series will be played at Rawalpindi in February, while the second will be play at Karachi in April.
England Women beat Australia Women in the Super Over; Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the New Zealand Tests; Pakistan announced their squad for the Bangladesh Tests; and West Indies finished fifth in the Under-19 World Cup.
South Africa are in trouble at stumps on Day 2 at Wanderers; ; Pakistan won the T20I series against Bangladesh; and South Africa Under-19s made it to the World Cup quarterfinals.
India and Pakistan went 1-0 up in their respective T20I series; India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan all qualified for the Under-19 World Cup qualifiers; and England finished Day 1 at The Wanderers on 192/4.
England finished Day 1 at Port Elizabeth on 224/4; Dhoni did not find get a BCCI central contract; and New Zealand Women and Pakistan announced their respective squad.
England had the best win-loss ratio this year (2.8), Rohit Sharma the most runs (1,490), and Mohammed Shami the most wickets (42).