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Champions Trophy: Pakistan, Bangladesh eliminated as New Zealand come out on top in crucial NZ vs BAN encounter | Cricket News

Champions Trophy: Pakistan, Bangladesh eliminated as New Zealand come out on top in crucial NZ vs BAN encounter | Cricket News

Rachin Ravindra starred with a century as New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets in Rawalpindi on Monday which in turn ended hosts Pakistan’s Champions Trophy campaign. The Mohammad Rizwan-led Pakistan side would still have had a slim chance of going to the next round if Bangladesh had beaten New Zealand in Monday’s match but due to the Kiwis coming out on top, both Pakistan and Bangladesh were eliminated from the tournament. Now, the Pakistan vs Bangladesh match on February 27 will only be for pride while India and New Zealand, both of whom have qualified for the semifinals, will take on each other on March 2 to see who tops the Group A table. Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan had already conceded that their tournament was good as over after their 6-wicket loss to India on Sunday. Story continues below this ad “We can say that our campaign is as good as over. We have to depend on results of other matches. There is hope as there is one more game left. As a captain, …

Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and spinners star as India beat Bangladesh in spin-friendly conditions | Cricket News

Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and spinners star as India beat Bangladesh in spin-friendly conditions | Cricket News

It was the start that India needed to kick off their Champions Trophy campaign. Despite having all the arsenal that makes them a formidable white-ball outfit, there were a few doubts coming into the tournament especially against a spin-heavy attack. And through the course of their six-wicket win against Bangladesh, India went about ticking all the boxes, showing their blueprint could after all be foolproof in these conditions in Dubai where other teams are likely to struggle to get used to the nature of the surfaces. More importantly, in the afternoon Mohammed Shami rediscovered his rhythm and their spin formula showed it would work wonders in these slow conditions, more so if they get a chance to bowl first. In the evening, a fluent Shubman Gill scored his second successive century in as many games, showing why there shouldn’t be any doubts over his spot in the ODI side. The batting depth — even if it means there is only one spot for their two X-factor bowlers Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy – is absolutely …

Champions Trophy: India left to rue dropped chances as Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy dig Bangladesh out of hole | Cricket News

Champions Trophy: India left to rue dropped chances as Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy dig Bangladesh out of hole | Cricket News

The Indian team were left to rue two important dropped catches with Bangladesh batters Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy made the most of their second lives, steadying the Bangladesh innings after the team was down to 35/5 at one point in the match. Ali and Hridoy were both dropped at low scores and have since made the Men in Blue pay with respective half centuries. The first dropped catch came in the 9th over when Jaker had just come out to bat and was facing Axar Patel who was on a hattrick after sending back Tanzid Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim in back to back deliveries. With three slips in place, Jaker got an outside edge and the ball went straight to Rohit who was standing in the 1st slip. It came at him at a very comfortable height but Rohit dropped an absolute dolly and beat the ground in frustration. The second miss was in the 20th over when Hridoy tried a drive down the ground and the ball sailed straight to Hardik Pandya at …