Jayawardene to retire from T20 Internationals after World T20

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“In many ways it helped me get back to my roots, to bat like I used to when I was a schoolboy, for the sheer love of playing attacking shots and expressing myself with full freedom”

Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has revealed that he will follow in Kumar Sangakkara’s footsteps and announce his retirement from Twenty20 Internationals following the conclusion of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.

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Al Hasan and Zadran fined for on-field altercation

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Al Hasan and Zadran both made physical contact with each other

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Afghanistan pace bowler Dawlat Zadran were both fined 50 per cent of their match fees after getting involved in an on-field altercation during their World Twenty20 qualifying round match, which Bangladesh won by nine wickets.

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‘We have to keep them within a 160-run lead’, says Nasir Hossain

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“We have to bowl them out first”

Despite New Zealand holding on to a 137-run lead at the end of the third day of second Test in Mirpur, Bangladesh off-spinner Nasir Hossain believes that his team “have to keep them within a 160-run lead” and follow that up with a score of “300 or 350” in order to have any chance of winning the Test match.

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