Cricket

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Jaker Ali struck a fighting half-century as Bangladesh clinched a T20 series victory over Pakistan for the first time with Tuesday's eight-run win.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Tensions are rising ahead of the fourth test between England and India at Old Trafford.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Tim Seifert’s aggressive half-century on a tricky pitch led New Zealand to a comfortable seven-wicket win over South Africa in a tri-series T20 match on Tuesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Mitchell Owen marked his international debut with a half-century and a wicket to help Australia to a three-wicket win in the Twenty20 cricket series opener against West Indies.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Rubin Hermann hit four sixes and 63 runs as South Africa beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets with 16 balls remaining in a T20 tri-series match on Sunday.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — Super tight bowling by pacer Mustafizur Rahman and a half-century from opener Parvez Hossain Emon led Bangladesh to a seven-wicket victory against Pakistan with almost five overs to spare in their T20 series opener on Sunday

SINGAPORE (AP) — England will host the next three World Test Championship finals in 2027, 2029 and 2031, the International Cricket Council said.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — If Devon Conway was a cat, he used eight of nine lives to lead New Zealand over Zimbabwe by eight wickets in Twenty20 cricket on Friday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — West Indies allrounder Andre Russell is retiring from international cricket after the two Twenty20s against Australia at his Sabina Park home ground. The games are on Sunday and Tuesday.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Tanzid Hasan Tamim's career-best half-century backed Bangladesh's eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka to clinch their three-match T20 series 2-1 on Wednesday.