The Black Caps have fought back strongly with the ball as they rolled Bangladesh for 221 to claim the first ODI.

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Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, the uncapped pace-bowling all-rounder, has been included in Bangladesh's 15-member squad for the first two T20Is against New Zealand. Saqlain received his maiden call up to the national team with the team management of the opinion that his bowling skills are ideally suited for this format.

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The NZ20 consortium are confident - but not adamant - they will get off the ground for next January. The franchise league has been given conditional support by New Zealand Cricket. NZ20 establishment committee chair Don Mackinnon says this conditional approval is enough to get things going at this stage.

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg remains confident the BBL is well positioned to expand internationally despite an offer to New Zealand for inclusion in the T20 league from 2028 being rejected on Monday.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final is set to broadcast on Sunday morning in the United States as India and New Zealand meet for the title at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the largest cricket stadium in the world with a capacity of more than 132,000 fans