Laura Cardoso becomes first player to take nine wickets in a T20I
Laura Cardoso, the Brazilian allrounder became the first player – in men’s or women’s cricket – to take a nine-wicket haul in a T20I innings. She surpassed Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey ( 8 for 7 against Myanmar) to break the record for best figures in a T20I innings. Cardoso’s feat came against Lesotho during the Kalahari Women’s T20I Tournament, in Botswana.
Cardoso helped Brazil thrash Lesotho by 189 runs to register their third-biggest victory in T20Is. Batting first, Brazil scored 202/8 and in response, Lesotho were bundled out for just 13-the seventh lowest total in women’s T20I. Cardoso ended with 3-2-4-9. Formerly the record of best bowling figures in T20Is among women was held by Indonesia offspinner Rohmalia Rohmalia, who had scalped 7 for 0 against Mongolia.
Last member of India’s first Test win dies at 96
CD Gopinath, the last surviving member of India’s first Test win, breathed his last in Chennai at the age of 96. He was India’s oldest Test cricketer and the second oldest worldwide after Australia’s Neil Harvey. Gopinath scored 242 runs in eight Tests and and 4259 runs at an average of 42.16 in 83 first-class matches. He later served as a national selector and also as manager of the Indian team during the 1979 tour of England.
“Mr CD Gopinath represented an era when Indian cricket was beginning to establish itself on the international stage. Not only did he contribute for India, but he also played a key role in Madras’ early successes,” BCCI president Mithun Manhas said. “His continued association with the game as chairman of the selection committee and team manager reflected his deep commitment to cricket. We mourn his passing and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones.”
BCB changes match timings to support energy saving initiative
BCB changed the timing of Bangladesh-New Zealand men’s white-ball series and Bangladesh-Sri Lanka women’s T20I series to support the government’s energy saving initiative. The ODIs in Dhaka and Chattogram will now start at 11 am local. Earlier they were supposed to be day-night affairs, but the BCB decided to forward the start time by three hours with the aim to finish the matches by sunset. The men’s T20Is will start from 2pm, with the aim to finish them by 5.10pm whereas the women’s T20Is, to be held in Sylhet on April 28 and 30, and May 2, will now start at 1.30pm, instead of the originally planned 6pm starts.
“The board has decided to readjust the match timings of the forthcoming Bangladesh vs New Zealand ODI and T20I series to support the energy saving initiative of the Bangladesh Government. The revised timing, which will be announced in due course, will aim to make maximum use of daylight in the day-night games,” the BCB said in a statement on Wednesday.
