Today's Top 5 Cricket Stories.
Good morning viewers. In the world of cricket, it is almost hard to keep a tab of what is going round in such a busy cricketing schedule.
Team Fantasy Arena brings you the top 5 cricketing headlines from across the globe.
1. Srilanka defeats India in a nail biting encounter in Asia Cup by 6 wickets. With this win, Srilanka takes a step closer to the Asia Cup Finals whereas India are virtually out of the tournament. Rohit Sharma's 72 and Yuzvendra Chahal's 3 wickets went in vain as Srilanka chased down the target of 174 with 2 balls to spare. Dasun Shanaka was the Man of the Match for his 2 wickets and unbeaten 33 runs.
2. Suresh Raina former Indian cricketer retires from IPL and Domestic Cricket thus putting an end to his 17 years long career. With this retirement, Raina becomes eligible to feature in overseas T20 leagues and other global T20 franchise cricket.
3. South Africa announced their squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup yesterday. Rassie Van der Dussen, South Africa's star batsman misses out due to a left index finger injury. Temba Bavuma will lead the side after making his comeback to national team.
4. Pakistan will take on Afghanistan today in another Super 4 fixture. Pakistan will ensure their qualification in the Finals if they beat Afghanistan, also eliminating India and Afghanistan in the process.
5. Australia defeats New Zealand in the 1st ODI by 5 wickets to go 1-0 up in the 3 match series. Australia who looked down and out 5 for 44 in their run chase of 233 came from behind to clinch the match by 2 wickets. Australia's Alex Carey and Cameron Green shone with the bat while Maxwell chipped in with 4 wickets.
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