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The offspinner took four wickets as West Indies were bundled out for 148

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Mehidy Hasan registered his best bowling figures as Bangladesh beat a depleted West Indies side by seven wickets in the second ODI in Mirpur to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.Mehidy bagged 4 for 25, and Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan chipped in with two wickets each as West Indies’ batting collapsed for the second successive game. At one stage, they were tottering at 71 for 7 but Rovman Powell, surprisingly batting at No. 8 even in this inexperienced line-up, resisted with the tail and struck a 66-ball 41. He was the last man out as West Indies were bowled out for 148 in 43.4 overs.Bangladesh faced little trouble during their chase, especially after Liton Das gave them a breezy start. Tamim Iqbal, meanwhile, looked happy to play the anchor’s role, scoring 50 off 76 balls, as the hosts chased down the target in 33.2 overs. They now have 20 points from two World Cup Super League games, while West Indies are yet to open their account.In the morning, Jason Mohammed opted to bat on a used pitch. After being bundled out for 122 in the first ODI, West Indies decided to strengthen their batting by bringing in debutant Kjorn Ottley, the left-hand opener, in place of the fast bowler Chemar Holder, but the gulf between the two sides was evident right from the start.Sunil Ambris fell in the fifth over when Mustafizur squared him up with the one that moved away off the seam. The batsman got an outside edge towards backward point where Mehidy took a sharp catch. Ottley and Joshua Da Silva looked solid for a while but failed to rotate the strike; there were 47 dots in the first ten overs.Once spin was introduced, it was the same story as the first ODI as 36 for 1 became 41 for 5 in the space of 28 balls. Ottley, who had moved to 24, tried to go over extra cover against Mehidy but failed to clear Tamim Iqbal. Three balls later, Mehidy had his second wicket when Da Silva was bowled playing for the turn against a straighter one.In the next over, Andre McCarthy tried to slog-sweep Shakib but, just like the first ODI, failed to pick the arm ball and was bowled. West Indies had added only two more to their tally when Kyle Mayers, who had scored an impressive 40 in the last outing, was run out for zero while responding to Mohammed’s call for a quick single.Mohammed and Nkrumah Bonner gave some semblance of stability during their 26-run stand for the sixth wicket before Shakib struck with yet another arm ball, this time sending back Mohammed. At the other end, Bonner chopped Hasan Mahmud onto his stumps and it looked like West Indies might be all out under 100.Powell then struck a couple of lusty blow and took the side past the three-figure mark during a 32-run stand with Alzarri Joseph for the ninth wicket. On the eve of the match, Joseph had expressed his desire to develop into an allrounder and he took a small, positive step in that direction today but Mustafizur’s cutters proved too good for him and he ended up edging one to gully.Powell and Akeal Hosein added 28 for the tenth wicket before Mehidy returned to dismiss Powell and wrap up the innings.Bangladesh started their chase positively even though Joseph found some swing with the new ball and kept Iqbal in check. But Das played some sublime drives through the off side, against both Joseph and Mayers, to ensure the score kept moving at a decent rate.Das’ innings was cut short on 22 when Hosein trapped him lbw with a quicker one. Hosein had picked up 3 for 26 in the first ODI and he impressed once again with his clever changes of pace. He found turn as well but both Iqbal and Najmul Hossain Shanto played him calmly and took the side past 50. Their 47-run stand was broken when Shanto hit Mohammed straight to short midwicket.Iqbal, though, kept dealing in ones and twos – with an occasional boundary in between – at the other end and brought up his 48th ODI half-century. He fell immediately after reaching the milestone but Shakib, alongside Mushfiqur Rahim, knocked off the remaining 40 runs without further hiccups.

Alisha Lehmann shared photographs on social media of her visit to the famous Hollywood Sign while on tour in Los Angeles.

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Lehmann visited the Hollywood SignCurrently in LA after holidaying in Miami and OrlandoWill support Douglas Luiz at Copa America 2024WHAT HAPPENED?

The Aston Villa and Switzerland midfielder visited the famous Hollywood Sign in LA as she continues to enjoy her summer break in the US. She is visiting the North American nation to support her boyfriend Douglas Luiz who is all set to be in action for Brazil at Copa America 2024.

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On Instagram, Lehmann shared a couple of photographs of herself at the Hollywood sign and wrote in the caption, "If you wanna know, it took me 2 hours to get there."

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After seeing domestic and international come to a close for the 2023/24 season, the 25-year-old, along with Luiz, jetted off to the US. She had earlier visited Miami and Orlando before heading to LA. Lehmann is expected to be in attendance at SoFi Stadium on Tuesday as the Selecao play their first Copa America match against Costa Rica.

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With Douglas Luiz linked with a move to Juventus this summer, Lehmann is also reportedly pushing for a transfer from the Villans that will see her switch bases from Aston to Turin.

The Melbourne Renegades have signed England opener Tammy Beaumont as their replacement for absent skipper Amy Satterthwaite ahead of the new Women’s Big Bash League season starting in October.Beaumont played for the Adelaide Strikers in second and third seasons of the WBBL but did not play the last one. She was named in Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year for 2019 and produced her sixth ODI century during the recent Ashes series in England.Beaumont, 28, joins England team-mate Danielle Wyatt and New Zealand’s Lea Tahuhu as the overseas players at the Renegades after Satterthwaite was ruled out of the tournament after recently announcing she was pregnant.”I’m thrilled to be heading back to the Big Bash,” Beaumont said. “I’ve played against a lot of the talent in the Renegades line-up so it’ll be nice to be playing alongside them this time. The Renegades are a side on the rise and the Big Bash is such a tough competition so I’m looking forward to testing myself against some of the best players in the world.”

The Dutchman has done an excellent job at Feyenoord, but his arrival at Anfield has underwhelmed pundits and supporters

Finding a replacement for Jurgen Klopp that would excite Liverpool fans anywhere near as much as the incredibly charismatic German was always going to be tough. From the moment Xabi Alonso ruled himself out of the running, though, it became impossible.

The Spaniard was an Anfield icon during his illustrious playing career. Now even Klopp considers him the outstanding young coach of his generation because of the sensational job he's doing at Bayer Leverkusen. So, anybody other than Alonso was going to feel like a little bit of a letdown. However, the sense of deflation surrounding Arne Slot's arrival from Feyenoord has still been staggering, no matter how much Klopp has tried to change that with his show of support from the Anfield halfway-line as he himself bowed out.

It's not just that Liverpool fans and followers are underwhelmed; they're also confused. Former forward John Aldridge didn't even think that the Dutchman was in the running. Worse still, Robbie Fowler was so unfamiliar with Slot and his achievements that he had to Google him – and was horrified to learn that his team weren't even top of the Eredivisie.

Jamie Carragher, meanwhile, felt that the appointment proved there is a "dearth of real top managers out there" at the moment, which only made him lament the loss of Klopp even more.

"If Jurgen was in charge next season, Liverpool would move forward and challenge again at home and in Europe," the ex-Reds defender wrote in . "With Slot, that absolute belief will give way to hope." And even fear among some supporters, who are already scared stiff that Liverpool are bringing in their very own Erik ten Hag.

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The comparisons with Ten Hag were inevitable, but also unfair. Indeed, it feels like much of the scepticism around Slot is rooted in the fact that he is also Dutch, and also bald. For those reasons alone, he is seemingly destined to struggle as much on Merseyside as Ten Hag is in Manchester.

It's a ludicrously reductive argument, of course. There are unquestionably parallels between their respective coaching careers and both were shaped by their nation's rich footballing heritage, including the 'Total Football' of the 1970s played by Netherlands and Ajax, with whom Ten Hag won three Eredivisie titles before moving to Old Trafford in 2022.

"Arne was influenced by Johan Cruyff's philosophy and loves to set his teams up on the front foot," former Dutch international Johnny Rep explained.

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There's also a Pep Guardiola connection. Ten Hag worked at Bayern Munich during the Catalan's spell in charge at the Allianz Arena and was nicknamed 'Mini-Pep' because of his similar style of play with the Bavarians' B team between 2013 and 2015.

Slot, meanwhile, has never hidden his admiration for Guardiola, whom he previously described in an interview with as "a control freak just like me". He's also admitted that watching Manchester City is "the ultimate joy in football" and that his Feyenoord side is loosely modelled on the Premier League champions.

"It is not my intention to compare us with them," Slot said, "[but they] have a similar style of play to how we want to play with Feyenoord: 4-3-3, building up from the back, wanting to apply pressure quickly."

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However, while it's clear that Slot has been greatly influenced by the Cruyff-ian principles of play that Guardiola learned as a player at Camp Nou and has arguably since taken to a whole other level as coach, it's not as if he isn't married to one approach.

"He's always studying other teams and thinking about how his team can improve and evolve," former Feyenoord and Liverpool attacker Dirk Kuyt told . "Tactically, he’s very strong. What people like most in Holland, where his reputation is so high, is that he has his own vision, his style of play…

"What struck me about Arne was his ability to make the players believe in what he believes in. I talked to some of them when I was there and they all spoke so highly about him. They love how he organises the training sessions and how he gets his ideas across. Watching Feyenoord in recent years, you can see his signature on the team in how he wants football to be played. He gets the best out of people…

"The news that Liverpool had decided to go for Slot came out of the blue. I was surprised because since Jurgen said he would be leaving at the end of the season, other names had been mentioned as possible contenders. But it makes a lot of sense."

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Certainly, nobody who has followed Slot's coaching career is in any doubt Anfield will enjoy the offensive brand of football he has successfully implemented at not only Feyenoord, but also AZ Alkmaar on shoe-string budgets. Indeed, it's worth noting that before Covid-19 curtailed the 2020-21 Eredivisie season, Slot's AZ were level on points with Ten Hag's Ajax at the top of the table.

Furthermore, when the latter won the title again in 2022, it was Slot who won the Rinus Michels Award for coach of the season having led Feyenoord to a surprise third-placed finish at the end of his first campaign in Rotterdam.

He claimed the prestigious prize again after masterminding a stunning league win the following year. It was Feyenoord's 16th title triumph, but one of their most surprising, given they had nothing like the same resources or strength in depth as traditional rivals Ajax and PSV, and had been forced to cash in on several key players before the season had even begun.

Offspinner Tom Sole and pace bowler Brad Wheal are in line to make their first appearances for Scotland since the 2018 World Cup Qualifier after being named in a 14-man squad to take on Afghanistan in a two-ODI series, beginning on Wednesday in Edinburgh.The 22-year-old Sole was part of the Northamptonshire line-up that took on the touring Pakistan side in a 50-over match on April 29, scoring 22 at No. 8 and returning figures of 0 for 28 in six overs. He was a key member of the World Cup Qualifying campaign last year, taking career-best figures of 4 for 15 against Hong Kong in just his second ODI.Wheal was similarly instrumental for Scotland in Zimbabwe, taking a career-best 3 for 34 in the controversial five-run loss, on DLS method, to West Indies that eliminated Scotland from a place in England for 2019. However, he hasn’t played for Scotland since due to commitments with Hampshire.The Durham-based pair of Michael Jones and Gavin Main have also been recalled into Scotland’s squad for the pair of matches. Like Wheal and Sole, the 21-year-old batsman Jones has not appeared for Scotland since last year’s World Cup Qualifier.Medium pacer Main has spent a bit longer out of the side, having not appeared in an official match for Scotland since the 2016 T20 World Cup in India when he was in the XI for Scotland’s win over Hong Kong. However, he did play for Scotland in an unofficial 50-over match against Sri Lanka ahead of the 2017 Champions Trophy in which Scotland lost by nine wickets.Four bowlers have been left out from the Scotland side that defeated Oman 2-1 in a three-match 50-over series as well as won the T20I Quadrangular series in February, featuring Oman, Netherlands and Ireland, in Muscat. Medium-pace bowlers Ruaidhri Smith and Adrian Neill as well as left-arm spinner Hamza Tahir and legspinner Chris Greaves have all been omitted.Smith took career-best List A figures of 4 for 7 in a historic rout of Oman in which Scotland bowled them out for 24, in Muscat. But he only bowled three overs in the following match after sustaining a pectoral-muscle strain and has not bowled thus far in 2019 for Glamorgan in the County Championship. Neill, similarly, took 4 for 7 on that occasion against Oman but suffered a lower-back injury later in the tour and is continuing his rehabilitation with the Gloucestershire second XI.Tahir played only one match on tour in Oman and is yet to play any ODIs for Scotland after making his T20I debut last summer, against Pakistan. Greaves is yet to play for Scotland in any format.The two ODIs are Afghanistan’s first visit to Edinburgh since claiming a rain-affected 1-0 series win in the summer of 2016. The fixtures are also Scotland’s first ODIs since defeating England last June at the Grange.On the management side, Wednesday’s series-opener will be the first assignment of new head coach Shane Burger. The Afghanistan series are his first ODIs in charge of Scotland since arriving from South Africa in March, having taken over from interim coach Toby Bailey following Scotland’s tour of Oman.Scotland squad: Kyle Coetzer (capt.), Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross (wk), Alasdair Evans, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, Gavin Main, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Tom Sole, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal.

After passing a fitness test, the left-arm wristspinner Zahir was one of two bowlers added to Afghanistan’s Test squad

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Mar-2019Afghanistan have strengthened their bowling arsenal for their first ‘home’ Test – against Ireland on March 15 – by adding left-arm wristspinner Zahir Khan and left-arm seam bowler Sayed Shirzad to the squad.Zahir was initially not selected for the Test since the ACB was awaiting his fitness report. But now that Zahir has been declared fit, he will join the team in Dehradun. He has an outstanding first-class record, with 34 wickets in seven matches, at an average of 13.14. The 24-year-old Shirzad has played 15 first-class games, taking 49 wickets – including four five-wicket hauls – at an average of 25.38.”Both Zahir Khan and Sayed Shirzad have very good bowling records in first-class cricket and have played in the ICC Intercontinental Cup for Afghanistan,” Afghanistan’s chief selector Dawlat Ahmadzai said while announcing the update. “We were awaiting Zahir’s fitness report when announcing the initial 14-member Test squad and now that he is fully fit, we have decided to add him to the squad.”Sayed Shirzad is added as an additional pacer in the squad to have another bowling option if needed.”It will be Afghanistan’s second Test in India but will be designated as their first home game. For their opponents Ireland, it will be their first away Test, having made their debut against Pakistan in Dublin last year.Afghanistan squad: Asghar Afghan (capt), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Ihsanullah Janat, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Nasir Jamal, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ikram Alikhail, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Wafadar Momand, Yamin Ahmadzai, Sharafudin Ashraf, Waqar Salamkhail, Zahir Khan, Sayed Shirzad.

Big picture

South Africa still haven’t quite figured themselves out in international Twenty20 cricket. They have lost more often than they have won in the last two years, cycling through four captains and no less than 28 players. While Vision 2019 is taking shape, South Africa’s perspective in the shortest format has perhaps been less than 20/20.The placement of T20Is in the international schedule, too often an apparent afterthought tacked on to the end of a tour, hasn’t helped in the past, but that is beginning to change. South Africa have played three three-match T20I series since the World T20 in 2016 – with just two one-off games against New Zealand and Sri Lanka – and they will now add a fourth against Zimbabwe, with the opener in East London followed by matches in Potchefstroom and Benoni.While the format is different, the World Cup in England next year nevertheless looms on the horizon, and the upcoming games might well be seen as an audition for further white-ball honours. The tone of T20 cricket will certainly suit South Africa’s general push towards sustained aggression in their one-day plans, and the hosts’ batting will be bolstered by the return of Quinton de Kock and David Miller, who were both rested for the ODIs.With Faf du Plessis back at the helm and JP Duminy included, there is a much more experienced look to the batting line-up, as well as some fresh new faces looking to break into the team. There are two potential debutants in batsmen Gihahn Cloete and Rassie van der Dussen, while Junior Dala gets another opportunity with the ball and Dane Paterson and Robbie Frylinck return after missing the trip to Sri Lanka in August.For their part, Zimbabwe put in their best all-round performance of the tour in the third ODI, and they won’t mind a change of format that should bring the teams closer together. Zimbabwe don’t have much of a record to speak of in T20 cricket, but took games against formidable Pakistan and Australia sides into the last over during the tri-series in July. These upcoming matches could be their best chance to spring a surprise and secure their first T20I win in two years.

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In the spotlight

There are a few new names in South Africa’s squad, and one that stands out is Rassie van der Dussen. Only Lendl Simmons scored more runs than him at the Global T20 Canada and van der Dussen capped a fantastic tournament with 44 in the final to help the Vancouver Knights lift the title. He clearly impressed Vancouver’s coach, Donovan Miller, who also coaches St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the CPL and took van der Dussen with him to that tournament. He has got three T20 hundreds and experience in multiple roles: opening the batting for Lions alongside Reeza Hendricks, and playing a middle-order finishing role for the Knights and the Patriots.Solomon Mire is the only real dasher in a Zimbabwe top order composed of players who like to take their time, and whether or not he comes off could be vital to their success in a format that demands rapid scoring from the get-go. He’s not had a good tour so far, with scores of 0, 2 and 7 in the ODIs, but T20 suits Mire’s game. Before he was sidelined by gluteal tear in July, he had enhanced his reputation with a rapid fifty against Australia and came within one shot of becoming the first Zimbabwean to score a T20I hundred with 94 against a Pakistan attack that is one of the best in this format.

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Quinton de Kock’s return presents South Africa with something of a middle-order conundrum. He will replace Heinrich Klaasen as wicketkeeper, but Klaasen could retain his place purely as a batsman based on recent form. If that happens, JP Duminy could be the man to miss out. With Reeza Hendricks playing for his first-class team Lions, it is likely Gihahn Cloete will make his international debut.South Africa (possible): 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Gihahn Cloete, 3 Faf du Plessis (capt), 4 Rassie van der Dussen, 5 JP Duminy/Heinrich Klaasen, 6 David Miller, 7 Robbie Frylinck, 8 Andile Phehlukwayo, 9 Junior Dala, 10 Lungi Ngidi, 11 Imran TahirZimbabwe may well have a new opening pair for this match, with Chamu Chibhabha coming into the squad, and Tarisai Musakanda replacing Craig Ervine in the middle order. Tendai Chatara had a horrid time with the ball in the third ODI and could make way for Chris Mpofu, and Tendai Chisoro’s left-arm darts should be preferred to Wellington Masakadza’s.Zimbabwe (possible): 1 Solomon Mire, 2 Chamu Chibhabha, 3 Hamilton Masakadza (capt), 4 Brendan Taylor (wk), 5 Tarisai Musakanda, 6 Sean Williams, 7 Elton Chigumbura, 8 Tendai Chisoro, 9 Brandon Mavuta, 10 Kyle Jarvis, 11 Chris Mpofu

Pitch and conditions

East London’s Buffalo Park hosted nine games during last month’s Africa T20 tournament, including both semi-finals and the final, won by Temba Bavuma’s Gauteng side. The scores during those matches suggest decent conditions for T20 cricket, with an average first-innings score of 153. Namibia breached 200 against against Mpumalanga, and almost throughout, the top-order batsmen enjoyed themselves. Expect another good batting pitch, and a temperate, coastal evening.

Stats and trivia

• Buffalo Park has only hosted one T20I previously, in which Martin Guptill’s last-ball hundred secured the tightest of wins for New Zealand
• Zimbabwe have played 40 ODIs in the last two years, but only six T20Is, with all of those coming this year.
• Over the same time period, South Africa have played fewer ODIs – 35 – but more than twice as many T20Is – 13

Quotes

“There are a lot of guys in the team who are quite new. Looking at their performances at the domestic level, they’re really deserving of their caps.”

The fast bowler picked up 5 for 100 as Western Australia were bowled out for 251 in their second innings despite Josh Philippe’s maiden century

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Last season’s leading Sheffield Shield wicket-taker Chris Tremain has picked up where he left off, claiming nine wickets in Victoria’s innings demolition of Western Australia at the WACA ground.Victoria’s march to victory was halted by heavy rain on day three. But despite a sparkling maiden Shield century from Josh Philippe, the game was wrapped up before lunch on day four.Philippe and Cameron Green put on a 78-run partnership for the seventh wicket to frustrate Victoria. Philippe added 17 to his overnight score to reach his century before falling to Scott Boland for 104 from 142 balls.Green watched helplessly from the non-striker’s end as Boland then knocked over Usman Qadir and David Moody for ducks before Tremain trapped Simon Mackin in front for nought to complete his sixth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. Green finished on 35 not out.Will Pucovski was named Player of the Match for his stunning 243.

Mohammad Ashraful believes he can represent Bangladesh again, with his five-year ban set to end later this week

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Mohammad Ashraful still harbours hopes of playing for Bangladesh again after his five-year ban for involvement in match-fixing and spot-fixing in the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League officially ends on August 13. Henceforth, he will become eligible for international cricket and the BPL, having already been allowed to play in Bangladesh’s domestic competitions on the same day in 2016.Ashraful is delighted to be making the return, saying he had been waiting for this day for the last five years.”I have been waiting for August 13, 2018 for a long time now,” Ashraful told ESPNcricinfo. “It has been more than five years since the day I admitted my involvement. Although I have played domestic cricket in the last two seasons, there is now nothing preventing me from being eligible for national selection. Playing for Bangladesh again will be my greatest achievement.”Mohammad Ashraful’s ban: a timeline

May 31, 2013 A: BCB investigates allegations
June 4, 2013: BCB indefinitely suspends Ashraful. Later that day, Ashraful admits to fixing during the 2013 BPL

January 18, 2014: BPL anti-corruption tribunal begins hearing

June 2, 2014: Ashraful plays in unofficial US tournament
June 18, 2014: BCB bans Ashraful for eight years
July 22, 2014: Ashraful appeals against ban
September 29, 2014: BCB’s disciplinary panel reduces Ashraful’s ban to five years

October 21, 2014: BCB unsuccessfully appeal against Ashraful’s ban reduction
August 13, 2016:Ashraful’s ban from domestic cricket ends
August 13, 2018: Ashraful becomes eligible to play all international and BPL cricket

The highlight in these two seasons has been his five List-A centuries in the 2017-18 Dhaka Premier League. He is only the second batsman to do so in a single List-A tournament; the other being Alviro Peterson in the 2015-16 Momentum One-Day Cup on South Africa’s domestic circuit.He has averaged 47.63 in 23 List-A games since the ban was lifted, but his first-class form hasn’t been as good – a 21.85 batting average in 13 matches, with just one century. “The first season after my return wasn’t great but I did well in the 2017-18 season. I hope to do even better in the coming seasons,” he said.”Now I can be considered for selection through my performance. I have already gone through a month-long training programme and after August 15, I will go into pre-season training leading into the upcoming season’s National Cricket League.”In June 2014, the BPL’s anti-corruption tribunal had banned Ashraful for eight years and fined him BDT 10 lakh (USD 12,000 approx). In September that year, the BCB’s disciplinary panel reduced the ban to five years, with the last two of those years suspended. The BCB and ICC unsuccessfully appealed against the ban reduction. The reduction was subject to his participation in a BCB or ICC anti-corruption education and training programme. Accordingly, Ashraful took part in an anti-corruption programme and during the 2015 BPL, appeared in awareness videos shown to players and officials.

Hannah Hidalgo and No. 8 Notre Dame rolled to a 79-68 home upset victory over No. 2 UConn on Thursday night in South Bend.

Hidalgo, who is one of the best players in women's college basketball, scored 29 points while adding 10 rebounds and eight assists in the victory. Fellow running mate Olivia Miles rolled her ankle early in the contest, but returned to score 16 points for the Irish. Liatu King also added 16 points and 12 rebounds in the victory.

But the story was Hidalgo's performance, as she continues to improve upon her standout freshman season a year ago. After the statement win, Notre Dame's social media account called Hidalgo the best two-way player in the country, which is hard to argue given her defensive prowess and continued improvement offensively.

The win for Notre Dame extended a three-game win streak that started with a 10-point win over No. 4 Texas in overtime last week.

As for UConn, star Paige Bueckers scored 25 points in a losing effort, but the team as a whole was plagued by 13 turnovers and a paltry 3-of-16 mark from three.