Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka

Avishka Fernando

Kusal Mendis (W)

Kamindu Mendis

Charith Asalanka (C)

Janith Liyanage

Dunith Wellalage

Wanindu Hasaranga

Maheesh Theekshana

Eshan Malinga

Asitha Fernando

Australia

Matthew Short

Jake Fraser-McGurk

Cooper Connolly

Steven Smith (C)

Marnus Labuschagne

Alex Carey (W)

Aaron Hardie

Sean Abbott

Nathan Ellis

Adam Zampa

Spencer Johnson

Adam Palmer Zampa

Alex Tyson Carey

Beau Jacob Webster

Benjamin James Dwarshuis

Brendan James Doggett

Cameron Donald Green

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly

Glenn James Maxwell

Jack Edwards

Jake Beath Weatherald

Jhye Avon Richardson

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Joshua Ryan Philippe

Mahli Beardman

Marcus Peter Stoinis

Matthew Paul Kuhnemann

Matthew William Short

Matthew Thomas Renshaw

Michael Gertges Neser

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mitchell J Owen

Mitchell Aaron Starc

Nathan Trevor Ellis

Nathan Michael Lyon

Patrick James Cummins

Scott Michael Boland

Sean Anthony Abbott

Steven Peter Devereux Smith

Timothy Hays David

Travis Michael Head

Usman Tariq Khawaja

Xavier Colin Bartlett

Asitha Madusanka Fernando

Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa

Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Dunith Nethmika Wellalage

Munasinghe Arachchige Dushan Ishara Hemantha

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Kongala Liyanage Janith Vimukthi

Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay

Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage Kamil Mishara

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera

Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana

Matheesha Pathirana

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Pathum Nissanka Silva

Pavan Rathnayake

Pramod Madushan Liyanagamage

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

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The BCCI annual Naman awards are scheduled to take place on March 15 in Delhi.

Rahul Dravid is 7th highest run-scorer in international cricket.

Dravid helped India win the T20 World Cup 2024 as head coach. 

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BAN vs PAK: Nahid Rana has thanked former Australian pacer and current Bangladesh bowling coach Shaun Tait for guiding him. 

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Rana is not focusing on pace but bowling in right areas. 

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Richa Ghosh became the most expensive Indian at The Hundred auction. She has joined pre-signed Smriti Mandhana at Manchester Super Giants.

Several Indian players went unsold in the inaugural The Hundred auction.

Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh are two Indians who were picked in the auction.

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Federico Valverde scripted history with a first-half hat-trick for Real Madrid, joining Lionel Messi in a rare Champions League record.

Federico Valverde became the first Uruguayan since Walter Pandiani (2001) to score a Champions League hat-trick.

Federico Valverde joined Lionel Messi as the only players to score a first-half UCL hat-trick against an English club.

Federico Valverde and Lionel Messi in the frame.

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Álvaro Arbeloa praised Federico Valverde after his stunning hat-trick powered Real Madrid to a dominant win over Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League.

Álvaro Arbeloa compares Federico Valverde to club legend Juanito.

Federico Valverde completed a sensational first-half hat-trick to dismantle Manchester City.

Federico Valverde of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 First Leg match between Real Madrid CF and Manchester City FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 11, 2026 in Madrid, Spain.

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