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Head back as Australia opt to bowl against India in 3rd T20

GUWAHATI, India: Australia skipper Matthew Wade won the toss and elected to field first against India as they look to keep the Twenty20 series alive in the third match despite sending home their World Cup stars.
Travis Head, who hit a match-winning century in the ODI World Cup final against hosts India this month, returns in Guwahati after missing the team opening two losses.
Head, Jason Behrendorff and Kane Richardson come in as the three changes in the XI.

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We have a bowling attack to win Test matches at home: Shanto

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto is optimistic about a good result against New Zealand in the two-match Test series against New Zealand as he believes that the bowling attack that his team has possessed is good enough to win the side a Test match on home soil.
"The bowling attack that we have is good enough to win us a Test on home soil. We have to make it [winning Test matches at home] a habit in fact," Shanto said in Sylhet today.
"To win a Test against any nation at home is now on top of our agenda. Then we will think about how we can win Test matches outside home."

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Shakib placed in highest category in PSL draft

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was placed in Platinum category, the highest category for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) draft which is scheduled to be held on December 14.
The tournament will be held from February 13 to March 3, next year, according to the Pakistan media.

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2022 World Cup jerseys of Messi to go up for auction

NEW YORK: A set of six jerseys that Lionel Messi wore during Argentina victorious 2022 World Cup run will be auctioned in December, Sotheby announced Monday, estimating their value at $10 million.
The football star donned these shirts during the first halves of the group- stage rounds against Saudi Arabia and Mexico, as well as later games against Australia, the Netherlands and Croatia -- and the final against France.