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Carlos Alcaraz powered into his first Australian Open semi-final with a straight-sets win over Alex de Minaur and will face Alexander Zverev next, as he eyes a historic first Melbourne title.
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Carlos Alcaraz powered into his first Australian Open semi-final with a straight-sets win over Alex de Minaur and will face Alexander Zverev next, as he eyes a historic first Melbourne title.

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Shakib Al Hasan returned to form with an unbeaten 64 to earn Player of the Match as Bangladesh beat the Netherlands by 25 runs, moving to the brink of the Super Eight stage of the ICC T20 World Cup. The win put the Tigers in a strong position to qualify for the next round for the first time since 2007.

Bangladesh are well placed to reach the Super Eight of the ICC T20 World Cup as they face Nepal in their final Group D match in St Vincent, with a win sealing qualification. The Tigers hold four points from three games and remain in control of their fate, while the Netherlands need multiple results to go their way to stay in contention.

An unbeaten fifty from Shakib Al Hasan and disciplined bowling by Rishad Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman guided Bangladesh to a five-wicket win over the Netherlands in St Vincent, keeping them on course for the Super Eight stage. The Tigers now sit second in Group D with four points, with a win against Nepal set to confirm their qualification.





