KL Rahul knows exactly what his team wants from him and as long as he is able to do that, he can “sleep peacefully”. Having logged only 22 runs from the first three T20 World Cup games, it was Rahul’s opportunity to do the star turn with one of his better half-centuries (50 off 32
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File image of Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal© AFP Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan will replace Mayank Agarwal as Punjab Kings captain for the 2023 Indian Premier League. The decision was taken at the franchise’s board meeting on Wednesday. The move was on expected lines after the 31-year-old from Karnataka failed to take the team
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Dewald Brevis scored 162 off 57 balls in the CSA T20 Challenge match.© Twitter A world record 501 runs were scored in a South Africa domestic T20 match between Titans and Knights here, which also saw a slew of milestones being reached. Invited to bat, the Titans posted 271 for 3 in their allotted 20
Group 1 of the Super 12 stage of ICC T20 World Cup is set for a thrilling finish as four teams remain in contention for the two semifinal spots up for grabs. After England’s 20-run win over New Zealand at Brisbane on Tuesday, Jos Buttler‘s team are tied on points with the Kiwis and hosts
T20 World Cup, England vs New Zealand, Live: File photo of Kane Williamson and Tim Southee.© AFP T20 World Cup, England vs New Zealand, Live Updates: Captain Jos Buttler and Alex Hales provided England with a good start against New Zealand as their score read at 16/0 after 2.0 overs. Jos Buttler won the toss and
Australian players celebrate after the win over Ireland© AFP Australia got their Twenty20 World Cup defence back on track with a 42-run win over Ireland at the Gabba in Brisbane on Monday. Ireland, chasing Australia’s 179-5, were all out for 137 in the 19th over to put Australia level on five points with leaders New
File photo of Prithvi Shaw. Prithvi Shaw missed out from the squads as BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma announced a total of four squads for India’s upcoming tours of New Zealand and Bangladesh. India will play three T20Is against New Zealand starting November 18, before playing three ODIs against the same side. They then tour
England are now playing knockout cricket after a weather-disrupted campaign, declared assistant coach Paul Collingwood on Monday, and are targeting four wins to lift the T20 World Cup, starting with New Zealand in Brisbane. England suffered a shock defeat to Ireland on the DLS method after a rain-interrupted match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last
Dinesh Karthik in pain during India-South Africa match.© AFP Dinesh Karthik, the oldest playing member of the Indian team, suffered a back injury during the side’s T20 World Cup match against South Africa here on Sunday and is a doubtful starter against Bangladesh at Adelaide. Karthik, who has had a disappointing tournament with the bat,
David Miller and Aiden Markram smashed half-centuries to lead South Africa to a five-wicket win over India in Perth on Sunday and put them in pole position for a semi-final berth at the T20 World Cup. South Africa’s bowlers, led by Lungi Ngidi, restricted India to 133-9 in Perth and then their batsmen passed their
T20 World Cup, PAK vs NED Live Updates: Pakistan make good start with ball vs Netherlands© AFP T20 World Cup, Pakistan vs Netherlands Live Updates:Netherlands started off on a steady note but Shaheen Afridi provided Pakistan with a major breakthrough as he dismissed Stephan Myburgh. Soon after, Shadab Khan sent Tom Cooper and Max ODowd
Bangladesh look to get back to winning ways as they face high-flying Zimbabwe.© AFP After a thumping defeat to South Africa, Bangladesh look to get back to winning ways as they face high-flying Zimbabwe in a crucuial T20 World Cup Group 2 match at the Gabba in Brisbane. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, would look
Former Pakistan captain and fast bowling legend Wasim Akram has revealed that he was addicted to cocaine. The 1992 World Cup-winner said this in an interview to the Times, according to a BBC report. Akram said that he has made these revelations in his new autobiography that is soon to be released. Apart from playing a
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: New Zealand aim to consolidate top spot.© AFP T20 World Cup, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live Updates: New Zealand opt to bat first against Sri Lanka. Kane Williamson-led New Zealand face Sri Lanka in a Group 1 match between the sides at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the ongoing
ICC posted a video of the catch, with the caption: “Catch of the tournament?”© Twitter Pakistan gave an exceptional performance with the ball during the Super 12 clash of the T20 World Cup, against Zimbabwe as they restricted the Craig Ervine-led side at 130/8 in 20.0 overs. Mohammad Wasim Jr took four wickets while Shadab
Harbhajan said that the performance showed the gap between India and other teams.© Instagram India had a near-perfect game against Netherlands at the T20 World Cup on Thursday as the Rohit Sharma-led side won by 56 runs. Though Netherlands initially looked like putting up a fight with the ball, it fizzled out at the halfway
Sydney: Jasprit Bumrah’s absence no doubt is a huge loss but that never meant that the current bowling unit would deviate from its individual plans to over-compensate for the premier bowler’s absence, senior India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said. While Bumrah was ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to a back stress fracture, Bhuvneshwar