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Paul van Meekeren would one day love to narrate to his grandchildren how it felt like bowling to players of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s calibre in a Word Cup game. Meekeren, who got the wicket of KL Rahul during the Netherlands’ T20 World Cup match against India here on Thursday, termed everything that happened

PAK vs ZIM Highlights: Zimbabwe caused a major upset at the T20 World Cup.© AFP T20 World Cup, Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, Super 12, Group 2 Highlights:Zimbabwe caused a major upset by defeating Pakistan by one run in a Group 2 match on Thursday. Chasing a target of 131, Pakistan faltered as none of their batters,

T20 WC, SA vs BAN Highlights: Anrich Nortje took four wickets in quick succession© AFP T20 World Cup, South Africa vs Bangladesh, Super 12, Group 2 Highlights: A 109-run knock by Rilee Rossouw, followed by a four-wicket haul by Anrich Nortje, guided South Africa to victory against Bangladesh by 104 runs, in the Super 12 Group

File image Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni together.© AFP Virat Kohli produced one of the most memorable T20I innings on Sunday as he played an unbeaten knock of 82 to help India defeat Pakistan by four wickets in the T20 World Cup Super 12 match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. India were reeling at 31/4

Rohit Sharma’s coach Dinesh Lad is not impressed with the way the Indian captain has been getting out of late, saying he must resort to playing the anchor’s role instead of a “high-risk” game. Lad wants his ward to spend more time on the wicket. The Indian skipper got out for four runs against Pakistan

ENG vs IRE, T20 World Cup Super 12 Live: Dawid Malan (in picture) is batting with Ben Stokes.© AFP England vs Ireland, Super 12, Group-1, Live Updates:Joshua Little dismissed Jos Buttler and Alex Hales as England are two down vs Ireland in their chase of 158 runs. Earlier, Mark Wood and Liam Livingstone claimed three wickets

Australia’s Marcus Stoinis said “backs are still against the wall” when they face England on Friday at the Twenty20 World Cup after the all-rounder led the holders to victory over Sri Lanka. The hosts and defending champions bounced back from their opening-day hammering to New Zealand to beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Perth

As the euphoria around Virat Kohli-orchestrated Indian win over Pakistan is still settling, the 1983 World Cup-winning member Madan Lal says the ‘Men in Blue’ must not rely on the heroics of just one or two players if they are to lift the T20 World Cup trophy. Kohli was at his imperious best against a

Dinesh Karthik cheekily thanked Ashwin for saving him during India-Pak match© Twitter Rohit Sharma-led Team India scripted a famous win over Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, owing to an unbeaten 82-run knock by right-handed batter Virat Kohli. The winning run was hit by Ravichandran Ashwin as the side needed just one run

Virat Kohli talks with Pakistan players.© AFP A classic Virat Kohli chase came to the fore as the Indian cricket team took on Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. The match turned out to be a spectacle, with India winning the contest on the very last ball,

Virat Kohli scored 82* against Pakistan in a T20 World Cup game.© AFP Keeping Virat Kohli down for too long is well-nigh impossible, reckoned Brett Lee just days before the T20 World Cup while expressing his surprise over the criticism of the maestro’s lean run, Speaking to PTI, the former Australian speed merchant said that

Over the course of his 14-year-long career, Virat Kohli has created a reputation for himself for being able to find his best when the going gets tough during a run-chase. Ever since November 2019, Kohli saw a dip in form. However, it needs to be said that the right-handed maverick batter was still scoring runs,

Following the sensational four-wicket win over Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup, India’s young pace sensation Arshdeep Singh said that he is happy with his bowling as he struck early in the game. ‘Chasemaster’ Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 83 as India pulled off a miracle four-wicket triumph over Pakistan in the final over

Sunday evening will be registered in the pages of history as Team India marked a thrilling win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Super-12 clash of the ongoing T20 World Cup at Melbourne Cricket Ground. With India on the verge of losing the game, Virat Kohli shone like a star and smashed 82 not out off

SL vs IRE, T20 World Cup Live Updates: Tector Departs At 45, Ireland 6 Down vs Sri Lanka© AFP Sri Lanka vs Ireland, T20 World Cup, Super 12, Group 2 Live Updates: Two-wicket hauls by Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana helped Sri Lanka to restrict Ireland at 128/8 in 20.0 overs, in their first Super 12

Reigning Asian champions Sri Lanka face Ireland in a T20 World Cup Group 1 match at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. In the qualifiers, Sri Lanka lost their first match to Namibia, but made a strong comeback to reach the Super 12s. The Dasun Shanaka-led side thrashed UAE, before edging out Netherlands. Ireland, on the

T20 World Cup Live: England take on Afghanistan in Group 1 in Perth.© AFP ENG vs AFG, T20 World Cup Live Updates: Chasing a target of 113, England are two wickets down against Afghanistan. Earlier, Sam Curran bagged a five-wicket haul as England bowled out Afghanistan for 112 in their T20 World Cup Group 1

File photo of Rohit Sharma.© AFP A lot is going on since BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council, confirmed that India would not be travelling to Pakistan for the Asia Cup next year and that the event will be happening at a neutral venue. What followed was a