New Zealand sit top of the points table with seven points from five games.© AFP Australia kept their hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals alive after beating Afghanistan in their final group game on Friday at the Adelaide Oval. Glenn Maxwell‘s unbeaten 32-ball 54 lifted Australia to 168/8 in the face of an
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T20 WC, Australia vs Afghanistan Live: Australia to bat first© AFP Australia vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup, Super 12 Live Updates: Mitchell Marsh was going well, but his innings was cut short and he departed after scoring 45. Earlier, Cameron Green, David Warner and Steve Smith lost their wickets inside the powerplay after Afghanistan captain Mohammad
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty© Twitter Top Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hylo Open Super 300 badminton tournament after a hard-fought win, in Saarbrucken, Germany on Thursday. Satwiksairaj and Chirag, seeded third in the tournament, beat the English pair of Rory Easton and Zach Russ
Shreyas Iyer in action© Twitter Shreyas Iyer was at his destructive best en route to a 44-ball 73 as the mighty Mumbai made short work of the 165-run target to outplay Vidarbha by five wickets and enter the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, in Kolkata on Thursday. Mumbai lost their skipper Ajinkya
T20 World Cup, PAK vs SA, Live Updates: South Africa are in control of the proceedings after Pakistan’s top-order crumbled under pressure. Anrich Nortje struck twice while Wayne Parnell and Lungi Ngidi bagged a wicket each to put Pakistan four down early. Mohammad Haris, who is playing his first T20 World Cup, did play a
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
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