Jos Buttler hit the first century of the Twenty20 World Cup as England effectively booked their semi-final spot with a 26-run victory over Sri Lanka on Monday. Buttler’s unbeaten 101 – his maiden century in 86 T20 internationals – steered England to 163 for four after being invited to bat first in Sharjah. England bowlers
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England are still unbeaten in the ongoing T20 World Cup.© AFP Group 1 table-toppers England will square off against Sri Lanka in their fourth match of the ongoing T20 World Cup on Monday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. England are unbeaten till now in the tournament while Sri Lanka have lost two of their three
Harmanpreet Kaur starred with both bat and ball as she guided the Melbourne Renegades to a dominant six-wicket win over the Adelaide Strikers in the ongoing Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) at the Lilac Hill Park in Perth on Sunday. She took two wickets before scoring an unbeaten 46-ball 73 as the Renegades won the
Indian captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said his team was not brave enough with the bat, ball and in its body language as it copped an eight-wicket thrashing at the hands of New Zealand which has put the side in danger of a group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup. India crashed to an eight-wicket
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T20 World Cup: Afghanistan will be heavy favourites in the match against Namibia.© AFP Afghanistan will take on Namibia in their third match of the ongoing T20 World Cup on Sunday. After two games, Afghanistan sit in second spot in Group 2 points table with unbeaten Pakistan leading the standings with six points. Afghanistan had
Asghar Afghan has played in six Tests, 114 ODIs and 74 T20Is for Afghanistan.© Twitter Senior Afghanistan batter Asghar Afghan will retire from all formats of the game after his side’s T20 World Cup Super 12 match against Namibia on Sunday. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced the 33-year-old former captain’s retirement on its Twitter
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Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan on Friday became the fastest bowler to take 100 wickets in T20Is. Rashid achieved the feat during the match against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup. The Afghanistan spinner dismissed Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez to reach the milestone. Shakib Al Hasan, Lasith Malinga and Tim Southee are the players
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David Warner’s fifty helped Australia cruise to victory against Sri Lanka on Thursday.© AFP David Warner finally found himself among the runs as he smashed a half-century to help Australia defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets on Thursday in their T20 World Cup’s Super 12 fixture at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. The Aussie
T20 WC: Nicholas Pooran described Kieron Pollard as a “wonderful captain.© Twitter West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran described Kieron Pollard as a “wonderful captain” on Thursday as the defending champions face a T20 World Cup survival battle against equally hapless Bangladesh. The West Indies have lost both of their Super 12 matches so far and another
T20 World Cup: Mitchell Starc had a hilarious interaction with ICC’s media team.© Instagram Being a modern-day cricketer is not an easy job. Not only does one have to prove their credentials on the field time and again, but also need to present themselves in front of the camera for various promotional events. Speaking in
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Ruben Trumpelmann led a lethal bowling show to set up Namibia’s stunning four-wicket win over Scotland in their first-ever Super 12 clash of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday. Chasing a tricky 110, JJ Smit made an unbeaten 32 to drive the team home with five balls to spare in Abu Dhabi and extend Namibia’s
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Australia’s Steve Smith has welcomed Ben Stokes’ return to the England cricket team.© AFP Australian batsman Steve Smith has welcomed Ben Stokes‘ return to England’s Ashes team, saying the talismanic all-rounder makes Joe Root’s side a “more dangerous” proposition. Stokes announced this week that he would be available for the five-Test series in Australia after taking