Pacer Haris Rauf led a clinical bowling display with an excellent four-wicket haul before Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali’s onslaught as Pakistan took “revenge” on New Zealand for a recent off-field snub with a five-wicket win in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday. Most of the top-order batters, except for opener Mohammad Rizwan (33), struggled
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Afghanistan produced a dominating display of power-hitting before Mujeeb Ur Rahman ripped apart the rival batting line-up with his five-wicket haul as the strife-torn Asian nation routed Scotland by 130 runs in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup, in Sharjah on Monday. Afghanistan first posted a challenging 190 for four after opting to
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T20 World Cup: Afghanistan face Scotland on Monday in their Super 12 match.© AFP Afghanistan face Scotland in their first match of the Super 12 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday. Both sides will be aiming to begin their campaign with a win. All eyes will
T20 WC: Shaheen Shah Afridi jolted India with two quick wickets.© Twitter An elated Pakistan skipper Babar Azam spoke highly of left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi in the post-match presentation after registering a historic 10-wicket win against India in their T20 World Cup 2021 opening match in Dubai. Shaheen took the game by storm when
India captain Virat Kohli tipped his hat to the Pakistan team after falling to a crushing 10-wicket defeat in a T20 World Cup Super 12 match at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Despite India’s big loss, Virat Kohli said there was no need to press the panic button. This was the first time in
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Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis revealed the key to getting his side over the line in a nervy Super 12 run chase against South Africa in the ongoing T20 World Cup was keeping his cool under pressure. Stoinis scored 24 from just 16 deliveries and formed a crucial unbeaten partnership of 40 with Matthew Wade in
T20 WC: India and Pakistan will face each other in Dubai on October 24.© AFP The Super 12 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will feature India and Pakistan in a high-octane clash on October 24 in Dubai. Both teams will aim to open their accounts with a win and carry the
Virat Kohli will lead India in the upcoming T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan.© Twitter India take on Pakistan in a much-awaited T20 World Cup Super 12 clash in Dubai on Sunday. This will be the first match for both teams in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE. And while India
Already qualified for the Super 12s, Sri Lanka thrashed Netherlands by eight wickets in their final T20 World Cup first round match with the spin duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana bamboozling the opposition batters on Friday. The inconsequential match ended inside two hours, as Sri Lanka first bundled out the opposition for a
Ryan ten Doeschate played in 33 ODIs and 24 T20Is for the Netherlands.© Twitter Netherlands all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate on Friday announced his retirement from international cricket after his side failed to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup. The 41-year-old played in Netherlands’ previous first round match against debutants Namibia
T20 WC: India and Pakistan are scheduled to take on each other on October 24 in Dubai.© Twitter Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan and veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik discussed how playing in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) each year can help the current Indian squad perform well in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021
Smriti Mandhana got to her maiden Test ton vs Australia women in a day-night Test last month.© Twitter India opening batter Smriti Mandhana on Thursday said that she never thought that she would be able to play a day-night Test. India had played against Australia in a pink-ball Test last month and the game ended
Scotland reached the T20 World Cup second round for the first time on Thursday with a thumping eight-wicket win over Oman. The Scots comfortably chased down their target of 123 with 18 balls to spare to register their third win out of three in qualifying. Captain Kyle Coetzer top-scored for Scotland with 41 off 28 balls with
Kane Williamson’s elbow niggle “flared up a little bit” earlier this week and there is a “chance” that the New Zealand skipper would end up missing matches during the T20 World Cup, head coach Gary Stead has revealed. Williamson was seen fielding in New Zealand’s 13-run loss to England in a warm-up game on Wednesday
Wanindu Hasaranga’s rearguard fifty was beautifully complemented by a clinical bowling display as Sri Lanka sealed their place in Super 12s with a massive 70-run win over Ireland in a group A first round match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Asked to bat first, Sri Lanka recovered from 8