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
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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
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