DUBAI — The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday, announced a new format for the biggest ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024, scheduled to be hosted in the West Indies and the United States of America (USA). The record 20-team T20 World Cup will take place in two phases before the knockout stages. In […]
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England beat Pakistan by five wickets, win T20 World Cup title
MELBOURNE — Left-arm pacer Sam Curran and leg-spinner Adil Rashid bowled brilliant spells to restrict Pakistan to 137/8 before an unbeaten fifty from Ben Stokes helped England crown themselves as winners of Men’s T20 World Cup with a five-wicket victory achieved with an over to spare in front of 80,462 fans at the Melbourne Cricket […]
T20 World Cup: Hales, Buttler propel England to final clash against Pakistan after thrashing India by ten wickets
ADELAIDE — On the eve of the second semifinal of Men’s T20 World Cup, England skipper Jos Buttler had said that he would do everything in his power to not let an India-Pakistan final happen in Melbourne. Almost 24 hours later, Buttler stayed very true to his word by combining with Alex Hales to thrash […]
T20 World Cup: Rizwan, Babar lead Pakistan to final with win over New Zealand
SYDNEY — Rising to the occasion, Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam smashed fantastic fifties and led Pakistan to the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 with a convincing seven-wicket win over last year’s finalists New Zealand in the first semifinal at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), here on Wednesday. With this […]
T20 World Cup: Babar-Rizwan pair to open for Pakistan in semifinal, says Hayden
SYDNEY — Pakistan coach Matthew Hayden has asserted he will go with the same opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in the ICC T20 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday, despite the duo not quite giving the side a promising start expected from them. While Azam […]
T20 World Cup: India set up semis showdown with England after 71-run defeat of Zimbabwe
MELBOURNE — India set up a semifinal showdown with England in the Men’s T20 World Cup after a 71-run thrashing of Zimbabwe in their final Group 2 match in Super 12 stage in front of a huge crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. After K.L Rahul gave India a good start with his […]
T20 World Cup: Shaheen stars as Pakistan confirm semifinal spot with five-wicket victory over Bangladesh
ADELAIDE — Left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s four-wicket haul helped Pakistan confirm their semifinal spot in the Men’s T20 World Cup with a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their final Group 2 match of Super 12s at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. The unpredictable nature of the tournament meant that this clash became a virtual […]
T20 World Cup: Netherlands beat South Africa by 13 runs
ADELAIDE — The Netherlands caused the biggest upset of the ICC T20 World Cup, defeating South Africa by 13 runs in their last Super 12 Group 2 game and showing the Temba Bavuma-led side the exit door at the Adelaide Oval here on Sunday. The result means India, even if they lose their last Super […]
T20 World Cup: England beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets to qualify for semifinals
SYDNEY — England held their nerves to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets and qualify for the semifinals of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, here on Saturday. With this win, England also knocked out defending champions Australia from the tournament. On the other hand, Sri Lanka were already out […]
T20 World Cup: Australia beat Afghanistan by four runs
ADELAIDE — Australia managed to survive a late cameo from Rashid Khan to edge Afghanistan by four runs in their final Group 1 match in Super 12s of Men’s T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. After Glenn Maxwell made an unbeaten 54 off 32 balls to carry Australia to a competitive 168/6, […]









