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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
ADELAIDE — Ireland left-arm pacer Josh Little’s hat-trick went in vain as New Zealand took a big step towards qualifying for the semifinals of Men’s T20 World Cup with a 35-run win in their last Group 1 match in Super 12s at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson played exquisite shots […]
SYDNEY — Shadab Khan produced a brilliant all-round show while Iftikhar Ahmed and Shaheen Shah Afridi played their roles to perfection to keep Pakistans slim semifinal hopes alive in the Men’s T20 World Cup with a 33-run victory over South Africa via DLS method in a rain-reduced Group 2 match at the Sydney Cricket Ground […]
ADELAIDE — Matches between India and Bangladesh always bring out drama and emotions which leaves players and fans on the edge of their seats. On Wednesday, at the Adelaide Oval, rain added another dose of thrill in the Group 2 Super 12 match in Men’s T20 World Cup. Eventually, India prevailed over Bangladesh by five […]
ADELAIDE — The Netherlands, riding on a fine half-century from opener Max O’Dowd defeated Zimbabwe by five wickets with two overs to spare to end the African nation’s hopes of qualifying for the semifinals in the ICC T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. With Craig Ervine’s side dismissed for just 117 in […]
BRISBANE — England rode on fifties from Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, and a superb bowling effort by Sam Curran to register a clinical 20-run win over New Zealand in their Super 12 encounter of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Gabba here on Tuesday. With this win, England have now displaced Australia […]
BRISBANE — Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga grabbed three wickets for 13 runs as the 2014 T20 World Cup champions thrashed Afghanistan by six wickets to keep their hopes — however slim — alive of a semifinal berth here on Tuesday. Thanks to the 25-year-old Hasaranga’s exploits, Afghanistan were restricted to 144/8 before the Islanders […]
MUMBAI — All-rounder Hardik Pandya will captain India in the upcoming bilateral T20I series in New Zealand while Shikhar Dhawan will lead the ODI squad, with regular skipper Rohit Sharma being rested for the tour, which begins five days after the T20 World Cup final in Australia. Apart from Rohit, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul […]