HOBART — Wesley Madhevere made up for a dreadful Zimbabwe start with an unbeaten 35 off 18 balls, while Quinton de Kock came out all guns blazing for South Africa by smashing an unbeaten 47 not out off 17 balls. But rain had the final say as the Group 2 clash in Super 12 of […]
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T20 World Cup: Taskin Ahmed’s 4/25 gives Bangladesh narrow nine-run win over Netherlands
HOBART — Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed picked an incredible 4/25 to give Bangladesh a narrow nine-run win over Netherlands in their first Group 2 match in the Super 12 phase of the Men’s T20 World Cup at the Bellerive Oval on Monday. After fast bowling duo of Paul van Meekeren and Bas de Leede picked […]
T20 World Cup: ‘Astonishing’ Kohli leads India to incredible four-wicket win over Pakistan at sell-out MCG
MELBOURNE — In the build-up to the India-Pakistan Super 12 clash of Mens T20 World Cup at a sell-out Melbourne Cricket Ground, rain threatened to disrupt the biggest match of the tournament. But it set the base for one of the most thrilling cricket matches of the year. With 90,293 fans at the iconic stadium […]
T20 WC: Spinners, Mendis star in Sri Lanka’s nine-wicket win over Ireland
HOBART — Spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana took two wickets each while opener Kusal Mendis smashed an unbeaten 68, his second consecutive fifty on the trot, as Sri Lanka secured a clinical nine-wicket win over Ireland in their Super 12 match of the Men’s T20 World Cup at the Bellerive Oval on Sunday. After […]
Sam Curran’s five-for leads England to 5-wicket win over Afghanistan
PERTH — All-rounder Sam Curran’s sensational five-for led England to a convincing five-wicket win over Afghanistan in a Super 12 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at Perth Stadium, here on Saturday. Curran employed the short ball, alongside the occasional full delivery to great effect to remove Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Azmatullah […]
All eyes on weather as India, Pakistan gear up for Sunday showdown in Melbourne
MELBOURNE — Exactly 364 days ago, there was a lot of hype and excitement around India and Pakistan meeting each other in Dubai to kickstart their 2021 Mens T20 World Cup campaign. In that match, Pakistan blew away India by ten wickets to break their winless run against their neighbours in T20 World Cups. Come […]
T20 World Cup 2022: New Zealand thrash Australia by 89 runs
SYDNEY — The Australia-New Zealand clash in the Super 12 stage of the Men’s T20 World Cup was touted to go the way it had been in 2021 final in Dubai. But, on Saturday, the Black Caps turned the tables on the hosts and defending champions with a comprehensive 89-run thrashing at the Sydney Cricket […]
T20 World Cup: Zimbabwe beat Scotland by five wickets, clinch final Super 12 spot
HOBART — Captain Craig Ervine played a captain’s knock of 58 off 54 balls while Sikandar Raza smacked a cameo of 40 as Zimbabwe beat Scotland by five wickets in the first round of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Bellerive Oval to end up as winners of Group B and clinch the final Super […]
T20 World Cup: Sensational Stirling takes Ireland to Super 12 with nine-wicket drubbing of West Indies
HOBART — Playing in his seventh Men’s T20 World Cup, veteran Ireland opener Paul Stirling stood up when it mattered the most, slamming a sensational 66 not out to take Ireland to the Super 12 stage of the ongoing tournament with a nine-wicket drubbing of West Indies in their final Group B match in the […]
T20 World Cup: UAE secure narrow seven-run win over Namibia; help Netherlands enter Super 12 stage
GEELONG — UAE survived a late scare from all-rounder David Wiese’s 55 to secure a narrow seven-run win over Namibia in their last Group A match in first round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Kardinia Park on Thursday. Thursday’s thrilling win is also UAE’s first-ever win in their history of participating in […]









