New Zealand sit top of the points table with seven points from five games.© AFP Australia kept their hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals alive after beating Afghanistan in their final group game on Friday at the Adelaide Oval. Glenn Maxwell‘s unbeaten 32-ball 54 lifted Australia to 168/8 in the face of an
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T20 WC, Australia vs Afghanistan Live: Australia post 168/8 in 20 overs© Twitter Australia vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup, Super 12 Live Updates: Glenn Maxwell played a knock of 54 as he guided Australia to 168/8 in 20 overs. Mitchell Marsh was going well, but his innings was cut short and he departed after scoring
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty© Twitter Top Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hylo Open Super 300 badminton tournament after a hard-fought win, in Saarbrucken, Germany on Thursday. Satwiksairaj and Chirag, seeded third in the tournament, beat the English pair of Rory Easton and Zach Russ
Shreyas Iyer in action© Twitter Shreyas Iyer was at his destructive best en route to a 44-ball 73 as the mighty Mumbai made short work of the 165-run target to outplay Vidarbha by five wickets and enter the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, in Kolkata on Thursday. Mumbai lost their skipper Ajinkya
Pakistan vs South Africa Live: Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan take Pakistan to 185/9.© AFP T20 World Cup, PAK vs SA, Live Updates: Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed slammed fifties as Pakistan recovered from a top-order collapse to post a total of 185/9 against South Afica in Sydney. Paksitan were reeling at 43/4 at one stage
KL Rahul knows exactly what his team wants from him and as long as he is able to do that, he can “sleep peacefully”. Having logged only 22 runs from the first three T20 World Cup games, it was Rahul’s opportunity to do the star turn with one of his better half-centuries (50 off 32
File image of Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal© AFP Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan will replace Mayank Agarwal as Punjab Kings captain for the 2023 Indian Premier League. The decision was taken at the franchise’s board meeting on Wednesday. The move was on expected lines after the 31-year-old from Karnataka failed to take the team
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Dewald Brevis scored 162 off 57 balls in the CSA T20 Challenge match.© Twitter A world record 501 runs were scored in a South Africa domestic T20 match between Titans and Knights here, which also saw a slew of milestones being reached. Invited to bat, the Titans posted 271 for 3 in their allotted 20
File image of Shubman Gill© AFP Excited about his much-anticipated T20 International debut in the upcoming New Zealand series, promising top-order batter Shubman Gill wants to show that he belongs at the top level. A day after he got a national call-up in India’s T20I and ODI squads for the tour of New Zealand, Gill
T20 World Cup, ENG vs NZ, Live: Hales, Buttler Aim To Propel England To Good Score vs NZ© AFP T20 World Cup, England vs New Zealand, Live Updates: Captain Jos Buttler and Alex Hales provided England with a good start against New Zealand. Later, Hales smashed his half-century in just 39 balls before getting dismissed by
Australian players celebrate after the win over Ireland© AFP Australia got their Twenty20 World Cup defence back on track with a 42-run win over Ireland at the Gabba in Brisbane on Monday. Ireland, chasing Australia’s 179-5, were all out for 137 in the 19th over to put Australia level on five points with leaders New
Afghanistan batsman Gulbadin Naib has replaced injured Hazratullah Zazai in their squad at the Twenty20 World Cup, tournament organisers said on Monday. Naib was with the team as a travelling reserve and could be included in the team’s fourth Super 12 match against Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Tuesday. Zazai was ruled out due to
India batter and former skipper Virat Kohli on Monday narrated an “appalling” experience he had to endure during his stay in Perth for the ongoing T20 World Cup. While he was not there, someone entered his room and all of Kohli’s accessories and wardrobe were put on display. Kohli posted a lengthy post on Instagram,
Dinesh Karthik in pain during India-South Africa match.© AFP Dinesh Karthik, the oldest playing member of the Indian team, suffered a back injury during the side’s T20 World Cup match against South Africa here on Sunday and is a doubtful starter against Bangladesh at Adelaide. Karthik, who has had a disappointing tournament with the bat,
David Miller and Aiden Markram smashed half-centuries to lead South Africa to a five-wicket win over India in Perth on Sunday and put them in pole position for a semi-final berth at the T20 World Cup. South Africa’s bowlers, led by Lungi Ngidi, restricted India to 133-9 in Perth and then their batsmen passed their
T20 World Cup, PAK vs NED Live Updates: Pakistan restricted NED to 91/9© AFP T20 World Cup, Pakistan vs Netherlands Live Updates:An all-round bowling performance by Pakistan restricted Netherlands at 91/9 in 20 overs in the Super 12 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup, at Optus Stadium in Perth. Shaheen Afridi provided Pakistan with an
Bangladesh look to get back to winning ways as they face high-flying Zimbabwe.© AFP After a thumping defeat to South Africa, Bangladesh look to get back to winning ways as they face high-flying Zimbabwe in a crucuial T20 World Cup Group 2 match at the Gabba in Brisbane. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, would look