Sydney: A crestfallen New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said losing the T20 World Cup semifinal was a “tough pill to swallow” but admitted that his team was not disciplined enough to challenge a far-superior Pakistan here on Wednesday. New Zealand, last edition’s runners-up, were outclassed in the semifinal by Pakistan, who dished out a clinical
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes is hopeful that his bowling attack can contain the rampaging Suryakumar Yadav in the T20 World Cup semi-final against India even though his shots have forced him to scratch his head in awe. He was also lavish in his praise for Indian legend Virat Kohli, who he thinks has “earned the
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says the decision to award the 2022 World Cup finals to Qatar was a “mistake”. In 2010, FIFA’s executive committee voted 14-8 for Qatar to host the tournament ahead of the United States. “It was a mistake,” Blatter said in an interview with AFP’s German sports subsidiary SID. ”It was based
Former India captain Mithali Raj is keeping her options open for the women’s IPL tournament slated next year — player or mentor or even owning a team. The BCCI recently announced that the inaugural women’s IPL will take place in March next year before the men’s tournament. “I am keeping that role open, whether as
Pakistan cricket team earned a huge lifeline in their semi-finals qualification hopes after South Africa’s loss to the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup Super 12s. The result opened up new gates for Pakistan and they defeated Bangladesh to go through. Babar Azam, in a video from the Pakistan team’s dressing room, was seen asking
Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav admitted on Monday that he enjoys batting on fast, bouncy pitches and that Australian conditions were not a problem for him because he practices heavily on similar surfaces at Wankhede Stadium back home. “Everyone asks me that what are your preparations since you have never been to Australia. It has
File photo of former India opener Virender Sehwag© AFP The Rohit Sharma-led Team India reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup on Sunday, finishing as Group 2 toppers after beating Zimbabwe in their final Super 12 game. However, India had already sealed a place in the last four stage even before the match had
File photo of Wasim Akram© AFP Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has come down hard on Bangladesh batters, criticising their approach in a must-win T20 World Cup match against Pakistan. The game between Bangladesh and Pakistan was a must-win contest for both sides, with a semi-final place on the line. However, poor batting saw Bangladesh
Watching Suryakumar Yadav bat is an inexhaustible joie de vivre and India head coach Rahul Dravid believes that he is staging a spectacle every time he is on the 22 yards. Each one better than the previous one and unforgettable at times. “I think he has been absolutely phenomenal for us. He is just a
Suryakumar Yadav plays a scoop shot for a six against Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup. Suryakumar Yadav is in the form of his life. The right-handed batter has set the stage on fire with his sensational stroke play at the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia. He is the spine of India’s middle-order and continues
Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live: Bangladesh to bat first© AFP Pakistan vs Bangladesh, T20 World Cup, Super 12 Live Updates: Bangladesh have lost the wickets of Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Hassan Shanto inside 14 overs after the side won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan. Shakib’s dismissal was filled
South Africa vs Netherlands, T20 WC Live: SA look to seal semis spot© AFP South Africa vs Netherlands, T20 World Cup, Super 12 Live Updates: Temba Bavuma-led South Africa will look to seal their semi-final spot when they take the field against the Netherlands on Sunday. The Proteas currently have five points in the Super
Bengaluru (Karnataka) : Former South African batter AB De Villiers, who represented Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), had a heartwarming message for his former RCB teammate and former captain Virat Kohli on his 34th birthday. “Hope you are doing well. Hope you have a fantastic day. You are one hell of
File photo of Joshua Little. Joshua Little became only the second Irish to take a T20 hat trick while surpassing Sandeep Lamichanne of Nepal to claim the most wickets in T20Is in the calendar year 2022. The Irish pacer dismissed Kane Williamson, James Neesham and Mitchell Santner in the 19th over to register figures of
Shikhar Dhawan to captain Punjab Kings in Indian Premier League’s next season.© BCCI Punjab Kings on Friday announced that Shikhar Dhawan will lead the franchise in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. He will replace Mayank Agarwal, who had led the team last season. The move was on expected lines after Mayank failed to
Australia kept their T20 World Cup semi-finals hopes alive as they defeated Afghanistan by four runs in Adelaide. While Australia moved to the second spot in the points table, they needed a big win over Afghanistan to improve their net run-rate. However, if England fail to win their final match against Sri Lanka on Saturday,
T20 World Cup 2022, New Zealand vs Ireland Live Updates: New Zealand to bat first© AFP T20 World Cup 2022, Ireland vs New Zealand Live Updates: New Zealand got off to a steady start as openers Finn Allen and Devon Conway put on 52 runs but the stand was cut short in the 6th over as
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