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T20 WC: Mohammad Rizwan played a superb knock of 79 runs off 55 deliveries.© AFP Pakistan sealed a massive win against India in their T20 World Cup opener at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The Babar Azam-led side won by 10 wickets in their Super 12 fixture and will be aiming to build on

Afghanistan produced a dominating display of power-hitting before Mujeeb Ur Rahman ripped apart the rival batting line-up with his five-wicket haul as the strife-torn Asian nation routed Scotland by 130 runs in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup, in Sharjah on Monday. Afghanistan first posted a challenging 190 for four after opting to

Virat Kohli explained the gesture of taking the knee in his post-match press conference.© Twitter India captain Virat Kohli said the team’s gesture of taking the knee before their 2021 T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan was made after communication from the team management. “That was communicated to us by the management. The Pakistan team

T20 World Cup: Shaheen Shah Afridi celebrates a wicket against India on Sunday.© AFP Shaheen Shah Afridi, whose magic first spell turned out to be a game-changer, said that he had worked hard on bringing the ball back into the right-handers, which paid rich dividends against India in their T20 World Cup opener. Pakistan beat

T20 WC: Shaheen Shah Afridi jolted India with two quick wickets.© Twitter An elated Pakistan skipper Babar Azam spoke highly of left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi in the post-match presentation after registering a historic 10-wicket win against India in their T20 World Cup 2021 opening match in Dubai. Shaheen took the game by storm when

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Pakistan have never defeated India in T20 World Cup.© AFP After cruising past both England and Australia in the warm-up games, the Virat Kohli-led Team India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their first game of the T20 World Cup (Super 12 stage) at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan, on the other hand,

Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis revealed the key to getting his side over the line in a nervy Super 12 run chase against South Africa in the ongoing T20 World Cup was keeping his cool under pressure. Stoinis scored 24 from just 16 deliveries and formed a crucial unbeaten partnership of 40 with Matthew Wade in

T20 World Cup: Josh Hazlewood dismissed Quinton de Kock in a Super 12 stage match.© T20worldcup.com South Africa got off to the worst possible start in their T20 World Cup Super 12 clash against Australia in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood struck early to leave South Africa reeling at 23 for

Mohammad Amir said Jasprit Bumrah is the best T20 bowler.© AFP Ahead of India’s T20 World Cup 2021 opener against Pakistan, Mohammad Amir feels Jasprit Bumrah is the best bowler in cricket’s shortest format right now and also praised his displays in death overs. Speaking on the YouTube channel ‘Uncut’, Amir gave his verdict on

Ryan ten Doeschate played in 33 ODIs and 24 T20Is for the Netherlands.© Twitter Netherlands all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate on Friday announced his retirement from international cricket after his side failed to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup. The 41-year-old played in Netherlands’ previous first round match against debutants Namibia

Two-time champions but currently out of sorts, the West Indies will hope to raise their game by a few notches when they open their campaign against favourites England in a Super 12 match of the ICC men’s T20 World Cup in Dubai on Saturday. A team packed with some of the most destructive T20 players, the

Scotland reached the T20 World Cup second round for the first time on Thursday with a thumping eight-wicket win over Oman. The Scots comfortably chased down their target of 123 with 18 balls to spare to register their third win out of three in qualifying. Captain Kyle Coetzer top-scored for Scotland with 41 off 28 balls with

Smriti Mandhana got to her maiden Test ton vs Australia women in a day-night Test last month.© Twitter India opening batter Smriti Mandhana on Thursday said that she never thought that she would be able to play a day-night Test. India had played against Australia in a pink-ball Test last month and the game ended

Scotland will look to continue their unbeaten run in T20 World Cup when they face Oman.© AFP Scotland will take on Oman in their final Round 1 clash in the T20 World Cup on Thursday. Scotland are currently leading the Group B with two wins from as many games and are all but certain to

Wanindu Hasaranga’s rearguard fifty was beautifully complemented by a clinical bowling display as Sri Lanka sealed their place in Super 12s with a massive 70-run win over Ireland in a group A first round match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Asked to bat first, Sri Lanka recovered from 8

David Miller will be a key batsman in South Africa’s middle-order during T20 World Cup.© Instagram South Africa middle-order batter David Miller has said that he is banking on the advice given by Hashim Amla to achieve success in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. South Africa will open their T20 World Cup campaign