Skipper Babar Azam said it was “proud moment” for Pakistan after the green shirts became the first team to qualify for the semi finals following their win against Namibia. Pakistan booked their semi-final berth in the ICC T20 World Cup after defeating Namibia by 45 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on … Read more
Pakistan continued their unbeaten streak in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup by defeating Namibia on Tuesday evening. The winning streak has already caught the eye of the cricketing world, with many labelling Pakistan as the team to beat. However, the green shirt’s gesture after their win over Namibia has melted the hearts of … Read more
Pakistan booked their semi-final berth in the ICC T20 World Cup as they defeated Namibia by 45 runs in a game played in Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Namibia had a respectable show with the bat, scoring 144/5 in reply of Pakistan’s 189 runs. Namibia lost their first wicket cheaply on 8 … Read more
ABU DHABI: South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bowl against Bangladesh in the Super 12 clash of the Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday. The Proteas will play the same team that beat Sri Lanka in the previous match to boost their chances of moving into the semi-finals from Group 1 … Read more
SHARJAH: Jos Buttler hit the first century of the Twenty20 World Cup as England effectively booked their semi-final spot with a 26-run victory over Sri Lanka on Monday. Buttler’s unbeaten 101 – his maiden century in 86 T20 internationals – steered England to 163 for four after being invited to bat first in Sharjah. England … Read more
DUBAI: Virat Kohli’s India started the Twenty20 World Cup as favourites but their semi-final hopes are hanging by a thread after two losses, the latest an eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand. AFP Sport looks at where it is all going wrong for India, who suffered a 10-wicket humiliation to arch-rivals Pakistan in their first match. … Read more
With Pakistan’s back-to-back wins, Babar Azam’s record-breaking spree also continues in the T20 World Cup as the skipper recently broke Virat Kohli’s record to become the fastest captain to reach the milestone of 1,000 runs in T20Is. On October 29, Pakistan registered its third win against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup after they chased 148 … Read more
DUBAI: India captain Virat Kohli admitted his team was “not brave enough” after an eight-wicket rout by New Zealand left their Twenty20 World Cup hopes hanging by a thread on Sunday. Fast bowler Trent Boult and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi shared five wickets to restrict India to 110 for seven after being invited to bat first in the … Read more
DUBAI: Trent Boult led an inspired bowling attack as New Zealand thrashed Twenty20 World Cup favourites India by eight wickets on Sunday to leave Virat Kohli’s men facing a desperate struggle to reach the semi-finals. Boult and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi shared five wickets between them to restrict India to 110 for seven after being invited to bat first … Read more
DUBAI: India’s Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday said they will “analyse and move forward” to keep their Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive despite a crushing eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand. Trent Boult led an inspired bowling attack to help New Zealand hand India a second successive loss of the Super 12 stage after keeping Virat Kohli’s team down … Read more
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi praised hard-hitter Asif Ali for his winning sixes in the match Against Afghanistan. Shahid Afridi was at the Dubai International Stadium along with his family to watch the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan on October 29. With 24 runs to win in the last two overs, Asif Ali led the … Read more
DUBAI: Skipper Aaron Finch said Australia will take two days off “to recharge the batteries” after suffering a brutal eight-wicket defeat to England in the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. Eoin Morgan’s England handed Australia their first loss – out of three – of the Super 12 stage after bowling them out for 125 in … Read more
ABU DHABI: Namibia’s Craig Williams will attempt to master Afghanistan’s spin wizards at the T20 World Cup on Sunday — and then celebrate by compiling dry insurance statistical data. The 37-year-old opener, like many of his teammates, fits in his love of cricket with the demands of a full-time job. In his case as a … Read more
DUBAI: Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 71 and inspired bowling by Chris Woakes powered England to an eight-wicket over Australia and close in on a semi-final spot at the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. Buttler put on an opening stand of 66 with Jason Roy, who made 22, as England romped home to their victory target of … Read more
SHARJAH: David Miller and Kagiso Rabada combined to propel South Africa to a thrilling victory as they edged Sri Lanka by four wickets despite a hat-trick by Wanindu Hasaranga in the T20 World Cup on Saturday. With South Africa needing 15 off the final over, Miller smashed two sixes and Rabada struck the winning boundary … Read more
Former South Africa batter Gary Kirsten has emerged as the strongest candidate for the position of Pakistan’s head coach. According to reports, Kirsten along side former Australia batter Simon Katich and former England cricketer Peter Moores are also in line for the position. Last month, just before the ICC T20 World Cup, the head coach … Read more
DUBAI: Pakistan’s interim head coach Saqlain Mushtaq declared that his team have “the mindset of champions” as they play Afghanistan in the Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Friday. The 2009 champions thumped arch-rivals India by 10 wickets in their opening match followed by a nervy five-wicket win over New Zealand, making them well placed … Read more
DUBAI: South African star Quinton de Kock has apologised for refusing to take the knee in his team’s Twenty20 World Cup match and said he would be “happy” to do it. “I would like to start by saying sorry to my teammates, and the fans back home,” de Kock said in a statement Thursday. “I … Read more
DUBAI: Defending champions West Indies called up former skipper Jason Holder to their T20 World Cup squad on Wednesday after fast bowler Obed McCoy suffered a tournament-ending right leg injury. The West Indies have lost both of their opening matches in the Super 12s and need to beat Bangladesh on Friday to have any hope … Read more
ABU DHABI: Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah Riyad won the toss and elected to bat against England at the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday in the two nations’ first ever meeting in the format. The Tigers, who lost their opening Super 12 match to Sri Lanka, have made one change with Shoriful Islam coming in for Mohammad … Read more
Pakistani opener Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan became the first Pakistani pair to reach to a 1,000-run partnership. The glorious pairing of Babar and Rizwan 😍 They have now become the first #Pakistan duo to stitch 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ runs together in T20 internationals 💪#PAKvNZ #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/8zAA8FNqD6 — Cricwick (@Cricwick) October 26, 2021 The duo reached the … Read more
SHARJAH: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said on Tuesday Pakistan were clinical and classic in inflicting a five-wicket defeat on his team in the Group 2 Twenty20 World Cup match in Sharjah. Pakistan held nerves in chasing a paltry 135-run target, losing five wickets before romping home in 18.4 overs for their second win in the Super 12 … Read more
Afghanistan crushed Scotland by a huge margin of 130 runs in a Super 12s match of the ICC T20 World Cup, which was played in Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday. First Afghan batters ripped apart Scotland’s bowling attack, posting a mammoth total of 190 on the board. In the second inning, the Scottish team had … Read more
DUBAI, Oct 25, 2021 (AFP) – Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Monday said he and his players were ‘proud’ to have made history by beating India for the first time in a World Cup match. Pakistan humiliated their arch-rivals romping to a ten-wicket victory in the Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday, sparking starkly-contrasting reactions. … Read more
NEW DELHI: A torrent of social media abuse was aimed at India’s only Muslim player, the bowler Mohammed Shami, after his side were thrashed by arch-rivals Pakistan at the cricket T20 World Cup. Violence against Muslims in India was also reported after the emphatic 10-wicket win on Sunday, Pakistan’s first against India at any World … Read more
DUBAI: Standing at an imposing 6ft 6ins (1.98m), Shaheen Shah Afridi, the first-strike destroyer of India at the T20 World Cup, is the latest high-end product of Pakistan’s fast bowling factory — left-arm division. From Wasim Akram to Mohammad Amir, with passing hat tips in recent years to the likes of Wahab Riaz and the … Read more
Outstanding performances by Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan’s brilliant opening partnership helped Pakistan romped to a 10-wicket triumph, a first-ever at the World Cup level over arch-rivals India on Sunday. Chasing 152 for victory, skipper Babar Azam (68) and wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan (79) steered their team home with 13 balls to … Read more
Following Pakistan’s resounding win against India, Australian legend Shane Warne believes that Pakistan is now the “favourites” to win the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Shane Warne was among millions of cricket lovers who were blown away by Pakistan’s clinical performance. “What a statement Pakistan just made in the ICC T20 World Cup. Now favourites … Read more
