DUBAI: Pakistan notched up their first ever win against India in the Twenty20 World Cup with a crushing 10-wicket victory in Dubai. AFP Sport takes a look at three things we learned from the one-sided contest of the Super 12s stage. Afridi’s new-ball magic Shaheen Shah Afridi justified his captain’s decision to field first with … Read more
DUBAI, Oct 24, 2021 (AFP) – Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi took three wickets, including skipper Virat Kohli for 57, but India managed 151 for seven in their high-voltage Twenty20 World Cup clash on Sunday. Left-arm fast bowler Afridi returned figures of 3-31 after a lethal first spell to hurt India after they elected to field first … Read more
DUBAI: Fans of India and Pakistan called for “peace” and more cricket between the two Asian giants ahead of the blockbuster clash at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. The arch rivals will lock horns in Dubai in one of the biggest games of the tournament with an expected television audience of up to one billion people. … Read more
Super 12s round of the seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup commenced on October 23 The excitement is in the air as the Super 12s round of the seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup commenced on October 23 in the United Arab Emirates. The twelve teams are distributed into two groups. … Read more
Proteas are placed in a Group 1 alongside Australia, England, and West Indies South Africa have always been a fiercest competitor in white-ball cricket but some of their shine has faded after the departure of the big names like AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn. The Proteas will enter the International Cricket Council … Read more
Australia will look for misfiring David Warner to rediscover his form against South Africa in the first game of the Super 12s round of the T20 World Cup on Saturday (today). Australia and South Africa, who are both chasing the maiden first T20 world title, get the final round underway at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium … Read more
DUBAI, Oct 22, 2021 (AFP) – Reigning champions West Indies were still waiting on the fitness of all-rounder Andre Russell, a day ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against England in Dubai on Saturday. Russell has been struggling with a hamstring injury suffered while playing for a Kolkata Knight Riders side led by England captain … Read more
DUBAI, Oct 22, 2021 (AFP) – Standings in the first round group stage of the T20 World Cup after the completion of qualifying on Friday (played, won, lost, no result, points, net run rate): Group A Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 6 3.754 — qualified for Super 12s Namibia 3 2 1 0 4 … Read more
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Oct 22, 2021 (AFP) – Wanindu Hasaranga and Lahiru Kumara took three wickets each as Sri Lanka dismissed Netherlands for a paltry 44 in the final round-one match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday. The Netherlands, who lost out of the Super 12s race after they went down to Namibia for … Read more
Pakistan are not entering the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup with a favourite tag. Actually, if recent years’ performance is anything to go by, they are nowhere near being labelled as the favourites to lift the trophy. However, they are one side that no one dares to write off. The world is aware … Read more
Pakistan will face India in the fourth match of the Super 12s round of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai on Sunday. Ahead of the match, the Men-in-Green’s new batting consultant Mathew Hayden was quoted by ESPNCricinfo as saying: “Nothing else that I’ve ever seen throughout various elements of the … Read more
DUBAI, Oct 22, 2021 (AFP) – Batting great Sunil Gavaskar says India will be the team to beat in the Twenty20 World Cup with a “well-balanced” unit and mentor M.S. Dhoni’s experience. India, who clinched T20’s biggest prize in 2007 but have not won a world title since the 2013 Champions Trophy, begin their campaign against … Read more
Australia enter any big cricket tournament as the favourites to lift the title and over the years, they’ve proved themselves as worthy of this tag by winning titles with ease. But that is about to change in the 2021 edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup, which might leave a few surprised. … Read more
The seventh edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 is set to begin where 12 teams will participate in the mega-event. The competition, which was originally scheduled to be organised in India, will now take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The current ODI World Cup winners England are … Read more
Papua New Guinea has announced its 16-man T20 World Cup squad 2021. the team will be lead by their regular skipper Assad Vala. Papua New Guinea will be making their ICC T20 World Cup debut with their first match against co-host Oman on October 17. PNG has won five out of six matches in the … Read more
Ireland on September 8 announced their 15-man ICC T20 World Cup squad 2021. On September 9, they announced their traveling reserves. Andrew Balbirnie will lead the squad in the mega event. Irish leg-spinner Gareth Delany has also been added to the squad. he played his last T20 match in 2020. Andy McBrine, according to Ireland … Read more
LAHORE, Oct 08 (APP): ICC Men’s T20 World Cup-bound Pakistan squad will hold a seven-day training and conditioning camp under bio-secure protocols here at the National High Performance Centre and LCCA ground from 10 October. Today (Friday), the squad members, along with their family members, will join the bio-secure and undergo Covid-19 testing upon arrival. … Read more
The Afghan Taliban have sacked Hamid Shinwari, the Executive Director of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and has been replaced with a member of the Haqqani network, say reports. Shinwari put up a post on Facebook Monday in which he said he had been asked by Anas Haqqani, a senior member of the Taliban, that … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Fast bowler Hassan Ali on Tuesday said he was confident that Pakistan would play well capable of winning the upcoming T20 World Cup. “The players who have been picked up for the T20 World Cup by the selection committee have either performed in the past or in recent times. I’ve the strong belief that … Read more
The Pakistan men’s national team will visit Bangladesh after five years to play three T20Is and two ICC World Test Championship matches after the ICC T20 World Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday. As per a statement of the PCB, this tour is part of the Future Tours Programme. The tour will commence … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may include Saqlain Mushtaq in the coaches’ panel for the upcoming ICC t20 World Cup along with two foreign coaches. Newly elected PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja in the press conference yesterday announced that two foreign coaches will be hired for the national team for the upcoming T20 World Cup. He … Read more
Pakistani skipper Babar Azam is reportedly not happy with the squad announced for the upcoming series with New Zealand and England, and ICC T20 World Cup, sources said. The sources further said that the board did not consult Babar during the selection process. Babar is not happy with the inclusion of Azam Khan and Shoaib … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the 15-man squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand and England and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. Pakistan will go against New Zealand and England in the home series in Rawalpindi and Lahore from September 27 to October 14, after that the national squad will take on … Read more
Pakistan squad for the upcoming T20I series with new Zealand, England, and ICC T20 World Cup will be announced on September 6, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday. The squad will be announced by chief selector Muhammad Wasim at the Gaddafi Stadium on Monday. The announced squad will go up against New Zealand … Read more
Babar Azam is regarded among the top batsman in the world. He is currently the Pakistan captain for all formats of the game. Babr stands on top in the ICC Men’s ODI batting ranking and number 2 in T20I batting ranking after David Malan of England took over the top spot. Babar will be leading … Read more
Pakistan national team pacer Wahab Raiz said that he is confident in his team and they can outperform their arch-rival Inda in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. Wahab believed that Pakistan can beat any team if it played with its full potential. “They definitely have the ability to achieve that result. If Pakistan plays … Read more
Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan says that a match against India is always intense for both sides. While talking to the media during the white-ball training camp, Shadad said that the national team is excited and all geared up to play against their arch-rival India in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. “Cricket fans wait for … Read more
Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy believes that Babar Azam’s captaincy will be crucial for Pakistan in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. During the digital show for mega-event, Sammy said that Babar as a batsman is very successful. However, his decision-making skills during fielding will be the most important thing to observe. “Babar’s leadership … Read more
