Gregor Townsend has made seven changes to his side, with five of those in the forward pack, for Scotland’s concluding Autumn Nations Series match against Japan at Murrayfield on Saturday. Scotland are looking to return to winning ways after last week’s 30-15 defeat by world champions South Africa. This will be Scotland’s first match against … Read more
SYDNEY: Next year’s Twenty20 World Cup will be held across seven venues in Australia, officials confirmed Tuesday, with Sri Lanka and the West Indies forced to play for a place in the Super 12. The tournament, which was supposed to be held Down Under in 2020 but was pushed back two years due to coronavirus, … Read more
Pakistan former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who was in the audience during the ICC T20 World Cup final on Sunday between New Zealand and Australia, believed that it was an unfair decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to name Aussie’s David Warner as the Man of the Tournament. Warner scored 289 runs in seven … Read more
GLASGOW: UN climate talks headed towards a rocky conclusion Friday after two weeks of fraught debate failed to resolve several key disputes or produce the emissions-cutting plans needed to limit global warming to 1.5C. “The world is watching us”, COP26 President Alok Sharma told delegates charged with keeping the Paris Agreement temperature goals alive even … Read more
Pakistan batting consultant Matthew Hayden has rated Shaheen Shah Afridi’s delivery that dismissed India’s opening batter, KL Rahul, earlier in the ICC T20 World Cup as one of the best he has ever seen. “Pace is most certainly an essential part of Shaheen’s arsenal,” Hayden was quoted saying by ANI. “The ball does not swing … Read more
India were eliminated from the semi-final’s race of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup after New Zealand defeated Afghanistan to book their spot in the last four on Sunday. Men-in-Blue entered the tournament as one of the favourites but faced a historic 10-wicket beating against arch-rivals Pakistan, and then an eight-wicket loss against the Black … Read more
GLASGOW: The 65 most vulnerable nations will see GDP drop 20 percent on average by 2050 and 64 percent by 2100 if the world heats up 2.9 degrees Celsius, according to a report released Monday at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow. Even if global temperature rises are capped at 1.5C, in keeping with the most ambitious … Read more
SHARJAH: Veteran Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik on Sunday admitted a Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against a formidable Australia will give him “butterflies”. Pakistan completed the Super 12 stage with five wins in as many games with a clinical 72-run win over qualifiers Scotland in Sharjah. Shoaib smashed a quickfire 18-ball 54 not out — the fastest half century … Read more
SHARJAH: Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer believes his team will show more maturity when they play in next year’s T20 World Cup after bowing out with a 72-run defeat against Pakistan on Sunday. Scotland lost all five games in the second round Super 12 stage but swept through qualifying with three wins, including a victory over Test-playing Bangladesh. … Read more
GLASGOW: Thousands of youth activists were preparing to descend on Glasgow on Friday to protest against what they say is a dangerous lack of action by leaders at the COP26 climate summit. Demonstrations are expected across the Scottish city to highlight the disconnect between the glacial pace of emissions reductions and the climate emergency already … Read more
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
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: 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
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
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Oct 25, 2021 (AFP) – Spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman took five wickets as Afghanistan on Monday fired a warning to their rivals in the Twenty20 World Cup with a 130-run rout of Scotland. Chasing a daunting 191 for victory, Scotland were skittled out for 60 in 10.2 overs with five batters dismissed … Read more
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: India and Pakistan renew their high-profile but one-sided cricket rivalry on Sunday in a T20 World Cup blockbuster watched by hundreds of millions of fans across the globe. Virat Kohli’s India has beaten Pakistan in all of their 12 matches at the T20 and 50-over World Cups. Pakistan, however, go into the contest with … 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
ICC T20 World Cup Round One is underway. From Group A, Sri Lanka has qualified for the Super12 while it is yet to be decided which other team will move on to the next round. From Group B, Scotland and Bangladesh have qualified for the Super12. The Netherlands, tonight, will face Sri Lanka in the … Read more
ICC T20 World Cup Round One is underway. From Group A, Sri Lanka has qualified for the Super12 while it is yet to be decided which other team will move on to the next round. From Group B, Scotland and Bangladesh have qualified for the Super12. Namibia, today, will face Ireland in the 11th match … Read more
ICC T20 World Cup Round One is underway. Currently, Sri Lanka is leading the Group A points table while Scotland is leading the Group B points table. Bangladesh, today, will face Papua New Guinea in the 9th match of the T20 World Cup qualifying round. Bangladesh played their last match against Oman and won by … Read more
ICC T20 World Cup Round One is underway. Currently, Sri Lanka is leading the Group A points table while Scotland is leading the Group B points table. Scotland, tonight, will face Oman in the 10th match of the T20 World Cup qualifying round to decide its fate in the tournament. Scotland defended their target of … Read more
MUSCAT: Scotland coach Shane Burger says his team is ready to “create history” by reaching the second round of the T20 World Cup for the first time. The Scots stunned Bangladesh by six runs in their tournament opener, despite being 53-6 at one stage, and then edged Papua New Guinea by 17 runs. On Thursday, … Read more
ICC T20 World Cup Round One is underway. Currently, Sri Lanka is leading the Group A points table while Scotland is leading the Group B points table. Sri Lanka, tonight, will face Ireland in the 8th match of the T20 World Cup qualifying round. Sri Lanka played their last match against Nambia which they won … Read more
ICC T20 World Cup is under with the Round One matches. The top two teams from each group of Round One will qualify for the main stage. Tonight Oman will go against Bangladesh at 07:00 pm PST at Al-Amerat Cricket Stadium. Oman had played one match in the group stage against Papua New Guinea and … Read more
ICC T20 World Cup Round One kicked off on October 17 to decide who will be joining the Super12 along with other teams. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super12. Today Scotland will play against Papua New Guinea at 03:00 pm PST at Al Amerat Cricket Ground. Scotland played its … Read more
The seventh edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will kick off in Oman and The United Arab Emirates (UAE) today. The first qualifier between co-host Oman and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will be played today at 03:00 pm PST. The second qualifier will be played between Bangladesh, which is appearing in the qualifying … Read more
