Pakistan’s World Cup hopes suffered another blow with a shock one-on-one defeat by Zimbabwe in Perth. An inspired performance from Zimbabwe’s bowlers ensured Pakistan finished on 129-8, chasing 131 to win. Shan Masood looked to steer Pakistan out of trouble before he was dismissed for 44 off spinner Sikandar Raza, …
Read More »T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli leads India to epic 4-wicket win over PAK
Melbourne:AUSTRALIA;- Virat Kohli single-handedly powered India to an epic four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan with a magnificent 53-ball 82 not out in their big-ticket T20 World Cup game here on Sunday. Pakistan recovered from a wobbly start to post a fighting 159 for eight. India completed the chase in the …
Read More »Mitchell targeting return against Afghanistan
Mitchell fractured his finger while batting in the nets earlier this month and sat out the tri-series in Christchurch also involving Pakistan and Bangladesh Recovering all-rounder Daryl Mitchell is targeting a return to action in New Zealand’s second match of the Twenty20 World Cup against Afghanistan on October 26, head …
Read More »The pressure is on Lanka, says UAE captain ahead of T20 World Cup battle
The UAE will face Sri Lanka in a do-or-die clash at the T20 World Cup today Facing a make-or-break game in the ICC T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka in Geelong, Australia, on Tuesday (12 pm UAE Time), the UAE captain CP Rizwan said his team would draw inspiration from …
Read More »T20 World Cup: Michael Hussey picks his four teams for semifinals
Hussey also backed Virat Kohli to be the leading run scorer in the tournament Michael Hussey picked England, Australia, India and Pakistan to make it to the last four of this exciting T20 World Cup Down Under. In an exclusive interview, the England batting consultant first spoke about how unpredictable …
Read More »What’s the prize money at ICC Men’s T20 WC in Australia?
The eight teams eliminated at the end of the Super 12 stage will receive $70,000 each The eighth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has the potential to create significant benefits for hosts Australia and the rest of the 15 participating countries and their teams. Compact and well-formatted, …
Read More »From Yuvraj’s 6 sixes to Shaheen’s opening salvo: 5 great performances at the T20WC
As far as the greatest T20 World Cup performances go, we got to witness one early on this year, in the first round no less, when young UAE leg-spinner Karthik Meiyappan snared a hat-trick, albeit, in a losing cause against Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka. This is just the start …
Read More »This WC T20 has been full of surprises and entertaintment
There has been two upsets so far with Sri Lanka going down to Namibia and then West Indies losing to Scotland The eighth edition of the T20 World Cup in Australia has already given many surprises and has had two upsets with Sri Lanka going down to Namibia and then …
Read More »How my dad discovered the talented schoolboy who went on to become a cricket legend and new BCCI
The cricket body looks poised to enter a new glorious chapter under the legendary cricketer Growing up with a father who was a sports journalist guaranteed an everyday adventure. I learned a lot during the journey we had together. Watching my dad covering cricket matches at the Karnataka State Cricket …
Read More »T20 WC: Ireland upset Scotland with stunning Comeback
George Dockrell and Curtis Campher were involved in a 119-run partnership after they looked out for the count Ireland pulled off a stunning six-wicket upset of Scotland at the Twenty20 World Cup Wednesday with George Dockrell and Curtis Campher starring in a 119-run partnership after they looked out for the …
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