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Former India keeper Dinesh Karthik was on hand to watch the demolition job and he believes the left-hand, right-hand opening partnership between Abhishek and Samson should be continued for the winner-take-all contest with the West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday. “India haven’t been getting those opening starts, So when someone like Sanju and Abhishek open together, it’s a lot of pressure having a right-left combination,” Karthik told ICC Digital after the match. “They (Zimbabwe) in fact didn’t bowl off-spin because probably Sanju was there. Otherwise, Sikander Raza is known to take the new ball. “The fact that he didn’t tells…
Adelaide Strikers coach Tim Paine believes his team can still compete with the best in the business despite their disappointing Big Bash campaign. Finishing the season as the sixth-placed side, the Strikers struggled to put together consistent performances in a tournament where they did not register back-to-back wins.Despite missing the finals for the second consecutive season under his leadership, Paine’s side did claim one more win than they achieved in the season prior. The former Australian Test captain admitted it was a dissatisfying tournament for the Strikers, but he’s optimistic that this is a group that can take Adelaide towards…
South Africa and India put on commanding batting performances at the T20 World Cup as the Proteas sealed their semi-final spot while the tournament co-hosts have set up a virtual quarter-final with West Indies. Zimbabwe were knocked out of the World Cup even before India’s record-breaking batting display buried them in Chennai on Friday morning (AEDT), with the unbeaten South Africans’ earlier win sealing their feat. SCORECARDS India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs South Africa beat West Indies by nine wickets Aiden Markram’s men marched on majestically with their captain looking a man on a mission as he…
Moeen Ali has welcomed the possibility of a very spin-heavy attack with the inclusion of Rehan Ahmed when England take on New Zealand in their Super 8s match at the T20 World Cup on Friday.England have qualified for the semi-finals with a game to spare after a two-wicket victory over Pakistan thanks to Harry Brook’s 51-ball century. It marks a record fifth successive time England have made it to the final four, granting them a window in which to rest players in their final Super 8s contest in Colombo, live on Sky Sports. “I think it’s an opportunity to change the…
England and South Africa are through to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, with two places in the knockout stage still up for grabs.India and West Indies are the sides in contention to advance from Super 8s Group 1, while the second spot in Group 2, after England, will be filled by either New Zealand or Pakistan. Here is the state of play will all teams having one match left to play… Group 1 South Africa, India, West Indies, Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Super 8s – Group 1 Team Games played Net run-rate Points South Africa (qualified) 2 +2.890…
Defending champions India smashed the second-highest score across all Men’s T20 World Cups – 256-4 – as they thumped Zimbabwe by 72 runs to stay in the hunt for a semi-final place.Defeat in Chennai would have seen the co-hosts and title favourites eliminated, having begun their Super 8s campaign with a heavy loss to South Africa over the weekend. However, India bounced back emphatically from that poor result to set up a winner-takes-all showdown with West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday (1.30pm UK) for the second qualification spot from Group 1. Score summary – India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs…
Scotland international George Munsey has completed his move to Notts Outlaws for the entire 2026 Vitality Blast season, bringing significant experience and firepower to Trent Bridge. The 33-year-old boasts more than 150 white-ball caps for Scotland and was named in his country’s squad for the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. A proven performer in the shortest format, Munsey has scored over 2,600 career T20 runs at an average of 28.17 and an impressive strike rate above 141. Munsey is no stranger to county cricket, having previously featured in the Vitality Blast for Hampshire and…
South Africa took a giant leap toward the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a dominant nine-wicket win over the high-flying West Indies on Thursday.A remarkable 89-run stand between Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder saw the West Indies rally from 83-7 to post a defendable 176-8 after 20 overs. But a whirlwind 95-run opening partnership between captain Aiden Markram (82 not out) and Quinton de Kock (47) in eight overs made short work of the chase. Ryan Rickelton added 45 not out and South Africa motored to 177-1 in 16.1 overs and stretched its unbeaten record in the tournament to six…
‘Finally!’ Gardner’s inside tale of maiden ODI ton Ashleigh Gardner is relishing a return to the ground where she “got the monkey off” her back last summer, as she looks to make her mark with bat and ball in the remaining two one-dayers against India. The Australian squad got their first look at Bellerive Oval on Thursday afternoon, ahead of Friday’s second one-dayer.The picturesque Hobart ground was the scene of a breakthrough moment in the 28-year-old’s career last January, when Gardner struck her first international century during the Ashes. It sparked a new level in the allrounder’s game, as she…
Australia are looking to seize momentum as the multi-format series against India shifts to Hobart, following what allrounder Ashleigh Gardner dubbed a “kind of perfect performance” in the opening one-dayer. The Aussies and India have traded wins so far across the multi-format series, which is tied at four points apiece, with the hosts playing catch-up after dropping the first and third T20Is.India, meanwhile, are confident captain Harmanpreet Kaur will be fit to feature in the second ODI, after she sat out the tourists’ fielding innings in Brisbane with a knee complaint, with allrounder Deepti Sharma on Friday declaring her skipper…