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Pakistan have been eliminated from the T20 world cup despite a five-run victory over already-eliminated Sri Lanka in their Group Two Super Eights match in Pallekele.Pakistan posted 212-8 thanks to a Sahibzada Farhan century and then needed to limit co-hosts Sri Lanka to 147 or fewer in order to reach the semi-finals on net run-rate, but the chasers finished on 207-6, instead sending New Zealand through. Sri Lanka raced to 148 with five overs to go, automatically eliminating the visitors and confirming that both semi-finals will take place in India. Image: Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka scored three sixes in…
What to do with Jos Buttler?England’s greatest white-ball batter of all time is having a lousy time right now. His T20 World Cup stats make for harrowing reading. Butler has registered only 62 runs in seven innings at an average of 8.85. All but 15 of those runs came across scores of 26 and 21 against Nepal and West Indies respectively to start the tournament. Monterosa This content is provided by Monterosa, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend…
Victoria have locked in hosting rights for the Sheffield Shield final after a dominant season to date Victoria are in the box seat to win their first Sheffield Shield title in seven seasons after securing a home final with two rounds still to play. The Vics have an unassailable 16.38-point lead at the top of the table having taken six wins from their eight matches. While Chris Rogers’ side may be locked in, there is still plenty to play out among the contenders for second spot, with fewer than seven points separating second and fifth. The top two sides after…
Uncapped teenage quick Lucy Hamilton is in the frame for an international debut in Sunday’s third and final one-day international in Hobart, as Australia mull changes to their XI following a cruel run of injuries. Australia lead the multi-format, points-based series 6-4 following Friday night’s dominant win at Bellerive Oval, and if they sweep the 50-over leg on Sunday, they will officially retain the India-Australia series trophy ahead of the Test in Perth. Left-arm quick Hamilton, who was added to the ODI squad following Kim Garth and Ellyse Perry’s quad injuries, has been training with the Australians in Hobart and…
BURIRAM: Marco Bezzecchi set a new track record to finish fastest ahead of defending world champion Marc Marquez in practice for the season-opening Thailand MotoGP on Friday. Aprilia’s Bezzecchi roared round the Buriram course in 1 min 28.526 sec to top the timesheets, 0.421 sec in front of Ducati’s second-placed Marquez. Marquez is launching his bid for a record-equalling eighth world title this weekend after dominating the competition last season. But Bezzecchi proved he will be a force to be reckoned with in a practice session that somehow stayed mostly dry despite ominous dark clouds and rumbles of thunder. The…
PARIS: Nottingham Forest held off a Fenerbahce fightback to qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League with a 4-2 win on aggregate despite losing Thursday’s second leg, while Celtic exited after coming up short against Stuttgart. Forest led 3-0 from the first leg in Turkey but Kerem Akturkoglu brought Fenerbahce back into the tie with goals in each half, the second from the penalty spot after a foul by Jair Cunha. Callum Hudson-Odoi eased the growing anxiety inside the City Ground when he pulled one back for Forest on 68 minutes, with the Premier League side taking their…
PALLEKELE: Pakistan batter Fakhar Zaman, wicket-keeper Usman Khan and spinner Usman Tariq in action during a training session at the Pallekele International Stadium on Friday.—courtesy PCB PALLEKELE: Pakistan will be needing a huge win to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals when they meet struggling hosts Sri Lanka in the final Super Eights fixture here on Saturday. Despite losing to England in their last fixture of the round after their game against New Zealand was washed out earlier, Salman Ali Agha’s men got a window of opportunity to make the final four when England edged New Zealand in a…
New South Wales paceman Chris Tremain is pulling up stumps on a wonderful 12-year playing career after being unable to plot a comeback path from a rare neurological condition. Tremain, 34, played four ODIs in 2016, won four Sheffield Shield titles during his six-season stint with Victoria, and sits 17th on the all-time wicket-takers list in that competition. He will officially finish with NSW at season’s end, once his current contract expires. Chris Tremain | By the numbers Australia: Four ODIS (Oct 2016), seven wickets at 36.42. Econ 6.37, SR 34.2, BB: 3-64 Victoria: 54 Shield matches, 209…
New Zealand beaten at the death and their T20 World Cup fate now rests on the outcome of Pakistan v Sri Lanka New Zealand’s fate at the T20 World Cup hangs in the balance after they saw victory ripped away from them by a brilliant partnership at the death between England allrounders Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed. The seventh-wicket pair uncorked an unbeaten 44-run stand in just 16 deliveries to turn a likely defeat into a four-wicket victory with just three balls to spare at Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium on Thursday. Victory for the Black Caps would have guaranteed them a…
Rehan Ahmed was hailed for upping the ante in a match‑winning performance that saw England pull off a thrilling victory over New Zealand at the T20 World Cup.Recalled to the side for his tournament debut in Colombo, the 21‑year‑old leg-spinner removed Rachin Ravindra with his very first delivery before claiming Cole McConchie’s wicket, finishing with figures of 2-28 from his three overs. The Leicestershire all-rounder followed that with an inspired 19 not out off seven balls, sparking an unbroken seventh‑wicket stand of 44 from 16 balls with Will Jacks as their big‑hitting partnership steered England to victory with three balls…