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To qualify for the semi-final at India’s expense, Pakistan needed to chase down the target within 33.4 overs; otherwise, if the innings ended with a six to reach 258, they had until 34.3 overs to get there. Pakistan showed some early intent, scoring 13 runs off the second over. It seemed their chances hinged on Sameer Minhas, but India were able to send the star opener back fairly quickly. He was trapped leg before wicket, to a ball that didn’t rise much, by Henil Patel. Following the early setback, Pakistan never showed any urgency to make a run for the…
Pakistan will boycott their game against India in this month’s T20 World Cup.Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi said last week that the team could pull out completely after Bangladesh were removed from the tournament for refusing to play their matches in India due to political tensions and security concerns. Naqvi – who accused the ICC of double standards and favouring India – said a final decision would be made after consultation with the government. Pakistan will play in the competition but will not face India as scheduled in Colombo on Sunday February 15, instead forfeiting the two points on…
Scotland seal Women’s T20 World Cup spot [Scorecard] It came down to the final match on the final day of the qualifiers, as Scotland and the USA battled it out for the last remaining spot for the maquee event. Scotland, who made Women’s T20 World Cup debut in 2024, won the toss and elected to bat first against the USA. With opener Darcey Carter in top form, the European side put up a formidable 178/8 on the board. Carter top scored with 52 off 34 balls, with the help of seven fours and two sixes. Lower down the order, Alisa…
Scotland and Ireland have qualified for this summer’s Women’s T20 World Cup after comprehensive victories.The two countries have been playing in Nepal over the last fortnight in a qualification tournament to secure slots in the T20 World Cup which takes place from June 12 to July 5 in England, live on Sky Sports. They both came through the group stages to make the Super Six, with the top four from the Super Six qualifying for the World Cup, but required wins in their last game on Sunday to join Bangladesh and the Netherlands who had already qualified. Ireland beat Thailand…
Usman Tariq’s bowling action has received fresh attention after his dismissal of Cameron Green in Saturday’s T20I Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq has hit back after his bowling action appeared to be mocked by Cameron Green in Australia’s heavy Lahore T20I loss. Green (35 off 20) top-scored in Australia’s failed chase as the hosts posted a whopping 90-run victory to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead ahead of the final game on Sunday (early Monday AEDT). The irate allrounder seemed to mimic Tariq’s sidearm, slinging action as he walked into the dugout having fallen to the spinner. Tariq, 28, later responded…
With Zimbabwe colts competing in their final match of the tournament, the fans thronged to the Harare Sports Club and drummed up a carnival atmosphere. And Zimbabwe gave home fans a lot to celebrate, and dance about. They kept the shackles on Bangladesh with some tight bowling and electric fielding. Azizul Hakim Tamim came up with a captain’s knock to anchor the innings, scoring 59 off 87 balls. He built a 73-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Rizan Hossan. But Tamim fell to Zimbabwe pacer Tatenda Chimugoro, trying a wild slash and was caught behind. At one stage, it…
West Indies will head to the T20 World Cup with a confidence boost after beating hosts South Africa in their final warm-up match Shimron Hetmyer has smashed an unbeaten 48 off 22 balls to help West Indies to a six-run victory over hosts South Africa in a T20 International reduced to 10 overs per side in Johannesburg. The Proteas had already wrapped up the three-match series going into the final fixture at The Wanderers on Saturday, when the threat of lightning on the Highveld shortened the contest. Rain delayed the start for nearly two hours and reduced it to 16…
Ishan Kishan’s century and a five-for from Arshdeep Singh powered India’s 46-run win over the Black Caps in a high-scoring game Ishan Kishan has smashed a 42-ball hundred as India showcased their batting firepower ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup, beating New Zealand by 46 runs in Thiruvananthapuram to seal a 4-1 series win. Kishan clobbered 10 sixes in an incendiary 103 off 43 balls to anchor India’s imposing 5-271 at the Greenfield International Stadium on Saturday. New Zealand opener Finn Allen did his best in response, hammering six sixes in a 38-ball 80 but the Black Caps were…
Australia’s T20 World Cup preparations have hit problems after a stunning defeat to Pakistan to surrender the series World Cup-bound Australia have been given a real hiding in Lahore, bamboozled by Pakistan’s spinners as they crumbled to a whopping 90-run defeat and a T20I series capitulation. Just hours after their squad for the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka was announced, Mitch Marsh’s side, featuring nine of the Cup crew and looking desperately in need of their absent big guns, simply couldn’t cope with the hosts’ five-pronged spin armoury on Saturday.Losing the three-match series after just the second game…
India and Pakistan are celebrating series victories ahead of the T20 World Cup, beating New Zealand and Australia respectively before February’s big event in the subcontinent.India finished their five-match contest at home to the Black Caps with a 46-run win in a run-fest at Thiruvananthapuram to triumph 4-1, with Ishan Kishan plundering 103 from 43 balls – including 10 sixes – in the hosts’ mammoth 271-5. Captain Suryakumar Yadav cracked 63 off 30 balls, Hardik Pandya 42 off 17 and Abhishek Sharma 30 off 16 before New Zealand – whose sole win in the series came in match four at…