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India continued their T20 World Cup dominance of Pakistan with a thumping 61-run victory in Colombo sealing the defending champions and tournament favourites’ spot in the Super 8s.India – who rolled Pakistan for 114 in a chase of 176 – have won eight of their nine games against their rivals across all editions of this competition, and 16 from 17 if 50-over World Cups are also included, with the only blemish a 10-wicket drubbing in Dubai in 2021. This latest fixture between the cricketing heavyweights only took place after Pakistan reversed their decision to boycott, having initially said they would…
Australia v India | First T20I Australia’s new T20I era has gotten off to a wobbly start, with an emboldened India and Sydney’s weather raining – quite literally – on new captain Sophie Molineux’s parade. Sent into bat by Harmanpreet Kaur under grey skies at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia’s star-studded batting line-up stuttered against a fired-up Indian attack, with Arundhati Reddy’s 4-22 helping bowl the hosts out for 133 in 18 overs. Georgia Wareham, promoted to No.6 after her WBBL player-of-the-tournament heroics, top-scored with a rapid 30 off 19, while Phoebe Litchfield (26 from 19) and Ellyse Perry (20…
West Indies are through to the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup after maintaining their perfect record so far by beating Nepal by nine wickets in Mumbai.Restricting their opponents to 133-8 after a commanding display with the ball and in the field, West Indies got the job done with the bat inside 15.2 overs, losing just one wicket, to register their third win from as many matches in Group C, England’s group, with a game against Italy to spare. Jason Holder earned player of the match honours thanks to his 4-27 with the ball, while Shai Hope (61 not…
Australia are batting first in the opening T20I after newly minted captain Sophie Molineux lost her first toss in the role. With showers falling on Sydney in the lead-up to the coin toss and the potential for further rain to interrupt the game, it came as little surprise that India captain Harmanpreet Kaur elected to chase at the SCG. Australia have made several bold selection calls for their first T20I since March last year, recalling allrounder Nicola Carey for her first game in the green and gold since December 2022, and omitting co-vice-captain Tahlia McGrath, veteran pacer Megan Schutt and…
Sutherland receives her second Belinda Clark Award Annabel Sutherland has become just the fifth woman to win consecutive Belinda Clark Awards, following a year where the star allrounder continued her dominance in the green and gold. Sutherland was crowned Australia’s best women’s cricketer from the past year at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, polling 77 votes to win by three ahead of two-time winner Beth Mooney. Conflicting schedules between the men’s and women’s teams have prevented the Australian Cricket Awards from being held in their traditional format this season, and Sutherland accepted her award from Clark in somewhat unusual circumstances,…
Bird set to take flight for milestone match as the finals race heats up What better way to start a new week than with a new round of the Sheffield Shield? Victoria have a nice buffer in first spot at the moment, but there are still spots up for grabs in the Shield final at the end of March. Check out the lay of the land as it stands here: The Gabba, February 16-19 Queenland squad: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Hugo Burdon, Lachlan Hearne, Hayden Kerr, Usman Khawaja, Angus Lovell, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Jem Ryan, Sam Skelly, Tom Straker, Mitchell Swepson,…
An overnight wrap from India with all the T20 World Cup action England have beaten Scotland by five wickets in the Twenty20 World Cup to move up to second in their group behind the West Indies, thanks to Tom Banton’s unbeaten half-century at Eden Gardens. Chasing 153 for victory, Banton’s 63 off 41 deliveries guided England over the line on Saturday after Scotland made early inroads into their top-order. “It’s T20 cricket, it’s a high-risk game and you’ve got to keep backing yourself,” said Banton, who picked up the player-of-the-match award after falling early against Nepal and the West Indies.…
England have beaten Scotland by five wickets in the Twenty20 World Cup to move up to second in their group behind the West Indies, thanks to Tom Banton’s unbeaten half-century at Eden Gardens. Chasing 153 for victory, Banton’s 63 off 41 deliveries guided England over the line on Saturday after Scotland made early inroads into their top-order. “It’s T20 cricket, it’s a high-risk game and you’ve got to keep backing yourself,” said Banton, who picked up the player-of-the-match award after falling early against Nepal and the West Indies. “At times, it goes against you and it’s hard, you’ve got to…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL A short training-ground clip from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has quickly become one of the most discussed visuals ahead of the India-Pakistan showdown, showing players rehearsing against a bowling action designed to replicate Pakistan off-spinner Usman Tariq’s distinctive pause at the crease. In the video, a net bowler briefly halts mid-stride before releasing the ball, simulating Tariq’s delivery method that disrupts a batter’s timing and length judgment. Coaches and analysts have increasingly focused on this variation, believing the unusual rhythm can create hesitation even among experienced international batters. India captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed that…
South Africa are on the brink of the Super 8s at the T20 World Cup after a resounding seven-wicket win over New Zealand in Ahmedabad took them to three victories from three.The Proteas won the battle of the previously unbeaten teams in Group D, restricting the Black Caps to 175-7 as Marco Jansen bagged 4-40 and then reaching their target with 17 balls to spare thanks chiefly to captain Aiden Markram’s 86 not out from 44 deliveries. South Africa’s triumph follows a 57-run win over Canada and then a gripping victory over Afghanistan which came after two Super Overs were…