News “If we play in the semi-final on a wicket that maybe is not a 180 wicket, then it is a good learning curve for us” Sharjah was paradise for batters in last year’s IPL to the extent that there is an Uber pick-up location in the S117 highway that runs next to the ground
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If there was a word cloud for Mickey Arthur, speaking ahead of Sri Lanka’s final World Cup game against the West Indies, ‘consistency’ would be right up there. “Consistency in message, consistency in selection, and consistency in role clarity,” Arthur said, identifying the three key ingredients he believes this young Sri Lankan side needs to
News New Zealand still on course but India could pounce if they slip up India’s emphatic 66-run victory against Afghanistan means they remain in the hunt to take advantage of a slip-up from New Zealand. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s campaign remains on course, while Afghanistan are in it too despite the heavy loss. Here is a
News Need to protect net run-rate became key ahead of clash with New Zealand After losing a flurry of early wickets in a steep chase of 211 against India, Afghanistan had to veer away from their original approach and protect their net run-rate, ahead of what could be a virtual quarter-final against New Zealand this
News Mills’ tournament comes to a premature end after he picked up a right thigh strain Tymal Mills has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20 World Cup with a right thigh strain. Reece Topley, who had been travelling with the England squad as a reserve player, has been added to the side
Preview West Indies still have a slim chance if they win this match but Sri Lanka will look to finish their campaign on a high Big picture West Indies have lost two of their three matches so far, but theoretically, they could still make the semi-finals. They need to win their game against Sri Lanka
T20 WC: Michael Gough breached the tournament’s bio bubble a a few days ago.© Twitter English umpire Michael Gough was on Wednesday withdrawn from the ongoing T20 World Cup by the ICC after he breached the tournament’s bio bubble a a few days ago. The 41-year-old was placed in six day isolation after he left
News Victoria coach Chris Rogers has urged a cautious approach with the batter to ensure he has a long career ahead Will Pucovski is all-but ruled out of the start of the Ashes series after not recovering from his latest concussion in time for Victoria’s next Sheffield Shield match and his state coach Chris Rogers
Report Opener’s 93 sets up big batting finish; Scotland chase fizzles after brief dominance New Zealand gained two valuable points with a solid win over Scotland, who applied themselves better than they did in the first two Super 12 fixtures. It means New Zealand join Afghanistan on four points in Group 2, which setS up
India 210 for 2 (Rohit 74, Rahul 69) beat Afghanistan 144 for 7 (Janat 42*, Nabi 35, Shami 3-32, Ashwin 2-14) by 66 runs In the 2007 50-over World Cup, India followed up their crushing loss in their opening game to Bangladesh with a total blowout of Bermuda with a score of 413, the highest
News Cruel blow for left-arm quick as Reece Topley steps into England squad Tymal Mills has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup, with Reece Topley taking his place in the 15-man squad. Mills, England’s joint-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, left the field midway through his second over against Sri Lanka in Sharjah on
Preview Their first task is to beat Bangladesh who had the better of the recent series but are out of the World Cup Big Picture Bangladesh will sign off from the World Cup on Wednesday after a poor Super 12s campaign, but can they take Australia with them? At the very least, Aaron Finch’s team
News “If I get that job, there’ll be a lot of work to be done. We will take it as it goes.” Vikram Rathour, India’s incumbent batting coach, has revealed that he has reapplied for the role. The former India and Punjab wicketkeeper-batter was originally appointed to the post in 2019, for a period of
News England captain “absolutely delighted” after defending 163 against Sri Lanka Eoin Morgan was nowhere near his fluent best in Sharjah on Monday night. On a slow pitch with low bounce – at least until the dew had its say – he eked out nine runs off the first 20 balls he faced, and his
Report Pakistan ticked several boxes as they wrapped up a fourth win in four games at the T20 World Cup Pakistan 189 for 2 (Rizwan 79*, Babar 70) beat Namibia 144 for 5 (Wiese 43, Williams 40, Imad 1-13, Hasan 1-22) by 45 runs With one foot in the semi-final already, and having an opportunity
Preview They need to ace the Afghanistan spin test if they are to keep themselves alive in the tournament Big picture India are teetering on the brink of this T20 World Cup, depending on other teams to hand them a lifeline, and as dire as that may be, they’ll need to keep telling themselves that
News His absence would leave England short on death-bowling options; any of Curran, Wood and Willey could replace Mills Tymal Mills will discover in the next 48 hours if he will play any further part in the T20 World Cup after he reported tightness in his right quadriceps during England’s 26-run win against Sri Lanka
A ruthless New Zealand will be eyeing to strengthen their semifinal chances with a solid knockout punch on an already struggling Scotland in a Group 2 Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup on Wednesday. Handed a defeat by Pakistan in their tournament opener, Kane Williamson and his troops made a strong comeback
Report Both seamers collected career-best figures to help bowl Bangladesh out for 84, and South Africa aced the chase inside 14 overs South Africa 86 for 4 (Bavuma 31*, Taskin 2-18) beat Bangladesh 84 (Mahedi 27, Nortje 3-8, Rabada 3-20) by six wickets It was a fast bowling day at Abu Dhabi and that eventually
News Australia very much in the fray but their NRR is against them, while West Indies have left themselves a mountain to climb South Africa’s dominant win over Bangladesh have made them serious contenders for a semi-final spot, from Group 1, while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are now out of the race. Here is how
Big picture When Scotland last played New Zealand in a T20I in 2009, Kane Williamson was a year away from an international debut. Devon Conway was a struggling age-group cricketer looking to break into the franchise system in South Africa. Mark Chapman was contemplating a career with Hong Kong. Daryl Mitchell was looking at Rugby
News “It was the whole management who sits together and takes this call and of course, Rohit is part of that group” India’s reshuffle of their batting order against New Zealand became a major talking point after the side careened to a second successive defeat at the T20 World Cup. A back spasm to Suryakumar
Joe Root says that he could almost “hear the smile down the phone” when Ben Stokes rang him to say he was ready to return to action for this winter’s Ashes tour, and knows that his team-mate will do everything in his power to be fully prepared for the first Test in Brisbane on December
Report Spot in semi-finals all but firmed up; Sri Lanka will need a near-miracle Two days ago in Dubai, we all thought we had seen the very best of Jos Buttler, as he mashed a demoralised Australia with jaw-dropping disdain. But in very different circumstances in Sharjah, the respect that he was obliged to show
News Assistant coach McDonald says 4-1 loss in Bangladesh is fresh in the mind but hopes experience will put them in good stead Australia are expecting a trial by spin against Bangladesh despite their top-order collapse to England’s seamers on Saturday night in Dubai. Australia’s semi-final hopes hang in the balance after their net run-rate
News Says India’s last-minute rejig of their batting order may have done them more harm than good India have fallen behind in the race to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, and according to Mumbai Indians’ head coach and former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene, they may have contributed to their own downfall a
Jos Buttler‘s six-hitting clinic against Australia on Saturday night prompted a question: what’s the best innings an Englishman has played in a T20 World Cup? Then, 48 hours later, Buttler provided an unequivocal answer. There will be nights when English batters have found run-scoring much easier than Buttler did against Sri Lanka in Sharjah but
Sprinting umpires, unlucky dismissals and some memorable crowd catches headline our look back at the stranger moments of the 2019-20 season
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News They become only the third team to defend a total in the Super 12s stage of this World Cup England became only the third team to defend a total in the Super 12s stage of the T20 World Cup thanks to a 26-run victory against Sri Lanka in Sharjah and match-winner Jos Buttler hailed