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Dubai: A clinical unbeaten knock from Mitchell Marsh (77 not out off 50 balls) along with a crucial half-century by David Warner (53 off 38 balls) and a superlative spell by Josh Hazlewood (3/16) powered Australia to win their first Men’s T20 World Cup trophy, defeating New Zealand by eight wickets in the final at […]
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Hyderabad: This edition of the T20 World Cup will have new winners. With two-time finalists Australia and first-time finalists New Zealand taking on each other, it will be a repeat of 2015 one-day World Cup final where Michael Clarke-led Australia defeated Brendon McCullum-led Kiwis for the trophy. The cricketing rivalry between these two neighbouring nations […]
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Dubai: The feistiness of Australia will clash with the tactical shrewdness of a perennially understated New Zealand when the Trans-Tasman rivals battle for their maiden T20 World Cup trophy here on Sunday. Considering how both Australia and New Zealand won their respective semifinals against fancied opponents, one can expect another dramatic finish at the “Ring […]
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Hyderabad: Perhaps few would have predicted a New Zealand-Australia summit clash at the start of the T20 World Cup in the UAE. India, the pre-tournaments, fell on the wayside while England and Pakistan were stopped in the semifinals paving the way for a Trans-Tasman rivalry on the desert on Sunday. The two semifinals provided a […]
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The Hyderabad middle-order batsman has been ignored for home Test series against New Zealand
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Abu Dhabi: A valiant knock from Daryl Mitchell (72 not out off 47 balls), along with an explosive cameo from James Neesham (27 off 11 balls) powered New Zealand to beat England by five wickets in the first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. […]
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Hyderabad: November 4, 2017. Mohammed Siraj will never forget this day. The Hyderabad pace bowler had a nightmarish start to his international career when he had figures of 4-0-53-1 against New Zealand in Rajkot in his first T20 international. The 27-year-old played two more T20 internationals but with more or less same results. He was […]
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New Delhi: Rohit Sharma was on Tuesday was officially anointed India’s new T20 captain replacing Virat Kohli, who has been rested from the three-match series against New Zealand starting November 17 in Jaipur. The new-look team also has IPL’s highest run-getter Ruturaj Gaikwad and top wicket-taker Harshal Patel in the squad of 16 along with […]
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Abu Dhabi: Title favourites but injury hit England will bank on their X-Factor players to upstage a remarkably consistent New Zealand in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. England were the pre-tournament favourites and played like one for the majority of the Super 12 stage. However, their loss in the […]
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Abu Dhabi: India were sent packing from the T20 World Cup after a clinical New Zealand clinched a facile eight-wicket triumph over Afghanistan in their final Super 12 game to claim the last available semifinal spot here on Sunday. India’s slim hopes hinged on Afghanistan upstaging the Black Caps as that would have brought the […]
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Abu Dhabi: The Indian team will watch with bated breath as New Zealand face Afghanistan in a T20 World Cup match, the result of which will decide the semifinal line-up from Group 2, here on Sunday. Joining Team India in praying for an Afghan victory will be its billion-plus fans. A win for the Kiwis […]
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Sharjah: Glenn Philips and Jimmy Neesham’s game changing partnership on a tricky surface helped New Zealand beat Namibia by 52 runs in a Super 12 game here on Friday and stay on course for a semifinal berth in the T20 World Cup. Courtesy some late-hitting by Phillips (39 not out off 21 balls) and Neesham […]
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Dubai: Opener Martin Guptill’s blistering 56-ball 93, which was built around monstrous sixes and authoritative batting, set up a 16-run win for New Zealand over a spirited Scotland in the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. In all, Guptill smashed seven sixes and six fours as New Zealand posted 172 for five in the Group […]
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Hyderabad: Team India’s chances of making it to the semifinal of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup took a severe beating after suffering back-to-back losses to Pakistan and New Zealand. The 10-wicket loss to arch-rivals Pakistan in the opener and an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of New Zealand pushed the Virat Kohli’s men, who […]
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Dubai: 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 here on Wednesday. Handed a defeat by Pakistan in their tournament opener, Kane Williamson and his troops made a […]
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Dubai:Trent Boult (3/20) and Ish Sodhi (2/17) led a clinical show with the ball to set up New Zealand’s eight-wicket thrashing of India in an important Group 2 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium here on Sunday. After restricting India to a paltry 110/7 in 20 overs, New […]
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Hyderabad: With favourites India suffering a 10-wicket hammering at the hands of Pakistan, their first ever in a World Cup, in their first match of the ongoing T20 World Cup, all eyes are on Virat Kohli and Co’s next match against New Zealand on Sunday. Arch-rivals Pakistan handing drubbings to India, New Zealand and Afghanistan, […]
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Hyderabad: There is trepidation as India take on New Zealand in their second match of the Group 2 Super 12 match on Sunday. The humiliating loss to Pakistan in the first match has clearly put Virat Kohli’s men on the backfoot. That defeat will haunt them for long. Unfortunately, New Zealand have also been India’s […]
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Sharjah: Haris Rauf’s superb bowling followed by Asif Ali and Shoaib Maliks late blitz helped Pakistan beat New Zealand by five wickets in a Super 12 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, here on Tuesday. The victory sends Pakistan back above Afghanistan to the top of Group […]
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Sharjah: The manner in which the Babar Azam-led Pakistan crushed India in their opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup ‘Super 12’ would have given the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand a fair idea about what to expect when the two sides meet at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium later on Tuesday. The animosity created by the […]