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Sharjah: Pakistan will have “revenge” on their mind for a recent off-field snub when they take on New Zealand in the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday, looking to build on the historic high of beating arch-rivals India in their tournament-opener. For a lot of Pakistani fans, the team may have already won the World […]
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Dubai: Smarting from opening game losses, a good batting display will be high on the agenda for South Africa and defending champions West Indies when the two teams lock horns in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday. While South Africa were handed a five-wicket defeat by Australia, West Indies […]
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One incident was reported in the Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering and Technology located on the outskirts of Sangrur town, while another was reported from Rayat Bahrat University in Kharar in Mohali district.
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Dubai: Mohammad Rizwan (79 not out off 55 balls) and Babar Azam (68 not out off 52 balls) displayed wonderful batsmanship to help Pakistan crush India by ten wickets in a Group 2 match of Super 12 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium here on Sunday. The win, set […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police caught 12 persons who were involved in cricket betting on the ongoing T20 World Cup, in the city on Sunday. The police seized cash, mobile phones and other articles from them.On a tip off, the Commissioner’s Task Force teams raided around six places across the city and caught the gangs who […]
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Sharjah: Young left-hander Charith Asalanka smashed an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls while fellow southpaw Bhanuka Rajapaksa made a quickfire half-century as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets in their T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 match here on Sunday. Sri Lanka suffered a mid-innings mini batting collapse but recovered in time to […]
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Sharjah: The Afghanistan cricket team will hope to provide some joy to its people going through tumultuous times back home as it begins its T20 World Cup campaign against a spirited Scotland here on Sunday. Afghanistan finds itself in turmoil again after the Taliban takeover of the country in August. The cricketers could not get […]
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Hyderabad: Indian captain Virat Kohli continues to break records both on and off the field. The 34-year-old Kohli on Sunday added another feather in his ever-glowing cap. He equalled football star Neymar Junior to become third joint most followed athlete on social networking site Instagram with 163 million followers. However, Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is […]
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Dubai: Spinners Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid demolished the West Indies batting line up to shape England’s comfortable six-wicket win over the defending champions in a Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup here on Saturday. It was expected to be an exciting battle between the West Indies’ flair and a capable […]
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Dubai: Captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said outside noise in an India-Pakistan match does not bother him one bit. “No, it does not as it is a very situational thing,” Kohli said on eve of India’s opening match against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday. “We are in a situation where we are in charge of what […]
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Sharjah: Sri Lanka will rely heavily on its bowling unit to make up for its relatively weak batting department, while Bangladesh would look for consistency when the two teams clash in a Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had to go through the […]
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Abu Dhabi: Australia endured some anxious moments before edging out South Africa by five wickets after their bowlers set it up with a clinical display in an ICC T20 World Cup match here on Saturday. Needing eight runs in the final over, Marcus Stoinis (24 not out) hit Dwaine Pretorius for two vital fours and […]
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Dubai: Two-time champions but currently out of sorts, the West Indies will hope to raise their game by a few notches when they open their campaign against favourites England in a Super 12 match of the ICC men’s T20 World Cup here on Saturday. A team packed with some of the most destructive T20 players, […]
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Sharjah: Gerhard Erasmus led from the front with a well-crafted unbeaten fifty to guide debutants Namibia to a historic eight-wicket win over Ireland in the first round Group A match and qualification spot in Super 12s of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Friday. Erasmus (53 not out off 49 balls) guided Namibia’s chase […]
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Abu Dhabi: Australia will hope their lacklustre top order can fire from the word go when they open their T20 World Cup campaign against an under-the-radar South African side, playing without the usual burden of pressure, in a Super 12 Group 1 match here on Saturday. Australia, who are searching for their maiden T20 title, […]
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Hyderabad: Former Indian cricketer from Hyderabad Arshad Ayub felt that India have a balanced side and are favourites to win the T20 World Cup. With India set to open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24, the former off-spinner said India have an edge over the arch-rivals. Speaking on India’s combination, the 63-year-old said, […]
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Sharjah: A Super 12 spot already secured, Sri Lanka’s struggling top-order batters would look to utilise their final Group A league game to get back in form when they clash with the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup, here on Friday. The former champions easily got past Namibia and Ireland to make it to the […]
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Hyderabad: Any India-Pakistan match, particularly in the World Cup, is challenging. This would not be any different, felt former India left-arm spinner SL Venkatapathy Raju, who played in the 1992 and 1996 one-day World Cups. “There are a lot of emotions and passions involved whenever these two teams play in any match. Pressure will always […]
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Hyderabad: From being All Saints School captain in Hyderabad to T20 World Cup it has been a fascinating journey for Shreemantula Sandeep Goud. This 29-year-old all-rounder represented Hyderabad under-15, under-17 and under-19 teams before moving over to Oman in 2016. He earned a place in the Oman team, an associate member of the ICC, to […]
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Dubai: India fine-tuned their T20 World Cup preparations with a convincing nine-wicket win over Australia in their final warm-up game here on Wednesday but the sixth bowler’s slot remained a worry as even Virat Kohli rolled his arm over going into the tournament proper.Captaining the side with Kohli only taking the field to bowl, Rohit […]
