Play 01:18 Taylor excited for West Indies Women’s future It is a scriptwriter’s dream. No team is through to the semi-finals going into the last day of the Group B fixtures of the Women’s World T20. West Indies could have become the first had they beaten England in Dharamsala on Thursday, but a one-wicket loss meant they had hit a road block. West Indies will draw solace from the fact…
Play 01:24 Simmons not taking Afghanistan lightly They worried Sri Lanka with a rousing batting recovery, startled South Africa with a barnstorming start in a big chase, and left England gasping with their spin bowling. Three Super 10 matches against three Full Members, and Afghanistan created chances of winning each of them. They eventually fell short all three times, but the displays have only strengthened their belief that beating top…
Play 03:22 ‘Disappointed with the way we approached the chase’ – Hathurusingha Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said his team’s 75-run defeat to New Zealand on Bangladesh’s independence day summed up their World T20 campaign – flashes of brilliant play that never evolved into wholesome performances. “If you look at the start [today] we were a bit lethargic, we were lackadaisical in our fielding, then some brilliance in between with…
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:37 Chappell: England mild favourites against SL Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl in Delhi on what Angelo Mathews billed as a really good wicket unlikely to show much turn. So convinced of that were they that there was no Sachithra Senanayake, who has an outstanding record against England in one-day…
Megan Schutt helped Australia to their third win of the tournament with figures of 3 for 29 © IDI/Getty Images Megan Schutt, Australia’s Player of the Match against Ireland in Delhi, has welcomed the prospect of a probable semi-final showdown with England at the same venue on Wednesday, after helping put her team’s quest for a fourth consecutive World T20 title back on track with figures of 3 for 29…
Match facts Sunday, March 27, 2016Start time 1500 local (0930 GMT) Play 01:24 Not taking Afghanistan lightly – Simmons Big Picture More than two weeks into the tournament, and Afghanistan are still out there, playing in front of a global audience. That, in itself, is a victory, though their clash against West Indies is a dead rubber. Not merely content in having fun in the qualifiers, Afghanistan stormed into the…
Match facts Sunday, March 27, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Play 02:41 Match Day – India are clear favourites Big Picture And so, here it is. The last game in Group 1, a straight knockout match between India and Australia. They have arrived here not via long and winding roads, but short and parallel ones. Both lost their opening games of this tournament to New Zealand. Both beat Pakistan….
Toss New Zealand chose to bat v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Henry Nicholls came in place of the rested Martin Guptill © Getty Images New Zealand’s bid to keep an unbeaten record going into the World T20 semi-final took off to a fine start when they won their fourth toss in a row and opted to bat on a “very dry surface,” in Kolkata. Kane Williamson’s…
Match facts Sunday, March 27, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Play 02:41 Match Day – India are clear favourites Big Picture And so, here it is. The last game in Group 1, a straight knockout match between India and Australia. They have arrived here not via long and winding roads, but short and parallel ones. Both lost their opening games of this tournament to New Zealand. Both beat Pakistan….
Australia Women 92 for 3 (Villani 43, Perry 29*, Garth 2-24) beat Ireland Women 91 for 7 (Garth 27, Schutt 3-29, Farrell 2-11) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Megan Schutt’s three-for kept Ireland to 91 © Associated Press Elyse Villani top-scored with 43 from 35 balls to keep Australia women’s semi-final challenge firmly on track in Delhi, as Ireland’s disappointing campaign came to a close with a seven-wicket defeat,…