Month: March 2016

Highlights New Zealand will look to keep their slate clean ahead of the World T20 semifinals next week. Having never lost to Bangladesh in three previous T20 internationals, the Kiwis will still be wary of a Bangladesh team that came close to stunning India earlier this week. Catch live cricket score and live updates of Bangladesh vs New Zealand here. (LIVE SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE | NEWS | VIDEOS |…

Hardik Pandya (left) celebrates with teammates after India edged out Bangladesh by just one run at Bengaluru. © AFP Highlights When Bangladesh appeared cruising to victory at 100 for five, needing 47 runs from the last six overs of their ICC World T20 match in Bengaluru, a former colleague called to assure prophetically that India won’t be losing the match. (Pandya Helps India Beat Bangladesh by One Run) One thought…

West Indies became the second team after New Zealand to reach the semi-final of the ICC World T20. © AFP Highlights The West Indies chased down a target of 123 with just two balls to spare to beat South Africa by three wickets and enter the ICC World T20 2016 semifinals. (Scorecard | Highlights | News) South Africa’s chances of qualifying for the semifinals took a massive hit following their…

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….

Steven Smith and Shane Watson strung together an unbeaten 74-run stand off just 38 balls to help Australia post 193/4. © AFP Highlights James Faulkner took a record five-wicket haul after Steve Smith hit an unbeaten half-century to help Australia record a 21-run win and knock Pakistan out of the ICC World T20 2016 on Friday. (Scorecard | Highlights | News) With the victory, Australia took their tally to four…

New Zealand’s Morna Nielsen with team mates celebrate the wicket of Dan Niekerk during the ICC Women World T20 match against South African Women in Bengaluru. © PTI New Delhi: New Zealand continued their invincible run by notching up a comfortable seven-wicket win over South Africa to seal their semi-final spot at the Women’s World Twenty20. (Read More in World T20) Sophie Devine starred with both bat and ball as…

MS Dhoni with Balbir Singh Sr. ahead of India’s World T20 game against Australia. © PTI Chandigarh: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Indian cricket team had a special guest visiting them ahead of their World T20 game against Sri Lanka. And the person was hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr. (World T20: India Face Fierce Rivals Australia in Battle For Semifinal Spot) The 92-year-old great, member of three Olympic gold-medal winning teams,…

Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim (left) reacts after his dismissal as Indian bowler Hardik Panday looks on during the World T20 match. © AFP Highlights Karachi: Former Pakistan spinner Tauseef Ahmed said that the International Cricket Council anti-corruption and security unit need to probe the World T20 match between India and Bangladesh since the result looks suspicious. (Hardik Pandya Helps India Beat Bangladesh by One Run) The 57-year old, who played 34…