Josh Hazlewood will come into contention for Australia’s second game © AFP Australia’s captain Steven Smith has opened the possibility of a recall for Josh Hazlewood after declaring the Bangalore pitch to be more akin to an IPL surface than most of the turning tracks prepared so far at the World Twenty20. Smith’s words may mean a rapid demotion for the left-arm spinner Ashton Agar, who bowled only one expensive…
Match facts Monday, March 21, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Could it be lights out for Australia at the World Twenty20? © Getty Images Big picture Following the wintry weather of Dharamsala, Australia hope to thaw their World Twenty20 campaign in the warmer surrounds of Bangalore. Faced with an opponent in Bangladesh who have never beaten them in the format, and aided by the harsh lessons of their opening…
Virat Kohli’s fifty helped India maintain their unbeaten run in World T20s against Pakistan. © AFP New Delhi: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels that Virat Kohli is a man in “control of his batting” which enables him to pull off some great run chases in pressure situations. (India Beat Pakistan) “He is a man who is in control of his batting and he knows exactly what he is trying…
Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny bans came as a blow to Bangladesh’s chances in the World T20 after they lost to Pakistan in their opening match. © AFP Bengaluru: Australian captain Steven Smith said they are not taking Bangladesh lightly despite the absence of Taskin Ahmed and Aarafat Sunny in their ICC World T20 match here on Monday. (Australia vs Bangladesh Preview) “They have still got some quality bowlers in their…
20 March 2016 | Callum Dent Tweet West Indies made it two wins from as many ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Group B matches with a convincing 49-run win over Bangladesh. Hayley Matthews and skipper Stafanie Taylor struck 41 and 40 respectively, sharing an opening stand of 67, while Deandra Dottin whacked 24 off 11 balls and Stacy-Ann King made a quick unbeaten 20 as the…
Usman Khawaja’s run-out against New Zealand was an example of “all the little things we didn’t do well enough”, coach Darren Lehmann says © Getty Images Australia will consider bringing Aaron Finch back into the side to face Bangladesh despite Usman Khawaja‘s solid opening innings in the loss to New Zealand in Dharamsala. Khawaja made a free-flowing 38 off 27 balls before being run out pushing for a second with…
Play 04:37 WATCH – How Virat Kohli took India to victory India were 12 for 3 on a turning pitch in the opening game of the World T20 against New Zealand in Nagpur, and slumped to a 47-run defeat after Virat Kohli was dismissed for 23. Five days later, India were 23 for 3 on another difficult batting surface against Pakistan in Kolkata, chasing 118 in 18 overs. A second…
Play 01:33 ‘Our attitude gives me confidence’ – Ford Chris Gayle might be the world’s most-feared T20 batsman. He has scored more World T20 runs than anyone else still playing. But in their four most recent games against him, Sri Lanka have felt they cracked Gayle – his scores in those matches: 5,2,3 and 3. Sri Lanka’s plans have revolved around Nuwan Kulasekara‘s bowling, but Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga and…
Eoin Morgan has hailed Joe Root as “the most complete” batsman England have ever had. The Yorkshireman showcased his quality during yesterday’s scarcely-believable triumph over South Africa in their ICC World Twenty20 clash in Mumbai. Root produced a masterclass in Twenty20 batting, hitting 83 from 44 balls to help England produce the second-highest Twenty20 international chase. He showed coolness under intense pressure, hitting six fours and four sixes, as England…
Play 02:08 Match Day: No obvious weakness in Kohli’s batting India captain MS Dhoni says Virat Kohli‘s ability to rotate the strike is the key to converting starts into big scores in pressure situations after Kohli’s unbeaten 55 off 37 balls saw India to a six-wicket win over Pakistan at Eden Gardens on Saturday. Kohli arrived in the third over with the score on 14 for 1 and had only…