Month: October 2021

News Coach Pierre de Bruyn calls Afghanistan defeat an “icebreaker” after winning run comes to abrupt end After notching up three successive wins against Netherlands, Ireland and Scotland, Namibia couldn’t quite keep up with Afghanistan’s intensity on Sunday, losing by 62 runs. It is only going to get tougher for them as they next run into group-toppers Pakistan, followed by India and New Zealand, in three different venues across six…

News New Zealander hadn’t opened in T20Is before this week, now he’s put India on the brink Twenty of the 22 players involved in India vs New Zealand in Dubai have played in the world’s premier franchise league but the highest-scoring batter’s overseas T20 experience extends to half a season in the Vitality Blast for Middlesex. Until a week ago, Daryl Mitchell had never opened the batting in T20 cricket,…

Buttler: “We want to put the opposition under pressure in all facets of the game with bat, ball, in the field and the way we run as well”   Jos Buttler says he has been given the licence to “throw caution to the wind” during his exhilarating 71* from 32 balls against Australia on Saturday, as England’s batters seized on the opportunity to drive home their dominance after another outstanding…

News After the loss to New Zealand, India’s fate is out of their own hands, even if they win their three remaining games New Zealand’s thumping win against India has put them in pole position to qualify as the second team from Group 2; Pakistan should top the group, given that they have two relatively easier games coming up. The margin of defeat against New Zealand also means India’s net…

News “New Zealand had better intensity, better body language, and they created pressure on us from the first over onwards” “There’s a lot of cricket to play in this tournament, something that we all must look forward to”   Two matches into their T20 World Cup campaign, India are winless and on the brink of elimination. On Sunday, India only managed to post 110 in their 20 overs – a…

Report India’s campaign is now at risk of coming to an earlier than expected close New Zealand 111 for 2 (Mitchell 49, Bumrah 2-19) beat India 110 for 7 (Boult 3-20, Sodhi 2-17) by eight wickets India’s chances of making the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup is in it’s complicated territory after their comprehensive defeat at the hands of New Zealand on Sunday. Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner…

Report Hamid Hassan finished with 3 for 9 and Naveen-ul-Haq took 3 for 26 to crush Namibia Afghanistan 160 for 5 (Shahzad 45, Zazai 33, Nabi 32*, Afghan 31, Loftie-Eaton 2-21) beat Namibia 98 for 9 (Wiese 26, Hassan 3-9, Naveen 3-26) by 62 runs Two nights after running Pakistan close, Afghanistan proved their experience on the big stage was a bridge too far for Namibia. Asghar Afghan, Afghanistan’s most…

News Bangladesh allrounder ruled out until further review after picking up left lower hamstring strain Shakib Al Hasan clutches his left hamstring while bowling during the game against West Indies   Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of Bangladesh’s remaining matches in the T20 World Cup because of a hamstring injury. Shakib has not recovered sufficiently from the injury he picked up in his left leg during the game…

Big Picture On the same night that they romped to the tournament’s highest powerplay total (66 for 0), they restricted Australia to a flatlining 21 for 3, just one run off their lowest ever total in the first six overs of a T20I (and with a fourth wicket falling one ball later). On the same night that Jos Buttler rained sixes into the Dubai stands in an innings of 71…

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