Shreyas Iyer has “no problem” dealing with fast bowlers targeting him with short deliveries. The India batter was emphatic as he took on the perception that he has a weakness in his game. “When you say it’s a problem for me, what do you mean?” he started at the post-match press conference after he made 82 off 56 balls to help defeat Sri Lanka and seal India’s passage to the…
Baroda, Punjab, Delhi, and Assam booked their places in the 2023 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semi-finals on Thursday. While Baroda eliminated defending champions Mumbai, Punjab won a closely-fought contest against a Rinku Singh-inspired Uttar Pradesh. In the other two games, there were relatively straightforward wins for Delhi, who knocked out Vidarbha, and Assam, who outplayed Kerala to reach the semis for the first time in the T20 competition. Sopariya, Solanki…
Joe Root says he is hurt by the fact that England are propping up the group-stage table of the World Cup after five defeats in six games. But he still believes that they are capable of beating Australia on Saturday in Ahmedabad, and said on Thursday: “Man for man I’d have this team every day over the Australians.” Somehow, England are still mathematically in contention for the semi-finals but their…
Soaking up pressure and adapting their T20 skills to the pace of ODIs are the reasons for Afghanistan’s batting success at the World Cup, according to their head coach Jonathan Trott ahead of a crucial game against Netherlands in Lucknow. Related Crafty Azmatullah Omarzai on his way to be Afghanistan’s own Hardik Pandya Afghanistan turn to careful cricket for unprecedented success Afghanistan take on Netherlands in high-stakes clash “I think…
Are Sri Lanka out of the semi-final race now? Sri Lanka‘s huge loss means their net run-rate of -0.275 has plummeted to -0.653 (from -0.275 before the game). Given that they can only finish on a maximum of eight points now, they need several results (and the margins in them) to go in their favour to stand any chance of qualifying. It’s still possible that they finish on eight points…
Twentyfive days after starting their campaign, India have become the first team to qualify for the ODI World Cup semi-finals after a mammoth 302-run win over Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Thursday. “I’m very happy knowing we have officially qualified for the semi-finals, it’s been a good effort from the entire squad,” India captain Rohit Sharma said after India notched up their seventh win in seven games. “When we started…
George Garton has joined Warwickshire on a three-year deal after parting company with his boyhood club, Sussex. Garton, 26, will link up with the Warwickshire squad in November for pre-season testing, ahead of a stint at the Abu Dhabi T10s alongside his new club team-mate Moeen Ali. As a left-arm quick, Garton made his England debut on the T20I tour of the Caribbean in January 2022, but has yet to…
It’s about finding rhythm, hitting right areas, keeping an uncluttered mind, and feeding off the love of the people, Mohammed Shami said after bagging the Player-of-the-Match award for his 5 for 18 in a thumping 302-run win over Sri Lanka in Mumbai, which made India the first team to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals. “All the hard work we are putting in, the rhythm we have found, it’s because…
India 357 for 8 (Gill 92, Kohli 88, Shreyas 82, Madushanka 5-80) beat Sri Lanka 55 (Shami 5-18, Siraj 3-16) by 302 runs India’s fast-bowling trio was so sensational with the new ball that the scores of Sri Lanka’s top five read like a line of binary code: 0,0,1,0,1. When Shami also had Nos. 7 and 8 for ducks with the score on 29, Sri Lanka were in serious danger…
Big picture: Semi-finals and Champions Trophy to play for England – check, Pakistan – check, Sri Lanka – check, Netherlands – next? Coming into this tournament, Afghanistan had just one win – in 2015 – to show for their previous two World Cup campaigns. Now, they have beaten three previous World Cup winners in this edition alone, and are gunning for two crucial points against Netherlands to turn up the…