Hashim Amla raises his bat after completing half-century against Sri Lanka. © AFP New Delhi: South Africa brought curtains on their World T20 campaign with a comfortable eight-wicket win over defending champions Sri Lanka in an inconsequential Super 10 Group 1 cricket match here on Monday. (Highlights | Scorecard) Put into bat, Sri Lanka frittered away a solid start to be bowled out for 120 in 19.3 overs as left-arm…
Virat Kohli Cools Off With Champagne After Tormenting Australia in World T20
Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 82 off 51 balls to steer India into the World T20 semifinals. © AFP Highlights After Virat Kohli single-handedly vanquished Australia with a sizzling batting show in Mohali, the 27-year-old cooled down with a bottle of champagne as the rest of India celebrated Team Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s gallant entry into the ICC World T20 semifinals. (Kohli’s Masterful Knock Powers India to World T20 Semifinals) Kohli…
Amla leads Proteas to consolation victory
South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by eight wickets as both sides bowed out of the ICC World Twenty20. The two teams had already been eliminated from Group 1 after losing to England, and key players were rested on both sides – most notably Angelo Mathews and Kagiso Rabada. Openers Dinesh Chandimal and Tillakaratne Dilshan got Sri Lanka off to a flier, taking 45 from 28 balls, but once the former…
After Virat Kohli Special, Odds Favour India to Win World T20
Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82 off 51 balls helped India reach the World T20 semifinals. © AFP Highlights Virat Kohli led India to a famous win over Australia, enabling the hosts to reach the semifinals. Betting sites have now made India odds on favourites to win the World T20. (Kohli Stamps His Domination After Brilliant Knock Versus Australia In World T20) India have been given 42 percent chance of lifting their…
Ben Stokes Wants England to Win World T20 And Shut Up Critics
England cricket team has been plagued by poor form of late, before coming to World T20. © AFP Highlights New Delhi: Ben Stokes is confident that the England cricket team can prove their detractors wrong by winning the ICC World T20 for the second time as a lot of things are falling in place at the right time, just like it did in their year of triumph – 2010. (England…
Victoria have the edge after Holland takes three
South Australia 340 and 4 for 137 (Weatherald 72*, Holland 3-32) lead Victoria 399 (Handscomb 112, Dean 111, White 78, Worrall 6-96) by 78 runsScorecard Peter Handscomb brought up his seventh first-class century to help Victoria to a 59-run first-innings lead © Getty Images In a season both tightly fought and topsy turvy, taking opportunities has been vital. South Australia floated near the back of the pack before making a…
World T20: Ajinkya Rahane Back in Focus After Yuvraj Singh Twists Ankle, Manish Pandey Drafted in
Yuvraj Singh suffered the ankle injury during India-Australia match in World T20. © AFP Highlights Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane is back in focus ahead of India’s semifinal against the West Indies after Yuvraj Singh twisted his ankle in the ICC World T20 match against Australia here. Manish Pandey has also been drafted in. (India defeat Australia to qualify for World T20) Rahane, who is yet to get a game in the…
Virat Kohli Blasts People For Trolling Anushka Sharma
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were in a relationship. © PTI New Delhi: Virat Kohli on Monday lashed out at social media trolls for targeting Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, saying that those who blame her for anything negative in his cricket career should be ashamed of themselves. (Virat Kohli Masterclass Prompts Sachin Tendulkar Comparisons) Kohli, who single-handedly powered India into the World T20 semifinal with a hurricane 82-run knock against…
Lehmann wants better T20 schedule for Australia
‘We’ve got to get better playing as a group’ – Lehmann © Getty Images Australia coach Darren Lehmann has called for a more extensive programme of T20 matches ahead of the next World T20 to be hosted down under in 2020, highlighting a lack of matches in the format as a key reason for his side’s failure to progress to the semi-finals. While being generous in his praise for the…
Lehmann wants better T20 schedule
‘We’ve got to get better playing as a group’ – Lehmann © Getty Images Australia coach Darren Lehmann has called for a more extensive programme of T20 matches ahead of the next World T20 to be hosted down under in 2020, highlighting a lack of matches in the format as a key reason for his side’s failure to progress to the semi-finals. While being generous in his praise for the…