Charlotte Edwards was delighted after England Women produced their “best performance of the World Cup so far” to secure top spot in Group B with a 68-run win over Pakistan. Edwards led the way for her side with an unbeaten 77 off 61 balls in a total of 148 for five before the bowlers worked as a unit to dismiss Pakistan for just 80. Laura Marsh impressed with career-best figures of 3-12…
Bayliss happy with path to semis
Head Coach Trevor Bayliss believes qualifying for the World Twenty20 semi-finals the hard way will benefit England in the rest of the tournament and beyond. Eoin Morgan‘s men have been under intense pressure since losing their opener to Chris Gayle-inspired West Indies and head into their last-four clash with New Zealand battle-hardened by three see-saw matches. England produced a tournament record run-chase to beat South Africa and recovered from a major wobble…
Dhoni hails Kohli's 'incredible innings'
Play 03:10 ‘Tremendous effort by Kohli’ – Dhoni Videos of MS Dhoni losing his composure at a press conference after India’s win over Bangladesh caught many by surprise. However on Sunday, the lighter side of the captain resurfaced as he doffed his hat to Virat Kohli for converting a daunting chase at the halfway mark into a canter. Kohli, not for the first time, expertly steered India home, the hallmark…
'Let ourselves down in middle overs' – Smith
Play 01:46 ‘It just wasn’t our day’ – Steven Smith As the Australia team disbands and the players go their separate ways – some to join the IPL, others to rest and prepare for the next campaign – Steven Smith was left to reflect on the repeated failings of his side in a disappointing World T20 campaign, the only major prize in the game that has proved to be elusive….
England book semi-final date with Australia
Captain Charlotte Edwards led from the front as England eased past Pakistan to book an ICC Women’s World Twenty20 semi-final meeting with defending champions Australia. After winning the toss and deciding to make first use of the Chennai pitch, Edwards carried her bat to finish with 77 off 61 balls including 10 fours. Tammy Beaumont contributed 37 in another profitable opening stand but Pakistan’s bowlers did well to restrict England to…
We lost the game, they didn't win it – Sammy
Play 01:16 ‘Loss won’t affect how we play in the semis’ – Sammy It was Afghanistan’s first win in the Super 10s, it was their first win in any format against a Full Member side other than Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, and they had done rather well to beat West Indies, but the West Indies captain was in no mood to praise his opponents. An uncharacteristically tetchy Darren Sammy instead said…
'Emotional' Kohli rates Mohali knock his best
Play 02:48 WATCH – The innings Kohli rates as his beset in T20Is An emotional Virat Kohli has called his unbeaten, match-winning, World T20 semi-final spot sealing 82 off 51 balls as his best innings in the format. India had been set a target of 161, and they were fading away at 94 for 4 in the 14th over. The required run-rate had hit double-digits as early as the 10th…
Winning will help Afghanistan progression – Inzamam
Samiullah Shenwari and Mohammad Shahzad celebrate a wicket © Associated Press Having threatened to pull off a win over a big team in their first three matches of the Super 10 stage, Afghanistan finally went ahead and did it against the group-topping West Indies in Nagpur. Inzamam-ul-Haq, Afghanistan’s batting coach, praised his team’s self-belief, and reiterated the call for more opportunities to play against the Full Members. “All our previous…
'I would like to put Mohali knock at the top' – Kohli
Play 02:48 WATCH – The innings Kohli rates as his beset in T20Is An emotional Virat Kohli called his unbeate, match-winning, World T20 semi-final spot sealing 82 off 51 balls as his best innings in the format. India had been set a target of 161, and they were fading away at 94 for 4 in the 14th over. The required run-rate had hit double-digits as early as the 10th over,…
Edwards 77* takes England Women to semis
England Women 148 for 5 (Edwards 77*, Beaumont 37, Dar 3-21) beat Pakistan Women 80 (Marsh 3-12) by 68 runsScorecard Charlotte Edwards led England to a semi-final spot © Getty Images/ICC Not for the first time in a Women’s World T20, England will have to get past Australia for glory. Unlike the last two encounters, however, their showdown this time will not be in a final. On Wednesday in Delhi,…