West Indies became the second team after New Zealand to reach the semi-final of the ICC World T20. © AFP Highlights The West Indies chased down a target of 123 with just two balls to spare to beat South Africa by three wickets and enter the ICC World T20 2016 semifinals. (Scorecard | Highlights | News) South Africa’s chances of qualifying for the semifinals took a massive hit following their…
Virtual quarter-final lends Mohali bout edge
Match facts Sunday, March 27, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Play 02:41 Match Day – India are clear favourites Big Picture And so, here it is. The last game in Group 1, a straight knockout match between India and Australia. They have arrived here not via long and winding roads, but short and parallel ones. Both lost their opening games of this tournament to New Zealand. Both beat Pakistan….
Watch Pakistan vs Australia Match Highlights, ICC World T20 2016
Steven Smith and Shane Watson strung together an unbeaten 74-run stand off just 38 balls to help Australia post 193/4. © AFP Highlights James Faulkner took a record five-wicket haul after Steve Smith hit an unbeaten half-century to help Australia record a 21-run win and knock Pakistan out of the ICC World T20 2016 on Friday. (Scorecard | Highlights | News) With the victory, Australia took their tally to four…
World T20: New Zealand Eves Seal Semi-Final Spot With Crushing Win Over South Africa
New Zealand’s Morna Nielsen with team mates celebrate the wicket of Dan Niekerk during the ICC Women World T20 match against South African Women in Bengaluru. © PTI New Delhi: New Zealand continued their invincible run by notching up a comfortable seven-wicket win over South Africa to seal their semi-final spot at the Women’s World Twenty20. (Read More in World T20) Sophie Devine starred with both bat and ball as…
Hockey Legend Balbir Singh Sr Meets Mahendra Singh Dhoni And co. Ahead of Australia World T20 Game
MS Dhoni with Balbir Singh Sr. ahead of India’s World T20 game against Australia. © PTI Chandigarh: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Indian cricket team had a special guest visiting them ahead of their World T20 game against Sri Lanka. And the person was hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr. (World T20: India Face Fierce Rivals Australia in Battle For Semifinal Spot) The 92-year-old great, member of three Olympic gold-medal winning teams,…
International Cricket Council Should Investigate India-Bangladesh World T20 Match, Says Ex-Pakistan Spinner
Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim (left) reacts after his dismissal as Indian bowler Hardik Panday looks on during the World T20 match. © AFP Highlights Karachi: Former Pakistan spinner Tauseef Ahmed said that the International Cricket Council anti-corruption and security unit need to probe the World T20 match between India and Bangladesh since the result looks suspicious. (Hardik Pandya Helps India Beat Bangladesh by One Run) The 57-year old, who played 34…
Auckland claim Plunket Shield with dominant draw
File photo: Michael Guptill-Bunce’s 189 helped Auckland to a Shield-securing draw © Getty Images Auckland claimed the Plunket Shield with a round to spare, after a dominant last two-and-a-half days at the Basin Reserve saw them have the better of the draw against Wellington. Centuries for Michael Guptill-Bunce and Donovan Grobbelaar enabled the visitors to pile on a mammoth 598 in their second innings, the highest domestic total at the…
Black Caps motor on
New Zealand maintained their 100 per-cent record at the ICC World Twenty20 with a dominant 75-run victory in Kolkata that sent Bangladesh home winless. Already assured of a semi-final spot, the Black Caps’ bowlers produced another excellent display to defend 146 with ease and secure a fourth Group 2 triumph. Bangladesh soon slipped to 43 for six in reply and, after an 11-minute delay for floodlight failure, were dismissed for…
World T20: Virat Kohli Terms India's Tight Wins Versus Pakistan And Bangladesh Humbling Experience
Virat Kohli does a one-hand push up ahead of India’s World T20 game against Australia. © AFP Highlights New Delhi: Virat Kohli on Saturday said it was difficult to be consistent in the shortest format, He added that India’s two tight wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh were humbling experience for the team, which began its World T20 campaign as the overwhelming title favourites. (World T20: Virat Kohli Says He Can…
India vs Australia Shall be The Game of World T20, Reckons Ross Taylor
Indian players Mahendera Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli plays football during a training session in Mohali on Saturday. © PTI Highlights Kolkata: After registering a comprehensive 75-run win over Bangladesh, Ross Taylor said that the New Zealand team is not leaving the city without watching the virtual quarterfinals, which could be the “game of the tournament”. (India vs Australia, ICC World T20: How Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Team Has Dominated Aussies)…