Match facts Saturday, March 26, 2016Start time 1500 local (0900 GMT) Play 01:43 We want to keep our form on a roll – Ronchi Big picture Bangladesh are carrying the most heart-breaking result on their back, but now take on the form team of the competition. New Zealand, who are in the semi-finals after three consecutive wins, have relied on combined efforts with both bat and ball, rather than individual…
World T20: West Indies Seal Spot in Semis, India and Australia To Fight it Out for Other Spot
West Indies sealed their spot in the semi-finals of the ICC World T20 with a three-wicket win over South Africa in Nagpur. © AFP Highlights West Indies became the second team after New Zealand to reach the semi-final of the ICC World T20. Their victory over South Africa has meant that the other teams in the group, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka will be fighting it out for the…
Virat Kohli is Winning Games Like Sachin Tendulkar Used to, Says Shahid Afridi
Virat Kohli greets Shahid Afridi during a practice ahead of India vs Pakistan World T20 clash. © AFP Highlights Mohali: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi compared batting maestro Virat Kohli with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, saying he has now become the wall of the Indian cricket team, winning match after match with his bat. (Virat Kohli Era Has Started, He is The New Sachin Tendulkar: Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag) Kohli has…
Windies secure semi-final spot
England will join West Indies in the ICC World Twenty20 semi-finals if they beat holders Sri Lanka tomorrow after South Africa were dramatically beaten by three wickets in Nagpur. Carlos Brathwaite and Denesh Ramdin took nine runs from the final over, bowled by Kagiso Rabada, to complete a chase of 123 with two deliveries remaining. Brathwaite took the Windies to the brink by crashing the second ball for six before…
Some Pakistan Cricket Board Members Don't Want My Involvement: Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram feels that drastic improvement is required in Pakistan’s cricket system particularly domestic cricket. © Reuters Highlights Karachi: Former Test captain Wasim Akram is ready to help get Pakistan cricket back on its feet but believes some members of the cricket board don’t want him involved. (Akram Slams Cricket Board For Probing Pakistan’s Asia Cup Debacle) There were reports that some members of the board of governors of the…
Some Pakistan Cricket Board Members Don't Want My Involvement: Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram feels that drastic improvement is required in Pakistan’s cricket system particularly domestic cricket. © Reuters Highlights Karachi: Former Test captain Wasim Akram is ready to help get Pakistan cricket back on its feet but believes some members of the cricket board don’t want him involved. (Akram Slams Cricket Board For Probing Pakistan’s Asia Cup Debacle) There were reports that some members of the board of governors of the…
Shahid Afridi Repeats 'Kashmir' Comment After Pakistan World T20 Loss
Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi walks from the field after being dismissed during the World T20 match. © AFP Mohali: Unfazed by the criticism he drew for mentioning Kashmir in the previous match, Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi once again thanked supporters from the valley for turning up to cheer his team in the lost World T20 match against Australia. (Australia Knock Pakistan Out of World T20) “I want to thank…
ICC World Twenty20: Bangladesh Fined for Slow Over-Rate vs India
Bangladesh players will be fined 10 per cent of their match fees. © AFP Highlights Bangladesh have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 Super 10 Group 2 match against India at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday. (World T20: Hardik Pandya Helps India Beat Bangladesh by One Run) Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s side was ruled to be one over short of its…
Impressive Australia eliminate Pakistan
Steve Smith and Shane Watson blasted Pakistan out of the ICC World Twenty20 as Australia kept their hopes alive with a 21-run victory in Mohali. Skipper Smith thrashed 61 from 43 balls, sharing an unbroken stand of 74 with Watson, who added 44 from just 21 deliveries, as Australia posted 193 for four. Pakistan made a decent fist of their chase, but with the required rate climbing James Faulkner took…
James Faulkner Says Variation is Key to Success in World T20
Australian player James Faulkner in action during the World T20 match against Pakistan in Mohali. © PTI Highlights Mohali: Man of the Match James Faulkner said the secret of success for a bowler in the Twenty20 format lies in having good variation, execution of which can make life difficult for batsmen. (Australia Knock Pakistan Out of World T20) Faulkner picked up five wickets to run through Pakistan batting line-up and…