Josh Hazlewood wants Australia to gain more experience of Twenty20 cricket © Getty Images Australia’s record in World T20 events is a rather curious anomaly for a team that has generally bossed ICC events. The general perception – no doubt a result of holding Australia to the exalted standards they have set for themselves in the 50-over World Cup – is they have flopped in each of the five previous…
England spinners tie up Williamson's NZ
England 170 for 4 (Roy 55, Santner 2-24) beat New Zealand 169 for 8 (Williamson 63, Rashid 3-15) by six wicketsScorecard Adil Rashid finished with 3 for 15 to help tie down New Zealand © Getty Images After seven overs New Zealand were 78 for 1, steadily marching towards another 200-plus target like they had posted two evenings ago against Sri Lanka. Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s captain, was knocking runs…
Hong Kong bat against Scotland in dead rubber
Toss Hong Kong chose to bat v ScotlandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Hong Kong left out Haseeb Amjad was left out for seamer Adil Mehmood © AFP Hong Kong captain Tanwir Afzal opted to bat in a dead rubber against Scotland, who were chasing their first win at an ICC event in 20 attempts since the 1999 World Cup. Preston Mommsen, the Scotland captain, conceded that he had preferred to…
England Deaf progress to final
England are through to the Deaf ICC Championship final at the Sharjah International Cricket Ground on Monday after recording a second win in three group matches. Stephen George took 4-27 as India Deaf were bowled out for 240 in Dubai An unchanged England side lost the toss, but did a good job of keeping their opponents’ score in check. George took two early wickets and Jimmy Dixon also struck with…
Hong bat against Scotland in dead rubber
Toss Hong Kong opt to bat v ScotlandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Haseeb Amjad was left out for Adil Mehmood © AFP Hong Kong captain Tanwir Afzal opted to bat against Scotland, who were chasing their first win at an ICC global event in 20 attempts since the 1999 World Cup, in a dead rubber in Nagpur. Preston Mommsen, the Scotland captain, conceded that he had preferred to bat as…
Bangladesh brace for Oman's surprise factor
Match facts Sunday, March 13, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Oman can ill-afford a washout as Bangladesh are marginally ahead on net run-rate © ICC/Getty Images Big Picture When the tournament’s schedule was first announced, few would have given Oman a chance of qualifying ahead of Bangladesh and Ireland from their group. Having beaten Ireland in a last-over thriller, Oman, whose game against Netherlands was washed out, will head…
Oman eye Bangladesh heist in knockout clash
Match facts Sunday, March 13, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Oman can ill-afford a washout as Bangladesh are marginally ahead on net run-rate © ICC/Getty Images Big Picture When the tournament’s schedule was first announced, few would have given Oman a chance of qualifying ahead of Bangladesh and Ireland from their group. Having beaten Ireland in a last-over thriller, Oman, whose game against Netherlands was washed out, will head…
Afghanistan progress to main draw with thumping win
Afghanistan 186 for 6 (Nabi 52, Shenwari 43, Panyangara 3-32) beat Zimbabwe 127 (Rashid 3-11, Hamid 2-11) by 59 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Nabi came in at the score of 63 for 4 and powered Afghanistan to 186 for 6 © ICC/Getty Images Afghanistan earned the right to a third appearance in the main draw of the World T20 with a comprehensive win over Full Members Zimbabwe in what…
Knocked-out teams look to make a point
Match facts Sunday, March 13, 2016Start time 1500 local (0930 GMT) Both Netherlands and Ireland will want to sign off on a note that tells the world they are better, and that they deserve more opportunities © Getty/ICC Big Picture In the last World T20, these two teams played the match that decided the qualification. The match featured a sensational chase by Netherlands, and an innings that went a long…
Knocked-out teams seek final thrust
Match facts Sunday, March 13, 2016Start time 1500 local (0930 GMT) Both Netherlands and Ireland will want to sign off on a note that tells the world they are better, and that they deserve more opportunities © Getty/ICC Big Picture In the last World T20, these two teams played the match that decided the qualification. The match featured a sensational chase by Netherlands, and an innings that went a long…