India stayed in the hunt for the semi-finals after defeating Bangladesh by one run. © AFP Highlights India have kept their campaign alive by registering a narrow one-run win over Bangladesh and they are favorites to join New Zealand in the semi-final from Group 2. However, England’s victory over Afghanistan has made the situation in Group 1 interesting. Here are the qualifying scenarios for all the teams in the ICC…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Plays Holi With Fans Ahead of India vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup Match
MS Dhoni celebrates holi with fan Sudhir Gautam before World T20 match vs Bangladesh. Highlights Mahendra Singh Dhoni played holi with some of his greatest fans in Bangalore on Tuesday. Dhoni obliged Sudhir Gautam and Ram Babu, who were given access to the Indian team bus and meet the skipper. India play Bangladesh in a T20 World Cup match at Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. In spite of the heavy security,…
Delhi confirmed as World T20 semi-final venue
The RP Mehra Block at the Feroz Shah Kotla, which remains shut © Getty Images Delhi will host the first semi-final of the World T20 on March 30, as originally scheduled. Strong doubts had surfaced about the venue over the past couple of weeks, with talk of the match being shifted elsewhere after the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) had failed to secure a clearance certificate from the South…
World T20: Hardik Pandya Helps India Beat Bangladesh by One Run
Indian bowler Hardik Pandya (centre) celebrates India’s win against Bangladesh during the World T20 match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. © AFP Highlights Bengaluru: India scraped to a one-run win against a tenacious Bangladesh in Bangalore in a thrilling match on Wednesday, keeping their hopes of World Twenty20 glory alive. India were restricted to 146 for seven after being sent in to bat at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, thanks to…
Georgia Elwiss in India blog 2
Georgia Elwiss is blogging exclusively for ecb.co.uk during the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in India. In her second instalment she reflects on meeting the Dalai Lama, fun and games on the team bus in Delhi and England winning their first two group games. I’m very pleased to be reporting two wins out of two to kick-start our ICC WT20 campaign. First up, Bangladesh in Bangalore. To say we have been well…
Watch New Zealand vs Pakistan Match Highlights, ICC World T20 2016
Martin Guptill smacked 80 off 48 balls vs Pakistan in World T20. © AFP New Zealand beat Pakistan in their third match of the Super 10 stage in World T20 in Mohali on Tuesday. They beat the 2009 champions by 22 runs to advance to the semi-finals. (Highlights | Points table) The Kiwis posted a strong 180 for five before restricting Pakistan to 158-5 off 20 overs on a sporting…
World T20: Hockey Team Cheers for India in Bangladesh Match
Indian hockey team cheering for Team India during the World T20 match against Bangladesh. (Photo Credit: BCCI on Twitter) © Twitter Bengaluru: The Indian hockey team were out at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to cheer for the national cricket team which was playing Bangladesh in a World Twenty20 Group 2 match on Wednesday. (Scorecard | Blog) “Good luck team india. it’s great to witness a live match here in Bengaluru…
World T20: Taskin Ahmed Suspension Upheld by Judicial Commissioner
Taskin Ahmed can apply to the ICC for a re-assessment of his bowling action. © AFP Highlights Bengaluru: Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed’s suspension from bowing in international cricket was on Wednesday upheld by a judicial commissioner following a review hearing. The ICC said in a release that Taskin had “exercised his right to request an expeditious review of his case by a judicial commissioner” after his suspension for an…
India pip Bangladesh in thriller
India pulled a one-run victory out of the fire, taking three wickets in the last three balls, to keep their ICC World Twenty20 hopes alive with the most tense of wins over Bangladesh in Bangalore. With the Tigers needing 11 from the last over, bowled by Hardik Pandya, Mushfiqur Rahim hit the second and third balls for four to make it two required from three deliveries. However Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah both…
Leg-spinner Luus runs through Ireland
23 March 2016 | Rob Barnett Tweet Sune Luus claimed amazing figures of 5-8 from four overs as South Africa thrashed Ireland in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20. The 20-year-old leg-spinner ripped through Ireland’s middle order, consigning them to a total of 89 for nine and defeat by 67 runs in Chennai The Proteas, who now sit second in Group A after their first win,…