Needing to win three out of three to win a home World Cup and recreate the joy they did at Kensington Oval when they beat USA, West Indies clearly know where they need to get better: when they are batting in the middle overs. Both their average and run-rate have been the lowest in that…
Harry Brook’s first T20 World Cup half-century was not enough to get England over the line against South Africa. But it could yet prove the difference between them qualifying for the semi-finals or being eliminated: by ensuring their margin of defeat was only seven runs, it meant England are well placed to qualify if their…
After spending the group stage waiting in the wings, Kuldeep Yadav continued his run as Super Eight specialist, taking 3 for 19 in India’s comprehensive victory over Bangladesh in Antigua. Kuldeep has now taken five wickets across India’s two Super Eight matches, after picking up 2 for 32 against Afghanistan on Thursday in Barbados. India…
Leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav took three key wickets while Hardik Pandya blasted an undefeated half-century as India moved to the brink of the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a 50-run rout of Bangladesh on Sunday morning AEST. Chasing 197 for victory, Bangladesh lost three of their top five batters to Kuldeep, who removed Tanzid Hasan (29),…
Shakib made 11 off seven balls having arrived at the crease in the 12th over with Bangladesh needing 121 runs at 14.23 per over. He rued the team’s lack of fight in the business end of the tournament as they made below-par scores of 140 for 8 and 146 for 8 against Australia and India…
With just eight days left before he becomes a free agent, Juventus is not confident that Adrien Rabiot will stay with them. The midfielder has been with the club since 2019, and Juventus has been keen on retaining him beyond this summer. A year ago, Rabiot found himself in a similar situation before ultimately signing…
The Blaze 144 for 3 (K Bryce 62, S Bryce 52*) beat South East Stars 141 for 9 (Redmayne 25, Graham 3-16, Groves 3-33) by wickets Kathryn Bryce continued her outstanding season with a match-winning 62 off 44 balls as The Blaze, who were losing finalists in both women’s regional competitions last season, beat South…
Al Nassr is set to resume talks to complete the signing of Wojciech Szczęsny from Juventus. The Polish goalkeeper has accepted a move to Saudi Arabia and has agreed on personal terms, with an expected salary of around 20 million euros per season in the Pro League—an offer he could not refuse. However, initial talks…
Rohit Sharma is convinced that India’s batting approach against Bangladesh – of going hard from ball one – is “how we want to play”. “I’ve been talking about that for a long time,” Rohit said after India’s 50-run win against Bangladesh, which kept them unbeaten in the T20 World Cup 2024 with a semi-final berth…
In a crucial Super 8 clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, India delivered a commanding batting performance against Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, India amassed a formidable total of 196/5 in their allotted 20 overs, setting a challenging target for…
