Category: ICC World T20

‘Ban IPL’ trends in India after back-to-back defeats in T20 WC

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KARACHI: Indians in huge numbers demanded a ban on the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they believe it destroyed their team. 

‘Ban on IPL’ became a social media trend after India lost back-to-back matches against Pakistan and New Zealand in T20 World Cup 2021. Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets followed by New Zealand defeating them by eight wickets on Sunday.

With two defeats in a row, India is fifth in Group 2 of the mega event and their position in the tournament now highly depends on ifs and buts.

READ: India set world record of scoring no boundary in 10 overs

India set world record of scoring no boundary in 10 overs

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DUBAI: India have now become the only T20I team that failed to hit a boundary in between 10 overs in the shorter format of the game. 

In their T20 World Cup contest against New Zealand on Sunday, the Indian batting line failed completely. No boundary was scored by Indian batsmen between over 7-17.

It was the first time such a thing happened in T20I history. India set this record amid their poor form started in the T20 World Cup after losing to arch-rivals Pakistan by 10 wickets in their first match.

With another defeat in the mega event, India are fifth in Group 2 with no win so far. They will now face Afghanistan in their third match on November 3.

READ: T20 World Cup: Jos Buttler stars as England thrash Australia

Babar smashes 600-700 balls daily, can you imagine?

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DUBAI: Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam shared that a total of 600-700 balls are required for net practice in a single day.

In a video released by International Cricket Council (ICC), Babar said he smashed 600-700 balls while training in a day.

 

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It must be noted here that Babar led Pakistan to three consecutive victories against India, New Zealand, and Afghanistan in T20 World Cup. Babar scored crucial runs against India and Afghanistan to help Pakistan remain top-notch.

READ: ‘Babar’s mother is fine’ confirms Azam Siddique

New Zealand beat India to win their first match in T20 WC

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DUBAI: Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson partnered strongly to drive New Zealand to eight-wickets win against India in T20 World Cup here at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. 

Set to chase 111 runs, New Zealand’s skipper Williamson and Mitchell carried their team to a comfortable chase in the end. The two batters scored 72 runs for New Zealand as they notched their first victory in the event.

Mitchell fell just a run short to his fifty off 35 balls including four boundaries and three sixes. Williamson remained not out for 33 laced with three boundaries.

Jasprit Bumrah was the only wicket-taker for India as he finished with 2-19.

While bowling first, Trent Boult bagged three followed by Ish Sodhi’s two wickets helped the Black Caps restrict India to 110-7 in 20 overs.

Sent into bat first, the Indian batting line was completely speechless against the confident bowling attack of New Zealand.

Boult started the proceedings by removing Ishan Kishan in third over. Thereafter, India kept losing wickets after regular intervals. KL Rahul scored 18 runs whereas Rohit Sharma made 14.

Rishabh Pant made 12 followed by Ravindra Jadeja scoring fighting 26 laced with two boundaries and a six. Pandya also contributed 23.

For New Zealand, Boult and Sodhi were followed by Tim Southee and Adam Milne taking a wicket each.

Toss

New Zealand have won the toss and decided to bowl first against India

SQUADS

India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (capt), Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (capt), Devon Conway (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult

Afghanistan beat Namibia to remain on second postition

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ABU DHABI: Naveen-ul-Haq and Hamid Hassan bagged three wickets each as Afghanistan beat Namibia by 62 runs to remain in the second position in Group 2 of T20 World Cup. 

Set to chase 161 runs, Namibian batters gave up to Afghanistan’s bowlers who showed their dominancy throughout. David Weise was the highest scorer for them with 26 runs off 30 balls including two boundaries. Jam Nicol Loftie Eaton managed to score 14.

Apart from Naveen and Hamid, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan bagged two and a wicket respectively.

Earlier, openers Hazratullah Zazai and Mohammad Shahzad provided a solid 53-run stand to Afghanistan as they scored 160-5 in given 20 overs. Zazai scored 33 with the help of four boundaries and two sixes whereas Shahzad smashed 45 runs.

Asghar Afghan, who played his last international match, made 31 runs followed by skipper Mohammad Nabi scoring 32 not-out laced with five boundaries and a six.

For Namibia, Ruben Trum Pelmann and Eaton bagged two wickets each.

‘Babar’s mother is fine’ confirms Azam Siddique

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DUBAI: Pakistani captain Babar Azam’s father Azam Siddique confirmed that his wife and Babar’s mother has been shifted to home and is fine. 

Taking to Instagram after Babar’s manager shared the news, Azam wrote that his family went through a difficult phase but everything ended on a good note.

 

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Earlier, Azam confirmed that his wife was on a ventilator when Pakistan played against India in the T20 World Cup contest. Babar alongside Mohammad Rizwan played an anchor role for Pakistan to beat India for the very first in the mega event.

 

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READ: ‘Still, way to go for us in the event’ Babar Azam 

T20 World Cup: Jos Buttler stars as England thrash Australia

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Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten match-winning fifty as England thrashed Australia by eight wickets in their T20 World Cup group stage match in Dubai on Saturday.

The wicketkeeper-batter remained not out at 71 from 32 deliveries after hitting five boundaries and as many sixes as England reached the 126-run target in 11.4 overs.

Jos Buttler put on a 66-run opening partnership with Jason Roy (22 from 20) as well.

England won the toss and chose to bowl. The decision proved to be the right one as their bowlers ran riot over the Australian batting lineup.

Aaron Finch-led side were dismissed for just 125 in their 20 overs. The skipper top-scored with 49-ball 44 with four boundaries to his name. However, it was not enough for the side to post a competitive total.

Chris Jordan was the pick of the bowlers with his three-wicket haul. Chris Woakes and Tymal Mills bagged two wickets each as well.

T20 World Cup: Hasaranga hat-trick in vain as South Africa beat Sri Lanka

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South Africa clinched a four-wicket win against Sri Lanka in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup group stage fixture in Sharjah on Saturday.

Sri Lanka, being sent in to bat, were dismissed for 142.

Opener Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 72 from 58 balls with the help of six boundaries and two sixes.

Charith Asalanka hit two fours and a maximum on his way to 14-ball 21.

Tabraiz Shamsi and Dwaine Pretorius both got three wickets.

The Proteas completed the run chase with a ball to spare.

Skipper Temba Bavuma was the highest scorer with run-a-ball 46 with a boundary and as many sixes to his name.

David Miller made 13-ball 23 with two sixes for ensuring a victory.

Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva was the pick of the Lankan bowlers with his three-wicket haul.

Dushmantha Chameera bagged two wickets.

‘Still, way to go for us in the event’ Babar Azam

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DUBAI: Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam was satisfied with his team’s performance so far but believes that there is a long way for them to go in T20 World Cup 2021. 

Speaking after the third consecutive victory in the event, Babar said his team executed the plans well but they are still left with so much to do in the event.

“A very good start of the tournament for us. We won three consecutive matches that gave us a lot of confidence,” he said.

“But, we still have to play two matches and then knock out stage. So, our focus is strong on next games,” he added.

Babar thanked Pakistani fans for showing all-out support to the team. “I want to thank each and every fan for supporting us. Meanwhile, I would like to request them to stand with players in bad times. Your support gives us confidence and we try our best to win games,” he said.

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‘Remember the Name’ Asif Ali wins heart of cricket world

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DUBAI: Asif Ali once again proved himself as a solid match-winner after leading Pakistan to third consecutive victory in T20 World Cup 2021. 

Asif struck four sixes in the 19th over to hand Pakistan a convincing five-wicket victory against Afghanistan.

Followed by his match-winning knock against New Zealand in the previous match, this inning also managed to make him a hero in the cricket world right now.

Pakistan have made their position stronger to qualify for the semis in the mega event after winning all their three matches so far. Now, the Green Shirts will play against qualifying teams Namibia and Scotland in their last two group stage contests.

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