Tag: ICC T20 World Cup 2022

GEELONG: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first against the Netherlands in their final game of the first round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, here on Thursday.

Playing XIs: 

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c/wk), Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Tim Pringle, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren, Timm van der Gugten

HOBART: Two-time champions West Indies tasted their first triumph as the Joseph-led bowling attack bundled out Zimbabwe on a paltry 122 and scripted a confidence-boosting 31-run victory in the eighth match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

Following an upset defeat against Scotland in their campaign opener, the former champions bounced back to thrash Zimbabwe by 31 runs to seal their first victory in this year’s mega event.

Set to chase 154, Zimbabwe could manage to accumulate 122 before bundling out in the 19th over.

Lower-order batter Luke Jongwe displayed fightback as he top-scored for the side with a gritty knock of 29 off 22 deliveries. He smashed three boundaries and a six before falling to Joseph in the 18th over.

Wessly Madhevere scored the second-most runs for Zimbabwe in the run chase; scoring 27 up the order, while the rest of their batters seemed clueless against the West Indian bowling attack.

Right-arm pacer Joseph returned astounding figures of 4/16, while Holder 3/12 as they dented Zimbabwe’s hopes of chasing down the total.

Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy and Odean Smit, on the other hand, struck out a batter apiece.

West Indies were sailing comfortably at one point as they hoisted 77/1 in 9.4 runs before Even Lewis fell prey to Raza in the 10th over to set the alarm bells off for the batting side.

Raza jolted the West Indian batting line further when he struck twice in the 14th over, dismissing Shamarh Brooks(0) and Alzarri Joseph(4) cheaply.

Following the slump, Rovman Powell and No 8 batter AKeal Hussain anchored the Windies’ innings as they scored 28 off 21 and 23 off 18, respectively, and raised a defiant partnership of 49 runs before the former offered his wicket to Blessing Muzarabani in the final over.

Johnson Charles, however, remained the top-scorer for the side as he played a cautious knock of 45 off 36 laced with three fours and two sixes.

For Zimbabwe, apart from Raza’s sensational figures of 3/19 in his four overs, Muzarabani took two scalps while Sean Williams etched a wicket to his credit. 

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HOBART: West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in the eighth match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, here at Bellerive Oval on Wednesday. 

West Indies had earlier faced an upset defeat by Scotland on Monday.

Playing XIs: 

West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Evin Lewis, Johnson Charles, Shamarh Brooks, Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy

Zimbabwe: Regis Chakabva (c, wk), Tony Munyonga, Wessly Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Tendai Chatara, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

 

HOBART: Ireland secured their first win of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 as they chased down the mammoth 177-run target to beat Scotland by six wickets, here on Wednesday.

Lower-order batters Curtis Campher and George Dockrell sailed Ireland out of hot waters after they were reduced to 61/4 in the 10th over and raised a match-winning partnership to take their side home.

The pair completely dominated the Scottish bowlers in the latter half of the innings and hoisted 119 runs for the unbeaten fifth wicket stand.

Player of the match, Campher, put up a sensational all-round performance as he grabbed two wickets before playing a quickfire knock of 32-ball 72 laced with seven fours and two sixes.

Dockrell, on the other, contributed with an unbeaten knock of 39 off 27 balls, including four fours and a six.

Scotland bowlers ran through the Irish batters initially as Mark Watt, Brad Wheal, Safyaan Sharif, and Michael Leask took a scalp each to jolt the top order.

Earlier, opener Michael Jones blasted a blistering knock of 86 off 55 balls, aiding Scotland to raise a massive total of 176/5 in the allotted 20 overs after they opted to bat first.

Jones smashed six fours and four sixes to help accelerate the scoreboard and went back to the pavilion only in the penultimate over.

Meanwhile, skipper Richie Berrington and wicket-keeper batter Matthew Cross scored 37 off 27 and 28 off 21, respectively

READ: Nabi hits fifty before rain spoils Pakistan-Afghanistan warm-up game

BRISBANE: Skipper Mohammad Nabi played a defiant knock of 37-ball 51 to help Afghanistan post a competitive 155-run target against Pakistan before uninterrupted rain abandoned the match, here at Gabba on Wednesday.  

In their final warm-up game before their opening T20 World Cup game against arch-rivals  India on Sunday, Pakistan remained unable to fully test their batting strength as the openers Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam only batted for 2.2 overs and hoisted 19 runs before rain interrupted the play.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, went through a dismal start as Shaheen Afridi made an excellent return, coming out of injury, as he struck twice in his first two overs to reduce the opponents to 11/2 in just the third over.

The left-arm pacer dislodged the openers Hazratullah Zazai (9) and Rehamtullah Gurbaz (0) before Shadab Khan (3) stuck down No 4 Darwish Rasooli on a paltry total of 19.

Nabi, however, put up a brave resistance and averted the total collapse as he combined magnificently with No 8 batter Usman Ghani for 73 runs and took the scoreboard to 154/6  from 82/6 in the 14th over.

Ghani scored 32 off 20 laced with five boundaries while No 3 batter Ibrahim Zadran contributed in the middle with 35 off 34.

For Pakistan, Shahen and Haris each picked two wickets while spinners Shadab and Mohammad Nawaz also took a scalp apiece.

 

HOBART: Scotland won the toss and elected to bat first against Ireland in the seventh match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, here on Wednesday. 

Playing XIs:

Scotland: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Matthew Cross, Richie Berrington (c), Calum MacLeod, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Brad Wheal, Safyaan Sharif

Ireland: Andy Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little

KARACHI: Renowned Hollywood actor and former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock has joined the hype of the most-anticipated clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup between two arch-rivals Pakistan and India.

The Rock expressed excitement for the World Cup, where the two biggest rivals will face off while promoting his forthcoming film, Black Adam.

“When the greatest rivals collide, the world will stand still. This is more than just a cricket match. It’s time for India vs Pakistan,” said The Rock.

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It is worth mentioning here that the former WWE superstar also played American football in his college days, thus, having a sports background before joining the wrestling and Hollywood industries respectively.

The two arch-rivals – Pakistan and India – will come face to face in their first match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

In the recently-held Asia Cup 2022 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the two teams faced other twice and won a match each.

In the last edition of the T20 World Cup, however, Pakistan outclassed India by a massive margin of 10 wickets to end the jinx of not beating India in World Cups.

READ: Nissanka, bowlers bolster Sri Lanka to seal first win in T20 WC 2022

GEELONG: Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka played a magnificent knock of 74 before the bowlers powered the former champions to a massive 79-run victory over UAE in the sixth match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

Set to chase 153, the UAE batting lineup failed completely and could only amass 73 runs before bundling out in the 18th over.

The UAE batting lineup had no answers to the strong Sri Lankan bowling attack as only three of their batters could amass double figures.

Young all-rounder Aayan Afzal put on a brief fight with his gritty knock of 19 runs and top-scored for his side in a one-sided encounter, while No. 10 batter Junaid Siddique could score 18.

Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva led the bowling attack for Sri Lanka as he returned with astounding figures of 3/8, while Dushmantha Chameera returned with 3/15.

Batting first on the invitation of UAE, former champions Sri Lanka managed to amass a decent total of 152/8 in their quota of 20 overs at the back of a brilliant knock of Nissanka.

Sri Lanka’s opening pair of Nissanka and Kusal Mendis gave the side a flying start and dominated UAE bowlers till the fifth over.

Nissanka was the main aggressor amid the opening stand, while Mendis was finding it tough to score freely before Aryan Lakra trapped him in his legs to hand the first breakthrough to UAE.

The left-handed batter could score 18 off 13 deliveries with the help of two boundaries.

Dhananjaya de Silva then partnered strongly with Nissanka and anchored the innings with a vital 50-run partnership for the second wicket.

Dhananjaya, who was looking solid, remained unlucky as he got run out in the 12th over after scoring a quick 33 off just 21 deliveries. He smashed three boundaries and a six.

UAE’s spinner Karthik Meiyappan then triggered a collapse in the Sri Lankan batting line-up as he registered the first hat-trick of this year’s mega event.

The leg-spinner removed Bhanuka Rajapaksa (5), Charith Asalanka (0), and Dasun Shanaka (0) in consecutive deliveries and forced Sri Lanka to slip to 117/5 in 15 overs.

Nissanka, on the other hand, held his ground firm while his side was losing wickets at regular intervals, before falling in the final over.

He top-scored for the side with a gritty knock of 74 off 60 deliveries, laced with six boundaries and two sixes.

Meiyappan led the bowling attack for the UAE as he returned with 3/19 – courtesy of the hat-trick, while Zahoor Khan bagged two wickets. Lakra and Aayan Afzal Khan struck out a batter each.

BRISBANE: Pakistan Cricket team engaged in a training session here at Gabba on Tuesday ahead of the second warm-up game against Afghanistan tomorrow as the Green Shirts gear up for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. 

Pakistan will kick off their World Cup with a blockbuster clash against arch-rival India on October 23.

The team had a productive day as the players went through rigorous batting, bowling and fielding drills during the session which was attended by all the members of the squad.

The coaching staff including head coach Saqlain Mushtaq and the team’s batting mentor Matthew Hayden trained the players in the nets as well.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also shared pictures of the national team’s preparations for the World Cup on its official Twitter account.

It’s prep. time 🎯 pic.twitter.com/RBZni6JgIM

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 18, 2022

The coaching staff including head coach Saqlain Mushtaq and the team’s batting mentor Matthew Hayden trained the players in the nets as well.

Earlier, England defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their first warm-up match on Monday.

READ: India denies to tour Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023

GEELONG: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the sixth match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

UAE: Muhammad Waseem, Chundangapoyil Rizwan (c), Aryan Lakra, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Chirag Suri, Basil Hameed, Kashif Daud, Aayan Afzal Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana