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India win toss, opt to bat first against Zimbabwe in T20 WC

MELBOURNE: India have won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in the last Super 12s fixture of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.

Zimbabwe: Wessly Madhevere, Craig Ervine (c), Regis Chakabva (wk), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Tony Munyonga, Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani

T20 WC: Pakistan edge Bangladesh to get surprise semifinal entry

ADELAIDE: Pakistan came from behind to book the semifinal berth of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in an interesting turn of events on an action-filled Sunday as they beat Bangladesh by five wickets.

The two teams were competing for the semifinal spot in a virtual knockout game after Proteas had earlier faced an upset defeat at the hands of the Netherlands in the first fixture of Sunday’s tripleheader, which eliminated South Africa from the race for the final four.

Shaheen Afridi stormed through the lower middle order as he grabbed four wickets aiding Pakistan to restrict Bangladesh to 127/8.

Set to chase a meagre target, Pakistan batters held their nerves strong as the opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan raised a cautious 57-run partnership in 63 balls before young Mohammad Haris played a superb cameo of 18-ball 31 to steer Pakistan to a comfortable position in the chase.

Skipper Babar fell prey to left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed after scoring 25 off 33 in the 11th over while Rizwan (32 off 32) followed the suit and got caught at the point in the very next over when he tried to slash medium pacer, Ebadot Hussain.

Shan Masood, on the other hand, chipped in with a skilful unbeaten 24 off 14 to take the side home.

Opting to bat first, Bangladesh failed to post a big total on the board thanks to phenomenal death bowling by the Green Shirts who offered just 21 runs while taking four wickets in the last four overs of the innings.

Left-arm pacer Shaheen produced his best bowling figures since coming back from an injury in the tournament as he returned 4/22 in his four overs quota.

Opener Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored for his side as he played a cautious knock of 54 off 48 laced with seven boundaries while the Pakistan bowlers tested Bangladesh batting throughout the innings.

Shaheen provided the first breakthrough to Pakistan as he got rid of danger man Litton Das, who played a sensational knock in the previous game against India, in the third over after he scored 10 off 8.

Soumya Sarkar then joined Shanto on the crease and anchored the Bangladesh innings with a valiant 52- run partnership to take the scoreboard 73/1 in 10.2 overs before leg spinner Shadab Khan made back-to-back strikes to jolt the batting line.

Sarkar was taken at the point after he scored 20 off 17 while skipper Shakib Al Hasan walked back on golden duck after a confused leg before wicket while the third umpire also nodded to the onfield umpire’s decision.

Following the debacle, Bangladesh remained unable to control the damage as they started to lose wickets at regular intervals with the last five batters failing to reach the double figures.

For Pakistan, apart from Shaheen, Shadab pocketed two wickets while Haris Rauf and Iftikhar Ahmed also took a scalp each.

Pakistan down Bangladesh to book T20 WC semi-final berth

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PAK 128/5 (18.1 Overs)

Ebadot comes back

PAK 126/5 (18 Overs)

Mustafizur replaces Taskin

PAK 121/4 (17 Overs)

Shakib to bowl his last

PAK 110/3 (16 Overs)

Taskin replaces Ebadot

PAK 94/3 (15 Overs)

Shakib comes back

PAK 89/2 (14 Overs)

Ebadot continues

PAK 76/2 (13 Overs)

Mustafizur replaces Nasum

PAK 69/2 (12 Overs)

11.2: Wide on a length. Rizwan leant across, reached out and tried to slash it, looked like Rizwan wanted to go for the boundary but was early on the shot.

Ebadot comes back

PAK 61/1 (11 Overs)

10.3: Looped up full on middle and off, Babar went on one knee and tried to whack it aerially. The ball deceived Babar and went off the splice.

Nasum comes to bowl his last

PAK 56/0 (10 Overs)

Shakib replaces Nasum

PAK 48/0 (9 Overs)

Ebadot Hossain comes into the attack

PAK 42/0 (8 Overs)

Nasum to bowl his third

PAK 38/0 (7 Overs)

Mustafizur continues

PAK 34/0 (6 Overs)

Nasum comes back

PAK 33/0 (5 Overs)

Mustafizur Rahman replaces Taskin

PAK 26/0 (4 Overs)

Shakib Al Hasan comes to bowl

PAK 15/0 (3 Overs)

Taskin continues

PAK 11/0 (2 Overs)

Nasum Ahmed to bowl from the other end

PAK 6/0 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan come out to open the innings for Pakistan. Taskin Ahmed to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs BANGLADESH (2nd INNINGS)

ADELAIDE: Shaheen Afridi stormed through the lower middle order as he grabbed four wickets, aiding Pakistan to restrict Bangladesh to 127/8 as the two teams compete for the semifinal berth in a virtual knockout game of the Super 12s Group 2, here on Sunday.

BAN 127/8 (20 Overs)

Haris to bowl the final over

BAN 116/7 (19 Overs)

Shaheen comes to bowl his last

BAN 109/6 (18 Overs)

Haris comes back into the attack

BAN 107/6 (17 Overs)

16.5: Came down and stayed leg side to open up cover. Looked to loft it, got height. Deep point ran diagonally to the right and took it.

16.2: Came in and tailed away late, pitched around the middle and went away. Mosaddek tried to dab it with an open face and missed it.

Shaheen replaces Wasim Jr

BAN 106/4 (16 Overs)

Naseem comes back

BAN 99/4 (15 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes back

BAN 92/4 (14 Overs)

13.2: Down the track again but a bit too early. Iftikhar sees him and pulls back the length, bowls it slow. Shanto goes for the inside-out cover drive on the up, misses and it hits off.

Iftikhar continues

BAN 87/3 (13 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl his last

BAN 78/3 (12 Overs)

Iftikhar comes back

BAN 74/3 (11 Overs)

10.4: Reverse swept in the air, taken at point! It was full and slow around off, Soumya Sarkar changed his stance early and looked to hit it hard.

Shadab comes again

BAN 70/1 (10 Overs)

Haris comes back

BAN 64/1 (9 Overs)

Shadab continues

BAN 56/1 (8 Overs)

Iftikhar Ahmed comes into the attack

BAN 49/1 (7 Overs)

Shadab Khan comes to bowl his first

BAN 40/1 (6 Overs)

Naseem comes again

BAN 38/1 (5 Overs)

Haris Rauf replaces Shaheen

BAN 34/1 (4 Overs)

Mohammad Wasim Jr replaces Naseem

BAN 21/1 (3 Overs)

Shaheen continues

BAN 13/0 (2 Overs)

Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end

BAN 6/0 (1 Over)

Litton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto come out to bat for Bangladesh. Shaheen Shah Afridi to bowl the first over

PAKISTAN vs BANGLADESH (1st INNINGS)

ADELAIDE: Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first in a must-win Group 2 Super 12s clash against Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain

HEAD TO HEAD (T20Is)

Matches 17, Pakistan 15, Bangladesh 2

FORM GUIDE

Bangladesh: L, W, L, W, L
Pakistan: W, W, L, L, W

T20 WC: Bangladesh opt to bat first against Pakistan in must-win game

ADELAIDE: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in a virtual knockout game of the Super 12s Group 2 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, here on Sunday.

Pakistan remained unchanged while Bangladesh made three changes in their playing XI.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain

HEAD TO HEAD (T20Is)

Matches 17, Pakistan 15, Bangladesh 2

FORM GUIDE

Bangladesh: L, W, L, W, L
Pakistan: W, W, L, L, W

T20 WC: Pakistan get lifeline as Netherlands upset South Africa

ADELAIDE: Netherlands put Pakistan back in the race for the semifinals after the Dutch side pulled out yet another upset of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 as they beat South Africa by 13 runs in the Super 12s Group 2 match here on Sunday.

The costly defeat crashed South Africa out of the tournament with Pakistan and Bangladesh will now be in contention to book a place in the final four as the two teams compete in today’s second fixture.

Set to chase 159, South Africa remained short of the target after a sensational bowling display by the Netherlands to restrict Proteas to 145/8 in the allotted 20 overs.

Dutch pacer Brandon Glover struck two wickets in an over as he dismissed David Miller (17 off 17) and Wayne Parnell on a duck in the 16th over to derail the South African chase.

Proteas’ unimpressive batting put them on a back seat throughout the innings as none of their batters failed to make it into the 30s. Rilee Rossouw top-scored for the side with his 25 off 19 while Heinrich Klaasen contributed 21 off 18.

For the Netherlands, Glover was the pick of the bowlers as he returned inspirational figures of 3/9 in his two overs while Fred Klaassen and Bas de Leede grabbed two wickets each. Medium pacer Paul van Meekeren also had a scalp to his credit.

Earlier, Netherlands batters Tom Cooper and Colin Ackerman’s vital knocks bolstered their side to a competitive total of 158/4 in the first innings of the first fixture of Sunday’s tripleheader.

Batting first on the invitation of South African captain Temba Bavuma, Netherlands managed to amass 158/4, thanks to the blistering knocks of Cooper and Ackerman.

The Dutch side got off to a steady start as the openers – Stephan Myburgh (37) and Max O’ Dowd (29) – added 58 runs for the first wicket.

Myburgh scored 37 off just 30 deliveries before falling prey to Aiden Markram in the ninth over, while O’Dowd played a cautious knock of 29 off 31 balls.

Cooper then raced up the proceedings for the Netherlands with a quickfire cameo of 35 in just 19 balls, laced with two boundaries and two sixes before Keshav Maharaj got him caught behind in the 15th over.

Ackerman, however, held his ground firmly and ticked the scoreboard ticking at a decent pace with his quickfire knock of 41 in mere 26 deliveries with the help of three boundaries and two sixes.

For South Africa, Maharaj bagged two wickets, while Anrich Nortje and Markram struck out a batter each.

Sri Lanka win toss, elect to bat first against England in T20 WC

SYDNEY: Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat first against England in the last Super 12s Group 1 fixture of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

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

England: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 13, England 9, Sri Lanka 4

FORM GUIDE

Sri Lanka: W, L, L, W, W
England: W, L, W, NR, W

New Zealand qualify for the third consecutive T20 WC semi-final

ADELAIDE: Last year’s runner-up, New Zealand, have become the first team to make their way to the semi-finals of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

In their last Super 12s fixture against Ireland, the Blackcaps sealed a resounding 35-run victory despite a rapid start from the Irish openers in the run chase.

Following their comfortable victory, Australia then needed to produce alike performance in their fixture against Afghanistan up next, in order to keep up with New Zealand’s net run rate.

Consequently, the defending champions had to amass 185 runs against Afghanistan but they could manage to score 168/8 despite Glenn Maxwell’s quickfire half-century.

The Australian bowlers too failed to restrict the Afghan batting lineup to a paltry total and handed their team a narrow four-run triumph.

Following New Zealand’s qualification, the Kane Williamson-led side can finish no less than second in Group 1 but could slip a spot if England hammer Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Australia, on the other hand, now want Sri Lanka to beat England to book a semi-final spot, while only a victory by any margin can power Jos Buttler’s side into the final four.

READ: T20 WC elimination looms as Australia seal narrow win over Afghanistan

T20 WC: Pakistan team reaches Adelaide for Bangladesh clash

ADELAIDE: Pakistan Cricket team reached Adelaide on Friday ahead of their final clash of the Super 12s stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 against Bangladesh on Sunday.

Albeit very slim chances to qualify for the semifinal of the tournament, the national team will be eyeing a comprehensive win against the opponents in order to strengthen their run rate, which could play a vital role in case of exceptional results in either of the other two matches scheduled on Sunday.

Sunday will mark the last yet critical day of the Super 12 round as all of the six teams of Group 2 will be up against each with India taking on Zimbabwe at Melbourne Cricket Ground while South Africa will compete against group laggers Netherlands at Adelaide.

Pakistan, on the other hand, sealed a sensational win against Proteas on Thursday in Sydney and gained two more points and a major boost in their confidence after they lost the first two matches of their World Cup campaign, including an upset defeat against Zimbabwe in Perth.

READ: Sidra, Muneeba topple various records for Pakistan in Women’s ODIs

T20 WC elimination looms as Australia seal narrow win over Afghanistan

ADELAIDE: The defending champions Australia claimed two crucial points as they edged Afghanistan by a mere four runs but remained on the brink of elimination from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 due to a lesser net run rate.

Despite their third win in five matches, the defending champions’ semi-final qualification is subjected to England losing their last Super 12s match as the latter take on Sri Lanka on Saturday.

England’s victory over Sri Lanka, by any margin, would take them to this year’s mega event semi-final as Jos Buttler-led side have a better net run rate than Australia.

Earlier, last year’s finalists New Zealand became the first team from any of the two groups to book their berth in the semi-finals, courtesy of Australia failing to amass 185 in the first innings against Afghanistan.

Afghanistan, set to chase 169, narrowly missed upsetting the defending champions and fell just four runs short.

Rashid Khan’s quickfire cameo of an unbeaten 48 off just 23 deliveries kept the game alive for Afghanistan but Marcus Stoinis held his nerves calm in the final over as he defended 23 runs to keep the Asian side at bay.

Besides Rashid, Gulbadin Naib also added to the misery of the Aussies with his magnificent 39-run knock as he conceded just 23 deliveries before a direct hit from Glenn Maxwell ended his impressive knock.

Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood bagged two wickets each for Australia, while Kane Richardson made one scalp.

Australia, batting first on the invitation of Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi, managed to amass 168/8 in their quota of 20 overs, thanks to a quick unbeaten fifty from Maxwell in the death overs.

The side embarked on their innings with a decent run rate as their left-handed opener David Warner provided a solid foundation with a quick cameo of 25 in just 18 deliveries, while his partner Cameron Green could score just three.

The defending champions had a new batting pair – Mitchell Marsh and Steve Smith – at the crease but they failed to anchor the innings as the latter fell just after scoring four.

Following the slump, Marsh then joined hands with Marcus Stoinis and carried the proceeding to 83/3 in the 10th over.

Afghan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rehman, however, struck in the 11th over to put an end to the budding partnership as he got Marsh caught behind.

The all-rounder fell five runs short of his half-century as he scored a quick 45 off just 30 deliveries with the help of three boundaries and two sixes.

Marcus Stoinis then attempted to stop the flow of wickets as he anchored the innings with a sensible 25-run knock off 21 balls and added 53 runs for the fifth wicket with Maxwell before falling in the 16th over.

Following his dismissal, Australia then began to lose wickets at an alarming rate as Matthew Wade (6), Pat Cummins (0), and Kane Richardson (1) fell cheaply.

Maxwell held his ground firm and kept the scoreboard ticking single-handedly and guided Australia to 168/8 in 20 overs.

The right-handed top-scored with an unbeaten half-century and amassed 54 runs off just 32 balls, laced with six boundaries and two sixes.

Naveen-ul-Haq led the bowling attack for Afghanistan with 3/21, while Fazalhaq Farooqi bagged two wickets. Rashid Khan and Mujeeb, on the other hand, struck out a batter each.

Afghanistan win toss, opt to bowl first against Australia in T20 WC

ADELAIDE: Afghanistan have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Australia in an all-important Super 12s clash of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

Australia: David Warner, Cameron Green, Mitch Marsh, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (c), Pat Cummins, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Usman Ghani, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Darwish Rasooli, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazal Farooqi