Tag: T20 World Cup 2021

ABU DHABI: Temba Bavuma rescued South Africa in a low-scoring match followed by their six-wicket win over Bangladesh in T20 World Cup 2021. 

Bavuma kept his nerves calm when South Africa lost a couple of quick wickets. Bangladeshi bowlers tried hard with the ball but a paltry target of 85 couldn’t make it their day.

Sent into bat first, Bangladesh lost their control after their first opener Mohammad Naim fell off Kagiso Rabada.

A couple of dismissals followed the line and South African bowlers completely dominated. Liton Das (24) and Mahedi Hasan (27) tried to save the Bangladeshi batting line but the day belonged to South African bowlers. Das struck a boundary whereas Hasan smashed two boundaries and a six.

Rabada and Anrich Nortje bagged three wickets each, Tabraiz Shamsi took two while Dwaine Preterious managed to take a scalp.

In reply, South Africa lost Reeza Hendricks earlier followed by Quinton De Kock (14) and Aiden Markram (0). But, Rassie van der Dussen (22) and Bavuma (31*) scored 47 runs together to set the tone for a low-score chase.

For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed took two wickets while Hasan and Nasum Ahmed shared a wicket apiece.

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

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.

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.

Remember the name @AasifAli2018

— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) October 29, 2021

ASIF ALI “Remember The Name” @AasifAli2018 Brilliant hitting ❤️ #PakvsAfg #PAKvAFG #T20WorldCup

— Anwar Ali Khan (@realanwarali48) October 29, 2021

#asifyoubeauty incredible hitting under pressure. Sensational 👏👏Congrats boys keep up the good work. #PakistanZindabad

— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) October 29, 2021

ASIF ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII — REMEMBER THE NAME

— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) October 29, 2021

وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ

REMEMBER THE NAME @AasifAli2018 https://t.co/CGpIylj6bw

— Ibrahim Badees (@IbrahimBadees) October 29, 2021

What a player got man of the match playing only 7 balls remember the name @AasifAli2018 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/57MLE16h9C

— Yasir Hameed (@Yasir_HameedQ) October 29, 2021

Remember the name #AsifAli 🔥🔥🔥#PakvsAfg https://t.co/FK2MSPyr01

— Pyar Ali Amir Ali (@pyaraliamirali) October 29, 2021

@AasifAli2018, remember the name! What a match! Well played @ACBofficials too! #UnitedForPakistan #AFGvPAK #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/nRnnmWiJWl

— Ali Naqvi (@AliNaqvi808) October 29, 2021

ASIF ALI, REMEMBER THE NAME!

No player hits SIXES more frequently for Pakistan than Asif Ali. Take a bow, take thousand bows! 24 OFF THE OVER 🔥#T20WorldCup

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) October 29, 2021

Aur kuch mere laiq😂
Remember the name Asif Ali😍🥰 #PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/ZJqY03hyqw

— چاند تارا🌙🌟 (@ChandFZTara) October 29, 2021

We had to bring in the big guns to win; Asif Ali, remember the name! #PakvsAfg #PAKvAFG https://t.co/BVL2atmga0

— Adeel Raja (@adeelraja) October 29, 2021

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.

READ: Asif snatches victory from the jaws of Afghanistan

Pakistan won their third consecutive match in T20 World Cup 

PAK 148/5 (19 overs)

Asif struck four sixes to win the match for Pakistan

Janat to bowl his last over

PAK 124/5 (18 overs)

Naveen comes to bowl

PAK 122-4 (17 overs)

Rashid bowls his last over

PAK 110-3 (16 overs)

Janat comes again

PAK 101-3 (15 overs)

Rashid continues

PAK 97/2 (14 overs)

Nabi bowls his last over

PAK 89/2 (13 overs)

Rashid Continues

PAK 81-2 (12 overs)

Nabi comes again

PAK 75-1 (11 overs)

Rashid comes to bowl

PAK 72-1 (10 overs)

Janat continues

PAK 62-1 (9 overs)

Naveen comes back

PAK 49-1 (8 overs)

Karim Janat joins the attack

PAK 44/1 (7 overs)

Mujeeb to complete his four overs

PAK 38-1 (6 overs)

Naveen-ul-Haq comes to bowl

PAK 31-1 (5 overs)

Mujeeb bowls his third

PAK 29-1 (4 overs)

Nabi continues

PAK 15-1 (3 overs)

Mujeeb continues

PAK 11-0 (2 overs)

M Nabi comes to bowl

PAK 3-0 (1 over)

Mujeeb-ur-Rehman to start off for Afghanistan with the bowl. Babar Azam, M Rizwan come out to bat

Pakistan vs Afghanistan (2nd innings)

Pakistan need 148 runs to win their third consecutive match in T20 World Cup 2021

M Nabi (35*)

Gulbadin Naib (35*)

AFG 147-6 (20 overs)

Afridi bowls last over for Pakistan

AFG 140-6 (19 overs)

Haris bowls his last over

AFG 125-6 (18 overs)

Hasan to bowl his last

AFG 104-6 (17 overs)

Haris to bowl

AFG 101-6 (16 overs)

Afridi to bowl his last spell

AFG 93-6 (15 overs)

Hasan comes back

AFG 86-6 (14 overs)

Haris comes in

AFG 76-6 (13 overs)

Shadab bowls back

AFG 67-5 (12 overs)

MAIDEN OVER

Hasan comes back

AFG 67-5 (11 overs)

Shadab continues

AFG 65-5 (10 overs)

Imad to bowl his last over

AFG 64-4 (9 overs)

Shadab continues

AFG 55-4 (8 overs)

Imad continues with controlled bowling

AFG 51-4 (7 overs)

Shadab Khan to bowl his first over

AFG 49-4 (6 overs)

Hasan Ali comes to bowl

AFG 39-3 (5 overs)

Haris Rauf joins the attack

AFG 30-1 (4 overs)

Imad comes back

AFG 13-2 (3 overs)

2.4: Shahzad falls early as Afridi strikes. Simple catch for Babar Azam

Afridi continues

AFG 8-1 (2 overs)

1.3: Zazai Miscued, a straight catch by Haris Rauf

Imad Wasim bowls from the other end

AFG 5-0 (1 over)

M Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai open batting for Afghanistan

Shaheen Shah Afridi to open bowling for Pakistan

Pakistan vs Afghanistan (1st innings)

DUBAI: Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first against Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2021 here at Dubai International Stadium on Friday.

DUBAI: Pakistan team’s head coach for T20 World Cup 2021, Saqlain Mushtaq believes that viral pictures of Pakistan-India cricketers sent out a strong message of peace and love. 

Speaking to media virtually on Thursday, Saqlain said Pakistan and India are the two most powerful cricket nations in the world and people always enjoy their matches against each other.

“Pakistan vs India matches have always been exciting for the cricket fans. Our victory against them was convincing and we enjoyed it,” he said.

“But, the best part of the match was those pictures of Pakistan-India players that went viral. Hats off to Dhoni, Virat, Babar, Malik, Dahani, Rizwan, Imad, their pictures after the Pak-India game sent a strong message of love and peace,” the head coach shared.

While talking about the game, Saqlain said they can’t take any team lightly, moving closer to semi-final of the multi-nation tournament.

“We have got confidence after two victories in the event. But, we can’t get relaxed because no team is light in the tournament,” he said.

“Our next match is against Afghanistan which is a really good side. Their openers are in form and they can give us a tough time. We need to plan things strongly against them and continue our winning streak,” he added.

READ: ‘From criticism to fan following’ Asif, Haris win heart on internet

SHARJAH: Pakistan team captain Babar Azam, experienced cricketer Mohammad Hafeez and his son Roshan, and bowling consultant Vernon Philander spent some quality time at the gold course on a day off from cricket. 

In a picture posted on social media, Hafeez, Babar, and Philander can be seen posing with golf sticks. The three tied up strong contests in the course with also practicing power-hitting.

Remember, Hafeez had credited golf for improvement in his power-hitting in cricket.

Pakistan will do training session tomorrow ahead of their third game against Afghanistan on October 29. The Green Shirts are currently at top of the points table in Group 2 by winning both of their matches.

READ: ‘It was very important for us to win against NZ’ match-winner Asif

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Television (PTV)’s management took notice of former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s resignation on air following his spat with sports anchor Nauman Niaz during their T20 World Cup 2021 show ‘Game On Hai’.

According to the details, a committee has been formed to investigate the matter that became hype on social media.

Akhtar has already explained the matter on his Youtube channel after resigning on air on PTV Sports.

Multiple clips are circulating on social media so I thought I shud clarify. pic.twitter.com/ob8cnbvf90

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) October 26, 2021

Meanwhile, a lot of people in Pakistan lent their support to the cricketer-turned-analyst against Nauman who misbehaved with him during a live show. Celebrities also joined others to show their support for Akhtar who didn’t want to act the same as the host did.

Really applaud the grace shown by @shoaib100mph. He handled the insult heaped on him with so much maturity and patience. Anyone else would have probably lost his cool on air but this guy maintained his dignity. Signs of a good upbringing #sheerclass pic.twitter.com/BHQVO7boZW

— Adnan Siddiqui (@adnanactor) October 27, 2021

We must learn to respect our national heroes & each other generally. We are entitled to our opinions but the same can be expressed politely in a more cultured fashion with the right choice of words to avoid hurting others’ feelings. @shoaib100mph you’re a legend. #shoaibakhter pic.twitter.com/M4oZBXPfC6

— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) October 27, 2021

Arguments happen during TV shows but no host tells their guest to leave. That was no way to address any guest, let alone one of the biggest international stars Pakistan has ever produced. What happened, happened; Dr Noman should have at the very least apologised to @shoaib100mph

— Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) October 27, 2021

READ: ‘They need security inside ground’ Shoaib Akhtar takes jibe at NZ

SHARJAH: Pakistani Fast bowler Haris Rauf feels proud of himself after leading his team to victory against New Zealand in an important game in T20 World Cup. 

“I feel proud of myself after yesterday’s performance. It was my dream to win a match for Pakistan and finally, a long wait came to an end,” he said in a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s video.

Haris said there is a plan given to them by team management is ‘give hundred percent’. “Our plan is to give hundred percent. In T20Is, not every player performs, one or two players win you matches. In last match, Shaheen performed and now my performance helped Pakistan win, maybe someone else in the next match. It is how T20 cricket runs,” he concluded.

READ: ‘It was very important for us to win against NZ’ match-winner Asif

SHARJAH: Pakistan’s match-winning batter against New Zealand, Asif Ali tells the importance of winning a T20 World Cup contest against the Kewis. 

In a video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Asif said victory against New Zealand was very important for them as a team in connection with their withdrawal from the Pakistan tour last month.

“The match against New Zealand was very important for us after India, and we all were very confident about it. I entered the ground with an aim to finish the match and alhamdulillah I did it,” said Asif who scored match-winning quick 27 against New Zealand.

Asif also shared the conversation between him and experienced cricketer Shoaib Malik who kept things going from the other end.

“Shoaib bhai shook hands with me and asked me to play straight as the ball was coming a bit slower. We practiced together before the match and he is a great helper to me always,” Asif told.

The right-handed batter is confident to continue his shining performance in upcoming matches of Pakistan.

READ: ‘Dedicating this win to Pakistan’s security forces’ Hafeez