Tag: T20 World Cup 2021

KARACHI: Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar wittily asked Pakistani spectators in Sharjah Stadium to remain silent otherwise New Zealand will quit the match against Green Shirts. 

Taking to Twitter, Akhtar trolled the Black Caps following their withdrawal from the Pakistan tour at the 11th hour citing security concerns.

“I request all Pakistan fans to remain silent and not enjoy too extravagantly. There is every chance that New Zealand may ask for the match to be called off due to too much noise inside the stadium, if not for security concerns,” he said.

I request all Pakistan fans to remain silent and not enjoy too extravagantly. There is every chance that New Zealand may ask for the match to be called off due to too much noise inside the stadium, if not for security concerns. #T20WorldCup 😉

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) October 26, 2021

Pakistan and New Zealand are about to take each other in T20 World Cup contest in Sharjah.

READ: 🔴Pakistan win toss, decide to bowl first against NZ in T20 World Cup 2021

Pakistan won by five wickets to remain at top of the points table of Group 2

PAK 135/5 (18.4 overs)

Boult bowls

Pakistan need nine runs to win off 12 balls

PAK 126-5 (18 overs)

Santner bowls his last over

PAK 111-5 (17 overs)

Southe bowls his last over

PAK 98-5 (16 overs)

Sodhi to bowl his fourth over

PAK 91-5 (15 overs)

Boult joins the bowling attack again

PAK 82-4 (14 overs)

Sodhi continues

PAK 75-4 (13 overs)

Neesham comes again

PAK 70-4 (12 overs)

Sodhi comes in

PAK 63-3 (11 overs)

Santner comes back

PAK 58-2 (10 overs)

Neesham continues

PAK 47-2 (9 overs)

Ish Sodhi to bowl his first over

PAK 39-1 (8 over)

James Neesham joins the bowling attack

PAK 36-1 (7 overs)

Santner has been given bowling after powerplay

PAK 30-1 (6 over)

5.1: Inside edge and Babar got out off Southee

Southee comes to bowl his third

PAK 28-0 (5 overs)

Boult comes again

PAK 22-0 (4 overs)

Southee continues

PAK 14-0 (3 overs)

Trent Boult joins bowling

PAK 9-0 (2 overs)

Tim Southee joins bowling from the other end

PAK 7-0 (1 over)

Babar, Rizwan come out to bat for Pakistan. Mitchel Santner starts bowling from New Zealand

PAKISTAN VS NEW ZEALAND (2nd INNINGS)

Pakistan need 135 runs to win their second match in T20 World Cup 2021

NZ 134-8 (20 overs)

Haris to bowl last over for Pakistan

NZ 125-7 (19 overs)

Shaheen to bowl his last over

NZ 119-6 (18 overs)

Two wickets for Haris

Haris comes again

NZ 116-4 (17 overs)

Shaheen comes back

NZ 107-4 (16 overs)

Hasan continues

NZ 100-4 (15 overs)

Haris comes back

NZ 95-4 (14 overs)

13.1: Direct throw from Hasan off his delivery, Kane Williamson gets run-out

Hasan comes back

NZ 90-3 (13 overs)

Shadab continues

NZ 75-3 (12 overs)

Hafeez continues

NZ 63-3 (11 overs)

Shadab joins back

NZ 60-3 (10 overs)

9.1: James Neesham went for a big shot but didn’t connect it well, ball went straight in the hands of Fakhar Zaman. Hafeez strikes on his first ball

Hafeez comes to bowl the left-hander

NZ 56-2 (9 overs)

8.2: Imad makes comeback after receiving a sixer. Daryl Mitchel went for another one but this time caught at long-on

Imad continues

NZ 48-1 (8 overs)

Shadab joins the attack

NZ 47-1 (7 overs)

Imad joins back

NZ 42-1 (6 overs)

5.2: Martin Guptill was deceived by Haris Rauf and the ball hit his pads, went to thrash the stumps

Haris Rauf brought into attack

NZ 39-0 (5 overs)

Hasan Ali comes to bowl

NZ 21-0 (4 overs)

Imad continues

NZ 15-0 (3 overs)

Shaheen continues

NZ 7-0 (2 overs)

Imad comes into the attack

NZ 0-0 (1 over)

Maiden over from Shaheen

Shaheen to bowl first over for Pakistan

PAKISTAN VS NEW ZEALAND (1ST INNINGS)

SHARJAH: Pakistan have won the toss and decided to bowl first against New Zealand in seventh match of the T20 World Cup 2021 here at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. 

SQUADS

PAKISTAN: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi

NEW ZEALAND: Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Tim Seifert †, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult

DUBAI: Cricket South Africa (CSA) took notice of wicket-keeper batsman Quinton De Kock’s decision to withdraw from match against West Indies on Tuesday in light of their directive to ‘take a knee’ in support of Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM). 

In a statement released after the happening, CSA said they stand against racism and will take action on the matter after receiving a report from team management.

“After considering all relevant issues, including the freedom of choice of players, the Board had made it clear it was imperative for the team to be seen taking a stand against racism, especially given SA’s history. The Board’s view was that while diversity can and should find expression in many facets of daily lives, this did not apply when it came to taking a stand against racism,” the statement read.

🇿🇦 Cricket South Africa (CSA) has noted the personal decision by South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock not to “take the knee” ahead of Tuesday’s game against the West Indies.

➡️ Full statement: https://t.co/cmEiA9JZy7 pic.twitter.com/4vOqkXz0DX

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) October 26, 2021

“Concerns were raised that the different postures taken by team members in support of the BLM initiative created an unintended perception of disparity or lack of support for the initiative,

“After considering all relevant issues, including the position of the players, the Board felt that it was imperative for the team to be seen taking a united and consistent stand against racism, especially given SA’s history,” CSA said.

READ: Afghanistan thrash Scotland by 130 runs

DUBAI: Evin Lewis provided a solid start to West Indies as they kept the upper hand initially before South Africa came back and hold the opponents at 143-8 in the sixth game of the T20 World Cup 2021.

Lewis kept his nerves calm and controlled as West Indies were losing wickets after regular intervals. A 73-runs opening partnership between Lewis and Lendl Simmons provided a steady start to the defending champions.

Lewis’s share in the partnership was major and he ended up scoring 56 runs off 35 balls with the help of three boundaries and six maximums.

Keshav Maharaj bagged his wicket in the 11th over to make a way for South Africa to come back in the game. Thereafter, West Indies suffered pressure as they kept losing wickets.

Only skipper Kieron Pollard was able to make a break with his quick 26 off 20 balls including two boundaries and a six.

Dwaine Pretorius bagged quick three wickets in the end which helped South Africa restrict West Indies to 143-8.

Maharaj took two wickets while Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada shared a wicket apiece.

TOSS

South Africa won the toss and decided to field first against West Indies in the sixth match of the T20 World Cup 2021.

More to follow…

Afghanistan thrashed Scotland by 130 runs in their ICC T20 World Cup group stage fixture in Sharjah on Monday.

The winning side, after being sent to bat first, put on a solid batting performance and finished at 190 at the loss of four wickets thanks to a half-century by Najibullah Zadran.

Afghanistan with a comprehensive victory 🔥 #T20WorldCup | #AFGvSCO | https://t.co/xN0fbnQ1kf pic.twitter.com/AyaB1cZHyM

— ICC (@ICC) October 25, 2021

The left-handed batsman made 59 off 34 deliveries with the help of five boundaries and three sixes.

Rahmanullah Gurbuz hit a four and four maximum on his way to 37-ball 46.

Opening batter Hazratullah Zazai scored 40 off 30 balls with three boundaries and as many sixes.

Afghanistan’s innings comes to an end at 190/4 🙌

Will they start their campaign with a bang with a victory?#T20WorldCup | #AFGvSCO | https://t.co/WYvGXmbFNc pic.twitter.com/pHacot0bCg

— ICC (@ICC) October 25, 2021

Safyaan Sharif picked up two wickets whereas Josh Davey and Mark Watt took a wicket each as well.

In reply, the side was dismissed for just 60 on the board in 10.2 overs. George Munsey scored 25 followed whereas Chris Greaves and skipper Kyle Coetzer made 12 and 10 respectively.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman took a five-wicket haul whereas Rashid Khan got four wickets. Naveen-ul-Haq also bagged a wicket as well.

DUBAI: Pakistan’s bowling consultant Vernon Philander backed his bowling unit and said they will improve themselves in the upcoming match against New Zealand. 

Speaking to the media after a historic win over India, Philander appreciated his bowlers for showing grit against the arch-rivals.

“Our bowlers bowled with freedom and showed their strength to the world. We are happy for their performance,” he said.

“We have celebrated our victory, now it’s time to move on and focus on our next game against New Zealand. We will plan things from new and try to continue the winning momentum,” he added.

Record breakers 🏏@iMRizwanPak and @babarazam258 posted the highest first-wicket partnership in Men's #T20WorldCup history in #Pakistan's momentous win 💪

Read more 👉 https://t.co/ilE5XYDE7C#INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/cyGHoz40av

— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 25, 2021

To a query about Hasan Ali’s performance, Philander accepted the fact that he conceded runs but called him a ‘champion bowler’.

“We know Hasan conceded runs and we will work on that. But, he is our champion bowler and we support him,” he maintained.

Hasan conceded most 44 runs for Pakistan in his four overs against India. He also bagged a wicket.

READ: WATCH: Babar’s father breaks into ‘tears of happiness’

Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets to create history in T20 World Cup 

Rizwan (78*)

Babar (68*)

PAK 152-0 (17.5 overs)

Shami comes to bowl

PAK 135-0 (17 overs)

Bhuvneshwar bowls

PAK 128-0 (16 overs)

Shami brought in

PAK 120/0 (15 overs)

Bumrah comes back in squad

PAK 112/0 (14 overs)

Jadeja continues

Babar (42*)

Rizwan (46*)

PAK 101-1 (13 overs)

12.4: Babar scores 21st T20I fifty with a six

Chakravarthy bowls again

PAK 85/0 (12 overs)

Jadeja comes again

PAK 80-0 (11 overs)

Bumrah comes back

Rizwan (35*)

Babar (34*)

PAK 71-0 (10 overs)

Chakravarthy continues

PAK 62-0 (9 overs)

Jadeja continues

PAK 52-0 (8 overs)

Chakravarthy comes back

PAK 46-0 (7 overs)

Ravindra Jadeja joins bowling attack

PAK 43/0 (6 overs)

Bhuvneshwar to bowl his second over

PAK 35-0 (5 overs)

Shami joins the attack again

PAK 24-0 (4 overs)

Varun Chakravarthy brought into the attack

PAK 22-0 (3 overs)

Bumrah continues

PAK 18-0 (2 overs)

Mohammad Shami comes into attack

Rizwan (10*)

Babar (0*)

PAK 10-0 (1 overs)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts off for India

2nd Innings

IND 151-7 (20 overs)

19.3: Haris makes room for Pandya who didn’t connect the ball properly and caught by Hafeez

Haris to bowl last over for Pakistan

IND 144-6 (19 overs)

18.4: Afridi forced Kohli to edge the ball behind the stumps. Kohli walks off after scoring 57

Afridi rejoins the bowling attack

IND 127-5 (18 overs)

17.5: Hasan takes revenge, removes Jadeja right after he struck him for a boundary

17.1: Kohli takes double to complete his fifty

IND 114-4 (17 overs)

Haris continues

IND 110-4 (16 overs)

Hasan comes to bowl

IND 100-4 (15 overs)

Shadab bowls

IND 96-4 (14 overs)

Haris continues

IND 87-4 (13 overs)

12.2: Shadab takes crucial wicket for Pakistan, dangerous-looking Pant walks off

IND 81-3 (12 overs)

11.3: Back-to-Back one-handed sixers from Pant, Hasan under pressure

11.2: Pant smashes Hasan for a six on long side

Hasan comes in again

Kohli (28*)

Pant (22*)

IND 66-3 (11 overs)

Haris Rauf comes to bowl his first over

IND 60-3 (10 overs)

Hafeez comes back

IND 52/3 (9 overs)

Shadab continues

IND 43-3 (8 overs)

7.4: Pakistan appeals for a catch behind stumps, umpire not interested. Pakistan went for the review but the original decision remained as there was no edge confirmed by Ultra-edge

Hafeez bowls to left-hander Rishabh Pant

IND 39-3 (7 overs)

Shadab Khan comes to bowl for Pakistan as powerplay ends

IND 36-3 (6 overs)

5.4: Hasan Ali joins the party, Rizwan stuns with a magnificent catch. Suryakumar Yadav walks off

Hasan Ali comes in

IND 30-2 (5 overs)

Afridi to bowl his third over

IND 21-2 (4 overs)

Imad continues

IND: 14-2 (3 overs)

2.1: Afridi clean bowled KL Rahul, Pakistan on the top

IND: 6-1 (2 overs)

Imad Wasim comes into bowl

IND: 2-1 (Over 1)

0.4: Afridi bags Rohit Sharma off LBW

Shaheen Comes into bowl the first over for Pakistan. KL Rahul is on the strike

1st innings

DUBAI: India have won the toss and decided to bowl first against India in high-octane fourth match of the T20 World Cup here at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. 

SQUADS

PAKISTAN: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi

INDIA: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy