Tag: T20 World Cup 2024

DUBAI: New Zealand’s experienced pacer Tim Southee was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the code of conduct breach during his side’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 fixture against West Indies.

According to the apex cricketing body, Southee was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match”.

“Southee was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match,” stated ICC.

Furthermore, one demerit point has been added to Tim Southee’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.

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The incident occurred in the 18th over of New Zealand’s innings when Southee, on his way back to the dressing room, hit a sanitiser dispenser.

According to the ICC, the right-arm pacer has accepted the sanction proposed by David Boon, ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees and thus eliminated the need for a formal hearing.

On-field umpires Ahsan Raza and Alex Wharf, third umpire Richard Illingworth and fourth umpire Michael Gough levelled the charge.

For the unversed, if a player reaches four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points and a player is banned.

READ: Rutherford, Joseph help West Indies edge past New Zealand

TAROUBA: Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott expressed confidence in his team’s ability to excel in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

An all-round performance on Thursday led Afghanistan to thrash Papua New Guinea (PNG) by seven wickets and into the Super 8s stage of the 20-team tournament.

Afghanistan are currently unbeaten in the mega event, emerging victorious in all three of their fixtures thus far.

Meanwhile, their head coach Jonathan Trott highlighted the talent; his team possesses before claiming that the side has not played their best game.

“I believe we’re very, very talented and when we play our best cricket, we can take on anyone. We’ve seen that,” Trott said after Afghanistan’s victory over PNG.

“I feel that we still haven’t played our best game. There’s still things we need to work on and we’ll be working on those over the next few days to give ourselves the best chance to beat the major teams,” he added.

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Trott was delighted with Afghanistan’s qualification for the Super 8s but acknowledged that the team has not won anything yet.

“We still have one game left, an important group game, and that’s going to be a good gauge of where we are against a powerful West Indies side who won an incredible game last night (against New Zealand) from the position they were in,” he added.

“So, it’s nice to have won tonight and got qualification as such. To come to a World Cup and win three is a nice feeling, but also the realisation and reality that we haven’t won anything yet.

“We only achieved the group stage and we’ve got some important cricket matches coming up which we’re going to have to play well in.”

It is worth mentioning here that Afghanistan lead Group C standings of the T20 World Cup 2024 with six points in three matches, closely followed by West Indies, who boasts a similar record but an inferior net run rate.

READ: Mark Wood believes Australia “will play hard and fair” against Scotland

England’s right-arm speedster Mark Wood expressed his hope that arch-rivals Australia would play “hard and fair” in their last ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 group-stage fixture against Scotland.

Australia will face Scotland in their last group-stage fixture on Sunday which could decide England’s fate in the T20 World Cup 2024 even if they manage to beat Namibia in their remaining group match.

Scotland are currently second in Group B standings with five points in three matches while England climbed to the third with three points in as many matches.

The defending champions bolstered their net run rate by decimating Oman by eight wickets and 101 balls to spare.

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Earlier, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood hinted at the possibility of exploiting England’s difficulty in the tournament in the post-match press conference.

“In this tournament, you potentially come up against England at some stage again and they’re probably one of the top few teams on their day,” stated Hazlewood.

“We’ve had some real struggles against them in T20 cricket, so if we can get them out of the tournament, that’s in our best interest as well as probably everyone else’s I think.

“It will be interesting to see, never really been in this position before as a team I don’t think.

“Whether we have discussions or not, or we just try and play again the way we played tonight, that will be up to people, not me.”

Reacting to Hazlewood’s comments, Mark Wood insisted that Australia would not deliberately lose to Scotland.

“I’m absolutely confident Australia will play the game the hardest, that’s the Australian way, that they’ll play hard but fair and try and get the win,” said Wood.

“I think that’s part of being England and Australia, isn’t it?” said Wood.

“I think actually I saw it more as a respect thing if I’m honest that he was saying that England have done well against Australia in the recent past and thinks we’re a big threat and a big team so I have no problem with it.”

READ: Pakistan knocked out of T20 World Cup as USA-Ireland clash washed out

FLORIDA: Former champions Pakistan have been knocked out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 as the all-important fixture between co-host USA and Ireland was washed out due to the wet outfield here at Central Broward Regional Park.

As a result of a washout, the USA qualified for the Super 8s of the 20-team tournament for the first time.

On the contrary, Pakistan, in a first, are knocked out from the group stage of the mega event.

Besides Pakistan, Ireland and Canada have also been eliminated from the Super 8s stage.

The USA finished the group stage with five points in four matches. Whereas, Pakistan could attain a maximum of four points if they manage to beat Ireland in their last group fixture, scheduled on June 16.

Pakistan had a disastrous start to their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign as they suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of the USA in the Super Over.

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The Green Shirts then succumbed to a frustrating six-run defeat against arch-rivals India in a blockbuster clash, that took place at a jam-packed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on June 9.

The former champions then finally got on the winning track when they registered a hard-fought seven-wicket victory over Canada, who won one out of three matches they have played thus far.

Meanwhile, India have already sealed their berth in the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup 2024 as the inaugural champions are currently unbeaten.

Pakistan Squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.

READ: Afghanistan edge past PNG to reach T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8s

FLORIDA: The toss for the highly-anticipated ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 clash between the co-host United States of America (USA) and Ireland has been delayed due to a wet outfield here at Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium.

According to the details, the umpires will carry out an inspection at 10:30 AM local time, at which the match was supposed to commence.

Details further suggest that despite the tireless effort of the ground staff, the outfield is still damped.

For the unversed, the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 clash between the USA and Ireland is crucial for former champions Pakistan.

If the match between the USA and Ireland gets washed out it would mark the end of Pakistan’s journey in the T20 World Cup 2024 as the two teams would share a point each.

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As a result, the USA will qualify for the Super 8s stage with five points in four matches while Pakistan could attain a maximum of four points if the 2009 champions manage to beat Ireland in their final group-stage fixture, scheduled on June 16.

USA are second in Group A standings with four points in three matches. Whereas, Pakistan are third with two points in as many matches, closely followed by Ireland, who boast a similar record but an inferior net run rate.

Meanwhile, inaugural champions India, who are at the summit of Group A standings with six points after three matches, have already booked their spot in the Super 8s.

Ireland Squad: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Benjamin White, Neil Rock, Graham Hume, Ross Adair.

USA Squad: Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Andries Gous(w), Aaron Jones(c), Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Nisarg Patel, Milind Kumar.

READ: Michael Jones ready for Australia challenge amid Hazlewood’s comments

Pakistan’s legendary pacer Wasim Akram provided a much-needed Florida weather update ahead of the crucial ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 between the co-host United States of America (USA) and Ireland.

Akram, who is in Florida to commentate during the aforementioned clash, shared that the chances of rain were low but the outfield was wet.

“Clear skies in Port Lauderdale but outfield is quite wet. Let’s hope for the best,” wrote Wasim as he shared a picture of Central Broward Park Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida on his social media handles.

For the unversed, the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 clash between the USA and Ireland is crucial for former champions Pakistan.

If the match between the USA and Ireland gets washed out it would mark the end of Pakistan’s journey in the T20 World Cup 2024 as the two teams would share a point each.

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As a result, the USA will qualify for the Super 8s stage with five points in four matches while Pakistan could attain a maximum of four points if the 2009 champions manage to beat Ireland in their final group-stage fixture, scheduled on June 16.

USA are second in Group A standings with four points in three matches. Whereas, Pakistan are third with two points in as many matches, closely followed by Canada, who boast a similar record but an inferior net run rate.

Meanwhile, inaugural champions India, who are at the summit of Group A standings with six points after three matches, have already booked their spot in the Super 8s.

READ: Pat Cummins denies Australia manipulating England’s World Cup exit

Scotland batter Michael Jones has stated that his side is ready to take on Australia in their last group match in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Jones also welcomed comments made by Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood hinting at the ODI World champions manipulating Scotland’s match to knock out arch-rivals England.

Australia have already secured their place in the next round, the Super 8s and Hazlewood suggested that they could ease up in the game against Scotland this weekend.

However, that scenario now appears less likely after England crushed Oman by eight wickets on Thursday to move above Scotland on net run rate with a final game to come against Namibia.

In this case, if England beat Namibia then Scotland will have to overcome Australia to qualify for the Super Eight.

Michael Jones found Hazlewood’s comments hilarious and joked about wanting to see David Warner opening the bowling for Australia.

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“I was watching it live actually, laughing to myself,” said Jones.

“The rivalry between England and Australia is massive. If they want to play that way then happy days. We won’t be complaining. If they want to let David Warner open the bowling or something like that it would be pretty funny.”

Jones stated that he thinks that Australia will bring their A-game against Scotland, however, he also mentioned his team’s aim to win and qualify for Super 8s, irrespective of the circumstances.

“The Australians are renowned for being extremely diligent and extremely professional. I’m absolutely certain they will come out all guns blazing like they do for every game at every tournament.

“At the end of the day our team wants the best result we can get, but on a personal level you want to challenge yourself against the best,” he said.

READ: Pat Cummins denies Australia manipulating England’s World Cup exit

Pat Cummins ruled out the prospect of Australia underperforming against Scotland in a bid to oust rivals England from the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, saying it would be against the “spirit of cricket.”

Bowling spearhead Josh Hazlewood caused controversy this week when he said it would be in Australia’s interests for reigning champions England to be out of the competition.

Australia have already secured their place in the next round, the Super 8s and he suggested they could ease up in their closing Group B game against Scotland this weekend to engineer their bitter rivals’ exit.

That scenario now appears less likely after England crushed Oman by eight wickets on Thursday to move above Scotland on net run rate with a final game to come against Namibia.

In this case, if England beat Namibia then Scotland will have to overcome Australia to qualify for the Super Eight.

England coach Matthew Mott — an Australian — said he hoped Hazlewood was joking and Australia’s Test and one-day skipper Cummins assured him that the bowler was.

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“When you go out and play you’re trying your best every time. And if you’re not, it’s probably against the spirit of cricket,” Pat Cummins told reporters in St Lucia.

“I don’t think you can (go into a game not trying to win) -– ever. You’re playing an international game in the middle of a World Cup.

“You still want to try and have a good game and carry that on into the Super Eights. I’ve never stepped onto the field without the mindset of being aggressive like the guys have so far.”

Cummins said he had spoken to Hazlewood and the comments were tongue-in-cheek and “got taken a bit out of context.”

“We’ll go out there and try to play Scotland, who have had a really good tournament so far, so it’s going to be tough,” he said.

“It’s something you discuss as one of the quirks of the set-up, but it does it change the way we play? Absolutely not.

“I’ve never stepped into the field without the mindset of trying to take the game on and be aggressive like the guys have so far.”

READ: Afghanistan edge past PNG to reach T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8s

TAROUBA: Fazalhaq Farooqi took three wickets, while Gulbadin Naib scored an unbeaten 49 to guide Afghanistan to victory over Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the 29th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here on Thursday.

The seven-wicket victory propelled Afghanistan to the Super 8 stage of the ongoing mega event.

Chasing a meagre 96-run target, Afghanistan failed to get the desired start as they lost both opening batters in 2.5 overs with 22 runs on the board.

Gulbadin Naib knitted a 33-run partnership with Azmatullah Omarzai (13) to stabilize Afghanistan’s innings but Norman Vanua dismissed the latter to break the momentum.

Mohammad Nabi joined Naib and together they raised an unbeaten 46-run partnership to take their side across the line.

Nabi played an anchor role while Naib switched gears to deny any chance of PNG’s comeback as he finished the game with a six.

Naib played an unbeaten knock of 49 runs from 36 balls with the help of six boundaries, including two sixes. Nabi scored 16 off 23.

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For PNG, Vanua, Alei Nao and Semo Kamea picked one wicket each.

Sent into bat first, PNG were bundled out for a meagre 95 in 19.5 overs. Farooqi once again shone with the new ball as picked back-to-back wickets in the third over.

PNG failed to recover from the early blow and kept losing wickets at an alarming rate, slipping to 50-7 in 12.1 overs.

Kiplin Doriga and Alei Nao showed some resistance as they raised 38 runs for the eighth wicket before Noor Ahmed dismissed the former.

Doriga top-scored with a scratchy 27-run knock from 32 balls, featuring two boundaries.

Farooqi returned to dismiss Nao (13), while last-man Semo Kamea got run-out on the penultimate ball as PNG booked for 95.

For Afghanistan, Farooqi claimed figures of 3-16, while Naveen-ul-Haq picked two wickets for four runs.

READ: England blow away Oman to push for Super 8s qualification

TAROUBA: Afghanistan have won the toss and elected to field first against Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the 29th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Brian Lara Stadium on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Papua New Guinea: Assad Vala (c), Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Lega Siaka, Hiri Hiri, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Chad Soper, Norman Vanua, Alei Nao, John Kariko, Semo Kamea

READ: England blow away Oman to push for Super 8s qualification