Tag: T20 World Cup 2024

BRIDGETOWN: A combined bowling effort, followed by captain Richie Berrington’s unbeaten 47 guided Scotland to a five-wicket victory over Namibia in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Kensington Oval on Thursday.

While chasing 156, Scotland scored 49 runs at the loss of two wickets in 7.3 overs, courtesy of opening batter Michael Jones’ 20-ball 26.

They soon slipped to 73-4 in 11 overs, with 83 required off nine overs. Berrington and Michael Leask then turned the game on its head with their clean hitting.

Together they added 74 runs for the fifth wicket from 42 balls before Ruben Trumpelmann dismissed Leask, who scored 35 off 17 with four smashing sixes.

However, the match was already tilted on the Scottish side with nine required off 13. Berrington ended the game with a six off David Weise to seal the victory with nine balls to spare.

Berrington scored 47 runs from 37 balls, laced with two boundaries and as many sixes.

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Namibia’s captain Gerhard Erasmus picked two wickets, while Trumpelmann, Tangeni Lungameni and Bernard Scholtz bagged one apiece.

Earlier, Namibia had a horrible start after opting to bat as they lost JP Kotze on the third ball without any run. The batting side failed to recover as Scotland bowlers picked three quick wickets to reduce Namibia to 55-4 in 7.3 overs.

Erasmus and Zane Green then stitched a 51-run partnership from 38 balls with the former being the chief contributor.

Erasmus scored a 31-ball 52, laced with seven boundaries which included two sixes.

Green scored 28 off 27, while David Weise scored 14 off 13 before they were dismissed by Brad Wheal in the same over. Namibia managed to score 155-9 in their allocated 20 overs.

From Scotland, Wheal led the bowling with the figures of 3-33, while Brad Currie managed two wickets.

READ: Spirited USA upset Pakistan to claim historic victory in Super Over

BRIDGETOWN: Namibia have won the toss and chose to bat first against Scotland in the 12th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Kensington Oval on Thursday.

DALLAS: The United States of America (USA) edged past Pakistan in the Super Over to claim a historic upset victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium here on Thursday.

The USA scored 18 runs in the Super Over as Mohammad Amir bowled three wide balls, which cost seven extra runs. Aaron Jones (11) got out on the last ball.

From Pakistan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Fakhar Zaman came out to bat, but the former got out courtesy of a brilliant catch after hitting one boundary.

Shadab Khan replaced Ahmed on the crease and played the remaining balls as Pakistan managed only 13 runs in the Super Over. Fakhar Zaman could not play a single delivery.

The match was tied when Nitish Kumar hit Haris Rauf for a boundary on the last ball of the innings to level the scores.

The USA had a solid start to the chase, thanks to a 36-run partnership between Steven Taylor and skipper Monank Patel.

Naseem Shah removed Taylor, who scored 12 off 16, to force Pakistan’s comeback, but Andries Gous and Patel knitted a solid partnership to keep the hosts in the hunt.

Together they added 68 runs from 48 balls to push the team’s total to 104 before Haris Rauf castled Gous to break their momentum.

Gous scored 35 runs from 26 balls with the help of five boundaries and one six.

Patel also fell in the next over after scoring 50 off 38, featuring seven boundaries and one six.

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Jones then played a brilliant 36-run cameo off 26 balls with the help of two boundaries and two sixes to help his team level the scores.

For Pakistan, Shah, Rauf and Amir claimed one wicket each.

Earlier, the Green Shirts were invited to bat first and were reduced to 26-3 in 4.4 overs, courtesy of USA’s brilliant bowling and fielding efforts.

Shadab Khan joined a struggling Babar Azam, who was playing at 2 from 10 balls and launched a counterattack after settling down.

Khan switched gears and hit Jasdeep Singh for two consecutive sixes in the tenth over, while Azam ended the over with his first boundary.

However, the USA made a comeback with two consecutive wickets to reduce Pakistan to 98-5 in 12.5 overs.

Shadab Khan scored 40 runs from 25 balls with the help of three sixes and one boundary.

Babar Azam added 27 runs for the sixth wicket with Iftikhar Ahmed before falling to Jasdeep Singh after scoring a gutsy 44 off 43.

Iftikhar Ahmed scored 18 off 14, while Shaheen Afridi played an unbeaten cameo of 23 runs from 16 balls to push Pakistan’s total to 159-7 in their allocated 20 overs.

For the USA, Nosthush Kenjige claimed three wickets, while Saurabh Netravalkar bagged two.

DALLAS: The United States of America (USA) edged past Pakistan in the Super Over to claim a historic upset victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium here on Thursday.

USA 159/3 (20 Overs)

Haris Rauf to bowl the last over

USA 145/3 (19 Overs)

Mohammad Amir to bowl the penultimate over

USA 139/3 (18 Overs)

Shaheen Shah Afridi to bowl

USA 132/3 (17 Overs)

Naseem Shah to bowl his last

USA 126/3 (16 Overs)

Shadab Khan to bowl his third

USA 115/3 (15 Overs)

Amir comes on to bowl

USA 104/2 (14 Overs)

Haris Rauf returns

USA 104/1 (13 Overs)

Shaheen Afridi returns to the attack

USA 94/1 (12 Overs)

Iftikhar Ahmed into the attack

USA 84/1 (11 Overs)

Naseem Shah returns

USA 76/1 (10 Overs)

Shadab Khan continues

USA 65/1 (9 Overs)

Haris Rauf continues

USA 56/1 (8 Overs)

Shadab Khan replaces Naseem

USA 51/1 (7 Overs)

Haris Rauf replaces Amir

USA 44/1 (6 Overs)

Naseem Shah continues

USA 35/0 (5 Overs)

Amir to bowl from the other end

USA 28/0 (4 Overs)

Naseem Shah replaces Amir

USA 24/0 (3 Overs)

Shaheen Afridi to continue

USA 14/0 (2 Overs)

Mohammad Amir to bowl the second over

USA 6/0 (1 Over)

Steven Taylor and Monank Patel come out to bat for the USA. Shaheen Afridi to bowl the first over for Pakistan.

PAKISTAN vs NEW ZEALAND (2nd INNINGS)

DALLAS: Babar Azam and Shadab Khan helped Pakistan post 159-7 against the United States of America (USA) during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium here on Thursday.

PAK 159/7 (20 Overs)

Ali Khan to bowl the last over

PAK 149/7 (19 Overs)

18.1: It was a slower ball which was dipping rather sharply. It hit Iftikhar’s front pad seemingly on leg, as he looked to swipe this on the side. Replays show it would have landed right on the base on the middle and leg stump.

Netravalkar to bowl his last

PAK 139/6 (18 Overs)

Ali Khan to bowl his third

PAK 132/6 (17 Overs)

Corey Anderson to bowl his first

PAK 126/6 (16 Overs)

15.5: Jasmeet bowled a length ball angling in and pitching just outside off. It angled in and hit Babar’s front knee seemingly on the middle, as he looked to clip but missed. Replays confirm there is no bat involved, and that the ball would have hit the leg stump.

Jasdeep Singh replaces Ali Khan

PAK 113/5 (15 Overs)

Harmeet Singh to bowl

PAK 107/5 (14 Overs)

Ali Khan back into the attack

PAK 98/5 (13 Overs)

12.5: Kenjige bowled on a length in the middle, and the ball seemed to have skidded through to the middle and leg. Azam missed as he was beaten on the inside edge. Replays show no bat involved, and it is the umpire’s call on hitting the top of the leg stump.

12.4: Kenjige angled this length ball into Shadab, who had backed away early. The ball finished a few stumps outside leg, and Shadab ended up swinging it straight to the fielder.

Nosthush Kenjige to bowl his last

PAK 93/3 (12 Overs)

Harmeet Singh to bowl from the other end

PAK 74/3 (11 Overs)

Nosthush Kenjige returns to the attack

PAK 66/3 (10 Overs)

Jasdeep Singh continues

PAK 46/3 (9 Overs)

Harmeet Singh continues

PAK 40/3 (8 Overs)

Jasdeep Singh replaces Netravalkar

PAK 35/3 (7 Overs)

Harmeet Singh to bowl

PAK 30/3 (6 Overs)

Saurabh Netravalkar continues

PAK 27/3 (5 Overs)

4.4: Fakhar attempted a paddle and ended up hitting it straight to the short fine leg. He was in no control of the stroke and was completely off balance.

Ali Khan comes to bowl

PAK 22/2 (4 Overs)

Saurabh Netravalkar continues

PAK 21/2 (3 Overs)

2.3: Usman saw the ball tossed up and decided to go high, but the ball spun away to have him slicing high to long-off. Nitish Kumar was cool and calm underneath the high ball.

Nosthush Kenjige continues

PAK 13/1 (2 Overs)

1.2: Rizwan was squared up by the line and length, the hint of away movement helps get the edge as Rizwan jabs at the delivery and the ball flies low to Taylor who puts his right hand out to pluck it sensationally.

Saurabh Netravalkar to bowl the second over

PAK 9/0 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan come out to bat for Pakistan. Nosthush Kenjige to bowl the first over for USA.

PAKISTAN vs USA (1st INNINGS)

DALLAS: United States of America (USA) have won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan in the 11th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium here on Thursday.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf

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DALLAS: United States of America (USA) have won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan in the 11th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium here on Thursday.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf

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DALLAS: Left-arm experienced pacer Mohammad Amir on Thursday, revealed his goals to lead Pakistan’s star-studded pace attack at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Amir, who reversed his retirement earlier this year, lauded Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah for carrying the national team’s pace attack in his absence while stating that he always strives to lead from the front being the senior of them all.

“I am looking forward to playing here and perform well as a cricketer, whether it’s league cricket or international cricket, at the end of the day you have to perform. As a senior bowler, I will always try to lead from the front,” stated Amir.

“But if you look at Naseem, Haris, or Shaheen, they are performing well for the last four years. So, I have an extra responsibility to perform well for them and for the team.”

Pakistan are placed in Group A alongside arch-rivals India, Ireland, Canada and the co-host United States of America (USA).

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The Green Shirts will kick start their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against the USA here on Thursday before taking on arch-rivals India at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on June 9.

However, Mohammad Amir insisted that the team is unfazed by their opponents and is eyeing a perfect run in the group stage.

“You know what, for us it’s about ourselves,” Amir said. “We are here to win and we want to win every single game.

“This is World Cup cricket and there is no margin for error, we have to perform every single game.

“When you come to ICC Events, it’s a big challenge. But we are ready to accept that challenge and to perform well here.”

He further backed struggling all-rounder Shadab Khan and young wicketkeeper batter Azam Khan, asserting that the two have the ability to win the match single-handedly.

“I always say that the player who has performed and proved himself, never doubts his ability. Yes, there is a bad patch in cricket. And this happens with every cricketer. All the legends also if you see in the past, sometimes even they can’t perform well,” Amir said.

“And no on doubts on the ability and quality of Shadab and Azam. They play and perform all over the world. They are one game away – the kind of players that they are, they can single-handedly win the match for you.”

READ: Pakistan hold final training session ahead of T20 World Cup 2024

DALLAS: The Pakistan men’s cricket team on Thursday, held the final training session ahead of their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign opener against the United States of America (USA).

According to the details, the national team carried out a robust training session to finalize their preparations for the mega event.

The players participated in several fielding drills alongside a prolonged net session.

The Babar Azam-led side will kick off their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against co-host USA at Grand Prairie Stadium here today.

For the unversed, former champions Pakistan will miss the services of all-rounder Imad Wasim, who has been ruled out of the fixture as he is suffering from a side strain injury, due to which he also missed the fourth T20i against England in the recently concluded series.

Babar Azam confirmed Wasim’s unavailability during a media interaction here on Tuesday

“Imad Wasim is suffering from a side strain, which means he won’t be able to play in our opening match,” said Azam.

The skipper shared that the medical panel has advised against playing Wasim as a precaution so he can be available for the remaining matches in the mega event.

Following the USA clash, the Green Shirts will face arch-rivals India in a blockbuster clash on June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

The 2009 champions will then take on Canada on June 11 before locking horns with Ireland in their last group-stage fixture on June 16.

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

READ: Australia thump Oman to kick off T20 World Cup 2024 with a victory

BARBADOS: Marcus Stoinis backed his blistering half-century with three wickets and led Australia to a comfortable 39-run victory over Oman in the 10th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here on Thursday.

Set to chase 165, Oman could manage 125 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs despite Ayaan Khan’s 36.

Oman, after a shaky start, lost wickets at regular intervals which halted the flow of runs. They were consequently reduced to 57/6 in 13 overs.

Meanwhile, Ayaan Khan, who came out to bat No.6, put up a notable fight against a strong Australian bowling attack and forged a defiant 32-run partnership with Mehran Khan before falling victim to Adam Zampa in the 16th over.

Ayaan remained the top-scorer for Oman with a 30-ball 36 which featured two fours and as many sixes.

Mehran, on the other hand, retaliated until the penultimate over and walked back after scoring 27 off just 16 deliveries with the help of one four and two sixes.

Marcus Stoinis led the bowling attack for Australia with 3/19, followed by Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis and Mitchell Starc, who claimed two wickets apiece.

Put into bat first, Australia registered a commendable total of 164/5 on the board, courtesy of a sensational fourth-wicket partnership between Warner and Stoinis.

The former champions, however, got off to a shaky start to their innings as they lost their hard-hitting opener Travis Head (12) with just 19 runs on the board in the third over.

Skipper Mitchell Marsh then joined Warner in the middle and the duo partnered briefly to add 31 runs for the second wicket until the former perished in the ninth over.

Marsh scored a scratchy 14 off 21 deliveries and could hit two boundaries.

Australia then endured another setback to their batting expedition as Glenn Maxwell fell for a golden duck. His dismissal reduced Australia to 50/3 in 8.3 overs.

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Coming out to bat at No.5, Marcus Stoinis joined forces with David Warner, who was holding his end firm with sensible batting.

The duo launched recovery with cautious batting before Stoinis switched gears with belligerent hitting, which started when he hit Mehran Khan for 26 runs in the 15th over.

Warner and Stoinis then dominated Oman bowlers and scored at a brisk rate for Australia before the opener finally perished in the penultimate over after scoring a gutsy half-century.

David Warner scored 56 off 51 deliveries with the help of six boundaries and a six.

Meanwhile, Stoinis carried his bat all the way through and returned with an unbeaten 67 off just 36 deliveries, laced up with two fours and six sixes.

Mehran Khan led the bowling charge for Oman with two wickets while Bilal Khan and Kaleemullah made one scalp each.

READ: Oman captain takes a dig at Australia ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 clash

GUYANA: Riazat Ali Shah scored a gritty knock in the run chase to propel Uganda to a hard-fought three-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the ninth match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here on Wednesday.

Uganda chased down the modest 78-run total for the loss of seven wickets and just 10 balls to spare as PNG bowlers forced them to make hard yards with a tight bowling display.

Uganda had a disastrous start to the pursuit as they had lost half of their side with just 26 runs on the board in 6.3 overs.

Following the debacle, Riazat Ali Shah put together a crucial partnership with Juma Miyagi. The duo added 35 runs for the sixth-wicket stand until Miyagi perished in the 14th over.

Riazat, on the other hand, carried his bat till the 18th over and returned after scoring a match-winning 33 off 56 deliveries, leaving Uganda in touching distance.

For PNG, Alei Nao and Norman Vanua took two wickets each while Chad Soper and Assad Vala struck out a batter apiece.

Put into bat first, the PNG batting unit unfolded on just 77 runs in 19.1 overs.

PNG had an alike start as they lost their captain Asad Vala (0) on just the second delivery of the innings.

Following the early blow, in-form Sese Bau (5), who scored a fighting half-century against the West Indies in PNG’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign opener, joined Tony Ura (1) in the middle to launch recovery.

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The duo batted cautiously and added 17 runs for the second wicket before both perished in quick succession.

PNG then kept losing wickets at an alarming rate and were eventually bundled out at 77.

Middle-order batter Hiri Hir top-scored for PNG with 15 off 19 deliveries, followed by Lega Siaka and Kiplin Doriga, 12 each, while the rest of their batters failed to make it into the double digits.

For Uganda, Frank Nsubuga, Juma Miyagi, Cosmas Kyewuta and Alpesh Ramjani while Brian Masaba chipped in with one scalp.

PLAYING XIs

Uganda: Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Robinson Obuya, Dinesh Nakrani, Riazat Ali Shah, Alpesh Ramjani, Kenneth Waiswa, Brian Masaba (c), Juma Miyagi, Cosmas Kyewuta, Frank Nsubuga.

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

READ: Pacers, Sharma help India script triumphant start to T20 World Cup 2024

BRIDGETOWN: Oman have won the toss and chose to field first against Australia in the 10th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here on Wednesday.

PLAYING XIs

Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

READ: Oman captain takes a dig at Australia ahead of T20 World Cup clash