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LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s chairman Ramiz Raja suggested skipper Babar Azam to not try anything new in the semi-final against Australia in T20 World Cup 2021. 

In a video released by the PCB, the chairman said Pakistan has performed really well in the group stage, they just now need to play fearless cricket.

“Pakistan outplayed every team in the T20 World Cup. They displayed a positive brand of cricket and they need to continue this winning momentum,” he said.

“Our players must play fearless cricket. Babar doesn’t need to do something new. They need to carry the winning momentum,” he added.

READ: ‘Babar is consistent, not aggressive like Kohli’ Matthew Hayden

DUBAI: Pakistan’s middle-order batter Asif Ali has been voted as International Cricket Council (ICC)’s Player of the Month [October]. 

Asif was nominated by ICC for his glittering performances in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and Namibia’s David Wiese.

Asif led Pakistan to back-to-back wins against New Zealand and Afghanistan in T20 World Cup 2021.

Asif struck 27 off 12 balls in crunch moments to win the match for Pakistan against New Zealand. The powerful inning was followed by yet another eye-catching knock from him including four sixes in the 19th over to seal an important third victory in the extravaganza against Afghanistan.

Pakistan remained the only unbeaten team in the mega event and will play against Australia in the second semi-final on November 11 at Dubai International Stadium.

READ: WATCH: Asif Ali enjoys ‘Kite Flying’ in free time

DUBAI: Pakistan’s middle-order batter Asif Ali is enjoying his time while flying a kit as the Pakistan team took off day from cricket.

In an Instagram post, Asif shared a video while flying a kite to have some memorable leisure.

 

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It must be noted here that Asif led Pakistan to back-to-back wins against New Zealand and Afghanistan in T20 World Cup 2021.

Asif struck 27 off 12 balls in crunch moments to win the match for Pakistan against New Zealand. The powerful inning was followed by yet another eye-catching knock from him including four sixes in the 19th over to seal an important third victory in the extravaganza against Afghanistan.

Pakistan remained the only unbeaten team in the mega event and will play against Australia in the second semi-final on November 11 at Dubai International Stadium.

READ: Asif Ali nominated for ICC Men’s Player of October

ABU DHABI: Afghanistan’s leg-spinner Rashid Khan has completed his 400 wickets in T20 format during T20 World Cup’s contest against New Zealand. 

Rashid bowled out Martin Guptill in Afghanistan’s last group stage contest to complete his 400 wickets in the shorter format.

The right-arm leggie achieved the milestone in 289 matches he played since 2015.

West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo is the highest wicket-taker in the T20 format with 553 wickets followed by Sunil Narine (425) and Imran Tahir (420).

READ: T20 World Cup: Australia crush West Indies by 8 wickets to close in on semi-final spot

ABU DHABI: Australia hammered already eliminated West Indies by eight wickets to edge closer to the semi-finals in the Twenty20 World Cup.

David Warner hit an unbeaten 89 off 56 balls and Mitch Marsh 53 as Australia chased 158 with 22 deliveries to spare.

Earlier, West Indies posted 157-7, captain Kieron Pollard scoring 44 and Josh Hazlewood taking 4-39.

The West Indies enjoyed a couple of handy partnerships in the middle overs, even as Australia kept chipping away.

Bravo and Kieron Pollard set themselves up to launch at the death. The duo added 35 in 28 balls, with the skipper leading the scoring.

Andre Russell finished off the innings with two sixes off Mitchell Starc in his unbeaten 18 off seven balls.

Defending champions West Indies failed to give a winning farewell to Dwayne Bravo, who played his last international.

Australia gave Bravo and Gayle a guard of honour after Warner hit the winning runs.

Teams

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (capt), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard (capt), Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein.

DUBAI: Pakistan’s former head coach Mickey Arthur said he is proud of the national team’s performance under captain Babar Azam in the ongoing T20 World Cup. 

Speaking exclusively to ARY News after his team Sri Lanka played their last match before exiting from the mega event, Arthur said Pakistani players showed their talent to the world.

“I feel really proud of Pakistan’s performance in the T20 World Cup. The talent I spotted in players before has now come in front of the world. The players have shown their real strength in this event so far,” Arthur told ARY News.

Arthur named Imad Wasim, Babar, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, and Shaheen Shah Afridi whom he feels proud of. “When I coached them, Hasan, Shadab, Babar, Imad, and Shaheen were young. Now, they have become mature enough and I am happy to see that,” he said.

“Babar is now a world-class batsman and the world has already recognized him. Shaheen is the best bowler with a new ball and there is no doubt in it,” he concluded.

READ: T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka hand 20-run defeat to West Indies

SHARJAH: New Zealand beat Namibia by 52 runs to make their case stronger for T20 World Cup 2021’s semi-finals qualification. 

After setting Namibia to chase 164 runs in 20 overs, New Zealand suffered a bit of pressure as Namibia’s openers scored 47 runs in eight overs. But, the slow run-scoring pace boosted Black Caps’ confidence as they restricted opponents to 111-7 in the end.

Later on, New Zealand’s bowlers started taking wickets and Namibia’s kept on losing wickets after regular intervals. Stephan Baard (21), Michael van Lingen (25), and Zane Green (23) resisted a bit but failed to gain the rhythm.

Tim Southee and Trent Boult bagged two wickets each while Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, and Ish Sodhi managed a wicket each.

Earlier, Glenn Phillips and James Neesham partnered strongly to score 76 runs as New Zealand managed to score 163-4 against Namibia in a crucial match of Group 2.

Sent into bat first, New Zealand were off to a steady opening start of 30 runs but a couple of blows made them nervous. Martin Guptill fell after scoring 18 followed by his opening partner Daryl Mitchell getting out for 19 including two boundaries.

Skipper Kane Williamson played a calculated knock of 28 runs with the help of two boundaries and a six but didn’t manage to convert it into a big total. Phillips and Neesham joined hands to rescue their team collectively.

They scored an unbeaten 76-run partnership to set a composing total for the Black Caps. Phillips scored 39 off 21 balls laced with a boundary and three sixes followed by Neesham being not out for 35 off 23 with a boundary and two maximums.

Bernard Scholtz, David Wiese, and Gerhard Erasmus bagged a wicket each for Namibia.

TOSS

Namibia have won the toss and decided to bowl first against New Zealand

SQUADS

Namibia: SJ Baard, M van Lingen, CG Williams, MG Erasmus*, D Wiese, JJ Smit, JN Loftie-Eaton, ZE Green†, K Birkenstock, R Trumpelmann, BM Scholtz

New Zealand: MJ Guptill, DJ Mitchell, KS Williamson*, DP Conway†, GD Phillips, JDS Neesham, MJ Santner, AF Milne, TG Southee, IS Sodhi, TA Boult

DUBAI: Babar Azam shared the reason behind reclaiming the number one position in International Cricket Council (ICC)’s T20I batting rankings.

In a video message released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Babar said he was focused on his game and happy to reclaim the spot.

“Dedication, focus, and all the hard work helped me reclaim the number one position. I am happy and thankful to god for this achievement,” he said.

LISTEN how proud King Babar highlights his players’ contributions and achievements in the @T20WorldCup journey#WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/Rn1uGl3Q8F

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 3, 2021

Pakistan’s performance in T20 World Cup 2021

Babar Azam is satisfied with how his boys performed so far in the ongoing multi-nation event. While praising them, Babar said he is the happiest captain watching his players taking responsibility.

“Being a captain, I am happy that how all our players performed. They all took responsibility and achieved a lot so far in the event,

“It feels relaxing when your players are performing. At the same time, you need to back those who are out of form, and we are doing that. I hope we will regroup for the semi-finals and continue the winning momentum,” he concluded.

READ: Pakistan beat Namibia to book semi-final berth in T20 World Cup

Pakistan won the match by 45 runs. They booked semi-final berth in the T20 World Cup 2021

NAM 144/5 (20 overs)

Shaheen bowls last over for Pakistan

NAM 128-5 (19 overs)

Haris to bowl his last over

NAM 116-5 (18 overs)

Hasan to bowl from other end

NAM 111-5 (17 overs)

Haris comes back

NAM 107-4 (16 overs)

Shaheen bowls back

NAM 101/4 (15 overs)

Hasan comes back

NAM 93/4 (14 overs)

Shadab bowls his last over

NAM 84-3 (13 overs)

Imad is back to bowl

NAM 78-2 (12 overs)

Shadab to bowl his third over

NAM 71-2 (11 overs)

Haris comes again

NAM 70-2 (10 overs)

Shadab continues

NAM 56-2 (9 overs)

Hafeez to bowl his first over

NAM 45-1 (8 overs)

Shadab joins in

NAM 40-1 (7 overs)

Imad continues

NAM 34-1 (6 overs)

Haris joins the bowling attack

NAM 24-1 (5 overs)

Imad comes to bowl

NAM 23-1 (4 overs)

Hasan bowls

NAM 15-1 (3 overs)

Shaheen continues

NAM 8-1 (2 overs)

Hasan comes to bowl

NAM 7-0 (1 over)

Shaheen to start bowling for Pakistan. Stephan Baard, Michael van Lingen open for Namibia

Namibia need 190 runs to win 

Rizwan (79*)

Hafeez (32*)

PAK 189-2 (20 overs)

Smit to bowl last over for Namibia

PAK 165-2 (19 overs)

Wiese bowls

PAK 155-2 (18 overs)

Trumpelmann bowls his last over

PAK 138-2 (17 overs)

Smit to bowl his third over

PAK 127-2 (16 overs)

Frylinck bowl his last over

PAK 118/1 (15 overs)

Wiese to bowl his third

PAK 109-0 (14 overs)

Frylinck comes again

PAK 101-0 (13 overs)

Eaton comes in

PAK 89/0 (12 overs)

Trumpelmann bowls

PAK 71/0 (11 overs)

Shikongo comes back

PAK 59/0 (10 overs)

Loftie-Eaton comes to bowl

PAK 50/0 (9 overs)

Smit comes again

PAK 45/0 (8 overs)

Frylinck continues

PAK 36-0 (7 overs)

Shikongo has been given bowling

PAK 29-0 (6 overs)

Frylinck given bowling

PAK 23-0 (5 overs)

Smit comes to bowl

PAK 13-0 (4 overs)

Wiese continues

PAK 6-0 (3 overs)

Trumpelmann continues

PAK 4-0 (2 overs)

David Wiese comes to bowl

PAK 0-0 (1 over)

Babar, Rizwan open Pakistan’s batting. Ruben Trumpelmann bowls for Namibia

Pakistan vs Namibia (1st innings)

ABU DHABI: Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam has won the toss and decided to bat first against Namibia in their second last match of the T20 World Cup 2021. 

SQUADS

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi

NAMIBIA: Stephan Baard, Michael van Lingen, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (capt), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Zane Green (wk), Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ben Shikongo

England clinched a 26-run victory over England to remain unbeaten in the ICC T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Monday.

The victory has virtually confirmed England’s place in the semi-final.

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.

England’s unbeaten run continues 🔥#T20WorldCup | #ENGvSL | https://t.co/06x6wzNqW1 pic.twitter.com/z5XP93NwTS

— ICC (@ICC) November 1, 2021

England finished at 163-4 in their 20 overs with Jos Buttler scoring an unbeaten century. His 101-run knock from 67 deliveries included six boundaries and as many sixes.

He put on a 112-run partnership with Eoin Morgan, who scored 36-ball 40 with the help of a boundary and three maximums.

Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva bagged three wickets from his four overs.

In reply, Sri Lanka was dismissed for 134 with an over to spare. Hasaranga made 34 from 21 deliveries with the help of three fours and six. Skipper Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 26 runs each.

Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan all took two wickets.