New Delhi, February 16 All-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai delivered a match-winning performance, claiming four wickets before smashing an unbeaten 40 to guide Afghanistan to a five-wicket victory over United Arab Emirates in their must-win T20 World Cup clash here on Monday.The win opened Afghanistan’s account in the tournament and kept their slim Super Eight hopes alive […]
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The North News Pallekele (Sri Lanka), February 16 On a high after a stunning win over former champions Australia, Zimbabwe would look to continue the momentum against a tricky Ireland side and grab the chance to book a maiden Super Eight berth in the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday. A win over Ireland will […]
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The North News Chennai, February 16 New Zealand will look to address the frailties exposed by South Africa and reaffirm their status as title contenders by sealing a Super Eight berth when they face bottom-placed Canada in their final Group D fixture of the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.Having played a five-match T20I series […]
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The North News Karachi, February 16 Under-performing batting star Babar Azam found himself in the line of fire after Pakistan’s 61-run loss to bitter foes India in a T20 World Cup match as several former players in the country demanded his sacking alongside some other seniors.Former captain Babar, senior spinner Shadab Khan and pace spearhead […]
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Colombo, February 16 Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson said “fearless” Ishan Kishan’s marauding fifty was the difference between his side and India, and urged his players to rally after the heavy defeat in the marquee clash of the T20 World Cup here.Led by Kishan’s aggressive 77 off 40 balls, India trumped Pakistan by 61 runs […]
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Colombo, February 15 India recorded a 61-run victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup here on Sunday for another dominant victory over the arch-rivals in ICC events. Ishan Kishan made a high-quality 77 off 40 balls on a challenging surface to take India to 175 for seven. The total proved to be more than […]
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Colombo, February 14 Amid the still-smouldering embers of an impasse that mixed cricket with politics like never before, India will need middle-order stability and a fully fit Abhishek Sharma to maintain domination over Pakistan when the two bitter rivals clash in the T20 World Cup’s marquee fixture, here on Sunday.A temporary ‘peace season’ has dawned […]
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Colombo, February 13 Zimbabwe produced the first upset of the T20 World Cup, with a 23-run shock win over an injury-plagued Australia in their Group B clash, here on Friday.Sent into bat, Zimbabwe scored a challenging 169 for two.Openers Brian Bennett (64 not out off 56 balls) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (35 off 21) gave a […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 13 Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar expects leg-spinner Keldeep Yadav to come in for pacer Arshdeep Singh in the national team’s high-profile T20 World Cup game against arch nemesis Pakistan on Sunday. Arshdeep was at the receiving end of some punishment from Namibian batters here on Thursday even though […]
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New Delhi, February 13 Sanju Samson disappointed again, Ishan Kishan dazzled and his mentor Hardik Pandya entertained but India’s 93-run victory over Namibia here on Thursday wasn’t exactly the Box Office hit one expected ahead of a tense T20 World Cup face-off against Pakistan.The victory felt less like an assurance and more like the calm […]
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