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England versus Pakistan 6th T20I: Phil Salt heroics helps England level series

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 England registered a dominating win with a superb batting display by Phil Salt in the 6 th T20I match played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Friday. England captain Moeen Ali won the toss and decided to field first. Mohammad Haris making his T20I debut replacing Mohammad Rizwan could not contribute much dismissed trying to hit a big shot. Shan Masood disappointed with a poor stroke before burning the review. Babar Azam looked in decent touch putting bad balls away for boundaries along with Haider Ali. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan scored 40 for 2. Babar and Haider steadied the ship putting on some lovely runs before Sam Curran bounced out Haider Ali caught by Duckett. Babar and Haider added 47 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Babar and Iftikhar kept the momentum for Pakistan with attacking shots that did not allow England bowlers to settle. Babar looked composed reaching fifty off 41 balls while Iftikhar scored runs at a quick pace. Sam Curran dismissed Iftikhar with ...

England versus Pakistan 5th T20I: Bowlers help Pakistan to a thrilling win

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 Thanks to a superb bowling effort, Pakistan edged past England in the 5 th T20I match played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Wednesday. England captain Moeen Ali won the toss and decided to field first. Mark Wood featured in the playing XI troubled Pakistan openers Babar and Mohammad Rizwan with bouncers. Wood eventually got rid of Babar Azam with a sharp bouncer with a simple catch to Duckett. Rizwan looked impressive with intent. Willey dismissed Shan Masood as Mark Wood did not make a mistake to drop the catch. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan made 43 for 2. Mark Wood troubled the Pakistan batters with pace dismissing Haider Ali with a return catch. Iftikhar Ahmed and Rizwan steadied the ship for hosts before Willey showed his class dismissing Iftikhar. Rizwan and Iftikhar added 30 runs for the 4 th wicket. Wood produced a superb yorker to dismiss Asif Ali to leave Pakistan in big trouble. Mohammad Nawaz and Shahbad Khan were involved in a run out leaving Pakis...

India versus South Africa 1st T20I: India too strong for South Africa

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 The Indian Cricket Team produced a dominating performance on a tough wicket to bat on with a comfortable win over visitors South Africa in the 1 st T20I match played at Greenfield Stadium, Trivandrum on Wednesday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Deepak Chahar produced a lovely delivery getting rid of Temba Bavuma. Arshdeep Singh rattled the South African batting line up taking 3 wickets in an over dismissing Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw, and David Miller. It was an expectational bowling performance by Arshdeep who showed class on a surface that helped the pace bowlers. Deepak Chahar broke the backbone of the South African batting lineup with another wicket of Tristian Stubbs providing a simple catch to Arshdeep Singh at third man to leave visitors in dire straits at 9 for 5. Aiden Markram and Wayne Parnell looked cautious against disciplined Indian bowling. At the end of the first six overs, South A...

Pakistan versus England 4th T20I: Pakistan level the series with a thrilling win

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 Pakistan registered a thrilling win to level the series against visiting England side in the 4 th T20I match played at National Stadium, Karachi on Sunday. England captain Moeen Ali won the toss and decided to field first. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam looked in decent touch right from word go putting pressure on England bowlers. Rizwan showed his class while Babar kept accumulating runs. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan openers scored 52 for 0. Rizwan and Babar continued to milk the runs easily keeping the scoreboard ticking. Rizwan completed fifty off 38 balls maintaining pressure on England bowlers. Liam Dawson provided the breakthrough by dismissing Babar with a simple catch to Duckett. Babar and Rizwan added 97 runs for the opening wicket. Shan Masood was promoted to number 3 but could not do justice. David Willey dismissed Shan with lovely delivery. Shan and Rizwan added 52 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Rizwan went in quick successi...

India versus Australia 3rd T20I: India clinch series with a thrilling win

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 The Indian Cricket team defeated World Champion Australia in the 3 rd and deciding T20I match played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Cameron Green looked in great touch right from word go putting pressure on the opening bowlers. Axar Patel's impressive series continues as he was dismissed by Australian captain Aaron Finch with a simple catch to Hardik Pandya. Cameron Green and Aaron Finch added 44 runs in quick time laying a strong foundation for a big total. Finch made just 7 runs. Green maintained his hitting abilities as he completed fifty off just 19 balls to keep the scoreboard ticking. Bhuvneshwar Kumar eventually got rid of dangerous Cameron Green caught by KL Rahul. A superb throw by Axar Patel ran out Glenn Maxwell to leave Australia on the back foot. Yuzvendra Chahal then produced lovely delivery getting rid of Steve Smith with stumping by Dinesh Karthik. Josh Inglis joi...

Indian women versus England women 3rd T20I: Indian women whitewash England in low scoring thriller

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 The Indian women’s team defeated hosts England in the 3 rd and final One-day international played at iconic Lords Cricket Ground on Saturday. England captain Amy Jones won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Kate Cross produced a lovely delivery getting rid of Shafali Verma. Cross and Freya Davies troubled the Indian batters in conditions that helped pace bowlers. Cross looked very threatening dismissing Yastika Bhatia with a lovely delivery to put visitors in trouble. On other hand, Smriti Mandhana looked in decent touch with some lovely shots. Cross then dismissed the last match player of the match, Harmanpreet Kaur, to leave the Indian team in trouble at 16 for 3. Freya Davies got rid of Harleen Deol with a review for LBW. The umpire called it not out but Jones reviewed it and was overturned to out leaving the Indian team in deep trouble. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian women ended at 32 for 4. Mandhana and Deepti Sharma r...

England versus Pakistan 3rd T20I: England take series lead with a dominating win

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 The England Cricket Team returned to winning ways with a resounding win in the 3 rd T20I match against hosts Pakistan played at National Stadium, Karachi on Friday. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to field first. Mohammad Hasnain got the breakthrough by dismissing Phil Salt with a good catch by Mohammad Nawaz early. Will Jacks looked in great touch putting pressure on the Pakistan bowling along with Dawid Malan. At the end of the first six overs, England scored 57 for 1. Usman Qadir did the job for Pakistan in his first over dismissing Malan. Malan and Will Jacks added 43 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Qadir struck again to dismiss dangerous Will Jacks to put England in some trouble. Ben Duckett and Harry Brooks showed intent right from the word go putting enough pressure on Pakistan bowlers. Brooks kept the momentum going for England by hitting big shots against spinners and pacers completing fifty off 24 balls. On other hand, Duckett looked impressive too...

India versus Australia 2nd T20I: India level series in a rain curtailed match

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 The Indian Cricket Team returned strongly to beat Australia in a rain-curtailed 2 nd T20I match played at VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur on Friday. After the match was delayed due to wet outfield, it was reduced to 8 overs a side for the crowd. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. The powerplay was reduced to 2 overs per side. Virat Kohli produced a superb throw picked up by Axar Patel to run out Cameron Green. Axar Patel produced the magic dismissing the dangerous Glenn Maxwell cleaned bowled. At the end of field restrictions, Australia made 19 for 2. Aaron Finch looked in decent touch putting pressure on Indian bowlers. Axar Patel struck again dismissing another hard-hitting batter Tim David to leave Australia in trouble. Jasprit Bumrah produced a searing yorker to dismiss Australian captain Aaron Finch. Matthew Wade continued his impressive form hitting lovely shots of Harshal Patel and Bumrah. It was brilliant hitting by Wade in the last ove...

Pakistan versus England 2nd T20I: Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam special helps Pakistan level series

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 Thanks to Mohammad Rizwan’s and Babar Azam's unbeaten opening partnership, Pakistan recorded 10 wickets win over England in the 2 nd T20I match played at National Stadium, Karachi on Thursday. England captain Moeen Ali won the toss and decided to bat first. Alex Hales and Phil Salt got off to a decent start putting pressure on Pakistan bowlers. Shahnawaz Dahani provided the much-needed breakthrough dismissing Hales and Dawid Malan off successive deliveries rattling stumps. England openers added 42 runs for the opening wicket and ended the first six overs at 48 for 2. Ben Duckett looked in fine touch putting pressure on the Pakistani spinners especially Usman Qadir sweeping him for boundaries. On the other hand, Phil Salt played the supporting role. Haris Rauf was bought into the attack and dismissed Phil Salt with a lovely delivery. Salt and Duckett added 53 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Mohammad Nawaz bowling his last over got rid of well-set Duckett going across the stumps. ...

Indian women versus England women 2nd ODI: India seals historic series win

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 The Indian women’s team produced a dominating performance right from the word go as they defeated hosts England in a one-sided affair played at Canterbury on Wednesday. England captain Amy Jones won the toss and decided to field first. After indifferent first over by Lauren Bell, Kate Cross got rid of Shafali Verma with a beauty. Yastika Bhatia looked in fine touch right from the word go putting pressure on the England bowlers along with Smriti Mandhana. Both Indian batters kept the scoreboard ticking against wayward bowling. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian women reached 60 for 1. Charlie Dean got a much-needed breakthrough dismissing Bhatia with a sharp return catch. Bhatia and Mandhana added 54 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur struggled initially against disciplined England bowling while Mandhana looked in decent touch with lovely strokes. Ecclestone got rid of well-set Mandhana to bring back England into the match. Mandhana and Kaur added ...

All you need to know about 2022 Women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament

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 After a gap of 2 years due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the women’s T20 Asia Cup tournament will begin from 1 st October till 15 th October. A total of 6 teams will take part in the tournament including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. UAE and Malaysia progressed on this journey by reaching the finals of the ACC Women’s T20 Championship held in Malaysia in June 2022. Bangladesh is currently the defending Champions of this prestigious tournament as they defeated India by 3 wickets. Each team will play the other once with the top four teams would qualify for the semi-finals. Here we look at the teams for the tournament India Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Dayalan Hemalatha, Kiran Navgire, Sabbhineni Meghana, Sneha Rana, Renuka Singh, Meghana Singh, Pooja Vastarkar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav. Stand by players- Taniya Bhatia, Simran Bahdur. Pakistan Muneeba Ali, Sidra Ameen, ...

Pakistan versus England 1st T20I: England cruise to a comfortable win

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 England began the seven-match T20I series with a comfortable win over Pakistan played at National Stadium, Karachi on Tuesday. England stand-in captain Moeen Ali won the toss and decided to field first. It was a decent start for Pakistan openers as Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam showed intent to put pressure on England bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan scored 51 for 0. Rizwan and Babar Azam looked in great touch keeping the momentum going for Pakistan. The leg-spinner Adil Rashid grabbed the wicket of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. Babar and Rizwan added 85 runs laying strong foundation for a decent total. Rizwan continued his impressive form completing fifty off 32 balls. On the other hand, Haider Ali struggled against disciplined England bowling. The England bowlers looked impressive making strong comeback not allowing Pakistan's middle order to hit big shots and picked wickets at regular intervals. Luke Wood making his T20I debut dismissed Iftikhar Ahmed,...

India versus Australia 1st T20I: Australia stun India in a high scoring thriller

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 The T20I World Champions Australia started the 3-match T20I series with a thrilling win over hosts India in the 1 st T20I match played at PCA Stadium, Mohali on Tuesday. Australian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma began off brightly with positive intent putting pressure. Josh Hazlewood provided the breakthrough dismissing Rohit Sharma tried to hit a big shot as Nathan Ellis took decent catch. Adam Zampa was bought into the attack early and bowled tight over to Kohli. Nathan Ellis dismissed Virat Kohli providing an easy catch to Green at mid-on. Surya Kumar Yadav looked in fine touch putting pressure on the Australian bowlers with great timing. At the end of the first six overs, India scored 46 for 2. After the field restrictions, Surya Kumar and KL Rahul kept the pressure on the Australian bowlers not allowing them to settle. Rahul reached fifty off 32 balls before being caught by Nathan Ellis. Surya and KL Rahul added ...

Indian women versus England women 1st ODI: All-round India register comphrensive win

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 The Indian women’s team started the ODI series against England with a comprehensive win in the 1 st One-day international match played at County Ground, Hove on Sunday. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to field first. Jhulan Goswami and Meghana Singh created trouble for England openers with tight lines not allowing them to score easy runs. The pressure paid off as Meghana Singh got the breakthrough dismissing Lamb providing a regulation catch to Yastika Bhatia. Goswami produced magic getting rid of Tammy Beaumont infront of the wicket. It was a disciplined bowling effort by new Indian ball bowlers keeping the pressure. At the end of the first 10 overs, England women made just 26 for 2. Rajeshwari Gayakwad was bought into the attack and almost got the wicket of Sophia Dunkley. The umpire gave not out but on review, the decision remained as it was hitting the inside edge. Sophia Dunkley and debutant Alice Capsey tried to put pressure on Indian spin bowle...

All you need to know about the historic England’s tour of Pakistan T20I series

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 The England Cricket Team arrived on Pakistani shores after 17 years. They would feature in 7 T20I matches starting from 20 th September and finishing on 2 nd October.   It promises to be an exciting series as the England team has some explosive T20I players in the form of captain Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali and few youngsters who have done well during the Natwest T20I Blast. England would be looking to stop their poor form as they lost the T20I series to India by 1-2 at home and drew the 3 matches against South Africa at home 1-1 as the 3 rd match was abandoned due to rain. On the other hand, Pakistan would be ironing their flaws against a decent England squad. Pakistan batting was not up to the mark almost losing against Afghanistan as Naseem Shah hit 2 successive sixes. Their only decent performances came against Hong Kong and then India. They lost back-to-back matches against Lanka including the finals. Fakhar Zaman and Shaheen Shah Afridi will not feature in the T20I ...

Indian women versus England women 3rd T20I: Indian women disappoint

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 The Indian women’s team could not replicate their performance as they lost to a disciplined England side in the 3 rd and deciding T20I match played at County Ground, Bristol on Wednesday. England stand-in captain Amy Jones won the toss and decided to field first. It could have been an ideal start for the hosts as Jones missed a stumping chance to dismiss Shafali Verma. Smriti Mandhana showed some intent with 2 boundaries off Bryon Smith. Issy Wong was bought into the attack and eventually got rid of struggling Verma hitting the pads onto the stumps. A superb catch by Sophie Ecclestone resulted in the big wicket of Smriti Mandhana leaving India in big trouble. Sabbihiehni Meghana made entry into playing XI but struggled as was dismissed for 0 facing 9 deliveries with a stunning catch by Wyatt. At the end of the first six overs, Indian women 20 for 3. Sarah Glenn did the damage in her first over dismissing Dayalan Hemalatha with a lovely catch by Amy Jones to leave the Indian...

Afghanistan and West Indies announce squads for World T20 2022

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 Afghanistan also named their squad for the prestigious World T20 to be played in Australia from next month. Their performances in the recently concluded Asia Cup was brilliant as they reached the Super 4 stage defeating Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. They went down fighting against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the first two matches of the Super 4 stage. After a thrilling 1-wicket loss to Pakistan, Afghanistan looked tired and lost badly against India in their last Super 4 stage match. Afghanistan qualified directly to the Super 12 stage due to higher rankings. They have been clubbed with Australia, New Zealand, England, and 2 more qualifying teams from 1 st round. During the 2021 edition of World T20 played in UAE, Afghanistan finished 4 th with 2 wins against Scotland and Namibia. They lost to Pakistan, India, and New Zealand. The Afghan team would be looking to continue their impressive run in the prestigious tournament. Afghanistan has been on a rise with top-quality crickete...

All you need to know about 2022 T20I series between India and Australia

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 The defending Champions Australia will face India in a 3-match T20I series on Indian soil to be played from 20 th September 2022. It promises to be an exciting series as both teams announced their squads for the prestigious T20I World Cup slated for next month. India will be hurt as they failed to defend their Asia Cup title played in UAE. The Indian team announced a strong unit as Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel made a return to the squad after recovering from injury. They would be looking to iron out their flaws before the prestigious tournament. The Indian Cricket Team is the number 1 ranked T20I side in the world. They would be looking for their top players to return to form and gain confidence ahead of the prestigious World Cup. On the other hand, Australia would be looking to shape up well with three of their main key players ruled out of the series due to injuries. It looks like a strong unit as they would be looking to show their skills in Indian conditions. Here...

Namibia and Bangladesh announce squads for the World T20

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 With the deadline of 15 th September, two more teams announced their squads for the prestigious World T20 to be played in Australia from next month onwards. Namibia had a memorable 2021 World T20 played in UAE. They reached the main round after defeating favorites Ireland and Netherlands. It was an impressive performance as registered their first win in the Super 12 stage defeating Scotland. They lacked experience against top-quality teams like India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. This time in Australia they will play a qualifying round. They have been clubbed with the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, and United Arab Emirates in Group A. It will be a good test for the Namibian side as they face strong opponents Sri Lanka will be fresh after winning the Asia Cup 2022 while the Netherlands allowed the return of top-quality players. Here we look at the Namibian squad for the World T20 2022 JJ Smit, Stephen Baard, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Gerhard Erasmus (C), Zane Green, B...