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ICC World T20 Super 12 Stage Group 1: Ruthless England hammers Australia

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 The England Cricket Team produced a ruthless performance as they defeated Australia easily played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Saturday. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off for Eoin Morgan as Chris Woakes bowled a peach getting the wicket of Warner. Chris Jordan dismissed Steve Smith with a simple catch to Woakes leaving Australia in trouble. Woakes got rid of dangerous Maxwell. Jordan and Woakes did not allow the Aussies batters to score runs easily. At the end of the first six overs, Australia looked in trouble at 21 for 3. Adil Rashid struck immediately in his first over getting rid of Marcus Stoinis to leave Australia struggling big time. Matthew Wade and Australian captain Finch steadied the ship putting pressure on England bowlers. Livingstone got rid of Wade caught by Roy. Wade and Finch added 30 runs for the 5 th wicket. Aston Agar joined in with captain Finch putting pressure back on England bowlers...

ICC World T20 2021 Super 12 Group 1: South Africa knock out Sri Lanka in a last over thriller

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 Thanks to brilliance by David Miller, South Africa defeated Sri Lanka in a low-scoring thriller played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah on Saturday. South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start by Kusal Perera and Pathum Nissanka. Norjte struck for South Africa getting the wicket of Perera trying to hit a big shot. Asalanaka played with intent putting pressure on opposition bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Sri Lanka scored 38 for 1. After the field restrictions, Asalanaka and Nissanka kept the momentum going for Sri Lanka. A brilliant throw and gather by Quinton de Kock resulted in a run-out of Asalanaka. Asalanaka and Nissanka added 41 runs for the 2 nd wicket. In the next over, Shamsi got the wicket of Bhanuka Rajapaksa caught and bowled to leave Sri Lanka struggling. Nissanka played according to the situation keeping the strike rotating and hitting occasional boundaries. Shamsi struck again to dismiss Av...

ICC World T20 2021 Super 12 Group 1: West Indies stay alive in the tournament with a thrilling win

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 The defending Champions West Indies put their efforts to defeat Bangladesh in a thrilling contest played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah on Friday. Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah won the toss and decided to field first. Mehedi Hasan and Taskin Ahmed did not allow West Indies openers Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis to score runs easily with tight lines and lengths. Shakib AL Hasan missed a golden run-out chance to dismiss Gayle. Soon after, Lewis was dismissed taking leading edge to Rahim. Mehedi Hasan castled Chris Gayle stumps to leave West Indies in some trouble. West Indies scored 29 for 2 at the end of the first six overs. After the field restrictions, Hetymer also fell caught by Soumya Sarkar leaving West Indies struggling. Mehedi Hasan dropped a simple return catch to get rid of Roston Chase. Kieron Pollard looked out of sorts and decided to retire hurt. Andre Russell was run-out at the non-striker end hitting the boot of Taskin Ahmed. Nicolas Pooran came to the crease a...

ICC World Cup 2021 Super 12 Group 1: Australia thrash Sri Lanka to register second win

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 The Australian Cricket Team produced a dominating display of cricket as they defeated Sri Lanka easily played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Thursday. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Australia as Cummins struck early getting rid of Pathum Nissanka caught by Warner. Kusal Perera and Asalanaka looked in sublime touch putting pressure on the Aussies bowling line-up with boundaries keeping the momentum going on for Sri Lanka. At the end of the first six overs, Sri Lanka raced away to 53 for 1. After the field restrictions, Perera and Asalanaka maintained the momentum for Sri Lanka. Zampa provided a much-needed breakthrough dismissing dangerous Asalanaka. It was an impressive partnership between these two batters as they put on 63 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Australian bowlers rattled the middle order picking wickets at regular intervals. Mitchell Starc bowled a brilliant yorker to dismiss Perera. Zampa got ...

ICC World T20 Super 12 Group 1: Bowlers lead England to a resounding win

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 The England Cricket Team started their World Cup journey on a winning note as they crushed defending Champions West Indies in the 2 nd match of Super 12 stage played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Saturday. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. Chris Woakes got the early breakthrough for England dismissing Lewis with a good catch by Moeen Ali. It was a disciplined bowling effort as their bowlers kept on asking questions with disciplined lines and lengths. Moeen Ali got the wicket of Lendl Simmons to leave West Indies in some trouble. Shimron Hetymer and Chris Gayle steadied the ship for defending Champions somewhat before Ali struck again to dismiss Hetymer. Before the stroke of the first six overs, Tymal Mills dismissed Chris Gayle to leave West Indies in massive trouble at 31 for 4. The England bowlers kept on picking wickets at regular intervals making life tough for the opponent batters. There was no resistance by the West Indies m...