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 England became the T20I champions for the second time as they defeated Pakistan in the finals of ICC T20 World Cup 2022 played at iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on 13 th November 2022. It was an impressive performance by Jos Buttler and Co in the 2022 T20 World Cup. They were placed in Group 1 along with Australia, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Ireland, and Sri Lanka. Sam Curran's career-best figures of 5 for 10 helped England restrict Afghanistan to a modest total before chasing down the target with 5 wickets to spare. England suffered a shocking loss to Ireland in their second Pool game at MCG. After a disappointing bowling performance, England lost wickets before the rain arrived being 5 runs short of the DLS method. Their next match against Australia was abandoned without a bowl being bowled. Needing to win stay alive in the tournament, England produced a stunning bowling performance to restrict Sri Lanka to 141 for 8. Chasing 142 runs to win, Buttler and Hales provid...

 The Pakistan Cricket Team proved everybody wrong with an easy win over New Zealand in the first semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 played at Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG on Wednesday. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. Finn Allen was given out by the umpire but on review, it was overturned to not out as there was an edge. Shaheen Shah Afridi then got rid of Allen's very next ball to dent the New Zealand batting. Devon Conway showed some intent with aggressive shots putting pressure on Pakistan's bowling while Williamson steadied keeping the scoreboard ticking. Shahbad Khan produced a direct hit to dismiss Conway. New Zealand scored 38 for 2 at the end of the first six overs. Conway and Williamson added 34 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Mohammad Nawaz got rid of dangerous Glenn Phillips with a simple return catch to leave New Zealand in trouble. Kane Williamson struggled against disciplined Pakistan bowling while Daryl Mitchell kept ...

 Netherlands stunned South Africa to knock them out of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in a do-or-die match played at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to field first. Stephen Myburgh showed intent on keeping pressure on South African bowlers, especially Kagiso Rabada. O Dowd gave good support to Myburgh. At the end of the first six overs, Netherlands made 48 for 0. Markram provided breakthrough for South Africa dismissing Myburgh with an easy catch to Rossouw. Myburgh and O Dowd added 58 runs laying a strong foundation for a decent total. Tom Cooper joined in with O Dowd putting pressure on SA bowlers. Maharaj got rid of O Dowd as Rabada took a good catch. O Dowd and Cooper added 39 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Colin Ackermann provided some much-needed runs in the death overs keeping momentum for Netherlands along with Scott Edwards. Ackermann and Edwards added unbeaten 35 runs for the 5 th wicket. At the end of 20 overs, Netherla...

 Pakistan entered the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 with a narrow win over Bangladesh in a do-or-die match played at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Bangladesh captain Shakib AL Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. Najmul Shanto and Liton Das began the innings with positive intent before Shaheen Shah Afridi got rid of Das with a good catch by Shan Masood. Shanto and Soumya Sarkar showed intent with aggressive shots not allowing the Pakistan bowlers to settle. At the end of the first six overs, Bangladesh made 40 for 1. After the field restrictions, Sarkar and Shanto kept the momentum going taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Shahbad Khan dismissed Sarkar with a good catch by Shan Masood. Sarkar and Shanto added 52 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Khan then got rid of Shakib AL Hasan with a controversial LBW decision. The umpire gave out but on replay, it showed there was an edge, but the decision stood it out. Shanto looked impressive completing fifty off...

 The Indian Cricket Team registered a dominating win over Zimbabwe in a one-sided affair to top Group 2 played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on Sunday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a cautious start as KL Rahul struggled initially against Ngavara. Rohit and KL Rahul showed intent putting some pressure on Zimbabwe pacers. Muzabrani got the breakthrough by dismissing Rohit Sharma with a simple catch to Wellington Masakadza. Virat Kohli continued his impressive form with lovely shots while KL Rahul looked solid enough. At the end of six overs, India scored 46 for 1. Kohli and Rahul maintained the pressure on Zimbabwe bowlers keeping the scoreboard ticking with singles and hitting boundaries. Sean Williams provided the breakthrough by dismissing Virat Kohli caught by Burl at long-off. Kohli and Rahul added 60 runs for the 2 nd wicket. KL Rahul looked impressive with his shots completing fifty off 34 balls. He then tried to clear anoth...

 Australia kept their hopes alive of reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with a thrilling win over Afghanistan played at Adelaide Oval on Friday. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi won the toss and decided to field first. David Warner put enough pressure on Mujeeb Ur Rahman with lovely shots keeping the momentum going for Australia. Farooqi got the early breakthrough dismissing Cameron Green with a lovely catch to Gulbdain Naib at first slips. Warner showed intent to keep the momentum going along with Mitchell Marsh. Naveen UL Haq dismissed Warner trying to play reverse and was clean bowled. Naveen grabbed his 2 nd wicket getting rid of Steve Smith in front of the stumps. At the end of the first six overs, Australia made 52 for 3. Mitchell Marsh looked in cracking touch along with Glenn Maxwell. Both Australian batters showed intent before Mujeeb Ur Rahman dismissed Marsh providing an easy catch to Gurbaz. Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh added 34 runs for the 4 th wicke...

 Pakistan showed its unprecdblity as they a strong South African side in a rain-curtailed encounter played at Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG on Thursday.  Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Mohammad Rizwan fell cheaply in the very 1 st over by Wayne Parnell taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Mohammed Haris replacing Fakhar Zaman looked in great touch right from word go putting pressure on Kagiso Rabada. Haris kept the scoreboard ticking and made life tough for the South African bowlers. Anrich Nortje eventually got rid of explosive Haris ending 34 runs stand for the 2 nd wicket. Soon after, Babar Azam fell with a lovely catch by Kagiso Rabada to leave Pakistan in trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan made 42 for 3. Nortje struck again to dismiss Shan Masood with a simple catch to Bavuma leaving Pakistan in deep trouble. Mohammad Nawaz and Iftikhar Ahmed put pressure on the South African bowlin...

 Netherlands registered their first win of the Super 12 stage stunning favorites Zimbabwe in a low-scoring match played at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision did not pay off as the top order comprising Craig Ervine and Wesley Medhevere struggled against disciplined Netherlands opening bowling. Van Meekeren got the breakthrough shattering the stumps off Medhevere. Glover bowled decent lines and lengths not allowing the Zimbabwe batters to hit runs easily. Glover then grabbed the wickets of Craig Ervine with a high catch by Scott Edwards. Regis Chakabva was bowled by Glover after two drop chances to leave Zimbabwe in trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Zimbabwe made 20 for 3. Sikander Raza looked in decent touch hitting some awesome shots to put Netherlands bowlers under some pressure. The momentum was in favor of Zimbabwe before Van Meekeren struck to get rid of Sean Williams with short ball as ...

 The Indian Cricket Team defeated Bangladesh in a thrilling rain-curtailed match played at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on Wednesday. Bangladesh captain Shakib AL Hasan won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start for KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma against Taskin Ahmed. KL Rahul showed intent putting pressure on the Bangladesh bowling. Mahmud Hasan dropped a sitter chance to get rid of Rohit Sharma. The chance did not cost much as Rohit Sharma was dismissed caught at backward point. Virat Kohli looked in decent touch with some lovely shots while KL Rahul made the batting easy with attacking shots against Mahmud Hasan. At the end of the first six overs, India scored 37 for 1. Rahul kept the momentum going for India with lusty shots, especially against Shoriful Islam. Kohli on the other hand played the role of second fiddle taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. KL Rahul completed fifty off just 31 balls and was eventually dismissed by Shakib AL Hasan. ...

 The England Cricket Team registered a commanding win over table topper New Zealand to stay alive in the tournament played at the Gabba, Brisbane on Tuesday. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bat first. Jos Buttler put the pressure right from word go putting Kiwi bowlers under pressure while Hales kept hitting shots with ease. Buttler was given a reprieve as Kane Williamson could not hold the catch as the umpire decided to go with the third umpire. The third umpire changed the decision to not out. Buttler and Hales kept the momentum going for England hitting shots easily. At the end of the first six overs, England's openers scored 48 without losing any wickets. Buttler and Hales looked in great touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. Hales completed fifty off 39 putting enough pressure on Kiwis bowling. Santer deceived Hales with a simple stumping to end 81 runs opening the partnership laying a strong foundation for a big total. Moeen Ali was promoted to n...

 Thanks to David Miller’s brilliance, South Africa edged past India in a closely fought affair played at Optus Stadium, Perth on Sunday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. KL Rahul struggled against Wayne Parnell in the very first over without scoring any runs. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul showed intent putting some pressure on South African pacers. Lungi Ngidi was bought into the attack dismissing both Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in the same over. Virat Kohli played some lovely shots keeping his form going. At the end of the first six overs, India made 33 for 2. Ngidi struck again to dismiss Kohli caught by Rabada at fine leg. Deepak Hooda replacing Axar Patel was dismissed cheaply by Nortje to leave India in big trouble. Surya Kumar Yadav looked in great touch hitting aggressive shots against South African pacers. Ngidi took his fourth wicket dismissing Hardik Pandya with a stunning catch by Rabada to leave India in deep trouble at 49 for 5. Surya...

 Bangladesh held onto their nerves as they register a thrilling win over Zimbabwe played at The Gabba, Brisbane on Sunday. Bangladesh captain Shakib AL Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Soumya Sarkar was dismissed without opening his account caught by Chakabva off Muzabrani. Liton Das looked in great touch putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. Muzabrani took his 2 nd wicket getting rid of Das with a lovely catch by Chatara at short third man. At the end of the first six overs, Bangladesh made 32 for 2. Shakib AL Hasan and Shanto steadied the ship for Bangladesh taking singles and hitting boundaries not allowing the Zimbabwe bowlers to settle. Sean Williams grabbed the important wicket of Shakib AL Hasan caught by Muzabrani. Shakib and Shanto added 54 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Shanto looked impressive keeping the momentum going completing fifty off 45 balls. Things looked impressive for Bangladesh with Shanto taking on Zimbab...

 It was a disappointing thing as South Africa and Zimbabwe earned 1 point each due to a washout played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Monday. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to bat before the rain arrived. The match was reduced to 9 overs a side. The decision did not pay off as Regis Chakabva and Craig Ervine tried to hit big shots. Regis was given out by the umpire but on review, it was overturned as it did not touch the pad. Wayne Parnell got the initial breakthrough by getting rid of Ervine caught by Ngidi at mid-on. Ngidi dismissed Regis and Sikander Raza in the same over to leave Zimbabwe in trouble. At the end of the first 3 overs, Zimbabwe made 14 for 3. A sensational direct hit resulted in the run out of Sean Williams to leave Zimbabwe in big trouble at 17 for 4. Milton Shumba and Wesley Medhevere steadied the ship with some lovely shots. Medhevere looked in decent touch putting pressure on South African bowlers. Both Zimbabwe batters kept the scor...

 Bangladesh started their ICC T20 World Cup tournament with a close-fought win over Netherlands played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Monday. Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and decided to field first. Fred Klassen and other Netherlands seam bowlers struggled for rhythm against Shanto and Soumya Sarkar. Van Meekeren produced sharp delivery to get rid of Soumya Sarkar. Bangladesh openers added 43 runs for the opening wicket and ended the first six overs at 47 for 1. Tim Pringle was bought into the attack and dismissed Shanto with a simple catch to van Beek. Netherlands kept the pressure on Bangladesh batters not allowing them to hit runs with ease. Van Beek dismissed Liton Das with another short delivery caught by Cooper at mid-off. Shariz Ahmed got the big wicket of Shakib AL Hasan as Leede timed the jump leaving Bangladesh in trouble. Bangladesh made 70 for 4 with rain arriving. Van Meekeren produced lovely delivery to dismiss Yasir Ali. Nurul Hasan and Afif Hoss...

 The England Cricket Team started their ICC T20 World Cup 2022 with a comfortable win over Afghanistan played at Optus Stadium, Perth on Saturday. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for England's side as Mark Wood got an early breakthrough dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Wood troubled Afghanistan batters with pace and bounce on the pitch. Hazaratullah Zazai struggled against top-quality England bowling. At the end of the first six overs, Afghanistan made 35 for 1. Ben Stokes was introduced into the attack and got rid of Zazai with a stunning diving catch by Liam Livingstone to put Afghanistan in trouble. Usman Ghani and Ibrahim Zadran steadied the ship taking singles and hitting shots on short deliveries. Sam Curran dismissed Ibrahim's deception caught by Moeen Ali. The England catching was sensational as Adil Rashid took a stunning running catch to dismiss Najibullah Zadran. Buttler took another one-handed diving cat...

 New Zealand stunned the defending Champions Australia by 89 runs in the opening match of the Super 12 stage played at Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG on Saturday. Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. Finn Allen blasted away Mitchell Starc for 14 runs in the very first over of the match. The explosive right-handed batter put enough pressure on Australian bowling taking advantage of the first six overs. Josh Hazlewood produced a peach of a yorker to dismiss the dangerous Finn Allen. Allen made 42 off 16 balls laying a strong foundation for a big total. Allen and Conway added 56 runs in just 4.1 overs. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand raced away to 65 for 1. After the field restrictions, Conway and Williamson kept the scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Conway survived a close LBW shout given not out but the decision remained not out as it was going over the stumps. It was great batting by both Kiwi batte...

 Zimbabwe made it into the Super 12 stage with a comprehensive win over Scotland in the final qualifying round match played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Thursday. Scotland captain Richard Berrington won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Michael Jones could not provide a decent start with lovely catch by Sikander Raza. George Munsey and Matthew Cross struggled against a disciplined Zimbabwe bowling lineup. Medherve took a stunning diving catch to dismiss Matthew Cross. At the end of first six overs, Scotland scored 43 for 2. Munsey and Richard Berrington struggled against Sean Williams and Sikander Raza not able to rotate the strike easily. Sikander Raza got the wicket of Scotland captain Berrington because of dot balls. Berrington and Munsey added 40 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Calcum MacLeod and Munsey was not able to hit boundaries easily against disciplined Zimbabwe bowling. Munsey reached fifty off 46 balls and looked to launch at the back end....

 Ireland produced a dominating display as they defeated two-time Champion West Indies in a do-or-die situation played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Thursday. West Indies captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the Windies side as they lost an early wicket of Kyle Mayers caught in Barry McCarthy’s first over caught by Tector at mid-on. Johnson Charles showed intent against Curtis Campher hitting him for 16 runs. Simi Singh was bought into the attack early and provided breakthrough dismissing Charles caught by Campher at backward point. Brandon King looked in fine touch putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. At the end of the first six overs, West Indies made 41 for 2. Brandon King continued his domination while Evin Lewis struggled against disciplined Ireland bowling. The part-time spinner Gareth Delany got the breakthrough dismissing Lewis caught by Adair at long-off. Lewis and King added 44 runs for 3 rd wicket. Del...

 The United Arab Emirates provided a spirited display to register their first win in the final Group A qualifying round match played at Kardinia Park, Geelong on Thursday. UAE captain CP Rizwan won the toss and decided to bat first. Vritiya Arvind struggled initially against disciplined Namibia bowling while Muhammed Waseem hit some lovely shots not allowing dot ball pressure to rise. At the end of the first six overs, the UAE openers scored 30 for 0. After the field restrictions, Arvind's struggle ended by providing a simple catch to Lingen. Arvind and Waseem added 39 runs for the opening wicket. CP Rizwan provided the impetus along with Waseem taking singles and boundaries at will. Both batters showed intent not allowing Namibia bowlers to settle keeping the scoreboard ticking. Waseem completed fifty off 40 balls and was soon caught by Truplemann at short third man. Waseem and Rizwan added 58 runs for the 2 nd wicket. CP Rizwan looked in great touch putting enough pressure...

 Sri Lanka became the first team from Group A to qualify for the Super 12 stage with a nervy win over Netherlands played at Kardinia Park, Geelong on Thursday. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a cautious start by Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis against disciplined Netherlands bowling. Nissanka survived a few anxious moments against van Meekeren. Mendis and Nissanka showed intent in the final over of field restrictions. At the end of the first six overs, Sri Lanka scored 36 for 0. Van Meekeren produced a peach of a yorker to dismiss Nissanka and Dhanajaya de Silva off successive deliveries. Nissanka and Mendis added 36 runs for the opening wicket. Mendis showed intent in taking on Netherlands spinners putting them under pressure. Charith Asalanaka struggled initially before making life tough for Dutch captain Scott Edwards. De Leede got a much-needed breakthrough dismissing Asalanaka caught by Edwards. Asalanaka and Mendis added 60 r...