Month: November 2021

New Zealand put on a thorough all-round performance to beat Namibia in the first Group 2 clash of the day in Sharjah in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The52-run win helps New Zealand leapfrog Afghanistan to the second spot in the Group 2 standings.  Chasing 164, Namibia were unable to take advantage of the fielding restrictions as the New Zealand pacers kept a leash on the scoring. They eventually reaped the rewards, scalping three wickets after the Powerplay as the pressure kept building.  Namibia never managed to recover from…

India hammered Scotland by eight wickets in their Group 2 encounter at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. India demolished Scotland in Dubai, tying them in knots with the ball after winning the toss and opting to field first, bowling the Scots out for 85. And in reply KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma starred as India raced to 89/2 in just 6.3 overs, securing the win and a huge net run rate gain boost. Virat Kohli’s side went into the Group 2 fixture knowing that only a win would…

By VINODE MAMCHAN Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi has warned the United States cricketers to be aware of the pressures of social media and just believe in themselves and focus on their job at the World Cup qualifiers that is about to start in Antigua, West Indies. The United States will be battling for one of two spots at the next World Cup. The ICC men’s T20 World Cup Americas qualifier marks the second and final Americas pathway event for the year, where two spots in the…

New Zealand kept their semi-final ambitions on track with a win against Scotland in their Group 2 Super 12 fixture. Scotland showed fight with both bat and ball, but a Martin Guptill special in the Dubai afternoon heat put victory beyond their reach.  Guptill struck seven sixes in a power-packed 93 off 56 balls to lift New Zealand to 172/5. And while Scotland reached 156/5, they couldn’t deny the Black Caps a 16-run win. A double-wicket over for Safyaan Sharif in the New Zealand Powerplay, figures of 1/13 for Mark…

Pakistan cruised to a 45-run victory over Namibia as opening pair Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan again starred with the bat to all but confirm their semi-final spot.  Babar, 70, and Rizwan, 79 not out, became the first pair to share five T20I century stands with their second of the tournament as they put on 113 for the first wicket. Pakistan had started slowly but the Group 2 leaders smashed 130 from their last ten overs to register an imposing 189 for two. Namibia were always up against it and…

A blistering spell from Kagiso Rabada set South Africa up for a convincing six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.  Rabada took three wickets in his opening spell and Bangladesh never recovered as the Proteas kept their charge for a semi-final place on track at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.  With this win, South Africa have three wins from four matches ahead of a clash with Group 1 leaders England, with Australia their most likely challengers in the battle for the last four.  Rabada finished with figures of…