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Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi has joined the chorus of praises for T20 legends Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo both of whom retired from international cricket Saturday as the West Indies bombed out of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World T20 at Abu Dhabi. Bravo played at the US Open T20 tournament a couple years ago for the US All Stars and took them to the finals with a brilliant performance in the semis. He and his brother Darren Bravo chased down a victory target of 140…

By VINODE MAMCHAN (Abu Dhabi, UAE) Oh how the mighty has fallen! Two-time World T20 champions West Indies will now have to undergo a qualification phase to enter into the next World T20 in one year’s time in Australia, This was all because they dropped out of the top eight teams in the World by the cut off date as they lost their final match of this World Cup to Australia by eight wickets at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday evening. Australia on the back of…

By VINODE MAMCHAN (Abu Dhabi, UAE) The end of era of the ‘Champion’ comes to an end today, when the Trinidad walks out unto the field against Australia for the final time in West Indies colours at the Sheik Zayed Stadium from 5am this morning. The all-rounder, a legendary figure in T20 cricket made the announcement at the end of the defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the ICC World T20, also at Abu Dhabi. The 36-year old has enjoyed an 18-year career in…

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…

New Zealand thrashed India by eight wickets in Dubai in both teams’ second match of the Super 12 stage, leaving Virat Kohli’s side still searching for their first victory of the tournament. India’s future at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 is out of their own hands after New Zealand produced a stunning win in Dubai. Set a modest target of 111 to win the Group 2 fixture, Kiwi opener Daryl Mitchell top-scored in a comfortable chase, hitting a quickfire 49 as his side chased it down with 33…