Captain Shadab Khan was at his very best with the bat and the ball and played a starring role in United’s easy victory over the Kings in Match 14 of the Pakistan Super League on February 6. Shadab contributed an important cameo of 34 off 19 deliveries in the first half to push United to a score of 177/6 before producing an outstanding spell that ended with him carrying figures of four for 15 off his four overs. The 23-year-old added a vital innings with the bat that allowed United to put Kings under greater pressure heading into the second half and then ran through their middle and lower order…
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Kashish Chadha
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West Indies lost to India in the one-sided opening ODI of the three-game series on February 6 by six wickets following an insipid batting performance in the first half. The Calypso Kings managed a score of only 176 on the board, which India overhauled with more than 20 overs to go. It was the trial by spin that West Indies just couldn’t be able to withstand. If it was Andrew McBrine in their 2-1 series loss to Ireland, the chief architects of the collapse here were Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal. One a tall, skiddy off-spinner and the other a willy wristspinner, the duo shared seven wickets between…
Former India cricketer turned VVS Laxman was a proud man as the Indian U19 batch he had closely overseen went on to lift the country’s fifth junior World Cup crown on February 5. Laxman, who went to the Caribbean as the new National Cricket Academy Director recently, was impressed with the skills and the temperament on display throughout the tournament. But the Indian batting great made it a point to speak of the Yash Dhull-led batch’s “resilience” in the face of adversity, as the camp suffered a few setbacks following a coronavirus outbreak but still rallied along to take the trophy with an…
The Pakistan Super League 2022 double-header day saw Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans win their respective games against Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi. The two teams clinched important victories as the race towards the tournament playoffs only intensifies. In the first game, Qalandars defeated the United by eight runs after posting a par score of 174/9 in their allotted 20 overs. The Qalandars got off to a solid start with their openers Fakhar Zaman (38) and Abdullah Shafique (44) dominating the bowling through their 83-run stand. At that point, Qalandars looked like posting a total in excess of 200 but what followed was a mini-collapse in the middle-order that left them…
India clinched their fifth ICC U19 World Cup title on February 5, defeating England by four wickets in a low-scoring finale encounter at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. The Asian giants overcame their European rivals in the summit clash, thanks largely to the magnificent allround exploits from Raj Bawa. The 19-year-old cricketer delivered an excellent spell of five for 31 in the first half and backed it up with a watchful but important 35 to steer India to the winning post in the run-chase. Bawa helped India bundle out England for a paltry score of 189 and allowed his team to chase the 190-run target…
Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Shahzad has been reprimanded by the BPL match officials after being contentiously seen smoking at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. The incident took place on February 4 when both the matches of the tournament were abandoned without a toss due to bad weather and excessive rain. Controversially, Shahzad was seen disobeying the smoking rules inside the stadium while he awaited the start of his team Minister Group Dhaka’s night fixture versus Comilla Victorians. BPL officials made it a point to add a demerit point to Shahzad’s disciplinary record, with his actions found to be in direct breach of…
Afghanistan U19 made their life difficult, but Australia U19 won the third-place playoff of the ICC U19 World Cup on February 4. The low-scoring game played at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua saw the team from Down Under come out on top by two wickets. The Afghanis won the toss and opted to bat first, hoping to post a sizeable score on the board. But their hopes were dashed by a brilliant bowling performance from Australia, as they dismissed the opposition for only 201 runs. Nivethan Radhakrishnan (3/31) and William Salzmann (3/43) were the pick of the bowlers for Australia, while their skipper Cooper Connolly (2/30)…
Friday’s Pakistan Super League clash between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi saw team Zalmi come out on top by nine runs after a riveting encounter at the National Stadium in Karachi. Kings were handed a painful defeat, finishing with 164/6 in response to Zalmi’s 173/4. Opting to bowl after winning the toss, the Kings conceded a score in excess of 170, which could have been more if not for their experienced spin duo Imad Wasim (0/30) and Mohammad Nabi (0/15) pulling things back. But the rest of the attack simply failed to maintain that kind of leash on the opposition, including even Umaid Asif with his three-fer…
After months of speculation, it is confirmed that Justin Langer will leave the Australian men’s team. On February 5, he resigned from his post as head coach after declining an offer extension made by Cricket Australia. Langer’s decision has been taken after elongated uncertainty about whether he will continue to head the support staff. The news was confirmed by former Australian opener’s management company Dynamic Sports & Entertainment Group, while Langer himself flew from Melbourne to Perth, where he is based. “DSEG confirms that our client Justin Langer has this morning tendered his resignation as of the Australian men’s cricket team.…
In 2017, Goyat won the Pro Kabaddi League title with the Patna Pirates. He was the second-best raider for his team that season after Pardeep Narwal. Goyat’s performance in 2017 helped him become the highest-paid player in the next auctions when he was bought by Haryana Steelers for ₹15.1 million. Monu managed 160 raid points in his debut season for the Steelers. However, after 2018, he has remained injury prone and hasn’t had great success in the league. The Patna Pirates signed the 27-year-old before season 8 kick-pff. With his performances since then, Monu has demonstrated that he still has in…