Needing to win the game and keep their hopes of entering the knock-outs alive, Australia came up with one of their more complete performances since the start of the Super 12s stage. They restricted the powerpacked West Indies batting line-up to just 157 on a good wicket and later chased that down in 16.2 overs. Apart from the semi-final push, Australia’s biggest positive out of this win was an encouraging effort with the bat from experienced opener David Warner, who had been out of form, but played a vintage knock of 89* off 56 balls in the run-chase. https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1456978810172166145 His innings featured the…
Author: Kashish Chadha
Kashish Chadha
Kashish Chadha is a cricket analyst and writer by heart and profession. You can find his works featured on such websites as CricXtasy, Circle of Cricket, and Cricfit.
Cape Town will be hosting the third and final Test – the New Year’s Test – of India’s three-match series in South Africa later this winter after Cricket South Africa on Friday moved the marquee fixture out of Johannesburg. Initially, Jo’burg was due to host not only the opening game of the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy but also the final encounter of the three-match affair. But, ESPNcricinfo reported, CSA was forced to move the game to Cape Town because of “strict bio-bubble rules” in Johannesburg. Credit: Cricket South Africa The series still begins in Johannesburg, though, from December 17. It also features a Test match…
India bundled out Scotland for just 85 and blasted their way to a win inside six and a half overs to clinch an easy eight-wicket win and earn themselves a massive NRR boost in an important encounter of the T20 World Cup 2021 on Friday. Mighty Indians flexed their muscles out of intent and desperation as a resounding victory in Dubai kept their slender semi-final hopes alive by taking their net run rate past Afghanistan and New Zealand. Walking a thin rope since their heavy defeats to Pakistan and NZ, India backed their big win over Afghanistan with another comprehensive scalp of the Scottish team. …
In a tightly contested affair, the Southern giants defeated their longstanding Western rivals by just 9 runs in Elite Group B of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 opening round fixture on Thursday in Guwahati. Mumbai began the match in a great fashion, dismissing Karnataka openers Mayank Agarwal (0) and Devdutt Padikkal (5) early. But then a resolute stand between captain Manish Pandey (84) and experienced middle-order bat Karun Nair (72) brought their team back in the contest. The duo took their team to a fighting total of 166/4. Mohit Avasthi (2/32) and Tushar Deshpande (2/38) were among the wickets for Mumbai, while Atharva Ankolekar (0/25) and Tanush Kotian (0/25) kept things tight. https://twitter.com/assamcric/status/1456279964366479366 In the…
Left-arm pacer Trent Boult and allrounder Colin de Grandhomme were the two prominent names missing from New Zealand’s squad announced on Thursday for the forthcoming two-match Test series in India. NZC confirmed the news on two players via a media release, stating: “Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme made themselves unavailable for selection due to the prospect of further time in bio-secure bubbles and Managed Isolation.” Coach Gary Stead was respectful of the two players’ decision, reiterating that player welfare remains a priority for the Kiwis through the pandemic times. Boult, Stead made it a point to mention, has spent “best part of…
West Indies’ final encounter of the T20 World Cup 2021 on Saturday will also be Dwayne Bravo’s final game in international cricket, the experienced allrounder has confirmed. The 38-year-old will be ending his long career for the West Indies at the end of their Group 1 Super 12 fixture against Australia in Abu Dhabi. “I think the time has come. I’ve had a very good career. To represent the West Indies for 18 years, had some ups and downs, but as I look back at it I’m very grateful to represent the region and the Caribbean people for so long,”he told ICC…
The Aussies exposed every chink in Bangladesh’s armoury and won an important Group 1 encounter of the T20 World Cup 2021 on Thursday (November 4). Australia dominated their Asian opposition in Dubai and came out on top by 8 wickets with over 13 overs to spare. In one of the shortest games of the competition, Australia bundled out Bangladesh for just 73 – one of the lowest ever team totals in T20 World Cup history. It took the Aussies just 15 overs to run through a struggling batting line-up, which also looked woefully short of confidence and resilience. https://twitter.com/rasheedshakoor/status/1456227919114682370 Only three Bangladeshi batters – Mohammad Naim (17), Mahmudullah (16) and Shamim…
Pakistan cricketers made it a point to cheer up their less experienced Namibian counterparts after the win on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi in the T20 World Cup 2021. Their mainstays Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez led the way along with the team manager and were seen appreciating Namibian players for their hardwork and journey towards a T20 World Cup. Pakistan Cricket Board shared a heartwarming clip of the same over Twitter as Hafeez, Afridi, as well as Hassan Ali and Fakhar Zaman, were seen entering the opposition dressing room and congratulating them for their inspirational rise and impressive fight in the World Cup so far. https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1455617816988684293 In…
On a fresh pitch with an even covering of grass in Abu Dhabi, South African pacers made short work of the Bangladeshi batting unit on Tuesday and gave their team a comprehensive win that has further strengthened their push towards the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021. The Proteas dominated their way through the first half and were also quite comfortable in their short chase outside a few nervy hiccups earlier on. They dismantled the hapless Bangladesh batting line-up to just 84 and then reached the paltry target with six wickets intact and more than six overs to spare. https://twitter.com/Cricketracker/status/1455522009304080387 It was…
The Men in Green eased their way to a win over Namibia in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday became the first team from Group 2 of the Super 12 stage to make the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021. The Asian giants had another big win that stretched their winning run to four games and also secured their berth in the knock-outs. The Namibians made a reasonably good start with the ball in the first half but then lost all control of the proceedings for the rest of the match. Pakistan eventually came out on top by 45 runs after having posted…