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T20 World Cup: New Zealand, an unpleasant opposition for Team India at ICC events
Time and again, New Zealand have proved that they are one of the toughest opponents for India in the ICC tournaments with the latest being the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June. India have outclassed every challenging opposition team at the ICC events in the last one decade or so, but they have failed to solve the mystery of Black Caps.
Will anger and revenge be on Pakistan's mind when they take on New Zealand?
The animosity created by the Black Caps' last-minute cancellation of the limited-overs series in Pakistan in September has been too hard to digest for Babar Azam's players, and even the new Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja, besides several former cricketers, including Shoaib Akhtar among others, have asked the team to go all out and take "revenge".
West Indies' 'famed' hard hitters hoping to fire up campaign vs SA
While defending champions West Indies were hammered by England in what was perhaps the worst show by the Kieron Pollard-led side in T20 World Cups, getting bundled out for just 55 runs, Australia, riding on the heroics of Marcus Stoinis, defeated the Proteas with just two balls remaining. Having both endured opening-match losses at the tournament, the two sides meet in Dubai later on Tuesday, with the loser staring down the prospects of falling too far behind in the semifinal race.
T20 World Cup: Batters, Mujeeb star in Afghanistan's 130-run rout of Scotland
After scoring an imposing 190/4 in 20 overs, Mujeeb, along with Rashid Khan (4/9), spun a web around Scotland's batters, from which there was no escaping as they were bundled out for 60 in the 11th over. The mammoth win in the opening match of the tournament is also Afghanistan's biggest win in T20Is in terms of run margin. Chasing a mammoth target, Scotland's George Munsey began by taking three boundaries in the first nine balls of the innings. Kyle Coetzer joined the act with two boundaries against Naveen-ul-Haq in the third over.
T20 World Cup: We also see it as a concern, says Rabada on SA batting
"Coming to this press conference, I kind of knew that people were going to ask or that you guys were going to ask a lot about the batting. We also see it as a concern. The last thing we need to do is keep bickering on and on about it. That's just how cricket goe"," said Rabada in the pre-match press conference on Monday.
IPL: Staggering amounts for new teams has cricket world in awe
Even as the other IPL franchises welcomed teams from Ahmedabad and Lucknow to the IPL after RPSG Ventures Ltd. and Irelia Company Pte Ltd. (CVC Capital Partners) won the ownership rights for the two teams. The RPSG Ventures Ltd. were awarded Lucknow as their home base with a winning bid of a whopping IRs 7090 crore. CVC Capital Partners took Ahmedabad as its home base with a second-highest bid of Rs 5625 crore.
T20 World Cup 2021: 5 reasons why India lost to Pakistan so badly
Their bowling was even more pedestrian as Pakistan chased down the score in 17.5 overs to seal and memorable victory. There were several distinct moments and signs that suggested rather a lethargic tone of the Indian side during the clash. Here are 5 major reasons why India lost to Pakistan.
IPL: RPSG Group bags Lucknow, CVC Capital gets Ahmedabad team
As per the initial reports, Lucknow and Ahmedabad teams, owned by the RP Sanjeev Goenka Group and CVC Capital respectively, will be the two new IPL franchises, to be part of the tournament from 2022. The mega auction for the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, IPL 2022, will be held later this year in December.
Red Bull was simply too fast for the day, concedes Hamilton
Red Bull's Verstappen extended his lead in the 2021 Formula One World Championship by holding off Hamilton in yet another captivating duel between the title contenders. After starting second on the grid, Hamilton grabbed the lead from title rival Verstappen off the line into Turn 1. But the Dutchman retook the lead after the pitstops had played out, leaving Hamilton to chase down the Red Bull as the laps ticked down towards the chequered flag.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers: India put it across Oman 2-1
Waleed Salim scored a consolation goal in added time for the Oman on Sunday night but the three points came into India's kitty. Igor Stimac, after the recent success in the SAFF Championship in Maldives where the senior team defeated Nepal for the title, got into the act quickly in pursuit of qualification to the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 for the first time ever since the inception of the tournament in 2013.
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