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T20 World Cup Warm-up: Ishan, Rahul star as India beat England
India was chasing the score of 189 that England had set. Ishan scored 70 runs while KL Rahul made 51 as opening players for India. They made a brilliant start of India's innings by making 59-run in the first six overs. England's Liam Livingstone got the better of Virat (11), ending the 43-run second-wicket stand.
T20 World Cup: 'Memorable moment' when Dhoni caught up with Gayle
India defeated England by seven-wickets in their first warm-up match on Monday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter after the match to share a picture of Dhoni chatting with Gayle. West Indies Cricket, too, shared a series of photos on social media featuring MSD, Dwayne Bravo, Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Gayle and former South African pacer Dale Steyn.
Bangladesh can ill-afford another shocking loss as they take on Oman
In a low-scoring match, Bangladesh, chasing 140, could manage only 134 giving the newcomers Scotland a surprise win. "Our batting is a concern. We have to bat better. We have to play aggressive cricket, regardless of the situation. We have a deep batting line-up, with Mohammad Saifuddin at No.9. We may need to think over some changes," said Mahmudullah.
England to play first-ever T20I series, three Tests in the Caribbean in 2022
England will arrive in the Caribbean to play the first-ever five-match T20I series between the two teams. All five matches in Barbados will be played across a nine-day period from January 22 to 30, 2022, including two consecutive weekends of back-to-back T20 cricket.
ICC T20 World Cup 2021:After Kishan blow in warm-up, Livingstone expected to be fit for Super 12 opener
Half-centuries by Ishan Kishan (70) and KL Rahul (51) helped India beat England by seven wickets in the ICC T20 World Cup warm-up game but Livingstone, who struck a quick-fire 30 and then took the key wicket of Virat Kohli, got injured in the 16th over of the Indian chase when he dropped Kishan in the deep and recoiled in pain
Champions League: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool meet again in key group match
Tuesday's clash will no doubt bring back memories of the last meeting between the two teams in March 2020 when Atletico progressed to the quarter-finals after an extra-time win at Anfield, although the game will also be remembered as a Covid-19 super-spreader event that should never have gone ahead at the start of the pandemic.
T20 World Cup: Ireland's Curit Campher claims four wickets off four balls v Netherlands
Campher claimed the wickets of Colin Ackermann (11), Ryan ten Doeschate (0), Scott Edwards (0), and Roelof van der Merwe off consecutive balls, joining the elite club that includes Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga, who achieved this feat twice -- once against South Africa in 2007 ODI World Cup and then against New Zealand in T20I in 2019.
MS Dhoni is the only person who can make me calm: Hardik Pandya
Talking to ESPNcricinfo.com, Pandya said that Dhoni knows exactly what to say to calm him and has immensely supported him throughout the different stages of his career. Hardik further said that Dhoni understands the kind of individual he is and knows him very closely.
Indian Wells: Cameroon Norrie wins the title, becomes British No.1 player.
Norrie, the first British man to win the title at Indian wells, had not won any match in his 2 previous main draw appearance before this year. Now he is leaving Indian Wells on a career high ATP ranking of 16. Norrie, after the win, said that he was uncomfortable and it was tough for him to get confident at the start because it was windy and Basilashvili had gone through with so many winners.
T20 World Cup: Ireland, Netherlands aim for 'Super 12', hope to spoil Sri Lanka's chances
Both Group A teams now boast of some good batters and bowlers who can upset the form book and secure their respective teams 'Super 12' berths ahead of pool favourites and former world champions Sri Lanka, and fellow Group A hopefuls Namibia.
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