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T20 World Cup : Mitchell, Neesham help New Zealand beat England to enter final
The duo helped the Black Caps in changing the course of the semi-final match against England. New Zealand took only 19 overs to chase the target of 167 and managed to beat England by five wickets in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup that was played at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.
ICC T20I rankings: Kohli drops to 8th spot, Rahul jumps to 5th in batting chart
Meanwhile, Aiden Markram has made significant gains in his T20I rankings on the back of the sensational performances for South Africa in the ongoing World Cup. Markram's unbeaten knock of 52 in just 25 balls in South Africa's victory over Group 1 table-toppers England sees him climb to the No 3 spot in the T20I rankings for batters.
Virat Kohli bids farewell to outgoing coaching staff, thanks them for their contributions
The three Member coaching staff are relieved from their duties after the T20 World Cup as their tenure came to end on Monday. Prior to India’s failure in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup in UAE, where the team could not make it to the semi-final, the trio helped Team India become a formidable travelling unit in Test cricket, winning the series in Australia and leading 2-1 in England. India’s performance in T20Is also sky-rocketed under their tenure as they won series in South Africa, New Zealand, England and Australia.
Powerplays could well decide our fate in semifinal against Pakistan: Aaron Finch
Pakistan has entered the semifinals from Group 2 on the back of an all-win record in the 'Super 12', with big victories against almost every opposition barring New Zealand, who stretched them. Australia, on the other hand, suffered a humiliating defeat against arch-rivals England in Group 1 of the 'Super 12' stage before they made the last-four grade.
Domestic badminton season under new format from December
The season will commence in Chennai with the first tournament from December 16 to 22, followed by another Level 3 tournament in Hyderabad from December 24-30. Both events carry prize money of Rs 10 lakh each, and are part of the Badminton Association of India's (BAI) new domestic format, which was approved in 2019 but due to the pandemic, was not introduced earlier. BAI secretary Ajay Singhania said that the domestic season will begin with all Covid-related protocols in place, and it was mandatory for players to carry RTPCR negative reports.
England to play two additional T20Is in Pakistan next year
The men's side will then return to Pakistan in November/December at the back of the ICC T20 World Cup Australia 2022 to play three Tests, which will form part of the ICC World Test Championship. "Myself and ECB's senior director Martin Darlow visited Lahore to talk face to face with the PCB around some of the things that have happened over the past few weeks, leading to the cancellation of our tour in October
Resilience within squad should help us overcome New Zealand: Morgan
Morgan is bidding to lead his side to their third successive ICC final, but will have to do without opener Jason Roy after he pulled his calf against South Africa, adding to an injury list that already includes Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Tymal Mills and Sam Curran. Morgan captained England to glory against the Black Caps on home soil in the final of the 50-over World Cup in 2019 and also got the better of New Zealand in the semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016, before losing to the West Indies in the final.
England are going to 'break New Zealand hearts', asserts Phil Tufnell
With the England side being hit by a spate of injuries, which has caused them to lose charismatic opener Jason Roy and left-arm fast bowler Tymal Mills, and with stars like Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer ruled out before the tournament itself, Roy's injury could prove to be one too far for England. But former left-arm spinner Tufnell, who played 42 Tests, said he believes England can still beat the Black Caps, provided skipper Morgan "could do with a few runs", his experience and his leadership.
T20 World Cup: All on the line as injury-battered England gear up for New Zealand challenge
While the Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson said that the "Evolution of the England white-ball side has been significant over a number of years", his opposite number Morgan said, "We know how consistent they've been over the last number of World Cups", highlighting their mutual respect for each other.
US Open champion Raducanu shocked by qualifier Xinyu in Linz
Xinyu earned her first top-20 win, stunning the No.1 seed Raducanu in a late Tuesday evening game, while second seed Simona Halep of Romania reversed a recent loss to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus to reach the quarterfinals. World No.106 Wang needed 2 hours and 36 minutes to knock off this year's most recent Grand Slam champion, and the 20-year-old from Shenzhen, China edged closer to potentially making her top-100 debut on the WTA.
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