T20 World Cup 2022
'Aap mein aur hum mein fark yehi hai': Irfan Pathan hits back at Pakistan PM for his cheeky tweet on Team India
Sharif on Thursday posted on Twitter referring to India's one-sided defeat in the semifinal to England and their 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the Super 12 stage of last year's T20 World Cup while describing the line-up of Sunday's final in Melbourne. These were the only two matches India ever lost in T20 World Cup by 10 wickets.
T20 World Cup: Babar Azam wants Pakistan to continue with winning momentum in title clash
Pakistan bounced back from losses in their two opening matches to India and Zimbabwe to win their next four matches on the trot, including a stunning seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the semifinal, to storm into the final at the MCG on Sunday. "We have lost the first two matches (but) the way we came back the last four matches, we've performed very well.
T20 World Cup: England, Pakistan eye second title in shortest format in a repeat of 1992 final clash
With both teams on their quest to win just their second T20 World Cup title, the heavy rain predicted for the final showdown on Sunday as well as on Monday, the reserve day, the trophy could be shared between the two teams. Fans will be praying to the cricketing gods to conjure up miraculous circumstances for the match to be held, even if it is a 10-overs a side affair.
T20 World Cup: Jos Buttler on the cusp of realising childhood dream as England eye elusive trophy
In England's first appearance in a major tournament since their 2019 ODI World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan stepped down and retired from international cricket, his successor Buttler has been at the forefront of leading the side as well as contributing with the bat to the final of the ongoing tournament.
T20 World Cup: Can Adelaide annihilation bring fundamental shift for India in T20I cricket?
Despite winning the 2010 T20 World Cup in West Indies, England were still playing a dated version of white-ball cricket and that was evident in their loss to Bangladesh where they hit the rock bottom. After their return back home, Eoin Morgan was entrusted with re-building the white-ball side, from head to toe.
T20 World Cup: 'We'll keep an open mind,' says England coach Mott on availability of Wood, Malan for final
"We'll keep an open mind. It's a short turnaround again: a travel day and then almost straight into it with one training session. There's not a lot of time for them," England coach Matthew Mott told the BBC after the England team's travel to Melbourne on Friday.
T20 World Cup: Anil Kumble wants India to address issue of batters who could bowl
India struggled to get going with the bat and despite posting a sub-par 168/6, including amassing 68 runs in the last five overs, England openers, captain Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, cruised to chasing down the target with four overs to spare at the Adelaide Oval.
T20 World Cup: India not maximising Rishabh Pant is incredible, says Michael Vaughan
Rishabh Pant, the left-handed batter, was picked for the semifinal against England ahead of Dinesh Karthik due to his ability of taking down spinners in the middle overs. But India were unable to match-up Pant with England's spinners, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone, as captain Jos Buttler finished their overs quickly before the left-handed batter arrived at the crease in the 19th over.
Questions on seniors' future post T20 World Cup debacle
Some of those pertain to the team selection, specifically the playing eleven, and head coach Rahul Dravid was not willing to talk about likely changes to the composition for next year's 50-over World Cup so soon after his team was knocked out.
'Some senior players will be dropped from T20 format, Hardik may lead'
According to sources, senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik and Ravichandran Ashwin would be gradually eased out from the shortest format of the game. The next T20 World Cup is still two years away and it is learnt that a new team will be picked with all-rounder Hardik Pandya being the captaincy choice.
'Devastated, gutted, hurt': Hardik Pandya after India's T20 World Cup exit
Hardik played a sensational knock (63 off 33) to propel India to a decent 168/6 in 20 overs England openers Jos Buttler (80 not out from 49 balls) and Alex Hales (86 not out from 47) made a chase look like a walk in the park, powering their team to the final with a convincing 10-wicket win over India. "Devastated, gutted, hurt. Tough to take, for all of us. To my teammates, I've enjoyed the bond that we built - we fought for each other every step of the way. Thank you to our support staff for their endless dedication and hardwork for months on end," the star all-rounder said in a tweet
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