T20 World Cup 2022
Aaron Finch to play BBL before deciding on international future
The 35-year old, who retired from ODIs in September, will have no international commitments until next August when Australia have T20s in South Africa. The next T20 World Cup is in West Indies and the USA in mid-2024 when Finch will be 37.
Retain Axar or bring in Chahal; India's dilemma for England test
The entry into the semi-finals of cricket's showpiece T20 competition had been fraught with some inconsistent or even below par displays in the league phase. In any competition of this nature such a scenario presents itself, top notch performances coming from some members and average displays arising from some others.
T20 World Cup: Suryakumar Yadav becomes first Indian batter to hit 1000 T20I runs in a year
Suryakumar Yadav, with his match-defining knock (61 off just 25 balls) against Zimbabwe, went past 1000 runs in T20 Internationals in 2022. He now has 1026 runs in 28 T20I innings in the year. The 32-year-old is the first Indian to achieve the feat and only the second player ever to do so, following in the footsteps of Mohammad Rizwan in 2021, with the Pakistan opener finishing with 1326 runs last year.
T20 World Cup: Will play according to situations if Adelaide pitch is slow, says Dravid on semis clash with England
But Sunday's matches showed that the pitch, which hosted the double-header, was a little slower and boundaries were a little smaller too. Asked about what India would do in a situation like this coming up in the semifinal against England, head coach Rahul Dravid remarked that his team will be quick to adapt to the situation if the pitch is indeed slow in nature.
T20 World Cup: What Suryakumar Yadav is doing for the team is remarkable, says Rohit Sharma
Before the start of the last five overs, India were in search of acceleration to get a mammoth total as Zimbabwe took three quick wickets in 11 balls. Suryakumar arrived and changed the tempo of the match yet again with the absolutely insane striking of the ball. He smacked six fours and four sixes in a death overs batting masterclass at a strike rate of 244 to end up with 61 not out off just 25 balls.
T20 World Cup: India set up semifinal showdown with England after 71-run thrashing of Zimbabwe
After Rahul gave India a good start with his 35-ball 51 and Suryakumar Yadav smacked a whirlwind 61 not out off just 25 balls in posting a mammoth 186/5, the bowlers made short work of the Zimbabwe batters to bowl them out for 115 in 17.2 overs. It meant India finished on top of Group 2 and will meet England in the second semifinal at Adelaide on November 10, while Pakistan will face-off against New Zealand in the first semifinal on November 9.
There were better form players than Bavuma sitting on the bench: Moody
South Africa had to beat the Dutch to secure a semifinal berth from Group 2 but they fumbled big time to lose by 13 runs. "Without a doubt. That's (Bavuma's form) the elephant in the room. There's better form players for this format sitting on the bench that should be playing on that side," Moody said on ESPNcricinfo's T20 Time Out show.
T20 World Cup: Suryakumar, Rahul fifties carry India to a mammoth 186/5 against Zimbabwe
Suryakumar changed the tempo of the match yet again with absolutely insane striking of the ball, smacking six fours and four sixes in a death overs batting masterclass at a strike-rate of 244 to end up with 61 not out off just 25 balls. His belligerent knock, laced with his trademark scoops and mesmerizing lofted shots, meant India got 79 runs in the last five overs.
T20 World Cup: Shaheen stars as Pakistan confirm semifinal spot with five-wicket victory over Bangladesh
The unpredictable nature of the tournament meant that this clash became a virtual knockout game as Netherlands shocked South Africa by 13 runs at the same venue earlier in the day. With the winner to go into the semifinals, Pakistan made the most of the unexpected lifeline as luck smiled on them to enter the last-four for the second time in as many editions of the tournament. Afridi took four wickets while conceding 22 runs in his four overs to restrict Bangladesh to 127/8, after being 70/1 at one point.
T20 World Cup: Pant replaces Karthik as India win toss, elect to bat first against Zimbabwe
Rishabh Pant, the left-handed wicketkeeper-batter, will be making his first appearance in the ongoing tournament. "Rishabh is the only guy (from the batting group) who hasn't played a single game, including the practice games. We wanted to give him a game before the semi-finals," said Rohit on getting him in place of Karthik.
Match against Zimbabwe huge opportunity for India to overcome opening blues: Mithali Raj
India, on six points, were looking forward to their game against Zimbabwe later on Sunday to qualify for the last-four when the Dutch created the biggest upset of the tournament, defeating the Proteas and eliminating them from the T20 World Cup, thus paving the way for Sharma's side to automatically enter the semifinal.
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