Patty Jenkins
T20 World Cup: Batters set up India's empathic 66-run win over Afghanistan
After India's batting, comprising of Rohit Sharma (74 off 47 balls), KL Rahul (69 off 48 balls), Hardik Pandya (35 not out off 13 balls) and Rishabh Pant (27 not out off 13 balls) rose to the occasion to post a gigantic 210/2 in 20 overs, it was always an uphill mountain to climb for Afghanistan, who made 144/7 in their 20 overs. Afghanistan lost openers Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai in the power-play. While Shahzad lobbed one to mid-off off Mohammed Shami for a three-ball duck on the last ball of third over, Zazai top-edged to short mid-wicket off Jasprit Bumrah on the first ball of the fourth over.
Riding on T20 World Cup batting success, Babar Azam climbs to No.1 in ICC rankings
Azam, who was previously at the top of the ranking in January 2018, has played a key role in Pakistan's ICC T20 World Cup campaign, making 198 runs across four innings, averaging 66 at a strike rate of 124.52. Sitting in second in last week's rankings, he moved up 14 points (to 834), pushing past England's Dawid Malan, who slid from 831 to 798. Pakistan have made the perfect start to the tournament, winning their first four games in style with Babar at the helm.
Eject big names, bring in youngsters: Kapil Dev tells BCCI
The Virat Kohli-led India have been soundly beaten in both their 'Super 12' Group 2 matches so far and even if they win the remaining three games, starting with match against Afghanistan on November 4, their qualification for the semifinals would be subject to net run rate (NRR) calculations and the results of some other games in the group favouring them.
T20 World Cup: Pakistan outclass Namibia by 45 runs, reach semis
Babar (70) and Rizwan (79 not out) started slowly but exploded into action later in the innings as they raised another hundred-run partnership to help Pakistan post a challenging 189/2 in 20 overs. Defending the total, Pakistan's bowlers did not give Namibia batsmen many chances and restricted them to 144/5 in their 20 overs for a comprehensive victory.
Kohli may lose ODI captaincy as well; India likely to have one skipper for T20 and ODI: Sources
Kohli has announced that he will step down from India's T20 captaincy after the World Cup. But now another question is doing the rounds following India's flop show in the UAE -- will he continue as ODI skipper or not? If sources are to be believed, the answer from the board at the moment is "no".
Shoaib Malik rubs salt into India's wounds, says Pak got momentum after beating arch-rivals
Pakistan thrashed India by 10 wickets in their opening 'Super 12' game on October 24 and the momentum the Babar Azam-led side gained following the emphatic win helped them overcome the tough Black Caps' challenge. Now, the side is looking forward to garnering another two points when it takes on Namibia here later on Tuesday.
T20 World Cup: Guys had to fight incredibly hard, says England captain Morgan
"I am incredibly proud of everything we have done tonight. The guys had to fight incredibly hard. Conditions here continued to change, Tymal going out asked another question of ourselves. But Livingstone and Moeen stepped up exceptionally well with the other guys. I can't fault our guys tonight," said Morgan in the post-match presentation ceremony.
T20 World Cup: Buttler's unbeaten ton sets up England's 26-run win over Sri Lanka
Buttler's unbeaten knock of 101 off 67 balls, laced with six fours and as many sixes, took England to 163/4 in 20 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka overcame an early wobble and looked set to chase the target. But England's persistence with the ball, despite dew coming into play, meant that Sri Lanka were all out for 137 in 19 overs.
T20 World Cup: From here on, India's path becomes more treacherous and long-winding
For India, it is nothing less than humiliation that the two defeats -- a 10-wicket hammering at the hands of Pakistan and an eight-wicket thrashing from the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand - have pushed them even below countries like Afghanistan and Namibia on the Group 2 points table.
T20 World Cup: Kohli blasts team for not being brave enough
India batted poorly, lost wickets early, and never recovered as they could manage only a meagre 110 after being asked to bat first by New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson. They could not claim early wickets as Daryl Mitchell (49 off 35 balls) and Kane Williamson (33 not out off 31 balls) led New Zealand to an eight-wicket victory on Sunday.
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