Patty Jenkins
T20 World Cup: ICC seeks probe into crowd behaviour in Dubai
Though more than 16,000 tickets were issued for the night game between Pakistan and Afghanistan, thousands of ticketless fans travelled to the venue and then attempted to force their entry into the stadium, the ICC said in a statement late on Friday.
Bumrah a match-winner but India too reliant on him: Murali
India lost the opening ICC T20 World Cup 'Super 12' game to arch-rivals Pakistan by 10 wickets and Murali said that India, barring Bumrah, not having a genuine fast bowler like Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi or Haris Rauf, was a cause for concern. "One thing that has been clear at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 is that the best teams have strong bowling attacks. Pakistan have been dangerous because of the pace of Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi
T20 World Cup: Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets
With this, Pakistan completed hat-trick of wins in the ongoing T20 World Cup and they are at the top of the points table in Group 2. Imad Wasim was Pakistan's standout bowler with two wickets for 25 runs while Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, and Shadab Khan bagged a wicket each.
T20 World Cup: Australia are a very strong side, says England skipper Eoin Morgan
England skipper Eoin Morgan said on Friday that Australia, their opponents for Saturday's match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, are a very strong side. He also believes that Australia are the joint second-favourites to win the tournament. Both England and Australia sit at first and second place in Group 1 with back-to-back wins, making the clash in Dubai an important one.
T20 World Cup: West Indies stay alive with 3-run win over Bangladesh
After West Indies rode on some lusty hitting by Nicholas Pooran (40) and Roston Chase (39) to put together 142/7, which looked like a par score for this track, Bangladesh were restricted to 139/5 in 20 overs thanks to some disciplined bowing by the winners. Chasing 143, Bangladesh lost both openers Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Naim in successive overs of the power-play.
T20 World Cup: Bowlers, Warner shine in Australia's 7-wicket win over Sri Lanka
This was Australia's second win in a row and they are now placed second in the Group 1 table with four points, only behind England who are ahead on net run rate. Riding on some fighting knocks by Kusal Perera (35), Charith Asalanka (35) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (33), Sri Lanka posted 154/6 in 20 overs. Mitchell Starc (2/27), Pat Cummins (2/34) and Adam Zampa (2/12) were the wicket-takers for Australia.
Quinton de Kock terms it a 'misunderstanding', says ready to take the knee
De Kock had decided to withdraw from the match against West Indies after the Cricket South Africa Board issued a directive asking all players to take the knee before the start of the match. Terming the entire episode as a misunderstanding. de Kock said that he was sorry for "all the hurt, confusion and anger" that his decision has caused. "If me taking a knee helps to educate others. and makes the lives of others better. I am more than happy to do so. I did not in any way mean to disrespect anyone by not playing against West Indies, especially the West Indian team themselves. Maybe some people don't understand that we were just hit with this on Tuesday morning, on the way to a game," de Kock said in a statement on Thursday.
T20 World Cup: Trumpelmann, Smit lead Namibia to first-ever Super 12 victory
The win also marks Namibia's first-ever win in Super 12 stage of the mega event, going ahead of India and New Zealand while Scotland remain at the bottom of the points table for Group 2. It was a commendable effort from Scotland to take the game to the final over despite not having many runs to defend.
T20 World Cup: How inswinger and googly could cause trouble for Indian team
There is no doubt about the quality of talent in the Indian batting order, with anyone capable of delivering a match-turning innings on their day. But last Sunday's ten-wicket hammering from Pakistan in the tournament opener has revived a painful memory: the early fall of the openers, especially to inswingers. In a T20I, openers getting a good start means that the team can build up on it and end at an imposing total. But when the vice-versa happens, then the other batters take up the rebuilding act and finish at a just-par total.
T20 World Cup: Bowler, Roy power England to 8-wicket win over Bangladesh
This was England's second successive victory in the Super 12s of the tournament and they moved to the top of the points table in Group 1. England's bowlers - Tymal Mills (3/27), Liam Livingstone (2/15) and Moeen Ali (2/18) produced their second clinical performance of the tournament and restricted Bangladesh to 124/9 in 20 overs. Chasing a modest target for victory, openers Jason Roy and Jos Buttler gave England a flying start, scoring 50-1 in the powerplay.
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