T20 World Cup 2022
T20 World Cup: Pretty sure Pakistan will be coming hard at Zimbabwe, says Craig Ervine
Pakistan had a dramatic start to the tournament, losing to India by four wickets in a high-stakes thriller at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. The Babar Azam-led side will be itching to get their first points on board when the face Zimbabwe at a venue where Ervine thinks adapting to the huge dimensions will be the key.
T20 World Cup: Dominant Ireland secure famous victory over England by five runs via DLS
The five-run win over England also adds to Ireland's incredible upswing in T20Is, after bowing out of last year's T20 World Cup in the first round and then defeating West Indies in a decisive first-round match in Hobart to enter Super 12 stage of this year's tournament.
T20 World Cup: Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards eagerly awaits for "pretty surreal" challenge of facing India
Though Netherlands have faced India in ODI World Cups previously, with the last instance dating back to 2011 edition in New Delhi, this will be the first instance of the two teams meeting in a T20I, that too in the ongoing showpiece event at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
Cummins should not be in Australia's XI for T20 World Cup; bring in young Green to open innings: Mark Waugh
Cummins went wicket-less in Australia's 89-run loss to New Zealand in the Super 12 opener on October 22 and managed just one wicket for 36 runs in the game against Sri Lanka, which the hosts won by seven wickets to put their World Cup campaign back on track. Green has been drafted into the 15-member squad as a replacement for reserve wicketkeeper Josh Inglis, who suffered a freak injury on the golf course two days before the start of the Super 12 stage.
Loss to India not easy to digest, says Pakistan batter Iftikhar Ahmed
Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli lit up the Melbourne night sky, slamming an unbeaten 82 off just 52 balls and powering India to an incredible four-wicket victory over Pakistan in their first Group 2 match. After the right-left fast-bowling duo of Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh had picked three wickets to help restrict Pakistan to 159/8 in their 20 overs, Kohli and Pandya (40) shared a match-winning stand of 113 off 77 deliveries, lifting India from 31/4 to chasing 160 on the last ball to get their campaign off to a winning start.
Stoinis becomes fastest half-century maker for Australia; joint second-fastest in men's T20 World Cup after Yuvraj
Stoinis became the fastest half-centurion for Australia in T20I cricket with his stunning unbeaten 59 from just 18 balls. The all-rounder struck six maximums in his unbeaten score from just 18 balls, and he reached his half-century in just 17 of those deliveries, one better than team-mate Glenn Maxwell's previous Aussie record for the fastest 50.
Hardik Pandya proves once again that he plays a key role in India's fortunes
Pandya played a stellar role both with the ball and the bat in the sensational four-wicket victory as India came roaring back from a disastrous start when chasing Pakistan's 159 for eight and won in a dramatic last over from left arm spinner Mohammed Nawaz.
T20 World Cup: Playing IPL gave me confidence to tackle Sri Lankan spinners, says Marcus Stoinis
Stoinis' scintillating knock (59 not out from 18) -- the fastest T20I fifty by an Australia batter off 17 balls -- powered Australia to a morale-lifting seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a Super 12 match at Perth Stadium. During his knock, Stoinis struck some big sixes off the Sri Lankan spinners and admitted that playing in the IPL helped him neutralise Sri Lanka's spin threat.
'To hell with spirit of game', says Hardik Pandya about non-striker run-outs
"We need to stop making a fuss about this. It's a rule -- [as] simple as that. To hell with the spirit of the game. If it's there, [then] remove the rule -- as simple as that. The ones who have a problem, good for them; it's fine," Hardik said in an ICC Review Podcast, recorded before the start of the T20 World Cup in Australia.
T20 World Cup: Australia hammer Sri Lanka by 7 wickets, get campaign back on track
Disciplined bowling by the Aussies kept Sri Lanka quiet for the major part of their innings but Charith Asalanka and Chamika Karunaratne, with their late cameos, added 37 runs from the last 15 deliveries to help Sri Lanka to a respectable total of 157/6 in 20 overs after being invited to bat first.
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