New Zealand required 34 runs off 18 balls. Adil Rashid started his last over, also the final over of spin during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semifinal in Abu Dhabi. James Neesham, having tonked Chris Jordan all over the park in the previous over, punched one into the ground, the ball trundled to long-off … Read more
New Zealand’s Devon Conway was ruled out of Sunday’s T20 World Cup 2021 final against Australia, head coach Gary Stead confirmed on Thursday. Conway sustained the injury during his crucial knock of 46 in the Kiwis’ semifinal clash where they eventually prevailed over England by five wickets. Conway copped the injury after striking his bat … Read more
Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade launched a spectacular attack in the final overs as Australia shocked Pakistan in the second semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a daunting target of 177, Aaron Finch’s men looked down and out when they slid to 96 for five … Read more
Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan spent two nights in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital here, battling severe chest infection but insisted on playing in the T20 World Cup semifinal against Australia, eventually top-scoring for the team in a lost cause . Pakistan team doctor Najeeb Somroo revealed these details in the post-match press conference … Read more
Despite admitting Hasan Ali’s dropped catch in the penultimate over turning out to be the turning point of the match, Pakistan captain Babar Azam backed the pacer to the hilt after the team was knocked out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semifinal. “The turning point of the match was the dropped catch of … Read more
The knockouts of the ICC limited overs’ tournaments have seen the emergence of some unlikely heroes who have excelled under pressure. From New Zealand’s Grant Elliott in the 2015 World Cup semifinal and Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman in the 2017 Champions Trophy final to New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell two nights ago, the list has a few … Read more
New Zealand will bring Tim Seifert in to replace Devon Conway in Sunday’s T20 World Cup final against Australia after the wicketkeeper-batter broke his right hand with a frustrated punch of his bat following his dismissal against England. Conway, who hit a 38-ball 46 in Wednesday’s semifinal win , was sore and sorry after being … Read more
Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan offered consolation after Babar Azam’s high-flying side suffered an exit from the Twenty20 World Cup with a heart-breaking defeat to Australia in the semifinals. Former champion Pakistan went into the contest having won all five of its round-robin matches in the Super 12 stage but wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade belted three … Read more
With Australia one victory away from its maiden Twenty20 World Cup title, coach Justin Langer believes the team’s poor build-up to the showpiece tournament was not so poor after all. Australia lost five consecutive Twenty20 series in its lead-up, including in the West Indies and Bangladesh where it fielded depleted squad as several frontline players … Read more
