New Zealand won’t underestimate Pakistan, says Tim Southee
Bowler Tim Southee said New Zealand will not underestimate Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals despite the latter’s struggles to make it through the group phase. Pakistan looked set to exit the competition until the Netherlands pulled off a surprise 13-run win over South Africa on Sunday that meant victory over Bangladesh later in the day took Babar […]
India aim to be clinical in T20 World Cup semi-final push
Allrounder Ravichandran Ashwin said Saturday India must pile the pressure on early and be clinical in their execution if they want to get past Zimbabwe and into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals. The two sides meet at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday after India’s narrow five-run win over Bangladesh put them top of Group […]
Pakistan focusing on controllables in bid to reach T20 World Cup semis: Shadab
Pakistan’s focus on controlling “the controllable things” helped them keep their faint hopes of reaching the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals alive with a 33-run victory over South Africa on Thursday, all-rounder Shadab Khan said. Pakistan posted 185 for nine against South Africa following spectacular half centuries from Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab. Shadab, who was adjudged player-of-the-match, also […]
Pakistan clinging on to hope in T20 World Cup as South Africa loom
SYDNEY: Pakistan are barely clinging on to their hopes of reaching the semi-finals at the Twenty20 World Cup and even victory against South Africa on Thursday will not put Babar Azam’s men in control of their own destiny. A victory for fifth-placed Pakistan against second-placed South Africa will have major implications in Group 2 and […]
Smith ready to slot in as Australia sweat on injuries
MELBOURNE: Steve Smith will be happy to bat anywhere in the Australian order if called upon at the T20 World Cup and he might finally have his chance with injury doubts hanging over a number of his team mates. Captain and opener Aaron Finch, number six Tim David and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis are all questionable […]
Sri Lanka keep T20 World Cup hopes alive with Afghanistan win
Dhananjaya de Silva scored an unbeaten 66 as Sri Lanka kept their slim Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday. The Asia Cup champions moved to four points in Group 1 and can still make the semi-finals, but they need other results to go […]
Tragedy convinced Wasim Akram to ditch cocaine habit
LONDON: Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram says it took the death of his first wife Huma to spark him into finally kicking his addiction to cocaine which had replaced the thrill of playing when he retired. Wasim, a key member of the Pakistan side that won the 1992 World Cup told the Sunday Times it was Huma […]
Pace test for India against South Africa
Pace like fire, is the common refrain in the game of cricket, and South Africa have one of the fastest bowlers in the world in Anrich Nortje who regularly bowls thunderbolts above 150-kmph to rival batsmen. The South African fast bowler is clearly one of the men from the rival camp about whom the Indian […]
Zimbabwe exploit Pakistan’s batting woes in shock win
PAKISTAN have only themselves to blame after their shocking failure to chase 131 runs against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe bowled and fielded out of their skins to claim a famous one run victory at Perth as Pakistan’s batsmen melted under the pressure to return one of the country’s more embarrassing defeats in international tournaments. In a sad twist of […]
Stoinis stars as Australia bounce back to beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets
PERTH: Marcus Stoinis smashed an unbeaten 59 off 18 balls to power Australia to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka and reinvigorate their Twenty20 World Cup defence on Tuesday. Chasing 158 for victory, the hosts depended on Stoinis’s rapid-fire knock to achieve their target with 21 balls to spare in Perth and bounce back from […]