Top European nations face crucial games as 2022 qualifying reaches climax
LONDON: European nations play their last group games in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup over the next week, with some of the continent’s biggest teams still not assured of going to the tournament in Qatar. Only Germany and Denmark have claimed places in Europe’s 13-team quota in the 32-nation World Cup lineup before the […]
Bangladesh cricket board to probe team’s abject showing
DHAKA: Cricket authorities in Bangladesh are to investigate their team’s underwhelming performances in the T20 World Cup which saw them open with a defeat to Scotland and lose all five Super 12 stage matches. Eighth-ranked Bangladesh trudged through to Super 12s only courtesy of wins against minnows Oman and Papua New Guinea. They then came […]
England opener Roy ruled out of T20 World Cup, Vince named replacement
ABU DHABI: England opener Jason Roy has been ruled out of the remainder of the Twenty20 World Cup due to a torn calf muscle, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement on Monday. James Vince, a travelling reserve, will replace Roy in the squad ahead of England’s last-four match against New […]
West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo to retire after World Cup
ABU DHABI: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo said he will retire from international cricket after their final Super 12 game at the Twenty20 World Cup against Australia on Saturday. Holders West Indies were eliminated from contention for the semi-finals on Thursday following defeat by Sri Lanka. Bravo, who had come out of retirement to help […]
Sri Lanka outclass West Indies to knock holders out
ABU DHABI: Charith Asalanka’s batting heroics were backed up by a fine bowling display as Sri Lanka ended defending champions West Indies’ slim hopes of advancing to the semi-finals with an emphatic 20-run victory in their last T20 World Cup game on Thursday. Young batters Asalanka (68) and Pathum Nissanka (51) toyed with the seven-man […]
Adapting to daytime conditions key for NZ pacer Southee in Scotland game
DUBAI: New Zealand will have to adapt to the daytime playing conditions when they face Scotland in Wednesday’s Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Dubai, fast bowler Tim Southee has said. New Zealand, who are third in Group II on two points, lost to Pakistan in the tournament opener but bounced […]
Buttler ton helps England virtually seal T20 World Cup semi spot
Jos Buttler hit the first century of the Twenty20 World Cup as England effectively booked their semi-final spot with a 26-run victory over Sri Lanka on Monday. Buttler’s unbeaten 101 — his maiden century in 86 T20 internationals — steered England to 163 for four after being invited to bat first in Sharjah. England bowlers […]
Shakib ruled out for remainder of tournament
DHAKA: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup with a hamstring injury, the country’s cricket board said on Sunday. “Shakib sustained a left lower hamstring strain while fielding during the match against the West Indies,” the team’s doctor, Debashis Chowdhury, said in a statement. “He is ruled out […]
De Kock controversy has galvanised South Africa squad: Maharaj
SHARJAH: South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj said this week’s controversy involving Quinton de Kock ‘taking a knee’ had brought the squad closer and expected it to fire the team to a win over Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 World Cup clash in Sharjah on Saturday. De Kock pulled out of Tuesday’s victory over West Indies […]
Holders backing themselves to bounce back against Bangladesh
SHARJAH: Defending champions West Indies believe they can bounce back from their two consecutive Super 12 defeats when they clash against Bangladesh in their must-win Twenty20 World Cup match in Sharjah, batter Nicholas Pooran said on Thursday. The two-time champions, who won the trophy in the shortest format of the game in 2012 and in […]