By Devarchit Varma Mumbai, March 6 Opener Sanju Samson on Thursday conceded that the thought of cementing his place in India’s playing 11 for the T20 World Cup forced him to overreach in the preceding home T20I series against New Zealand, leading to a string of low scores.Samson misfired against the Kiwis, as Ishan Kishan […]
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Mumbai, March 5 Defending champions India defeated England by seven runs in the second semifinal to storm into the summit clash of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday. India will play New Zealand in the final on Sunday. Sent in to bat, opener Sanju Samson blasted seven sixes and eight fours on way to […]
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Colombo, March 5 Sri Lanka’s dismal performance in the T20 World Cup might trigger an overhaul of the country’s cricket board with Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage saying on Thursday that an interim committee to “rebuild” the game is under consideration. Sri Lanka were knocked out of the tournament after losing all their Super Eight […]
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By Kushan Sarkar Kolkata, March 5 A ruthless New Zealand rode on a record 33-ball century from ‘local lad’ Finn Allen to outclass South Africa by nine wickets and storm into the T20 World Cup final here Wednesday. Allen, who will be turning up for Kolkata Knight Riders in another three weeks’ time, smashed 10 […]
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By Tapan Mohanta Kolkata, March 5 A five-match series against India on similar black soil surfaces in the lead up to the T20 World Cup proved invaluable, said explosive New Zealand opener Finn Allen after powering the Kiwis to the T20 World Cup final with a nine-wicket win over South Africa here on Wednesday.Allen lit […]
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By Devarchit Varma Mumbai, March 3 Set for a third consecutive semifinal clash at the T20 World Cup, India and England won’t have any secrets to throw at each other here on Thursday, said Sam Curran, hoping for his side to pull off a “perfect game” after a topsy-turvy campaign so far.India and England have […]
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By Kushan Sarkar Kolkata, March 3 South African skipper Aiden Markram will be asked probing questions by his New Zealand counterpart Mitchell Santner in what promises to be an intriguing battle between two incredibly talented captains in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.Not often does one find that captains of […]
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Bengaluru, March 3 Two-time Olympic medal-winning Indian badminton star P V Sindhu, who was stranded in Dubai due to the closure of airspace in the Gulf region, has returned to the country after pulling out of the All England Championships in Birmingham.Sindhu posted on X to announce that she is back in the city. “Back […]
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By G Unnikrishnan Bengaluru, March 3 The legendary Sunil Gavaskar expects the T20 World Cup semifinal between India and England to be a “humdinger” with the hosts holding a slight edge because of their flexible batting unit and the presence of a hard-to-read pace ace in Jasprit Bumrah. Reigning champions India will take on England […]
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New Delhi, March 3The West Indies cricket team’s departure from India after its exit from the T20 World Cup has been delayed owing to international airspace restrictions triggered by the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.Cricket West Indies said it is working closely with the ICC and relevant government authorities to ensure the safe travel […]
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