The Pakistani government cleared its national team on Sunday to compete in the Twenty20 World Cup starting from February 7 — but stopped them from playing arch-rivals and tournament co-hosts India, in a stunning boycott for the showpiece tournament.
Cummins ruled out, Hazlewood under injury cloud as Aussies reveal LATE World Cup changes
Star quick Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup, while Steve Smith has again been overlooked as selectors confirmed two changes to Australia’s 15-man squad.
Aussie star apologises to Pakistan spinner after chucking controversy
Cameron Green has seemingly apologised to Usman Tariq after accusing the spinner of chucking during Saturday’s second T20 in Lahore, while Usman Khawaja has thrown his weight behind the Pakistan bowler.
Australia fall to worst T20 defeat in final World Cup warmup in Pakistan
Mitch Marsh’s team spun to record-breaking 111-run loss in Lahore
Usman Tariq hits back at Cameron Green over throwing allegation
Australia have been handed the worst possible conclusion to their World Cup warmup, suffering their heaviest T20 international defeat in a third successive morale-sapping capitulation to Pakistan.
Still wounded from a 90-run defeat 24 hours earlier at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium – their worst loss to Pakistan – it only got even more dire for Mitch Marsh’s side on Sunday as they were spun to a record-breaking 111-run loss on the same ground.
Continue reading...Pakistan to play Twenty20 World Cup but will boycott game against India
Government gives approval to compete in tournament
Pakistan will not play India in Colombo on 15 February
Pakistan will boycott their Twenty20 World Cup match against India on 15 February, the Pakistan government said on Sunday while approving the team’s participation in the tournament.
“The government … grants approval to the Pakistan cricket team to participate in the World T20, however, the Pakistan cricket team shall not take the field in the match against India,” the post on the government’s X account said.
Continue reading...Aussies ‘dominated’ in worst-ever T20 loss as WC alarm bells ring after latest collapse
Australia suffered the humiliation of its worst ever T20 loss in a 111-run defeat in the final game of the three match series against Pakistan in Lahore.
Sri Lanka v England: second men’s cricket T20 international – as it happened
Tom Banton’s timely and stylish fifty escorts England to victory at Pallekele and secures a series win
1st over: Sri Lanka 14-0 (Nissanka 13, Mishara 0) Sri Lanka haven’t beaten England in a T20 since May 2015. England will be determined to keep it that way. Sam Curran with the first over of the day. His first ball is immaculately defended by Nissanka, who sends the next three to the boundary – through the empty slips, swept for four and uppercut just short of the rope. Fourteen from the over – which is one less than from Curran’s opening over on Friday.
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Continue reading...Cameron Green fumes after dismissal as drama erupts on horror night for Aussies
Australia’s struggles against spin were exposed again on a horror night in Pakistan, with a potential drama set to erupt after Cameron Green appeared to accuse one of the home side’s bowlers of chucking after he was dismissed.
Woeful Australia sent spinning by Pakistan in T20 World Cup warm-up
Pakistan 198-5; Australia 108 (15.4 overs) | Pakistan win by 90 runs
Australia lose series with 11 days to go before T20 World Cup begins
World Cup-bound Australia have been given a hiding in Lahore, bamboozled by Pakistan’s spinners as they crumbled to a 90-run defeat and a T20I series capitulation.
Just hours after their squad for the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka was announced, Mitch Marsh’s side, featuring nine World Cup players and looking desperately in need of their absent big guns, simply could not cope with the hosts’ five-pronged spin attack on Saturday.
Continue reading...Star’s maiden hundred powers India towards monster total in Kiwi mauling
Ishan Kishan hit his maiden T20 international century and Arshdeep Singh took five wickets as India thrashed New Zealand by 46 runs to seal the series 4-1 on Saturday.
Pat Cummins ruled out of T20 World Cup as Australia overlook Smith for final squad
Fast bowler to miss tournament due to ongoing back injury
Renshaw handed late call-up despite Smith’s blazing BBL cameo
Star quick Pat Cummins will miss Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign as he continues to recover from a niggling back injury that has haunted him for more than six months.
Sydney Sixers stalwart Ben Dwarshuis has received a late call-up to Australia’s squad, with selectors opting to give up on having Cummins available for the tournament in Sri Lanka and India.
Continue reading...NSW, Sixers part ways with ‘incredibly disappointed’ coach in ‘difficult’ decision
There will be a coaching shake-up for both NSW and the Sydney Sixers, with confirmation on Saturday an “incredibly disappointed” Greg Shipperd has been axed from both roles.
‘Regret my previous comments’: England star Harry Brook admits he lied about nightclub punch incident
England skipper Harry Brook has admitted he lied about other teammates not being present when he was “clocked” by a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand.
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Continue reading...‘On the plane’: Legend’s Smith SOS as WC flaw exposed with squad deadline imminent
Calls for Australia to parachute champion cricketer Steve Smith into the T20 World Cup squad have grown in volume after the national side’s inexperienced batting line-up was spun out during Thursday’s first T20 against Pakistan in Lahore.