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A fine all-round performance saw West Indies move closer to the Super 8s with a 30-run win over England
England, of course, sneaked by Nepal on Sunday; West Indies whacked Scotland on Saturday.
If there’s heavy dew, batting first is a big advantage because it makes the ball hard to grip. Both sides have serious batting firepower, but unreliable attacks, so we can expect runs.
Continue reading...Captain sidelined out by testicular injury in the nets
Champion batter rushed to Sri Lanka as squad cover
Steve Smith has answered a last-minute SOS and could make a shock appearance at the T20 World Cup following a testicular injury to skipper Mitch Marsh.
Marsh has been ruled out of Australia’s T20 World Cup opener against Ireland in Colombo after sustaining a direct hit to the box at training earlier this week.
Continue reading...South Africa won, then lost, then lost again before ultimately winning of the most ridiculous T20 World Cup matches ever in a second super over against Afghanistan in Ahmedabad.
A crucial hand by Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Ellis’ man of the match display kicked off Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign with a crushing 67-run victory against Ireland in Colombo.
Australian T20 captain Mitch Marsh is facing a major World Cup injury concern with Steve Smith being rushed across the Indian Ocean to join the squad as cover.
A career-best performance from Tasmanian all-rounder Beau Webster wasn’t enough to prevent Western Australia from snatching a tense one-wicket victory in Tuesday evening’s One-Day Cup match at the WACA.
England captain Ben Stokes has successfully undergone eye surgery after being struck by a cricket ball in a freak incident earlier this month.
Finn Allen and Tim Seifert posted a T20 World Cup record partnership of 175 as New Zealand crushed the United Arab Emirates by 10 wickets with almost five overs to spare in Chennai on Tuesday.
Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign gets underway in Colombo on Wednesday, facing Ireland at R. Premadasa Stadium for the first of four group-stage matches.
Captain Mitchell Marsh backed his Australia players to “get the job done” as they launch their T20 World Cup title charge against Ireland on Wednesday following a torrid build-up.
New South Wales veteran Kurtis Patterson has further pressed his case for a long-awaited national recall with a stylish century during the Blues’ One-Day Cup win against reigning champions South Australia in Sydney.
Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the country’s cricket team to play India in the T20 World Cup on February 15 in Colombo, ending a week-long stand-off.
Match to go ahead in Sri Lanka on Sunday
Government made decision after negotiations
Pakistan are poised to fulfil their T20 World Cup fixture against India on Sunday, having previously been instructed by their government to boycott the game in a move that could have cost the sport millions.
The crisis was triggered by Bangladesh withdrawing from the tournament last month – their place handed to Scotland – when a request to play their matches outside India on security grounds was rejected by the International Cricket Council.
Continue reading...T20 World Cup debutants Italy have had a bruising introduction to cricket’s biggest stage, suffering a crushing 73-run loss to Scotland in Kolkata that has come at a cost.
Victoria’s “chameleon” hasn’t given up hope.