T20 World Cup 2021
Van Dijk focuses on Netherlands-Argentina, not Messi
Virgil van Dijk deflected several questions about his looming confrontation with Lionel Messi but admitted the Netherlands would be cautious in their approach against Argentina in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final.
‘T20 WC success can be era-defining’
Australia are absolutely “buzzing” after clinching their maiden T20 World Cup title and will bring that confidence into their Ashes series against England, fast bowler Pat Cummins said on Wednesday.
Venues confirmed for 2022 T20 WC in Australia
Next year’s Twenty20 World Cup will be held across seven venues in Australia, officials confirmed Tuesday, with Sri Lanka and the West Indies forced to play for a place in the Super 12.
A triumph for Australia and organisers
As fireworks lit up the Dubai sky after Sunday’s Twenty20 World Cup final and shimmering confetti rained on the jubilant Australian team, the organisers heaved a huge sigh of relief at the safe and glitzy culmination of the showpiece event.
'It was fate': Finch admits toss 'big factor' in World Cup win
Australia skipper Aaron Finch won six of his seven tosses on the way to his team's maiden Twenty20 World Cup trophy and admitted it played a "big part".
Warner 'spectacle' puts Australia on top of the world
David Warner came into the Twenty20 World Cup after being dropped from his IPL side but finished with 289 runs and a stand out star in Australia's maiden title victory.
‘This is huge’ as Australia break T20 WC title duck
Mitchell Marsh smashed an unbeaten 77 as Australia hammered New Zealand by eight wickets to clinch their maiden Twenty20 World Cup title on Sunday with captain Aaron Finch describing the achievement as “huge”.
WHAT THEY SAID
“ These are a great bunch of guys, great support staff, and great support around the world, especially back home. Always pumped, wanted to put on a spectacle. There were some nerves around as always in a final but great to see the guys deliver.”
Tigers return after disastrous T20 WC
The first lot of Bangladesh cricketers returned to the country in the evening today following a disastrous T20 World Cup in the UAE.
New Zealand beat Namibia to close in on semifinals berth
New Zealand defeated Namibia by 52 runs on Friday to move closer to the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Saber lashes out at ‘most incompetent’ Hassan
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Saber Hossain Chowdhury called Nazmul Hassan, the current president of the board, ‘incompetent’ and blamed him for Bangladesh’s awful showing at the ongoing T20 World Cup in the UAE.
Shakib uncertain for Pakistan T20Is
Shakib al Hasan, who is recovering from his hamstring injury that he sustained during Bangladesh’s third game of the ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 stage against West Indies, is uncertain for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan at home starting from November 19.
Tigers must ‘go back to the drawing board’
Bangladesh cricket’s lamentable state of affairs following their abysmal T20 world cup campaign in the middle east has brought backlash on all fronts from the press and social media alike.
Liton, Riyad, Mushfiqur and Taskin to 'return later' from UAE
Followed by their disastrous T20 World Cup campaign, in which Bangladesh lost all five of their Super 12 games, the Tigers will be returning home empty-handed.
Coetzer recalls when Dravid was a Scotsman
Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer hopes to engineer a World Cup upset of India today, fired up by memories of playing alongside honorary Scotsman Rahul Dravid, the new coach of the Asian giants.
Will BCB opt for overhaul or same old gambit?
Following a dreadful outing at the ICC T20 World Cup in Dubai where they lost all five Super 12 games, a demoralised Bangladesh team will board a return flight today.
Another must-win game for India
Their fate still not in their own hands, India will again go for broke when they resume their battle for survival in the T20 World Cup in another must-win contest, against Scotland in Dubai, UAE on Friday.
‘First fifer is always a nice feeling’
Even though Australia dominated on all fronts in their latest encounter against Bangladesh, it was the leg-spinner Adam Zampa who stood out for the Aussies, leading them to a resounding eight-wicket victory over the Tigers in their latest Super 12 contest in Dubai on Thursday.