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.”
India thrash Afghanistan to stay alive in T20 World Cup
Rohit Sharma smashed 74 and Ravichandran Ashwin returned figures of 2-14 as India hammered Afghanistan by 66 runs to stay alive at the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.
Sharma, Rahul power India to 210 for two
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul hammered half-centuries to guide India to a towering 210 for two in a must-win Twenty20 World Cup match against Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Guptill leads New Zealand to 16-run victory over Scotland
Martin Guptill hit 93 and became only the second man to pass 3,000 Twenty20 International runs as New Zealand defeated Scotland by 16 runs at the World Cup on Wednesday.
'Different' Australia can handle Bangladesh's spin: Agar
Australia were a different side when they crashed to their first T20 series loss to Bangladesh in August and are not expecting a repeat of their troubles when they face the south Asians in the World Cup, spinner Ashton Agar said.
Pakistan ease into semis
Pakistan became the first team to reach the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after beating Namibia by 45 runs, with brilliant half centuries from Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Ruthless Kiwis aim to strengthen semifinal chances
A ruthless New Zealand will be eyeing to strengthen their semifinal chances with a solid knockout punch on an already struggling Scotland in a Group 2 Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Dubai today.
Tigers out with a whimper
There was no fighting instinct or glimpse of self-confidence as a sorry-looking Bangladesh team continued their poor run in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup with a fourth consecutive defeat in the super 12 stage
Survival at stake as India face Afghanistan
India are in dire straits heading into their third match of the T20 World Cup against a feisty Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi today.
‘Exploiting home conditions won’t give a long-term benefit’
Bangladesh’s poor performances in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup have raised many questions about the methods that the team management employed to improve in the shortest format of the game.
‘It’s nice to see the ball swing in T20 cricket’
Pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada stood out with figures of 3-20 to help South Africa boost their semi-final hopes at the Twenty20 World Cup with a six-wicket win over Bangladesh yesterday.