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India inch closer to semis after nervy win v Bangladesh 02 Nov 2022 - 03:57 pm

Melbourne: Inaugural champions India put a foot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup following their nervy five-run victory against Bangladesh in...

India's Kohli becomes top run-scorer in T20 World Cup history 02 Nov 2022 - 12:33 pm

Adelaide, Australia: India's Virat Kohli on Wednesday became the highest run-scorer in Twenty20 World Cup history when he reached 16 against Bangladesh in...

Buttler leads England to 179 against New Zealand at World Cup 01 Nov 2022 - 01:01 pm

Brisbane, Australia: Captain Jos Buttler smashed 73 off 47 balls to lead England to 179-6 in their Twenty20 World Cup clash against New...

Kohli appalled by invasion of privacy after hotel room filmed 31 Oct 2022 - 12:47 pm

India's Virat Kohli said he was the victim of an "absolute invasion of privacy" after individuals entered his hotel room in Perth and...

Zimbabwe stun Pakistan by one run at T20 World Cup 27 Oct 2022 - 07:44 pm

Perth, Australia: Zimbabwe pulled off a stunning one-run upset over Pakistan on Thursday to put the Asian giants in danger of an early...

India's women cricketers to be paid same match fee as men 27 Oct 2022 - 02:59 pm

New Delhi: India's international women cricketers will be paid the same match fee as the men, its cricket board said Thursday, hailing a...

Bangladesh beats Netherlands for first win in T20 World Cup 24 Oct 2022 - 11:16 am

Hobart, Australia:Taskin Ahmed took wickets with the first two balls of the innings to set Bangladesh on course for a nine-run win over...

Kohli shines as Ashwin secures India victory in Pakistan cliffhanger 23 Oct 2022 - 04:12 pm

Melbourne:Virat Kohli struck an imperious half-century and Ravichandran Ashwin was cool at the death asIndiasecured a four-wicket win on the final ball against...

Rain threat looms over India-Pakistan blockbuster 22 Oct 2022 - 01:09 pm

Melbourne: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are set to renewCricket's most adrenalin-fuelled rivalry in Sunday's T20 World Cup match in Melbourne but the threat...

India more prepared this time for Pakistan at T20 World Cup 22 Oct 2022 - 10:48 am

Melbourne, Australia: Rohit Sharma is confident India has learned from its dismal Twenty20 World Cup campaign last year and will be more prepared...

Australia's Finch finds form against India in World Cup warm-up 17 Oct 2022 - 12:23 pm

MELBOURNE: Australia captain Aaron Finch gave himself a timely boost ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup while India seamer Mohammed Shami proved his...

Namibia's Sri Lanka stunner was made in the UAE: Captain 16 Oct 2022 - 12:34 pm

Geelong: Namibia's stunning ambush of Sri Lanka in their T20 World Cup opener on Sunday was born from the experience of playing the...

India women rout Sri Lanka to win 7th Asia Cup title 15 Oct 2022 - 03:24 pm

Sylhet, Bangladesh: Opener Smriti Mandhana struck a brilliant 25 ball-51 not out as India clinched the T20 Women’s Asia Cup, routing Sri Lanka...

Small talks to defuse big pressure around Indo-Pak game 15 Oct 2022 - 12:16 pm

Melbourne: General chit-chats about families and cars are how players from India and Pakistan defuse the hype that surrounds a contest between the...

Shakib one of few bright spots for Bangladesh ahead of World Cup 13 Oct 2022 - 03:24 pm

Bangladesh head to the T20 World Cup mired in a poor run of results after Thursday's defeat by Pakistan left them without a...

Iyer, Kishan power India to 7-wicket win over South Africa 09 Oct 2022 - 08:38 pm

Ranchi: Shreyas Iyer scored his second ODI hundred as India beat South Africa by seven wickets on Sunday with 25 balls to spare....

Pakistan's Afridi to be fit for World Cup opener - Raja 08 Oct 2022 - 11:05 am

Lahore: Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has made rapid progress from a knee injury and will be "battle-ready" for their Twenty20 World Cup...

Australia's David hopes to inspire others on unusual career path 03 Oct 2022 - 11:11 am

MELBOURNE: Forced to carve out a career outside the professional ranks, T20 specialist Tim David gave little thought to playing for Australia until...