 [[{“value”:” SKY stole the show at the Kensington Oval with his 28-ball 53 knock vs Afghanistan. (PC: X.com) Despite holding the top spot in the T20I rankings for a long time now, which is well-deserved, Suryakumar Yadav has often been labelled as a minnow basher on the big stage. Out of his five half-centuries …
 [[{“value”:” WI crush USA to stay alive the competition. (PC: X.com) The best possible way for the USA to topple the West Indies was to take early wickets with the ball and chase down the target. That didn’t happen. The USA batters could only post 128 on the board, which was never going to …
 [[{“value”:” Antigua (PC: Debasis Sen) Ishaan Shahane and Debasis Sen in the West Indies The World Cup has entered its thrilling Super 8 stage, and with the Indian team scheduled to play its matches in the Caribbean over the next 10 days, cricket fans can anticipate action-packed matches ahead. Tonight, India face Bangladesh at …
Friendly-natured people in Antigua leave a lasting impression Read More »
 [[{“value”:” Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in nets (PC: Debasis Sen) Debasis Sen in West Indies Star Indian batting duo Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were the cynosure of all eyes during India’s optional practice session ahead of their Super Eights game against Bangladesh at Sir Viv Richards Stadium here in North Sound, Antigua, …
Back to the drawing board for Rohit and Kohli at North Sound nets Read More »
 [[{“value”:” Rishabh Pant against Bangladesh (Image: ICC) For India, it was a World Cup to forget. They went to the 2007 World Cup (50-over format) in the Caribbean as one of the favourites, but lost their first group league fixture against Bangladesh. It eventually derailed their entire campaign and an early exit ensued. To …
India face Bangladesh in banana-skin game, as semi-final beckons Read More »
 [[{“value”:” South Africa outclassed the defending champs to remain unbeaten in Super 8s. (PC: X.com) Captains usually don’t station themselves at long-off. They are somewhere near the non-striker’s end to converse with the bowlers. Aiden Markram doesn’t do that. He goes to long-off and long-on and converts what batters hope would be sixes into …
Markram’s stunning catch seals dramatic win for South Africa Read More »
 [[{“value”:” West Indies meet USA in a must-win Super 8 encounter. (PC: X.com) The Super 8s are in full swing, with all eight teams battling for a place in the semi-finals. The co-hosts’ fate hangs in the balance as the West Indies and the USA face off in Barbados in a virtual knockout game. …
Injury-hit West Indies seek bowling turnaround against gritty USA Read More »
 [[{“value”:” Pat Cummins vs Bangladesh (PC: X) A clinical performance from their bowlers helped Australia to usurp Bangladesh in a Super 8 game in Antigua by 28 runs via the DLS method. At 100 for 2, Australia were cruising towards overhauling the modest target of 141, when heavens opened up again and the umpires …
 [[{“value”:” Image: Debasis Sen/BCCI The last time India played against Afghanistan before their T20 World Cup Super Eights fixture on Thursday, two sets of Super Overs had to be used to decide the winner. India eventually clinched it, but on a January evening, in excellent batting conditions in Bangalore, Afghanistan had stretched the hosts …
 [[{“value”:” England vs South Africa (Image: ICC) This game, in all likelihood, will decide who becomes the first to qualify for the semi-finals from this Super Eights group. England and South Africa have both won their first matches in this stage of the T20 World Cup. Whoever prevails in this one in Gros Islet …
England batting vs South Africa bowling in shootout for semi-finals Read More »
