Women’s Premier League | Delhi dismantles Royal Challengers Bengaluru with a capital show

[ad_1] Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning during the WPL match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, March 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Royal Challengers Bangalore looked the team to beat after the auction. Delhi Capitals on Sunday afternoon showed how. A capital performance with the […]

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India among eight direct qualifiers for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

[ad_1] The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Trophy. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India, by virtue of finishing inside the top-three in their group, were among the eight automatic qualifiers for the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled in Bangladesh. The top-three teams from each group of the recently concluded T20 World Cup in […]

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Wolvaardt, Britz push South Africa to 164/4 in the Women’s T20 World Cup

[ad_1] Openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Britz struck entertaining half-centuries to take South Africa to 164 for four in the second semifinal against England in the Women’s T20 World Cup here on Friday. The hosts’ star batter Wolvaardt (53 off 44) and Britz (68 off 55) shared a 96-run stand to lay the groundwork for […]

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Women’s T20 World Cup | India look for big win against Ireland to qualify for semifinals

[ad_1] Indian players celebrate a wicket during ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2023 group B match against England Women, at St George’s Park, in Gqeberha on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI A defeat against England denting their confidence, India will look to bounce back with a big win against lowly Ireland to remain in contention […]

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Sports Minister felicitates Blind Cricket World champions

[ad_1] Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur receives a representation from president of Cricket Association of Blind, G.K. Mahantesh and captain Ajay Kumar Reddy, during a felicitation function of T-20 World Cup winning team at his residence on December 19, 2022. Minister of State for Sports, Nisith Pramanik looks on. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan The […]

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Shastri tells India to pick new T20 captain, follow England template

[ad_1] File picture of India’s Rohit Sharma with Ravi Shastri | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre India need to appoint a new Twenty20 captain and follow England’s template to revive their fortunes in that format, former head coach Ravi Shastri said on Thursday. Rohit Sharma, 35, remains India all-format captain but the team’s defeat in the […]

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On one side, T20; on the other, Test and ODI: that’s the split

[ad_1] If the World Cup defeat has one lesson for India, it is this: T20 is a young man’s game. When India won the title in 2007 it was a fluke, and when India beat Pakistan in their inaugural match in Melbourne, it was another fluke. The problem with doing well by accident is that […]

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Unity in diversity defined England’s successful march to the winner’s podium

[ad_1] Pulling together: England celebrates winning the T20 World Cup final. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A Sunday night of delight for England stretched interminably with most of its players living it up in the Melbourne Cricket Ground’s dressing room. Jos Buttler’s men had just claimed the ICC Twenty20 World Cup at Pakistan’s expense and […]

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History favours Pakistan, form with England in 2022 T20 World Cup final

[ad_1] Just like everyone wants a slice of 1992 from Babar Azam’s Pakistan, the core of this current English team also has a date with history on Australian soil as the two sides face off in the 2022 T20 World Cup final Just like everyone wants a slice of 1992 from Babar Azam’s Pakistan, the […]

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T20 World Cup 2022 | Pakistan must ride wave of confidence in T20 World Cup final: Babar Azam

[ad_1] The 2009 champions suffered last-ball losses to India and Zimbabwe to start their tournament but bounced back to surge into Sunday’s final against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The 2009 champions suffered last-ball losses to India and Zimbabwe to start their tournament but bounced back to surge into Sunday’s final against England at […]

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