TOROUBA: South Africa put up an impressive performance and completely outclassed Afghanistan in the first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 to secure their spot in the final for the first time here on Wednesday. Set to chase a meagre 57-run target, South Africa comfortably completed the pursuit in 8.5 overs after losing … Read more
Leicestershire batter Louis Kimber rewrote record books as he smashed the fastest double-century in the County Championship as well as the second-fastest in overall first-class cricket. The 27-year-old batter played a historic 243-run knock in only 127 balls in the second innings of the County Championship Division Two match against Sussex in Hove. However, his … Read more
TOROUBA: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan has opened up after the crushing defeat against South Africa in the first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here on Wednesday. Afghanistan, playing their first-ever semi-final of a World Cup in any format, bundled for a meagre 56 runs in the first innings and succumbed to a … Read more
Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood stepped down from his position on Thursday following the Asian side’s dismal ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. The former England pacer cited personal reasons for his resignation from the post which he held since April 2022. “Being an international coach means long periods away from loved ones. … Read more
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq advised the umpires to “keep their eyes open” as he questioned India’s bowlers’ ability to reverse swing the ball early during their crucial ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 fixture against Australia. The legendary Pakistan batter highlighted that left-arm Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh was reversing the ball in the 15th over, … Read more
Renowned statistician Frank Duckworth, one of the creators of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, passed away at the age of 84 on Friday, June 21. The DLS method is commonly used to revise targets in weather-affected games across the sport. It was originally named the Duckworth-Lewis (DL) method after Duckworth developed it with Tony Lewis. The … Read more
Pakistan’s white-ball captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan slipped down in the ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings while Australia’s Travis Head replaced India’s Suryakumar Yadav at the summit. Head enjoyed a stunning run since cementing his spot at the top of the order for his national side in the shortest format. The left-handed … Read more
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the match officials for the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. South Africa and Afghanistan square off in the first semi-final at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad on Wednesday, June 26, with Richard Illingworth and Nitin Menon, serving as the on-field umpires. Richard … Read more
Former chief selector Muhammad Wasim and former pacer Junaid Khan were named in Pakistan women’s cricket team’s coaching staff for the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024. A four-day training camp of the Pakistan women’s cricket team for next month’s ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 started here at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi … Read more
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan stated that his side proved West Indies legend Brian Lara right by qualifying for the semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. For the unversed, Lara predicted before the tournament that Afghanistan would qualify for the final four teams. Afghanistan registered a thrilling eight-run victory over Bangladesh in the … Read more
