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Ahmedabad, February 11 Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl against South Africa in their second Group D match of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.Afghanistan made one change, bringing in Noor Ahmad in place of Zia-ur Rahman.South Africa also made one change with George Linde...

Mumbai, February 11 Despite a hard-fought effort, Nepal will aim to achieve a historic win and end their winless streak in the T20 World Cup when they face debutants Italy in a Group C match here on Thursday.Having made their debut in the competition 12 years ago, Nepal recorded two wins in...

New Delhi, February 11 The flamboyant Indian opener, Abhishek Sharma, has been hospitalized with a stomach infection, raising doubts about his participation in the T20 World Cup match against Namibia here on Thursday.Abhishek has been admitted to a private hospital in Delhi for the past two...

United States of America:Andries Gous c Agha Salman b Mohammad Nawaz 13Shayan Jahangir c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Shadab Khan 49Monank Patel c&b Shadab Khan 3Milind Kumar c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Usman Tariq 29Shubham Ranjane lbw b Shaheen Shah Afridi 51Sanjay Krishnamurthi b Abrar Ahmed...

Bengaluru, February 10 Pacer Vysakh Vijaykumar returned to the Karnataka Ranji Trophy squad for the semifinals against Uttarakhand, to be played in Lucknow from February 15.Vysakh had missed the last two matches due to an injury and will replace fellow pacer M Venkatesh in the 15-member squad...

Colombo, February 10 Pakistan defeated the United States of America by 32 runs in their Group A T20 World Cup match here on Tuesday.Thanks to opener Sahibzada Farhan's 73 off 41 balls and a late cameo from Shadab Khan (30 off 12), Pakistan posted 190 for 9 after being asked to bat.Pacer...

Colombo, February 10 Sahibzada Farhan's powerful fifty and the accuracy of the spinners helped Pakistan achieve a smooth 32-run victory over the United States of America in a Group A match of the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.Farhan's 41-ball 73 led Pakistan to a healthy 190 for nine, and then...

Colombo, February 10 A powerful fifty by opener Sahibzada Farhan lifted Pakistan to a healthy 190 for nine against the United States of America in a Group A T20 World Cup match here on Tuesday.Babar (46, 32b) and Farhan (73, 41b) added 81 runs for the third wicket as Pakistan recovered well...

New Delhi, February 10 India had always been mentally prepared to face Pakistan in the T20 World Cup league match, and the neighboring country's recent decision to end its boycott has only strengthened the team's focus on cricketing matters, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said on Monday...

Mumbai, February 10 Nepal captain Rohit Paudel called for more international engagements for his team on Tuesday, following their valiant effort against England in the T20 World Cup opener two days ago.Nepal, who had lost to South Africa by just one run in the previous T20 World Cup, came...

New Delhi, February 10 India had always been mentally prepared to face Pakistan in the T20 World Cup league match, and the neighboring country's recent decision to end its boycott has further solidified the team's focus on cricketing matters, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said on Monday...

Colombo, February 10 Australian captain Mitchell Marsh is confident that his team's relatively inexperienced bowling attack will rise to the challenge during the T20 World Cup in the absence of frontline pacers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood.This will be the first major ICC...

Mumbai, February 10 Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) secretary Paras Khadka said the spirited performance against England in a T20 World Cup match was a symbol of the "resilience and determination" of a young cricketing nation.Nepal fought bravely until the end, but lost by just four runs to...

Ahmedabad, February 10 Skipper Rashid Khan said his familiarity with South African players through his SA20 stint will help him share useful information about the opposition with his young Afghan teammates ahead of their T20 World Cup match here.Rashid has been a constant presence in the SA20...

Mumbai, February 10 Senior batter Jos Buttler said cricket is relatively behind other sports in relaying messages to on-field players, after head coach Brendon McCullum was seen communicating with England captain Harry Brook through a walkie-talkie during the drinks break in their T20 World Cup...

Netherlands:Michael Levitt c Myburgh b Trumpelmann 28Max O'Dowd c Erasmus b Scholtz 7Bas de Leede not out 72Colin Ackermann c Erasmus b Loftie-Eaton 32Scott Edwards not out 18Extras: (lb-1, w-1) 2Total: 159/3 in 18 oversWicket falls: 1-16, 2-46, 3-116Bowling: Bernard Scholtz...

New Delhi, February 10 Bas de Leede hit an assured 72 as the Netherlands kept their Super 8 hopes alive in the men's T20 World Cup with a confident seven-wicket win against Namibia in their Group A match here on Tuesday, bouncing back from a painful defeat to Pakistan from a strong position...

New Delhi, February 10 The Netherlands defeated Namibia by seven wickets in their T20 World Cup match here on Tuesday.Asked to bat first, Namibia scored 156 for eight. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored 42 off 38 balls and Jan Frylinck scored 30 in 26 deliveries for Namibia.Skipper Gerhard...

New Delhi, February 10 Scorecard of the ICC T20 World Cup match between Namibia and Netherlands here on Tuesday.NamibiaLouren Steenkamp bowled by Dutt 6Jan Frylinck caught by Edwards, bowled by van Beek 30Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton caught by van der Merwe, bowled by van Beek 42Gerhard...

New Delhi, February 10 Namibia scored a competitive 156/8 against the Netherlands in their T20 World Cup match here on Tuesday.Asked to bat first, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored 42 off 38 balls and Jan Frylinck got 30 in 26 deliveries for Namibia.Skipper Gerhard Erasmus smashed a quick 18 off...