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Bangladeshi bowlers destroyed the batting lineup of South Africa to restrict them to 113 in the 21st match of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Monday. After decided to bat first, South Africa started their innings with aggression, hitting a huge six in the second ball of Tanzim Hasan Sakib, but ...

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes his side stands on a good chance to move to the second round in the T20 World Cup, a thing that they haven’t done before in the tournament’s history. His confidence stemmed from Bangladesh’s thrilling two-wicket win over Sri Lanka and a slow-paced New York pitch in which they will now take on mighty ...

Scotland boosted their chances of qualifying for the second round of the T20 Cricket World Cup on Sunday after thrashing Oman by seven wickets in Antigua to move to the top of Group B. Brandon McMullen’s unbeaten 61 off just 31 balls steered Scotland to victory with nearly seven overs to spare as the Scots finished on 153-3 off 13.1 ...

Indian bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah defended a low score of 120 as Pakistan suffered a collapse after starting steadily as they fell to a 6-run loss at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Bumrah ran rampant with 3 wickets while Hardik Pandya took 2 with Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh chipping in with a wicket apiece as India ...

The United States’ preparations for the upcoming Copa America suffered a humbling reality check on Saturday as Gregg Berhalter’s side were thrashed 5-1 by Colombia in a pre-tournament friendly. Colombia secured victory through first-half goals from Fluminense striker Jhon Arias before an overhead kick from Rafael Borre put the South Americans 2-0 ahead after just 19 minutes at FedEx Field ...

Australia crushed England by 36 runs in Barbados on Saturday to leave the defending champions’ T20 World Cup hopes in the balance. Defeat means Jos Buttler’s men are still winless after their opening game against Scotland was wrecked by rain. But Australia, who posted 201-7, are top of Group B with two wins after restricting their fierce rivals to 165-6 ...

Bangladesh all-rounder Soumya Sarkar has registered an unwanted record in the T20 Internationals and become the batter to record most ducks in T20Is alongside with Ireland’s Paul Stirling. Soumya made this record in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 match against Sri Lanka on June 7 in Dallas. Chasing the target of 125 runs, Soumya got out in the first ...

Canada won their first match at any Twenty20 World Cup when they stunned Ireland by 12 runs in a Group A game in New York on Friday. Defending a target of just 138, the non-Test nation bowled and fielded expertly to hold Ireland to 125-7 from their full 20 overs. Ireland collapsed spectacularly to 59-6 and come the last five ...

Leg spinner Rishad Ahmed and experienced pacer Mustafizur Rahman bowled brilliantly to bring Bangladesh back into the game after Sri Lanka were put in to bat and got off to a fast start in the powerplay, in Bangladesh’s opening match of the T20 World Cup in Dallas, Texas. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have worked up an unlikely rivalry in liited ...

Bangladesh is set to kick off their T20 World Cup journey with a match against familiar rivals Sri Lanka on Saturday morning. The team is looking to turn the page on recent struggles, with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto emphasising a focus on a strong start. “We are not thinking too much,” Shanto said during a pre-match media interaction in Dallas. ...