Cricket

NEW DELHI: The Afghan cricket team’s thrilling eight-run triumph over Bangladesh on Tuesday sparked joyous celebrations across Afghanistan. This historic win secured their maiden entry into the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup.In a nail-biting encounter, Afghanistan managed to edge past Bangladesh, setting up a semi-final clash against South Africa.Following this unprecedented achievement by the…

NEW DELHI: Surrey County Cricket Club on Tuesday announced that Indian batsman Sai Sudharsan will be rejoining the team for the current County Championship season. The 22-year-old previously played for Surrey last year, contributing 116 runs in two matches, which included a half-century. His performance helped the club secure its 22nd championship title.Sudharsan, who hails…

NEW DELHI: The Women’s T20 Asia Cup is set to commence on July 19 in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, with India, the defending champions, facing their arch-rivals Pakistan in the opening match. The tournament will feature the top eight teams from the continent and will conclude on July 28, reported PTI.This year’s format has been altered,…

NEW DELHI: Frank Duckworth, an English statistician who co-created the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, passed away at 84 years old, PTI quoted a report on ESPNcricinfo.com. Duckworth’s death occurred on June 21.Alongside fellow statistician Tony Lewis, Duckworth developed the Duckworth-Lewis method to determine outcomes in cricket matches affected by rain.The method was first employed in international…

NEW DELHI: Former skipper Ricky Ponting on Tuesday heaped praise on the recently retired opener David Warner, commending his “unbelievable” career that spanned all three formats. Ponting emphasized the difficulty in finding a replacement for Warner due to the significant impact he had on Australian cricket.Warner’s international career, which lasted 15 years, concluded following Afghanistan’s…

Australia‘s veteran opening batsman David Warner has bid farewell to his illustrious 15-year international career, which was marked by both remarkable achievements and controversies. The former champions were eliminated from the T20 World Cup in the ‘Super 8s’ phase after Afghanistan’s victory over Bangladesh, bringing a rather quiet end to Warner’s journey.In the ‘Super 8s’…

NEW DELHI: India’s versatile all-rounder Axar Patel earned the ‘Fielder of the Match‘ award following India’s 24-run victory over Australia in a crucial Super Eights clash of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Monday. Axar’s standout moment came in the ninth over of Australia’s innings when he executed a spectacular catch with his non-dominant right…

Former Australia captain Tim Paine and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who is part of the current T20 World Cup squad, had talked about ‘manipulating’ the result in their final group-stage match against Scotland to knock England out of the tournament. But come the semis, Australia will be on flight back home and England will continue…

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan secured their first-ever T20 World Cup semifinal spot by defeating Bangladesh with an eight-run win (DRS) in their final Super 8 clash of the ongoing tournament on Tuesday.West Indian batting legend Brian Lara had predicted nearly a month before the T20 World Cup that Afghanistan would reach the semifinals, and now that…

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan etched his name in the T20I record books during his team’s thrilling eight-run victory over Bangladesh in the Super Eights stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup at the Arnos Vale Ground. The leg-spinner became the bowler with the most four-wicket hauls in Men’s T20I history, further solidifying his…