Pakistan captain Babar Azam believes Hasan Ali will bounce back from dropping a catch off Matthew Wade in a key moment of Thursday’s T20 World Cup semi-final, which Australia won by five wickets.
Australia will face New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday after beating Pakistan by five wickets in Dubai.
Jimmy Neesham nearly quit the game after being dropped from New Zealand’s one-day squad in 2017 but four years later he stands on the cusp of T20 World Cup glory.
Daryl Mitchell on Wednesday said his father in the stands would have been “chuffed” as he led New Zealand to a five-wicket win over England in a thrilling T20 World Cup semi-final.
Daryl Mitchell hit an unbeaten 72 as New Zealand beat England in the first T20 World Cup semi-final in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Friends and former teammates Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer will briefly become rivals on Thursday when Pakistan and Australia meet for a place in the T20 World Cup final.
Pakistan and Australia will meet in Thursday’s T20 World Cup semi-final in Dubai (4pm SA time).
Rohit Sharma has long been the antithesis of India’s superstar Virat Kohli, with his calm and composed demeanour in sharp contrast to the previous T20 captain’s agitated on-field antics.
The ECB has agreed to play two postponed men’s T20Is in Pakistan next year after the heads of the countries’ cricket boards met in Lahore on Tuesday.
England captain Eoin Morgan says the team’s ability to “forge on” despite injury blows at the T20 World Cup has kept them positive ahead of Wednesday’s semi-final against New Zealand.
Rohit Sharma has replaced Virat Kohli as India’s T20I captain.
He was the fresh-faced 15-year-old who stared down Shoaib Akhtar in the nets, became the highest-ranked T20 batsman in the world before being elevated to national hero after masterminding a rare Pakistan victory over India.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says England will be strong opponents in Wednesday’s T20 World Cup semi-final despite injuries to key players.
England and New Zealand will meet in Wednesday’s T20 World Cup semi-final in Abu Dhabi (4pm SA time).
Virat Kohli signed off as India’s T20I captain against Namibia on Monday. We take a look at his five most memorable innings in the shortest format.
