(Pic source: twitter) For a long time in Wednesday’s run-chase at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe looked set to upset India and seal a memorable series victory. In a heavily see-sawing fixture, the equation narrowed down to the last over where Zimbabwe required 21 off the final over. Timycen Maruma raised hopes of the wildly-cheering crowd by narrowing it down […]
» Read moreIndia posted a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series at Harare Sports Club here Monday. Electing to bat, Zimbabwe managed a paltry 99 for 9 against India. Dhawal Kulkarni and Barinder Sran replaced Jaydev Unadkat and Rishi Dhawan in the Indian squad, while Zimbabwe brought in Peter Moor for Richmond Mutumbami in […]
» Read moreWicket-keeper batsman Sarfraz Ahmed was on Tuesday named captain of Pakistan’s Twenty20 team, replacing Shahid Afridi who resigned from the position after the side’s dismal World Twenty20 campaign. “PCB is pleased to announce appointment of Sarfraz Ahmed as captain of Pakistan T20 team. Sarfraz was appointed vice captain of ODI and T20 teams last year. He takes over the captaincy […]
» Read moreIndian women’s cricket team beat Bangladesh by 72 runs in the opening match of World Twenty20 here on Tuesday. Winning the toss, Bangladesh chose to field and conceded 163 runs to India claiming five wickets and in reply managed to hit only 91 runs for the loss of five wickets. Opening the innings for India, captain Mithali Raj hit 42 […]
» Read moreNew Zealand defeated India by 47 runs in the opening match of the World Twenty20 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Tuesday. The Kiwis, who have never lost to India in the shortest version of the game, thus maintained their perfect record. Chasing a modest 127-run target on a spin-friendly track, the Indian batsmen never really got into […]
» Read moreAghanistan on Saturday romped into the main round of the ICC World T20 after crushing Zimbabwe by a whopping 59 runs in their final Group B qualifying contest, here on Saturday. In a do-or-die match, the Afghans outplayed Zimbabwe in all departments by first scoring a challenging 186/6 in 20 overs and then bowling out opposition for 127 in 19.4 […]
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