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Web Desk — Despite its second consecutive defeat in the T20 World Cup 2021, India still has a chance to play the semi-final. The Indian team will have to win its remaining matches with a better margin besides praying for Namibia or Scotland’s upset victory against New Zealand. Currently, Pakistan with three victories is at number one position in its …

Web Desk — Asif Ali once again proved to be the man of crisis and paved the way for Pakistan’s victory against Afghanistan in a high-pressure situation. Batting first Afghanistan made 147 and Pakistan needed 148 runs to win their third T20 World Cup clash to qualify for the semi-finals. Unfortunately, Green shirts were struggling against Afghanistan as dependable opener …

Web Desk — Here is the T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 stage standings after Wednesday’s matches. (played, won, lost, no result, points, net run rate) Group 1 England: 2 2 0 0 4 3.614 Sri Lanka: 1 1 0 0 2 0.583 Australia 1 1 0 0 2 0.253 South Africa 2 1 1 0 2 0.179 Bangladesh 2 …

Web Desk — Pakistani cricket team’s batting consultant Matthew Hayden appreciates Pakistani players association with Islam. The former Australian player says what he didn’t see in Australia what he saw in the Pakistani team’s dressing room. In a message, Hayden says Pakistani players have immense love for religion and it is nice to see them saying prayers regularly. According to …

Monitoring Desk — An unwanted situation was created during the PTV Sports show ‘Game on Hai’ on late Tuesday night just after the Pak-New Zealand match in the T20 World Cup concluded. While giving his expert opinion on the match, former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar credited the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) Lahore Qalandars team for discovering stars like Shaheen Shah …

Web Desk — Finally Pakistan re-writes history by beating India with 10 wickets in a T20 World Cup match. Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan crushed the Indian side on Sunday to register their first win over their arch-rivals in the Twenty20 World Cup. The opening pair were comfortable from the start, easily facing the Indian bowlers while pursuing a …

Web Desk — For the first time in T20 World Cup 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is going to introduce ‘bat-racking. A post published on ICC’s official website reads, “For the first time in cricket we’ll also see tracking off the bat, which will be provided by Hawk-Eye in select matches, in addition to their ball tracking and edge …

Web Desk — India’s Women T20 team’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur stressed the for a Women’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Harmanpreet Kaur made this demand after India lost a close T20I match to Australia at the Carrara Oval. Harmanpreet Kaur gave credit to the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), the domestic T20 tournament in Australia, for the national team’s success. She …

ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja has hinted at a “good news” in the coming week, saying the New Zealand cricket board might reschedule its Pakistan tour. Ramiz Raja, who was briefing the Senate committee, said that the New Zealand cricket board was “now rescheduling the tour” after being pressured by Pakistan. Raja added that “we …

Mumbai: (Web Desk) India’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli has announced the T20 team’s captaincy once the upcoming T20 World Cup is over. According to media reports despite quitting the captaincy, Virat will continue to play as a batsman in India’s T20 cricket team. Media reports further state that Virat Kohli will remain captain of the one-day and Test teams. Rohit …