Cricket

    Quinton de Kock hit a blistering half-century as South Africa defeated a battling United States by 18 runs in their opening T20 World Cup second round clash on Wednesday. The Proteas piled up 194-4 off their 20 overs after being put in to bat before restricting the USA to 176-6 as the Super Eights stage got underway at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. However, the USA, who stunned […]

    West Indies thrashed Afghanistan by 104 runs in the final group stage game of the T20 World Cup on Monday. Nicholas Pooran's blistering 98 off 53 balls (six fours, eight sixes) highlighted a dominant batting effort by West Indies as they piled up 218 for five after being put in as the two Super Eight qualifiers sparred in advance of the next phase of the tournament starting on […]

    Left-arm paceman Trent Boult said he had played his "last day" of international cricket after New Zealand's disappointing T20 World Cup campaign ended with a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Trinidad on Monday. His 13-year stint in international cricket appeared to have ended in the downbeat setting of a 'dead' T20 World Cup game. "It feels a little bit weird, a few emotions obviously the last […]

    Bangladesh qualified for the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup after a 21-run victory over Nepal on Sunday. Bangladesh struggled to 106 all out in 19.3 overs but then a devastating spell of 4-7 from Tanzim Hasan Sakib had Nepal in trouble at 26-5 and a spell of 3-7 from Mustafazir Rahman had Nepal all out for 85 in 19.2 overs. The win means Bangladesh finish […]

    Australia saw off a determined challenge from Scotland to claim a five-wicket victory in a decisive final Group B match of the T20 World Cup for both teams at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Saturday. Replying to the Scots' 180 for five, their highest total in a T20 World Cup match, half-centuries from Travis Head (68 off 49 balls, five fours, four sixes) and Marcus […]

    Reigning champions England maintained their bid to reach the second round of the T20 World Cup with a 41-run victory in a must-win group game against Namibia in Antigua on Saturday. Anything other than an England win would have seen Jos Buttler's men knocked out and they were left fearing an early exit when rain delayed the scheduled start by three hours. England, in a match eventually reduced […]

    Afghanistan underlined their growing status as the dark horses of the 2024 T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea on Thursday to advance to the Super Eight phase of the competition and send New Zealand crashing out. Fazalhaq Farooqi added another three victims to his tournament-leading wicket tally as PNG were bundled out for 95 off 19.5 overs batting first in the Group C […]