England beat Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to win the Twenty20 World Cup on November 13 and round off four weeks of high-octane action in Australia. A look at five top moments from the tournament.
In yet another ICC tournament India's campaign ended in heartbreak. This time by England as Jos Buttler and Co. handed the former champions a 10-wicket drubbing in the T20 World Cup semifinal in Adelaide on Thursday.
England outplayed India and notched up several records on the way to the final where they take on a resurgent Pakistan on November 13 in Melbourne
Pakistan set the tone at the Sydney Cricket Ground with some razor sharp fielding and disciplined bowling that restricted New Zealand to just 152-4.
Pakistan stay in contention for the T20 World Cup semi-finals after beating South Africa by 33 runs in a rain-affected match on November 3
Shadab Khan (52 off 22) and Iftikhar Ahmed (51 off 35) smashed entertaining half-centuries to help the team set up a challenging total.
Kohli, who had already hit two match-winning half-centuries at this World Cup, reached his third fifty in 37 balls to bring alive the Indian-dominated crowd at the Adelaide Oval.
Against Bangladesh, Kohli remained unbeaten on 64 off just 44 balls with eight fours and one six to take India to a challenging 184 for six.
Fast bowler Paul van Meekeren took three wickets to lead the Netherlands to a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe on November 2, ending the African side’s chances of making the semifinals at the Twenty20 World Cup.
When in full flow, Rahul can be unstoppable. And, for the wide range of shots that he has, he can score in double quick time and take the game beyond the opposition’s reach
Sri Lanka moved into third place from last in its group to rekindle slim hopes of qualifying for the T20 World Cup semifinals with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan on November 1 at the Gabba.
After another scratchy start, Aaron Finch finally fond form to score a half-century that set Australia on course for a 42-run win over Ireland in a crucial Group 1 tie
A run saved is a run scored. While India's heydays of fielding lie in the past, the current team would do well to imbibe former skipper Virat Kohli's dictum of sweating it out to be competent on the field — in action and decision-making
David Miller overcame bowling friendly conditions to help South Africa beat India by five wickets in the 2022 T20 World Cup on October 30.
After the excellent start they had with the ball in hand, some poor work with the ball on the field saw Sri Lanka breathe life into a battered New Zealand side who punished them mercilessly
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Kohli’s quickfire 62* off 44 balls helped India beat the Netherlands by 56 runs. Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, too, scored half-centuries but KL Rahul disappointed again
After a couple of early delays for rain, South Africa batted first and posted 205-5. Rossouw and Quinton de Kock combined for 163 runs off 81 balls for the second wicket in a South African record T20 World Cup partnership.
Batting first, South Africa posted an imposing 205 for 5, riding on Rilee Rossouw's whirlwind 56-ball 109 and Quinton de Kock's 38-ball 63.
Left-armers will play a key role in the ongoing T20 cricket world cup, and India will look up to Arshdeep to grow from strength to strength in the competition.
Remember the Dutch's giant-killing act against England at Lord’s in 2009? The Netherlands deserve to be in this World Cup, to take them any less seriously would be selling oneself short — India won't go down that path on Thursday.
Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 82 off 53 balls, as India chased down a challenging total of 160 runs.
Veteran opener Paul Stirling slammed an unbeaten 66 as Ireland made the Twenty20 World Cup Super-12 on October 21 and sent two-time champions West Indies crashing out in a stunning upset.
The West Indian pace bowling icon said he was proud to be part of a very successful cricketing team, one that did not have to sledge/cheat to win matches, but that let the bat and ball do the talking.
The weather will make it difficult to grip the ball. And the pitches in Australia will tend to be damp.