Cricket
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Oct- 2022 -26 October
Stoinis’ 18-ball 59* gives Australia NRR-lifting win over Sri Lanka
A spectacular display of thumping-the-daylights-out-of-a-cricket-ball from Marcus Stoinis took a tense game and made it a cakewalk. Australia needed 69 off 46 balls when he walked in, and there was potential for this to be a low-scoring thriller. But then the man muscled six sixes and four fours in an 18 ball innings, in which he basically bullied every ball he faced. He hit Australia’s fastest T20I half century, off 17 deliveries, and ended up making 59 not out, at a strike rate of 328. Thanks mostly to him, and a little to Glenn Maxwell who hit 23 off 12, Australia not only claimed their first victory of the Super 12, they also reversed some of the damage to their net run rate that…
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25 October
‘Make local players mandatory in IPL franchises’
There cannot be a more enjoyable moment from an Indian spectator point of view than to see a performance of an Indian team as what was viewed yesterday (Sunday) against Pakistan at the T20 World Cup 2022. I am certain that over the years we will produce several Virat Kohli’s who will give so much pleasure to the Indian diaspora as he did yesterday. However, the game has evolved tremendously and T20 cricket has become a primary cricket entertainment source which in due course will attract several young aspirants to take up the sport in tight earnest. This being the case the domestic circuit will require a tweak in the scheduling and will result in prioritising this form over the traditional…
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25 October
‘Best if you can delete this’: Nasser Hussain calls out Pakistan fan for fake news after T20 World Cup loss
Former England captain Nasser Hussain was displeased with a fan who appeared to be a supporter of the Pakistan cricket team after the latter made a tweet following Sunday’s blockbuster clash between India and the Men in Green in the T20 World Cup 2022. Mohammad Nawaz began the last over of India’s run-chase with a wicket, followed by a single and a double while defending 16 runs. India needed 13 runs in the last three balls, and the game appeared to be slipping away from them. Virat Kohli, who was named Player of the Match, hammered Nawaz for a six. To add insult to injury, the on-field umpires ruled it a no-ball because it was above the waist. As a…
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25 October
‘Aliens do walk among us’: Pakistan legend heaps praise on Virat Kohli after his memorable knock at MCG
Virat Kohli produced one of the best knocks of his career to help India beat Pakistan by 4 wickets in their T20 World Cup 2022 opener at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on Sunday (October 24). Kohli played a match-winning knock of an unbeaten 82 to help India chase down the target of 160 runs in a dramatic finish. India were rocked early in their pursuit of the 160-run target after their excellent show with the ball as openers KL Rahul (4) and Rohit Sharma (4) were both sent back cheaply. The Men in Blue were reduced to 31/4 inside the first seven overs as Pakistan pacers dominated the proceedings. However, Kohli decided to take on the onus…
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24 October
SRK, Vicky & others hail Virat Kohli’s explosive knock against Pakistan
New Delhi: Bollywood celebrities on Sunday took to their social media accounts and hailed Indian skipper Virat Kohli for his excellent knock against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup match in Melbourne. Shah Rukh Khan tweeted, “So good to see a great game of cricket. So wonderful to see India win. So brilliant to see @imVkohli batting….and so inspiring to see him cry and smile….and the background score of Chak de India!! Happy Diwali starts right now!!!.” So good to see a great game of cricket. So wonderful to see India win. So brilliant to see @imVkohli batting….and so inspiring to see him cry and smile….and the background score of Chak de India!! Happy Diwali starts right now!!!— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk)…
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24 October
‘Poor Body language is a virus’: Misbah-ul-Haq advices Pakistan players
It was a question from a fan who had included the names of players he felt showed poor body language on field when out of form. The names taken were Shaan Masood, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, and Mohammad Hasnain. Misbah-ul-Haq didn’t take the names of the players but addressed how a lack of positive body language affects the entire team. Body language is the most important thing. If it isn’t good, the effect is not good. When the opposition team sees it, they immediately know what’s the frame of mind you are in. Secondly, even if one’s body language goes down, it affects the rest of the players. They all go down,” Misbah said during a…
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24 October
‘Virat Kohli, what are you?’
An unforgettable India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup last-ball thriller in front of 90,293 fans at the MCG, and Virat Kohli produced an innings for the ages, one that he called his greatest in the format. Here’s how the cricket community reacted on Twitter. Geeze I don’t think I can ever recall a better game of T20 cricket than what we’ve just seen at the MCG. Amazing stuff from both teams. Virat’s dig one of a kind.👏👏— Mark Waugh (@juniorwaugh349) October 23, 2022 Virat’s knock in Mohali in the #T20WorldCup against Australia was probably one of the finest I have seen and this one was probably a notch higher because of the big ground & India being 31-4. Class is always…
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24 October
T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli leads India to epic 4-wicket win over Pakistan
Virat Kohli single-handedly powered India to an epic four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan with a magnificent 53-ball 82 not out in their big-ticket T20 World Cup game here on Sunday. Pakistan recovered from a wobbly start to post a fighting 159 for eight. India completed the chase in the last ball, with Kohli and Hardik Pandya (40) doing the bulk of the scoring after a horror start to their innings. The two revived India with a 113-run stand for the fourth wicket after they were reeling at 31/4 at one stage. Sent in to bat, Pakistan were well served by Iftikhar Ahmed’s 34-ball 51 and Shan Masood’s unbeaten 52 off 42 balls after they lost their first two wickets with…
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23 October
T20 WC weather forecast: Incessant rain may play spoilsport during India vs Pakistan match at Melbourne
The highly charged atmosphere of the India and Pakistan T20 World Cup match on Sunday may be spoiled by the rainy weather at Melbourne. Instead of sparks flying, the much anticipated clash might get doused in cold water, courtesy the weather update by the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia. Just days before the blockbuster clash at the MCG, rain threatens to wash out the encounter, with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting, “High (80%) chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h turning southeasterly during the evening.” It’s not just the India vs Pakistan match that is under threat as the Australia vs New Zealand encounter in Sydney is also in danger of being washed out.…
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23 October
T20 World Cup: Sam Curran’s five-for leads England to 5-wicket win over Afghanistan
All-rounder Sam Curran’s sensational five-for led England to a convincing five-wicket win over Afghanistan in a Super 12 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at Perth Stadium, here on Saturday. Twitter Curran employed the short ball, alongside the occasional full delivery to great effect to remove Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, and Fazalhaq Farooqi and become the first cricketer from England to take a five-for in T20Is. His historical performance helped England bowl out the Mohammed Nabi-led Afghanistan for a meagre total of 112 in 19.4 overs. Ibrahim (32) and Ghani (30), who played with a degree of confidence in tricky conditions, were the top scorers for Afghanistan. In reply, England chased down the target with…
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