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Nov- 2022 -1 November
T20 World Cup: Australia hammer Ireland by 42 runs
Australia produced a clinical all-round performance to hammer Ireland by 42 runs in a Super 12 game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Gabba, here on Monday. With this win, Australia moved to the second spot in Group 1 standings with five points in four matches. On the other hand, Ireland are in fourth spot with three points. Australia skipper Aaron Finch played an excellent knock of 63 from 44 deliveries to guide his team to a commanding total of 179/5 in 20 overs, after they were invited to bat first. Apart from Aaron, all-rounders Marcus Stoinis (35) and Mitchell Marsh (28) also made valuable contributions with the bat for the hosts. Chasing a challenging total, Lorcan Tucker was…
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Oct- 2022 -31 October
Pakistan great reveals he was addicted to cocaine after his playing career ended
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has revealed he was addicted to cocaine after his playing career ended but quit following the death of his first wife. The legendary fast bowler, 56, took more than 900 international wickets before retiring in 2003. In a new autobiography, Wasim, 56, said he began using cocaine while working as a television pundit around the world. “The culture of fame in south Asia is all consuming, seductive and corrupting,” he told the Times. “You can go to 10 parties a night, and some do. And it took its toll on me.” His first wife Huma died suddenly in 2009 from a rare fungal infection. “Huma’s last selfless, unconscious act was curing me of my drug problem,”…
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31 October
T20 World Cup: Markram, Miller power South Africa to 5-wicket win over India
David Miller and Aiden Markram smashed fifties to lead South Africa to top of Group 2 points table in Super 12s with a five-wicket victory over India in a thrilling win at the Men’s T20 World Cup at Perth Stadium on Sunday. After Suryakumar Yadav slammed a brilliant counter-attacking 68 off 40 balls to help India post a decent 133/9 after Lungi Ngidi led a fine Proteas bowling performance with 4/29, Miller (59 not out off 46 balls) and Markram (52 off 41 balls) rescued South Africa from a shaky 24/3 with a 76-runs stand off 60 balls for the fourth wicket to complete the chase with two balls to spare. Chasing 134, Arshdeep Singh struck on his first ball of the…
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30 October
T20 World Cup: Phillips, Boult power New Zealand to 65-run win Sri Lanka
Glenn Phillips rode his luck to smash a special hundred as New Zealand put their poor start behind to register a crucial 65-run win over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup, here on Saturday. New Zealand found themselves tottering at 15 for three inside the powerplay before Phillips (104 off 64) shared an 84-run stand with Daryl Mitchell (22 off 24) to stabilise the innings. The 25-year-old, who was dropped twice including early on in his innings, played some sensational strokes en route to his second T20 hundred. His knock comprised four sixes and 10 boundaries. Sri Lanka too lost early wickets but, unlike New Zealand, could not recover from there to end at 102 all out in 19.2…
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29 October
T20 World Cup: #rain trends on Twitter after rain plays spoilsport at MCG
The Super 12 match between Afghanistan and Ireland that was scheduled to take place today at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was abandoned due to rain. It was Afghanistan’s second wash-out in the Men’s 2022 T20 World Cup after their first match was called off due to bad weather on October 26. At the same time, today’s match between Australia and England was also abandoned without a ball being bowled because of evening showers. Earlier, in the tournament, the match between Zimbabwe and South Africa also ended with no result because of showers. Persistent rains in Australia have left cricket fans frustrated. A total of 4 matches ended with no result in the world cup event to date. Some fans have expressed their displeasure over…
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28 October
Bollywood celebrities react to BCCI’s equal pay announcement
New Delhi: Bollywood celebrities on Thursday took to their social media accounts and hailed BCCI’s decision of equal pay for both men and women cricketers. What a good front foot shot. Sports being such an equaliser ( in more ways than one ) hoping it will pave the way for others to follow. https://t.co/Ko1pZpWm8z— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) October 27, 2022 Taking to Twitter, actor Shah Rukh Khan wrote, “What a good front foot shot. Sports being such an equaliser (in more ways than one) hoping it will pave the way for others to follow.” Actor Priyanka Chopra shared a video on her Instagram story and wrote, “BCCI you’ve hit it out of the park with this one! A monumental decision in ensuring equality and…
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28 October
Emotional Sikander Raza incredibly proud of Zimbabwe after stunning Pakistan in final ball thriller
Zimbabwe stunned Pakistan on Thursday, 27 October in a final ball thriller in the T20 World Cup at Perth on Thursday, 27 October. A spirited Zimbabwe team held their nerves to defend 11 runs in the final over against Pakistan. Batting against pacer Brad Evans, Pakistan batters failed to hit three runs from the final three balls. This marked a famous victory of Zimbabwe against heavyweights Pakistan, who had played in the semi-finals of the last edition of the tournament. Zimbabwe’s miracle win was led by spin all-rounder Sikander Raza who picked three crucial wickets on the day to break Pakistan batting order’s back. Raza removed Shan Masood, Shadab Khan and Haider Ali in quick succession. An emotional Raza walked…
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28 October
T20 World Cup: India beat Netherlands by 56 runs to register second win
India defeated Netherlands by 56 runs to register their second consecutive win in the T20 World Cup here on Thursday. Electing to bat, India scored 179 for 2 and then restricted Netherlands to 123 for 9. India produced a solid batting display with Rohit Sharma (53), Virat Kohli (62 not out) and Suryakumar Yadav (51 not out) — all scoring scintillating fifties. For Netherlands, Fred Klaassen (1/33) and Paul van Meekeren (1/32) took one wicket each. Defending, pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/9) and Arshdeep Singh (2/37) and the spin duo of Axar Patel (2/18) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/21) shone bright with the ball for India. Tim Pringle (20 off 15) top-scored for The Netherlands. Source
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27 October
T20 World Cup: Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie hails ’emotional’ win over England
Ireland captain and player of the match Andrew Balbirnie hailed his side’s T20 World Cup win over England in Melbourne as “amazing and emotional”. His 62 runs helped Ireland post 157 and superb bowling saw them win by five on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method with England 105-5 when rain stopped play. The win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground adds to the famous global Irish victories over the past 15 years. “To do this at one of the most amazing grounds is special,” said Balbirnie. “We’ve never played a game of cricket here. To come here and play the tournament favourites, with so many big names, and put on a show in front of friends and family and so many people around the world…
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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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