Michael Vaughan put the blame on alleged 'India-centric' scheduling for Afghanistan's disappointing show
Harmanpreet Kaur admitted that there is room for a lot of improvement before the upcoming T20 World Cup
A dominant India ended England's title defence by handing them a 68-run thumping in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup.
In the 55th match of the ongoing season, there were a couple of crucial catches which changed the ebbs and flows of the game.
KKR lifted their third IPL title with an eight-wicket thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a lop-sided final.
Karn Sharma took a sharp catch off his own bowling to send back Abdul Samad.
South Africa skipper Aiden Markram applauded his bowlers for sealing a thrilling seven-run victory over England in a T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 2 match in St Lucia on Friday, saying they did not wilt under pressure.
The second Women's T20I between India and South Africa in Chennai was called off due to rain after South Africa set a challenging target of 177 for 6.
'For him (Jasprit Bumrah) and Mumbai to be starved of that opportunity to try and stem the flow of this onslaught is crazy. It doesn't seem right.'
Saturday witnessed an onslaught of runs, with a total of over 450 runs scored, setting the stage for several outstanding batting performances.
Rajat Patidar and Axar Patel struck half-centuries in a match dominated by the bowlers.
'I don't think the target was a lot. It was just 10 over-par. We bowled well in patches. Just made a few mistakes.'
Fine knocks by Brandon McMullen and George Munsey powered Scotland to formidable total in their T20 World Cup Group B match against and Australia in St. Lucia on Sunday.
Images from the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Chennai on Sunday.
West Indies will need their all-round firepower against a rampaging South Africa in their must-win final Super Eight clash.
Shakib Al Hasan rose to the occasion in a crucial Group D match, scoring an unbeaten 64
'I think the position that we are in we were playing for pride today. We tried to put in the best performance that we can'
Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the 'puzzling' batting approach
'A player is not of any use if he can bowl a bit and bat a bit. You either bat properly and win us the match, or you bowl and win us the game.'
Pat Cummins registered the first hat-trick of the 2024 T20 World Cup as Australia restricted Bangladesh to 140 for 8 in the Super Eight match at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium, in Antigua, on Friday.
'Our two (spinners) bowled well but in hindsight, probably should have bowled Moeen in our innings with the way spin was playing.'
SKY, Ishan, Faf, Rajat, DK... so many wonderful knocks to choose from...
Nicholas Pooran smashed a record-breaking 98 off 53 balls as the West Indies trounced Afghanistan by 104 runs.
'The boys (Head and Sharma) have had a fantastic season, but to win this with less than 10 overs played is unreal.'
Avesh Khan, who had to defend 17 runs in the last over, landed one yorker after the other to deny Delhi Capitals.
Iyer lost his eighth toss in 11 games but that did not a have bearing on the team's performance as KKR amassed 235 for six after being put in to bat by Lucknow Super Giants.
On a batting-friendly surface, West Indies produced a clinical bowling spell to restrict the USA to 128.
Ishant Sharma dazzled with a three wicket haul to power DC to a 19 run win over LSG.
It rained fours and sixes in Bengaluru as a total of 549 runs were scored -- the highest aggregate in a T20 match.
Gautam Gambhir's single-minded focus on winning and extracting the best from his players makes him a true 'team coach,' according to fast bowler Avesh Khan.
It was mind over matter for Mohammed Siraj, as he pushed his physically indisposed self to the limits to earn the 'Player of the Match' award in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's four-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and Canada, in New York, on Tuesday.
After his side's four-wicket win over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori said the SRH bowlers were rusty at the start of the first inning of the match.
The packed Ekana stadium may not have witnessed massive sixes, but the home fans saw some brilliant bowling.
CSK have a man behind stumps telling them what's working: Hardik Pandya pats MS Dhoni
'Who are all batting in pressure situations? The young Indian batters and Dinesh Karthik. The big international names, who are supposed to take the pressure, where are they? All are back in the dressing room.'
Chennai Super Kings bowling consultant Eric Simons heaped praise on Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman for executing plans perfectly and setting up a comfortable six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL opener in Chennai on Friday.
Openers KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock hit fifties as LSG trounced CSK by eight wickets.
Rain threatens high-voltage India-England semi-final clash
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