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Afghanistan beat UAE to keep faint Super 8 hopes alive

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (Reuters): Afghanistan clung to their fading hopes of making the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup after Azmatullah Omarzai's all-round brilliance fashioned their five-wicket victory against the United Arab Emirates in a Group D match on Monday.The outcome sent group leaders South Africa, who...

Rashid becomes first to 700 wickets in T20 cricket

Rashid Khan has become the first bowler to get to the 700-wicket mark in T20 cricket, getting to the mark when he removed Muhammad Arfan in Afghanistan's T20 World Cup match against UAE in Delhi on Monday, according to ESPNcricinfo. Rashid, who started the game with 699 wickets against his...

England progress at T20 WC despite Italy scare

KOLKATA, Feb 16 (AFP): England survived a scare to qualify for the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup on Monday as Italy's swashbuckling chase of 203 fell agonisingly short in a pulsating match in Kolkata.Will Jacks scored the fastest T20 World Cup fifty for England as they made 202-7,...

Shoaib Akhtar blasts PCB after India defeat

DUBAI, Feb 16 (Gulf News): Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is known for speaking his mind, and he did so again after Pakistan's 61-run defeat to India in the T20 World Cup group-stage clash in Colombo. Clearly disappointed, Akhtar launched a scathing critique of the team's performance and the...

Taskin expected to play Pakistan series

Bangladesh's pace bowler Taskin Ahmed is available for the upcoming ODI series against Pakistan despite not being part of upcoming BCL one-day tournament, a competition organized by Bangladesh Cricket Board as part of the preparation for the hosts, reports Cricbuzz.BCB chief physician Debashish Chowdhury confirmed the development to Cricbuzz on...

Tigresses beat Thailand for 2nd victory

Bangladesh Women's A team clinched their second straight win in the Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament by securing a three-wicket victory against Thailand at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok on Monday, reports BSS.Electing to bat first, the Thai women's team were restricted to 103-9 after Bangladesh's bowlers put up...