T20 World Cup

Inspired by Conway's 92, New Zealand got their revenge for last year's T20 WC final loss to Australia.

The 23-year-old Finn Allen hit the second ball of the match for a boundary and the third for a six over mid-on, and then drove a boundary straight down the ground as New Zealand took 14 off the first over from paceman Mitchell Starc. The match at a sold-out Sydney Cricket Ground was a repeat of the 2021 final in Dubai when Australia powered to an eight-wicket win and their maiden T20 World Cup crown. Devon Conway carried his bat on Saturday with a majestic unbeaten 92 to help New Zealand post 200-3 before Australia were skittled for 111 in Sydney to make a nightmare start to their title defence.

New Zealand (3-200) beat Australia (111) in front of 34,756 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Summary: A blistering performance from opening batters Finn Allen ...

Conway played second fiddle to Allen early on but took control of New Zealand's innings once his teammate was dispatched. Quote of the day: After only one game, Australia face a challenge to qualify for the final four and defend their title, given they will come up against tournament favourites England later in the Super 12 stage.

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Pakistan responded from a loss to India in the group stages of the recent Asia Cup to post a five-wicket victory last month. What time will India vs Pakistan ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Group 2 match start? India had received a a 10-wicket thrashing from Pakistan in the last 2021 T20 World Cup in Dubai.

An unbeaten 92 from Devon Conway matched by some stellar bowling and fielding - included a heroic diving catch from Glenn Phillips - has seen the Black Caps ...

Mitch Marsh, Tim David and Marcus Stoinis all then were caught in the deep, with the latter removed by a superb catch when Glenn Phillips dived full-length near the boundary. It only got harder with the Black Caps seemingly returning to form in the field, capped off by a stunning diving catch from Glenn Phillips that drew comparisons to "Superman" from every present. Only Glenn Maxwell passed 20 runs in Australia's top and middle-order with 28, but even his glimmer of a return to form came as the hosts lost wickets at a rapid rate.

New Zealand embarrassed the hosts by 89 runs in their tournament opener.

South Africa and Bangladesh complete the automatic qualifiers and the quartet are joined by Zimbabwe and the Netherlands. The six teams will play each other ...

Raza’s bowling has not been bad either, while Blessing Muzarabani will also be a key man with the ball if they are to add another scalp or two to their collection. Who opens for the Tigers is another matter entirely, with four different opening partnerships used during a recent tri-series with New Zealand and Pakistan. They begin their road to Melbourne with a clash against Zimbabwe. Another 10-wicket win over India may be hard to replicate but progression from the group should not. The target this year is a Super 12s win, and for that they will look to target the first three fixtures where they play the Netherlands and Zimbabwe either side of South Africa. Ravi Shastri’s side have lost just three of their last 16 matches and if they can overcome Pakistan, a side they have only lost to once in a World Cup fixture, then will fancy their chances of group domination.

'War minus shooting': Bitter feud fuelling sport's greatest rivalry as legend reveals 'biggest worry'

“There are so much emotions involved, not only for us, but the fans and everyone. I am no longer a coach, I am no longer a player, I am not a ticket printer. “‘Can I have tickets please?’ And I tell them, ‘I am not a ticket printer. “It’s a different kind of feeling, a different kind of ambience when you go on to the field and when you take on the field, you see people cheering here and there. In terms of the cricket, India has a big score to settle on Sunday having been humiliated by Pakistan in a 10-wicket loss at the start of last year’s T20 World Cup. “My biggest worry — I was a player, I was a coach and now I come in as a broadcaster — I will land in Australia and the day after my phone will start buzzing for tickets,” Shastri said. In response, Pakistan has threatened to go tit for tat by pulling out of the ODI World Cup, which India is due to host in the same year. Despite being considered one of sport’s greatest rivalries, India and Pakistan have not met on home soil in any version of the game since 2012. Tensions have run high when India and Pakistan have done battle in the cricket arena as well, with one commentator calling the clashes “war minus shooting” The world’s greatest rivalries are always about more than sport, and the long-lasting feud between India and Pakistan is the best proof of that. It’s not a stretch to say India vs Pakistan is sport’s greatest rivalry, given the geopolitics involved between the two warring nations, who have a combined population of nearly two billion — many of which are cricket mad. In 2019, about 800,000 fans applied to attend the World Cup showdown between India and Pakistan at the 26,000-seater Old Trafford.

Pakistan won the outing in Dubai last year, sealing their first win over India in World Cups.

Pakistan made it to the final of the Asia Cup last month, but lost by 23 runs. India vs Pakistan at the T20 World Cup 2022 will take place in Melbourne on Sunday. Pakistan then took the title away from India two years later in London. “There are so much emotions involved, not only for us, but the fans and everyone. They have won nine of the 12 matches against their neighbours. A win for either side will bag them two points as they kick off their campaign in search of a second T20 title.

Commentator and former New Zealand international Simon Doull has insisted on Kane Richardson's selection in the Australian T20 World Cup team, ...

The side instead stuck to their guns on the bowling side, with Ashton Agar only coming in for one match at the expense of Mitchell Marsh. So I feel that Richardson should be in the side (though) it's a big call though to drop." It's pace on, pace on, pace on. - It's same-same. - URL Copied

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Finn Allen said the Black Caps wanted to throw the first punch in their T20 World Cup opener against Australia. The young slugger and his teammates did not ...

But the boys showed a lot of ticker and took their catches. Australia’s innings, like their opponents’, began in ominous fashion as David Warner saw his stumps displaced when Southee’s first delivery took a couple of deflections off both player and bat. This was by far the biggest moment of his career. Kane Williamson’s introduction saw the scoring rate fall as 16 balls passed without a boundary, a slump ended when Conway cracked Zampa over long on. The Black Caps had been bullied by Australia on their home turf since the famous 2011 test triumph in Hobart. The young slugger and his teammates did not miss.

Over-by-over report: The two old rivals go head-to-head at the MCG. Join Geoff Lemon for updates.

Babar thinks that 160 could be competitive – could be right, given the MCG pitch is often a bit slow, and the boundaries are so big. The fireworks go off – the literal ones – and the bowl of the MCG is filled with smoke. Rizwan leaves the first ball outside off, but the second leaps alarmingly at him and smashes him on the glove! Arshdeep bowls left-arm over the wicket, swings the ball into the pads of Babar Azam, and it hits him in line with middle and leg. Cuts the ball off the seam twice to start with, at 140 kph on a hard length, and Masood can’t do a thing with it. The batters have a couple of heaves but don’t quite nail their timing, and the boundary is so distant they can’t get there. And the next ball. Over long-on this time, straighter, after he advances and meets the pitch of the ball. And a carbon copy to end the over. 15th over: Pakistan 106-5 (Shan Masood 30, Mohammad Nawaz 1) Finally Masood does get back on strike, and tries to get on with the game. That’s the definition of a cameo. Arshdeep Singh bowled so well to start the innings, and carries it on here.

Opener Kusal Mendis hit an unbeaten 68 in 43 balls as Sri Lanka hammered Ireland by nine wickets in their opening Super 12 match at the Twenty20 World Cup ...

Sri Lanka have warmed up for a crucial Twenty20 World Cup clash against Australia with a thumping nine-wicket...

"Going forward ... After losing the toss at Bellerive Oval on Sunday, Sri Lanka's spinners came to the fore, with Maheesh Theekshana (2-19) and Wanindu Hasaranga (2-25) the pick of the bowlers. The Sri Lankans chased down their target of 129 with five overs to spare on the back of an unbeaten 43-ball 68 from opener Kusal Mendis.

Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh both took three wickets as Pakistan made 159-8 against India in their opening game of the Twenty20 World Cup in an electric ...

Pakistan captain Babar Azam fell lbw for a golden duck to Singh on the first ball of the second over as the stadium erupted. Shan Masood hit a gutsy unbeaten 52 and Iftikhar Ahmed 51 but the loss of two early wickets to Singh's swing bowling, then a mid-order collapse at Pandya's hands, took the wind out of their sails. Melbourne (AFP) – Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh both took three wickets as Pakistan made 159-8 against India in their opening game of the Twenty20 World Cup in an electric atmosphere at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

"Australia will have to win six matches in a row to have any chance of defending its World Cup crown following a disastrous first-up annihilation at the hands ...

Holding the chase to just 111 closed out the first upset of the Super 12 stage, and put a severe dent in the home team's tournament plans." It might seem obvious, given his impact on this game, but New Zealand made an important call leading into this tournament by committing to Allen opening the batting ahead of the experienced Martin Guptill - a player who has taken apart many a white-ball attack during his career and averages 35.61 with a strike rate of 144.23 against Australia in T20Is. "But in recent times Allen has just looked like he should have the role. There had been a hint of it in Cairns last month when, with the ODI series lost, he came into the side for the final game and showed more fluency than any of the top-order batters." "The New Zealand side is in the early stages of transition, and Allen is one of the newer faces in the white-ball teams. "Australia will have to win six matches in a row to have any chance of defending its World Cup crown following a disastrous first-up annihilation at the hands of the giant-killing kiwis.

India survived a poor start to chase down Pakistan's score of 159 off the final ball of the match in front of a massive crowd at the MCG.

They are exactly the same innings but I think today I will count this one higher because of the magnitude of the game and what the situation was. Nawaz then sent down a wide, before bowling Kohli on the carried-over free hit. "Honestly, I'm lost for words … After losing Hardik Pandya (40) off the first ball of an extraordinary over, Kohli hit a six off a waist-high no ball off the fourth ball to keep India in the game. Ashwin cooly hit the final ball over mid off, belying the tension of the occasion, to win the game for India, sparking jubilant scenes in the stands and on the pitch. In one of his finest innings for India, Kohli hit an unbeaten 82 to haul his side out of mire and complete a stunning victory off the final ball of the match.

Former skipper Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 83 as India pulled off a miracle four-wicket victory over Pakistan in a final over thriller at the ICC Men's T20 ...

It was a treat to watch you play, the six off the back foot in the 19th over against Rauf over long on was spectacular! [@imVkohli], it was undoubtedly the best innings of your life. - - URL Copied

An unbeaten 82 from Virat Kohli led India to a last-ball win over Pakistan to supercharge their bid for a first Twenty20 World Cup crown since 2007 in front ...

It was a treat to watch you play, the six off the back foot in the 19th over against Rauf over long on was spectacular! Ahmed then took a blinding catch at slip to remove skipper Rohit Sharma (four) off Haris Rauf. Ahmed reached his half-century before Mohammed Shami trapped him lbw, sparking a collapse with Pandya snaring Shadab Khan, Haider Ali and Mohammad Nawaz in the space of 19 runs. I have no idea how that happened. [@imVkohli], it was undoubtedly the best innings of your life. Hats off to Virat.

Virat Kohli played yet another unbelievable knock in a run chase against Pakistan as India made their way to a four-wicket win in their Super 12 encounter ...

"Standing here I just feel like it was meant to be. I am really lost for words," Kohli said during the post-match interview. India looked in no position to win the match after they were reduced to 31/4 while chasing 160.

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Superstar batter Virat Kohli's extraordinary match-winning knock helps India score 16 in dramatic last over to beat Pakistan.

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A 68 from Kusal Mendis (L) has helped Sri Lanka to an easy T20 World Cup win over Ireland. (AP PHOTO). Sri Lanka have warmed up for a crucial Twenty20 World Cup clash against Australia with a thumping nine-wicket win over Ireland in Hobart.

"Going forward ... After losing the toss at Bellerive Oval on Sunday, Sri Lanka's spinners came to the fore, with Maheesh Theekshana (2-19) and Wanindu Hasaranga (2-25) the pick of the bowlers. The Sri Lankans chased down their target of 129 with five overs to spare on the back of an unbeaten 43-ball 68 from opener Kusal Mendis.

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“At the end of the day this is what we love to do – we know that we’ve performed under pressure,” Stoinis said. I know it’s changed a bit, but you’ve got to be flexible whatever you do at the end of the day.” “Stats are there, they’re a good back-up and can show some patterns, but sometimes you’ve got to go with your gut. “I don’t think the players really believe that’s a factor. “Every game we’ve won the toss and wanted to bowl. (Get) runs on the board, make a statement,” Waugh said. He added: “Sometimes you’ve got to give credit to the opposition. It’s so stats driven this game but you’ve got to go with your gut sometimes. “It’s a World Cup. “I just don’t think we were prepared for what was going on,” Waugh told foxsports.com.au on Monday. “We probably just overpitched it. Now they’ve got to lie in it](https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/t20-cricket-world-cup-aaron-finchs-blunder-case-for-steve-smith-after-australia-smashed-by-new-zealand-analysis-video/news-story/5923d2fa4e2ac20ec621f1bf6b760a87)

A critical ruling after a dead ball claim helped pave the way for India's heartstopping victory at a packed MCG.

Karthik tries to make room for a shot but the ball hits his pad. With the ball heading to third man, 37-year-old Karthik runs well between the wickets as they take three. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. “The law - 20.1.1 – also states the other different ways of declaring a ball dead, including the times when the umpire has the authority on the decision. “The ball can also be called a dead ball when ‘a batter is dismissed. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and some teammates appeared to question whether the runs should be awarded. But the ball deflected from the stumps down to third man and the Indian batters ran three. Kohli is castled as the ball strikes the off-stump but he's already running to the non-striker's end as it is still a free hit. * Nawaz's high full toss is smashed by Kohli over deep square leg, where the fielder on the ropes gets a hand to it but fails to keep the ball in play and it goes for six.

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