There has been quite a lot happening at the ICC T20WC Qualifiers, and here are the main talking points.
Singapore beat Zimbabwe; Australia Women beat Sri Lanka Women; India Women vs South Africa Women was washed out; and CPL 2019 now have all four Playoffs teams.
Sri Lanka, Australia Women both went 2-0 up, while Singapore won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final.
The Punjab Kings broke the bank for Liam Livingstone on day two of the IPL mega auction as they spent INR 11.5 crores on the English all-rounder, making him the most expensive overseas cricketer to be bought in 2022. The Kings held off bids from Kolkata, Chennai, Gujarat and Hyderabad to make Livingstone the fourth-highest […]
Virat Kohli’s RCB have enjoyed a dream first half of the IPL with five wins in seven games that has taken them to 3rd in the points table behind the Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings. Bangalore have been the perennial underachievers in the Indian Premier League, but after a strong start in phase one […]
The teams had last met in the Tri-Series in Bangladesh last September. Bangladesh had won both matches that time.
Paul Stirling, Kevin O'Brien, and Max O'Dowd topped the 700-run mark, while Sandeep Lamichhane, Brandon Glover, and Karan KC had the most wickets (28 apiece).
Paul Stirling finished with most runs (291), JJ Smit with the highest strike rate (168) and most sixes (14), Bilal Khan with most wickets (18), Assad Vala the best economy rate (4.59), and Norman Vanua the only hat-trick.
Neither team will mind too much having to contest for third, having already secured places for Australia, but who will come out on top?
Ireland will face Netherlands in the first semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier.