Australia vs New Zealand – T20 World Cup Final Preview

44 matches and nearly one month later, we have our two finalists for the 2021 T20 World Cup as Australia take on New Zealand in a Trans-Tasman clash for the title. Both teams secured their spots in the final following two thrilling run-chases in the semi-finals and will be gunning for their first-ever T20 World […]

Australia knock out Pakistan to reach T20 World Cup Final

Another T20 World Cup semi-final and another thrilling run-chase as Australia knocked out the favourites Pakistan with a sensational victory in Dubai by five wickets. Following in the footsteps of Jimmy Neesham and Daryl Mitchell from the night before, Matthew Wade stole the show for Australia at the death, launching three consecutive sixes off Shaheen […]

New Zealand eliminate India with victory over Afghanistan

Once again, Kane Williamson’s New Zealand shattered a billion hopes in a major ICC event as the Blackcaps eased past Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi to seal their spot in the final four of the T20 World Cup. In the process, the Kiwis also eliminated Virat Kohli’s India from the competition, who required an Afghanistan victory […]

South Africa bow out from World Cup despite England victory

Another World Cup campaign ends in heartbreak for South Africa as the Proteas are knocked out at the Super 12 stage on net run rate despite beating England by 10 runs in Sharjah. Temba Bavuma’s side has overcome plenty of adversity to win four of their five games in the tournament, but South Africa were […]

Hazlewood, Warner send Australia into the semi-finals

Australia sealed their passage into the final four of the T20 World Cup with a clinical eight-wicket win over the West Indies in their final Group 1 clash in Abu Dhabi. Josh Hazlewood continued his fine form in the tournament with a four-wicket haul that limited the West Indies to 157, before half-centuries from David […]

India flex their batting muscle to overpower Afghanistan

After a rough start against New Zealand and Pakistan, India finally arrived to the party at the 2021 T20 World Cup and registered their first win of the tournament with a dominant performance against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi. Half-centuries from KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma set the perfect platform for the Men in Blue with […]

Seamers gift South Africa clinical victory against Bangladesh

The South African seamers ran riot on a green top in Abu Dhabi with Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje each registering their career-best figures to skittle Bangladesh for 84 all-out. The duo unsettled the Bangladeshi batters with their pace and bounce, picking up three wickets apiece before the Proteas comfortably chased down the target with […]

Jos Buttler century gives England commanding 26-run victory

The English juggernaut rolls on in Sharjah as Eoin Morgan’s men cruised past Sri Lanka to make it four wins in four and in doing so, have all but sealed their place in the semi-finals of the competition. Jos Buttler became the first English batter to score an international century in all three formats as […]

West Indies edge past Bangladesh in last-over thriller

The West Indies have kept their semi-final qualification hopes alive by the barest of margins in the T20 World Cup after securing a nail-biting victory against Bangladesh by only three runs. Andre Russell held his nerve and executed his yorkers to perfection to defend 13 in the final over which gave the Men in Maroon […]

Warner finds his groove as Australia pummel Sri Lanka

Australia registered their second win of the Super 12 stage with a commanding display against Sri Lanka in Dubai that lifts them to the top of Group A alongside England. After a bright start in the powerplay, Sri Lanka were pegged back by an inspired spell off 2 for 12 from Adam Zampa in the […]