Tag: T20

Although the T20 format is generally looked upon to favour the batsmen, over time we have come to realise the value of a good bowler in the game.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) does not yet see the need to activate its backup plan for the Twenty20 World Cup and is sticking to hosting the event in India later this year despite the country experiencing a record COVID-19 surge recently.

Kohli joined deputy Rohit Sharma at the top in Saturday’s decider. Their 94-run opening stand helped India amass 224-2, their highest total against England.

A belligerent 56 off 32 balls from India debutant Ishan Kishan and an unbeaten 73 from captain Virat Kohli helped the hosts to a commanding seven-wicket win over England in the second Twenty20 International in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

The teams will clash on Friday in the first of a five-match Twenty20 series in Ahmedabad, which assumes more importance coming in a World Cup year.

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard hit six sixes in an over to guide his side to a comprehensive four-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first T20 international of their three-match series.

The ICC has announced the qualifying system for the 2022 World T20 that will be played in Australia. 11 regional qualification tournaments across five regions have been rescheduled to 2021, due to COVID-19 and will now feed into the 2022 Australia event.

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) T20 Cricket Tournament began at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota yesterday sans any pomp and pageant and all the fanfare due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country.

India should embrace split-captaincy and put Rohit Sharma in charge of their T20 squad, several former cricketers said after the opener led Mumbai Indians to a fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Tuesday.

October 31 - Kings XI Punjab star batsman Chris Gayle went on to achieve a new feat in T20 cricket. In the Indian Premier League match between Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, the left-handed batsman became the first man to hit 1000 sixes in T20 cricket. Gayle accomplished the feat in the 19th over of the KXIP inning after slamming young ...