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Due to persistent rain, the Nepal-Sri Lanka T20 World Cup clash at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Florida was abandoned, without even the toss event taking place. Both teams collected a point each. With this result, South Africa became the first team to qualify to the next stage of the tournament. The toss was delayed because of incessant rain. After a while, rain did relent for a few minutes. Unfortunately, the groundsmen didn’t have enough time to clear all the water and moisture and the umpires decided to call off play at 20.00 local time. Sri…

There has been a raging debate about ‘daylight robbery’ and the four leg byes that Bangladesh were denied during their ICC T20 World Cup game against South Africa – runs that could have flipped the result. But here’s the thing. You can complain till the cows come home about the poor decision made by Sam Nogajski, the 45-year-old Tasmanian umpire, but the rules are crystal clear. The moment the umpire lifts the dreaded finger, the ball is dead. It doesn’t matter where it went thereafter. South Africa could also argue that the ‘out’ decision ensured their fielders didn’t try to…

South Africa’s bowlers held their nerve to usurp Bangladesh in a thriller by a mere four runs at the Nassau County International Stadium in New York. The Asian nation came agonisingly close to causing an upset, but eventually ended up with 109. Bangladesh needed six off the last two deliveries. The jam-packed stadium, mostly made up of Bangladeshi fans, anticipated a historic win. Mahmudullah, who has played some vital hands for his country, tried to loft Keshav Maharaj into the stands. Unfortunately for Mahmudullah and Bangladesh, Aiden Markram, the South African skipper, pulled off an excellent catch at long-on. The…

DOHA, QATAR: The India senior men’s team landed in Doha late on Saturday night for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 match against Qatar, to be held at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 21:15 IST. The match between Qatar and India will be streamed live on FanCode on June 11, 2024, at 21:15 IST. Head coach Igor Stimac had named a 23-member squad to travel for the fixture. Apart from captain Sunil Chhetri, who retired after his last game for the country against Kuwait on Thursday,…

Mixed martial arts athlete, Puja “The Cyclone” Tomar, made her UFC debut as India’s first female fighter in UFC, and scored a victory to make history on Sony Sports Network in India. Tomar who hails from Uttar Pradesh, faced Rayanne dos Santos at strawweight in the very first bout of the card. Tomar and dos Santos went all three rounds: 15 minutes of gruelling, fast-paced back-and-forth action. Santos used her height advantage and range to dictate the action, but Tomar went kicking and screaming to the final bell, causing damage in the process. When the scorecards were read, Tomar picked…

A blistering start from David Warner and Travis Head, alongside some canny bowling by Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa helped Australia down England in a T20 World Cup game in Barbados. England could muster 165 for 6 in a chase of 202. The foundation stone for Australia’s win was set by Warner and Head, with the duo sharing a stand of 70 in just five overs. Will Jacks was smashed for 22 in an over and Mark Wood also gave away as many as 22 in his first over. Wood didn’t help his cause by using over-the-wicket angle to the…

Dillon Heyliger and Jeremy Gordon took advantage of the conditions on view at the Nassau County International Stadium in New York to pick up four wickets between them, while Nicholas Kirton (49 runs) and Shreyas Movva (37 runs) made significant contributions with the willow as Canada beat Ireland by 12 runs to win their first game of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Ireland managed 125 in pursuit of 138. Canada, who were asked to bat, made a modest start, losing their first four wickets for just 53 runs. The duo of Movva and Kirton then resurrected the innings with a…

Marcus Stoinis’s (67 runs and three wickets) stellar all-round show proved to be the difference between Australia and Oman, as the former began their ICC T20 World Cup campaign with a rather comfortable 39-run win. Oman could muster only 125 in a chase of 165. However, at one particular juncture, Australia were in a spot of bother: They were 50 for 3 after 8.2 overs, when Glenn Maxwell was dismissed by Mehran Khan. David Warner and Stoinis then resurrected the innings with a stand of 102. It was Stoinis who played the key role, cracking Mehran for four…

The England-Scotland T20 World Cup game in Barbados was abandoned due to persistent rain, with both teams picking up a point each. Scotland finished with 90 for 0 in their allotted 10 overs, but after the completion of their innings, the heavens once more opened up and the match was called off. The start of the match was delayed as a result of the rain and wet outfield. When play commenced, Scotland made a steady start versus the pace pair of Mark Wood and Jofra Archer. Both bowled with a good burst of pace. The speed duet might have even…

In very tricky conditions for batting, Anrich Nortje burst open Sri Lanka’s batting unit with amazing figures of 4 for 7 as South Africa began their T20 World Cup campaign on the right note with a six-wicket win. The African nation chased down the target of 78 in the 17th over. Right from the start of Sri Lanka’s innings, it was quite evident that South Africa’s tall pace bowlers would enjoy the conditions. Marco Jansen troubled the Island nations’ openers, and Ottneil Baartman reaped the reward by removing Pathum Nissanka. Nortje then took over by dismissing Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis,…