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New Delhi: Legendary Pakistani seamer Shoaib Akhtar was left disappointed after the Babar Azam-led side failed in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup against England Sunday. England were crowned the champions after they clinched a 5-wicket win, successfully chasing down a 138-run total...

Melbourne: England's golden generation of white-ball cricketers overcame a spirited Pakistan to win the T20 World Cup with a five-wicket victory in the title clash, here Sunday. The Pakistani fans had hoped for an encore of 1992, when Imran Khan's team created history at this...

Melbourne: England won the T20 World Cup defeating Pakistan in the final by five wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here. After restricting Pakistan to 137 for the loss of eight wickets, England rode on a fine innings by Ben Stokes (52 n o) to...

Melbourne: England left-arm pacer Sam Curran and leg-spinner Adil Rashid put relentless pressure on the Pakistan batting line-up to restrict the opposition to a below-par 137 for eight in the T20 World Cup final here Sunday. Curran, who made comeback from an injury earlier this...

Melbourne: England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup final at the MCG here Sunday. Both teams are fielding unchanged playing XIs. While England beat India in the semifinal, Pakistan defeated New Zealand in their...

Melbourne: England captain Jos Buttler Saturday picked India batter Suryakumar Yadav as his Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup. Buttler chose to go with Suryakumar, who made a massive impact for India in the showpiece with his consistency, coupled with a high...

Melbourne: New Zealand's Greg Barclay was Saturday unanimously re-elected as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a second two-year term. Besides Barclay's re-election, BCCI secretary Jay Shah was elected as the head of ICC's all-powerful Finance and Commercial Affairs (F&CA) committee at the...

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore has traded Australian fast bowler Jason Behrendorff to Mumbai Indians for the forthcoming Indian Premier League season. Behrendorff was acquired by RCB in the 2022 IPL auction for a base price of Rs 75 lakh. Behrendorff has previously represented the...

New Delhi: Munish Bali has been named fielding coach for India's limited overs tour of New Zealand and will be part of the support staff headed by VVS Laxman. With the Rahul Dravid-led support staff being given a break post the T20 World Cup, Laxman...

Melbourne: With the prediction of heavy rain on the day of the ICC T20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Sunday, and the forecast not too good for the reserve day on Monday as well, Jos Buttler and...