Yusuf Pathan: Powerhouse all-rounder braces for long innings in politics | Cricket News

Yusuf Pathan: Powerhouse all-rounder braces for long innings in politics | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Yusuf Pathan, who made his international debut during India’s triumphant 2007 T20 World Cup final against Pakistan is known for his exceptional performances in big matches, Now, as a Trinamool Congress candidate, he is leading seasoned Congressman Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury by a significant margin in the Baharampur Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. Yusuf’s entry into politics has been a surprise, but he remains committed to maintaining his image as a sportsperson while serving his constituency.In a region with a substantial Muslim population, Mamata Banerjee‘s decision to field Yusuf against Chowdhury has proven to be a masterstroke. Despite facing challenges from BJP’s Nirmal Chandra Saha and being labeled an outsider, Yusuf has embraced the fight, often repeating TMC’s slogan, “Khela Hobe” (I’m up for a fight).Yusuf’s cricketing journey is a story of perseverance and dedication. Growing up in Vadodara, he and his brother Irfan were exposed to life’s challenges from an early age. Their father, Mehmood Khan Pathan, worked tirelessly as a muezzin, instilling discipline and faith in his children. Under the guidance of local coach Mehendi Sheikh, Yusuf honed his skills, especially his powerful hitting ability.“Uparwale ka rahem, karam bolein (Call this God’s mercy, blessings), I always feel that I am for big matches, moments,” Yusuf had said after accepting TMC’s offer to switch to politics.“I just have to bat for them. I don’t want to become a politician. I want to keep my image of a sportsperson intact. But after winning, I will work for my constituency and will make sure that I spend at least eight days in a month there,” he had promised.Yusuf’s international debut came three years after Irfan’s, but he quickly established himself as a vital player for India in shorter formats. He was a member of the MS Dhoni-led team that won the 2011 ODI World Cup. However, his most memorable moments came in the IPL, where he captivated fans with a scintillating 37-ball century against Mumbai Indians in 2010 and played a key role in Rajasthan Royals’ title-winning campaign in 2008.Featuring in all matches in 2008, he scored 435 runs at a strike rate of 179.01 and took eight wickets.Pathan joined KKR in 2011 and became a permanent member of the team for seven years.Although Yusuf regrets not featuring in any Tests for India, he now has the opportunity to play a long game in the field of politics. With his determination and commitment to serving his constituency, Yusuf Pathan is poised to make a significant impact in his new role as a politician.(With inputs from PTI)

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India vs Ireland Match Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds - T20 World Cup 2024

India vs Ireland Match Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds – T20 World Cup 2024

Get to Know Who will win IND vs IRE T20 World Cup 2024 match and toss Prediction with Head to Head stats, CBTFJSK Tips, Dream11 Prediction, Betting Rates, Live score & winning percentage. ๐Œ๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ :ย India vs Ireland๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ :ย Jun 05, 2024๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ :ย 20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT๐•๐„๐๐”๐„ :ย Nassau County Int. Stadium – East Meadow, United States๐“๐Ž๐”๐‘๐๐€๐Œ๐„๐๐“ :ย  T20 World Cup 2024 India vs Ireland Betting Tips Virat Kohli has been in great form and scored over 700 runs in the IPL. He can be backed as the top run scorer for India. Ravindra Jadeja could create a lot of problems on the pitch given his accuracy and style of bowling. He can be backed as leading wicket-taker.Andrew Balbirnie can be backed as top batter for Ireland. He is the most technically sound batter in the Irish team and players with sound technique should be able to score runs here. Also, Mark Adair is the teamโ€™s best pacer and could be backed as top bowler.With Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top, India should have a better opening stand in the game. India vs Ireland TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. IND vs IRE Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 World Cup 2024 India will take on Ireland in the 8th game of the T20 World Cup 2024. The game will be played at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York and will start at 8:00 PM IST on June 5 India will be looking for a winning start to their T20 World Cup campaign. The team comes into the game after a thumping win over Bangladesh in the warm-up game. India are overwhelmingly favourites to win the game but Ireland cannot be taken lightly. They are a team well capable to pull off an upset. The Irish defeated Pakistan in one of the T20Is not so long ago and they would feel if they play well, they could beat India as well. However, the Rohit Sharma led side would see it as a relatively easy game. The biggest strength for India in the mega event will be their spinners. We have seen the conditions being favourable for spinners and India having great spinners will have an advantage. Also, Virat Kohli will be key in these conditions. He is someone who can hold the innings together and take the team to a 160-170 total which should be enough for them to defend. IND vs IRE Match Toss PredictionCaptains will be keen to chase. The pitch wonโ€™t be easiest to bat and there is a chance to bowl out the team batting first for a low score. IND vs IRE Pitch ReportThis pitch at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium is low and slow. It helps the fast bowlers with the new ball and spinners will also be successful here. A score of 170 should be a winning total here. New York Weather ReportThere will be some cloud cover but rain should stay away from the game. The temperature will range between 20 and 27 degrees. Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs Ireland, T20 World Cup 2024

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T20 World Cup 2024: Farooqiโ€™s maiden five-wicket haul seals 125-run win for Afghanistan over Uganda

T20 World Cup 2024: Farooqiโ€™s maiden five-wicket haul seals 125-run win for Afghanistan over Uganda

Afghanistan players celebrate as Ugandaโ€™s captain Brian Masaba walks off dismissed during an ICC Menโ€™s T20 World Cup cricket match at Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana, Monday, June 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Fazalhaq Farooqi’s exuberant spell blew away Uganda as Afghanistan marched to a 125-run win in their Group C match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium on Monday. While defending 183, Farooqi’s ferocious pace in the first over sealed Ronak Patel and Roger Mukasa’s trip back to the pavilion on two consecutive deliveries. He castled Patel (4) with an inswinger on the second delivery. On the next ball, he left Mukasa bamboozled with an inswinger and trapped him in front of the stumps on his first delivery. Wickets continued to fall like a house of cards with Mujeeb Ur Rahman joining the action in the next over. Mujeeb pretended to bowl a leg break but deceived Simon Ssesazi (4) by pulling off a googly. Naveen-ul-Haq scalped two in the fifth over to reduce Uganda to 18/5. In the rest of the chase, Uganda’s batters struggled to pull off boundaries while Farooqi continued to be economical and rattle wickets. In the 13th over, Farooqi struck was on a hat-trick for the second time after picking up two consecutive wickets. With the second consecutive scalp, he completed his maiden five-wicket haul for Afghanistan in international cricket. Uganda eventually bundled out on a score of 58 in the 16th over and succumbed to a 125-run defeat. Earlier in the innings, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran’s fierce opening partnership propelled Afghanistan to 183/5 against Uganda. The duo also registered 154-run against Uganda to record the second-highest opening stand in the men’s T20 World Cup. Gurbaz scored the highest with 76 off 45 while opener Zadran smashed 70 runs in 46 balls powering Afghanistan to a fighting total. Put to bat first, Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran took off in no time, taking advantage of decent batting conditions. Uganda gave away easy runs as the team failed in the fielding from early on. Gurbaz took the lead initially, but Zadran joined him soon after hitting four fours in a row in the sixth over. Afghanistan were going at 11 runs an over at the end of the first powerplay. The score of 75-0 is Afghanistan’s highest powerplay score in the T20 World Cup, bettering 64/2 vs South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in 2016. ALSO READ:T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in low-scoring match The explosion of boundaries continued for Gurbaz and Zadran as the Uganda bowlers found the going tough against the well-set batters. Gurbaz brought up his fifty in the ninth over, his first-ever in T20 World Cups, hitting four sixes and two fours on the way. In the 10th over Afghanistan crossed the 100-run mark. An eventful 25-run over from Bilal Shah, which included five no-balls and five wides, helped Afghanistan pace past 150. Brief score: Afghanistan 183/5 (Ibrahim Zadran 70, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 76; Brian Masaba 2-21) vs Uganda 58 (Robinson Obuya 14; Fazalhaq Farooqi 5-9, Naveen-ul-Haq 2-4).

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French Open 2024: Novak Djokovic opens up on acing back-to-back 5-setters after Round 4 win

French Open 2024: Novak Djokovic opens up on acing back-to-back 5-setters after Round 4 win

Novak Djokovic opened up after winning yet another 5-setter in the French Open 2024. On Monday, June 3, the veteran defeated Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 at Philippe-Chatrier. The 37-year-old had to go through lots of ups and downs in the match before having the last laugh after 4 hours and 29 minutes. Prior to that, Djokovic took over 4 hours to get the better of Italyโ€™s Lorenzo Musetti. In both his matches against Musetti and Cerundolo, the defending champion seemed in discomfort before upping his game to come up trumps. Djokovic admitted that he could easily have lost both times, but also credited the crowd for cheering him up. โ€œI had the same question from Alex Corretja after the last match. I have to say thank you to the fans, like in the previous match. Against Musetti, it was 2-2 in the fourth set and my energy level changed completely. You gave me a lot of energy. Today the same thing happened. You gave me a lot of support. Not much more I can say,โ€ Djokovic said in the on-court interview. โ€˜Cerundolo deserves to be applaudedโ€™ Djokovic also lauded Cerundolo for putting in the hard yards and putting him under immense pressure following the opening set. โ€œPerhaps I was 3 or 4 points from losing this match today. I have to congratulate Francisco because he played with excellent quality. He deserves to be applauded. The only explanation I have is thanks to you. So thank you again for all your support,โ€ Djokovic added. Djokovic, in the meantime, went past Roger Federer to record the most wins (370) in Grand Slams. He also broke Federerโ€™s record of most Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances (59). Djokovic will next be up against the winner of the match between Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz. Published By: sabyasachi chowdhury Published On: Jun 4, 2024

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ICC announces highest ever prize money for T20 World Cup 2024 winners โ€“ India TV

ICC announces highest ever prize money for T20 World Cup 2024 winners โ€“ India TV

Image Source : GETTY T20 World Cup trophy The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that the winner of the T20 World Cup 2024 will get the highest ever prize money amounting 20.3 crore Rs from the overall winning pot of 93.51 crore Rs. This is the highest ever prize money for the winner of the competition as England took home around 12 crore Rs after winning the 2022 edition of the tournament. Meanwhile, each of the 20 teams will receive a minimum 2,25,000 USD for participating in the mega event and the runners up will take home a staggering amount of 1.28 million USD. The final of the tournament is set to take place at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on June 29 where the new world champion in the shortest format will be crowned. Here’s the detailed distribution of prize money Team Prize Money (in Rs) Winner of T20 World Cup 2024 Rs 20.36 crore Runner Up of T20 World Cup 2024 Rs 10.64 crore Teams that will lose semifinals Rs 6.55 crore (each team) Teams that will be knocked out in Super 8 Rs 3.18 crore (each team) 3rd placed teams in each group Rs 2.06 crore (each team) Remaining teams Rs 1.87 crore (each team) After each win (till Super 8) Rs 25.9 lakh (each team) Meanwhile, the losing semifinalists are set to win Rs 6.55 crore, the amount that was won by the runners up a couple of years ago. Additionally, each team will also receive Rs 25.9 lakh after each win barring the victories achieved in semifinal and final. Thias is the biggest ever T20 World Cup as well with 55 matches set to take place over the course of four weeks. ICC Chief Executive Geoff Alardice termed the mega event as historic as 20 teams are participating in the event for the very first time. “This event is historic in so many ways so it is fitting that the prize money for players reflects that. Hundreds of millions of fans around the world will be entertained by the players in what weโ€™re hoping to be an Out of This World event,” he said.

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Netherlands vs Nepal Match Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds - T20 World Cup 2024

Netherlands vs Nepal Match Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds – T20 World Cup 2024

Get to Know Who will win NED vs NEP T20 World Cup 2024 match and toss Prediction with Head to Head stats, CBTFJSK Tips, Dream11 Prediction, Betting Rates, Live score & winning percentage. ๐Œ๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ :ย Netherlands vs Nepal๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ :ย Jun 04, 2024๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ :ย 21:00 IST / 15:30 GMT๐•๐„๐๐”๐„ :ย Grand Prairie Stadium – Dallas, United States๐“๐Ž๐”๐‘๐๐€๐Œ๐„๐๐“ :ย  T20 World Cup 2024 Netherlands vs Nepal Betting Tips Michael Levitt will be the top batter for Netherlands as we back him after seeing his form in the warm up match against Sri Lanka. He has a strike rate of 156 in 9 T20Is. In bowling, the top player for NED will be Logan van Beek who gave away just 7 runs in 2 overs in the warm up match. He will get some help on this pitch which helps the pacers.For Nepal, the top batter will be Kushal Malla who has the 2nd fastest century in the T20 internationals. He has scored 771 runs at a strike rate of 167. The top bowler for NEP will be Karan KC who has taken 89 wickets at a strike rate of 14.16.Michael Levitt is a reliable and strong batter at the top order for NED. We back him to score over 18.5 runs in this match. Netherlands vs Nepal TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. Netherlands vs Nepal Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 World Cup 2024 The 7th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 will take place between Netherlands and Nepal. The match is scheduled to take place at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas on 4th June 2024, starting at 9:00 PM IST. Netherlands defeated T20 World Cup winner Sri Lanka in the warm-up matches and showed their current form. They also defeated South Africa in the ODI World Cup 2023 and impressed everyone with this feat. Nepal, on the other hand, looked out of form as they lost the warm up match against Canada. Scott Edwards will lead the Netherlands and Rohit Paudel will be Nepalโ€™s captain. Take a look at the detailed predictions as Netherlands take on Nepal in the 7th fixture of the T20 World Cup. Netherlands vs Nepal Match Toss PredictionWe saw a high-scoring chase at this ground in the Canada vs USA game. Considering that match we expect the toss winner to choose bowling first. Netherlands vs Nepal Pitch ReportThe pitch at Grand Prairie Stadium offers a lot of runs as the highest individual score in the last match was 94. We can expect another high scoring game here with an average innings score of around 180. Both pacers and spinners will pick wickets but at the cost of high economy. Dallas Weather ReportThe weather report shows cloudy day in Dallas on Tuesday. The temperature is expected to hover around 26-29ยฐC. Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Netherlands vs Nepal, T20 World Cup 2024

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Afghanistan vs Uganda Match Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds - T20 World Cup 2024

Afghanistan vs Uganda Match Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds – T20 World Cup 2024

Get to Know Who will win AFG vs UGA T20 World Cup 2024 match and toss Prediction with Head to Head stats, CBTFJSK Tips, Dream11 Prediction, Betting Rates, Live score & winning percentage. ๐Œ๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ :ย Afghanistan vs Uganda๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ :ย Jun 04, 2024๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ :ย 06:00 IST / 0:30 GMT๐•๐„๐๐”๐„ :ย Providence Stadium – Providence, Guyana๐“๐Ž๐”๐‘๐๐€๐Œ๐„๐๐“ :ย  T20 World Cup 2024 Afghanistan vs Uganda Betting Tips Rahmanullah Gurbaz is Afghanistanโ€™s best batter and would fancy his chances against the Uganda attack. Back him as top batter. Noor Ahmed could create a lot of problems for the Uganda batters with his left arm spin thus we are backing him as top bowler.Uganda would rest hopes on Simon Ssesazi who is their leading run scorer in T20I cricket with over 2000 runs so he could be picked as the top batter while Henry Ssenyondo who has taken 94 wickets could be backed as top bowler.The conditions are not the easiest to bat thus we feel scoring a fifty for a batter wonโ€™t be easy. We donโ€™t think that a fifty will be scored in the match. England vs Scotland TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. Afghanistan vs Uganda Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 World Cup 2024Afghanistan will take on Uganda in the 5th game of the T20 World Cup 2024. The game will be played at the Providence Stadium, Guyana and will start at 6:00 AM IST on June 4. On paper, this looks a cakewalk for Afghanistan but you canโ€™t be really sure of what is going to transpire when the two teams step on the park for their T20 World Cup opener. Yesterday, PNG gave West Indies a mighty scare which was followed by Oman almost defending a score of 109 against Namibia. It is clear that no game in this World Cup should be one-sided, even if it against a weaker team. Afghanistan have one of the best teams at disposal, with quality batters, brilliant pacers and match winning spinners and if they play to their potential, they could well go on to win the World Cup. Uganda should be inspired by the performance of PNG against West Indies and they would believe if they play their A game, they could pull off an upset. Afghanistan vs Uganda Match Toss PredictionCaptains will be keen to chase. There could be some rain around and chasing teams will have an advantage if DL method comes into play. Afghanistan vs Uganda Pitch ReportThis is a difficult wicket to bat. Even the West Indiesโ€™ big hitters struggled to hit big against PNG bowlers. The spinners especially will hold the aces. Any score of around 150-160 could be a winning total. Guyana Weather ReportThere is some rain predicted on the day but it should not be threatening enough to washout the game. A couple of short showers could interrupt play and we might see a slightly curtailed game if they last long. Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Afghanistan vs Uganda, T20 World Cup 2024

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England vs Scotland Match Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds - T20 World Cup 2024

England vs Scotland Match Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds – T20 World Cup 2024

Get to Know Who will win England vs Scotland T20 World Cup 2024 match and toss Prediction with Head to Head stats, CBTFJSK Tips, Dream11 Prediction, Betting Rates, Live score & winning percentage. ๐Œ๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ :ย England vs Scotland๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ :ย Jun 04, 2024 ๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ :ย 06:00 IST / 0:30 GMT๐•๐„๐๐”๐„ :ย Kensington Oval – Bridgetown, Barbadosย ๐“๐Ž๐”๐‘๐๐€๐Œ๐„๐๐“ :ย  T20 World Cup 2024 England vs Scotland Betting Tips Jos Buttler was in excellent form last month for England against Pakistan and also for Rajasthan Royals during the 2024 Indian Premier League. He is well worth backing as Englandโ€™s highest run scorer in this match. Adil Rashid has a very strong record at this venue and he is our pick for Englandโ€™s top wicket taker against Scotland.Captain Richie Berrington is vastly experienced and he comes into this match with five international centuries. He is our tip for Scotlandโ€™s highest run scorer against England. Mark Watt will get turn from this pitch and the left-arm spinner has gone wicketless in only one of his 14 T20 World Cup appearances.There are very few batters in world cricket who are as consistent as Jos Buttler. We recommend backing him to hit the most boundaries in this game. England vs Scotland TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. England vs Scotland Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 World Cup 2024 England take on Scotland in Match 6 of the 2024 T20 World Cup at 10:30 local time in Bridgetown, Barbados on Tuesday morning. This will be the second game in the group after Namibia and Oman got it underway on Sunday evening here at the Kensington Oval. Read on as we preview this fixture. The Group B match gets underway on 4th June. England begin their T20 World Cup defence with this local derby and although there is always the possibility of a giant-killing, we expect Buttlerโ€™s side to have too much quality. They impressed with both bat and ball in the recent series win over Pakistan. Scotland have developed into a consistent international side although they tend to lack a real world class player with the ability to swing a tight game against an established team. We can expect them to play a good standard of cricket in this match but getting the win seems like an unlikely outcome. England vs Scotland Match Toss PredictionTeams batting first have a much stronger record at the Kensington Oval in T20Is. With over 66% of games won by the team putting a target on the board, we expect both skippers to want to bat first. England vs Scotland Pitch ReportThis pitch normally allows for a good contest between bat and ball with a par score around 160. There will be some turn for the spinners and any total approaching 190 in the first innings of the game should be enough to win. England vs Scotland ENG vs SCO Pitch ReportThis pitch normally allows for a good contest between bat and ball with a par score around 160. There will be some turn for the spinners and any total approaching 190 in the first innings of the game should be enough to win. Barbados Weather ReportOnce again, the forecast is for very humid conditions in Bridgetown on Tuesday. There may be some showers which come and go but it will be warm throughout with the temperature in the high 20s. Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for England vs Scotland, T20 World Cup 2024

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T20 World Cup 2024: David Wiese's Super Over heroics help Namibia start campaign with victory over Oman

T20 World Cup 2024: David Wiese’s Super Over heroics help Namibia start campaign with victory over Oman

Oman’s fightback in the death overs went in vain as David Wiese’s heroic efforts both with bat and ball in the Super Over helped Namibia start their T20 World Cup campaign with a win in low-scoring enthralling match here at the Kensington Oval on Sunday . David Wiese stars for Namibia yet again Wiese emerged as the hero for Namibia with both bat and ball as he slammed 13 in the Super Over and came back to bowl, got a wicket, defending 21 runs. Despite reducing Oman to 109 in 20 overs, Namibia did not have it easy as the game finished in a tie, marking the first Super Over in a men’s T20 World Cup tournament since 2012. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Defending 110, Bilal Khan gave Oman the perfect start, bowling opener Michael van Lingen for a duck off the very second ball of the innings. While Nikolaas Davin and Jan Frylinck attempted to play their shots, they were hampered by the inconsistent bounce during the early stages of the pursuit. Namibia was 32/1 at the end of the first powerplay. The skipper, Aqib Ilyas, then used spinners and medium pacers to slow the ball down. Despite a lot of smashes and misses, the duo held on to their wickets, and Namibia finished the powerplay at 32/1. As the runs dried up, Davin attempted to replicate Aqib’s spin. Davin hit Aqib for a six after seven consecutive dot balls. The wily spinner, on the other hand, exacted his revenge by having Davin caught by Mohammad Nadeem on the very next delivery. The disciplined spin from Aqib and Zeeshan Maqsood slowed Namibia’s scoring rate in the middle overs. Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus, for his part, attempted to keep the scoring rate tight. In the game of nerves, Oman dropped critical catches, but Maqsood eventually held off Ayaan Khan to remove Erasmus for 13 in the 15th over. The set Frylinck took initiative at this stage and hit a flurry of boundaries to bring the asking rate at par with three overs remaining. Mehran Khan’s excellent 18th over yielded just four byes and claimed JJ Smit’s wicket. David Wiese’s six in the nineteenth over helped bring the equation to five off the last over. Mehran, who had only given four runs in two overs, increased his wicket total from one to three in the first three balls of the last over by bowling Frylinck and trapping Zane Green lbw. The equation eventually came down to two versus one, with the aggressive Wiese up against the cunning Mehran. Wiese failed to connect, but the wicketkeeper botched the ball, giving the batsmen a bye. The game ended in a Super Over. After labouring to chase down 5 runs in the penultimate over of a never-ending chase, Namibia came out firing in the Super Over. Seasoned all-rounder Wiese demonstrated his power-hitting ability by hitting a six and four against Bilal Khan, before skipper Gerhard Erasmus smashed two boundaries. Namibia scored 21 runs, the highest total in a Super Over in a men’s T20 World Cup competition. Wiese excelled with the ball after being tasked with bowling the Super Over for Namibia. He took a wicket and gave only 10 runs as Namibia won the Super Over by 11 runs, kicking off their World Cup campaign with a victory. Earlier, Trumpelmann’s pace attack jolted Oman, taking three wickets inside the powerplay and the pacer went on to pick his fourth wicket of the night, returning with a figure of 4-21. Captian Erasmus with his crafty bowling picked two wickets while the seasoned pacer David Wiese bagged three scalps, conceding 28 runs in 3.4 overs. Opted to bowl first, Ruben Trumpelmann drew the first blood as he got into the act with the first ball, trapping Oman opener Kashyap Prajapati for LBW with a superb yorker on his very first delivery. The very next ball, Trumpelmann delivered another magnificent yorker that caught Oman skipper Aqib Ilyas off guard, and the batter went lbw for a duck. The left-arm pacer had a third in his second over when Naseem Khushi attempted to drive him down the track but only found Erasmus at mid-off. Experienced player Zeeshan Maqsod held the innings together during the first powerplay, keeping Oman’s innings steady and increasing the scoring rate to run a ball. However, Bernard Scholtz had him leg before wicket in the seventh over, putting Oman farther behind. The spinner’s disciplined bowling ensured that Oman’s lower order did not take advantage of the change in speed. Scholtz and Erasmus continued to provide breakthroughs for the Eagles, even as Oman batters battled to move the ball past the inner circle. Oman failed to knock a single boundary in 44 deliveries between the 10th and 17th overs. Khalid Kail then led Oman’s change as the batter slammed big shots before falling prey to David Wiese after scoring 34 runs in 39 balls. When Namibia pacers arrived in the death overs, the Asian side attempted to pick up the scoring rate, but David Wiese and Trumpelmann nibbled away at the tail, bowling Oman out before they could complete their quota of overs. Brief score: Oman 109 ; Ruben Trumpelmann 4-21) vs Namibia 109/6 .

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West Indies Pushed To Limit By Plucky PNG In Their T20 World Cup Opener

West Indies Pushed To Limit By Plucky PNG In Their T20 World Cup Opener

Two-time champions West Indies were put under extreme pressure by a plucky Papua New Guinea unit before scraping through with a five-wicket win in their 2024 T20 World Cup opener here on Sunday. Left-hander Sese Bau (50 off 43) made a fine half-century to take PNG to 136 for eight after the associate nation lost their first four wickets for 50 runs. A power-packed West Indies should have chased down the below-par total comfortably but PNG made them work hard for the win despite their limitations. PNG’s spinners as well medium pacers did not allow the hard-hitting West Indies batters to cut loose on a slow surface. The tournament co-hosts eventually got home in 19 overs thanks to rearguard action from Roston Chase (42 not out off 27 balls) and Andre Russell (15 off 9). The West Indies’ innings was halted for 20 minutes due to rain but there was no loss of overs. The passing shower arrived with the home team at 8 for one in the second over and it would have been two down at the same score had right-arm pacer Alei Nao won a lbw review for the dangerous Nicholas Pooran. After trapping Johnson Charles off his very first ball, Nao got another one to seam back in from short of length to leave Pooran stranded but luck was on the latter’s side. However, his scratchy effort ended when he was caught in the deep off left-arm spinner John Kariko. PNG skipper Assad Vala made it 63 for three inside 10 overs when he deceived opener Brandon King (34) in flight and had him caught at deep midwicket. Nerves increased in the West Indies dressing room when it became 97 for five in 16 overs before Chase and Russell got hold of the proceedings. After PNG were sent in to bat, Bau made instant impact on the big stage with his spirited effort. PNG, playing their second T20 World Cup, were reeling at 50 for four before Bau shared a 44-run stand with Charles Amini (12) to save them the blushes. Expecting the pitch to turn, the West Indies picked three spinners and put the opposition in after winning the toss. The help for the spinners was visible as early as the first over bowled by Akeal Hosein. However, it was pacer Romario Shepherd who picked the first wicket by having Tony Ura caught behind in the second over of the game. The ball seamed away, inducing a thick edge from the batter. Hosein got rid of number three Lega Siaka with an arm ball before Alzarri Joseph sent back Vala (21 off 22 balls). Vala came up with a couple of crisp hits in the cover region before being caught brilliantly by Roston Chase at backward point. Vala’s six over extra cover off spinner Chase in the previous over was one of the highlights of PNG’s innings. Bau then ensured that the odd boundary kept coming as PNG tried to consolidate their innings. Bau, a leftie like Vala, smashed left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie for a six and couple of fours to give the innings much needed momentum. After his departure, the associate nation did rather well to get close to the 140-run mark.ย  Topics mentioned in this article

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