Afghanistan qualify for first World Cup T20 semi-final

25 Jun2024 ICC MEN’s T20 World Cup at Arnos Vale Playing Field, Kingstown Afghanistan 115-5 20 ov Gurbaz 43 off 55, 3 fours, 1 six, Rashid 19 not out off 10, 3 sixes, Hossain 3-26, Mustafizur 1-17, Taskin 1-12 Bangladesh 105 ao (17.5ov) Das 54 not out off 49, 5 fours, 1 six, Hridoy 14 off 9, 2 fours, Rashid 4-23, Naveen 4-26, Farooqi 1-15. Gulbadin 1-5. Afghanistan win by 8 runs  DLS method. Afghanistan who only gained full member status in 2017, beat Bangladesh in a low-scoring thriller and made it through to the last four of  World Cup  … Continue reading Afghanistan qualify for first World Cup T20 semi-final

India beat Australia and roars into semi-finals

24 JUN 2024 ICC MEN’s WORLD CUP at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia India 205-5 (20 ov) Rohit Sharma 92 off 41, 7 fours, 8 sixes, S Yadav 31 off 16, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Dube 28 off 22 , 2 fours, 1 six, H Pandya 27 not out off 17, 1 four, 2 sixes, Starc 2-45, Hazlewood 1014, Stoinis 2-56. Australia 181-7 (20ov) Head 76 off 43, 9 fours, 4 sixes, M Marsh 37 off 28, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Maxwell 20 off 12, 2 fours, 1 six, Arshdeep 3-37 Kuldeep 2-24, Bumrah 1-29, A … Continue reading India beat Australia and roars into semi-finals

England Marches to Semi-final after Thrashing USA

ICC Men’s T20  at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados United States  115 ao (18.5ov) Kumar 30 off 24, 1 four, 2 six, Anderson 29 off 28,  1 six, Jordan 4-10, S Curran 2-23, Rashid 2-13, Livingstone 1-24, Topley 1-29. England 117-0 (9.4ov)  Buttler 83  not out off 38, 6 fours, 7 sixes, Salt 25 not out  off 21, 2 fours. England win by 10 wickets Chris Jordan took a hat-trick England’s first in men’s T20s as USA were dismissed for 115 in Barbados, Defending champions England chase their target in just 904 overs  and gained excellent run-rate, as captain Jos Buttler … Continue reading England Marches to Semi-final after Thrashing USA

India beat Bangladesh by 50 runs

22Jun 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India 196-5 Kohli 37 off 28, 1 four, 3 sixes, Pant 36 off 24, 4 fours, 2 sixes, Dube 34 of 24m 3 sixes, H Panda 50 off 27, 4 fours, 3 sixes,Tanzim Hasan 2-32, Hossain 2-43, Shakib 1-37. Bangladesh 146-8 Hossain Shanto 40 off 32, 1 four, 3 sixes,Tanzid Hasan 29 off 31, 4 four, Hossain 24 of 10, 1 four, 3 sixes, Arshdeep 2-30, Burma 2-13, H Panda 1-32, Kuldeep 3-19. India win by 50 runs  India beat Bangladesh by 50 run and edged closer to the T20 World Cup semi-finals.  … Continue reading India beat Bangladesh by 50 runs

Australia Beat Bangladesh

Australia. 110-2 (11.2 ov) T20 World Cup Super 8s Bangladesh.  140-8 (20 ov) Australia won by 28 runs (DLS method) Cummins hat-trick beats Bangladesh by 28 runs on the Duckworth Lewis Stern method to start their Super 8s with a win Having restricted Bangladesh to 140-8, David Warner’s unbeaten 53 from 35 balls took Australia to 100-2 when rain arrived to bring the match in Antigua to a premature end. Cummins is only the second man to take a T20 World Cup hat-trick for Australia after Brett Lee, also against Bangladesh in 2007. Australian captain removed Mahmudullah and Mahedi Hasan … Continue reading Australia Beat Bangladesh

England power past West Indies in Super 8s

Cricket Thursday 20 Jun 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia West Indies 180-4 (20ov) Charles 38 off 34, 4 four 1 six, Pooran 36 off 32, 4 fours, 1 six, R Powell 36 off 17, 5 sixes, Archer 1-34m Rashid 1-21, M Ali 1-15, Livingstone 1-20. England 181-2 (17.3ov) Phil Salt 87 off 47, 8 fours, 5 sixes,Bairstow 48 off 26, 5 fours, 2 sixes, Russell 1-21. England Win by 8 wickets England won the toss but elected to field. England struggled for early wickets  as West Indies were 82-0 … Continue reading England power past West Indies in Super 8s

KKR wins IPL FINAL

KKR VS SRH Sunrisers Hyderabad  113 ao Markram 20 off 23, 3 fours, Cummins 24 off 19, 2 fours, 1 six, Starc 2-14, Rana 2-24, Russell 3-19, Chakravarthy 1-9, Marine 1-16, Aurora 1-24. Kolkata Knight Riders 114-2 off 10.3 ov.  Gurbaz 39 off 32, 5  fours, 2 sixes, Venkatesh 52 no off 26. 4 fours, 3 sixes, Cummins 1-18, Shahbaz 1-22. Kolkata Knight Riders win by 8 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders led by Shreyas Dyer defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India to claim their third IPL title. Mitchell Stars … Continue reading KKR wins IPL FINAL

AI tech unicorn at the cutting edge

Sachin Dev Duggal, founder of Builder.ai, one of the UK’s best-funded technology start-ups and a Microsoft-backed tech unicorn, invited hundreds of employees from his company to a five-star hotel in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, and were treated to performances by local dancers and DJs. Duggal, at time took to a stage to interview figures like former Apple executive Tony Fadel and Serena Williams’s former tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglon. Builder.ai has been valued at just over $1bn following a new $250mn investment round led by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund QIA had joined investors including Microsoft, SoftBank and Insight … Continue reading AI tech unicorn at the cutting edge

Mayank Yadav “a child of the wind” Ian Bishop

Indian Premier League (IPL), the world’s richest cricket tournament, yet again unveiled another talent in IPL2024,  Mayank Yadav who is turning the dial on speed guns. The 21-year-old lanky bowler from Delhi made his IPL debut for Lucknow Super Giants against Punjab Kings in March by displaying a terrific spell of fast bowling, his fastest clocking  96mph (155.8km/h) and won the man-of-the-match on debut.  In the next game Yadav bettered himself with  a  97mph (156.7km/h) against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He picked up six wickets for 41 runs across the two matches. Former West Indian fast bowler and commentator Ian Bishop … Continue reading Mayank Yadav “a child of the wind” Ian Bishop

England lose series 4-1

7 Mar 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 3 of 5 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala, India India 477 ao off 124.1ov. Rohit 103 off 162, 13 fours, 3 sixes, Gill 110 off 150, 12 fours, 5 sixes, Jaiswal 57 off 58, 5 fours, 3 sixes, Padikkal 65 off 103, 10 fours, 1 six, S Khan 56 off 60, 8 fours, 1 six, Anderson 2-60, Hartley 2-126, Bashir 5-173, Stokes 1-17. England First innings 218 ao off 57.4ov Crawley 79 off 108, 11 fours, 1 six, Bairstow 29 off 18, 2 fours, 2 sixes, Root 26 off … Continue reading England lose series 4-1