Chennai, Feb 19 (IANS) After striking a career-best unbeaten 95 to guide Afghanistan to a commanding 82-run victory over Canada in their final Group D clash of the T20 World Cup on Thursday, opener Ibrahim Zadran dedicated his Player of the Match award to outgoing head coach Jonathan Trott.Zadran’s knock, which came off 56 balls, was the highest individual score by an Afghanistan batter at a T20 World Cup, surpassing Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 84 against South Africa earlier in the tournament. His…
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Chennai, Feb 19 (IANS) Canada won the toss and elected to bowl first against Afghanistan in their final Group D clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. The match also marks veteran batter Navneet Dhaliwal’s final game in international cricket.Pacer Kaleem Sana is back in the Canadian playing eleven, in place of Shivam Sharma. “The wicket didn’t change much in the last game, and also because of the dew factor. We have to fight stronger with the b…
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) New Zealand secured a dominant eight-wicket victory over Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, booking their place in the Super 8s of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Chasing 174, the Black Caps recovered from an early 30/2 slump to complete the target in just 15.1 overs, with Glenn Phillips smashing 76 off 36 balls* and Rachin Ravindra contributing 59* in a match-winning partnership. Phillips’ 22-ball fifty, New Zealand’s fastest in T20 World Cups, featured towering sixe…
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) After a heart-stopping innings from Canada’s Yuvraj Samra, it was all-rounder Glenn Phillips’ explosive partnership with Rachin Ravindra that ensured New Zealand stormed to a convincing victory to seal their place in the Super Eights, and the all-rounder said that he and Rachin were trying to stick to the process, stay calm and build a partnership after losing early wickets in the powerplay. Chasing a challenging 174, New Zealand were under early pressure, losing Finn …
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) Despite a spirited fight, Canada fell short against a rampaging New Zealand, but captain Dilpreet Bajwa was proud of his team’s historic effort, particularly the standout performance from 19-year-old Yuvraj Samra. Canada posted a competitive 173/4, powered by a 100-run opening partnership between Bajwa and Samra, before New Zealand chased it down with authority.“We were a bit confident. Of course, we have one bowler short, Kaleem Sana, but we were a bit confident that …
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) A blistering half-century from Glenn Phillips and a composed knock from Rachin Ravindra powered New Zealand into the Super Eights with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. Chasing 174, New Zealand recovered from an early wobble at 30/2 to cruise home in just 15.1 overs, completing the chase with nearly five overs to spare and bouncing back emphatically from their defeat to South Africa.Earlier, Canada had produced a landmar…
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) At just 19, Yuvraj Samra announced himself on the biggest stage with a breathtaking 110 to power Canada to 173/4 against New Zealand here at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. Walking out for his very first T20 World Cup appearance, the teenager played with poise beyond his years, combining elegance with authority in a 58-ball century that rewrote record books. At 19 years and 141 days, he became the youngest batter to score a fifty in T20 World Cup history and went …
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) In a sensational display of power-hitting , Canada posted a formidable total of 173/4 against New Zealand, courtesy of an impressive innings from Yuvraj Samra and a solid supporting effort from captain Dilpreet Bajwa. The innings began cautiously, with Samra and Bajwa carefully negotiating the early overs against New Zealand’s pace duo of Matt Henry and Jacob Duffy. Samra, 19, quickly found his rhythm, dispatching Henry for consecutive fours to reach the first boundary f…
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) Canada won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in their Group D match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday.The Kiwis made two changes to their playing XI from the previous game, with regular skipper Mitchell Santner unwell and rested, and Lockie Ferguson having left the side for the birth of his first child.Winning the toss, Canada skipper Dilpreet Bajwa said, “It looks like a good surface to start on, and later in the …
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Veteran UAE fast bowler Junaid Siddique said his strategy of bowling hard lengths and relying heavily on slower deliveries paid dividends as he claimed a maiden five-wicket haul to help his side defeat Canada by five wickets at the Men’s T20 World Cup on Friday.Siddique’s 5-35 is now the best bowling figures by an associate nations player at the ongoing tournament, as UAE restricted Canada to 150/7 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium before chasing down the target with two bal…