#T20WorldCup : Super 8s

Windies back on track with great style:

Six matches, six wins for South Africa 🇿🇦🔥

Only de Kock 65 and Miller 43 hit full flow for South Africa Vs England. 

🇦🇫  v 🇮🇳   #AFGvIND : 

India comfortably stop Afghanistan on 134. And win by 47 runs to start Super 8 in style. 

SKY bags POTM .

Afghanistan Chase : 

Arshdeep gets wicket on final ball. 

121/9 : Arshdeep on Hat Trick : 17.5.

121/8 : Arshdeep gets his 1st : 17.4 .

114/7 : Kuldeep strikes after hit for 6.

Bumrah removes 6th, his 3rd : 102/6 : 15.2 Ov.

15 Ov : 101/5 : RRR : 16.20.

Jadeja gets 5th: 71/5 : 11.1 Ov.

Kuldeep gets 4th : 67/4 :10.2 Ov.

10 Ov : 66/3 . RRR : 11.6.

Gulbadin 17 + Omarzai 25*.

6th ov: Axar 8 runs : 35/3.

5th Ov : Bumrah 4 runs n Wicket : 27/3.

Strikes 1st ball: 23/3 : 4.1 ov.

4th Ov: Axar : Wicket Maiden: 23/2.

 gets Ibrahim on 4th ball : 23/2 : 3.4 .

3rd Ov : Arshdeep gives 9  : 23/1.

Virat drops Ibrahim on 6, at point. 

2nd Ov : Bumrah 1 run n Wicket. 14/1.

Gets Gurbaz caught behind 13/1 : 1.2. 

1st Ov :  Gurbaz hit 11 off Arshdeep :13/0 .

India opted to bat and sets target of 182.

20th Ov: Axar hit 12 before last ball run out.

19th Ov : 8 runs n 1 wicket. 167/7.

Fazalhaq gets 3rd :  Jadeja 7 (5) : 155/7.

Axar joins Jadeja for last 2 overs.

159/6 : 18 Ov : Hardik survived lbw after 6 off Naven but falls on next  : 32 (34). 

SKY 53* off 27 and departs on same. 3 sixes n 5 fours :  150/5 : 17 ov. Fazalhaq's 2nd. 

Partnership 50 off 35 balls.

12 off  Noor Over  : 138/4 : 16 Ov.

15 Ov : 126/4 :  SKY 41* (21 ), Hardik 13 (14).

103/4 : 12.2 Ov.  SKY 26* , Hardik 7*.

SKY hits 11 off Rashid,but Rashid hits back with Dube lbw 7 : 90/4 : 10.5 ov.

10 Ov : 79 / 3 : SKY 9 off 6 n Dube 10 off 6.

Rashid gives another Big Blow : Virat caught on 24 (24 ) : 64 /3 : 8.3 ov. Dube joins SKY.

Rashid Khan gets reverse sweeping Pant lbw on 20 (11) : 54/2 : 7 ov.

6 Ov : 47/1 : Pant 19*(8), Kohli 17*(15).

Rishabh Pant dropped on 11 off Nabi.

Rohit c Rashid b Fazalhaq 8 (13) - 11/1 : 2.5 Ov.

Get ready for this Super Eight clash between Afghanistan and India.

"Sometimes conditions can be very different to what you think it is"

Rahul Dravid feels India need to keep an "open mind".

#ENGvWI : 

England start Super 8s campaign in style:

The defending #T20WorldCup champs end West Indies' winning streak ❌

Phil Salt killed the game in that over 🔥

A power-packed partnership 💥

Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow deflate the home side:

 

Five wins in five #T20WorldCup matches for South Africa 🔥

#USAvSA

USA took it till the last over, but South Africa showed their class in the end ✨

Kept wickets for 20 overs, and then batted for 20 overs 💪

Andries Gous took the fight to South Africa till the final ball 👏 

Meanwhile in New Zealand: 

Kane Williamson steps down from white-ball captaincy. He led New Zealand in 91 ODIs and 75 T20Is, taking them to back-to-back ICC tournament finals 🇳🇿 

The end of an era.

So...ultimately: 

None of the Fab 4 are captains anymore. 

The era has come to an end.

Trent Boult played #T20WorldCup for the last time : but  isn't yet sure whether today will be his final match for New Zealand or not 🇳🇿

FOUR OVERS, FOUR MAIDENS! 

Lockie Ferguson bowls the most economical spell in #T20WorldCup history! 🤯 

#NZvPNG #T20WorldCup

#T20WorldCup : Updates

Yess...England makes it to Super 8 , courtesy Australia's well fought win over Scotland:

India's 1st Super 8 fixture Vs Afghanistan:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 secure a Super Eight spot; who will take the final one: 🇧🇩 or 🇳🇱? 

Australia WIN and England are IN.

Scotland miss out after coming agonisingly close

Australia's chase - and defending champions England's Super Eight qualification - looked in peril with 89 needed off 42.

🇦🇺 scored 94 off 40 to finish unbeaten in Group B, and dash Scotland's hopes :

England hopes alive,after beating Namibia:

🚨 UPDATE 🚨 

🇮🇳🤝🇨🇦

The #CANvIND match has been called off due to wet outfield.

Both the teams share a point each.

USA : Historic achievement: 

Hard Luck Nepal : Won the hearts of millions of cricket lovers: 

Tabraiz Shamsi saved SA from humiliation. 

Heartbreak for Nepal!💔🇳🇵

So close, yet so far 💔😢

Gotta feel for Nepal's fans 🥹

🇿🇦 are making it a habit: 

Nepal fell short of a historic first win against a Full Member country by one run. 

Needing 116, they were 91-3 after 15 overs, before it all fell apart. 

SA survived last ball thriller :  2 runs 1 ball and run out: 

A comfortable win for New Zealand after an uncomfortable World Cup so far 🇳🇿

#WIvNZ , # BANvNED :

🚨New Zealand have been knocked out of the T20 World Cup.

This is the first time the Black Caps fail to move past the first round in the competition.

For the first time since 2014, the knockout stages of a men's limited-overs World Cup won't feature New Zealand 😮 

It’s elimination for New Zealand at the T20 World Cup! 😲

Afghanistan’s seven-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea sealed their place in the Super 8s and eliminated the Black Caps in the process, who still have two games left to play.

Afghanistan and West Indies qualify for the Super Eight from Group C.

- Three wins out of three 

- Highest NRR among all teams 

- Top run-getter of the tournament 

- Top wicket-taker of the tournament 

Afghanistan have taken the #T20WorldCup by storm so far 🔥

Rahmanullah Gurbaz leads the way 📈

#BANvNED : 

Bangladesh keep their hopes alive, for super 8, with last match against Nepal to go.

Simultaneously Sri Lanka eliminated from WC .

You don't see this very often... 😅

The ball gets lodged in the helmet grill of Tanzid Hasan 🇧🇩

Netherlands chase :  Fail short by 25 runs.

Were 111/3 ended 134/8 .

Turning point..in 16th ov: 

Sybrand Engelbrecht ❌ & Bas de Leede ❌

Rishad Hossain strikes twice in his magical over! ✨

Bangladesh set target of 160 : Shakib 64* Tanzid 35 and Mahamudullah 25.

Aryan Dutt and Paul Meekeren 2 wkts each.

Hard times continue for Sri Lanka in recent ICC events 👀🇱🇰

#ENGvOMA

England on a rampage!

They bowl out Oman for just 47 in Antigua!

And achieved target within just 3.1 overs.

The boost that England needed - their net run rate soars past Scotland's 🚀

#WIvNZ

Host West Indies are on a roll : 

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓. 𝐀. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊. 🔥

From 112/9 to clinching victory by 13 runs! What a turnaround for West Indies.

Three wins in three for the home team, who make it through to the next round ,book their spot in the Super Eight stage!👌👏👍

A second straight loss for New Zealand has the Kiwis on the verge of elimination.

Rutherford's heroics and an impressive bowling performance from West Indies stifled New Zealand at Brian Lara stadium in Tarouba!

Alzarri Joseph and Gudakesh Motie pick up seven wickets between them, helping West Indies to qualify for the Super 8s 👌🏏

It's qualification for West Indies, and all sorts of trouble for New Zealand : 

Target for New Zealand = 150 .

In trouble: 85/6 : 15.1.

New Zealand surviving on dropped chances by West Indies fielders.

Phillips and Neesham need 70 off 40 balls.

10 Ov: 58/4 : Need 92 more. RR 9.2.

Kane Williamson struggle continues: gone on 1:39/3 : 6.4 Ov.

Sherfane Rutherford's heroics today gave West Indies a chance 💪

As , 37 runs from Sherfane Rutherford off the last two overs 🔥

After 18 overs: West Indies 112-9, Rutherford 31(27), Motie 0(1)

After 20 overs: West Indies 149-9, Rutherford 68(39), Motie 0(1)

West Indies were in deep trouble 😱

Had  lost half of their side in just 6.3 overs 🏏