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South Africa receive early blows as Indian pacers strike in T20 World Cup final

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South Africa received early blows as Indian pacers struck, sending two top-order batters back to the pavillion in T20 World Cup final at the Kensington Oval Barbados, on Saturday. Indian had posted a 177-run target against the Proteas with star batter Virat Kohli posting 76 runs off 59 balls as he smashed six fours and two sixes. Earlier, Aiden Markram-led side made early gains sending Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and top-order batter Rishabh Pant to dugout in the first two overs, despite a dashing start by the Men in Blue. Kohli smashed multiple boundaries during the first two overs, but the second two went for South Africa as they took two wickets in each. Later, top-order batter Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed cheaply but Axar Patel managed to post 47 runs off 31 balls on the scorecard before being run-out. The match is expected to be an absolute cracker as both teams looking to end long waits for glory after weeks of thrilling matches and finest cricket in the shortest format.
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T20 World Cup 2024: India overpower England to seal berth in final

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India overpowered England by 68 runs in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Thursday. After edging out England, India will now face South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup on Saturday, June 29 in Barbados. India's bowlers took English batters under pressure from the very outset of their innings. However, England got off to a good start as they scored 26 runs without losing a single wicket. Jos Buttler looked in good touch but was dismissed by Axar Patel on the first ball of the fourth over. England never recovered after losing their skipper as Jasprit Bumrah increased their troubles by removing Phil Salt’s stumps. India’s spin department continued to dominate the defending champions as Jonny Bairstow (0 off 3), Moeen Ali (8 off 10), Sam Curran (2 off 4) and Liam Livingstone (11 of 16), all failed to score big for the team. Harry Brook provided some resistance by contributing 25 runs on 19 balls but he was removed by K
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South Africa demolish Afghanistan's dreams, reach their first T20 World Cup final

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South Africa demolished Afghanistan's T20 World Cup dream in ruthless fashion on Wednesday, thrashing the minnows by nine wickets with more than 11 overs to spare to reach the final of the cricket showpiece for the first time. Left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (3 for 6) and gangling pacer Marco Jansen (3-16) spearheaded the rout of Afghanistan's brittle batting line-up for just 56 off 11.5 overs after they chose to bat. Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje maintained the relentless pressure with two wickets apiece at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. On a surface which encouraged all bowlers but left Afghanistan with too little to defend, South Africa lost Quinton de Kock early in reply for Fazalhaq Farooqi's tournament-leading 17th wicket. But Reeza Hendricks (29 not out) and captain Aiden Markram (23 not out) saw them to victory at 60 for one off 8.5 overs to advance the Proteas to Saturday's final in Barbados where they will face the winners of Th
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Babar, Rizwan downgraded in ICC T20 rankings — but who's at the top?

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Pakistan's Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have dropped one spot each to slip to fourth and fifth position, respectively, in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Batter’s rankings after a dismal performance in the T20 World Cup 2024. Meanwhile, Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who had reigned as the number one batsman since December 2023, lost the top spot in the rankings to Australian opener Travis Head. Head, 30, climbed four places in the rankings after performing well in the T20 World Cup 2024. He has scored 255 runs in seven innings at an average of 42.50 and a strike rate of 158.38, making him the second-highest run scorer in the tournament with two half-centuries, according to India Today. Furthermore, England's Phil Salt also downgraded by one rank slipping to the third position. The latest rankings show that West Indies' Johnson Charles has moved up four places to be placed at the 10th position while Afghanistan’s Rehmanullah Garbaz trails behind him in the 11th positio
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Semi-final schedule for T20 World Cup 2024 confirmed

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The T20 World Cup 2024 is nearing its end from the 20 teams at the beginning to coming down to the last four who will be playing in the semi-final on June 27 in the West Indies. After England and South Africa, India became the third team to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-final on Monday. The Men in Blue beat Australia by 24 runs in their recent match. On the other side, Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 8 runs (DLS method) in the final Super 8 match of the tournament on Tuesday to qualify for the final four. For the first time in history, the Rashid Khan-led unit have qualified for the semi-finals of a World Cup. Bangladesh were bowled out for 105 in 17.5 overs while chasing a target of 116 runs, which was later reduced to 114 in 19 overs due to rain. As Afghanistan registered an historic win, opener Litton Das remained unbeaten on 54 runs in 49 balls, but ran out of partners at the other end. Rashid and pacer Naveen-ul-Haq led the way with the ball as both claimed four wicket
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South Africa beat West Indies to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

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South Africa edged the West Indies by three wickets in a rain-affected Super Eights match on Sunday to reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals and eliminate the hosts. Chasing a revised 123 off 17 overs, South Africa stuttered to 110-7 as Roston Chase took three wickets, but they reached their target when Marco Jansen hit the first ball of the final over for six. Man of the match Tabraiz Shamsi took 3-27 after South Africa won the toss and restricted the West Indies to 135-8 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. All-rounder Chase top scored with 52, featuring in an 81-run third-wicket partnership with Kyle Mayers (35 off 34 balls) before giving the West Indies hope by taking 3-12 with his off-spin. Jansen’s unbeaten 21 saw the Proteas to victory at 124-7 when he smashed the final six off Obed McCoy. “The last time I played here I went for 50 runs and there was a lot of chatter going around,” said Shamsi. “I was happy to come back and perform my role, but credit as well to
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Azhar Mahmood announces taking legal action over 'false allegations'

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Pakistan team's Assistant Coach Azhar Mahmood has announced that he will be taking legal action over false allegations targeting him and his family on various media and social media platforms. "I have heard some false allegations and narratives [...] I will be pursuing legal advice against those responsible for making these false allegations towards me and my family," Mahmood wrote in a post on his X account. The official's remarks come as allegations have been circulating on social media and other media platforms claiming that the families of players and the team's coaching staff travelled to the United States for the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) expense. Categorically denying such allegations and terming them "entirely baseless and false", Mahmood stressed that the culture of falsely accusing and misleading people to believe a false narrative is dangerous. "Speaking without evidence and misconstruing facts is
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