Tag: final
New Zealand coasted to an unlikely eight-wicket win on the sixth, and reserve, day of the World Test Championship final against India here on Wednesday, after the rain-affected match ebbed and flowed over six days. This is an apt redemption for New Zealand, who had lost the final of the last two 50-over World Cups, in 2015 and 2019. Also, this is New Zealand's second major international trophy, following their ICC Knock Out triumph in 2000. The match, in which two days were lost to rain, saw a strong performance from Kiwis on the reserve....
No Avenue For Indians To Work On Batting Frailties In England
India's batting needs to get used to English conditions ahead of the five-Test series against England in August-September after their dismal show in the World Test Championship final, in which they aggregated just 387 in two innings. However, that may not happen as the team management's request for practice games against county teams has not been accepted by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ....
Powerful BCCI Fails To Ensure Warm-up Games For Team India In England
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may be called the strongest and the richest board in the world but it seems it doesn't hold enough clout to get some county games for its team that is languishing in England. ....
Sehwag's Mirzapur Meme After India's WTC Final Loss Goes Viral
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has posted a hilarious meme on social media from the popular web series 'Mirzapur' to express his dismay at India losing to New Zealand in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Southampton on June 23. ....
India Got Bowling Wrong, Under-bowled Jadeja, Hints Tendulkar
The Indian team management may have erred on the choice of bowling combination and under-bowled left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja in New Zealand's second innings in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, Sachin Tendulkar has hinted. ....
Belgium Down Portugal 1-0 To Reach Euro 2020 Quarterfinals
Thorgan Hazard's first-half goal fired Belgium into the European Championships quarterfinals as the current world No. 1 team overcame defending champions Portugal 1-0 in a heavyweight clash here. ....
Euro 2020: England Beat Germany To Enter Quarter-finals
Riding on goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane, England defeated Germany 2-0 in a Round of 16 match at the European Football Championship -- Euro 2020 -- to advance to the quarter-finals here on Tuesday. ....
Euro 2020: Ukraine's Extra-time Winner Knocks Sweden Out
Ukraine made it to the Euro 2020 quarterfinals for a second time after overpowering 10-man Sweden 2-1, courtesy Artem Dovbyk's last-gasp extra time winner at Hampden Park in Glasgow. ....
India Putting Themselves Under Pressure Because Of Occasion: Curtly Ambrose
Former West Indies fast bowler Curtly Ambrose felt that India were putting themselves "under pressure because of the occasion", which was resulting in the team failing at the semi-final or final stages during the last 6-7 ICC tournaments. ....
India Slip In ICC Rankings After WTC Final Loss
India's poor outing in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand saw quite a few players slip in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings announced on Wednesday. ....
