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IND-W vs ENG-W, Women's T20 World Cup Live Updates: India square off against England in a crunch Women's T20 World Cup game at St George's Park in Gqeberha. As things stand, England sit top of Group B with two wins from two matches, while India are second, only behind on net run-rate.
Asia Cup.The Asia Cup has been allotted to Pakistan but due to the prevailing political tensions between the neighbours, BCCI has said India will not send its team for the tournament in September and would rather want the continental event be moved to the UAE or Sri Lanka.However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has so far not agreed to the demand, leading to a stalemate.In the event of India withdrawing from the Asia Cup in Pakistan, the tournament will lose its sheen and the broadcaster could incur heavy losses with no riveting India-Pakistan clashes.
The growth of franchise T20 leagues has left the cricket world divided as a more lucrative pay packet is luring a lot of top talent towards the shortest version. But the counter-argument is that of overkill.In the last one month, there has been the ILT20 in the UAE, SA T20 in South Africa, BPL in Bangladesh, and now the PSL has commenced in Pakistan."Well, I feel T20 leagues are adding new dimension to the game. The balance of the game is changing between traditional formats of the game and T20 leagues," Allardice told PTI during an interview.
Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria was extremely critical of Babar Azam and Co as he accused them of playing “cricket from 1970s and 1980s”. In a recent interview, Kaneria pointed out that the recent record of the national team has been far from impressive and said that the focus needs to return to Test cricket for them to succeed once again. There has been a lot of talk over international cricket returning to Pakistan, but the spinner believes that it is not enough for them to find success.
India take on England in a Group B clash of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup at the St George's Park in Gqeberha on Saturday. A win against world number two side, led by Heather Knight, will take the Harmanpreet Kaur-led squad effectively into the knock-out stage. India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets in their opening game, before thrashing West Indies by six wickets in their following match. However, India's top-order is yet to fire in the tournament, which could be a concern for the team.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led India eye a place in the knockout stage of the Women's T20 World Cup, but face a stern test at the expense of a dominant England side in their third Group B match, on Friday. With two wins from as many outings, a win would effectively take India into the knock-out stage of the Women's T20 World Cup. With India's top-order yet to fire on all cylinders, wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has stepped up with crucial contributions in both games, while Jemimah Rodrigues has also looked lively.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been at the center of controversy lately after his comments regarding skipper Babar Azam faced backlash from experts and fans. Amir compared bowling to Babar to doing the same to tail-enders and the duo shared another tense moment on the field when the pacer threw the ball towards Babar in frustration during a recent Pakistan Super League (PSL) encounter. Former skipper Shahid Afridi weighed in on the matter and during a show on Samaa TV, he said that he has personally texted Amir about the incident and even “scolded” him for his behaviour.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews guided her team to their first win in the Women's T20 World Cup when they beat Ireland by six wickets with one ball to spare at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday.Opening batter Matthews made 66 not out and enabled the West Indies to chase down an Irish total of 137 for nine.It was a tense finish, with Matthews clinching the win when she lofted a drive to the cover boundary off Irish captain Laura Delany.