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On World Cup Final vs India, Australia Star Mitchell Starc's Tongue-In-Cheek 'Pitch' Remark

The Cricket World Cup semi-final witnessed a controversy right before the match between India and New Zealand, as accusations of the pitch being swapped at the last minute were made at the Board of Control for Cricket India. The match turned out to be a high-scoring contest, with India emerging victorious. The second semi-final also saw a used pitch being deployed for the contest between Australia and South Africa. After the Aussies won the game by the barest of margins, pacer Mitchell Starc had a cheeky take on the pitch for the final.

South Africa coach Conrad says New Zealand defeat was a 'walloping' not a 'choke'

KOLKATA, India, March 4 : South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad denied they "choked" in their Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, preferring to call their nine-wicket defeat a sound "walloping" at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Allen hundred blitzes South Africa, fires NZ into T20 World Cup final

KOLKATA, India, March 4 : It needed something special to end South Africa's unbeaten run in the Twenty20 World Cup and New Zealand opener Finn Allen produced exactly that, the fastest hundred in the tournament's history, to propel his team into the final at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Allen blitz fires New Zealand into T20 World Cup final with crushing win over S Africa

KOLKATA, India, March 4 : Finn Allen plundered the fastest century in Twenty20 World Cup history to lead New Zealand into the final with a nine-wicket demolition of South Africa at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Allen blitz leads New Zealand to crushing win over S Africa and T20 World Cup final

KOLKATA, India, March 4 : New Zealand stormed into the Twenty20 World Cup final with a nine-wicket demolition of South Africa in the first semi-final at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

South Africa juggernaut faces knockout test against New Zealand

March 2 : South Africa have hardly put a foot wrong in their march to the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals, but complacency can have no place against a New Zealand side famed for punching above their weight when the teams meet at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Samson guides India to T20 World Cup semis in nervy win over West Indies

KOLKATA, India, March 1 : India reached the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup with a five-wicket win over West Indies in Sunday's decisive Super Eights match, as Sanju Samson's unbeaten knock of 97 helped them chase down a target of 196 with four balls to spare.

Banton blitz lifts England past Scotland in T20 World Cup, Ireland thrash Oman

KOLKATA, Feb 14 : England beat Scotland by five wickets in the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday to move up to second in Group C behind the West Indies, thanks to Tom Banton's unbeaten half-century at Eden Gardens.

Injured Gill out of second test, Pant to lead India against South Africa

India captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the second and final test against South Africa with a neck injury and Rishabh Pant will lead in his absence, the team said on Friday.

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On World Cup Final vs India, Australia Star Mitchell Starc's Tongue-In-Cheek 'Pitch' Remark

South Africa coach Conrad says New Zealand defeat was a 'walloping' not a 'choke'

Allen hundred blitzes South Africa, fires NZ into T20 World Cup final

Allen blitz fires New Zealand into T20 World Cup final with crushing win over S Africa

Allen blitz leads New Zealand to crushing win over S Africa and T20 World Cup final

South Africa juggernaut faces knockout test against New Zealand

Samson guides India to T20 World Cup semis in nervy win over West Indies

Banton blitz lifts England past Scotland in T20 World Cup, Ireland thrash Oman

Injured Gill out of second test, Pant to lead India against South Africa