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Sarina Wiegman hailed a «tremendous» performance from her side as England completed a perfect World Cup qualifying campaign with a ten-goal thrashing of Luxembourg. The Euro 2022 winners again showed their ruthless edge in Stoke, returning to home action for the first time since securing continental triumph at Wembley in July.
All but out of reckoning for the summit clash, a dishevelled India would like to put their house in order before facing a gutsy Afghanistan team which could prove to be a proverbial banana peel in the final Super 4 clash of the Asia Cup on Thursday. The Indian team hasn't performed to its full potential in the Super 4 stage and lack of resources and poor team selection can also be blamed for back-to-back demoralising defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. What ails the current Indian team is lack of flexibility in its planning and perhaps a few fingers will be pointed at head coach Rahul Dravid.
Alex Hales has returned to the England squad after three years as he was added to the team for the T20I tour of Pakistan as well as the 2022 T20 World Cup, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday. Hales, who last played for England in 2019, has been added to the squad as a replacement for wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow, who sustained an injury while playing golf that has ruled him out of action for the immediate future.
Sevens legend Cecil Afrika has made a sensational return to the Blitzboks after the injury-hit South Africans sent an SOS to the veteran player for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town this weekend.
The Indian team hasn't performed to its full potential in the Super 4 stage and lack of resources and poor team selection can also be blamed for back-to-back demoralising defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. What ails the current Indian team is lack of flexibility in its planning and perhaps a few fingers will be pointed at head coach Rahul Dravid. It seems that Dravid is wary of taking a few hard calls when it comes to team selections as the team does not seem to have a Plan B in its armoury.
Pakistan hurt India's chances of making the Asia Cup final, the 6 wicket shock loss against Sri Lanka on Tuesday took the Men in Blue to the verge of an early and rather embarrassing exit. As things stand right now, India have played two and lost two in the Super 4s, with one match left to play. This is what the Super 4s points table looks like:Sri Lanka - 4 points after 2 matches Pakistan - 2 points after 1 match India - 0 points after 2 matches Afghanistan - 0 points after 1 match Sri Lanka, with 4 points and a NRR of +0.351 are sitting pretty on top of the pile. They have 1 match left to play, which is against Pakistan. Now, there could be a scenario where three teams end up on 4 points each. This can happen if -1. Pakistan beat Sri Lanka and go to 4 points 2. Afghanistan beat Pakistan and go to 2 points 3. Afghanistan then beat India and go to 4 points In this scenario, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan will all be on 4 points and NRR will come into the picture to determine the two finalists. India though does not feature in this scenario. The Lankans of course are in pole position as of now to make the cut for Sunday's final. India meanwhile currently have a slightly better net run rate than that of Afghanistan's (-0.125 as compared to -0.589) with 0 points. So can India still make the final? Yes they can. Though for that they will need a mini miracle and of course other results to go their way.
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