Samuel Badree

Put in to bat first, Afghanistan made 123/7 against the West Indies in their last match of Super 10 Group 1 at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Sunday.

Samuel Badree took three wickets and then Fletcher scored unbeaten 84 as West Indies cruised to a seven-wicket win over defending champions Sri Lanka in a Group 1 Super 10 match of the ICC World T20 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Afghanistan registered first big upset of the ICC World Twenty20 2016, defeating mighty West Indies by six runs in their last match of the Super 10 stage at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Sunday.

Saqlain Mushtaq, the pioneer of 'doosra', is proud that the delivery will always be associated with his name and also want people to stop questioning its legality.

International captains Virat Kohli and Steven Smith will be eager to stem the rot when Royal Challengers Bangalore square off with Rising Pune Supergiant in an Indian Premier League encounter on Sunday.

West Indies' former leg-break bowler Samuel Badree has picked India's Ravichandran Ashwin among the spinners to watch out for in the T20 World Cup.

Powered by his marauding knocks in the World Twenty20 so far, Virat Kohli became the top-ranked batsman in the ICC rankings, while India remained static at the No.1 spot in the team list.

Carlos Brathwaite, who was the star of the West Indies World Twenty20 victory, has been appointed the new skipper of the national T20 squad, which will be playing two T20 Internationals against India later this month in Florida.

With an aim to stay relevant till the business end, a desperate Kings XI Punjab will be aiming a comprehensive victory against a down and out Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League, on Friday.

IPL 2017: Mumbai Indians are four points ahead of Gujarat Lions, who opened their account on Friday after two losses.

Zahir, who is perhaps one of the lesser known names in this lot, did cause a few flutters when Rajasthan Royals picked him up during the IPL auctions for Rs 80 lakh.

India's premier batsman Virat Kohli was deservingly awarded the 'Man of the Tournament' for his brilliant performance in the ICC World T20, which concluded on Sunday.

Riding high on the red-hot form of their star batsman Chris Gayle, West Indies take on defending champions Sri Lanka in their second Group 1 match of the ICC World Twenty20 Super 10 stage.

All but out of contention for the playoffs, Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to salvage a difficult season by sorting out their batting woes when they take on Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League match on Monday.

In a format that is dominated by the bat, TOI picks out the five best bowling spells in the just concluded World Twenty20 held in India.

Kings XI Punjab all-rounder Sam Curran claimed the first hat-trick of the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday. Curran achieved the feat against Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.

IPL franchise Delhi Capitals on Tuesday named former Australian pacer Ryan Harris as their bowling coach ahead of the upcoming edition starting September 19 in the UAE.

The West Indies have suffered a further setback on their New Zealand tour Thursday with team officials confirming premier all-rounder Kieron Pollard had pulled out of the Twenty20 matches for "personal reasons".

Gujarat Lions pacer Andrew Tye and Royal Challengers Bangalore's leg-spinner Samuel Badree made Friday a special day for bowlers at the ongoing Indian Premier League as they claimed a hat-trick each in their respective matches.