Zahoor Khan

The United Arab Emirates won their first-ever game at a Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday to upset Namibia by seven runs and send the Netherlands into the Super 12 stage of the tournament. The Africans would have joined Sri Lanka in the next round rather than the Dutch had they won, but against the odds, the UAE restricted them to 141-8 as they chased 149 for victory.

Fed up with the acute water shortage haunting Manmad for the last 30 years, locals on Sunday finally decided to take to the streets against the negligence by the state government towards the issue.

UAE pacer Zahoor Khan still remembered the days when he bowled to Rohit Sharma at the nets during his stint as a net bowler with the Mumbai Indians team. After the net session, Rohit came forward, put his hand around Zahoor's shoulders, and said: "if you need any help, I’m there by your side" - the words from Rohit, the most successful IPL captain with five titles at Mumbai Indians, still gives him a smile.

MI Emirates, champions in 2024, have meticulously built a balanced squad for ILT20 2026, aiming for continued success. They retained explosive opener Andre Fletcher and Muhammad Rohid, while strategically acquiring stars like Jordan Thompson, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, and Shakib Al Hasan. With formidable batting, varied bowling, and emerging talent, the team is poised for another strong title challenge.

Defending champions Maratha Arabians bowed out of the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament after they suffered a 29-run defeat at the hands of Deccan Gladiators here at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

He may have missed out on being in the first-ever Big Bash League draft, but star West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell has been named amongst the five players defending champions Deccan Gladiators have retained for Season 6 of Abu Dhabi T10, which will be held from November 23, 2022 to December 4, 2022.

A youth was arrested and counterfeit currency worth Rs 10,000 was recovered from him on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Shoaib Khan, 30, a resident of Ashta in Sehore district, police said.

Pune Devils produced a sterling all-round performance to pull off an emphatic seven-wicket win over Deccan Gladiators in the second match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium.

MI Emirates outplayed Desert Vipers in a low-scoring thriller to register their third straight ILT20 win. Shakib Al Hasan starred with 2 for 14 before anchoring a tricky chase, while Kieron Pollard’s late burst broke the game open. The Vipers’ 124 was never enough on a slow Dubai surface.

Two persons of West Bengal have been arrested with counterfeit currency worth Rs 2.70 lakh on Friday.

It's not just coloured printouts, state capital had been a hotspot for circulation of finest quality of fake currency involving several separate modules over four years.

MI Emirates head coach Shane Bond is happy that his philosophy of coaching is working well for the team, which is set to take the positives from Sunday night's convincing victory to their next match against the Gulf Giants in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Ahead of the first ODI against Ireland, UAE vice-captain Chirag Suri and spinner Aryan Lakra have tested positive for the coronavirus.

The MI Emirates secured their first win of the ILT20 2025 season with a 26-run victory against the Dubai Capitals. Tom Banton and Nicholas Pooran hit half-centuries, and Fazalhaq Farooqi delivered excellent bowling. Despite Shai Hope's century, the Capitals fell short, finishing at 161, unable to chase the Emirates' 187. Player of the Match: Tom Banton.

Deccan Gladiators have packed their squad with big power hitters for this edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League scheduled to start from November 19 to December 5, 2021.

Last season’s finalists Deccan Gladiators have added more firepower to their squad for the upcoming season of The Abu Dhabi T10.

The UAE have unveiled its 16-player roster for the forthcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium, beginning Thursday. Mohammad Waseem, with 23 T20Is under his belt, takes on his maiden captaincy role for the series, a mantle he assumed earlier this year as ODI captain.