In Focus – Nigeria’s Peter Aho creates history

Nigeria’s Peter Aho entered the record books on 24th October thanks to a stunning spell in the fifth T20I of the recent six-match bilateral series against Sierra Leone at Lagos. The 18-year-old medium-fast bowler returned astonishing figures of 3.4-1-5-6, including a hat-trick, to dismantle the visitors’ batting line-up and hand his team a series-clinching win. […]

Record Book – England v West Indies at the T20 World Cup

When England take on the West Indies in their opening men’s T20 World Cup fixture at Dubai tomorrow, they will be looking to break their tournament jinx against the defending champions. Since the two teams first met in the 2009 edition, England have lost on all five occasions, with the 2016 final being the latest […]

Specials – Ten T20 World Cup records from 2007 that still stand

The men’s T20 World Cup is back after a long hiatus – it has been five and a half years since Carlos Brathwaite smoked those four sixes off Ben Stokes to give the West Indies their second title. Widely considered as a hit-and-giggle jamboree when it arrived in 2007, the tournament has since completed five […]

Record Book – Papua New Guinea’s T20I numbers

Papua New Guinea are all set to play their first major global tournament, as they take on Oman in the opening clash of the men’s T20 World Cup today. The Barramundis, as the spirited Pacific Islanders are known as, will also face Scotland and Bangladesh as they bid to enter the Super 12 stage. As […]

Specials – Five memorable Associate wins at the T20 World Cup

The seventh edition of the men’s T20 World Cup is finally upon us, with the much-awaited action set to get underway from 17th October. First up will be the preliminary round featuring eight teams, who will battle it out for four berths in the Super 12 stage, or the ‘tournament proper’. These include five Associate […]

Specials – Brian Lara’s tryst with T20 cricket

It would not be an overstatement to say that had T20 cricket been introduced during the peak of Brian Lara’s career, the ‘Prince of Trinidad’ would have been one of the most sought-after players in the format. As it happened, he was not part of the West Indies’ first T20 international, against New Zealand at […]

Record Book – Highest individual T20I scores for Pakistan

Though Pakistan lost their T20I series in New Zealand by a margin of 2-1, veteran batsman Mohammad Hafeez continued his bright form by topping the batting charts for his team with 140 runs at 70.00. With his unbeaten 99 at Hamilton, the 40-year-old fell short of becoming only the second Pakistani to hit a T20I […]

Specials – Jersey’s most memorable T20 wins

Jersey may not have qualified for next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia, but their spirited performance at the recently-concluded T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates showed that they are fast becoming a force to reckon with in the shortest format. The European qualifiers won three out of six matches, and it […]

In Focus – The T20 World Cup Qualifier XI

The highly exciting ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, culminated yesterday, with the Netherlands beating Papua New Guinea by seven wickets in the final. By virtue of finishing as the top six teams, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Namibia, Scotland and Oman have ensured their presence at next […]

Specials – Best of England v New Zealand T20Is

England and New Zealand will clash for the first time since their epic World Cup final in July, when they take the field for the first of a five-match T20 international series at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval on November 1. Since their first meeting in the shortest format at the inaugural edition of the World T20 […]