T20 World Cup: When was the last time in the history of the tournament that the host country reached the semi-finals? Know here-
Host West Indies failed to make it to the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup after losing the match against South Africa by 3 wickets T20 World Cup 2016 Semi Final IND vs WI (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Super-8 round of the 9th edition of the T20 World Cup is currently being played in the West Indies. The names of the two semi-finalist teams from Group-2 have been revealed. Defending champion England became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing tournament by defeating the USA by 10 wickets. Today (24 June), South Africa defeated host West Indies by 3 wickets and confirmed its place in the semi-finals. In the match, West Indies batted first and scored 135 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Roston Chase played the highest innings of 52 runs for the team. Due to rain, the African team got a DLS target of 123 runs in 17 overs. The team was in trouble while chasing the runs as 23 runs were needed in the last 24 balls. Tristan Stubbs (29) was looking good, but he was out against Roston Chase in the 14th over. Chase then gave another big blow to the team by dismissing Keshav Maharaj in the 16th over. South Africa needed 5 runs to win in the last over. Marco Jensen hit a six off the very first ball against Obed McCoy to give the team victory. Both the USA and West Indies, who are jointly hosting the T20 World Cup 2024, failed to reach the semi-finals. Let us tell you when was the last time in the history of the tournament that a host country reached the semi-finals. The last time India reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup as a host country T20 World Cup 2016 was played in India. Team India reached the semi-finals after defeating Pakistan and Australia in the quarter-finals. India played the semi-final match against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Batting first, the host scored 192 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Rohit Sharma (43) and Ajinkya Rahane (40) played good innings. Virat Kohli played an unbeaten innings of 89 runs in 47 balls with the help of 11 fours and 1 six. West Indies chased the target with 2 balls to spare on the strength of power hitting innings of Lendl Simmons (82*) and Andre Russell (43*) and won by 7 wickets. After this defeat, Team India missed out on a place in the final. West Indies then won their second T20 World Cup title by defeating England by 4 wickets at Eden Gardens.
Glenn Maxwell’s big revelation, Australia has not lost a single match in the tournament so far because of these 2 players
The biggest credit for Australia’s excellent performance goes to their batting. Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Wade. (Image Source: Getty Images) Australia won all the matches in the league matches of T20 World Cup 2024. At the same time, they have made a great start by defeating Bangladesh in the first match of Super 8. Let us tell you that Australia has not lost a single match so far in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. The biggest credit for Australia’s excellent performance goes to their batting. Openers David Warner and Travis Head have emerged as the strong links of the team. Getting these two openers out early has been no less than a big challenge for the bowlers. Travis Head is maintaining the same form in this mega tournament as he showed explosive batting while playing for SRH during IPL 2024 recently. During the IPL, he scored 567 runs in 15 matches at an average of 40.50 and a strike rate of 191.55 and his form created a stir in the entire cricket world. At the same time, David Warner’s IPL 2024 season was not that special. In such a situation, everyone was also wondering how would the coordination between these two opening batsmen be while playing for Australia? But both of them batted above everyone’s expectations and emerged as an important link for the team. Warner has scored 169 runs and Head has scored 179 runs in the 5 matches played in the tournament so far. In such a situation, let us know what statement Glenn Maxwell has given regarding these two Australian openers. “Yes, I think both of them have hit a lot of shots all over the ground. I think Travis Head has come into the tournament with a lot of confidence because of the way he has performed and dominated through the IPL. He has played such good aggressive cricket and maybe because of that the match gets out of the hands of other teams. On the other hand, David has started very well in most of the matches.” “We are very fortunate to have two extremely talented batsmen in the top order who are doing a great job for us.”
West Indies suffered a setback in the middle of T20 World Cup 2024, the dashing opener was ruled out of the entire tournament
Brandon King is ruled out of the tournament due to a side strain. Brandon King (Photo Source: Getty Images) The West Indies team has suffered a major setback in the middle of the T20 World Cup 2024. The team’s opening batsman Brandon King suffered a side strain during his team’s eight-wicket defeat against England in the second match of the Super-8 stage. After that, he has now been ruled out of the remaining matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The West Indies Cricket Board has announced his replacement and this replacement has also been approved by the ICC. In place of Brandon King, Kyle Mayers will now be seen playing for the Caribbean team in the T20 World Cup 2024. On Friday, June 21, the ICC approved Kyle Mayers as a replacement for Brandon King. West Indies had to play a match against USA at night, for which he was not available. This left-handed batsman has a strong record. He has played 37 T20 International matches for West Indies. Brandon King retired out in the match against England Brandon King retired out after scoring 23 runs in the match played against England on Wednesday, June 19. West Indies had to face defeat by 8 wickets in that match. Meyers will join the team on June 22 and will be available for the host team’s final Super 8 match against South Africa on June 23. West Indies have kept their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive by defeating USA in their second match of the Super 8. However, this tournament has not been good for right-handed batsman Brandon King. He scored a total of 86 runs in 5 innings. His highest score was 34 runs. His average in this tournament was 21.50 and strike rate was 126.47. During this, he hit 13 fours and 2 sixes. Now it remains to be seen whether Kyle Mayers, who replaced him, gets a chance in the Super 8 match or not. Let us tell you that West Indies kept alive its hopes of reaching the semi-finals by winning against America by nine wickets on Saturday. Now West Indies will play its third match against South Africa on June 24. In the last match, the Windies team had suffered a crushing defeat against England.
T20 World Cup 2024: Know from Sanjay Manjrekar, who is the best batsman of the Indian team in this tournament?
The Indian team has performed very well in this tournament so far and has made its place in the Super 8. Rishabh Pant and Sanjay Manjrekar (Pic Source-X) Former player Sanjay Manjrekar has revealed the best batsman of the Indian team in the currently being played ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you, the Indian team has performed very well in this tournament so far and has made its place in the Super 8. India defeated Ireland in their first match of this important tournament. After this, they registered a win against Pakistan while India also won the match against America. The best thing for the team is that all their bowlers have played their role very well so far. Even though Virat Kohli has not been able to make his mark in this tournament yet, the experienced batsman can be seen playing an important role in the upcoming matches. According to Hindustan Times, former player Sanjay Manjrekar said, ‘The Indian team management gave maximum number of players to bat in every order. The way Rishabh Pant performed at number three, I did not expect him to leave his mark here. He had a very good start in the warm-up match against Bangladesh and after that he is being seen batting at number three. Rishabh Pant has shown his class. He has been India’s best batsman in this tournament and has batted very well even on difficult pitches. I am confident that he can be seen batting like this in the upcoming matches of this tournament as well. India now has to play its first Super 8 match against Afghanistan Let us tell you, India now has to play its first match of Super 8 against Afghanistan on 20 June in Barbados. Talking about Virat Kohli, he has scored only five runs in three innings in this tournament so far. The experienced batsman will look to score big against Afghanistan. Rishabh Pant has performed brilliantly in this tournament so far. Suryakumar Yadav has also returned to his form now. If India has to make it to the final of this important tournament, then it is very important for captain Rohit Sharma to score big. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
T20 World Cup 2024: “There was no petrol…, the whole charm of the tournament was over…”- Navjot Singh Sidhu got very angry at ICC
ICC should not let weather dictate conditions, it should be based on the abilities of the teams: Navjot Singh Sidhu Navjot Singh Sidhu. (Photo Source: Twitter) T20 World Cup 2024: Florida’s weather has been troubling teams for the past few days. Rain has disrupted the last two matches played here, including the match between USA vs Ireland and India vs Canada. Both the matches were cancelled without a single ball being bowled due to wet outfield. Pakistan has been eliminated from the tournament due to the cancellation of the match between USA and Ireland. The Florida ground is lacking in facilities, due to which the ICC is facing criticism at this time. Former Indian player Navjot Singh Siddhu has also slammed the ICC on this issue. The cricket commentator says that the ICC should ensure that the results of matches should be determined by the skill of the team rather than the weather conditions. ICC needs to reform: Navjot Singh Sidhu Speaking on a video shared on social media, Navjot Singh Sidhu said, ‘There is a lot of scope for improvement. The ICC should not let the weather dictate the conditions, it should be based on the abilities of the teams. Yesterday, the Super Sopper stopped working because there was no petrol.’ Talking about the difference between cricket and other sports, Sidhu said that during other sports the entire stadium is covered, but this is not happening in cricket.When you play basketball or rugby, the stadiums are completely covered. This is a great country with enough resources, a lot of money, so it is important to make sure that the capabilities of the teams are assessed properly. The biggest pain in the rain #T20WorldCup2024 pic.twitter.com/EsyxlNEMgo — Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) June 15, 2024 Strong team is falling behind due to rain- Sidhu Navjot Singh Sidhu further said, ‘Yesterday there was a match between Ireland and America, which got cancelled due to rain. It is raining in the match between Namibia and England as well. England is also facing danger. This is not right, if strong teams are left behind due to rain then the charm of the tournament will be lost.’ Pakistan has to play its last match of the group stage round against Ireland today (16 June) in Florida. It remains to be seen whether it is possible to hold the match here today after two consecutive matches being cancelled.
Champions Trophy 2025: The tournament can be played between February 19 and March 9, but will India tour Pakistan?
This time the Champions Trophy will be played under the hosting of Pakistan Champions Trophy (Image Credit- Twitter X) According to recent reports by Cricbuzz, the International Cricket Council has provided a 20-day window to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to conduct the Champions Trophy 2025. It is worth noting that if everything goes well, the upcoming tournament can be seen happening again after about 8 years, between February 19 and March 9. It is worth noting that the last time this tournament was held was in England and Wales in 2017, where Pakistan won by defeating India in the final. So this time Pakistan has the hosting rights of the Champions Trophy, and this time the top 8 teams of the ICC ODI rankings are going to participate in the tournament. However, there is little chance that the Indian team will tour Pakistan for the tournament. If this happens, then once again this tournament can be seen happening on a hybrid model, as happened during Asia Cup 2022. India played all its matches in Sri Lanka, and this time something similar is likely to happen in the Champions Trophy. BCCI will clarify the Indian government’s stand in the ICC meeting However, the BCCI is going to inform the Indian Government about its stand on the Indian team going to Pakistan for the tournament in the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting to be held in Colombo next month in July. Recently, some media reports came out that Pakistan Cricket Board can book Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for all the matches of India so that they do not face much trouble and they can come to Pakistan directly from Wagah Border in Punjab to participate in the Champions Trophy. However, it is very unlikely that India will tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy.
After the defeat against USA, Pakistan may face another big blow, this player may be out of the tournament
Pakistan has not started the T20 World Cup in a very special way. Pakistan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Another bad news is coming for the Pakistan cricket team, which started the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 with a defeat against USA. Let us tell you that all-rounder Imad Wasim, who did not play Pakistan’s first match in the T20 World Cup due to not being fully fit, may be out of the entire remaining T20 World Cup. Pakistan played their first match against USA, in which they faced an unexpected defeat in the Super Over. It is worth noting that before being included in Pakistan cricket for the T20 World Cup, Imad Wasim had decided to come out of retirement. Although Imad Wasim could not play in Pakistan’s first match against USA due to side strain, now news is coming that he may be out of the remaining ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan may face a big setback On the other hand, if BBN Sports reports are to be believed, then due to this injury, Imad Wasim may miss the entire tournament. However, if the Pakistan management wants to play him in the important match against India, then Wasim will have to depend on painkillers and injections. Pakistan’s big match on 9 June It is worth noting that in the ongoing T20 World Cup, Pakistan led by Babar Azam will play a grand match against the Indian team led by Rohit Sharma on June 9. Let us tell you that this match between the two teams is going to be held at the recently completed Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York. It will be interesting to see how Pakistan will perform in this match. But considering the way the Men in Green have lost against USA in the Super Over match, their chances in this match seem a bit weak.