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West Indies thrashes England by 9 wickets in T20 series opener

England followed up its heavy Ashes defeat with a nine-wicket loss to West Indies in their Twenty20 series opener on Saturday. England was all out for 103 in 19.4 overs after recovering from 39-6 at the halfway stage before West Indies reached 104-1 with nine wickets and 17 balls to spare. After being asked to bat first on a tricky pitch with inconsistent bounce, England lurched to 10-3 and 49-7 as its Ashes batting woes transferred to the Caribbean at the outset of this five-match series. Lower-order batters Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid spared England's blushes to some extent but West Indies was rarely troubled in its pursuit. Jordan top-scored for England with 28 from 23 balls and was one of only four batters to make double figures in a much-changed lineup for the tourists, without the likes of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes after their Ashes exertions. West Indies opener Brandon King's unbeaten 52 from 49 deliveries broke the back of the chase. Nicholas Pooran was 27 not out as t

ICC Men's T20 WC 2022: India to lock horns against Pak at MCG on Oct 23

The schedule for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 was announced on Friday. The Men in Blue will be locking horns against Pakistan in their first match of the tournament on October 23

Everyone told Virat Kohli reconsider quitting T20 captaincy: Chetan Sharma

Virat Kohli was requested by everyone, including BCCI office bearers, to reconsider quitting T20 captaincy before the ICC T20 World Cup, said chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma

Australia's Matthew Wade planning to retire after T20 World Cup next year

Australia wicketkeeper batter Matthew Wade said he may "walk into sunset" after the T20 World Cup Down Under next year

Good leaders don't pass the buck

Virat Kohli was no longer able to stand the heat, so it's good that he got out of the kitchen

WC: Buttler played hell of an innings, put us under pressure, says Finch

Jos Buttler's quickfire fifty (71 off 32) and Chris Jordan's sensational bowling (3/17) powered England to a convincing eight-wicket win over Australia in a Super-12 match at Dubai on Saturday.

T20 WC: Would love to see Pak face India in the finals, says Saqlain

Pakistan started their World Cup campaign with a thumping 10-wicket victory over arch-rivals India and then followed it by the resounding win against New Zealand by five-wicket.

Decision Review System to make debut in upcoming men's T20 World Cup

The Decision Review System will make its debut in the men's T20 World Cup to be held in Oman and UAE starting this month, after the ICC approved its usage in the tournament.

BCCI, ECB seek nod from UAE to have capacity crowd for T20 WC final

The IPL has already seen a return of fans in the UAE

ICC Board Meet: No outcomes likely as BCCI to ask for time on T20 WC

The BCCI will ask for one month's extension to decide on hosting the T20 World Cup in India amid the looming COVID-19 threat

ICC considering expanding T20 World Cup to 20 teams from 2024: Report

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly considering expanding the T20 World Cup to 20 teams from its current number of 16.

Three T20 WC European qualifiers cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic

Three T20 World Cup sub-regional Europe Qualifiers, pathway tournaments to the 2022 men's showpiece event in Australia, have been cancelled due to COVID-19, the governing body ICC said on Friday

BCCI Apex Council meet: T20 WC, domestic season, women's cricket on agenda

The BCCI is likely to form a working group to streamline the organisation of T20 events around the country in its Apex Council meeting on April 16

We have backup plans for T20 World Cup in India, says ICC interim CEO

ICC's interim CEO Geoff Allardice said the body has backup plans in place for the T20 World Cup in India later this year but is currently not entertaining any thoughts of moving it out of the country