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T20 World Cup 2024: Williamson terms Afghan loss incredibly frustrating

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Saturday termed his side's 84-run defeat against Afghanistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup as "incredibly frustrating" and urged his teammates to move on quickly from the reversal. New Zealand struggled against Rashid Khan (4/17) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (4/17) while getting bowled out for 75 in 15.2 overs while chasing 160. "Incredibly frustrating performance. We certainly did prepare to the best of our ability. So, no excuses. For us, it's moving on quickly. "We know we've got a match in a few days and it's about putting out a better performance," Williamson said in the post-match press conference. In their second Group C match, New Zealand will face co-hosts West Indies at Trinidad on June 13. Williamson said the Kiwis would hit the boardroom soon to find a way to dish out a better performance against the two-time champions. "We're going to have to sit down. We are going to have to have a chat and review a little bit and then move on quickly .

T20 World Cup 2024 points table Group C: AFG, Windies, New Zealand rankings

Only two teams from each group can qualify for the Super 8 round, from each group and the West Indies vs New Zealand game on June 13, according to Indian Standard Time (IST).

T20 World Cup 2024 highlights: Afghanistan thrash New Zealand by 84 runs

With two wins in two games, Afghanistan are just one win away from locking a place in Super 8 round from Group C. Two top teams from each team will qualify for the next round, which begins on June 19

T20 World Cup 2024 AFG vs UGA highlights: Afghanistan thrash Uganda by 125 runs

Left-arm pacer Farooqi (5/9) then knocked the wind out of the Ugandan batting line up with his maiden five-wicket haul as the debutants were shot out for 58 in 16 overs.

T20 World Cup Match 5: AFG vs UGA Playing 11, live streaming and telecast

Afghanistan vs Uganda T20 World Cup 2024 Playing 11: This was the the first-ever game for the Ugandan cricket team in their T20 World Cup history

T20 World Cup 2024 full schedule, Format, match time (IST), live streaming

With 20 teams set to clash for the first time in the T20 WC's 17-year history, high-octane encounters to enthrall fans. Check T20 World Cup 2024 format, live match timings (IST), live telecast here

T20 World Cup 2024: All you need to know about venues in US & West Indies

USA will host a total of 16 matches, with New York's Nassau County scheduled to host the high-octane India vs Pakistan clash. Check T20 World Cup 2024 venues key stats here

Check full squads of 20 teams participating in ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Barring Pakistan cricket team, all the 19 teams have announced their squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan are expected to announce their squad by the last date i.e. May 24.

Nepal to SRH: Top five highest team scores in history of T20 cricket

Sunrisers Hyderabad smashed 287/3 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday, April 15

AUS postpones T20 series vs AFG over deteriorating conditions for women

Cricket Australia on Tuesday postponed a three-match T20 International home series against Afghanistan's men's team in August this year, citing the "worsening" conditions for women and girls in that country. The Taliban, following its return to power in Afghanistan, has imposed restrictions on girls attending high schools, barred women from universities and stopped female Afghan aid staff from working. CA's decision to postpone the upcoming series is the conitnuation of its tough stand on the south asian country. CA had cancelled a one-off Test against Afghanistan in Hobart in November 2021, following which they also postponed a three-match ODI series in the UAE. "Over the past twelve months, CA has continued to consult with the Australian Government on the situation in Afghanistan. The government's advice is that conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse," read a statement from CA. "For this reason, we have maintained our previous position and will postpone t

Hasaranga suspended for two games, Gurbaz fined 15 per cent match fees: ICC

The ICC has suspended Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga for two matches and docked a fine of 15 per cent on the match fee of Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz for breaching its Code of Conduct during the third T20I in Dambulla. The global governing body said in a release that Hasaranga has been banned after the spin bowling all-rounder accumulated a total of five demerit points within a 24-month period, which includes his latest breach of the ICC Code of Conduct. "Sri Lanka's T20I skipper and second-ranked T20I bowler on the ICC Men's Player Rankings, Wanindu Hasaranga, has been presented with a two-match suspension after his total demerit points reached five within a 24-month period following his latest breach of the ICC Code of Conduct, for which he received a 50 per cent fine and three demerit points," the ICC said in a statement. The incident involving Hasaranga took place towards the end of the third and final T20I on Wednesday when he approached the on-field

SL vs AFG: Pathum Nissanka posts Sri Lanka's first double century in ODIs

Opening batter Pathum Nissanka scored Sri Lanka's first double century in a one-day international as they held off Afghanistan by 42 runs in a high-scoring match on Friday. Nissanka's unbeaten 210 from 139 balls propelled Sri Lanka to 381-3. Afghanistan boldly chased with centuries by Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi but finished on 339-6. A total of 720 runs were scored with only nine wickets falling. Sri Lanka was made to bat first and Nissanka celebrated his 50th ODI by hitting eight sixes and 20 boundaries. His previous best score was 137 against Australia in 2022, his only other ODI century at home. Sri Lanka's previous highest ODI score was 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya in 2000. Nissanka and Avishka Fernando opened with 182 runs in 27 overs. Fernando's run-a ball 88 ended a lean patch with the bat. His best score in the last eight innings was 20. En route to his fourth ODI hundred, Nissanka added 120 runs in 12 overs with Sadeera Samarawickrama, who scored 45, for the third

Sri Lanka reaches 80-0 at stumps on 1st day in reply to Afghanistan's 198

Sri Lanka reached 80 without loss at stumps on the opening day of the only cricket test in reply Friday to Afghanistan's first--innings score of 198, which included a fighting 91 runs from Rahmat Shah. Dimuth Karunaratne is 42 not out, with Nishan Madushka on 36, as the hosts trail by 118 runs. Earlier, left-arm seamer Vishwa Fernando rattled the tourists with four wickets and he was well supported by spinner Prabath Jayasuriya and seamer Asitha Fernando who took three wickets each. Shah eventually missed out on his second test century after Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and asked Afghanistan to bat first at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Fast bowler Asitha Fernando had early success with Ibrahim Zadran trapped lbw in the second delivery of the match. Noor Ali Zadran and Shah added 57 runs for the second wicket before Ali Zadran (31) top-edged Vishwa Fernando for a high running catch to the bowler himself. Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi added 52 runs for the third

IND vs AFG T20: Virat Kohli leads India in absence of Rohit Sharma

Virat Kohli took charge of the team as the senior most member after regular skipper Rohit Sharma chose to rest after his historic century

IND vs AFG T20: Flying Virat Kohli saves a certain six near the boundary

Kohli saved a certain six in the 17th over off the bowling Washington Sundar and then caught Najibullah Zadran in the next over as well

IND vs AFG: How did historic double Super Over pan out in Bengaluru?

It was the first instance where two Super Overs were played in the history of international cricket since the introduction of the rule that consecutive Super Overs will be played to determine winner

IND vs AFG: Rohit-Rinku record highest fifth-wicket partnership in T20Is

Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh added unbeaten 190 runs for the fifth wicket and broke the record of Nepal's Kusla Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee for the highest fifth-wicket partnership in T20Is

IND vs AFG 3rd T20: Rohit Sharma first player to hit 5 centuries in T20Is

Rohit Sharma overtook Glenn Maxwell and Suryakumar Yadav in the list of players with the most centuries in T20 internationals

India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20 Highlights: Rohit stars in Super Over win

India vs Afghanistan Highlights, 3rd T20 international: Skipper Rohit Sharma was the star of the night for India as they beat Afghanistan after two Super Overs to win the series 3-0

India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20 Playing 11: India make 3 changes in their XI

Sanju Samson, Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Yadav came in for Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Jitesh Sharma in the Indian XI. Jio Cinemas will provide the live streaming of the India vs Afghanistan T20 match