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Shashwat Nishant is a sports journalist with a deep passion for covering a variety of sports. His expertise spans football, cricket, tennis, and Formula 1, where he enjoy exploring both the games and the athletes who make them thrilling. His reporting aims to reveal the stories behind the headlines, offering readers a comprehensive look at the sports they follow and the people who shape them. Through in-depth analysis and engaging narratives, he strive to bring the excitement and dedication of the sports world to life.
Shashwat Nishant is a sports journalist with a deep passion for covering a variety of sports. His expertise spans football, cricket, tennis, and Formula 1, where he enjoy exploring both the games and the athletes who make them thrilling. His reporting aims to reveal the stories behind the headlines, offering readers a comprehensive look at the sports they follow and the people who shape them. Through in-depth analysis and engaging narratives, he strive to bring the excitement and dedication of the sports world to life.
Zimbabwe join Sri Lanka from Group B to qualify for the Super 8 stage of the tournament.
Australia's only win came against Ireland as Mitchell Marsh and co. are out of the T20 World Cup before the semis for the third time in a row now.
The leaderboard is also taking shape with batters and bowlers trying to outperform one another to top the charts. Check out the top run getters and wicket takers of the tournament so far.
Addressed to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the appeal deliberately rises above the usual India-Pakistan sporting rivalry.
After suffering a comprehensive defeat against co-hosts Sri Lanka earlier this week, Mitchell Marsh's side no longer controls its qualification fate.
Afghanistan, who were hoping for a miracle from Canada on the day, have eventually been knocked out of the tournament with only 2 points from 3 games so far.
Samra's maiden T20 World Cup ton goes in vain as New Zealand cruise through to a comfortable win in the end despite some hiccups at the beginning.
The 19-year-old batter is now the youngest batter to score a century in T20 World Cup history, reaching his maiden ton in 58 deliveries as Canada put up a brilliant batting diaplay against the Kiwis.
Sri Lanka began their campaign with a 29-run victory over Ireland and followed it up with a commanding 105-run thrashing of Oman.
Australia, on the other hand, have experienced an inconsistent run. They began positively with a win over Ireland but stumbled in their next outing, suffering a surprising 23-run defeat to Zimbabwe.
UAE head into the clash on the back of a victory over Canada and currently sit third in the points table. A win in this fixture would significantly boost their chances of progressing to the Super 8.
Suryakumar Yadav and co. have now made it 8-1 against Pakistan in World Cups, further tilting the rivalry in favor of the Men in Blue.
IND vs PAK HIGHLIGHTS: India bundle out Pakistan at 114 as the Men in Blue extend their lead in T20 World Cup to 8-1.
Nepal began their campaign with a close defeat against England in their opening match, followed by a comprehensive 10-wicket loss to Italy.
For today's encounter, all eyes will be on Bumrah's strategy to counter Farhan's aggressive strokeplay and other such battles that will shape the encounter in Colombo.
Abhishek Sharma has recovered in time to feature against Pakistan and is set to replace Sanju Samson.
Pakistan are likely to retain Babar Azam in the middle order after his commanding performance against the USA.
Namibia enters this contest under pressure after losing their opening two matches. They were outplayed by the Netherlands in their first outing and then suffered a heavy defeat by India, losing by 93
The USA have had a fairly positive campaign despite earlier setbacks against Pakistan and India.
In a video shared by the ICC, Suryakumar was spotted bowling in the nets to Rinku Singh, attempting to mimic Usman Tariq's unusual rhythm.