Pakistan captain Babar Azam believes Hasan Ali will bounce back from dropping a catch off Matthew Wade in a key moment of Thursday’s T20 World Cup semi-final, which Australia won by five wickets.
New Zealand batsman Devon Conway will miss the T20 World Cup final after breaking his right hand when he punched his bat on his dismissal in the semi-final win over England.
Australia will face New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday after beating Pakistan by five wickets in Dubai.
Jimmy Neesham nearly quit the game after being dropped from New Zealand’s one-day squad in 2017 but four years later he stands on the cusp of T20 World Cup glory.
Daryl Mitchell on Wednesday said his father in the stands would have been “chuffed” as he led New Zealand to a five-wicket win over England in a thrilling T20 World Cup semi-final.
Daryl Mitchell hit an unbeaten 72 as New Zealand beat England in the first T20 World Cup semi-final in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Friends and former teammates Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer will briefly become rivals on Thursday when Pakistan and Australia meet for a place in the T20 World Cup final.
Australia will look to the explosive David Warner and Adam Zampa’s bag of leg-spin tricks to get past a red-hot Pakistan in Thursday’s #T20WorldCup semi-final.
Pakistan and Australia will meet in Thursday’s T20 World Cup semi-final in Dubai (4pm SA time).
England captain Eoin Morgan says the team’s ability to “forge on” despite injury blows at the T20 World Cup has kept them positive ahead of Wednesday’s semi-final against New Zealand.
He was the fresh-faced 15-year-old who stared down Shoaib Akhtar in the nets, became the highest-ranked T20 batsman in the world before being elevated to national hero after masterminding a rare Pakistan victory over India.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says England will be strong opponents in Wednesday’s T20 World Cup semi-final despite injuries to key players.
England and New Zealand will meet in Wednesday’s T20 World Cup semi-final in Abu Dhabi (4pm SA time).
Chris Woakes is a central figure in England’s bid to win the T20 World Cup even though he could have missed out on playing at the tournament.
RYAN VREDE assesses the most notable individual contributions to the Proteas, on and off the field, at the T20 World Cup.
