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Mohali: India's Axar Patel celebrates with captain Rohit Sharma the wicket of Afghanistan's batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz during the first T20I cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in Mohali, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)(PTI01_11_2024_000272B)

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SA, Afghanistan look to rise above deep scars to seal T20 WC final berth

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Head replaces Suryakumar as top T20 batter, Bumrah moves to 24 in ICC rankings

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Cool South Africa edge out West Indies to enter semi-final of T20 World Cup

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Afghanistan shock Australia by 21 runs in Super 8s match of T20 World Cup

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Kingstown: Australia pacer Pat Cummins has become the first bowler to register back-to-back hat-tricks at the T20 World Cup during his team’s Super Eights game against Afghanistan here. The 31-year-old dismissed Rashid

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Near perfect India could play party poopers to under pressure Australia

Gros Islet (Saint Lucia): India will be out to derail Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign when they take on their shocked and under-pressure opponents in their final Super 8 game here on

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England eye massive win over USA to stay alive in semifinal race

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Indian women archers grab hat-trick of World Cup gold medals; Priyansh bags silver

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Cummins’ hat-trick, Zampa’s guile fashion Australia’s victory over Bangladesh

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T20 WC: Pressure building on top-order and Dube as India take on Bangladesh

North Sound (Antigua): The ever-present tension of their over a decade-long big-stage rivalry would make for an engrossing sub-plot when an undefeated India takes on a faltering Bangladesh, both teams desperately hoping

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West Indies face crunch USA clash

Bridgetown (Barbados): West Indies cannot afford another misstep as they take on a tenacious USA outfit in the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup here, seeking to renew their quest for

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JKSC Football Academy Trainee Maroof Shafi selected for FIFA-AIFF Academy Trials

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Salt assault leads England to smooth eight-wicket win over WI

Gros Islet (Saint Lucia): Opener Phil Salt slammed a belligerent unbeaten 87 as defending champions England began their T20 World Cup Super Eights campaign with a crushing eight-wicket win over co-hosts West

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