Nicholas Pooran's brutal assault of 98 runs propelled West Indies to 218/5 against Afghanistan in the final game of Group C of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on Monday (local time).
In the run-chase of 79 runs, the Kiwis were off to a poor start as opener Finn Allen was dismissed for a duck on the second ball of the inning by Kabua Morea. NZ was 0/1 and Allen's poor run in the tournament continued.
Asalanka and Mendis played crucial knocks of 46 runs respectively while spirited cameos from Dhananjaya (34) and Angelo Mathews 30 off 15 helped Sri Lanka breach the 200-run mark.
"He has made areas where playing shots was considered a crime. Almost 40 per cent of the runs in his innings were in the fine-leg area. He is playing in the reverse V. He is doing a 360-degree attack. So you cannot set a field. When you cannot set a field, you are left stunned," Sidhu said o
The pitches in USA's Nassau County International Stadium in particular have met immense criticism from current and ex-players alike for their unpredictable bounce and poor play which made batting very difficult to a point that even a score of 100-120 runs proved to be a match-winning one wit
Brook was named the Player of the Match for his unbeaten knock of 47 runs from 20 balls at a strike rate of 235.00. He smashed 4 fours and 2 sixes during his time on the crease.
Former India speedster Sreesanth believes that Rishabh Pant would be happy to see Virat Kohli bat at number three and score runs after the stalwart batter struggled to muster up runs in the opening slot.