Oman went toe-to-toe with world champions, put up a fight to remember, but still fell 21 runs short as India kept its unbeaten run in the tournament intact by sealing a 21-run victory in the final group stage game at the Asia Cup on Friday in Abu Dhabi.
The tournament will take place from September 30 to November 2, with the two hosts, India, locking horns with Sri Lanka at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati in the tournament opener.
England's Tammy Beaumont still has bad memories from her first ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in India back in 2013 and is keen to right those wrongs when the next edition of the tournament gets underway on the sub-continent on September 30, as per the official website of ICC.
Former international umpire Anil Chaudhary suggested that the PCB's recent controversies, including the Asia Cup boycott threat, issues with ICC match referee Andy Pycroft, and the handshake row with Team India, were attempts to shift the narrative after Pakistan's loss to India in the to
As per ESPNCricinfo, the match referee believed himself to be a conveyor of the message rather than an instructor. A complaint was lodged against Pycroft by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), accusing him of violation of ICC's Code of Conduct and spirit of cricket after skipper Suryakumar Yad
With this win, Sri Lanka has ended the group stage undefeated with three wins in three matches. Also, Bangladesh has qualified along with them to the Super Four stage, joining Group A's India and Pakistan, with two wins and a loss. Afghanistan, which started off the campaign with a massive w
India, already qualified for the Super Four stage of the tournament, will take on Oman, who is yet to win a game, in a dead-rubber at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on Friday.
India, already qualified for the Super Four stage of the tournament, will take on Oman, who is yet to win a game, in a dead-rubber at Dubai on Saturday.
Amid PCB's threat to boycott the tournament, the Pakistan team is yet to arrive at the Dubai International Stadium with barely more than an hour left for the toss to take place for their must-win final group stage clash against the UAE at the ongoing Asia Cup on Wednesday.