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Asghar Afghan to retire from all formats after Afghanistan-Namibia T20 World Cup clash

The 33-year-old has informed the Afghanistan Cricket Board of his decision to call time on his career part of the way through the campaign

T20 World Cup 2021 match preview: Afghanistan v Namibia

Team news, likely XIs, form guide, players to watch, odds, TV and streaming information, weather forecast, umpire appointments and everything else you need to know

England produce statement victory over Australia

Chris Jordan takes 3 for 17 and Jos Buttler powers an unbeaten 71 to secure an emphatic eight-wicket win

England have finally answered Eoin Morgan's ultimate demand

NICK HOWSON: Powerplay wickets were at the premium before this tournament, but 10 in 18 overs against West Indies, Bangladesh and Australia means the final piece of the puzzle is slotting into place

T20 World Cup 2021 match preview: India v New Zealand

Team news, likely XIs, form guide, players to watch, odds, TV and streaming information, weather forecast, umpire appointments and everything else you need to know

Pathum Nissanka shows Sri Lanka a bright future, even if this World Cup journey is soon to end

SAM MORSHEAD: At 23 years old, he has only played 34 T20s, and nearly a third of those have been in the international arena. He is learning as he goes, at a World Cup, in the powerplay. It is quite the task, but he seems equal to it

Wanindu Hasaranga collects Sri Lanka's fifth T20I hat-trick against South Africa

Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma and Dwaine Pretorius perish across two overs in Sharjah as South Africa's middle-order is dismantled

David Miller's final over fireworks keep South Africa alive in T20 World Cup

Miller clubbed two towering blows over midwicket and into the stands off Lahiru Kumara as the Proteas successfully chased down their target of 143 with one ball and four wickets to spare.

Quinton de Kock takes the knee with South Africa teammates ahead of Sri Lanka clash

De Kock caused controversy earlier this week when he withdrew from the Proteas' meeting with West Indies hours before the start of the game, following Cricket South Africa's instruction to its players to commit to the gesture

Sophie Devine's super over intervention helps Perth Scorchers to win against Adelaide Strikers

Devine took just two deliveries of the additional set of six to claim victory for the Scorchers, smashing a pair of sixes off Megan Schutt to ensure that Strikers' target of 10 in the tiebreak was made to look pretty paltry

Australian cricket remembers Alan Davidson and Ashley Mallett after Test greats pass away

Davidson, the allrounder who won 44 Test caps between 1953 and 1963, passed away in Sydney at the age of 92 on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the death of Mallett

ICC ask Emirates Cricket Board to investigate after ticketless fans storm Dubai venue

Police closed all gates at the ground at around 7pm local time, roughly one hour into the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in an effort to ease the crush outside the venue, leaving some supporters with valid tickets locked out

30/10/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Men's T20 World Cup 2021 |

Stingy Sydney Thunder bank victory over Melbourne Stars thanks to economical bowling display

Thunder successfully defended 133 for 5 with some ease at the University of Tasmania Stadium, as Samantha Bates, Hannah Darlington and Issy Wong all went at less than a run a ball

Melbourne Renegades make it three WBBL wins in a row as Sydney Sixers are beaten

Harmanpreet Kaur and Jess Duffin laid the foundations for victory with the bat before a miserly bowling performance ensured that the Renegades would, at least for a short while, take top spot in the table

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