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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Yuvraj Samra Leads Canada to Victory in Americas T20 Qualifier
Yuvraj Samra Leads Canada to Victory in Americas T20 Qualifier originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Yuvraj Samra's unbeaten 50 off just 15 deliveries led Canada to a 10-wicket victory over the Bahamas in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier match. Advertisement Opening the batting, Samra launched Canada's chase with a six and never looked back. His explosive knock, featuring five sixes and three fours, shattered the national record for the fastest T20 half-century, previously held by Harsh Thaker, who made 50 off 16 balls earlier in the tournament. "He's in really good form," said Canadian skipper Nicholas Kirton. "Obviously, he's a special talent." Set a revised target of 53 in 11 overs after a rain delay of over two hours, Canada chased down the total in just 4.3 overs without losing a wicket. Fellow opener Aaron Johnson remained on four not out. The Bahamas, who were 34 for three when rain interrupted play at Maple Leaf Cricket Ground, returned to post 52 for seven in their shortened innings. Kervon Hinds offered brief resistance with 12 runs, including three consecutive boundaries, but the batting order collapsed following the restart. Festus Benn was trapped lbw by Kirton, Eugene Duff was stumped, and Julio Jemison was run out in quick succession. Advertisement Canada, ranked 19th in T20 cricket, remains unbeaten in the regional final, having defeated Bermuda by 110 runs and the Cayman Islands by 59. They next face Cayman on Thursday, followed by Bahamas on Saturday and Bermuda on Sunday. Speaking to the Royal Gazette, Bermuda coach Cal Waldron said: 'We didn't execute our game plan against Canada. They gave us a higher total to chase than we wanted, and we were unable to chase it down to come out with a favourable result. We went back to the drawing board, looked at the good and the bad from the game against Canada." Bermuda must win their remaining matches to keep their qualification hopes alive for the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
India Today
10 hours ago
- Sport
- India Today
Gautam Gambhir will enjoy working with a young captain: Sanjay Manjrekar
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes that the head coach of the Indian cricket team, Gautam Gambhir, will enjoy working with a young captain as they prepare to embark on their first big challenge, the England tour, to begin their new World Test Championship (2025-2027) compared the results seen in India's T20I side, where Suryakumar Yadav was made the new captain after Rohit Sharma's retirement from the shortest format, following the T20 World Cup win. He believes that Gambhir will be able to bring out similar results in red-ball cricket with Gill at the was appointed captain of the Test side before the tour of England. He replaced Rohit Sharma, who retired from the longest format of the game weeks before Virat Kohli called it quits. Rishabh Pant was named vice-captain of a side that is undergoing transition. "Gautam Gambhir, as coach, will enjoy a young captain with him. You can see him as a coach when he's playing with Suryakumar Yadav as the Indian captain versus, you know, Rohit Sharma. He'll enjoy that job. So there's going to be a better kind of relationship between the captain and the coach," Manjrekar told ESPNCricinfo.'GILL HAS NOTHING TO LOSE'Manjrekar compared Gill's appointment to be similar to that of Mohammed Azharuddin, who was made captain back in 1989 following Krishnamachari Srikkanth's removal."The advantage that Shubman Gill has, this team has it was a bit like the team in the 90s when we went to New Zealand, where Mohammed Azharuddin, out of the blue as a young cricketer, was made the captain. You go with the feeling that you've got nothing to lose," he former cricketer is also of the opinion that Gill may have had to push himself for the role, considering the senior stalwarts like Virat Kohli and Rohit called time on their Test careers. In addition, with Bumrah refusing the captaincy role due to his fair share of injury struggles, Gill may have been compelled to take up the leadership role."The big names have gone, Bumrah is not the captain, Gill, it's almost like Gill had to do the job. So you're not going to feel the pressure. And I think, because India and the selectors made such a big call, they'll back him and be supportive," he has played 32 Tests, scoring 1893 runs, including five hundreds. The Gujarat Titans captain heads into the biggest challenge of his nascent career after having led his Indian Premier League team to the Watch
Khaleej Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Dubai-based veteran Indian coach takes six wickets for just six runs
Dubai-based veteran Indian coach Gopal Jasapara still has what it takes to be a match-winning bowler. The 56-year-old bowled a dream spell, taking six wickets for just six runs from four overs to help Crication beat East Molesey Cricket Club by 155 runs in a friendly T20 match in the UK. Batting first, Crication made 174 in 20 overs, thanks to fine knocks from Mithun (31), Harshit (29) and Umair (28). In reply, East Molesey Cricket Club managed only 119 for nine in 20 overs as Jasapara broke the back of their batting with his brilliant spell of spin bowling. Crication, a team made up of players from England, USA, New Zealand and the UAE, are currently in the UK for a series of friendly matches.
News18
a day ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Gayle, Pollard & Dwayne Bravo Lead Star-Studded Comeback For Windies Champions In WCL
Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, and Dwayne Bravo reunite for the World Championship of Legends Season 2, promising an electrifying tournament with West Indies Champions. The World Championship of Legends Season 2 just raised the bar even higher! Three of the Windies' greatest ever, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo, are back in maroon, reunited under the banner of West Indies Champions. Alongside them, WCL welcomes a dynamic line-up featuring Sheldon Cottrell, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Shannon Gabriel and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, setting the stage for one of the most electrifying squads of the tournament as well. The Universe Boss, Gayle, skipper once again for the 2025 season, stays true to his promise shared: 'Last year, I promised the fans that this season would be greater—and here we are. I'm back as captain of the West Indies Champions, playing alongside my brothers Bravo and Pollard. With this squad, expect nothing less than fireworks. West Indies cricket runs through our veins—we're here to win." Bravo, one of T20's greatest all-rounders with 631 wickets across 582 matches, added: 'It's great to be representing the West Indies once again, I'm incredibly excited to play with and against good friends and cricketing legends. Polly and I have been good friends for such a long time. Now, we represent our nation once more in the World Championship of Legends." Pollard, former Windies skipper and one of the most powerful T20 batters in the world, said: 'We played together for many years for West Indies and in franchise cricket, it's nice to be able to do that once again. For me, too, coming back feels special. To once again wear the colours of West Indies Champions and compete with legends is something I couldn't pass up." Harshit Tomar, Founder & CEO of the World Championship of Legends, shared: 'WCL is not just about retired players, we also focus on cricketers who are still active globally but not centrally contracted. Our goal is to offer fans elite-level cricket and nostalgia all in one. Gayle and Pollard were always favourites of mine and now with Bravo in the mix, the West Indies Champions look formidable." Sanctioned by the England & Wales Cricket Board, the World Championship of Legends is the only international T20 league for retired professionals. Blending legacy with competition, WCL has become the most exciting global celebration of the sport's modern legends.
BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Levitt leads Dutch to comfortable win over Scotland
Men's Twenty20: Scotland v Netherlands, ClydesdaleNetherlands 198-7 (20 overs): Levitt 90; Davidson 2-29Scotland 181-9 (20 overs): McMullen 51; Nidamanuru 3-30The Netherlands won by 17 runsScorecard Scotland suffered back-to-back defeats in their T20 Tri-Series as they lost out to the Netherlands by 17 runs in opener Michael Levitt was the standout performer, striking 90 off 57 deliveries in an imposing total of showings from Max O'Dowd (21) and captain Scott Edwards (31) helped boost the visitors' score, despite some solid fielding from the Scots - including a fine boundary catch from George Munsey to dismiss Vikramjit reply, the Scots started slowly before makeshift opener Mark Watt ran himself out in the third fell to a controversial catch at backward square-leg - with the ball appearing to bounce before it reached fielder Aryan Dutt - and when captain Richie Berrington was dismissed for just two, the Dutch were well on McMullen was holding Scotland's chase together, but when he also fell to the part-time spin of Teja Nidamanuru for 51, they still needed more than 100 runs for Leask struck five mighty sixes to revive Scottish hopes on a surface better suited for quick scoring than Tuesday's low-scoring loss to was caught at long-on by Max O'Dowd off the bowling of Roelof van der Merwe to the delight of the men in 27 needed off the final over, Dutt restricted the Scots to just 10, securing a comfortable side face Nepal on Friday before travelling to the Netherlands for next month's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier. "We felt after the first innings we were in the game with the one short side," Berrington said. "On the whole, our execution was good at times, but not for long enough throughout the game."When Michael Leask is in the middle, you're always in with a chance, but one of us couldn't hang in there long enough."We've been playing some good cricket and this week is great preparation for the qualifier. That's where we want to be peaking."
