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Rishad Hossain claimed the big wickets of Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga and Dhananjaya de Silva to help the Bangla Tigers restrict Sri Lanka to 124 in their 20 overs. The leg-spinner proved too hot to handle for the Sri Lankan batters.
New Zealand got bundled out for just 75 while chasing 160 runs. It is their second-lowest score in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup history. Their lowest score in the tournament is 60 which came against Sri Lanka in Chattogram in the 2014 edition of the tournament.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has become the leading run-getter in the ongoing edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Gurbaz has scored 156 runs in the tournament and has moved past Aaron James of the USA to climb to the top of the table.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has scored two consecutive half-centuries to climb to the top spot on the leading run-scorers list. He surpassed Aaron Jones of USA who has scored 130 runs in two games. Gurbaz's 80 vs New Zealand is the highest individual score by an Afghan player in T20 World Cup history.
New Zealand have been consistently doing well at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They played the final of the 2021 edition and were eliminated in the semifinals of the previous edition after a loss at the hands of Pakistan.
Jofra Archer wanted to make a statement with the ball in hand in England's T20 World Cup opener against Scotland at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. However, he was only able to bowl two overs before the game was washed out.
The loss to the USA is Pakistan's third to an Associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in their cricketing history. They previously lost to Bangladesh during the 1999 ODI World Cup and also suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Ireland at the 2007 ODI World Cup.
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The loss at the hands of the USA has made Pakistan's chances of qualifying for the Super 8 really tough. Pakistan will face their arch-rivals India in their next T20 World Cup encounter at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
Richie Berrington anchored Scotland's chase to perfection and got them over the line with nine balls to spare. He was ably supported by Michael Leask who batted at a strike rate of 205.88 and injected momentum in the run chase.
Monank Patel was the star of the show for the USA with the bat in hand. The USA captain led by example and scored a brilliant half-century to set the tone for the team in a tense run chase in Dallas, Texas.
The Pakistan captain was batting at nine off 23 balls after the team lost Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Khan and Fakhar Zaman in quick succession. Babar was unable to even rotate the strike and it created a lot of pressure on his fellow batters.
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Marcus Stoinis played a rescue act of the highest order to help Australia recover from 50 for the loss of three wickets. The Kangaroos eventually posted 164 runs on the board and Stoinis remained unbeaten on 67 off 36 deliveries.
Mohammed Siraj was not required to bowl his entire quota of four overs as Ireland's batting order was ripped to shreds by Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah. While Hardik bagged three wickets, Bumrah claimed two in his three-over spell.
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