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LATEST STORIES BY NORM DA COSTA

DA COSTA: Buttler carves out captain’s innings to keep England alive

Jos Buttler has delivered again. The England captain kept his country’s hopes alive in its quest for the Twenty20 World Cup with a superb knock of 73 off 47 balls to defeat New Zealand in a tense showdown between these two adversaries in Brisbane on Tuesday.

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November 1, 2022 Other Sports

England's Captain Jos Buttler plays a shot during the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup 2022 cricket match between England and New Zealand at The Gabba on November 1, 2022 in Brisbane.

DA COSTA: Kohli is king again with a knock for the ages to set World Cup alight

King Kohli is back on his throne.

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October 25, 2022 Other Sports

India's Virat Kohli celebrates after their win during the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup 2022 cricket match between India and Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on October 23, 2022.

DA COSTA: World Cup off to a rollicking start with Namibia stunning Sri Lanka

Twenty20 cricket has taken the world by storm.

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October 19, 2022 Other Sports

Namibia's JJ Smit (C) celebrates a wicket with teammates during the ICC mens Twenty20 World Cup 2022 cricket match between Namibia and Netherlands at Kardinia Park in Geelong on October 18, 2022.

DA COSTA: Bookies believe Australia on track to become first team to win back-to-back Twenty20 World Cups

They are on the home stretch and the finish line is in sight for the 16 teams chasing gold in the Twenty20 World Cup that starts in Australia on Sunday. After months of preparations where coaches tinkered with various strategies and player combinations, most squads find themselves ready for the big time.

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October 11, 2022 Other Sports

Australia's Aaron Finch plays a shot off Odean Smith of West Indies during the opening cricket match of Twenty20 series between Australia and West Indies at Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast on October 5, 2022.

DA COSTA: Bumrah and Jadeja’s withdrawal drops India from favourite to also-ran in World Cup

The world of cricket revolves around India with its myriad of fans worldwide. In a country where the game is generally on an equal footing with religion hopes were high that India had the horses to land the Twenty20 World Cup.

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October 4, 2022 Other Sports

In this file photo taken on July 14, 2022, India's Jasprit Bumrah reacts during the Second Royal London One Day International (ODI) cricket match between England and India at the Lord's cricket ground in London. - India's pace spearhead Bumrah was on October 3, 2022 ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia starting later this month with a back injury, the country's cricket board said.

DA COSTA: Defending champion Australia and India installed joint favourites for Twenty20 World Cup

Slam-bang Twenty20 has injected life in “the gentleman’s game” that was and still is hanging on for dear life by a thread. Tests or the five-day version of the game is revered by two or three of cricket’s original nations but it is still on life support even though some may disagree. The reason it stays afloat is because Twenty20 continues to attract fans across the globe.

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September 27, 2022 Other Sports

Australia's captain Aaron Finch plays a shot during the ICC mens Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between Australia and Bangladesh at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on November 4, 2021.

DA COSTA: Little-known Stubbs hits jackpot in South Africa

Little-known Tristan Stubbs hit the jackpot and two of South Africa’s best-known players were left scratching their heads after being left on the outside looking in at the inaugural SA20 auction.

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September 20, 2022 Other Sports

Cricket - The Hundred Final - Men - Trent Rockets v Manchester Originals - Lords, London, Britain - September 3, 2022 Manchester Originals' Tristan Stubbs takes a catch to dismiss Trent Rockets' Dawid Malan.

DA COSTA: Test win extends England's successful summer

It’s unheard of for three matches in a Test series to finish inside three days, but England and South Africa did just that.

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September 13, 2022 Other Sports

England's Zak Crawley and South Africa's Dean Elgar shake hands after the end of a cricket Test match on Sept. 12, 2022.

Sri Lanka pulls off a stunning Asia Cup win over favoured India

All eyes on the island nation of Sri Lanka were focused on the far away city of Dubai in the United Arab Republic looking at their cricketers for some relief from the ongoing economic crisis and political instability.

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September 6, 2022 Other Sports

Cricket - Asian Cup - India v Sri Lanka - Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - September 6, 2022. Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis and India's Rishabh Pant react.

Pandya brilliant in India’s win over arch-rival Pakistan

Cricket is a religion in India and Pakistan and when these two historic neighbours and bitter rivals face each other the stadiums are packed to the rafters and emotions run high.

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August 30, 2022 Other Sports

India's Hardik Pandya hits a boundary to win the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket Group A match between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on August 28, 2022.

Norm Da Costa

LATEST STORIES BY NORM DA COSTA

DA COSTA: Buttler carves out captain’s innings to keep England alive

DA COSTA: Kohli is king again with a knock for the ages to set World Cup alight

DA COSTA: World Cup off to a rollicking start with Namibia stunning Sri Lanka

DA COSTA: Bookies believe Australia on track to become first team to win back-to-back Twenty20 World Cups

DA COSTA: Bumrah and Jadeja’s withdrawal drops India from favourite to also-ran in World Cup

DA COSTA: Defending champion Australia and India installed joint favourites for Twenty20 World Cup

DA COSTA: Little-known Stubbs hits jackpot in South Africa

DA COSTA: Test win extends England's successful summer

Sri Lanka pulls off a stunning Asia Cup win over favoured India

Pandya brilliant in India’s win over arch-rival Pakistan

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