Ollie Robinson makes unwanted history by conceding 43 runs in one over, Louis Kimber on fire

HOVE, England (AP) — Ollie Robinson rewrote the English Championship record books in the wrong way when the test cricketer conceded an astonishing 43 runs off one over for Sussex on Wednesday. Leicestershire batter Louis Kimber dispatched Robinson for a flurry of sixes and fours,...

Afghanistan-South Africa T20 World Cup semifinal pits cricket's overachievers against underachievers

TAROUBA, Trinidad (AP) — Rashid Khan was hoisted on the shoulders of his celebrating Afghan teammates and then joined in a circle with the squad and took his turn to dance on the field, all beamed live for the TV audience. The joy of reaching the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals for...

Afghans celebrate their men's cricket team reaching first Twenty20 World Cup semifinals

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans in their thousands took to the streets to celebrate their men's national cricket team reaching the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals for the first time on Tuesday. Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by a nervy eight runs in St. Vincent in the Caribbean to...

Jordan takes 4 American wickets in 1 over as England secures spot in T20 World Cup semifinals

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — Fast bowler Chris Jordan got a hat trick and the American cricket team lost five wickets in six balls as England secured its spot in the semifinals of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. Defending champion England crushed the United States by 10 wickets...

Afghanistan stuns Australia to keep Twenty20 World Cup dream alive. India beat Bangladesh

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — Afghanistan kept its Twenty20 World Cup semifinal hopes alive by stunning previously unbeaten Australia by 21 runs in a thrilling encounter on Saturday. Despite a second successive hat-trick by Australian bowler Pat Cummins, Afghanistan posted 148-6...

Pakistan and Ireland chase consolation win at T20 World Cup

LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — With both teams aiming to bow out of the Twenty20 World Cup with a consolation win, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first against Ireland on Sunday. India and the U.S. have already qualified from Group A. It's been a miserable...

US cricket team advances to second round in Twenty20 World Cup debut at Pakistan's expense

LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — The United States cricket team made more history by reaching the second round in its Twenty20 World Cup debut after its last group game against Ireland was washed out on Friday. Rain meant the match at Broward County Stadium was abandoned without a ball...

US cricket team advances to second round in Twenty20 World Cup debut

U.S. cricket team recovers from poor start but loses to India at Twenty20 World Cup

It started with an “lbw” for a “golden duck,” got a little worse before it got a little better, and then finished as widely expected for the United States cricket team, losing to India at the Twenty20 World Cup. The Americans entered Wednesday’s match on a huge high after...

India beats United States by 7 wickets at the cricket Twenty20 World Cup

WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — No upset this time for the United States as the home team was easily beaten by cricket heavyweight India at the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday. Suryakumar Yadav's half-century powered India to a seven-wicket win over the U.S., which had shocked Pakistan last...