Deivarayan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

The Seifert and Allen show: New Zealand's Bash Brothers turn it on in Chennai

Their long-brewing partnership finally detonated on the big stage, flattening UAE in 76 minutes in Chennai

10-Feb-2026 • 38 mins ago•Deivarayan Muthu

'Want to be better than yesterday' - Sharafu becomes UAE's man for all situations

Sharafu is embracing a new middle-order role, trading explosive starts for composure as UAE pin their World Cup hopes on his ability to adapt and finish

09-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

New Zealand brace for unfamiliar opponents UAE

UAE are playing their first game of the T20 World Cup; NZ beat Afghanistan in their opening fixture

09-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

From selling fruits to playing the World Cup, the story of Haider the fighter

Haider Ali's dream of playing for Pakistan was crushed, but he found what he wanted in the UAE, and is now one of the team's frontmen at the T20 World Cup

09-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

Trott pleased with Naib at No. 3, defends non-selection of Noor

Afghanistan's head coach felt it was the execution of the fast bowlers, and not selection, that cost the team against New Zealand

08-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

Seifert and Phillips conquer Afghanistan spin to script convincing New Zealand win

Gulbadin Naib's half-century and Mujeeb Ur Rahman's double-strike had given Afghanistan hope but they fell well short in the end

08-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

Afghanistan pack their XI with spinners, ask New Zealand to field

Mitchell Santner is the only frontline spinner in the New Zealand XI, with part-timer Rachin Ravindra the other spin option

08-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

NZ vs AFG live score, T20 World Cup 2026 - Seifert, Phillips find a way past Afghanistan's spin

Afghanistan vs New Zealand LIVE score and updates: New Zealand take on Afghanistan in a highly anticipated Group D encounter of ICC men's T20 World Cup. The match is being held from 11am IST at the iconic Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, India

08-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

AB's baby: Ian Harvey and the dressing-room encounter that was the making of his famous slower ball

The one-time T20 pioneer and maker of the first hundred in the format looks back

07-Feb-2026•Interview by Alagappan Muthu and Deivarayan Muthu

'Never counted my wickets' - Rashid on nearing 700 mark in T20 cricket

"I'm happy to reach that milestone and hopefully can make it to 7000," the legspinner joked

07-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

Bracewell progressing 'really good' as NZ prepare for varied conditions

After playing warm-up game against USA in the night in Mumbai, NZ will play back-to-back day games in Chennai to kick off their WC campaign

03-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

New Zealand are depleted, but count them out at your own peril

They have injury concerns, and impending paternity leaves, but there are back-ups in place and the batting might be strong enough to paper over the cracks in the bowling

02-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

Max O'Dowd turns up the volume on Netherlands' World Cup hopes

The record-breaker, DJ and late-blooming opener enters his prime in time to hit the big stage again

01-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

USA's Saiteja wants to prove 'our team is just as good as anyone else' at T20 World Cup

Saiteja Mukkamalla expects his team to build on the gains made at the previous T20 World Cup

01-Feb-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

All-round Brett Hampton leads Northern Districts to Super Smash title

Jess Kerr leads from the front as Wellington Blaze win their seventh Super Smash title in the last nine seasons

31-Jan-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

RS Ambrish living the cricket dream that began with his father

A seam-bowling allrounder who idolises Ben Stokes, Ambrish has made heads turn for India at the U-19 World Cup

26-Jan-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

Swing + seam + Bumrah's lengths = unplayable

Another day, another magical spell from Bumrah and the New Zealand batters had no answers

25-Jan-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

Upbeat India target series win against New Zealand in Guwahati

New Zealand have been blown away in the two games so far and will need a special show to stop the Indian juggernaut

24-Jan-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

All-round Coles, Muthusamy put Sunrisers Eastern Cape in fourth SA20 final

SEC's spinners took combined figures of 10-1-47-4 to set up the win against Paarl Royals in Qualifier 2

23-Jan-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

Springer bags hat-trick as West Indies deny Afghanistan 3-0 sweep

He became the third West Indian bowler to pick up a T20I hat-trick, taking out half-centurion Gurbaz, Rashid and Shahidullah in the 19th over to kill the chase

22-Jan-2026•Deivarayan Muthu

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