Dwayne Bravo, the star cricketer of West Indies will retire from international cricket after T20 World Cup. The all-rounder announced his retirement after the West Indies vs Sri Lanka match on Thursday.

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West Indies marks their exit from the journey of T20 World Cup 2021 after losing against Sri Lanka yesterday. The defending champions will play their last match of the series against Australia this weekend.

Since his debut in T20I matches against New Zealand in 2016, Bravo featured in 90 matches. He aggregated 1245 runs at an average of 22.23 and a strike rate of 115.38. Also, he scalped 78 wickets while showing some excellent and effective bowling in the death overs. He was an integral part of the West Indies squad during their victory in T20 World Cup in 2012 and 2016.

Bravo said to ICC's post-match show on Facebook, "I think the time has come. I've had a very good career. To represent the West Indies for 18 years, had some ups and downs, but as I look back at it I'm very grateful to represent the region and the Caribbean people for so long."

He further added, "To win three ICC trophies, two with my captain on the left here. One thing I am proud about is that the era of cricketers we had we were able to make a name for ourselves on the global stage and not only do that but have silverware to show for it."

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West Indies lost 3 of the 4 matches in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup against England, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. They won only managed to win against Bangladesh. Unfortunately, they cannot qualify for the semi-finals.

Matthew Wade, the Australian wicketkeeper batter, has announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. However, he will join the men's team's coaching unit from the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan.

Matthew Wade career

Matthew Wade played 225 matches for Australia, featuring in 36 test matches, 97 one-day internationals, and 92 T20 internationals for Australia. He last played the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies in 2024.

Not only that, he played a crucial role in Australia's T20 World Cup victory in 2021 in Dubai.

Wade' Retirement

The 36-year-old Matthew Wade ended his 13-year long playing career.

"I'm officially retiring," Wade, who retired from first-class cricket last summer, was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. "It's been an ongoing discussion for pretty much every tour or every World Cup that I've been on in the last three or four years.

"It's been a really fluent conversation that I've had with George (Bailey, chief selector) and Ronnie (coach Andrew McDonald) over the last six months or since the last World Cup finished. Even leading into the last World Cup, we've been really open and had really great communication around where I'm at with my career.

"If we went into the last World Cup and I managed to get some runs and we won that, then things would look maybe a little different and maybe I'd keep going... it was just kind of an understanding from all of us," Wade added.

36 Test matches. 97 ODIs. 92 T20 Internationals.

Congratulations to Matthew Wade on an outstanding international cricket career! pic.twitter.com/SDWl1OhqZC

— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) October 29, 2024

Matthew Wade in coaching

Matthew Wade will kick off his coaching career with the national team from its upcoming outing in the T20 Series against Pakistan. He will travel under the leadership of Andre Borovec.

Later, the team will regroup for the ODI Series, which starts in Melbourne next week.

Wade, however, is not new to coaching. He has been in this role during the winter while coaching the Tasmanian youth and second XI.

Well, Wade will continue playing for his Big Bash League side, the Hobart Hurricanes, for at least the next two summers.

Also, he will continue playing for his domestic team, Tasmania.

The Indian Women's Cricket Team will take on arch-rivals Pakistan on October 6 as per the new and updated Women's T20 World Cup fixture released by ICC on Monday. The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, which is all set to begin on October 3, was scheduled to be held in Bangladesh but was moved due to security reasons. Post that, ICC decided to shift the tournament to UAE with BCB still being the hosts of the marquee tournament. 

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India will start their campaign against the Kiwis 

The groups are still the same. Defending champion Australia are in Group A alongside India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Group B consists of South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh and Scotland. Each side will play four group matches, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals.

The two semis will be played on October 17 and 18 and the final in Dubai on October 20. There is also a reserve day for both the semi-finals and the final.

If India advances from the group stage, they will feature in the first semi-final. 10 warm-up matches will be played from September 28 to October 1.

Team India will play their tournament opener against New Zealand on 4th October in Dubai followed by the much-awaited match against arch-rival Pakistan on 6th October at the same venue.

The Indian Women's team will then play against the defending champions Australia on 13th October in Sharjah.

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ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Fixture and Schedule

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) rejected the proposal given by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to host the Women's T20 World Cup. The ICC is said to take a final call on August 20. The Women's T20 World Cup is to be played in Bangladesh from 3rd to 20th October.

In such a situation, India was offered hosting. Now after India's withdrawal, Sri Lanka and UAE are the only other options left. Recently Sri Lanka hosted the Women's Asia Cup. This tournament was considered part of the preparation for the Women's T20 World Cup.

'Our priority is the safety'

ICC is concerned about the ongoing violence in Bangladesh. An ICC official had said, "The ICC is closely monitoring developments in coordination with the Bangladesh Cricket Board [BCB], their security agencies and our own independent security consultants. Our priority is the safety and well-being of all participants."

Bangladesh is trying to save the tournament

The new interim government in Bangladesh is finally trying to save the tournament. One of the biggest hurdles for the BCB is the travel advisory issued by the government of many participating teams, including England, Australia, and India.

Apart from security, there is also an issue that Bangladesh Cricket Board President and former Sports Minister Nazmul Hassan has been missing since August 5, after the fall of the government. Many board directors, who have political connections, are also not in touch.

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'Bangladesh series is very important to us'

The latest edition of the ICC T20 World Cup, to be held in the USA and West Indies in 2024, saw the final match between India and South Africa in Barbados. Team India beat South Africa by 7 runs to clinch the title for the second time. Before that, England and West Indies are the only two teams to have won the title twice. For a comprehensive T2O World Cup winners list since 2007, let's take a look at the article below.

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T2O World Cup winners list

T20 World Cup 2007 Winner | India

The first even T20 World Cup edition held in 2007 was hosted in South Africa where India claimed the first T20 WC title by beating their arch-rival Pakistan by 5 runs. Indian Cricket Team Led by young captain MS Dhoni defeated Pakistan in the super exciting final. In the league phase, the Indian team faced only 1 defeat against New Zealand during the Super 8s phase. Shahid Afridi from Pakistan was the man of the Series, while Mathew Hayden from Australia was the highest run scorer along with Umar Gul from Pakistan as the highest wicket-taker. Irfan Pathan was man of the match in the final.

T2O World Cup 2009 Winner | Pakistan

After getting defeated by the Indian Cricket Team in the first edition of the T20 World Cup, Pakistan won the final in 2009 after defeating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in England. In this edition, Pakistan faced 2 losses, the first one against England and 2nd defeat from Sri Lanka. Still, they managed to win the ICC trophy. Tillakaratne Dilshan from Sri Lanka was the Player of the Series and the top run-scorer whereas Umar Gul was the highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cup 2009. Shahid Afridi was the man of the match in the final.

T20 World Cup 2010 Winner | England

England Cricket Team was the winner of the ICC T20 World Cup 2010, hosted by West Indies. After winning the WC, England became the first non-Asian team to win the T20 World Cup. In the final, England beat their arch-rival Australia by 7 wickets to win the crown. In this edition, the England team lost only one match against West Indies in the first game but after that, they won all the following games in the tournament to become the champion. Kevin Pietersen was the man of the series whereas Mahela Jayawardene was the highest run scorer and Dirk Nannes was the highest wicket-taker in this World Cup.

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T20 World Cup 2012 Winner | West Indies

West Indies was the winner of the ICC T20 World Cup 2012. They defeated host Srilanka in the final by 36 runs. Notably West Indies lost their first match against Australia but still, they won the Trophy. In the World Cup edition, Shane Watson from Australia was the man of the series and the highest run scorer whereas Ajantha Mendis from Sri Lanka was the highest wicket-taker bowler.

T2O World Cup 2014 Winner | Sri Lanka

In the T20 World Cup 2014, Sri Lanka defeated the Indian team to become the winner for the first time. They won the final in 2014 by 6 wickets after giving a setback to the tournament's favorite Indian Team. India managed to reach the final for the 2nd time in this edition. Virat Kohli from India became both the top run-scorer and player of the series while Ahsan Malik and Imran Tahir were the joint-highest wicket-takers in the 2014 World Cup.

T20 World Cup 2016 Winner | West Indies

West Indies won the T20 World Cup for the 2nd time by beating England in the final held at Edan Gardens, Kolkata in 2016. This match is remembered for the Carribean allrounder Carlos Brathwaite’s 4 continuous sixes in 4 balls against Ben Stokes. In the last over of the final, 19 runs were required in an over for West Indies to ace the title and they did that. Marlon Samuels won the Man of the Match award while Virat Kohli became the Man of the Series. Tamim Iqbal was the top run-scorer and Mohammad Nabi from Afghanistan was the highest wicket-taker in the 2016 edition.

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T20 World Cup 2021 Winner | Australia

Australia was the winner of the T20 World Cup 2021 hosted by India in UAE and Oman. In the final, Australia defeated their neighbour New Zealand by 8 wickets securing their first-ever T20 WC title. Michell Marsh was man of the match whereas David Warner was man of the series. Babar Azam was the highest run scorer whereas Wanindu Hasaranga from Srilanka was the top wicket-taker in that edition.

T20 World Cup 2022 Winner | England

England team won the T20 World Cup 2022 after defeating Pakistan in a low-scoring final played in Melbourne, Australia to clinch their 2nd title after 2010. England won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first, Pakistan scored a total of 137/8 in 20 overs. After that England chased the Score successfully in 19 overs with 5 wickets in hand. From Pakistan, Naseem Shah, Harris Rauf, and Shdab Khan made the pressure but there were unable to stop the England from their 2nd crown. 

Virat Kohli scored the highest 296 runs in 6 matches while Srilankan Leg Spinner Wanindu Hasranga was the most successful bowler by taking 15 wickets in 8 matches with an economy 0f 6.41.

T20 World Cup 2024 Winner | India

For India, the 13-year wait finally ended on a glorious day in Barbados with India winning the T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa by seven runs. With this, India became just the third side to win the Men’s T20 World Cup twice after England (2010, 2022), and West Indies (2012, 2016). It was an all-round performance from team India as both the batsmen and the bowlers chipped in with crucial knocks and spells especially when the team needed it. 

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Virat Kohli hit a match-winning 76 to set up a fighting score in the final. South Africa were winning the game easily, with 30 needed from 30 balls. But, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Arshdeep Singh bowled brilliant overs to help India clinch the trophy.