Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, Australia beat Afghanistan but not by enough runs. They now need Sri Lanka to beat England to progress to the next round. Meanwhile, New Zealand beat Ireland.

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Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, Pakistan secured their second Super 12 win to keep their hopes alive.

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Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, India held their nerve to beat Bangladesh in the rain in Adelaide, and the Netherlands clinched their first win in Group 2.

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Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. England beat New Zealand again at a World Cup, by 20 runs, and Sri Lanka kept their hopes alive after beating Afghanistan.

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Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, Australia did what they needed to do, beating Ireland by 42 runs, but were still well short of the margin they needed.

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Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. 

Today, South Africa shocked India in Perth.

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Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. 

Today, Pakistan claimed their first win and Zimbabwe narrowly lost to Bangladesh

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It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, if you were downloading a Queensland cricketer, who would it be? How does the Axel F theme song from Beverly Hills Cop relate to umpire Ross Emerson? What did Bradman say in his sleep? And can Geoff hunt down the revisit of his nemesis, Rob O'Neill?

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Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. 

Today, there was only one match for a Saturday - a big Group A contest between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

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Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. 

Today, the rain washed out Australia versus England, and New Zealand versus Afghanistan, with a range of repercussions fro Group A. Also, Geoff and Adam recap the previous night's very late match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe.

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