It says the sexual assault claim "is not true" and adds: "I'm not missing, nor am I unsafe. I've just been resting at home and everything is fine". For Australia, though, it was a sixth World Cup title overall, a first in the T20 version, and a triumph that few had forecast before the competition began, following a torrid run recent run in the T20 format which had seen them lose five series on the trot, including 11 matches out of 15 in 2021. Rafiq's lawyer Asma Iqbal said the delays "create a lack of faith in the entire process and means trust in the sport's ability to clean up its act is being seriously undermined". Money raised from the run will be divided between the MND Association and the Leeds Hospitals Charity appeal to build a new care centre in Leeds that will bear the name of the former Great Britain No 7.