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Mumbai, March 5 – Sanju Samson's brilliant innings of 50 and Jasprit Bumrah's exceptional bowling helped India defeat England by seven runs, securing a place in the T20 World Cup final.Sanju Samson (89 off 42 balls) overcame Jofra Archer's challenge through luck, contributing to India's...

Mumbai, March 5 In their pursuit of a challenging target of 254, England were left struggling at 119 for 4 after 10 overs against India in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks were unbeaten on 49 and 11 respectively.Earlier, Sanju Samson...

Mumbai, March 5 Sanju Samson overcame the challenge posed by Jofra Archer through a stroke of luck to reach his second successive fifty, helping India post a massive 253 for seven against England in the T20 World Cup semifinal here on Thursday.After single-handedly taking India to the...

Mumbai, March 5 Sanju Samson smashed a brilliant 89 off 42 balls as India posted a formidable 253 for seven against England in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.Sent in to bat, Sanju hit seven sixes and eight fours in his innings. Shivam Dube (43), Ishan Kishan (39)...

Mumbai, March 5 Sanju Samson smashed an 89-run innings off 42 balls as India reached 177 for three in 15 overs against England in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav were batting on 28 and 5 respectively.Will Jacks took two wickets for...

Mumbai, March 5 Sanju Samson smashed a 26-ball half-century as India raced to 119 for two in 10 overs against England in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.Samson and Shivam Dube were batting on 67 and 1 respectively, after Will Jacks dismissed Abhishek Sharma for 9 in...

Mumbai, March 5 Leading the way with an early aggressive innings, India quickly reached 55/1 against England in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.Samson and Ishan Kishan were batting on 31 and 15 respectively, after Will Jacks dismissed Abhishek Sharma for 9 in the...

Perth, March 5 – Australian captain Alyssa Healy said she doesn't expect to feel any sadness as she prepares for her final international appearance through the one-off pink-ball Test against India, which begins at the WACA Stadium on Friday.Australia currently leads India 8-4 in the...

Kolkata, March 4 Explosive right-handed opener Finn Allen described his record-breaking century in 33 balls as "very impressive" in terms of his best batting performances, as it propelled New Zealand to the T20 World Cup final with a comprehensive nine-wicket win over South Africa at Eden...

Kolkata, March 4 Finn Allen produced one of the most explosive innings in Men’s T20 World Cup history by smashing an unbeaten century off just 33 balls as New Zealand stormed into the final with a comprehensive nine-wicket win over South Africa at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.Chasing 170, Allen...

Kolkata, March 4 New Zealand's opener, Finn Allen, smashed a brilliant unbeaten 100 off just 33 balls to lead his team to the T20 World Cup final as they thrashed South Africa by nine wickets in the first semi-final here on Wednesday.Allen hit 10 fours and eight sixes in his innings, while his...

Kolkata, March 4 New Zealand reached 124 for 1 against South Africa at the halfway stage of the semi-final, needing 46 runs to reach the final of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.Openers Finn Allen and Rachin Ravindra were at the crease on 58 and 6 respectively after 10 overs, while chasing...

Kolkata, March 4 Left-arm seamer Marco Jansen scored an unbeaten 55 to guide South Africa to 169/8 in 20 overs against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.South Africa were in trouble at 77/5 in 10.2 overs before Jansen...

Kolkata, March 4 New Zealand spinners put on an impressive performance before Marco Jansen's aggressive counter-attack took South Africa to a respectable 169 for 8 in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.On a pitch where scoring runs appeared to be a slightly challenging...

Kolkata, March 4 South Africa were 77/4 after 10 overs against New Zealand in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.Batting first, South Africa lost opener Quinton de Kock (10) and Ryan Rickelton (0) off consecutive balls in the second over bowled by off-spinner Cole...

Kolkata, March 3 Aiden Markram has been a prolific batsman in T20Is during the ongoing World Cup, but for this to happen, the South African captain had to train his mind to suppress his "captain" instincts whenever he went out to bat.Markram, who has excelled as an opener in T20Is, has so far...

Kolkata, March 2 – Indian opener Sanju Samson said he switched off his phone and social media to listen to himself and maintain his self-belief during a difficult period, which ended with his match-winning 97 in the Men’s T20 World Cup Super Eight clash against the West Indies on Sunday.Samson...

Kolkata, March 2 – After Sanju Samson scored an unbeaten 97 to guide India into the Men’s T20 World Cup semi-final following a five-wicket victory over the West Indies at Eden Gardens, head coach Gautam Gambhir praised him for stepping up when the team needed him the most to make big runs...

In Kolkata, March 2, taking responsibility for the West Indies' elimination from the T20 World Cup, captain Shai Hope said he should have batted more aggressively at the top to set a more challenging target for India in their must-win Super Eight match here.India, the defending champions...

Kolkata, March 2 Indian opener Sanju Samson shut down his phone and social media accounts to ensure that he did not lose self-belief during a difficult period that ended with a match-winning performance in the must-win T20 World Cup game against the West Indies here.Samson smashed a 50-ball...