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Ahmedabad, Feb 18 – Varun Chakravarthy's 3-14 and a stellar all-round performance from Shivam Dube (66 & 2-35) helped India maintain their winning momentum, extending it to 12 matches after defeating the Netherlands by 17 runs in the 36th match of the 2026 T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi...

Colombo, February 18 – Pakistan advanced to the Super 8s of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup with a dominant 102-run victory over Namibia at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday. They defended their imposing total of 199/3 by dismissing Namibia for just 97 in 17.3 overs...

Ahmedabad, February 18 The Netherlands struggled to 72/2 after 10 overs in their chase of 194 against India in a Group A T20 World Cup match here on Wednesday.Bas de Leede (15) and Colin Ackermann (9) were at the crease after spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Hardik Pandya had each taken one...

Ahmedabad, February 18 Shivam Dube (66) scored a crucial half-century, helping India post a challenging total of 193/6 against the Netherlands in their T20 World Cup Group A match here on Wednesday.Abhishek Sharma was out for a third consecutive duck, while other batsmen, including Ishan...

In New Delhi, February 18 – UAE off-spinner Dhruv Parashar stated that his team would find ways to perform better against top-tier pace bowlers, especially after being defeated by a relentless South African attack, which led to their six-wicket defeat in the final Group D match of the ICC Men’s...

Dubai, February 18 – The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 approved Dilshan Madushanka as a replacement for Matheesha Pathirana in the Sri Lanka squad on Wednesday. Madushanka was named as a replacement after Pathirana was ruled out due to a muscle strain in his left...

Namibia Innings:Louren Steenkamp c Usman Khan b Mohammad Nawaz 23Jan Frylinck b Salman Mirza 9Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton run out (Salman Agha/Saim Ayub) 5Gerhard Erasmus c Usman Khan b Shadab Khan 7Alexander Volschenk c Shadab Khan b Shadab Khan 20JJ Smit c Shadab Khan b Usman...

Colombo, February 18 Pakistan won by a comfortable margin of 102 runs against Namibia, securing their place in the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday, thanks to Sahibzada Farhan's brilliant, maiden century and excellent bowling by their spinners.Batting first, Pakistan posted...

New Delhi, February 18 Having had the advantage of playing three group league games in Ahmedabad, South African pacer Corbin Bosch is confident that the team's strategy will be clearer ahead of their Super Eights match against India in the T20 World Cup.India and South Africa will face off in...

Colombo, February 18 Opener Sahibzada Farhan smashed an unbeaten century before Usman Tariq took four wickets as Pakistan defeated Namibia by 102 runs in their must-win Group A match, securing their place in the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.Farhan blasted 11 fours and four...

New Delhi, February 18 – South Africa captain Aiden Markram praised his bowlers after their six-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in the T20 World Cup, saying the attack executed its plans well on a challenging pitch.In overcast conditions at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, South Africa...

New Delhi, February 18 – Dewald Brevis and Ryan Rickelton scored 36 and 30 runs, respectively, to guide South Africa to a six-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in their Group D match of the T20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.This result also ensured that the...

South Africa:Aiden Markram bowled by Haider Ali – 28Quinton de Kock c Syed Haider b Muhammad Jawadullah – 14Ryan Rickelton c Parashar b Muhammad Farooq – 30Dewald Brevis c sub b Muhammad Arfan – 36Tristan Stubbs not out – 6Jason Smith not out – 3Extras: (B-4, W-2) – 6Total: (For...

New Delhi, February 18 Young top-order batsman Alishan Sharafu scored a gritty 45 to help UAE post a modest 122 for 6 in their T20 World Cup match against South Africa here on Wednesday.Batting first, UAE, who had already lost their chances of qualifying for the Super 8s, failed to capitalize...

Kalyani (West Bengal), February 18 – The scoreboard of the Ranji Trophy semi-final between Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir, which Bengal won by six wickets, is as follows:Bengal – 1st InningsAbhimanyu Easwaran (c) b Auqib Nabi 49Sudip Chatterjee c Pundir b Sunil Kumar 0Sudip Kumar Gharami lbw...

Mumbai, February 17 – Scotland captain Richie Berrington reflected on a hard-fought contest against Nepal, praising the electric atmosphere and acknowledging the decisive impact of Airee’s game-changing innings as they lost by seven wickets at the Wankhede Stadium.Airee hammered an unbeaten 50...

Mumbai, February 17 Dipendra Singh Airee smashed an unbeaten fifty as Nepal defeated Scotland by seven wickets in their Group C final match of the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.Airee scored 50 off 23 balls after Kushal Bhurtel scored 43 off 35 balls to help Nepal reach the target of 171 with...

Mumbai, February 17 Scorecard of the T20 World Cup match between Nepal and Scotland here on Tuesday.Scotland:George Munsey c Jora b Paudel 27Michael Jones b Sompal Kami 71Brandon McMullen c&b Sompal Kami 25Richie Berrington c Jora b Bhurtel 10Tom Bruce b Sompal Kami 5Matthew Cross...

Mumbai, February 17 Scotland posted 170/7 against Nepal in their final Group C match of the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.Invited to bat, Michael Jones scored 71 off 45 balls before Scotland suffered a dramatic batting collapse.For Nepal, Sompal Kami (3/25) took three wickets, and Nandan...

Ahmedabad, February 17 Overanalyzing can be counterproductive after a few failures in the high-risk T20 format, and India opener Abhishek Sharma has his plans sorted against well-prepared opposition, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said on Tuesday.Abhishek has not scored a run in the two innings...