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Mumbai, March 5 – India's fast bowling spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, achieved a monumental career milestone during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final against England at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, as he became only the eighth Indian bowler to reach 500 international wickets. He...

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...

Kolkata, March 4 New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said he was delighted with his team’s dominant display in the Men’s T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa, describing the nine-wicket win as a “pretty pleasing” performance in a high-pressure contest.Finn Allen smashed the fastest...

New Zealand:Tim Seifert – lbw 58Finn Allen – not out 100Rachin Ravindra – not out 13Extras (lbw-2)2Total (for 1 wicket in 12.5 overs) 173Wickets fallen: 1-117Bowling: Marco Jansen – 2.5-0-53-0, Kagiso Rabada – 3-0-28-1, Lungi Ngidi – 2-0-22-0, Corbin Bosch – 2-0-35-0, Keshav...

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 spinner Cole McConchie said he was pleased to make an impact in the Men's T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa after being drafted into the side at short notice.McConchie's off-spin meant New Zealand used him as a match-up for countering the Proteas...

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...

Mumbai, March 4 India's frontline spinner Varun Chakaravarthy was one of the four squad members who chose to train in the scorching Mumbai afternoon a day before the T20 World Cup semifinal against England.Chakaravarthy has been India's trump card in the middle overs over the past 12 months...

New Delhi, March 3 – Former Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar has advised the team to use Jasprit Bumrah for two overs in the powerplay of the Men’s T20 World Cup semi-final against England at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Gavaskar believes that Bumrah's early breakthroughs could disrupt...

New Delhi, March 2: Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was adjudged the ‘Impact Player of the Match’ after a decisive spell helped India set a chaseable target for the West Indies before Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 97 helped the defending champions secure a crucial victory in their T20 World Cup...

Kolkata, March 2 – West Indies captain Shai Hope admitted that his team fell short at crucial moments after their semifinal hopes were dashed by India in a virtual quarterfinal clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Eden Gardens on Sunday, knocking them out of the race to the semi-final.West...

Kolkata, March 2 – India captain Suryakumar Yadav praised the team's character and composure after their thrilling victory over the West Indies in a must-win Super Eights encounter at Eden Gardens on Sunday, which secured them a semifinal berth in Mumbai.Reflecting on the high-pressure nature...

India's Innings:Abhishek Sharma c Shimron Hetmyer b Akeal Hosein 10Sanju Samson not out 97Ishan Kishan c Shimron Hetmyer b Jason Holder 10Suryakumar Yadav c Sherfane Rutherford b Shamar Joseph 18Tilak Varma c Shimron Hetmyer b Jason Holder 27Hardik Pandya c Jason Holder b...

Kolkata, March 1 Sanju Samson (74 not out) and Tilak Varma (27) brought India back into contention after Suryakumar Yadav's dismissal, as India reached 146/4, needing another 50 runs off the last 30 balls with six wickets in hand in their T20 World Cup match against West Indies here on Sunday...

Kolkata, March 1 – The West Indies relied on impactful contributions from Roston Chase and a brilliant late innings from Jason Holder and Rovman Powell to post a formidable 195/4 against India at Eden Gardens on Sunday in what was a crucial Super Eights clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for...

New Delhi, March 1 – South Africa advanced to the semi-finals of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup after defeating Zimbabwe by five wickets in their Super Eights clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, thanks to an outstanding performance from Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza.Raza scored a...

New Delhi, March 1 Sikandar Raza's impressive 73 off 43 balls was crucial in helping Zimbabwe reach 153/7 against South Africa in their final Super Eights match in Group 1 of the T20 World Cup here on Sunday.Raza smashed eight fours and four sixes, playing a lone hand as wickets continued to...

Kandy, February 28 – Opener Sahibzada Farhan produced another sensational performance, hitting his second century of the tournament, while Fakhar Zaman struck a magnificent 84 as Pakistan piled up an imposing 212/8 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka in their final ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s...

Kolkata, February 28 Despite Varun Chakravarthy's struggles in the last two matches, he remains the world's No. 1 bowler in T20 cricket, according to West Indies head coach Daren Sammy, ahead of their virtual quarterfinal against India in the T20 World Cup at Eden Gardens on Sunday...