cricket fielding

Colombo, February 22 – Will Jacks reflected on a clinical all-round performance after guiding England to a commanding 51-run victory over Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Jacks took three crucial wickets as a comprehensive effort by the bowlers saw England...

Pallekele, Feb 22 – Jofra Archer and Will Jacks dominated Sri Lanka's top order after Phil Salt's 40-ball 62, leading England to a sensational 51-run victory in a thrilling Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup on Sunday.After left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage (3/26) bowled a disciplined...

Colombo, February 22 – Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned England's batting approach after their lackluster first innings against Sri Lanka in the second match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Super Eights.Reacting to England's 146/9, which was built on a slow-paced...

Ahmedabad, February 21 – The poor form of opener Abhishek Sharma and sloppy fielding will be under scrutiny as India face South Africa in their first match of the Super8 round of the 2026 T20 World Cup, which will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.Abhishek has yet to score a run...

Bangkok, February 20 Skipper Radha Yadav put up an outstanding all-round performance to guide India A to the final of the Women's Rising Stars T20 Asia Cup with a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka A here on Friday.Sri Lanka opted to bat after winning the toss, but the decision backfired...

Chennai, February 19 – Opener Ibrahim Zadran hit an unbeaten 95 – his second consecutive fifty – as Afghanistan posted 200/4 in 20 overs against Canada in their final Group D match of the Men’s T20 World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday.Put in to bat first, and also in what was...

In New Delhi, on February 18, South Africa's decision to drop Corbin Bosch for their match against Afghanistan, and to play George Linde, raised some questions. However, Bosch proved his worth by taking 1-34 against New Zealand in a crucial match at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.Similar to...

Colombo, February 18 – Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus expressed pride in his team’s early bowling performance while acknowledging key areas for improvement following their defeat to Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group A match at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Wednesday...

New Delhi, February 18 – Corbin Bosch and Anrich Nortje collectively took five wickets, restricting the United Arab Emirates to 122/6 in their final Group D match of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.Under overcast conditions and with floodlights on, Bosch...

Mumbai, Feb 17 – Kushal Bhurtel's early performance and Dipendra Singh Airee's unbeaten fifty helped Nepal end their 12-year-long winless streak in the T20 World Cup with a 7-wicket victory against Scotland in an inconsequential Group C match here on Tuesday.Nepal had been winless since 2014...

Ahmedabad, February 17 A formidable India will be hoping that Abhishek Sharma returns to his aggressive style, and the other batters step up against spin, when the team takes the field for its final T20 World Cup league match against the Netherlands here on Wednesday.Having established himself...

Kolkata, February 16 – England captain Harry Brook admitted that his team had not yet reached its peak form, despite securing qualification for the Super 8s with a hard-fought win over Italy in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group C match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday.“We haven’t played...

Kolkata, February 16 – Italy captain Harry Manenti expressed immense pride in his team's fighting display despite their 24-run defeat to England in their ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group C match at Eden Gardens, saying the associate side had shown they could challenge the world's best.“We always...

Italy's innings:Justin Mosca c Banton b Rashid 43Anthony Mosca c Brook b Archer 0JJ Smuts c Overton b Archer 0Harry Manenti c Buttler b Overton 12Ben Manenti c Banton b Jacks 60Grant Stewart c Dawson b Curran 45Marcus Compopiano c Banton b Curran 2Gian-Piero Meade c Buttler b...

Kolkata, February 16 England won the toss and chose to bat against Italy at the iconic Eden Gardens in their Group C match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Monday.England strengthened their campaign by defeating Scotland, moving into second place after earlier struggles, including a defeat to...

Chennai, February 15 – USA captain Monank Patel said that thorough preparation and a crucial opening partnership laid the foundation for his team's commanding victory over Namibia in their T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.USA posted a formidable 199-run total after...

Namibia:Louren Steenkamp c Mohammad Mohsin b Ranjane 58Jan Frylinck c & b van Schalkwyk 19Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton c Ranjane b Netravalkar 28Gerhard Erasmus c Shayan Jahangir b van Schalkwyk 6JJ Smit c Shayan Jahangir b Ali Khan 31Zane Green retired out 18Ruben Trumpelmann not out 3...

Chennai, February 15 The USA registered their second consecutive victory, defeating Namibia by 31 runs, as captain Monank Patel overcame a series of low scores to score a fluent half-century in their T20 World Cup group match here on Sunday.Thanks to Patel's 52 off 30 balls and Sanjay...

Ahmedabad, February 15 – New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner blamed the loss of three crucial wickets during the Power-play while batting first, and their inability to take more than one wicket with the ball in the first six overs under eased conditions, as the reasons for their defeat to South...

Colombo, February 14 – Captain Lorcan Tucker and Gareth Delany led Ireland to 235/5 against Oman in a Group B match of the 2026 T20 World Cup here at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.Captain Tucker (94), who narrowly missed a century by just six runs, was well supported by Delany, who...