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Kandy, February 16 Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first against Australia in the 30th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Monday.After missing the first two matches, Australian captain Mitchell Marsh returned to the...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka), February 16 Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and chose to bowl against Australia in their T20 World Cup match here on Monday.Sri Lanka replaced Kamil Mishara with Kusal Perera, while captain Mitchell Marsh returned to the Australian XI after missing the...

New Delhi, February 16 All-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai delivered a match-winning performance, taking four wickets before smashing an unbeaten 40 to guide Afghanistan to a five-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in their must-win T20 World Cup clash here on Monday.The win opened...

Mumbai, February 16 Nepal coach Nick Pothas believes that the country's players need to be put under more pressure moving forward in order to achieve tangible improvements, and he urged them to avoid repeating mistakes from the last two matches when they play their final T20 World Cup game...

Patna, February 16 – A day after Indian opener Ishan Kishan produced a sensational performance against arch-rivals Pakistan in the 2026 T20 World Cup, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar congratulated the cricketer, born in Patna, for his decisive innings on a relatively slow pitch.Playing at...

Colombo, February 15 Ishan Kishan said on Sunday that his improved performance on the off-side was behind his match-winning effort against arch-rivals Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.Kishan's 77 off 40 balls on a difficult pitch made the difference as India closed out a comfortable 61-run...

Wellington, February 15 – New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr has been appointed as the new captain of the New Zealand women's team across all formats. She takes over from Sophie Devine, who stepped down after last year's Women's ODI World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.The 25-year-old, who has...

New Delhi, February 15 Top batter Alishan Sharma believes the UAE have "figured out" how to play against Afghanistan, and wants the batters to counter the spinners by hitting straight in their must-win T20 World Cup match here on Monday.The UAE secured their first victory of the tournament...

Chennai, February 15 US captain Monank Patel dismissed a series of modest scores to score a fluent half-century, while Sanjay Krishnamurthi also scored an unbeaten fifty, as they posted a competitive 199 for 4 against Namibia in their T20 World Cup group match on Sunday.Opening the innings...

Mumbai, February 15 – After producing a decisive four-wicket spell to guide West Indies into the Super Eights, Jason Holder stressed that subtle adjustments and disciplined execution were the key to their commanding nine-wicket victory over Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.Holder's 4-27...

Ahmedabad, February 15 South Africa captain Aiden Markram says his team has moved "much closer" to playing to their full potential as they dominated New Zealand to edge closer to the Super 8s in the T20 World Cup.South Africa were clinical with both the ball and bat, first restricting New...

Colombo, Feb 14 Skipper Salman Ali Agha on Saturday defended Usman Tariq's unorthodox action and termed the "off-spinner who pauses and then delivers" as Pakistan's "trump card" against India in the T20 World Cup match here on Sunday.Tariq impressed with a three-wicket haul against the United...

Kolkata, February 14. England won the toss and chose to bowl against Scotland in the Group C match of the 2026 T20 World Cup, held at Eden Gardens on Saturday.Both teams have named the same playing eleven for the match.England captain Harry Brook said, "We will bowl first. We believe we can...

Colombo, February 14 – Oman won the toss and chose to bowl against Ireland in their third match of the 2026 T20 World Cup at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) on Saturday.This Group B match is a must-win for both Ireland and Oman. The team that loses will be eliminated from contention for the...

Chennai, February 14 – The Netherlands captain, Scott Edwards, conceded that his team fell short in both execution and application after suffering a 93-run defeat to the USA in a Group A match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.Chasing 197...

Colombo, February 13 After suffering two defeats and now without captain Paul Stirling due to a knee injury, Ireland will aim to keep their dwindling Super Eight hopes alive when they take on fellow strugglers Oman in a Group B clash of the T20 World Cup here on Saturday.Both teams have...

New Delhi, February 13 Scorecard of the T20 World Cup match between Canada and UAE here on Friday.Canada:Yuvraj Samra c Sharafu b Junaid Siddique 5Dilpreet Bajwa c Muhammad Waseem b Junaid Siddique 11Navneet Dhaliwal run out 34Nicholas Kirton c Sharma b Muhammad Jawadullah 4Harsh...

Colombo, February 10 Australian captain Mitchell Marsh is confident that his team's relatively inexperienced bowling attack will rise to the challenge during the T20 World Cup in the absence of frontline pacers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood.This will be the first major ICC...