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New Delhi, February 13 Pacer Junaid Siddique claimed a career-best five-wicket haul as the UAE restricted Canada to 150/7 despite a fighting half-century from Harsh Thaker, in their Group D T20 World Cup match here on Friday.Thaker (50 off 41 balls; 2x4, 3x6) and Dhaliwal (34 off 28; 4x4)...

Colombo, February 13 In a major setback for Zimbabwe, veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup due to a hamstring injury, and will be replaced by Ben Curran in the squad.The 40-year-old Taylor had limped off the field after retiring hurt in...

Colombo, Feb 13 Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza hailed their stunning 23-run victory over Australia as "unbelievable", attributing it to the team's culture, unity, and environment.Zimbabwe shocked Australia in their Group B match of the T20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday...

Ahmedabad, February 13 Calling the matches against South Africa "fierce," New Zealand pacer Matt Henry said on Friday that the long-standing rivalry between the two sides adds an extra dimension to their crucial T20 World Cup clash, which could potentially decide the group winner.Both New...

Colombo, February 13 Zimbabwe achieved a stunning victory against Australia in the T20 World Cup, defeating the former champions by 23 runs. This was a major upset.This was only the second time that the African nation had defeated a traditional powerhouse in the format, having previously...

Australia:Josh Inglis c Musekiwa b Muzarabani 8Travis Head c Evans b Evans 17Cameron Green c Marumani b Evans 0Tim David c Cremer b Muzarabani 0Glenn Maxwell b Burl 31Matt Renshaw c Burl b Muzarabani 65Marcus Stoinis c Musekiwa b Masakadza 6Ben Dwarshuis c Munyonga b Evans 6...

Colombo, February 13 Zimbabwe produced the first major upset of the T20 World Cup, with a stunning 23-run victory over injury-hit Australia in their Group B match here on Friday.Sent in to bat, Zimbabwe scored a challenging 169 for two.Openers Brian Bennett (64 not out off 56 balls) and...

Kolkata, February 13 A struggling England will face traditional rival Scotland here on Saturday in a must-win T20 World Cup match that could determine which of the two teams progresses to the Super Eight stage from Group C.The West Indies are currently in the lead with back-to-back wins, while...

New Delhi, February 13 Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus acknowledged that his batsmen were completely outmatched by Varun Chakravarthy's mystery spin, a skill they had never encountered in associate cricket.Chasing 210, Namibia remained competitive until the powerplay. However, Chakravarthy was...

Colombo, February 13 Scorecard of the T20 World Cup match between Australia and Zimbabwe here on Friday.Zimbabwe:Brian Bennett not out 64Tadiwanashe Marumani c Inglis b Stoinis 35Ryan Burl c sub (Xavier Bartlett) b Green 35Sikandar Raza not out 25Extras: (LB-3, W-7) 10Total: (For 2...

New Delhi, February 13 Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar expects left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav to replace fast bowler Arshdeep Singh in India's high-profile T20 World Cup match against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday.Arshdeep was targeted by Namibian batsmen on Thursday, even though the...

Colombo, February 13 Brian Bennett struck an unbeaten 64 as Zimbabwe's top-order batters played collectively against a weakened Australian bowling attack to post a challenging 169/2 in their T20 World Cup match here on Friday.Bennett hit seven fours off the 56 balls he faced, setting the...

Colombo, February 13 Zimbabwe scored a challenging 169 for 2 against an injury-hit Australia in a Group B T20 World Cup match here on Friday.Openers Brian Bennett (64 not out off 56 balls) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (35 off 21) gave Zimbabwe a strong start, scoring 61 runs in 7.3 overs.Ryan...

New Delhi, February 13 India struggled against Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus's unorthodox spin, leaving them with work to do before the crucial T20 World Cup clash in Colombo on Sunday against Pakistan's spinner, Usman Tariq, who also employs unusual variations.Both Erasmus and Tariq bowl...

RAJOURI, FEBRUARY 12: The Directorate of Youth Services and Sports, Rajouri District, conducted Inter-Panchayat Block-Level cricket trials for boys in the Under-17 and Under-19 categories as part of the 2026 Youth Engagement Programme.Young cricketers from various Panchayats participated...

With two wins in as many matches, New Zealand and South Africa will face each other in a crucial match on Saturday, vying for the top spot in their T20 World Cup group.Both teams have won their opening two matches, but through different strategies, setting up a contest that could determine not...

Colombo, February 13 With their hopes of advancing to the Super Eight all but dashed after two consecutive defeats, Ireland will look to Paul Stirling, their captain, to inspire them to defeat Oman in a T20 World Cup match between two teams at the bottom of Group B here on Saturday.Both teams...

New Delhi, February 13 India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy says he is reaping the rewards of adding more pace and revolutions to the ball.The world's top-ranked bowler says he constantly strives for improvement, whether it is introducing a new delivery or perfecting existing variations...

Colombo, February 13 In a major setback for Zimbabwe, veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup due to the injury he sustained in a group match earlier this week.The 40-year-old Taylor had limped off the field after retiring hurt in the match...

Colombo, February 13 Australia's stand-in captain Travis Head won the toss and chose to bowl against Zimbabwe in their T20 World Cup match here on Friday.Both teams made two changes from their previous match lineups.Ben Dwarshuis and Tim David replaced Cooper Connolly and Xavier Bartlett in...