Cricket

JP Duminy hails Team India as "one of the favourites" for T20 WC

Former South African cricketer JP Duminy remarked that the Indian cricket team brings their best in the International Cricket Council (ICC) events, hailing the Men in Blue as "one of the favourites, if not the favourite" ahead of the India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash on Sunday in Ahmedabad.

2026-02-21T17:31:29.951265+00:00 IST

Quinton de Kock hails Varun Chakaravarthy as "very good bowler"

South Africa's Quinton de Kock lauded Indian spinner Varun Chakaravarthy, calling him a "very good bowler", ahead of the India vs South Africa ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s match on Sunday in Ahmedabad.

2026-02-21T17:15:31.951506+00:00 IST

New Zealand vs Pakistan Super 8s match abandoned due to rain

The first Super 8s match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, between New Zealand and Pakistan, got abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain in Colombo. Both the New Zealand and Pakistan teams shared a point each.

2026-02-21T16:32:16.641355+00:00 IST

SA coach backs familiarity with Ahmedabad ahead of India clash

South Africa batting coach Ashwell Prince said that having played in Ahmedabad helps the team ahead of their T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash against South Africa at the same venue on Thursday. Ashwell Prince also noted that having played India in a T20I series before the World Cup also helps them in planning and preparing against the Men in Blue.

2026-02-21T15:09:04.095579+00:00 IST

Suryakumar acknowledges pressure of playing T20 WC at home

India's men's T20I team captain Suryakumar Yadav acknowledged the pressure of playing a major tournament at home ahead of their Super 8 clash of the T20 World Cup 2026 against South Africa, especially with constant public expectations and the shared goal of winning the World Cup.

2026-02-21T13:30:48.821915+00:00 IST

Pakistan choose to bat first against New Zealand in Super 8 clash

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and opted to bat first against the Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand in the first Super 8 stage clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.

2026-02-21T13:28:23.399374+00:00 IST

India Women defeat Australia by 17 runs in Adelaide

India Women defeated Australia Women by 17 runs in the third match of the T20I series, at Adelaide on Saturday, to clinch the series 2-1. While Smriti Mandhana shone with the bat, Shree Charani and Shreyanka Patil stood out with the ball for the Women in Blue.

2026-02-21T12:05:27.214506+00:00 IST

Suryakumar backs out-of-form Abhishek ahead South Africa match

Indian men's T20I team captain Suryakumar Yadav backed the out-of-form batter Abhishek Sharma ahead of the team's first Super 8 fixture of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, against South Africa on Sunday at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.

2026-02-21T11:20:27.021294+00:00 IST

Mandhana, Rodrigues power India to 176 in 20 overs at Adelaide

Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues helped India post 176/6 in the third and final match of the ongoing India vs Australia Women's T20I series at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

2026-02-21T10:34:30.891802+00:00 IST

Gorakhpur to get its first world-class international stadium

The project, estimated at Rs 392.94 crore, has entered its initial phase with soil filling and leveling work already underway. The state government has released the first instalment of Rs 63.39 crore to begin construction.

2026-02-21T10:00:38.066098+00:00 IST

Perry becomes first Aussie woman cricketer to play 350 matches

She is only behind India's Harmanpreet Kaur (357) and New Zealand's Suzie Bates (355) in the list of the most capped players in women's international matches.

2026-02-21T08:52:41.702165+00:00 IST

IND W Vs AUS W, 3rd T20I: India W opt to bat first against AUS

Both teams made one change in the playing XI as India brought in Shreyanka Patil, replacing Kranti Gaud, and Grace Harris replaced Nicola Carey in the Australian playing XI.

2026-02-21T08:11:11.965498+00:00 IST

“'Enjoying my cricket, opportunities will come,” says Yash Dhull

Earlier in 2025, Dhull marked a strong comeback in the Delhi Premier League (DPL), where he emerged as one of the standout performers for Central Delhi Kings. He also carried his form into the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

2026-02-21T05:56:41.900956+00:00 IST

T20 World Cup: Oman register unwanted record after big defeat

The defeat against Australia was Oman's 10th consecutive defeat at the T20 World Cup. They first qualified for the multi-nation T20 tournament in the 2016 edition, where they finished their campaign with a win in three group stage matches.

2026-02-21T05:26:10.571196+00:00 IST

“Tariq has a pretty unique action”: New Zealand’s Mark Chapman

Chapman agreed that New Zealand have played a lot with Pakistan in recent years and the Kiwis are well prepared for the match.

2026-02-21T04:11:03.665298+00:00 IST

Bangladesh assistant coach Salahuddin slams Nazrul

Asif Nazrul mentioned on February 10 that the decision to withdraw from the Bangladesh T20 World Cup was made by the players and coaches of the Bangladesh cricket team. Earlier, he had said that the government decided not to hold their matches in India due to security concerns. The assistant coach has criticised this flip in his stance.

2026-02-20T18:58:29.611931+00:00 IST

Buttler admits to being "a bit frustrated" with his form in T20WC

Buttler became the fourth batter and the first English batter to register 4,000 T20I runs and also overtook Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene to become the third-highest run-getter in the tournament history. But despite these two big records, he is yet to record a memorable outing this tournament. He has scored just 53 runs in four innings at a poor average of 13.25 and a strike rate of 135.89, with two single-digit scores and two starts, scores of 26 and 21 that he could not convert into something big.

2026-02-20T18:27:12.826000+00:00 IST

T20WC: Marsh laments "missed opportunity" after group stage exit

Australia crushed Oman in a massive face-saving win at Pallekele on Friday, letting them end their campaign on a high with two wins and losses each. But their poor performances against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka raised concerns about the health of Aussie T20I cricket and whether they take the format seriously at all or not. Coming into the tournament, frontline pacers Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins were ruled out due to injuries, and skipper Marsh missed out on two games due to a groin injury scare. Steve Smith was flown in as a replacement, but did not get even a single game to play.

2026-02-20T18:26:07.723821+00:00 IST

“Pressure is a big thing...": South Africa’s Conrad Shukri

South Africa head coach Conrad Shukri Conrad has expressed excitement ahead of his team's Super Eight opener against the defending champions India in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Sunday, saying the team is entering the next stage with confidence after successfully navigating the group stages.

2026-02-20T18:22:13.037307+00:00 IST

Hesson clears air on Agha exchange, Babar’s batting position

During the pre-match press conference ahead of the Super Eight clash against New Zealand, Hesson explained that the team's strategy and current needs have dictated Babar's role in the middle order.

2026-02-20T17:57:06.508237+00:00 IST

"Results have to improve": Irfan Pathan on Oman's T20WC campaign

Oman slipped to their 10th successive ICC T20 World Cup loss, the joint-most by any team in the history of the tournament, as a wounded Australian team crushed them by nine-wickets in a dead-rubber match following their early exit from the tournament. Since their win over Papua New Guinea in the 2021 edition, they have slipped to 10 successive losses in the tournament across the 2021, 2024 and 2026 editions, failing to win any match in the latter two editions.

2026-02-20T17:41:57.485295+00:00 IST