Cricket

T20 World Cup: Canada win toss in Chennai, opt to bat first

Cole McConchie, who came into the New Zealand squad as Michael Bracewell's replacement, was included in the playing XI in place of Santner.

2026-02-17T05:32:42.958432+00:00 IST

T20 World Cup: Another injury scare for Sri Lanka

The 23-year-old pulled up in his follow-through while delivering the fourth ball of his opening over and immediately clutched his left leg before going to ground. After on-field treatment, he was helped off the field. Captain Dasun Shanaka finished the over.

2026-02-17T05:15:11.543587+00:00 IST

T20 World Cup: Jack Jarvis replaces injured Safyaan Sharif

Scotland were added to the 20-nation tournament in the 11th hour after Bangladesh were dropped from the tournament after refusing to travel to India for their scheduled fixtures.

2026-02-17T03:52:26.954705+00:00 IST

T20 WC: Nissanka’s ton helps Sri Lanka break multiple records

Nissanka's unbeaten century was the second hundred by a Sri Lankan batter in the T20 World Cups. The first ton was hit by former captain Mahela Jayawardene (100) against Zimbabwe in the 2010 edition.

2026-02-17T03:29:36.942967+00:00 IST

T20WC: Shanaka hails side's showing after Super 8 qualification

After a poor group stage exit last year, Sri Lanka marched into the Super Eights undefeated, downing the mighty Australians courtesy a masterclass century from Pathum Nissanka and fine bowling spells from Dushan Hemantha and Dushmantha Chameera.

2026-02-16T18:24:59.035140+00:00 IST

T20WC: Nissanka in elite list with Mahela after ton vs Australia

Nissanka cracked his second T20I century, helping the Lankan Lions chase 182 runs and making it three wins in three matches to seal their clash for the next round.

2026-02-16T18:01:37.721110+00:00 IST

T20 WC: Nissanka's majestic ton powers Sri Lanka to Super 8s

Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka pulled off a majestic hundred to help his side defeat Australia and qualify for the Super 8 stage in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Monday in Pallekele.

2026-02-16T17:29:00.200536+00:00 IST

Sikandar Raza ahead of T20 WC clash against Ireland 

After pulling off one of the biggest upsets of the ongoing T20 World Cup by beating Australia, Sikandar Raza urged that Zimbabwe's recent victories will mean nothing if they slip up now.

2026-02-16T16:05:31.718539+00:00 IST

We always knew that England were going to come hard: Manenti

Italy were eliminated from the race of Super Eights of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 after losing to England by 24 runs in match 29 of the tournament held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday.

2026-02-16T15:54:03.023615+00:00 IST

Ishan Kishan speaks on his stellar performance against Pakistan

Ishan's dream run in T20S continued as he breezed through the Pakistan spin ploy, slamming his second-successive T20 WC fifty and guiding a clinical India to a 61-run win at Colombo on Sunday, while also pulling off some fantastic work behind the stumps, including a stumping to remove a dangerous Usman Khan, who was slowly counter-attacking against Indian bowlers.

2026-02-16T15:22:43.750457+00:00 IST

Harry Brook after England qualifies for T20 WC super 8 

The Harry Brook-led England opted to bat first after winning the toss and set a big target of 203 runs for the fellow European side. Then they successfully defended the target and won the match.

2026-02-16T14:23:11.897852+00:00 IST

Dogra becomes second player to score 10,000 Ranji Trophy runs

Jammu and Kashmir skipper Paras Dogra joined an elite list by becoming only the second player after Wasim Jaffer to score 10,000 runs in Ranji Trophy history.

2026-02-16T14:02:05.077417+00:00 IST

T20 World Cup: England beat Italy by 24 runs, qualify for Super 8

The Harry Brook-led England opted to bat first after winning the toss and set a big target of 203 runs for the fellow European side. Then they successfully defended the target and won the match.

2026-02-16T13:28:43.608738+00:00 IST

T20 WC: Sri Lanka wins toss, asks Australia to bat

Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to field against Australia in match 30 of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Pallekele on Monday.

2026-02-16T13:21:21.070504+00:00 IST

“Happy to finish with a win": Rashid Khan

Speaking during the post-match presentation, Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan said, "Happy to finish with a win, it's important to have points in a T20 WC. Hoping for the best. To restrict them under 160 was a good effort; we pulled things back, but we didn't do well in the first 10 overs. That's been a problem for us in all the games and something we need to work on."

2026-02-16T12:55:14.099079+00:00 IST

Sunil Gavaskar hails Suryakumar Yadav's leadership

Suryakumar played a decent knock of 32 runs off 29 balls, including three fours, which helped India to reach 175/7 in their 20 overs. With this win, India sealed their spot in the Super 8s stage ofthe T20 World Cup 2026.

2026-02-16T12:21:08.746857+00:00 IST

"Mahi, we think it’s the right time to move on": Jatin Paranjpe

Dhoni stepped down from ODI and T20I captaincy in early 2017, and Virat Kohli took over as India's captain in all formats. At that time, the 35-year-old Dhoni had helped India win the ICC T20 World Cup 2007, the ICC Men's World Cup 2011, and the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Kohli led India in the 2019 ODI World Cup in England.

2026-02-16T11:55:20.409597+00:00 IST

Pakistan lost the game in the 1st innings: Waqar Younis 

With the emphatic win over their arch-rivals in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup clash, India now leads 8-1.

2026-02-16T11:20:48.656697+00:00 IST

Tilak Varma lauds Ishan Kishan's match winning fifty

India registered a comprehensive 61-run win over Pakistan in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 clash on Sunday in Colombo, powered by a scintillating knock from Ishan Kishan, to seal a berth in the Super Eight stage. India batter Tilak Varma hailed Kishan's fearless approach, saying it appeared as though he was batting on a different surface altogether.

2026-02-16T10:49:04.797794+00:00 IST

T20 World Cup: Steve Smith replaces Josh Hazlewood

Hazlewood was ruled out of the tournament at the start of the month, but the Aussies had delayed naming any replacement for the experienced right-armer until the eve of their penultimate group clash against Sri Lanka in Kandy, according to ICC.

2026-02-16T09:47:21.645883+00:00 IST

T20 World Cup: Afghanistan beat UAE by five wickets

Azmatullah Omarzai played a match-winning knock while chasing after achieving impressive bowling figures of 15/4 in Afghanistan's third Group D fixture, which helped the Rashid Khan-led side secure a five-wicket win over the UAE.

2026-02-16T09:23:26.204250+00:00 IST