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India's women continued their strong run with Prachi (57kg), Priya (60kg) and Kajal (65kg) all advancing in style. Prachi and Priya posted identical 5:0 victories over Spain's Vanesa Morell Ramirez and Canada's Alessia Mansuetto, respectively, while Kajal overcame Kazakhstan's Assem Tanatar 4:1 in a competitive contest.

Beyond elite on-mat competition, PWL 2026 drew sustained attention for the convergence of political leadership, Bollywood celebrities, sportspersons and influential voices from the digital ecosystem, underscoring the league's growing cultural and mainstream relevance, as per a PWL press release.

A struggling South African side, who has won just 12 out of 32 T20Is and lost 20 leading up to the marquee tournament since the 2024 Barbados heartbreak, does have the experience of a returning Quinton de Kock and David Miller and youthful exuberance of Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs and Ryan Rickelton, but somewhere, they will miss Klaasen, who threatened to prolong India's trophy drought with a counter-attacking half-century before he was captured by all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

This victory ended Arsenal's four-game losing streak in semi-finals under Mikel Arteta. They will face either Pep Guardiola's Manchester City or Newcastle United in the finals held next month at the iconic Wembley Stadium.

Ian Bishop expressed his excitement at seeing the depth and mix of youth and experience in South Africa's squad and mentioned what he had said to Markram after the Proteas lost the dramatic final in Barbados.

After the Three Lions collapsed to 60-6 in the dead-rubber third T20I, it was Curran's fighting 58 in 48 balls, with six fours and a six, pushed England to 128/9 and the target of 129 runs proved to be 12 runs too many for Sri Lanka, who were choked by spin duo of Jacob Bethell (4/11) and Wil Jacks (3/14) in their own backyard, bundled out for just 116 runs in 19.3 overs.