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T20 World Cup 2026: MS Dhoni arrives in Ahmedabad ahead of India vs New Ze
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
India and New Zealand took contrasting paths to the final; they entered the contest on the back of strong batting performances in the semi-final. New Zealand lost to South Africa in the group stage and to England in the Super Eights, but were dominant in the final four. After restricting the
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Revisit "feel good moments", start from zero: Morkel's mantra for struggli
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The world number one T20I batter has struggled for runs throughout the tournament, starting off with three successive ducks and a battle with food poisoning during the group stage, which caused him to miss the Namibia clash in Delhi. His first runs against South Africa were a sluggish 15 in
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"Not sure what Australians were thinking": McGrath slams selectors' T20WC
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Australia, struggling with injuries leading upto the tournament, with pacers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood missing out due to injuries, and Tim David and Glenn Maxwell having injury scares leading upto the tournament, crashed out in the first round of the competition following humiliating l
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"He's got something up his sleeve for semifinal": Ponting backs struggling
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
As far as India's top order is concerned, this ongoing T20 World Cup has been an unexpected ride. The world number one in T20Is, Abhishek, started off the tournament with three ducks in a row, battling food poisoning that kept him out of the clash against Namibia in the group stage. His firs
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ICC announces match officials for T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The first semi-final between South Africa and New Zealand will take place on Wednesday, March 4, at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens. According to the ICC, Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf have been appointed as the on-field umpires for the match. Illingworth brings with him experience from S
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Bavuma backs India to reach T20WC semis, points to advantage Men in Blue c
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
India and WI are playing the rematch of the classic 2016 T20 World Cup semifinal clash, with the clash set to take place at Kolkata. The match would be a home game of sorts for spinner Varun, who plays here at Eden Gardens for his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Kolkata Knight Ride
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T20 WC: Pakistan beat SL by five runs in a thriller despite Shanaka, Rathn
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
With this loss, Sri Lanka, who had a fine group stage with three wins and a loss, ended their Super Eight stage without a win. On the other hand, even though Pakistan won, they could not restrict Sri Lanka to 147 or fewer runs, thus unable to climb over New Zealand's net-run-rate and failing
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Brian Bennett: A star is born for Chevrons during memorable Super Eight T2
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Zimbabwe's 72-run loss to India, following a 107-run loss to West Indies, has sealed their exit from the T20 World Cup, with South Africa qualifying for the semifinal from their group and the shoot-off for the second semifinal spot in Group 1 being between India and West Indies, who will pla
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Du Plessis backs Abhishek to play "an amazing innings" during T20 World Cu
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
For three matches in this T20 World Cup during the group stage, the world waited for Abhishek, the top-ranked T20I batter, to open his run tally. When he finally did it with a four against South Africa, he did not look anywhere close to his dominant, authoritative self. While waiting for the
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T20 WC: Zimbabwe win toss, choose to bowl against West Indies in Super 8 c
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Both West Indies and Zimbabwe come into the Super 8 clash as the table-toppers of their respective groups in the tournament's group-stage. Two-time champions West Indies secured victories over Scotland, England, Nepal and Italy to progress, while Zimbabwe registered wins against Oman, Austra
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T20 WC: South Africa end India's 17-match dominant run at ICC events
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
This failure to chase down 188 means that India has lost their first match in ICC events after 17 matches, since their heartbreaking loss in the ICC Cricket World Cup final at the same venue against Australia back in 2023. After that, a dominant Men in Blue came back with a vengeance under s
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Will Tilak Varma bring his A-game against South Africa in T20 WC?
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
After an underwhelming group stage with the bat, which saw him get a few starts but not be able to catch up and score big at a fine strike rate, Tilak will be aiming to make an absolute meal of the South African bowling attack. His numbers against the 2024 T20 WC runners-up suggest a special
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