New Zealand defeated Afghanistan by five wickets in both teams' first match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Notably, the win also marked New Zealand recording their highest successful run-chase in the T20 World Cup history.
Researchers from Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University in Baripada found 148 lichen species in Similipal National Park, the highest ever in Odisha.
Buttler has a couple of big milestones to get as the 2022 T20 WC champions, England aim to start off their T20 World Cup on a high under the inspirational leadership of young captain Harry Brook, under whom they have not dropped a series so far.
Suryavanshi achieved this milestone during his side's ICC U19 World Cup final clash against England. Saving his best for the last, he slammed a brutal 80-ball 175, with 15 fours and 15 sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 218. His 53-ball ton is the second-highest in tournament h
From a young all-rounder who could tonk a few sixes, it has been quite a journey for the youngster from Punjab towards the number one T20I batter ranking. The last time he was at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, he produced a mesmerising 54-ball 135, India's highest T20I score, with seven fours an
Team India, unbeaten and unconquered under skipper Suryakumar Yadav and powered by 'SKYball', will be starting their title defence against the USA from Saturday at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium. Having hit 359 sixes so far and having a second-best top-seven strike rate of 158.21, the expe
In the title clash against England, Vaibhav tortured the bowlers with his unreal hitting, smashing 175 in just 80 balls, with 15 fours and 15 sixes, and ran away with the runs at a strike rate of 218.75. This is the highest score in the final of the U19 WC final, outdoing former Indian U1
An early dent in form of loss of Grace Harris could not deter RCB from their path as skipper Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Voll put a historic partnership to lead their team to their third franchise cricket title and a historic double of holding WPL and the IPL title at the same time.
A dominant RCB made history, securing their 2nd WPL title with a six-wicket win while pulling off the highest run-chase in a women's T20 tournament final.
Mandhana made runs at an average of 53.86 and a strike rate of 150. Her highest individual score of the season (96 off 61 balls) came against Delhi Capitals during the league-stage. She also played a match-winning knock of 87 in the final, which helped RCB win the trophy for the second time,
Chasing the highest total of the WPL, Mandhana's side scripted history, that too in the tournament's finale. Earlier, the record was also held by RCB, who chased down 202 runs against the Gujarat Giants last year.
Delhi Capitals (DC) displayed a strong batting performance as they posted 203/4 in 20 overs against the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the high-voltage final of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026.