The spinner made this upward movement in the charts during his side's ICC T20 World Cup campaign opener against Ireland at Colombo. During the defence of 183 runs, he took a brilliant four-wicket haul, ending the match with figures of 4/23 in four overs.
As the defending champions India registered a winning start to their ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a 29-run victory over the USA in Mumbai Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav shared his thoughts on India's title defence and the reasons behind his team's superb form in the T20 format
Australia registered a commanding victory over Ireland in their ICC Men's T20 World Cup clash, winning by 67 runs after restricting the visitors to just 115 runs.
Fazalhaq Farooqi came to bowl for Afghanistan while defending 17 runs in the Super Over. He bowled well and got the wicket of Dewald Brevis, but Tristan Stubbs hit two boundaries, including a six on the last delivery, to force another Super Over.
Star Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya batted for over two and a half hours in the nets ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup clashes against Namibia, which will be followed by a clash against arch-rivals Pakistan.
As the national capital gears up for India vs Namibia ICC Men's T20 World Cup clash on Thursday, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is extending its services late into the night to facilitate spectators attending the T20 match on February 12, at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Injury hit Australia again as they will miss out on power hitter Tim David in their opening game against Ireland on Wednesday in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign.
Pakistan, after an earlier announcement to boycott the much-anticipated match against India on Monday, reversed course after the Government of Pakistan directed its national cricket team to take the field on February 15 for their scheduled fixture against the Men in Blue.
Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that "sports and politics are different" and "it is good" that Pakistan are playing the February 15 T20 World Cup match against India after reviewing their boycott move
As the Nepal national team continues its campaign on the world stage, the event reflected Nepal cricket's expanding influence beyond the field, bringing together performance, leadership and strategic collaboration.