Italy captain Harry Manenti won the toss and chose to bowl first against West Indies in both teams' last group-stage match of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
Aminul Haque, the former Bangladesh national team footballer and Bangladesh's newly appointed sports minister, has expressed his eagerness to repair ties with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and India, as per ESPNcricinfo.
Following his side's win over Namibia, which earned them a spot in the Super Eight phase of the ICC T20 World Cup, Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan spoke on criticism from ex-cricketers, pointing out that it is not in his control and is a "part of cricket's history".
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has expressed disappointment over Australia's performance at the T20 World Cup, saying it has been "a really poor campaign".
Netherlands captain Scott Edwards reflected on his side's spirited effort despite falling short against India in their ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group A clash, admitting that a few missed moments ultimately proved costly.
A brilliant all-round performance from Dube and a fine spell from Varun Chakravarthy helped India end the group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup unbeaten, with a 17-run win over a valiant Netherlands at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.
Group 1 of the Super Eights consists of India, Zimbabwe, West Indies and South Africa, while Group 2 includes Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England and New Zealand, as per ICC.
After a win over Ireland, Australia's T20 WC campaign ran into trouble with humiliating losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. The clash between Zimbabwe and Ireland being washed out due to rain on Tuesday gave Zimbabwe that all-important one point to seal their first-ever Super Eight qualificati
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan became the second player from his country to score a century in ICC T20 World Cup. He scored the ton on Wednesday during the team's must-win league stage match against Namibia.
India's star wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has jumped 17 places to eighth in the latest ICC Men's T20I player rankings following his Player of the Match heroics against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka's batting consultant, Vikram Rathour, on Wednesday confirmed that right-arm speedster Matheesha Pathirana is almost ruled out of the remainder of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Ahead of his side's ICC T20 World Cup clash against the UAE in Delhi, South Africa's coaching consultant and former all-rounder Albie Morkel backed pacer Kagiso Rabada and a patchy Dewald Brevis to come good, terming the latter as an "X-factor player".