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T20 WC: All-round shows from Rachin, Santner take NZ close to semis; co-ho
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
With this win, New Zealand, who earlier had earned one point after a washout against Pakistan, are now in second spot with three points and have a chance to move to the semifinals, with their final Super Eight clash against semifinalists England being important. NZ's closest competitor is Pa
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T20 WC: Sri Lanka could play semi-final in Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Sri Lanka is likely to play their 2026 T20 World Cup semi-final at home in Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium if they qualify and aren't drawn against India.
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"We played badly": Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka on defeat to England
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Dasun Shanaka also broke the record of most sixes for Sri Lanka in T20Is. He hit a couple of sixes in his 30-run knock, which helped him overtake his teammate Kusal Mendis in the list of most T20I sixes for his national side.
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T20WC: Salt becomes England's fifth-highest T20I run-getter, takes Three L
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
During the clash against Lankan Lions, the co-hosts kept striking at regular intervals; however, it was Salt who kept the English batting afloat with a 40-ball 62, including six fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 155.00.
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T20 World Cup: Oman register unwanted record after big defeat against Aust
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
The defeat against Australia was Oman's 10th consecutive defeat at the T20 World Cup. They first qualified for the multi-nation T20 tournament in the 2016 edition, where they finished their campaign with a win in three group stage matches.
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T20 World Cup: Unbeaten Zimbabwe overpower Sri Lanka in Colombo thriller
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Chasing a challenging target of 179 runs, the Sikandar Raza-led side started with a blazing start when the openers added 69 runs for the first wicket. The wicketkeeper-batter Tadiwanashe Marumani made 34 off 26 balls including five fours and a six.
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Madushanka approved as replacement for Pathirana in SL's T20 WC squad
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
A press release from the ICC said, "The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 has approved Dilshan Madushanka as a replacement for Matheesha Pathirana in the Sri Lanka squad. Madushanka was named as a replacement when Pathirana was ruled out after sustaining a muscle
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T20WC: Oman captain Jetinder rues lack of international experience against
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Half-centuries from Kusal Mendis, Pavan Rathnayake and skipper Dasun Shanaka and fine spells from spinners Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage and pacer Dushmantha Chameera helped Sri Lanka defend the 226 runs against Oman on Thursday.
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Team focused on starting T20 WC well despite 0-3 series loss to England: S
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaks, ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign opener against Ireland, said despite a recent 0-3 loss against England, the team is focused on performing well in the T20 World Cup at home.
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T20 WC: Sri Lanka aim to overcome poor home run; bank on Nissanka-Perera,
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Heading into the tournament, Sri Lanka have been largely sub-par at home and have lacked the big tournament/match pedigree which made them such a fearsome unit during the golden days of Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan. However, with a considerabl
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Sri Lanka announce final T20 WC squad; Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis inclu
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
After the preliminary squad was announced in December, Sri Lanka has today released its final squad, per the ICC, with batter Kamindu Mendis making the cut, and so does pacer Eshan Malinga, who injured his shoulder during the 2nd T20I against England and will miss Tuesday's final T20I at Pal
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Jos Buttler makes history in record-breaking 402nd appearance for England
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
England star batter became the fourth highest run-getter in T20Is after the second Sri Lanka vs England match of the three-match series, on Sunday. Buttler is now only behind Pakistan's Babar Azam, India's Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on the most T20I runs list.
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