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.
Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott lauded his team's resilience after the side suffered another heartbreaking defeat in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup encounter against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Earlier on Monday, the Pakistan Government directed its national cricket team to take the field on February 15 for their scheduled fixture against the defending champions, India, in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has been rewarded for his side's strong start to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup by regaining the No.1 spot on the latest ICC Men's T20I All-Rounder Rankings.
Marcus Stoinis's resilient innings, with vital contributions from Josh Inglis and Matt Renshaw, powered Australia to 182/6 in match number 14 of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 against Ireland.
After the match tied with the score of 187 runs from both sides, Azmatullah Omarzai and Rahmatullah Gurbaz came to bat for Afghanistan as they managed to extract 17 runs in the first Super Over against the bowling of Lungi Ngidi.
Proteas defeated Afghanistan in the second Super Over thriller during match 13 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
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.