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New Zealand’s James Neesham celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between New Zealand and South Africa, at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad on February 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI After surviving a mighty Afghan scare by the barest…
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American pacer van Schalkwyk, right, has been in fine wicket-taking form. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Stating adaptability has been the Netherlands’ quiet currency at this T20 World Cup, Logan van Beek insisted it will remain its guiding principle against the USA in their Group A clash at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai…
Sri Lanka will have to iron out their batting inconsistencies, particularly in the middle overs, and rework their bowling combination in the absence of an injured Wanindu Hasaranga when they take on Oman in a Group B match of the T20 World Cup in Pallekele on Thursday (February 12, 2026). The former champions were dealt…
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South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj, with team players, celebrates the victory after beating Afghanistan during the T20 World Cup Cricket match between South Africa and Afghanistan in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on February 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Dot, wicket, six, six, six, wide, wicket. That’s the hero-to-near-zero-to-hero roller coaster that Keshav Maharaj went through on…
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Cricket fans cheer during an ICC Champions Trophy 2025 cricket match between India and Pakistan, in Dubai. The medley of rescue efforts involved the Sri Lankan Government, the alleged ICC carrot of sops to Pakistan and Bangladesh, and the stick of penalties. File | Photo Credit: PTI In the wee hours of Tuesday (February 10,…
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) late on Monday night (February 9, 2026) confirmed that Pakistan will honour its commitment of playing all the matches, including the marquee clash against India in Colombo on February 15, of the ongoing Men’s T20 World Cup. “The dialogue between ICC and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took place as part…
South Africa captain Aiden Markram is in no mood to take Canada lightly in their T20 World Cup opener on Monday (February 8, 2026), insisting that he’s just looking for a positive start to their campaign in Ahmedabad. The two teams will face each other in their opening Group B match. They may be considered…
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan at a practice session ahead of the T20 World Cup match against New Zealand. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu One of the highlights of the 2024 T20 World Cup was Afghanistan’s sensational march to the semifinals. The foundation for the team’s inspiring run — in which it also beat the mighty…
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Australia’s T20 team captain Mitchell Marsh. File | Photo Credit: AP Colombo, Feb 5 (PTI) Australian captain Mitchell Marsh on Thursday placed faith in his team’s depth to cover the absence of injured pacers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood during the ICC T20 World Cup, beginning from Saturday. Cummins was ruled out of the marquee…
Echoing his cricket board’s stance, Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha on Thursday stressed that the decision to boycott the T20 World Cup match against India was taken by their government and was “not in our control”. Pakistan on Sunday announced a boycott of its high-profile men’s T20 World Cup group league fixture against India on…