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Colombo: Skipper Salman Ali Agha Saturday defended the unorthodox action of Usman Tariq and and termed the 'pause and sling' off-spinner as the "trump card" of Pakistan against India on a tacky Premadasa pitch in the T20 World Cup match Sunday. Tariq showed his prowess...

Kolkata: England skipper Harry Brook won the toss and opted to field against Scotland in their Group C T20 World Cup match here Saturday. Both teams fielded an unchanged playing XI. Both teams registered one win and one loss in their last two games. The...

Colombo: Ireland skipper Lorcan Tucker produced a masterful unbeaten 94 under pressure to power his side to a 96-run victory over Oman in their T20 World Cup match Saturday. Riding on Tucker's entertaining 51-ball knock, studded with 10 boundaries and four sixes, Ireland piled up...

Colombo: Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha remained non-committal on whether his side would shake hands with India ahead of their T20 World Cup clash Sunday, but said he expects players from both teams to uphold the spirit of the game. India captain Suryakumar Yadav had...

Colombo: The blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2026 is set to go ahead as scheduled after a lot of drama Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium. Have a look at the India vs Pakistan rivalry in the T20 World...

New Delhi: Pakistan batter Babar Azam has shared advice for youngsters to handle the pressure of facing India ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 Sunday at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, saying you’ll do better when you stay calm and ignore the outside...

Chennai: Saiteja Mukkamalla's attractive 79 and a four-wicket haul by former India U-19 star Harmeet Singh powered United States to a comfortable 93-run victory over the Netherlands in a group league fixture of the T20 World Cup in Chennai Friday. This is USA's first-ever T20I...

Chennai: Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and opted to bowl against the USA in a T20 World Cup match Friday. Netherlands, who have two points, brought in right-arm pacer Kyle Klein in place of Timm van der Gugten for the crucial Group A...

New Delhi: Opener Aryansh Sharma and lower-order batter Sohaib Khan struck fifies under pressure as UAE pulled off a thrilling five-wicket win over Canada in their Group D T20 World Cup clash Friday. Sharma slammed six fours and three sixes in his 53-ball 74 not...

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals have appointed Riyan Parag as their new captain for the IPL 2026 season, marking the beginning of a fresh chapter for one of the league’s original franchises. The announcement comes after former skipper Sanju Samson was traded to Chennai Super Kings...