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Pallekele: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat against England in a Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup Tuesday. Pakistan made one change, replacing all-rounder Faheem Ashraf with left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi. England is unchanged. Teams. England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler...

New Delhi: More than two decades after making what was then widely seen as a "dreadful" decision against Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, legendary umpire Steve Bucknor has finally expressed regrets and accepted that "it was a mistake." Bucknor, who retired in 2009, was one...

After the Windies hurricane in Mumbai, Team India’s semi-final scenario hangs in uncertainty. Qualification for the T20 World Cup semi-finals now depends on the outcomes with two clear scenarios determining its fate. India cricket team finds itself in a precarious position in the T20 World...

Dubai: The ICC unveiled the final schedule of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Tuesday, commencing June 12 with host England facing Sri Lanka in the tournament opener. The final is scheduled to be played July 5 at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground. The...

Brisbane: India put up an ordinary performance with the bat and were bowled out for 214 in the first women's ODI against Australia, despite solid fifties from Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur Tuesday. Spinner Ashleigh Gardner was the standout bowler for the home team,...

Mumbai: Shimron Hetmyer blasted a scintillating 85 off 34 balls as West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by 107 runs in a T20 World Cup Super Eights fixture Monday. Sent in to bat, Hetmyer produced the fastest fifty in T20 World Cups for West Indies, smashing seven...

RISHABH PAREKH, OP Bhubaneswar: Welcoming back the Juggernauts for their first home game after a hiatus of the Indian Super League (ISL), a press meet was held at the Kalinga Stadium here Monday. Odisha FC will start their campaign against debutants Inter Kashi Tuesday. Odisha...

Mumbai: Shimron Hetmyer blasted a scintillating 85 off 34 balls as West Indies posted the second-highest team total in the history of T20 World Cup, a massive 254-6, against Zimbabwe in a Super Eights fixture here Monday. Sent in to bat, Hetmyer produced the fastest...

The race for the semifinals of the 2026 T20 World Cup has intensified after the start of the Super 8 stage. South Africa, India, England, West Indies, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and Sri Lanka have qualified for the Super 8. Four of these teams will...

Mumbai: Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza won the toss and decided to bowl first against West Indies in their T20 World Cup Super Eights fixture Monday. Richard Ngarava replaced Wellington Masakadza in the playing eleven, while Romario Shephard came back in place of Roston Chase in...