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India choose to bowl, Amanjot replaced Patil, Australia unchanged

Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss on a good surface in Canberra as India hope to close out the T20I series

19 Feb 2026 1:50 pm
Bas de Leede reiterates demand for 'more opportunities against the big teams'

We can only hope this World Cup may change that, Bas de Leede says of the Associates' struggle to perform consistently against the Full Members

19 Feb 2026 1:17 pm
Boland's six dismantles WA to book Victoria home Sheffield Shield final

The Test quick claimed the first five wickets in the second innings as the visitors surged to a huge win in Perth

19 Feb 2026 11:52 am
Italy ask West Indies to bat in Holder's 300th international game

Italy made two changes, bringing back fast bowler Thomas Draca and handing batter Syed Naqvi his first game at the T20 World Cup

19 Feb 2026 11:11 am
Ponting: Australia didn't have any 'aura' about them at T20 World Cup

The former captain picked out the lack of runs from Cameron Green and Tim David as a major factor

19 Feb 2026 10:50 am
Lauren Down calls time on her cricket career

I will miss being around the girls, but I'm now looking forward to watching on from the sidelines, Lauren Down says in her retirement announcement

19 Feb 2026 10:21 am
Bangladesh's new sports minister wants to 'resolve issue' with India quickly

We want to maintain friendly relations with all our neighboring countries, new sports minister Aminul Haque says

19 Feb 2026 9:17 am
Dube, Varun keep India unbeaten for Super Eight

India extended their winning streak in T20 World Cups to 12 on a night Netherlands didn't do much wrong

18 Feb 2026 10:57 pm
Agha hails Pakistan's 'complete performance' after Namibia win

The Pakistan captain also praised Tariq and hoped he would win us more games in the upcoming outings

18 Feb 2026 9:12 pm
Matthew Mott joins Lancashire as T20 consultant

Former England white ball coach will work at Emirates Old Trafford ahead of Manchester Super Giants stint

18 Feb 2026 8:42 pm
Rathour stresses on 'self-belief' as Sri Lanka gear up for Super Eight

Sri Lanka's batting coach said the group had not panicked even when they lost 3-0 to England before the T20 World Cup

18 Feb 2026 8:20 pm
Party at Premadasa as Sri Lanka face Zimbabwe with nothing on line

Both teams have already qualified for the Super Eight

18 Feb 2026 7:56 pm
India bring in Washington Sundar and opt to bat; Croes in for Netherlands

Back from the slower surface of Colombo, India went back to Arshdeep Singh in place of Kuldeep Yadav

18 Feb 2026 7:41 pm
Afghanistan look to end disappointing campaign on a high against Canada

Rashid Khan's team was eliminated after they lost to New Zealand and South Africa

18 Feb 2026 7:37 pm
Pakistan into Super Eight after Farhan ton sinks Namibia

A four-pronged spin attack took Pakistan to a 102-run win, which also ended USA's hopes of making it to the next stage

18 Feb 2026 6:52 pm
Pakistan complete Super Eight line-up for T20 World Cup 2026

In the Super Eight stage, India, Zimbabwe, West Indies and South Africa will be in Group 1, and England, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group 2

18 Feb 2026 6:52 pm
Weatherald narrowly misses ton on day of double substitution

New South Wales remained well placed to push for victory on the final after Tasmania suffered a middle-order wobble

18 Feb 2026 6:14 pm
West Indies look to advance unbeaten; Italy aim to finish on a high

Italy will hope to finish with another win as they prepare to leave the spotlight of the T20 World Cup

18 Feb 2026 5:05 pm
Harper makes it twin tons before Boland surges for dominant Victoria

Sam Elliott had started the day by taking a five-wicket haul to secure a huge first-innings lead

18 Feb 2026 4:46 pm
Cummins, Hazlewood IPL fitness comes down to timing

Australia's attack looked very limited at the T20 World Cup while debate has continued over the role of Steven Smith

18 Feb 2026 4:17 pm
Matheesha Pathirana ruled out of T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka have not announced a replacement yet, but Dilshan Madushanka, Binura Fernando and Nuwan Thushara are being considered

18 Feb 2026 4:17 pm
Pakistan bat first, drop Shaheen Afridi in must-win encounter against Namibia

If Pakistan lose today's contest, USA leapfrog them to qualify for the Super Eight stage in their place

18 Feb 2026 3:50 pm
Muscular South Africa stroll into Super Eight with all-win record

Catching was the only area South Africa fell short in as they thumped UAE by six wickets - with 40 balls to spare - in the T20 World Cup game in Delhi

18 Feb 2026 3:29 pm
Litchfield: Australia's batters need to take 'ownership'

The left hander is also working on her wicketkeeping to ensure she can be a back-up to Beth Mooney if needed

18 Feb 2026 2:36 pm
Cricket Australia look at taking BBL opening match to India

Tournament executives recently visited Chennai and met with local officials although BCCI will have the final say

18 Feb 2026 12:36 pm
Nabi and Samad star as J&K book spot in maiden Ranji Trophy final

Akash Deep and Mohammed Shami picked up a wicket each on the fourth morning but Vanshaj Sharma and Abdul Samad held their nerves to take J&K through

18 Feb 2026 12:23 pm
Canada's Navneet Dhaliwal to retire from international cricket

The former Canada captain will retire after their final group stage game in the T20 World Cup 2026

18 Feb 2026 12:11 pm
New Bangladesh sports minister wants to fast track cases against Shakib and Mortaza

We will remain tolerant and flexible on them, Bangladesh sports minister Aminul Haque says

18 Feb 2026 11:55 am
McAndrew five vaults SA back into title race with win over Queensland

McAndrew took 5 for 32 to set up seven-wicket win and move South Australia within a point of second-placed Queensland on the Shield table

18 Feb 2026 11:49 am
Sydney Thunder part ways with coach Trevor Bayliss

Bayliss was out of contract and it was mutually agreed that his tenure would end after Thunder finished last in BBL

18 Feb 2026 11:25 am
South Africa make four changes and ask UAE to bat

South Africa have brought in Anrich Nortje, George Linde, Jason Smith and Kwena Maphaka for their last T20 World Cup group-stage game and rested Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, David Miller and Lungi Ngidi

18 Feb 2026 10:54 am
Philippe grows New South Wales' lead on rain-hit day

Tasmania could only claimed two wickets in the play that was possible to remain a long way behind in the game

18 Feb 2026 5:23 am
'Treat him with dignity' - Gavaskar, Chappell among 14 former captains to come out in support of Imran Khan

In an open letter, the captains have urged the Pakistan government to ensure that Imran receives immediate, adequate and ongoing medical attention for his health issues

18 Feb 2026 12:11 am
Nepal end 12-year wait as Airee sinks Scotland

Airee scored an unbeaten fifty to seal a high-octane chase in Mumbai

17 Feb 2026 10:53 pm
'We don't over-analyse' - Kotak brushes off concerns around Abhishek's form

The India opener is yet to score a run at this T20 World Cup but that is a by-product of the high-risk cricket Abhishek plays, per batting coach Sitanshu Kotak

17 Feb 2026 10:19 pm
CPL 2026 to feature new Jamaica-based franchise

There was no franchise from Jamaica in the last two editions of the Caribbean Premier League

17 Feb 2026 10:10 pm
Australia's T20 World Cup comes to an end after Pallekele washout

Australia still have one more game to play, against Oman, but it will now be a dead rubber

17 Feb 2026 9:58 pm
Nervous Pakistan face Namibia with final Super Eight spot on the line

Pakistan will qualify for the Super Eight with a win, but a loss will consign them to a third straight first-round exit at a men's ICC event.

17 Feb 2026 9:29 pm
Raza on Zimbabwe's progress: Super Eight 'is a tick but certainly not the whole box'

One of the goals we set out to achieve was certainly that we're going to bring more recognition and respect to our country, the Zimbabwe captain added

17 Feb 2026 9:18 pm
Samra's record 110 in vain as Phillips and Ravindra put New Zealand in Super Eights

Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra hit contrasting unbeaten half-centuries to make short work of the 174-run target in the T20 World Cup match in Chennai

17 Feb 2026 2:46 pm
Lehmann's 74 hands SA crucial lead before Queensland fight back

Hearne made 53 in reply as Queensland lead by 81 with six wickets in hand

17 Feb 2026 2:40 pm
India look to go into Super Eight stage with all-win record

Netherlands are likely to rotate their quick bowlers again, while India might turn to Arshdeep Singh and keep Kuldeep Yadav out for this T20 World Cup game in high-scoring Ahmedabad

17 Feb 2026 1:32 pm
Canada opt to bat; Mitchell leads New Zealand after 'dodgy burger' rules Santner out

New Zealand are also without Lockie Ferguson, and have brought in Cole McConchie and Kyle Jamieson; Canada have replaced Kaleem Sana with Shivam Sharma

17 Feb 2026 11:08 am
Pratika Rawal added to India's ODI squad in Australia

Pratika Rawal, who has been out of action since October last year after picking up knee and ankle injuries, had earlier been picked in India's Test squad

17 Feb 2026 10:36 am
Sana sparkles with bat and ball to give Pakistan consolation win

Aliya Riaz made a key contribution with the bat, and Sadia Iqbal picked up three wickets as South Africa went down by 53 runs after having won the series by the second game

17 Feb 2026 9:47 am
Nissanka: Had a big target to hit a 100 at this T20 World Cup

The Sri Lanka opener scored his second T20I century, a 52-ball 100 not out, in the chase of 182

17 Feb 2026 12:58 am
Marsh: Australia are in the lap of the gods now

After two losses from three games at the T20 World Cup, the former champions need a miracle to progress to the Super Eights

17 Feb 2026 12:31 am
Zimbabwe take on Ireland with clarity about Super Eights path

With Sri Lanka beating Australia on Monday night, a win will be enough for Zimbabwe to seal qualification

16 Feb 2026 11:57 pm
Nissanka ton stuns Australia, puts Sri Lanka in Super Eights

Sri Lanka's spinners backed up by Nissanka's unbeaten century leave Australia needing a miracle to make it to the next round

16 Feb 2026 10:52 pm
Bruce wants more exposure for Associates but acknowledges schedule crunch

'In periods we've been the better team, but just not over the whole 40 overs'

16 Feb 2026 10:28 pm