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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
Harry Manenti: 'We didn't want to get dictated to by the English team'

If we keep doing the same thing, the result will look after itself, Justin Mosca said

16 Feb 2026 9:27 pm
'We know we need to be a lot better' - England reflect on latest narrow escape

Will Jacks and Sam Curran hold off Italy with Harry Brook happy to see back of group stage

16 Feb 2026 9:12 pm
Nepal, Scotland chase win to close out what-if tournament

Nepal are winless from three games, while Scotland have picked up one win over Italy

16 Feb 2026 8:50 pm
Pathirana under injury cloud as he leaves the field early

He hobbled off after bowling four balls in the game against Australia

16 Feb 2026 8:49 pm
Tash Farrant retires at 29 due to recurrent back problem

Left-armer debuted at 17 for England and went on to be a serial winner at domestic level

16 Feb 2026 8:14 pm
Kusal Perera in as SL bowl; Marsh returns for Australia

Australia made three changes in all, but none of them involved Steven Smith in practically a must-win match for them

16 Feb 2026 7:19 pm
Jacks the star as England qualify for Super Eights with nervy win

Ben Manenti and Grant Stewart kept Italy in the hunt till the very end in a 203-run chase

16 Feb 2026 6:57 pm
Adair: We get called an Associate every other day. I don't think we need to justify ourselves

After a dominant win over Oman, Adair wants Ireland's bowlers to 'kick on and cement a good win'

16 Feb 2026 5:57 pm
Salzmann shines after Hatcher's best as New South Wales take command

Tasmania were bundled out for 136 in the day-night Shield clash in Hobart with the visitors ahead by stumps

16 Feb 2026 4:58 pm
Harper flays 76-ball century to give Victoria control

A shocked Western Australia did fight back in the middle of the day as the visitors lost 4 for 46 after their rollicking start

16 Feb 2026 4:30 pm
Omarzai's all-round brilliance hands Afghanistan their first win of the World Cup

UAE put in a spirited performance, but Omarzai with figures of 4 for 15 and an unbeaten 40 off 21 stole the show

16 Feb 2026 3:45 pm
New Zealand eye Super Eight spot against Canada

New Zealand have faced Canada just three times in international cricket so far - each time in ODI World Cups

16 Feb 2026 3:39 pm
England opt to bat in bid to seal Super Eights spot, both teams unchanged

Italy's Wayne Madsen remains sidelined with the dislocated shoulder that he sustained while fielding against Scotland

16 Feb 2026 2:53 pm
Queensland hit back after Scott takes five and debutant Thompson impresses

Ball dominated at the Gabba with the home side, currently in second place, evened the contest during the final session

16 Feb 2026 2:33 pm
Smith officially included in Australia T20 World Cup squad as Hazlewood's replacement

Smith may not get into Australia's XI straightaway, with Mitchell Marsh recovering well enough to have an extended nets session and Marcus Stoinis cleared of any serious injury

16 Feb 2026 12:59 pm
Rashid becomes first to 700 wickets in T20 cricket

Rashid Khan becomes the first player to reach the milestone of 700 T20 wickets, getting to the mark against UAE in the T20 World Cup

16 Feb 2026 12:43 pm
Afghanistan bowl vs UAE with Ziaur in for Farooqi

UAE made two changes, with Simranjeet Singh and Syed Haider replacing Muhammad Farooq and Mayank Kumar

16 Feb 2026 11:10 am
Reddy: India have belief we can beat any team in the world

For the second consecutive match in Australia, Arundhati Reddy claimed career-best figures

16 Feb 2026 6:23 am