New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) UAE batter Alishan Sharafu said his side’s batting unit took confidence from their opening performance at the World Cup, even though they fell to a ten-wicket defeat to New Zealand and hoped for a few tweaks with the ball to come good to get a better result against Canada at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Veteran Canada batter Navneet Dhaliwal said hitting a fifty in the group-stage clash against South Africa in the Men’s T20 World Cup carried added significance as it came in a country where cricket is adored a lot. Dhaliwal’s fighting fifty went in vain as South Africa beat Canada by 57 runs in Ahmedabad.
Colombo, Feb 13 (IANS) A fast bowling masterclass by pacers Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans, who took four and three wickets respectively, helped Zimbabwe bowl out Australia for 146 runs in 19.3 overs and register 23 runs win in their second match of the T20 World Cup 2026 played at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) An unchanged Canada have won the toss and elected to bat first against UAE in a Group D clash of 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday. Both teams are looking to get their first win of the ongoing competition. The pitch for this clash will be the one used for the India-Namibia game on Thursday evening.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar pointed out technical flaws in Sanju Samson’s approach after the wicket-keeper batter threw his wicket on 22 runs against Namibia, in India's second match of the T20 World Cup 2026, played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The ICC’s Cricket 4 Good initiative, in collaboration with UNICEF, has delivered a series of cricket clinics during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, engaging young fans across multiple locations as part of the ICC’s global community outreach programme.
Colombo, Feb 13 (IANS) Riding on Brian Bennett's unbeaten 64-run knock, Zimbabwe posted 169/2 in 20 overs against Australia in their second match of the T20 World Cup 2026 played at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Friday approved Ben Curran as a replacement for Brendan Taylor in the Zimbabwe squad.
Colombo, Feb 13 (IANS) The Ireland cricket team has been dealt a massive blow as their captain, Paul Stirling, has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20 World Cup 2026 due to an injury he suffered during the team's first match in the tournament, played against Australia at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.
Colombo, Feb 13 (IANS) Zimbabwe have been dealt a major blow ahead of their second match of the T20 World Cup 2026 against Australia at the R. Premadasa Stadium, with captain Sikandar Raza confirming that wicketkeeper-batter Brendan Taylor has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to injury.
