Kandy (Sri Lanka), Feb 24 (IANS) Two-time former champions England became the first team to reach the semifinals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup after captain Harry Brook scored a historic century, beating Pakistan by two wickets in a Super 8 stage match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Tuesday.
Pallekele, Feb 24 (IANS) Skipper Harry Brook pulled off a remarkable rescue act with a breathtaking 100 off 51 deliveries batting for the first time at No. 3, as England qualified for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup after beating Pakistan by two wickets in the Group 2 match of the Super 8s at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Yuvraj Samra is not the type to dwell on yesterday's headlines. Just days after the 19-year-old smashed New Zealand's bowlers all over the park with a breathtaking 110 off 65 balls for Canada at the Men’s T20 World Cup in Chennai, Canada's newest cricket sensation didn’t immediately fly back to his hometown, Toronto.
Pallekele, Feb 24 (IANS) Sahibzada Farhan's 63 and a late flourish from Shadab Khan (23 off 11) helped Pakistan post 164/9 in 20 overs against England in a Group 2 clash in the Super 8s stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) India all-rounder Rinku Singh has left the team hotel and travelled to Uttar Pradesh to deal with a health emergency in his family, ahead of the must-win clash with Zimbabwe in the Super 8 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, reports said on Tuesday.
Kabul, Feb 24 (IANS) The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has appointed Richard Pybus as the new head coach of the Afghanistan men’s national team on Tuesday. Pybus will replace former coach Jonathan Trott, who stepped down from the role after the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) A disgruntled Pakistan hockey team left for Egypt for World Cup qualifiers under a head coach banned for life over his blunder in the last global event the team played, a news report said on Tuesday.
Pallekele, Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat against England in the Group 2 match of the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday. Pakistan have dropped Faheem Ashraf and brought in Shaheen Afridi in the playing eleven, whereas England are playing with the same eleven from the last match against Sri Lanka.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The tickets for the semi-finals and final of the T20 World Cup 2026 will go live at 7 pm IST on Tuesday, as announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in a release.
Lucknow, Feb 24 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants have unveiled their new logo ahead of the upcoming 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday.
