Colombo, Feb 7 (IANS) Skipper Scott Edwards’ batting efforts were overpowered by Salman Mirza, whose three-wicket haul, combined with Mohammad Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed and Saim Ayub’s efforts, helped Pakistan restrict the Netherlands to 147/10 in 19.5 overs in the ICC T20 World Cup opener here at Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Former India opener Aakash Chopra lauded Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for scoring a match-winning century in the Under-19 World Cup final, which helped the side clinch their record sixth title in the tournament.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) As India clinched a record sixth Under-19 World Cup title, powered by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's explosive 175 off 80 balls, thrashing England in the final of the U19 World Cup, former U-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand opined that the 15-year-old is the "next big thing in Indian cricket."
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The BCCI have announced a total cash award of Rs 7.5 crore for the U20 Men's Cricket World Cup winning team, technical staff and the selection committee, the board's secretary Devajit Saikia told IANS on Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) All-format skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, star batter Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma have been retained in Grade A, while Jemimah Rodrigues has been promoted from Grade B in the women's central contracts, as per reports.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Jay Shah, chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), extended his wishes for all the participating sides of the Men’s T20 World Cup as the tournament gets underway on Saturday with the first match between Pakistan and the Netherlands.
Colombo, Feb 7 (IANS) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Netherlands in the opening game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 here at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.
Oslo, Feb 7 (IANS) Great Britain are through to the Davis Cup Qualifiers 2nd Round after defeating Norway 3-0 in Oslo thanks to a 6-2 2-6 7-6(5) victory for Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool in the doubles match.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Former India cricketer and Head of Cricket at BCCI Centre of Excellence VVS Laxman reserved special praise for the support staff behind the U19 men's team's World Cup triumph.
Colombo, Feb 6 (IANS) The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Friday approved Pramod Madushan as a replacement for Eshan Malinga in the Sri Lanka squad.
