Kandy, Feb 20 (IANS) Australia ended their campaign in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on a winning note, with a commanding nine-wicket victory over Oman in a Group B clash at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Friday.Skipper Mitchell Marsh hammered 64 off 33 deliveries and Travis Head 32 off 19 deliveries as Australia thrashed Oman by nine wickets in the 40th match.With his explosive half-century, skipper Marsh helped Australia finish their campaign in the T20 World Cup on…
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Kandy, Feb 20 (IANS) Skipper Mitchell Marsh hammered 64 off 33 deliveries and Travis Head 32 off 19 deliveries as Australia thrashed Oman by nine wickets in the 40th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Friday.With his explosive half-century, skipper Marsh helped Australia finish their campaign in the T20 World Cup on a strong note, underlining the dominance of Australia’s bowling attack over Oman, with Adam Zampa being the standout…
Kandy, Feb 20 (IANS) A ruthless bowling effort spearheaded by Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, and Glenn Maxwell dismantled Oman for a modest 104 in just 16.2 overs as Australia took firm control of the 40th match of the T20 World Cup 2026, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Friday.After Marsh asked them to bat first, Oman had an absolute nightmare of a game right from the first ball.The first ball of the match indicated the momentum of what was to come. The first ball bowled…
Kandy, Feb 16 (IANS) Skipper Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head scored fifties, but a clinical bowling display from Sri Lanka reduced visitors to 181 all out in 20 overs in the 30th match of the ICC Men’s World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy on Monday.Asked to bat first on a pacy wicket, skipper Marsh, who returned after an injury break, went all around the ground with opener Travis Head, stitching an opening partnership of 104 runs off 52 deliveries. Australia recorded the…
Kandy, Feb 16 (IANS) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first against Australia in the 30th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Monday.After missing the first two matches, Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh returned to the squad as they made three changes to the playing XI, including him. Xavier Barlett and Cooper Conolly replace Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Kuhnemann and Ben Dwarshuis.Meanwhile, co-hosts Sri Lanka made only one…
Colombo, Feb 13 (IANS) Australia’s stand-in captain Travis Head admitted that his side put themselves under pressure after they suffered a 23-run defeat against Zimbabwe in their second match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.Chasing 170, Australia were bowled out for 146 in 19.3 overs despite a fighting knock of 65 runs from Matt Renshaw. Zimbabwe’s pace duo Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans dismantled the top order, claiming four and three w…
Colombo, Feb 13 (IANS) Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar hailed “statement win” from Zimbabwe after they gave a major upset of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026, beating Australia by 23 runs.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 at the R Premadasa Stadium.“A statement win from Zimbabwe! Beating Austr…
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. Matt Renshaw was the lone warrior for the 2021 T20 WC champions but lacked support as his valiant knock of 65 runs went in vain against Zimbabwe, who registered their second win …
Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) A 61-run partnership between Matthew Renshaw and Marcus Stoinis helped Australia reach 182/6 in 20 overs against Ireland in their first match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. Coming to bat after winning the toss, Australia were off to a bad start as their stand-in captain, Travis Head, was run out on the seventh ball of the innings after a mix-up with his opening partner, Josh Inglis. Head scored just six runs off seven balls he played an…
Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) Australia faces another injury blow as skipper Mitchell Marsh missed the campaign opener against Ireland on Wednesday after sustaining a direct blow to the groin during training earlier this week, which caused internal testicular bleeding. Travis Head is leading the side against Ireland in Marsh’s absence, as he did in the first T20 in Pakistan last month, with his fellow opener requiring a period of rest and rehabilitation.Reacting to the injury, standby player Steve Smit…