Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) England won the toss and elected to bat against Italy at the iconic Eden Gardens in their Group C encounter of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Monday.England steadied their campaign by defeating Scotland, lifting themselves to second place after earlier struggles, including a defeat to the West Indies and a testing game against Nepal. While their latest win showed improved composure, particularly during the chase, concerns remain around their top-order stability.Italy, me…
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Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) England captain Harry Brook expressed relief after his side secured two crucial points with a five-wicket win over Scotland at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, praising Jofra Archer’s sharp spell, Tom Banton’s match-winning knock at No. 4, and the middle-order’s composure in steadying the chase after an early wobble.Tom Banton’s unbeaten 63 and Jacob Bethell’s 32 helped England edge out Scotland by five wickets with 10 balls to spare.“I’m just glad that we …
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) England won the toss and elected to bowl against Scotland in the Group C game of the T20 World Cup 2026 here at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. Both the teams have named an unchanged playing eleven for the match.England captain Harry Brook said, “We are going to have a bowl. We fancy chasing over here, as it’s a quick outfield and it’s also a pretty good wicket. I am not a curator, but it looks like a decent wicket. So, hopefully we can restrict them to as few as possible an…
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) England have named an unchanged team for their ICC Men’s T20 Group C match against Scotland, to be played on Saturday at the iconic Eden Gardens. The Harry Brook-led team will field the same side that lost the previous encounter against the West Indies, which also dropped them to fourth place in their group’s points table.England head into Saturday’s pivotal clash with their T20 World Cup campaign hanging in the balance. With a Super Eight spot at stake, the contest co…
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) As they went down to West Indies by 30 runs in their second match in their Group C clash in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, England captain Harry Brook said the target of 197 was chaseable, but the pitch did not behave as they anticipated.After Sherfane Rutherford had slammed 76 not out off 42 balls to help the West Indies post a challenging total of 196/6, England looked on course as they reached 67/1 at the end of the Power-play. But some superb bowling by the West Indies, e…
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Spinners Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase shared five wickets between them after Sherfane Rutherford blasted 76 not out off 42 and shared two half-century partnerships as the West Indies overcame England by 30 runs in Match 15 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.Motie was brilliant in bagging 3-33 while Chase, who scored 34 crucial runs earlier in the day, claimed 2-29 as West Indies bowled out England for 166 in 19 overs after …
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Sherfane Rutherford blazed to his fifty off 29 balls and shared two half-century partnerships as he helped West Indies recover from early jolts to post a challenging 196/6 in 20 overs against England in Match 15 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.In the clash between two-time champions, West Indies had slumped to 8/2 in the second over and were 77/4 at the halfway stage before Rutherford smashed an unbeaten 76 off 42 balls (2x…
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) England captain Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies in a clash of two-time champions in Match 15 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.Both teams made one change in the playing XIs that took the field in their previous matches. England brought in Jamie Overton in for Luke Wood, while the West Indies brought in Roston Chase for Matthew Forde.Both teams are coming into this match after winning…
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Young pacer Sher Malla etched his name into cricketing history by becoming only the second Nepal bowler to claim a wicket off the very first delivery of his T20 career during Nepal’s ICC T20 World Cup 2026 clash against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.Malla achieved the feat after extracting an edge out of England opener Phil Salt, who was returning to the side after injury, in the first ball of the second over.Malla joined former Nepal captain Paras Kh…
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) England’s young star Jacob Bethell has etched his name in the history books, becoming only the second player from the country to score a half-century on his T20 World Cup debut as the two-time champions narrowly defeated Nepal in their opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.Bethell’s fluent 55 off 35 balls, which placed him alongside former England great Kevin Pietersen, who was the first England batter to achieve the …