Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) England captain Harry Brook praised Nepal’s fearless approach and also lauded his own team for maintaining its composure under pressure after the two-time World Champions survived a major scare to clinch a four-run win in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 opener at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.Defending 184, England were pushed hard by the Nepal batters, but Sam Curran’s calm final over, where he defended 10 runs, sealed the win for them with Nepal finishing on 180/6 …
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Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) In a nail-biting contest that went down to the final ball, two-time World Champions England held their nerve to edge past Nepal by four runs, restricting them to 180/6 in 20 overs in their opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.Captain Rohit Paudel and Dipendra Singh built a strong partnership, followed by a late assault by Lokesh Ram, which helped Nepal come close to registering their first win in the T20 World Cup. How…
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Top-order batter Jacob Bethell and captain Harry Brook’s fifty, with a great finish by Will Jacks, helped England post 184/7 in their 20 overs against Nepal in the T20 World Cup 2026 fifth match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Coming to bat first after winning the toss, England were off to a shaky start as their opener Phil Salt, who was returning to the tournament after injury, got out in the seventh ball of the innings, scoring just one run.Former captain Jos Buttler, w…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) England captain Harry Brook has admitted that the past few weeks have been difficult following the controversy around his visit to a Wellington nightclub, but added that he now wants to move on and focus on the T20 World Cup 2026, where he will captain the side for the first time in an ICC tournament.England begins their T20 World Cup campaign against Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. However, their preparations have been affected by the attention around Brook’s off…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) The England cricket team has announced its playing XI for its opening match in the T20 World Cup 2026 to be played against Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. The two-time world champions will be captained by Harry Brook, who will be making his debut as a skipper in an ICC tournament.England have a strong batting line-up with Phil Salt and Jos Buttler to open the innings, followed by Jacob Bethell and Tom Banton at number three and four, respectively.Captain Brook will …
Colombo, Jan 31 (IANS) England skipper Harry Brook has changed his version of a late-night incident in Wellington last year, when he was struck by a nightclub bouncer, admitting that other players were also present with him during the altercation, after previously claiming he was alone. However, in a new statement he released on Friday, Brook admitted that other players were with him, admitting he had misled reporters to protect the players “from being drawn into a situation”.“I accept respons…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Indian cricket team’s captain Surya Kumar Yadav is back in the top ten batters list in the latest ICC T20I rankings released on Wednesday. He has moved up by five places and is currently placed at seventh position, following a prolific run in the ongoing five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which India is currently leading by 3-0. New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Indian cricket team’s captain Surya Kumar Yadav is back in the top ten batters list in the latest ICC T20I ran…
Colombo, Jan 21 (IANS) Harry Brook, a day before the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, has expressed his gratitude for keeping England’s white-ball captaincy after an off-field incident in New Zealand.Brook also feels that he now has work to do to rebuild trust within the squad.Last November, the England star had a clash with a nightclub bouncer just before the third ODI against New Zealand. As this was Brook’s first time leading England in an overseas series, he informed the team mana…
London, Jan 15 (IANS) England spinners Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed are reportedly facing unexpected delays in procuring visas for their travel to India for the T20 World Cup, starting from February 7. The delay hampered the chances for the spin duo to travel with the rest of the squad this weekend for six warm-up games against Sri Lanka, and it is unclear when they will join their teammates. England will begin its T20 World Cup campaign on February 8, when they face Nepal in Navi Mumbai.As per T…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) England may bring back a player curfew ahead of their upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka and India after concerns grew over the team’s off-field behaviour during the recently concluded Ashes series in Australia.The Ashes, which England lost 4–1, was disappointing not just because of the results but also because of what players were seen doing away from cricket.After the second Test, when England were already 2–0 down, the squad spent time in Noosa where, as per …