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…
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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 …
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 …
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…