Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Sanju Samson hammered a second successive half-century and raised vital partnerships with Ishan Kishan and Shivam Dube as India posted a massive 253/7 in 20 overs against England in Semifinal 2 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Samson, who made a grand comeback with an unbeaten 97 against the West Indies in India’s last Super 8 match, put up another superlative display of power-hitting, blasting seven sixes around the ground as he scored 8…
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Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) England won the toss and elected to field first against India in Semifinal 2 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. Both sides are playing for a place in the final against New Zealand. England made one change in their playing XI, bringing in Jamie Overton for Rehan Ahmed, while India retained the same side that won against the West Indies in their last Super 8 matchEngland captain Harry Brook said it looks like a good wicket for …
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) To add insult to injury, an unnamed Pakistan players was reported and later fined for misbehaving with a female staff during their stay at a hotel in Kandy, Sri Lanka, for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup matches and fined by team manager, a news report said on Thursday.The incident happened before Pakistan’s last Super 8 match against hosts Sri Lanka and is being talked in whispers in Pakistan Cricket Board and team circles, Telecom Asia Sport reported.“Before Pakistan’…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) England’s recent trips to India for the T20I series have all ended on a disappointing note, with the visitors ending on the losing note. One of the major hurdles for England has been spin bowling, which has stumped them on numerous occasions.In their last T20I series in India in the 2024-25 season, England lost 1-4, suffering a 150-run defeat at the Wankhede Stadium in the last match of the series. Varun Chakravarthy had emerged as the most successful bowler for India in t…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) When they started their campaign in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Harry Brook’s England had to live up to a huge record for his country, as the two-time champions have made it to the semifinals in every edition since 2016, when they lost to the West Indies in the final in Kolkata.England lost to New Zealand in the last-four stage in 2021, beat Pakistan in the final to win the title in 2022 and lost to eventual winner India in the semifinals of the 2024 edition.By makin…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Dropped catches, Abhishek Sharma’s struggles with a new batting approach, the bowlers’ inability to contain the batters and conceding 170-plus scores in the last few matches, the pitch and dew factors — all issues bothering the Indian team cropped up in the pre-match press conference by bowling coach Morne Morkel on the eve of their semifinal clash with England in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Morkel was also questioned on the team’s learning from the previous two semifinal…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Lalit Modi, founder of the Indian Premier League, has lauded International Cricket Council chairman Jay Shah after the record-breaking viewership of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Reposting Jay Shah’s announcement that the tournament had crossed 500 million viewers in India, Modi hailed the achievement and underlined India’s influence in global cricket.“That’s the power that India brings to the cricket world. An amazing job is being done by you and your team …
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) England are all set to play the semi-final for the sixth time in 10 editions of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, also their fourth consecutive time, and will face India in the knockout game here at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Both teams have won the title twice, and one of them will move closer to their dream of lifting the coveted cup for a record third time. The Englishmen first made it to the top four in 2010, the third edition of the tournament, where they beat Sri…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Team India are set for their sixth semi-final appearance in 10 editions of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and will face England in the knockout game here at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday with an aim to defend their World Cup crown. The Men in Blue first made it to the top four in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007, where they beat Australia by 15 runs in Durban to confirm the final against arch-rivals Pakistan. India posted 157/5 in 20 overs riding on the cu…
Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) With the Karnataka state government giving its go-ahead, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru are all set to return to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, with five of their home games confirmed to take place in Bengaluru this season. The remaining two home matches of their IPL 2026 campaign will be staged at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur as per prior commitment.This is a signi…