Pallekele, Feb 21 (IANS) Two-time champions, England, will play their first match in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s against the co-hosts, Sri Lanka, at the Pallekele International Stadium on Sunday.England and Sri Lanka have been placed in group B in the Super 8s with 2009 champions Pakistan and New Zealand. Out of four teams, only two will proceed to the semi-final stage.This will be only the 18th time England will face Sri Lanka in T20Is. Harry Brook’s team have an upper hand against Sri Lank…
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Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) England captain Jos Buttler has dismissed suggestions that he should curb his natural game to overcome his lean patch in the ongoing T20 World Cup, insisting he will not bat merely to occupy the crease at the expense of the team’s needs.Buttler, widely regarded as England’s finest white-ball batter, is enduring a difficult run of form, having failed to register a half-century in his last 14 international innings across ODIs and T20Is with a highest score of 39.”T20 is o…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Former Australian great Glenn McGrath has raised questions about all-rounder Cameron Green’s selection over Steve Smith in the squad after Australia suffered an embarrassing exit from the T20 World Cup 2026 in the group stage. Green was preferred on the side due to his all-around abilities, but he failed with the bat as he scored just 24 runs in three matches. Green hit 21 runs in the first match but in the two biggest games was dismissed for a duck and three. He has bow…
Colombo, Feb 17 (IANS) Ireland captain Lorcan Tucker admitted his side was left disappointed after their T20 World Cup campaign ended following a rain-hit match against Ireland at the Pallekele International Stadium on Monday, saying such situations were ‘quite familiar’ for Irish people.The washout brought bad news for Ireland, as they are also eliminated from the group stage. Ireland had a poor start to their campaign with two losses in their first two games, but they got back on track with a …
Pallekele, Feb 17 (IANS) Former champions Australia have been knocked out of the tournament, as Zimbabwe secured their place in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s after their third group stage match against Ireland at the Pallekele International Stadium on Tuesday was abandoned without a toss.Both the teams got one point each after the washout, which helped Zimbabwe reach five points in the points table, thus eliminating any chances of the 2021 champions, Australia, reaching the next round, as even…
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…
Colombo, Feb 14 (IANS) Oman captain Jatinder Singh admitted his side was at the top in the game till the 10th over of the first innings, where they pushed Ireland to 79/4. Still, Lorcan Tucker turned the contest around with a masterful knock, which led to Oman suffering a 96-run defeat in their third match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Saturday.Oman had opted to bowl first on a fresh surface but were taken apart by Ireland, who posted a massive 23…
Colombo, Feb 14 (IANS) Ireland captain and Player of the Match Lorcan Tucker said that his side’s positive attitude helped them register a commanding 96-run win over Oman in their third match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.Coming off a disappointing outing in their previous game, Ireland bounced back in style, posting 235/5 in 20 overs before bowling Oman out for 139 in 18 overs. Tucker led from the front with an unbeaten 94, narrowly missing out on a century …
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 9 (IANS) Oman captain Jatinder Singh admitted that his side failed to put enough runs on the board after they suffered an 8-wicket loss against Zimbabwe in their first match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo on Monday.After being put to bat first, Oman was all out for just 103 runs in 19.5 overs. The small target was chased by Zimbabwe in just 13.3 overs.“Asked to bat first, our batters didn’t put enough runs on the board. S…