New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Animul Islam has confirmed that he will travel to Colombo on February 15 to watch the high-voltage T20 World Cup 2026 clash between archrivals India and Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday.The BCB chief has also informed that representatives from all five major Asian teams, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka, will be present and engage in a dialogue.Speaking to the Bangladesh news…
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Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) Australia’s top leg-spinner Adam Zampa became the joint second-highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cup history after his four-wicket haul, which helped the team register a 67-run victory over Ireland at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.Zampa returned figures of 4-23 in a dominant bowling performance that saw Ireland bundled out for 115 in 16.5 overs while chasing 182. With this effort, he took his overall tally to 40 wickets in T20 World Cup history, drawing level with …
Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa delivered a clinical bowling masterclass, taking four wickets each, as Australia registered a dominating 67-run win against Ireland in their T20 World Cup 2026 opener at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.Chasing 182, Ireland were bowled out for 115 in 16.5 overs. Captain Paul Stirling retired hurt after facing just one ball, dealing an early blow to the chase. Ellis struck in the third over and went on to take three wickets in seven balls, w…
Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) Australia stand-in captain Travis Head said that the team is ready to adapt themselves to different situations and challenges after they registered a commanding 67-run victory over Ireland in their opening T20 World Cup 2026 match at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.Australia posted 182/6 and then bowled Ireland out for 115 in 16.5 overs, with Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa taking four wickets each.”Yeah, I feel well. Yeah, nice start. Obviously, after the first tourname…
Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) Ireland wicketkeeper-batter Lorcan Tucker admitted that Australia controlled the game really nicely after his side suffered a 67-run defeat in their second match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.Chasing 182, Ireland were bowled out for 115 in 16.5 overs as Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa claimed four wickets each to seal a comprehensive win for Australia.”Yeah, I think we absolutely saw the other day, we felt like we talked about th…
Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa delivered a clinical bowling masterclass, taking four wickets each, as Australia registered a dominating 67-run win against Ireland after bowling them out for just 115 runs in 16.5 overs in their first match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the iconic R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.Chasing a big total of 182 runs, Ireland were off to a shaky start as their captain, Paul Stirling, who missed the field during the first innings, retired hurt after p…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) India batter Tilak Varma said teammate Abhishek Sharma has been discharged from the hospital after being admitted there on Monday due to a stomach infection and a decision on his playing the game against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium will be taken on match day.IANS had previously reported on Wednesday that Abhishek had been in the hospital since Monday due to a stomach infection and missed the training session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday evening. Assista…
Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) A 61-run partnership between Matthew Renshaw and Marcus Stoinis helped Australia reach 182/6 in 20 overs against Ireland in their first match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. Coming to bat after winning the toss, Australia were off to a bad start as their stand-in captain, Travis Head, was run out on the seventh ball of the innings after a mix-up with his opening partner, Josh Inglis. Head scored just six runs off seven balls he played an…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) After Pakistan reversed their stance and agreed to play the T20 World Cup match against India, former spinner Danish Kaneria took a dig at the decision, saying, “there are spin specialists and batting specialists, but Pakistan are U-turn specialist.” The Pakistan government had earlier asked the team not to take the field for the clash against archrivals India to show support to Bangladesh, which was thrown out of the ICC T20 World Cup and replaced by Scotland after its …
Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) Australia have won the toss and elected to bat in their 2026 T20 World Cup campaign opener against Ireland here at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. Travis Head is captaining Australia for the match after Mitchell Marsh missed the encounter due to injury.After winning the toss, Australia captain Travis Head said, “Yeah, there have been a couple (niggles), unfortunately. Marsh copped a blow at training a couple of days ago, and no one’s been willing to massage it out…