Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Defending champions India will face West Indies in a virtual quarterfinal at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. The semifinal equation is quite simple for both teams; the winner of the encounter will reach the next round along with South Africa from Group A. However, things can get complicated if the match gets washed out or abandoned.Unlike actual quarterfinals, the reserve day is not available for the match. So if rain or any other calamity affects the match, then the teams wil…
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Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (IANS) West Indies skipper Shai Hope has admitted that losing four wickets in the Power-play while batting first turned out to be a crucial moment in their staggering nine-wicket defeat to South Africa in the Super 8s clash in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.The West Indies posted 176/6 in 20 overs while batting first, with the help of a great comeback led by former captain Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd, but it w…
Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Skipper Aiden Markram led from the front with an unbeaten 82 as South Africa chased down a challenging target of 177 runs in just 16.1 overs for the loss of only one wicket and secured a nine-wicket win over the West Indies in their second match in Super 8s stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.With this win, the Proteas remain unbeaten in the ongoing tournament and have inched closer to officially confirming the…
Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd carried the team to make a strong comeback from a disastrous start as West Indies posted 176/8 in 20 overs against South Africa in their second Super 8s match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. Batting first, West Indies captain Shai Hope led the charge in the first over and hit 16 runs off just four balls against leg spinner Keshav Maharaj. The momentum continued in the second over as Brandon Ki…
Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (IANS) South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl against West Indies in their second Super 8s clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. While South Africa are unchanged, the West Indies have brought Roston Chase in place of spinner Akeal Hosein.The West Indies are coming to the contest by registering a dominating 107-run win against Zimbabwe, while on the other hand, South Africa also beat the defending champions, India, by 76 runs i…
Ahmedabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Two-time champions West Indies will clash against South Africa in their second match of the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. The match will start at 3:00 PM IST.The West Indies are coming after registering a dominating 107-run win against Zimbabwe, while on the other hand, South Africa beat the defending champions, India, by 76 runs in their first Super 8s match.This will be the 30th time that both the top teams will meet in the short…
Dubai, Feb 25 (IANS) India’s T20I contingent has made a strong statement in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20I Player Rankings, with opener Abhishek Sharma maintaining his top spot AND wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan breaking into the top five. At the top of the batting rankings, Abhishek retained his No.1 position despite a relatively quiet start to the T20 World Cup. He maintains a comfortable 62-point lead over England’s Phil Salt. Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farha…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Even as two-time champions West Indies proved their credentials for a third title with a massive 107-run victory over Zimbabwe in their first Super 8 stage match in Mumbai, there were still areas of concern for the team management — especially the poor form of opener Brandon King.King was out for nine off 12 balls after adding 17 runs for the first-wicket partnership against Zimbabwe at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. However, Shimron Hetmyer produced a masterclass in powe…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer put on a dazzling display of power-hitting, racing to a record fastest half-century for a Caribbean batter in the T20 World Cup in their Super 8 Group 1 clash against Zimbabwe at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.Asked to bat first, Hetmyer reached the milestone in 19 balls, hitting four boundaries and five maximums in the process, improving on his own record for the fastest fifty by a West Indies batter in the ICC Men’s T20 World C…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Zimbabwe captain Sikander Raza won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies in a Super 8 Group 1 clash in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.Both teams made one change to their playing XIs, Zimbabwe brought in a fit-again Richard Ngarava for Hamilton Masakaza. At the same time, the West Indies included Romario Shephard and left out Roston Chase.Raza said he opted to field first because the ground is very suitable f…