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…
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) India opener Abhishek Sharma maintained his place at the top of the T20I batter chart, Varun Chakravarthy holds a narrow advantage over Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed at the top of the list for T20I bowlers, while Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza became the top all-rounder in the latest ICC rankings released on Wednesday. Abhishek has 909 points to be placed ahead of England’s PhilSalt (821), Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan (769), Jos Buttler (766) and Pathum Nissanka (754).New Zealan…
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) Zimbabwe began their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign in emphatic fashion, registering a dominant eight-wicket victory over Oman as they chased down a modest target of 103 in just 13.3 overs in the eighth match of the tournament at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo on Monday.The fast bowling trio of Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava and Brad Evans picked up three wickets each as Zimbabwe bowled out Oman for 103 runs in 19.5 overs after choosing to bowl first.C…
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…
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) Zimbabwe began their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign in emphatic fashion, registering a dominant eight-wicket victory over Oman as they chased down a modest target of 103 in just 13.3 overs in the eighth match of the tournament at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo on Monday.Coming in to chase an easy target, Zimbabwe were off to a strong start as both openers struck the ball fluently, with the team scoring at a run rate of over 10 runs per over in the first thre…
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) The fast bowling trio of Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava and Brad Evans picked three wickets each as Zimbabwe bowled out Oman for 103 runs in 19.5 overs in their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign opener at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Monday.Being put to bat after losing the toss, Oman were off to a disastrous start as Muzarbani clean bowled skipper Jatinder Singh (5) with a good length ball on the first ball of the second over.Oman’s experienced batter Ham…
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) Zimbabwe have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Oman in their Group B clash of the 2026 T20 World Cup at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo on Monday. After winning the toss, Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza said, “We’re going to have a bowl first. We looked at the wicket as well, and it looked like there’s early movement as well, and with the wind going on as well, I think the wicket is going to look to get better from what I can see. Give our sea…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Jatinder Singh arrived in Sri Lanka on January 23 as the captain of Oman’s squad, hungry to rewrite their narrative in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. With Oman set to open their Group B campaign against Zimbabwe in Colombo, Jatinder was in a reflective mood on his cricketing journey that could have ended prematurely due to a career-threatening sciatic nerve issue in his back.Jatinder, who has scored 507 runs in 20 T20Is since the World Cup was last played in 2024, …
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Sufyan Mehmood has seen cricket in Oman evolve from sand pitches and cement wickets to having two world-class stadiums. Now, as the only homegrown player in Oman’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, Mehmood is keen to make an impact on the grandest stage in the shortest format.Seam-bowling all-rounder Mehmood has picked 19 wickets in 16 T20Is since the last T20 World Cup — making Oman’s second-highest wicket-taker in that period behind Shakeel Ahmed’s 22. Havi…
Colombo, Feb 7 (IANS) Australia’s explosive batter Tim David, who is returning to the side for the T20 World Cup 2026 after missing the Pakistan tour, hinted that he is likely to miss the group stage matches, as the team management wants him to be fully fit for the later stages of the tournament. David suffered a hamstring injury that cut short his Big Bash League (BBL) season. He has been cleared to play the World Cup after recovering well during rehabilitation. After smashing sixes all around …