Toss South Africa chose to bowl vs West Indies South Africa fielded four seamers and two spinners as they began their final T20 World Cup 2026 preparation with most of their first choice players. Lhuan-dre Pretorius was carded to open the batting with Aiden Markram, with Ryan Rickelton slotted in at No.3. Jason Smith was…
Big picture: Sanju Samson or Ishan Kishan? When India’s squad for the T20 World Cup was announced, Ishan Kishan was supposed to be a back-up for Sanju Samson. He had last played a T20I in 2023 and was picked only because the selectors decided to change the team combination at the last moment. A lot…
Toss England chose to bat vs Sri Lanka England won the toss and chose to bat first in the deciding ODI in Colombo. Although England won the previous game chasing, the Khettarama surface tends to slow under lights, leading to its reputation as a notoriously difficult venue on which to bat second. Sri Lanka captain…
Big Picture – SA without Miller The confetti has barely stopped fluttering from the trophy presentation at the SA20 final, but less than 48 hours after being involved in the title match, seven players will be in action again, representing their countries. South Africa and West Indies will compete in a series that was originally…
RCB have now lost two in a row after kicking off the season with five wins on the bounce Source link
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 162 for 4 (Breetzke 68*, Stubbs 63*, Maharaj 1-23) beat Pretoria Capitals 158 for 7 (Brevis 101, Jansen 3-10) by six wickets In the closest of the four finals played to date, PC had one hand on the trophy when they reduced SEC to 48 for 4 in the ninth over and…
India 155 for 2 (Abhishek 68*, Suryakumar 57*, Kishan 28, Henry 1-28) beat New Zealand 153 for 9 (Phillips 48, Bumrah 3-17, Bishnoi 2-18, Pandya 2-23) by eight wickets India waltzed to their 11th straight series or tournament win in T20Is as they restricted New Zealand to 153, and chased it down with ten overs…
Big picture – MI’s unusual season Before the ongoing season, Mumbai Indians [MI] had never lost four matches in the group stage of a WPL season. In WPL 2024 when they did not make the final, their defeat in the eliminator was their fourth. In WPL 2026, however, MI have already lost four games out…
Perth Scorchers 133 for 4 (Marsh 44, Allen 36) beat Sydney Sixers 132 (Payne 3-18, Richardson 3-32) by six wickets Perth Scorchers cemented their standing as the BBL’s undisputed powerhouse after comfortably beating arch-nemesis Sydney Sixers in a relatively one-sided but, at times, acrimonious final at a febrile Optus Stadium. Much to the glee of…
Big picture – India flex their muscle and depth India ticked some key boxes in the second T20I in Raipur: Suryakumar Yadav ended his T20I fifty drought and Ishan Kishan seamlessly slotted into Tilak Varma’s slot. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who was rested, and Axar Patel, who is nursing a finger injury, Kuldeep…