Big picture: Teens reignite old Australia vs England rivalry Australia, under Oliver Peake’s captaincy, have enjoyed a dominant campaign and are looking to defend their title. They topped their group in the first round with three wins and then beat South Africa and West Indies to finish atop their Super Sixes group. England, too, cruised…
Sri Lanka fell to a home series defeat to England on Sunday following their six-wicket loss in a rain-shortened T20I in Pallekele. Despite that, batting coach Vikram Rathour feels the team’s batting unit are nevertheless heading in the right direction. “I think we were better today definitely, we showed better intent, better decision against spin,”…
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood could miss the early stages of the T20 World Cup as he will remain in Sydney to continue his rehab from an Achilles issue. Sean Abbott has been added to Australia’s World Cup squad as a travelling reserve. Meanwhile, Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Ellis and Tim David are set to join…
It indeed was an unusual season for UPW. They won just two games out of eight. Those two wins were in Navi Mumbai over Mumbai Indians, a double that no team until this season had managed over the two-time champions. But they lost each of their three games in the Vadodara leg to be knocked…
Scotland will be able to fulfil their first T20 World Cup warm-up match against Afghanistan in Bengaluru on Monday after their players’ Indian visas were expedited. Scotland were invited to the World Cup as late-notice replacements for Bangladesh and named their 15-man squad on January 26. Visas for two of their players – Safyaan Sharif,…
Pakistan will boycott their game against India at the 2026 T20 World Cup. A post issued by the Government of Pakistan’s official X account said the government had granted permission to the Pakistan team to travel to Sri Lanka for the tournament. However, it announced that “the Pakistan cricket team shall not take the field…
USA allrounder Isani Vaghela has been suspended from bowling in international cricket after the ICC found her action to be illegal. The ICC’s Event Panel reviewed footage of Vaghela’s bowling in USA’s next game, a win against Papua New Guinea, and concluded that her action was illegal. Her suspension will remain until she corrects her…
Toss: Pakistan opt to bat vs Australia Pakistan captain Salman Agha won the toss again and elected to bat as the hosts seek a clean sweep of the three-match T20I series against Australia in Lahore. Pakistan have followed the same blueprint from the opening two games, which they dominated in similar fashion by posting strong totals…
Toss Pakistan Under-19 chose to bowl vs India Under-19 Pakistan won a crucial toss in Bulawayo as they looked to beat India by a significant margin in order to make the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup. Pakistan, with four points in their bag, were two behind the undefeated India. A win or tie is…
West Indies 114 for 3 (Hetmyer 48, Hope 48) beat South Africa 118 for 6 (de Kock 28, Motie 3-17) by 6 runs – DLS West Indies claimed a consolation win in a match reduced to 10 overs a side at the Wanderers, to hand South Africa defeat in their first T20I in pink. With…