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Chennai: Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and opted to bowl against the USA in a T20 World Cup match Friday. Netherlands, who have two points, brought in right-arm pacer Kyle Klein in place of Timm van der Gugten for the crucial Group A...

New Delhi: Opener Aryansh Sharma and lower-order batter Sohaib Khan struck fifies under pressure as UAE pulled off a thrilling five-wicket win over Canada in their Group D T20 World Cup clash Friday. Sharma slammed six fours and three sixes in his 53-ball 74 not...

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals have appointed Riyan Parag as their new captain for the IPL 2026 season, marking the beginning of a fresh chapter for one of the league’s original franchises. The announcement comes after former skipper Sanju Samson was traded to Chennai Super Kings...

Colombo: Zimbabwe produced the first upset of the T20 World Cup, with a 23-run shock win over an injury-plagued Australia in their Group B clash, here Friday. Sent into bat, Zimbabwe scored a challenging 169 for two. Openers Brian Bennett (64 not out off 56...

Colombo: Zimbabwe scored a challenging 169 for two against an injury-plagued Australia in a Group B T20 World Cup match Friday. Openers Brian Bennett (64 not out off 56 balls) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (35 off 21) gave a strong start to Zimbabwe, stitching 61 runs...

New Delhi: India’s preparations for the high-voltage T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan have been hit by an injury scare, with captain Suryakumar Yadav indicating that top-ranked T20 batter Abhishek Sharma could miss the match due to illness. Yadav said Sharma is still not fully...

New Delhi: Spin great R Ashwin has a simple suggestion for Indian batters as they gear up to deal with the unique side-arm action of Pakistan off-spinner Usman Tariq come Sunday -- just move away when he pauses before delivering the ball. The 30-year-old Tariq,...

Colombo: The Ireland cricket team has been dealt a massive blow as their captain, Paul Stirling, has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20 World Cup 2026 due to an injury he suffered during the team's first match in the tournament, played against...

Colombo: Australia stand-in captain Travis Head won the toss and elected to bowl against Zimbabwe in their T20 World Cup match here Friday. Both sides made two changes each from their previous match playing XIs. Ben Dwarshuis and Tim David replaced Cooper Connolly and Xavier...

Rourkela:  India succumbed to an 8-0 defeat against Argentina in their second match of the Rourkela leg of the FIH Men's Pro League 2025–26 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela Thursday. Tomas Domene (15’, 20’, 26’, 60’), Tomas Ruiz (14’), Lucio Mendez (22’),...