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Kolkata: Italian cricketers Sunday held a special practice session with 32 children at the Eden Gardens before their historic first match against Scotland in the T20 World Cup February 9. Girls and boys from Kolkata schools bowled, batted and got tips from the Italian cricketers...

Colombo: Kusal Mendis scored a gritty unbeaten half-century, while Kamindu Mendis played a crucial cameo of 44 from 19 balls, as Sri Lanka overcame a sluggish start to post a fighting 163 for 6 in their T20 World Cup clash against Ireland Sunday. Ireland bowlers,...

Colombo:  Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl first against co-hosts Sri Lanka in a Group B match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo Sunday. Ireland, who were winless at the 2024 edition, arrive with...

Mumbai: A stunning late assault from Lokesh Bam did not prove to be enough as England beat Nepal by four runs in their T20 World Cup match in Mumbai Sunday. Chasing 185 for a win, Nepal ended at 180 for 6 with Lokesh remaining not...

New Delhi: Former captain Sourav Ganguly Sunday backed the Indian team's aggressive batting template in the T20 World Cup, saying top-order players like Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma should not curb their attacking instincts even on two-paced surfaces. India were reduced to 77 for six...

Mumbai: Jacob Bethell (55) and skipper Harry Brook (53) peeled off attacking fifties to power England to a formidable 184 for seven in their T20 World Cup Group C opener against Nepal Sunday. The young left-handed Bethell gave a fine example of himself on T20...

Karachi: Imran Khwaja, deputy chair of the International Cricket Council, has left for Lahore to meet PCB officials as efforts to resolve the standoff over Pakistan's proposed boycott of the high-stakes T20 World Cup match against India gather pace. Khwaja, who represents Singapore in the...

Mumbai: Indian bowlers produced a disciplined effort after a middling batting display to subdue the United States of America by 29 runs, starting their ICC T20 World Cup campaign on a winning note in Mumbai Saturday. Pacers Mohammad Siraj (2/29) Arshdeep Singh (2/18) and left-arm...

Mumbai: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav fought back with a counter-attacking half-century, but India still failed to prop up their batting, limping to a below-par 161 for 9 after a massive top and middle-order collapse against a determined USA side in their T20 World Cup clash in...

Mumbai: United States of America skipper Monank Patel won the toss and opted to bowl against India in their T20 World Cup opening game at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. India will not field pace ace Jasprit Bumrah in the match as he is unwell,...