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England and South Africa are through to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, with two places in the knockout stage still up for grabs.India and West Indies are the sides in contention to advance from Super 8s Group 1, while the second spot in Group 2, after England, will be filled by either New Zealand or Pakistan. Here is the state of play will all teams having one match left to play… Group 1 South Africa, India, West Indies, Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Super 8s – Group 1 Team Games played Net run-rate Points South Africa (qualified) 2 +2.890…

Defending champions India smashed the second-highest score across all Men’s T20 World Cups – 256-4 – as they thumped Zimbabwe by 72 runs to stay in the hunt for a semi-final place.Defeat in Chennai would have seen the co-hosts and title favourites eliminated, having begun their Super 8s campaign with a heavy loss to South Africa over the weekend. However, India bounced back emphatically from that poor result to set up a winner-takes-all showdown with West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday (1.30pm UK) for the second qualification spot from Group 1. Score summary – India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs…

Scotland international George Munsey has completed his move to Notts Outlaws for the entire 2026 Vitality Blast season, bringing significant experience and firepower to Trent Bridge. The 33-year-old boasts more than 150 white-ball caps for Scotland and was named in his country’s squad for the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. A proven performer in the shortest format, Munsey has scored over 2,600 career T20 runs at an average of 28.17 and an impressive strike rate above 141. Munsey is no stranger to county cricket, having previously featured in the Vitality Blast for Hampshire and…

South Africa took a giant leap toward the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a dominant nine-wicket win over the high-flying West Indies on Thursday.A remarkable 89-run stand between Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder saw the West Indies rally from 83-7 to post a defendable 176-8 after 20 overs. But a whirlwind 95-run opening partnership between captain Aiden Markram (82 not out) and Quinton de Kock (47) in eight overs made short work of the chase. Ryan Rickelton added 45 not out and South Africa motored to 177-1 in 16.1 overs and stretched its unbeaten record in the tournament to six…

‘Finally!’ Gardner’s inside tale of maiden ODI ton Ashleigh Gardner is relishing a return to the ground where she “got the monkey off” her back last summer, as she looks to make her mark with bat and ball in the remaining two one-dayers against India. The Australian squad got their first look at Bellerive Oval on Thursday afternoon, ahead of Friday’s second one-dayer.The picturesque Hobart ground was the scene of a breakthrough moment in the 28-year-old’s career last January, when Gardner struck her first international century during the Ashes. It sparked a new level in the allrounder’s game, as she…

Australia are looking to seize momentum as the multi-format series against India shifts to Hobart, following what allrounder Ashleigh Gardner dubbed a “kind of perfect performance” in the opening one-dayer. The Aussies and India have traded wins so far across the multi-format series, which is tied at four points apiece, with the hosts playing catch-up after dropping the first and third T20Is.India, meanwhile, are confident captain Harmanpreet Kaur will be fit to feature in the second ODI, after she sat out the tourists’ fielding innings in Brisbane with a knee complaint, with allrounder Deepti Sharma on Friday declaring her skipper…

It’s a cool, overcast Boxing Day in Melbourne and a battered England side is seeking redemption against the dominant Australians on a green, seam-friendly pitch. Cricket fans don’t need a long memory to recall this being the ominous preview to the MCG Test two months ago. But how many recall a near identical scene presenting for the corresponding Ashes contest at the ‘G four years earlier? Marcus Harris certainly does. In that 2021 Test, Harris, one game away from being dropped, scored a match-high 76 at his adopted home ground. His 189 balls faced were more than double the next…

While confidence levels are high in the New Zealand camp, it is quite the opposite for Sri Lanka who were knocked out of contention at the T20 World Cup following a third consecutive loss at the event. It leaves the tournament co-hosts without any points in the Super Eights and Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka was quick to point the finger at the additional pressure the side had received when playing matches on home soil. “A lot of times what we see and hear are negative things,” Shanaka said. “No matter how we as cricketers try to stay positive, there…

Santner, Henry, Ravindra shine as Sri Lanka fail to make use of home advantage A game-changing captain’s knock from Mitch Santner and brilliant bowling from Matt Henry and Rachin Ravindra have underpinned a typically professional triumph for New Zealand that sent Sri Lanka tumbling out of their own T20 World Cup. Against the co-hosts who had outplayed Australia by eight wickets last week, New Zealand silenced the home crowd as they proved completely dominant in a 61-run victory at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday. It’s a convincing win that’s put the Black Caps in the driving seat to…

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 61 runs to knock the co-hosts out of the T20 World Cup and boost their own semi-final hopes.Sri Lanka failed to chase down a target of 169 set by New Zealand as they stuttered to 107-8 in reply to the Black Caps’ 168-7. With two defeats from their opening two Super 8s matches, Sri Lanka are out of the competition. As for New Zealand, they may still need to beat England this Friday to ensure a semi-final spot as Pakistan could overhaul them on net run rate if they thrash Sri Lanka in their…