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South Africa are on the brink of the Super 8s at the T20 World Cup after a resounding seven-wicket win over New Zealand in Ahmedabad took them to three victories from three.The Proteas won the battle of the previously unbeaten teams in Group D, restricting the Black Caps to 175-7 as Marco Jansen bagged 4-40 and then reaching their target with 17 balls to spare thanks chiefly to captain Aiden Markram’s 86 not out from 44 deliveries. South Africa’s triumph follows a 57-run win over Canada and then a gripping victory over Afghanistan which came after two Super Overs were…
England captain Harry Brook admits his side have still yet to produce the ‘perfect game’ during the T20 World Cup, despite moving on the brink of Super 8s qualification with victory over Scotland.Tom Banton’s unbeaten 63 from 41 balls inspired England to a five-wicket win over Scotland in Kolkata, where they chased down their target of 153 with 10 balls to spare to claim a second victory of the tournament. The hard-fought win follows a nervy four-run victory over Nepal in their Group C opener and a 30-run loss to the West Indies on Wednesday, lifting them second in the…
England took a big step towards reaching the Super 8 stage of the Men’s T20 World Cup by closing out a five-wicket win over Scotland in Kolkata.Harry Brook’s side had clung on for a four-run win over Nepal and lost to the West Indies in their first two Group C matches, leaving them fourth in the five-team standings and under pressure to avoid an embarrassing early exit. Richie Berrington (49) and Tom Bruce (24) put on an impressive 71-run stand to help Scotland recover from 42-3 after losing the toss and being put into bat by England, who responded by…
Australia have just two days to regroup ahead of their clash with co-hosts Sri Lanka in Kandy ‘Play a lot’: Zimbabwe praised after latest Aussie triumph Ben Dwarshuis’ World Cup debut “didn’t go the way” he or his side wanted but the left-arm quick insists Australia’s T20 group have played enough together over the past 12 months to be able to bounce back quickly. The loss to Zimbabwe in Colombo on Friday marked Dwarshuis’ first appearance for at a major global tournament after leading the wickets tally for Australia at last year’s Champions Trophy. But it was a tougher World…
Elyse Villani, who broke the record for most WNCL appearances last week, wouldn’t have been around for a 19th season in the competition if it wasn’t for her move to Tasmania five years ago. The Tigers captain played her 146th game in the women’s 50-over competition last Friday when her side hosted the ACT Meteors at the Bellerive Oval, overtaking former Australian allrounder Lisa Sthalekar’s mark of 145. Tasmania is the third side Villani has represented, having turned out 74 times in 10 seasons across two stints for her native Victoria, with a 17-match run of three seasons with Western…
Ireland thumped the highest score of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup so far as they kept their hopes of reaching the Super 8s alive with a 96-run win over Oman in Colombo.Ireland piled on 235-5 – eclipsing the 225-5 Sri Lanka had clubbed against the same opposition – with 86 runs smashed from the final four overs, before Oman were rolled for 139 in 18 overs in reply. George Dockrell (35no off nine balls) smoked five sixes, including from the final three deliveries of the innings, while stand-in Ireland skipper Lorcan Tucker (94no off 51; 10 fours, four sixes)…
India have already secured one of Australia’s former crowns – now, they have arrived in Sydney brimming with confidence and with a chance to stake a claim as the superior all-format team. Sunday’s opening T20I at the SCG will be the first meeting between the fierce rivals since India stunned the Aussies in last year’s ODI World Cup semi-final, knocking the tournament favourites out before claiming their maiden senior women’s ICC title. In the aftermath of that triumph, senior India players including Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana declared they were not content with one trophy, and instead had world domination…
Match facts Who: Australia v Sri Lanka What: Match 30, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, Group B When: Monday, February 16. First ball 7pm local time (Tuesday, February 17, 12:30am AEDT) Where: Pallekele International Stadium, Kandy Live scores: Match Centre How to watch: Prime Video How to listen: ABC Listen and SEN Radio Officials: Richard Kettleborough and Ahsan Raza (field), Asif Yaqoob (third), Wayne Knights (fourth), Dean Cosker (match referee) News and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app. The Unplayable Podcast will also be bringing listeners weekly World Cup updates during the group stage…
Sophie Molineux says she’ll be making her mark on the Australian T20I team in subtle ways rather than ringing sweeping changes, as she prepares to lead her country for the first time on Sunday against India at the SCG. Molineux fronted the media in Sydney on Saturday on the eve of the opening game of the multi-format series, where the T20I leg will also serve as a litmus test of how Australia are travelling in the shortest format ahead of the T20 World Cup in June. The Victorian, who was confirmed as Alyssa Healy’s successor last month, will have just…
World Cup winning skipper Alex Blackwell enters Hall of Fame Alex Blackwell lifted a T20 World Cup as Australian captain, won Ashes series both at home and abroad and finished her career with more international caps than any woman before her. But when asked to recall the proudest moment of her 252-game career, Blackwell’s mind instead turned to December 13, 2004 – the day she first wore the green and gold alongside her identical twin sister Kate. Even now, her profile picture on Instagram is a photograph of the Blackwell twins from that day.”Kate and I in our floppy hats…