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When, and where, is it? The 10th edition of the men’s T20 World Cup begins this Saturday, February 7 when Pakistan take on Netherlands in Colombo, followed by West Indies facing Scotland in Kolkata and later co-hosts India kicking off their campaign against the United States in Mumbai. India and Sri Lanka are co-hosting the tournament with Pakistan to play all their matches, including any finals, exclusively in the island nation under an agreement with ICC. That did include their Group A clash with India scheduled for February 15 until the Pakistan government announced last Sunday their team would boycott…
Glenn Maxwell will make his return to Australian colours in tonight’s warm-up clash with the Netherlands in the side’s final tune up before Wednesday’s T20 World Cup opener against Ireland in Colombo. Adam Zampa, Tim David and Nathan Ellis, while understood to be fit, won’t participate in Australia’s only official World Cup warm-up fixture as they turn their focus to preparing for their first Group B match on February 11 at the R. Premadasa Stadium. Mitch Marsh’s side are set to take a traditional XI into their practice encounter with the Dutch at the same venue (of which there is…
Michael Atherton wants Harry Brook to take personal responsibility for his off‑field troubles after showing a lack of contrition with his ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin‑inspired celebration, which the former England captain labelled “slightly inappropriate”.News emerged at the end of the 4-1 Ashes defeat – during which England faced accusations of a “drinking culture” – that Brook had been involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer on the preceding tour of New Zealand. Brook began the tour of Sri Lanka by apologising and insisting that he had been out alone, but later had to release a statement admitting that was…
Michael Atherton wants Harry Brook to take personal responsibility for his off‑field troubles after showing a lack of contrition with his ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin‑inspired celebration, which the former England captain labelled “slightly inappropriate”.News emerged at the end of the 4-1 Ashes defeat – during which England faced accusations of a “drinking culture” – that Brook had been involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer on the preceding tour of New Zealand. Brook began the tour of Sri Lanka by apologising and insisting that he had been out alone, but later had to release a statement admitting that was…
Michael Atherton wants Harry Brook to take personal responsibility for his off‑field troubles after showing a lack of contrition with his ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin‑inspired celebration, which the former England captain labelled “slightly inappropriate”.News emerged at the end of the 4-1 Ashes defeat – during which England faced accusations of a “drinking culture” – that Brook had been involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer on the preceding tour of New Zealand. Brook began the tour of Sri Lanka by apologising and insisting that he had been out alone, but later had to release a statement admitting that was…
We look at the sides in Group B – Australia, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Oman and Zimbabwe, – for the T20 World Cup, which is live on Sky Sports from February 7 to March 8.AustraliaBest result: Champions (2021)2024 result: Knocked out in Super 8sHow did they qualify in 2026? On performance in last T20 World CupHead coach: Andrew McDonald Squad: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa. Players to watch: Swashbuckling batter Travis Head is a man…
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club are thrilled to welcome back Chris Lynn for the 2026 Vitality Blast. The powerful, explosive opener who brings entertainment wherever he goes, will be available for the entirety of the tournament. “I loved my time here previously and I’m looking forward to being back in front of that Wantage Road crowd.” Lynn said. “The guys had a great tournament last year, so I want to help build on that and return to Finals Day.” He added. Across his previous T20 stints with the Club in 2022 and 2023, the Australian was a fan favourite, striking 880…
Two centuries and a 15-year-old debutant headlined Wednesday’s WNCL fixture between Tasmania and ACT Tasmanian Tigers v ACT Meteors | WNCL Olivia Porter has smashed her maiden WNCL century to set the tone for ACT Meteors’ five-wicket win over Tasmania as Rachel Trenaman’s hundred was once again eclipsed. The Meteors bounced back strongly from the back-to-back drubbings by table-toppers NSW, and only narrowly missed out on a bonus point after a late fight shown by the Tasmanian bowlers saw them reach the target four balls after the 40-over mark. The result meant Tigers opener Trenaman’s last two centuries have gone…
Brendon McCullum has dismissed criticism of England’s behaviour as “out of order” and hit out at the perception that he runs a “loose ship”.News emerged at the end of the 4-1 Ashes defeat – where England faced accusations of a “drinking culture” – that white-ball captain Brook had been involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer on the preceding tour of New Zealand. Brook began the tour of Sri Lanka by apologising and insisted that he was out alone, but then had to release a statement to admit that was not true after reports that Jacob Bethell and Josh…
The Laws will become fairer to the bowling side with a set of changes under the new edition A wicket falling in the final over of the day in a multi-day match will no longer mean stumps, with an update to the Laws of cricket requiring the over to be completed. That’s one of 73 changes coming to the Laws of cricket in October after the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced the changes. It is the first major update made by the custodians of the Laws since 2022, driven by the need to ensure they are ‘fit for the modern…