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July 10, 2026 11:15 PM

Formidable England seal first-ever T20 series win over India

England cruised to their first-ever T20 series victory over India with 37 balls to spare as the tourists fell to a record fifth consecutive loss in completed 20-over matches. After the hosts were set 159 to win, Phil Salt and Harry Brook enjoyed an unbroken second-wicket partnership of 146 off 70 balls as England reached their target in 13.5 overs. Captain Brook scored 79 from 35 balls, while Salt struck 59 from 42 after failing to score off his first nine balls. Salt celebrated with Brook af...

July 8, 2026 9:41 AM

3rd T20I: England crush India by 125 runs to take commanding 2-0 lead in five-match series

England blew away India at Trent Bridge on Tuesday to inflict a record T20 defeat on the world champions and take a 2-0 lead in the series with two matches to play. Josh Tongue took 4-28 and Jofra Archer 3-29 as England’s pace attack powered them to a commanding 125-run victory. India, who came into the series off the back of a 2-0 series defeat to Ireland, were bowled out for just 76 in the third T20. "I think it was atrocious. I can’t use a better word, honestly," said India captain Shr...

June 29, 2026 10:22 AM

‘Disbelief’ in India camp after Ireland debacle

A sense of "disbelief" hangs over the India camp after the double 20-overs world champions suffered a 2-0 series whitewash against Ireland with assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate blaming the debacle on their failure to adapt to conditions in Belfast. Few gave Ireland a chance in the two-match series, but Lorcan Tucker's side humbled India twice in three days, spoiling Shreyas Iyer's debut series as India's 20-overs captain. "There's a little bit of disbelief," ten Doeschate told reporters afte...

June 29, 2026 10:14 AM

Ireland stun India 2-0 in T20 series with thrilling one-run win

Ireland beat 20-over world champions India 2-0 in their two-match T20 bilateral series, as they secured a thrilling one-run win over the white-ball heavyweights on Sunday. Ireland's Jai Moondra and Matt Hollard dismantled the Indian batting line-up with three-wicket hauls as the visitors could only manage 153-9 after Ireland, put in to bat, posted 154-8 on a rain-disrupted afternoon in Belfast. The hosts, who earned their first-ever victory over India on Friday, handed the visitors their first...

February 4, 2026 4:32 PM

England spinners seal Sri Lanka series sweep ahead of T20 World Cup

Spinners Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks led the way as England beat Sri Lanka by 12 runs in a low-scoring match on Tuesday to sweep their Twenty20 series 3-0 ahead of the World Cup. England posted a meagre 128-9 with the bat, their lowest total against Sri Lanka in the format, as pace bowler Dushmantha Chameera bagged a five-wicket haul, but all-rounders Jacks (3-14) and Bethell (4-11) produced their best bowling performances in the format to restrict the hosts to 116. "We've shown we can adapt ...

September 15, 2025 12:34 PM

Rain has final say as England and South Africa share T20 series

The third and final Twenty20 International between England and South Africa was abandoned without a ball being bowled at Trent Bridge on Sunday as rain had the final say in the series that finishes 1-1. South Africa claimed a rain-reduced five-over contest by 14 runs in the opening game in Cardiff on Wednesday, before England registered a record 146-run win in the second fixture in Manchester on Friday as Phil Salt scored an unbeaten 141. That result set up a grand finale on Sunday, but persis...