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February 14, 2026 10:57 AM

India and Pakistan fans flock to Colombo, windfall for tourism

Prices of flights and hotel bookings to Colombo, Sri Lanka, have soared as thousands of fans flock to the city to watch India play Pakistan on Sunday in cricket's Twenty20 World Cup. The neighbouring countries and cricket rivals are due to meet during the group stage of the tournament, which is being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, after Pakistan reversed a decision to boycott the match earlier in the week. The game at Sri Lanka's largest stadium is sold out with roughly 35,000 tickets sold ...

February 14, 2026 11:00 AM

Ireland captain Paul Stirling ruled out of rest of T20 World Cup

Ireland captain Paul Stirling will miss the remainder of the Twenty20 World Cup after sustaining knee ligament damage during his side's 67-run loss to Australia in Colombo, Cricket Ireland said on Friday. Stirling suffered the injury when he hit the turf while completing a catch to dismiss Josh Inglis. He later walked out to open for Ireland in the 183-run chase but limped off after facing just one ball. Uncapped 20-year-old left-handed batter Sam Topping has been named as Stirling's replaceme...

February 14, 2026 11:00 AM

USA beat Netherlands by 93 runs to get on board at T20 World Cup

The United States thrashed Netherlands by 93 runs in their Group A encounter on Friday to claim their first victory at the 2026 Twenty20 World Cup, thanks to Saiteja Mukkamalla's knock of 79 and Harmeet Singh's devastating four-wicket haul. With the victory, the U.S. moved up to third in the group behind India and Pakistan having played a game more, while the Netherlands are fourth, also with two points but behind the Americans on net run rate. Put into bat after losing the toss, the U.S. smas...

February 14, 2026 11:00 AM

Fifties from Aryansh and Sohaib fashion UAE win over Canada

United Arab Emirates registered their first win of the Twenty20 World Cup after half-centuries by Aryansh Sharma and Sohaib Khan secured a five-wicket victory over Canada in a Group D match at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday. Chasing 151 for victory, UAE slumped to 66-4 in the 13th over before a rapid 84-run stand between Aryansh and Sohaib set up their win with two balls to spare. Aryansh made 74 not out, while Sohaib produced a 29-ball blitz of 51. After electing to bat, Canada posted a comp...

February 10, 2026 9:54 AM

T20 World Cup: Pakistan govt makes U-turn, allows team to play India match on February 15

The Pakistan government has made a U-turn on its earlier stance and has now allowed the men’s cricket team to play its scheduled match against India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on February 15. Earlier, the Pakistan government had asked the team not to take the field against archrivals India as a mark of support for Bangladesh, which was dropped from the ICC T20 World Cup and replaced by Scotland after its demand to relocate matches from India to Sri Lanka was rejected by the ICC. Howeve...

February 9, 2026 3:16 PM

T20 World Cup: Scotland cruise past debutants Italy in Group C encounter

Scotland opened their Group C campaign of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a commanding 73-run win over debutants Italy at the Eden Gardens on Monday. Batting first, Scotland posted 207 for four, riding on a fluent 84 from George Munsey and useful contributions from Brandon McMullen (41) and Michael Leask (22 not out). Italy, chasing 208, were bowled out for 134 in 16.4 overs. Italy’s chase faltered early after Justin Mosca was dismissed for a golden duck. Anthony Mosca (13) and JJ Smuts (...

February 9, 2026 9:16 AM

T20 World Cup: Kamindu, Kusal and Theekshana help Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 20 runs

Spin twins Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga picked up three wickets apiece as Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by 20 runs in the Group B clash of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday. Batting first, Sri Lanka struggled at 87/4 and failed to hit a single boundary during the middle overs. However, Kamindu Mendis’s blazing 44 off just 19 balls and Kusal Mendis’s unbeaten 56 off 43 deliveries lifted the hosts to an above-par total of 163/6. Chasing 164, Ireland...

February 6, 2026 10:51 PM

India’s Harshit Rana ruled out of T20 World Cup with knee injury, replaced by Siraj

India seam bowler Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup with a knee injury, India's cricket board (BCCI) announced on Friday, with Mohammed Siraj named as a replacement. Rana, who has also developed into a handy lower-order batter, sustained the injury during a warm-up match against South Africa on Wednesday when he bowled just one over before leaving the field. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav had said that Rana's injury did not look good but that they had enough depth in the squa...

February 6, 2026 3:15 PM

Captains tip 300-run barrier at T20 World Cup to fall

A combination of smaller grounds, quick outfields and increasingly fearless batting may lead teams to exceed 300 runs mark for the first time at a Twenty20 World Cup, reckon England captain Harry Brook and his India counterpart, Suryakumar Yadav. That barrier has been breached three times in T20 Internationals but Sri Lanka's 260-6 against Kenya in the 2007 World Cup remains the highest score in the tournament's history. "There are plenty of grounds in India where there could be a score of 300...

February 6, 2026 3:16 PM

Named after Yuvraj, Canada’s Samra keen to emulate his idol in T20 WC

Being the youngest player at the Twenty20 World Cup does not faze Canada's Yuvraj Samra, as the 19-year-old was marked out for a future in the sport by his cricket-loving father from the day he was born. Samra's father Baljeet was not content naming his child after Yuvraj Singh, who was instrumental in India's successful campaigns in the 2007 (T20) and 2011 (ODI) World Cups. He also turned his son into a left-handed batter, just like the Indian all-rounder. "I think I was right-handed ...