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January 30, 2026 10:30 AM

De Kock demolition leads South Africa to T20 series win over West Indies

Quinton de Kock smashed a career-best 115 from 49 balls as South Africa easily chased down a victory target of 222 to beat West Indies by seven wickets on Thursday and secure the three-match Twenty20 International series 2-0 with a game to go. West Indies were sent into bat in Pretoria and amassed 221 for four in their 20 overs, but on an excellent batting wicket South Africa never looked in trouble in their reply and won with 15 deliveries to spare. De Kock reached his century off 43 balls, t...

January 28, 2026 3:56 PM

T20 World Cup 2026: Dates, past winners and prize money

Tournament co-hosts India will be out to defend their Twenty20 World Cup title in familiar home conditions next month. The following outlines the schedule, venues and prize money for the 20-team tournament in India and Sri Lanka, as well as a list of past winners of the tournament which begins on February 7. DATES * The tenth edition of the 20-overs global showpiece event will run from February 7 to March 8. * It begins with Pakistan taking on the Netherlands. TEAMS * The tournament will f...

January 28, 2026 10:00 AM

Skipper Aiden Markram leads South Africa to victory over West Indies

South Africa captain Aiden Markram scored an unbeaten 86 to help his side to a nine-wicket win over the West Indies in the first Twenty20 of their three-match series at Boland Park on Tuesday. South Africa chased down the Windies' score of 173-7, securing a comfortable victory with 13 balls to spare as both sides prepare for next month’s T20 World Cup. Markram’s runs came off 47 balls and he was ably supported by Ryan Rickelton, who made 40 for an unbeaten second-wicket partnership of 93. ...

January 27, 2026 4:00 PM

England’s Liam Dawson wants to be fifth time lucky with World Cup debut at age 35

Liam Dawson, who has been with the England squad at four different World Cups but never played a match, is hoping to make his debut at the global tournament in next month's Twenty20 World Cup at the age of 35. Dawson was in the squad at the T20 World Cup in 2016 and the 50-over one in 2019. He was a travelling reserve in the T20 World Cups of 2021 and 2022 and last month was named in England's 15-man party for this year's tournament co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. He has scored one fifty and...

January 15, 2026 10:44 PM

India-origin Dilpreet Bajwa to lead Canada in T20 World Cup

India-born Dilpreet Bajwa will lead Canada at the Twenty20 World Cup next month, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday as it announced a 15-member squad for the competition. Bajwa, 22, who has featured in nine ODIs and 17 T20Is, will make his debut as captain at the global showpiece, which will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8. Canada, making their second appearance at the tournament, are in Group D alongside South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, and the...

December 29, 2025 1:58 PM

Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey scripts history with record eight-wicket haul in T20I vs Myanmar

Bhutan’s left-arm spinner Sonam Yeshey etched his name into the record books by becoming the first bowler ever to take eight wickets in a T20 match, international or otherwise. The historic feat came during the third T20I against Myanmar in Gelephu on Friday, where the 22-year-old produced a spell for the ages, finishing with astonishing figures of 8 for 7 from four overs. Yeshey’s breathtaking performance dismantled Myanmar for just 45 runs as they attempted to chase Bhutan’s modest tota...

December 29, 2025 1:17 PM

Ind vs SL: India-Women register record total, seal T20I series 4-0 as Smriti Mandhana completes 10,000 international runs

India Women continued their dominant run against Sri Lanka, registering their highest-ever T20I total and clinching a 30-run victory in the fourth match of the five-game series at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday. The win gave the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side an unassailable 4-0 lead with one match remaining. Asked to bat first, India produced a historic batting display to pile up a mammoth 221/2 in 20 overs - their highest team total in women’s T20I cricket. O...

December 23, 2025 3:56 PM

Indonesia’s Gede Priandana enters record books with five-wicket over in T20I vs Cambodia

Indonesia's Gede Priandana became the first bowler to claim five wickets in an over in a Twenty20 International, in a game against Cambodia in Bali on Tuesday. The 28-year-old seamer singlehandedly derailed Cambodia's chase in a seven-ball over that included a wide, completing his hat-trick and securing his team's victory by 60 runs in the series opener. Cambodia were 106-5 needing 168 for victory when Priandana was called on to bowl the 16th over. The right-armer dismissed Shah Abrar Hussain...

December 23, 2025 1:53 PM

Punjab power hitter Cooper Connolly targeting Australia T20 World Cup spot

All-rounder Cooper Connolly hopes his blazing Big Bash League form can help him earn him a recall to Australia's Twenty20 squad for next year's World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The 22-year-old, who was picked up by Punjab Kings at last week's IPL auction for 30 million Indian rupees ($334,224), got off to a flyer with Perth Scorchers in this year's Big Bash T20 competition with scores of 59 and 77. Connolly, who also chips in as a left-arm spinner, made his T20 debut for Australia last year b...

December 22, 2025 10:46 AM

Smriti Mandhana becomes first Indian to score 4000 runs in Women’s T20Is

India opener Smriti Mandhana on Sunday became the first Indian batter to complete 4,000 runs in Women’s T20 Internationals during the opening match of the five-match series against Sri Lanka at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. Mandhana reached the landmark while scoring 25 runs in India Women’s eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka. She is only the second woman overall to cross 4,000 T20I runs, after New Zealand’s Suzie Bates (4,716). Mandhana also achieved the milestone in the fewest balls faced ...