In the past two editions of the T20 World Cups, Nepal's fans have flooded the stands, be it in Texas or in Mumbai.

Underdogs New Zealand back themselves against anyone in "one-off games", declared captain Mitchell Santner Tuesday on the eve of their T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa in Kolkata.New Zealand will be playing their fourth semi-final in the last five T20 World Cups.

Win marks country’s third successive men’s ICC trophy ‘We wanted to do something special for our home crowd’ India’s captain, Suryakumar Yadav, has set his sights on an extended period of white-ball dominance after the team secured a third successive ICC men’s trophy with a one-sided victory over New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final. The country went more than a decade without winning a major trophy, but since 2024 they have banked two T20 World Cups and a Champions Trophy. “I’m very exci...

Sanju Samson's match-winning 97 against the West Indies fulfilled a promise made by captain Rohit Sharma, who encouraged him not to be disheartened when initially left out of the T20 World Cup playing XI. Samson's resilient knock, his highest in T20 World Cups, secured India's highest successful chase and propelled them to the semifinals.

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald put the blame for the team’s humiliating T20 World Cup exit squarely on the players, rejecting criticism of their preparations and a “false narrative” that the nation is not taking the format seriously. Australia crashed out of the group stage following losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, triggering acrimony on the home front. Former players and pundits have zeroed in on Australia’s preparations for the tournament which saw members of the squad arrive late to a warmup series in Pakistan after prioritising the Big Bash League. Australia were thumped 3-0 by Pakistan before failing to qualify for the World Cup’s Super Eight phase. McDonald dismissed criticism that Australia had not prioritised the tournament, saying the team had been “fully locked into (it) for a period of time”. “I have heard that sort of narrative that T20 World Cups don’t matter to us,” he told reporters. “I think all that is a response to the performances of Australian cricket teams in these competitions. “We won in 2021 and we haven’t been as successful since then. The expectations on the Australian cricket team are high — and rightfully so. “But to sit back and say that we’re prioritising other formats or other versions of the game and not the T20 World Cup is entirely false.” Australia were missing leading pace bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood due to injury but McDonald said the available players were good enough but had not performed. “It shouldn’t be about the players that we’re missing,” said McDonald, who is also a selector. “It should be looking at the performances and we’re disappointed in those. We need to own those and the critique is fair and reasonable.” Australia finish their tournament with a dead rubber against Oman in Pallekele later on Friday.

Samson guides India to five-wicket win to reach last four T20 World Cup co-hosts play England in Mumbai on Thursday For the third time in three T20 World Cups, England will meet India in the semi-finals, after the co-hosts beat West Indies in what was in effect a quarter-final on Sunday night to seal their place in the final four and knock out their opponents. Sanju Samson, who lost his place in the side on the eve of the tournament before being recalled after India’s humbling Super 8s defe...