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New Delhi: In the tune-up to the T20 World Cup 2026, India beat New Zealand by 46 runs in the fifth and final T20I on Saturday to seal the series 4-1. Clinical India were right on the mark in all the departments as they passed the last test before the T20 World Cup 2026, which starts in a weeks time, with flying colours. In a high-scoring contest which saw as many as 496 runs being scored, New Zealand didn 't prove that bad during the chase but the Men in Blue had the last laugh with a thumping win. Batting first, Ishan Kishan 's maiden T20I century (103), skipper Suryakumar Yadav 's record fifty (63) and brilliant effort from Hardik Pandya (42) and Abhishek Sharma (30) saw the hosts score their third-highest T20I total of 271/5 in the stipulated 20 overs. India 's batting proved to be pitch perfect barring another failure encountered by local boy Sanju Samson (6 off 6) who 's bad patch continued in his fifth consecutive game. Kiwi bowlers picked up five...
New Delhi: In a major blow to India 's medal chances at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026, PV Sindhu has pulled out of the event beginning next week. Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu has withdrawn from competition due to a slight niggle which will hamper her participation at the upcoming event. Sindhu, a former world champion, made a successful return to competition after a foot injury that kept her out from October last year but unfortunately due to a niggle, she will not be able to represent the country at the badminton event. 'Sindhu has withdrawn from the Asia Team Championships due to slight niggle, ' a source aware of the development told news agency PTI. Sindhu 's absence big blow to India The 30-year-old star badminton player had earlier in the last year also withdrawn from the 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships after sustaining a hamstring injury during a training camp in Guwahati. Sindhu 's performance in the last year had...
New Delhi : It was a dream come true for Elena Rybakina as she lifted her maiden Australian Open women 's singles title after stunning world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the final on Saturday. At the packed Rod Laver Arena, Rybakina kept her calm till the end and finally managed to avenge her 2023 loss to Sabalenka at the Australian Open with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win. Rybakina clinched the opening set 6-4 but the world number one bounced back in the second claiming it with an identical score-line but the player from Kazakhstan bounced back in the third and deciding set claiming it 6-4 and winning her maiden crown at the season-opening Grand Slam. It was a second major title for Kazakhstan’s Rybakina, who won Wimbledon in 2022 and entered that final four years ago. How much will Rybakina take home? The total purse for the Australian Open 2026 prize pool is set at USD 75 million, or AUD 111.5 million. It has a 16 percent hike over 2025 edition 's prize pool. The Australian Open...
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a list of the match officials and umpires for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 . The showpiece T20 spectacle will start on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka and will witness 20 teams participating to win the coveted trophy. Meanwhile, the ICC on its official website announced that a total of 24 officials will serve as on-field umpires while six will be serving as the match referees during the group stage of the ICC men 's T20 World Cup. Officials for the Super Eight and knockout stages will be announced in due course of time. Sri Lanka 's Kumar Dharmasena and Wayne Knights will stand as the on-field umpires for the opening match between Pakistan and the Netherlands at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo. The game will mark Knights’ first appearance at a T20 World Cup, while Dharmasena continues to build on his extensive tournament experience. Dharmasena has a lot of experience as he has...
New Delhi: As per Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi 's statement, Friday, January 30, is the first deadline for the side to announce their confirmation regarding the participation in the T20 World Cup 2026. The entire cricketing world has been left on the edge regarding the decision as to whether the side will participate in the marquee event or not. Though there are reports circulating on social media that the tickets for the Pakistan contingent have been finalised and the team is about to travel to Colombo for the showpiece spectacle but an official word is still awaited. Last week, a meeting took place between Naqvi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif where the PM insisted in maintaining good relations with the ICC. Pakistan PM gets trolled Amid all this drama, Pakistan PM Sharif has been brutally trolled on social media for his post for the national team after their beat Australia in the first T20I. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra trolled the PM...
New Delhi: In a major boost for India, all-rounder Washington Sundar is expected to join the team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. The showpiece spectacle, which has been in news recently, starts on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. As per a report in the Indian Express, Sundar, who started practicing batting a few days ago at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, will start bowling in the next couple of days which comes as good news for Team India. The 26-year-old player 's recovery is happening on the expected lines and it seems that he will soon join the Indian national team, the report further mentions. Although, the star Indian all-rounder has a slight fracture in his rib area but as per reports, it is not a big deal and the healing is taking place on expected lines. Sundar 's inclusion in Team India for the marquee event will be a big boost as the all-rounder would play in the tournament in the middle stages, if not from the beginning. Tilak Varma...
New Delhi: An all-round effort from Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) saw the franchise book the final berth in the Women 's Premier League 2026 after beating UP Warriorz convincingly. In their last league game on Thursday in Vadodara, RCB produced a brilliant all-round show to dispatch the Warriorz by 8 wickets and book the final spot. Chasing a modest score of 144, after the Warriorz scored 143/8 in the stipulated 20 overs, RCB raced to a sensational victory in just 13.1 overs with Grace Harris leading the show with the bat after Nadine de Klerk 's brilliant bowling spell. Harris hammered the UP bowlers all across the stadium smashing 75 runs off just 37 balls which included 13 boundaries and 2 massive sixes. After her dismissal, skipper Smriti Mandhana continued from where she had left scoring an unbeaten half-century to see the side home comfortably. Mandhana played a blistering knock of 54 runs off just 27 balls studded with 8 boundaries and 2 big sixes and Georgia Voll...
New Delhi: Former India cricketer and Test specialist Ajinkya Rahane has issued a bold statement against Pakistan saying that they lack the courage to boycott the T20 World Cup 2026. The showpiece T20 spectacle starts on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka and after the ICC replaced Bangladesh with Scotland, Pakistan started off with their drama of pulling out of the event in solidarity with Bangladesh. As per a latest report in news agency PTI on Thursday, the tickets for the entire Pakistan contingent have been finalised and the side is set to fly to the island nation for the global ICC spectacle. An official confirmation is just what is required with the PCB coming out with the final decision by this weekend after a long delay. Meanwhile, in an interaction with Cricbuzz , Rahane said that he believed the Pakistani side will not be able to take a courageous decision of boycotting the T20 spectacle next month. The former batter also looked sure that the Men in Green will travel to the...
New Delhi: A masterclass half-century from Shivam Dube went in vain as India went down against New Zealand by 50 runs in the fourth T20I match in Vizag on Wednesday. Chasing a massive 216-run target, Dube, who notched up the third fastest fifty by an Indian in the format off just 15 balls, scored 65 runs off just 23 deliveries to light up the stadium but failed to take the hosts beyond the finish line. New Zealand produced an all-round effort, first with the bat and then with the ball, to deny the Indian team a T20I series sweep with the last match scheduled in Kerala on Saturday. With the series poised at 3-1, India would want to win the final game and the Kiwis would also end the series 2-3. Samson encounters another failure Meanwhile chasing a massive score, Indian opener Abhishek Sharma failed to get going departing for a golden duck while skipper Suryakumar Yadav could only muster 8 runs. Sanju Samson, who showcased some glimpse of form with 15-ball 24-run score including three...
New Delhi: The Yorkshire County Cricket Club, on Wednesday, confirmed that former English all-rounder Mooen Ali has reversed his domestic retirement to join Yorkshire club for a county stint. Moeen has signed a Blast-only contract for the 2026 season with an option to extend it to 2027, mentions a report. A two-time IPL champion with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Moeen led Worcestershire to their first Blast victory in 2018 and captained Birmingham Phoenix to the final of the inaugural Hundred tournament. Moeen established himself as one of the most successful white-ball cricketers of his generation across the entire world. In a career comprising 420 T20 matches, Moeen has scored a total of 7792 runs and claimed a total of 271 wickets becoming one of the finest in domestic and franchise competitions. As part of the England national limited-overs team, he has won two World Cups. In 92 T20 internationals, he has claimed a total of 51 wickets and scored 1229 runs, which include seven...
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