Harry Brook guided England to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, delivering a captain’s inning of the highest order in a nail-biting two-wicket win over Pakistan at Pallekele. Brook’s swashbuckling 100 off 51 balls with four sixes and 10 fours helped England negotiate a chase of 165 on a turning pitch. The 27-year-old was […]
The 2021 Australian champions were dumped out of the T20 World Cup at the group stages with a match to play after Zimbabwe’s failed encounter with Ireland in Pallakelle sealed their fate. Resounding defeats by Zimbabwe – to whom they also lost in the inaugural 2007 edition – and co-hosts Sri Lanka meant wins over […]
Will Jacks and Jofra Archer discussed England’s batting cracks in the T20 World Cup as they continued their stranglehold on Sri Lanka at Pallekele during a brilliant bowling display. After making it through the first group stage, England captain Harry Brook wanted his side to turn over a new leaf in the Super 8s, but […]
The T20 World Cup came to life this weekend as India and England were among the sides to avoid a major scare by associated countries. The home side eventually triumphed with a degree of comfort against USA after slumping to 77-6 at the stunned Wankhede Stadium, although the same venue almost witnessed one of the […]
England suffered a major scare at the start of their T20 World Cup campaign but Sam Curran held his nerve to complete a four-run win over minnows Nepal at a raucous Wankhede Stadium. With Nepal needing ten from the final to secure a famous win in the first ever meeting between the two sides, Curran […]
Brendon McCullum is enjoying England’s bid for a third World T20 title and believes his side have shown the tactical flexibility to succeed. England’s 2-1 ODI win against Sri Lanka, who had won the previous seven 50-over series on home soil, has boosted confidence ahead of the tournament. That belief only grew after a clean-up […]
England defeated Sri Lanka by 12 runs in a low-scoring thriller to seal a 3-0 T20 series victory in their final match before the World Cup. Sam Curran’s 58 off 48 balls led England’s recovery from 60 for six to Sri Lanka 129 to win in Kandy, while Dushmantha Chameera’s five for 24 gave Sri […]
South African batsman Tristan Stubbs has joined Hampshire Hawks for the Vitality Blast 2026. The 25-year-old has made 71 appearances for his country since making his debut in 2022, appearing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Caribbean Premier League (CPL), SA20 and The Hundred. He scored 3,188 runs in 154 T20 matches at an average […]
Tom Banton underlined his World Cup credentials by firing England to a six-wicket DLS victory in the second T20 against Sri Lanka in Kandy. England were handed a challenging revised target after rain interrupted their chase of 190, but Banton crashed 54 from just 33 balls to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. […]
Sam Curran took a hat-trick as England began their T20 World Cup preparations by easing to an 11-run DLS win in the series opener against Sri Lanka. Curran became only the second England bowler to score an international T20 hat-trick after Chris Jordan when he blew away Sri Lanka’s lower order to help restrict the […]