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Shai Hope takes 'blame' for West Indies' exit

"We're all going to go home with our heads held high," captain says

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Sanju Samson delivered 'when the team needed him the most' - Gautam Gambhir

India coach believed wicketkeeper-batter would come good at the right time

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Iranian football association unsure if national team will play at World Cup in US

‘We cannot look forward with hope,’ says FFIRI presidentEngland Lions match in Abu Dhabi cancelled due to warThe president of Iran’s football federation says he does not know if the national team can play World Cup matches in the US after the US and Israeli bombardment of the country.“What is certa…

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Samson: One of the greatest days of my life

Samson hit an unbeaten 97 off 50 - a record score for India while chasing in men's T20 World Cups

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Samson special leads India into the semi-finals

West Indies posted 195 in a must-win game but would rue their captain Hope's 32 off 33 balls

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Strongman Samson takes India past West Indies to set up England semi-final

Samson guides India to five-wicket win to reach last fourT20 World Cup co-hosts play England in Mumbai on ThursdayFor 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…

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Unchanged India opt to bowl; Hosein replaces King for West Indies

West Indies have offspin of Chase, left-arm spin of Hosein and a mix of left-arm fingerspin and wristspin of Motie

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Australia hammer India by 185 runs in third women’s one-day cricket international – as it happened

Australia set India 410 for victory and then their bowlers were far too good as they swept the ODI leg of the series2nd over: Australia 11-0 (Healy 9, Litchfield 2)Kashvee opens the bowling from the other end – she was certainly the pick of the bowlers for India on Friday. However,…

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Pakistan crash out of T20 World Cup despite victory against Sri Lanka

Pakistan 212-8, Sri Lanka 207-6. Pakistan win by five runsNew Zealand into semi-finals on net run-ratePakistan went out of the T20 World Cup despite a five-run victory against Sri Lanka in the Group Two Super 8s match in Pallekele on Saturday. Their inferior net run rate meant Pakistan had to win c…

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Can West Indies make up for bowling gulf in virtual quarter-final against India?

The two best six-hitting teams of this T20 World Cup meet in a winner-takes-all contest at Eden Gardens

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Ten Doeschate: You want to go towards pressure

Defending champions India face former champions West Indies in virtual quarter-final in Kolkata

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Jacks and Ahmed find dramatic late blitz to earn England unlikely win over New Zealand

Super 8s: England, 161-6, bt New Zealand, 159-7, by 4 wktsLate flurry of runs from all-rounders proves crucialA game played on a turning wicket and dominated by spin was decided, appropriately, after a decisive, savage twist. Just as it looked as if England’s unconvincing progress through the World…

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MCA to name a stand after Ravi Shastri at Wankhede Stadium

Three gates at the stadium to be named after Dilip Sardesai, Eknath Solkar and Diana Edulji

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Sixth bowler a worry for India, say Kumble and du Plessis

Anil Kumble feels that on flat pitches, India would ideally want the "comfort of playing eight batters, rather than going in with seven and five specialist bowlers"

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England beat New Zealand by four wickets: T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s – as it happened

England beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final over of their Super 8s match in Colombo4th over: New Zealand 28-0 (Seifert 11, Allen 16) Dawson wheels away, Allen trots out of the crease and pulverises a full ball over the bowler’s head for SIX. “If it is up it is off” says N…

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Perfect pitches for historic matches | Letters

David Dudding and Alan Burkitt-Gray bowl up some cricket grounds within Unesco world heritage sitesAlex Preston, in his travel feature on Corfu (21 February), writes about playing with the Lord’s Taverners on “the only cricket pitch in the world I know that’s set …

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IPL 2026 to begin on March 28, final scheduled for May 31

The delay in the announcement of the schedule is because of the assembly elections in Assam, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

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Georgia Voll powers Australia to series-clinching victory over India in second women’s cricket ODI – as it happened

A strong batting performance by the hosts top order seals a dominant one-day international win in Hobart3rd over: India 14-0 (Rawal 11, Mandhana 3) Mandhana stretches to make use of Schutt offering too much width for a single to deep point. Schutt has the ball moving around but Raw…

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India in a West Indies frame of mind

"The brand of cricket we played today and since last year, the same intent, we want to keep" - Tilak Varma

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India win big to set up knockout against West Indies

India's batting muscle powered them to 256, and despite a valiant 97 from Brian Bennett, Zimbabwe were never really in the chase

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‘He’s doing all he can’: England back Buttler to end miserable run of form

Batter will play in Friday’s match against New ZealandWinner of the game will top the group in Super 8sEngland have not committed to fielding their strongest side in Friday’s do-not-necessarily-have-to-win T20 World Cup encounter with New Zealand but Jos Buttler will be given the chance to turn ar…

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India thrash Zimbabwe to revive T20 World Cup hopes and South Africa close on semis

Sharma and Pandya speed India towards 72-run win Proteas’ Markram leads nine-wicket win over West IndiesA rampant India piled up a record total and handed Zimbabwe a 72-run shellacking in a Super 8s contest to revive their Twenty20 World Cup title defence. Sent in,…

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South Africa book semi-final spot after India beat Zimbabwe

Match between India and West Indies on March 1 is a knockout for a place in the semi-finals

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Ponting pleaded to keep Abhishek at Delhi Capitals in 2018

The India opener's first IPL coach is backing him to be the top run-getter at the T20 World Cup

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Zimbabwe opt to bowl, include Maposa; Samson, Axar back for India

It is practically a must-win match for both sides. But while India need to just win, Zimbabwe need to win big

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English cricket’s hunger for Indian money has led it into a moral and legal minefield | Barney Ronay

Potential exclusion of Pakistan players in the Hundred could breach UK laws on discrimination and leave the ECB exposedThe thing about inviting a tiger round for tea is, for all the excitement, the fur, the teeth, the muscles, they do tend to walk off with your dinner and drink all the water in the…

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India meet Zimbabwe with their semi-final hopes on the line

Heavy defeats have damaged their net run rates, and now both teams need massive wins to recover

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Du Plessis to Abhishek: Be aware of opposition plans, keep out the noise

"Give him a couple more innings, the youngster will come through and will have an amazing innings somewhere in this World Cup"

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India's T20 stars face unfamiliar high-pressure situation

India's batting coach said he doesn't want his players to think too much about the South Africa loss so they can "move ahead"

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The Spin | Zimbabwean breakout at T20 World Cup has fans rejoicing renaissance

Swelling fanbase has been in dreamland this past month as Zimbabwe have defied all expectations in the competitionDean du Plessis could tell Zimbabwean cricket had turned a corner by the noise of the crowd. The veteran broadcaster, who was born blind, has forged a remarkable career as a commentator…

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Pakistan players will not be excluded from Hundred, insist ECB and all teams

Cricket board and eight franchises issue joint statementECB sent email to teams warning against discriminationThe England and Wales Cricket Board and all eight of the Hundred teams have jointly insisted the competition is “inclusive and open to all” amid claims Pakistan players could be frozen out …

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Harry Brook relieved to lead England into last four after ‘the hardest winter of my life’

Century secures win against Pakistan in T20 World Cup Brook: ‘It’s nice to see some rewards for my hard work’Sometimes Harry Brook makes everything look easy but some of his recent experiences have been anything but painless, and after scoring a sublime century to steer his team into the World Cup …

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Focus on Samson at India nets after Rinku returns home

Axar Patel, who sat out of India's previous two games, bowled and batted during training and might come back into contention on a black-soil surface

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England edge past Pakistan: T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s – as it happened

A brilliant century from Harry Brook helped England to a two-wicket win that qualified them for the semi-finals with a match to spare Pakistan: 1 Sahibzada Farhan, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Salman Ali Agha (capt), 4 Babar Azam, 5 Fakhar Zaman, 6 Shadab Khan, 7 Usman Khan (wk), 8 Mohammad Nawa…

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Harry Brook’s 50-ball century blazes England past Pakistan into T20 World Cup semi-finals

Super 8s: England, 166-8, bt Pakistan, 164-9, by 2 wicketsCaptain Brook hits 100 to set up final-over winFor all their faults and frailties, their fluffs and fumbles, England are also the first team to secure a place in the World Cup semi-finals, their spot secured by victory over Pakistan and by t…

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Australia beat India by six wickets in first women’s cricket one-day international – as it happened

Australia level the multi-format series at 4-4 with an emphatic victory over India with 70 balls to spare in the ODI in Brisbane1st over: India 0-1 (Mandhana 0, Verma 0) Schutt almost has two! Verma tries to counterattack but mistimes a straight drive that is just out of reach of t…