The result left New Zealand with four points, with England already through with six.
Updated 28 Feb, 2026 10:00am
New Zealand have to wait on the outcome of Saturday’s clash between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Kandy to know if they have qualified for the semis.
Published 27 Feb, 2026 10:44pm
India batter Tilak Varma remains cautious of his team’s plans against the West Indies.
Published 27 Feb, 2026 07:38pm
Cricket has yet to resume in Afghanistan due to the political situation and the national side play their home fixtures in the United Arab Emirates.
Updated 27 Feb, 2026 09:16am
Vinicius scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory on the night to secure a 3-1 aggregate success for Real in the play-off tie in Madrid.
Published 27 Feb, 2026 07:18am
“Most teams have moved on with the times playing T20 cricket, but we have stagnated and made little progress," former captain Marvan Atapattu says.
Published 26 Feb, 2026 08:47pm
South Africa are the only unbeaten side in the tournament, having also dismantled pre-tournament favourite India by 76 runs in the Super Eights.
Published 26 Feb, 2026 05:51pm
A win for New Zealand in Friday's Super Eights clash in Colombo will see them top Group 2 and join the already-qualified England in the final four.
Published 26 Feb, 2026 03:32pm
“The four matches that we’ve played here, conditions have played very differently throughout the game" he says.
Updated 26 Feb, 2026 10:04am
Black Caps secure 61-run win against co-hosts.
Published 25 Feb, 2026 11:03pm
“But I think you pick a squad of 15, knowing that you could potentially be in both countries on slightly slower wickets, on some flat ones as well.” he says.
Updated 25 Feb, 2026 09:56am
"We need to beat Sri Lanka in our last match on Saturday and then hope other results go our way," he says.
Published 25 Feb, 2026 12:09am
There are no cheat-codes to revert to at this level of the tournament. No shortcuts or calculations. If Pakistan wants to mix things up at this level, it must make sure they subsequently match.
Published 24 Feb, 2026 01:52pm
“Hopefully we could turn the sea of blue that we’re used to when we play against India into some black shirts as well.” says Mitchell.
Updated 24 Feb, 2026 09:43am
South Africa are currently in third place in the standings after sharing a series 1-1 in Pakistan and beating India 2-0 in India.
Published 24 Feb, 2026 06:44am
ECB asks franchises to be wary of discrimination.
Published 24 Feb, 2026 06:44am
Secure a colossal 107-run victory, with Shimron Hetmyer blasting 85 off 34 balls.
Published 23 Feb, 2026 11:13pm
India came into the T20 World Cup as hot favourites on home soil but were thrashed by 76 runs in their first Super Eight match against South Africa.
Published 23 Feb, 2026 08:54pm
“What we saw in the Sri Lanka-England game was that the ball was gripping and England struggled against spin,” says Sahibzada Farhan.
Published 23 Feb, 2026 04:22pm
They head home to a significant pile-on from former Australian greats and an acerbic media who expected more.
Published 23 Feb, 2026 07:00am
“If you take the logistics that comes into it, trying to give the fans who travel an opportunity to plan ahead, that’s the big thing for most people,” he says.
Published 23 Feb, 2026 07:00am
Proteas crush the hosts with a 76-run victory in Ahmedabad as Marco Jansen takes four wickets.
Updated 22 Feb, 2026 11:58pm
Dasun Shanaka fights a lone battle for Sri Lanka, scoring 30 off 24, as English bowler Will Jacks takes three wickets.
Updated 22 Feb, 2026 06:26pm
Unseasonal rain in Sri Lanka during the past few days means Sunday’s crucial match in Pallekele could be reduced to as few as five overs per side.
Published 22 Feb, 2026 11:15am
The two unbeaten teams are familiar foes and both came through their T20 World Cup groups with perfect four-out-of-four records ahead of the clash in Ahmedabad.
Updated 22 Feb, 2026 12:32pm
“Pakistan have been a great cricket nation for many years," Harry Brook says amid reports of players being shut out by Indian-owned franchises.
Updated 21 Feb, 2026 08:23pm
“People who are worried about Abhishek's form, I worry for them," he says.
Published 21 Feb, 2026 05:04pm
Effectively a new mini-tournament now begins, with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand to face.
Published 21 Feb, 2026 06:02am
The Super Eight stage will test NZ's adaptability, with the side having played all their group matches in India.
Updated 21 Feb, 2026 11:02am
BBC, Telegraph reports say Indian-owned franchises won’t bid for Pakistani players.
Updated 21 Feb, 2026 07:50am
Captain Mitchell Marsh crashes a belligerent 64 off 33 balls, leading his team to a 9-wicket romp past Oman.
Published 20 Feb, 2026 09:53pm
“I think Babar is well aware that his strike rate in the power play in the World Cup is less than 100 and that's clearly not the role we think we need,” the head coach says.
Published 20 Feb, 2026 09:34pm
McDonald dismisses criticism that Australia had not prioritised the tournament.
Published 20 Feb, 2026 10:53am
Australia failed to make the second phase for only the second time in the event’s history after defeats to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.
Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:15am
