In-form India opener Sanju Samson figured in the eight-man shortlist for the T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament announced by the International Cricket Council on Friday. Samson, who did not play in the initial part of the tournament, lit up the T20 World Cup with consecutive Player-of-the-Match performances. The opener smacked a 42-ball 89…
TOSS Australia won the toss and chose to field. PLAYING XIs Australia: Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy (c), Annabel Sutherland, Beth Mooney (wk), Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Alana King, Lucy Hamilton, Darcie Brown. India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam,…
Legendary former captain Kapil Dev on Friday said the Indian team management should retain Abhishek Sharma for the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand despite his failure to get going in the high-profile tournament so far. Abhishek has scored just one half-century, against Zimbabwe, in the mega-event and is being looked upon as a…
The T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal between India and England, held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, shattered the world record for digital viewership for any live event. The contest, which India won by seven runs, registered a peak digital concurrency of 65.2 million viewers on streaming platform JioHotstar. “The Second semifinal of…
A mixed-soil surface, combining red and black soil, is set to be used for the Men’s T20 World Cup final between co-host India and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Sportstar understands that Pitch No. 6 on the centre square has been shortlisted by local curators, in consultation with the International Cricket…
For a country of just over five million people, standing toe-to-toe with a cricketing superpower like India is an achievement in itself, New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips said on Friday, offering a perspective on the contrasting scales of the two finalists ahead of the T20 World Cup title clash in Ahmedabad on Sunday. India, with…
New Zealand will be ready to pounce if India’s bowling star Jasprit Bumrah falters in the T20 World Cup final, said all-rounder Glenn Phillips on Friday. Defending champion India and New Zealand clash in Ahmedabad on a blockbuster Sunday after the co-host edged out a spirited England team in the second semifinal. A brilliant 105…
Semifinals, the penultimate hurdle in sport, can be the most taxing of endeavours. The need to be in the ‘here’ and ‘now’, and not to think about the impending final, is the first challenge. Second is the fear that all the hard work leading up to this moment could be undone against a strong rival…
West Indies players remained stranded in Kolkata for the fifth straight day after their exit from the T20 World Cup as international airspace restrictions triggered by the US and Israeli strikes on Iran continued to disrupt travel plans. While a charter flight has been arranged for the Caribbean side to return home, local sources said…
Australia claimed a slim advantage in its one-off Test against India at the WACA Ground in Perth after closing the day 102 runs behind with seven wickets in hand on a frantic opening day on which thirteen wickets fell. Australia skipper Alyssa Healy opted to bowl first after winning the toss in her final international…
