Rain threatens to knock Australia out of T20 World Cup
Rain threatened to knock Australia out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, as the start of the crunch Group B match between Ireland and Zimbabwe in Kandy was delayed.
Rain threatened to knock Australia out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, as the start of the crunch Group B match between Ireland and Zimbabwe in Kandy was delayed.
Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka scored the first century of the 2026 T20 World Cup on Monday to put his side into the Super Eights and leave Australia on the brink of elimination.
Steve Smith has been added to Australia's T20 World Cup squad to fill the place left vacant by Josh Hazlewood and looks likely to play in their must-win match against Sri Lanka later Monday.
Zimbabwe beat a depleted Australia by 23 runs on Friday in Colombo to pull off the biggest shock of the T20 World Cup so far.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of their opening T20 World Cup match against Ireland in Colombo on Wednesday after being struck in the groin during training, with Steve Smith jetting in as cover.
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel on Tuesday called for cricketing powers India, England and Australia to tour his country to play a T20 series.
Defending champions Lahore Qalandars have strengthened their squad ahead of PSL 2026 by announcing Mustafizur Rahman as a direct signing.
Sialkot Stallionz, the newest franchise in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), have confirmed the signing of former Australia captain Steve Smith for the league’s 11th season, which will run from March 26 to May 3.
Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the early stages of the Twenty20 World Cup as he recovers from hamstring and Achilles injuries in another setback for Australia.
Pakistan produced a dominant all-round performance to hammer Australia by 90 runs in the second T20I at Lahore on Friday, taking a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Australia have been dealt a major setback ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with fast bowler Pat Cummins ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
Pakistan made a winning start to the T20I series against Australia with a 22-run victory in the opening match at Lahore on Wednesday night.