Stokes says England must shut down India’s ’fantastic’ Suryakumar

Ben Stokes warned on Tuesday that England must nullify the threat of Suryakumar Yadav in their Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against India, saying the batsman has ’’set the world alight’’.

Recently amended New South Wales consent laws to apply in Gunathilaka case

New sexual consent laws in relation to ‘Affirmative Consent’ that were passed in November 2021 and took effect in New South Wales, Australia from June this year, will be in effect as legal proceedings take place in relation to the charges of sexual intercourse without consent made against Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka.

SLC suspends Danushka Gunathilaka

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday suspended batsman Danushka Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket with immediate effect, adding that they would not consider him for any future selections.

India, Pakistan, New Zealand and England qualify for semis

Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi returned career-best figures of 4-22 to lead Pakistan into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in a do-or-die clash on Sunday.

Danushka Gunathilaka arrested and charged with sexual assault in Sydney

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a Sydney woman, reports said.

New Zealand qualify for T20 World Cup semis

New Zealand booked their place in the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, after Australia were restricted to 168/8 in their 20 overs against Afghanistan a short while ago.

Williamson helps New Zealand all but reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

Skipper Kane Williamson hit a quickfire half-century to all but take New Zealand into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals as they hammered Ireland by 35 runs on Friday.

Messi heads to World Cup ready for last chance to match Maradona

Lionel Messi has been building up to this moment, aware that his fifth World Cup with Argentina almost certainly represents his last chance to get his hands on the trophy.

Yupun targets more medals for Sri Lanka in 2023

Sri Lanka’s Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist Yupun Abeykoon believes that 2023 will be a challenging one as he looks for more excellence in the upcoming international ev

Injured Australia captain Finch could miss crunch T20 World Cup clash

Australia captain Aaron Finch said Thursday he could pull out of his team’s pivotal final Super 12 match at the Twenty20 World Cup against Afghanistan because of a hamstring injury.

Kohli stars as India beat Bangladesh to stand on brink of T20 semi-finals

Virat Kohli became the highest run-scorer in Twenty20 World Cup history yesterday as India edged Bangladesh by five runs in a crunch rain-hit Twenty20 World Cup clash in Adelaide that went to the last ball.

WATCH: England roar back to beat New Zealand and revive World Cup hopes

Clinical England rescued their Twenty20 World Cup campaign as they held their nerve to beat New Zealand by 20 runs at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.

WATCH: Sri Lanka keep World Cup semis hopes alive with six-wicket win

Dhananjaya de Silva scored an unbeaten 66 as Sri Lanka kept their slim Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.

As it happened: Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets to keep World Cup semi-final hopes alive

Sri Lanka and Afghanistan face off in Super 12 with their respective World Cup campaigns on the line

Shanaka vows to fight as Sri Lanka won’t give up on semis

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka believes his side is still capable of clinching an unlikely semi-final berth at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Fast start and smart strategy paid off says Verstappen

Two-time world champion Max Verstappen said the combination of a fast and flawless start and Red Bull’s smart tyre strategy were decisive on Sunday when he claimed a record 14th win of the season at the Mexico Grand Prix.

Australia v England washout leaves all to play for at T20 World Cup

A highly anticipated clash between Australia and England at the Twenty20 World Cup was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain on Friday in Melbourne, leaving their group wide open.

WATCH: Stoinis powers Australia to seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka

Marcus Stoinis smashed an unbeaten 59 off 18 balls to power Australia to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka and reinvigorate their Twenty20 World Cup defence on Tuesday.

Ahmed takes four as Bangladesh win first-ever Super 12 match

Bangladesh won their first-ever game in a Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 today, with Taskin Ahmed taking 4-25 as the Netherlands imploded early and never recovered, losing by nine runs.

Australia ’hard to stop’ despite opening defeat: Marsh

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh said today that defending champions Australia were confident of bouncing back from their opening defeat at the T20 World Cup declaring: “Our best is the best in the world.

Kohli leads India to win over Pakistan in T20 World Cup thriller

An unbeaten 82 from Virat Kohli led India to a last-ball win over Pakistan to supercharge their bid for a first Twenty20 World Cup crown since 2007 in front of 90,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Mendis powers Sri Lanka to big win over Ireland at T20 World Cup

Disciplined bowling and an unbeaten half-century by Kusal Mendis powered Sri Lanka to a nine-wicket hammering of Ireland in their opening Super 12 match at the T20 World Cup on Sunday.

UAE Beat Namibia To Send Netherlands Into Super 12 At T20 World Cup

The United Arab Emirates won their first-ever game at a Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday to upset Namibia by seven runs and send the Netherlands into the Super 12 stage of the tournament.

Watch: Mendis fires Sri Lanka past Netherlands into T20 World Cup Super 12

Opener Kusal Mendis slammed a 44-ball 79 as Asian champions Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by 16 runs to sweep into the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday.

Chameera likely to be out for up to three months, to undergo pre-planned surgery

Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera will likely miss up to three months of cricket, with the player expected to now undergo a pre-planned ankle surgery, after being ruled out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 today.

Sri Lanka crush UAE at T20 World Cup despite Meiyappan hat-trick

Karthik Meiyappan lit up the Twenty20 World Cup with a hat-trick Tuesday but it was in vain as Sri Lanka dismissed the United Arab Emirates for just 73 to get their campaign back on track.

Netherlands edge closer to World Cup Super 12 with tense Namibia win

Bas de Leede took two wickets and made an unbeaten 30 as the Netherlands took a giant step towards the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 on Tuesday with a tense five-wicket victory over giant-killing Namibia.

Netherlands edge UAE in low-scoring T20 World Cup thriller

Bowlers led by Bas de Leede helped the Netherlands edge out the United Arab Emirates by three wickets in a tense low-scoring match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

’Historic day’ as Namibia stun Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup opener

Jan Frylinck smashed 44 runs and took two wickets as Namibia hammered Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs to cause a major upset in the opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

India trounce Sri Lanka to win Women’s Asia Cup

India breezed to an eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka, to win the Women’s Asia Cup for a seventh time, at Sylhet today.