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Which teams have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 knockouts, round of 32?

Here’s everything you need to know about the FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout stage, including the Round of 32 qualification rules, tiebreaker criteria, qualified teams and nations eliminated from the tournament.

21 Jun 2026

Australia on brink of exit after defeat by India

25 Jun 2024

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Sri Lanka women secure historic T20I victory over West Indies

24 Jun 2024

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Sachitra Senanayake’s house robbed

24 Jun 2024

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South Africa beat West Indies to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

24 Jun 2024

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England thrash USA to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

23 Jun 2024

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England thrash USA to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

23 Jun 2024

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Reigning champions England qualified for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup after hammering the United States by 10 wickets in their concluding Super Eights match in Barbados on Sunday.

Pat Cummins equals Wasim Akram’s 25-year-old record with T20 World Cup hat-trick against Afghanistan

23 Jun 2024

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Pat Cummins dismissed the Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and allrounder Gulbadin Naib to claim his second T20 World Cup hat-trick in his second consecutive game.

SLC announces Women’s squad for T20I series against West Indies

23 Jun 2024

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The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has announced the 16-member squad for the upcoming T20 International (T20I) series against the West Indies.

Semi-final scenarios - Eight teams still chasing four spots at T20 World Cup

23 Jun 2024

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Only four matches remain in the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, and all eight teams still harbour aspirations of reaching the semi-finals.

Afghanistan stun Australia with 21-run T20 World Cup win

23 Jun 2024

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Gulbadin Naib was Afghanistan’s man with the golden arm, bowling his team to a tense 21-run victory over previously unbeaten Australia in a Group One Super Eight encounter of the T20 World Cup at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent on Saturday.

Nortje and De Kock star as South Africa edge England in T20 World Cup

22 Jun 2024

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Anrich Nortje held his nerve as South Africa remained unbeaten at the T20 World Cup after defeating reigning champions England by seven runs in a thrilling second-round Super Eights clash in St. Lucia on Friday.

India defeat Afghanistan by 47 runs at T20 World Cup

20 Jun 2024

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Suryakumar Yadav smashed a fine half-century before India’s bowlers slammed the brakes on Afghanistan’s flamboyant shot-makers to romp to a 47-run win in the T20 World Cup on Thursday.

Wesley in hot water for fielding ineligible rugby player

20 Jun 2024

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The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) has initiated an inquiry following a complaint alleging that a rugby player, who left school due to failing the GCE O/L Examination, represented the Wesley College Under-19 Rugby Team.

Afghan players forced to cook their own meals ahead of clash against India

20 Jun 2024

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The Afghanistan cricket team is facing a bizarre issue in Barbados as they struggle to find halal food forcing them to cook their own meals.

Tharushi sets Continental record in Spain

20 Jun 2024

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Hangzhou 800m Asian Games Gold Medallist Tharushi Karunarathna set an Asian Continental record in the Women’s 600m event at the Bilbao International Invitational Track and Field Athletic Meet in Spain.

Salt blasts England to T20 win over West Indies

20 Jun 2024

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Phil Salt thrashed a brilliant 87 not out off just 47 balls as defending champions England romped to an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in their T20 World Cup Super Eight clash on Wednesday.

De Kock leads South Africa to 18-run win over USA at T20 World Cup

19 Jun 2024

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Quinton de Kock hit a blistering half-century as South Africa defeated a battling United States by 18 runs in their opening T20 World Cup second round clash on Wednesday.

Skipper Hasaranga claims cricketers behind social media criticism

19 Jun 2024

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Wanindu Hasaranga, the captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team alleged that certain cricketers are behind the critical posts circulating on social media about the current team.

Virat Kohli Presented With 'Special Gift' As He Meets West Indies Legend Wesley Hall

19 Jun 2024

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He also had a brief conversation with Kohli, heaped praise on Kohli, called him a ’’great player’’, and hoped that he would continue to play for India.

Sri Lanka Cricket team returns home

19 Jun 2024

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The Sri Lankan cricket team arrived back on the island this morning following their participation in the ICC T20 World Cup held in the US.

Bangladesh Pacer Tanzim fined for ’Contact’ with Nepal Captain

19 Jun 2024

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Bangladesh’s Tanzim Hasan Saqib has been fined 15 percent of his match fee after confronting Nepal captain Rohit Paudel during a World Cup game, the cricket council said Wednesday.

Andy Murray wins Queen’s Club opener in 1,000th match of career

18 Jun 2024

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The former world number one beat Australian Alexei Popyrin in three sets.

Netball star Tharjini Sivalingam marries R. Prasad in Chennai

18 Jun 2024

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Former Sri Lanka Netball Captain Tharjini Sivalingam married R. Prasad, a popular Indian businessman, in Chennai on Monday. The ceremony was attended by several Sri Lankan netball players, friends, and well-wishers.

'Sacrifice, hard work' take Pooran past Gayle on T20 charts

18 Jun 2024

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Nicholas Pooran on Tuesday insisted ’’sacrifice and hard work’’ have been key to him succeeding Chris Gayle as the West Indies leading T20 run-maker.

What next for Sri Lanka in T20s?

18 Jun 2024

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Sri Lanka ended their T20 World Cup campaign on a high note when they hammered Netherlands in their final game.

Highlanders’ Garden-Bachop dies at 25 after 'medical event'

18 Jun 2024

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Otago Highlanders outside back Connor Garden-Bachop died on Monday following a medical event, New Zealand Rugby said. He was 25.

Emotional Boult calls T20 World Cup exit his 'last day' for New Zealand

18 Jun 2024

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Left-arm paceman Trent Boult said he had played his ’’last day’’ of international cricket after New Zealand’s disappointing T20 World Cup campaign ended with a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Trinidad on Monday.

West Indies thrash Afghanistan in final T20 World Cup group game

18 Jun 2024

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Nicholas Pooran was run out agonisingly short of a maiden T20 World Cup hundred as a rampant West Indies humbled Afghanistan by 104 runs in a clash of unbeaten teams on Monday.

Ferguson takes record haul as eliminated New Zealand beat PNG in T20 World Cup

18 Jun 2024

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Lockie Ferguson returned the remarkable figures of three wickets for no runs in his maximum four overs as already-eliminated New Zealand bowed out of the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Trinidad on Monday.

12 automatic qualifiers for T20 World Cup 2026 confirmed; Scotland, Zimbabwe miss out on direct berth

17 Jun 2024

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The T20 World Cup 2026 will also see 20 teams locking horns for the coveted trophy in India and Sri Lanka. The 12 automatic qualifiers for the next edition of the 20-over World Cup have been confirmed following the teams’ qualification for the Super Eight stage of the 2024 edition.

Bangladesh T20 World Cup batting 'not acceptable', says Shanto

17 Jun 2024

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Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto blasted his team’s batting performance at the T20 World Cup as ’’unacceptable’’ on Monday.

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