Ishan Kishan celebrates his half-century during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and Pakistan, at R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: The India-Pakistan fixture arrived wrapped in hype and high drama, enough to fuel a Netflix series. But when the cricket finally took centre…
Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha, left, looks at India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo/) There was no handshake after the match between India and Pakistan at the T20 World Cup clash in Colombo, continuing the icy stand-off that began during the Asia Cup last September.“I will break the suspense tomorrow. Wait for 24 hours,” Suryakumar…
After beating Nepal and Scotland either side of a defeat to West Indies at the T20 World Cup, England’s showdown with Italy on Monday resembles a must-win for both sides. England will likely go out on net run-rate if they lose, while Italy can guarantee going through by winning and then defeating West Indies. “We…
Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Agha (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Defending champions India sent a strong message to the cricketing world with a 61-run demolition of Pakistan in their high-stakes Group A clash at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, securing their spot in the Super Eights. “I think this is for India,” said…
Amelia Kerr has been appointed the new all-format captain of the New Zealand women’s cricket team, officially taking from Sophie Devine who relinquished the role first in T20Is after leading the White Ferns to the T20 World Cup crown in 2024 and then called time on her ODI career entirely after the 2024 Women’s ODI…
The Gunners put the game to bed inside 30 minutes. Arsenal cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 4-0 win over Wigan Athletic that saw them make history with a crushing display of first-half dominance. The Gunners were dealt a blow in the warm-up when left-back Riccardo Calafiori was injured, forcing…
Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson said it was Ishan Kishan’s counter-attacking knock, rather than a top-order collapse, that proved to be the difference between the two sides in Pakistan’s 61-run submission to India in Colombo. Hesson said that his bowlers felt the pressure against the opener and ended up conceding 25 runs more than the…
Ishan Kishan scored 77 off 40 balls and Saim Ayub took 3-25 as India thrashed Pakistan by 61 runs in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. After the captains did not shake hands at the toss, Pakistan were bowled out for 114 as part of a result that…
Things had gone a little quiet by the start of the 15th innings of the USA’s innings. After a fast start, Namibia’s spinners struck back with quick wickets, and the scoring rate had dropped. Returning to the attack was left-arm spinner Bernard Scholtz, Namibia’s all-time leading wicket-taker, who had bowled three overs for just 15…
Girona v Barcelona preview After the heaviest defeat of their season so far, Barcelona will return to the La Liga summit if they win at a Girona side 32 points behind them on Monday. Barca suffered a 4-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Thursday, conceding…
