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India crushes Zimbabwe to revive T20 World Cup hopes. Unbeaten South Africa advances to semifinals

India has posted the second-highest total in the history of the men’s T20 World Cup as its batters gave home fans a show of sixes in a 72-run win over Zimbabwe in the Super Eights

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Brook's first T20 century propels England into World Cup semifinals

Captain Harry Brook’s maiden century has propelled England into the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals after a two-wicket win over Pakistan at Pallekele

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Zimbabwe beats Sri Lanka and joins West Indies in finishing T20 World Cup group stage unbeaten

Brian Bennett has finished what captain Sikandar Raza started as Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Colombo to head into the T20 World Cup Super Eights unbeaten

FEBRUARY 19 • Associated Press

Australia crashes out of T20 World Cup but Zimbabwe and New Zealand advance to Super 8s

Australia has crashed out of cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup after Zimbabwe’s Group B game against Ireland was abandoned because of rain without a ball being bowled

FEBRUARY 17 • Associated Press

India beats Pakistan by 61 runs in marquee group game at T20 World Cup. No handshakes again

India and Pakistan players have declined to shake hands before and after the most-anticipated group-stage game of cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup

FEBRUARY 15 • Associated Press

Pakistan captain says it is up to India to decide whether to shake hands at the T20 World Cup

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha says it is up to India's players to decide if they will shake hands with his team before and after Sunday's much-anticipated T20 World Cup clash

FEBRUARY 14 • Associated Press

South Africa beats Afghanistan after a double tiebreaker at T20 World Cup. Australia beats Ireland

South Africa has beaten Afghanistan in a double tiebreaker at cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup

FEBRUARY 11 • Associated Press

Pakistan ends boycott and will face India at T20 World Cup

Pakistan has reversed its decision to boycott playing India at the T20 World Cup

FEBRUARY 9 • Associated Press

England survives huge scare against Nepal as T20 World Cup game goes to last ball. NZ, Sri Lanka win

Lokesh Bam’s 39 not out off 20 balls went in vain as England survived a massive scare against Nepal to kick off its T20 World Cup campaign with a 4-run win in Group C

FEBRUARY 8 • Associated Press

T20 WCup: West Indies beats Scotland. Pakistan wins against Netherlands, India survives U.S. scare

West Indies fast bowler Romario Shepherd took four Scotland wickets in five balls, including a hat trick, and Faheem Ashraf’s late assault rescued Pakistan in a three-wicket win ov...

FEBRUARY 7 • Associated Press

A capsule history of the T20 World Cup

The 10th Twenty20 World Cup starts Saturday

FEBRUARY 6 • Associated Press

Sri Lanka Cricket asks Pakistan to reconsider boycott of India game at Twenty20 World Cup

A Sri Lankan cricket official says the sport's national governing body has formally asked Pakistan to reconsider its planned boycott of a Twenty20 World Cup game with India next we...

FEBRUARY 6 • Associated Press

Harry Brook's England ready for T20 World Cup after sweeping Sri Lanka

England didn’t finalize its Twenty20 World Cup preparations until this week when it swept Sri Lanka 3-0, leaving it very late

FEBRUARY 5 • Associated Press

Pakistani PM says boycott of T20 World Cup game against India is to show solidarity with Bangladesh

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan’s decision to boycott its match against India at cricket’s T20 World Cup was a way of showing solidarity with Bangladesh after...

FEBRUARY 4 • Associated Press

What to know: India aims for consecutive T20 World Cup titles, Sri Lanka utilizing home advantage

India is chasing a third Twenty20 World Cup title as the 2026 edition it is co-hosting with Sri Lanka kicks off Saturday

FEBRUARY 4 • Associated Press

Pakistan's boycott of a game against India looms over cricket's T20 World Cup

Pakistan's looming boycott of a game against India threatens to overshadow cricket's Twenty20 World Cup

FEBRUARY 4 • Associated Press

Pakistan departs for T20 World Cup while waiting for ICC reaction to India game boycott

Pakistan has left for Sri Lanka to participate in the T20 World Cup

FEBRUARY 2 • Associated Press

Pakistan will boycott T20 World Cup match against India. ICC says decision will damage cricket

Pakistan’s government says the national cricket team will be allowed to take part in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup but must boycott its group game against arch rival India

FEBRUARY 1 • Associated Press

No "double standards" says Pakistan as it delays decision on whether to go to T20 World Cup

Pakistan will decide by next Monday whether to participate in the T20 World Cup after disagreeing with the International Cricket Council’s move to bring Scotland into the tournamen...

JANUARY 26 • Associated Press

Bangladesh axed from T20 World Cup and replaced by Scotland

The International Cricket Council has replaced Bangladesh with Scotland for the T20 World Cup because of an impasse over security concerns that Bangladesh raised about playing in I...

JANUARY 24 • Associated Press

Bangladesh commits again to not going to India for the T20 World Cup

Bangladesh has doubled down on refusing to go to India for the T20 World Cup despite being told it will be replaced if it doesn’t change its mind

JANUARY 22 • Associated Press

Bangladesh loses bid to move its T20 World Cup cricket games from India to Sri Lanka

Bangladesh’s request to move its T20 World Cup games from India to Sri Lanka has been turned down by the International Cricket Council

JANUARY 21 • Associated Press

Players boycott forces Bangladesh cricket to remove official for disparaging remarks

A players boycott which postponed matches in the Bangladesh Premier League has prompted the Bangladesh Cricket Board to force out a member after his disparaging remarks about playe...

JANUARY 15 • Associated Press

Australia to play three T20s in Pakistan ahead of next month's T20 World Cup

Pakistan and Australia will play a three-match Twenty20 series in Lahore as part of their final preparations for next month’s cricket T20 World Cup

JANUARY 14 • Associated Press

Bangladesh stays firm in its stand not to play T20 World Cup matches in India

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has remained firm in its stance to not play its T20 World Cup matches in India following a video conference with International Cricket Council official...

JANUARY 13 • Associated Press

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India crushes Zimbabwe to revive T20 World Cup hopes. Unbeaten South Africa advances to semifinals

Brook's first T20 century propels England into World Cup semifinals

Zimbabwe beats Sri Lanka and joins West Indies in finishing T20 World Cup group stage unbeaten

Australia crashes out of T20 World Cup but Zimbabwe and New Zealand advance to Super 8s

India beats Pakistan by 61 runs in marquee group game at T20 World Cup. No handshakes again

Pakistan captain says it is up to India to decide whether to shake hands at the T20 World Cup

South Africa beats Afghanistan after a double tiebreaker at T20 World Cup. Australia beats Ireland

Pakistan ends boycott and will face India at T20 World Cup

England survives huge scare against Nepal as T20 World Cup game goes to last ball. NZ, Sri Lanka win

T20 WCup: West Indies beats Scotland. Pakistan wins against Netherlands, India survives U.S. scare

A capsule history of the T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka Cricket asks Pakistan to reconsider boycott of India game at Twenty20 World Cup

Harry Brook's England ready for T20 World Cup after sweeping Sri Lanka

Pakistani PM says boycott of T20 World Cup game against India is to show solidarity with Bangladesh

What to know: India aims for consecutive T20 World Cup titles, Sri Lanka utilizing home advantage

Pakistan's boycott of a game against India looms over cricket's T20 World Cup

Pakistan departs for T20 World Cup while waiting for ICC reaction to India game boycott

Pakistan will boycott T20 World Cup match against India. ICC says decision will damage cricket

No "double standards" says Pakistan as it delays decision on whether to go to T20 World Cup

Bangladesh axed from T20 World Cup and replaced by Scotland

Bangladesh commits again to not going to India for the T20 World Cup

Bangladesh loses bid to move its T20 World Cup cricket games from India to Sri Lanka

Players boycott forces Bangladesh cricket to remove official for disparaging remarks

Australia to play three T20s in Pakistan ahead of next month's T20 World Cup

Bangladesh stays firm in its stand not to play T20 World Cup matches in India