Chasing the UAE's 173-6, Seifert struck an unbeaten 89 and Allen scored 84 not out as they pummelled the UAE bowling to all parts of the ground in an unbroken opening stand.

Skipper Muhammad Waseem has made it clear that in the UAE dressing room, passports are left at the door.

Zimbabwe outclassed Oman in all departments in Colombo, cruising to an emphatic 8-wicket victory.

A nation better known for its football, Italy are the lowest-ranked side in the 20-team tournament.

Sri Lanka's 11th-hour call to draft in Kamindu Mendis proved a masterstroke as the all-rounder produced a match turning cameo to set up a 20-run win over Ireland in their T20 World Cup opener at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

Sam Curran bowled a superb final over to save England’s blushes as Nepal fell agonisingly short of a famous upset in their first ICC T20 World Cup Group C fixture at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

In a format decided by narrow margins, execution under pressure has mattered as much as conditions.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav admitted Friday "there will be nerves" when India open their T20 World Cup campaign in front of more than 30,000 fanatical home supporters in Mumbai, but vowed to give them "entertainment".

Group C is going to be one to watch at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav said Thursday that his team would show up in Colombo for their T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan, despite their Group A opponents and arch-rivals boycotting the match.

Bangladesh senior assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin said star pacer Mustafizur Rahman has remained remarkably unfazed by the developments that followed his release from Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kolkata Knight Riders -- a chain of events that ultimately led Bangladesh to decide against playing their ICC T20 World Cup matches in India.

This group is there for the taking and may prove to deliver some shock results.

India are a popular pick as tournament favourites, coming off scintillating form that has seen them win 48 of their last 56 T20I games dating back to October 2023.

He added that the ICC has allowed double standards in the past and failed to address such situations.

Sri Lanka on Monday dropped Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva from their 15-man T20 World Cup squad led by Dasun Shanaka.

The spark that lit this wildfire wasn’t a war, a border clash, or even a match. It was the quiet exclusion of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from an Indian Premier League franchise in early January -- a decision that, at the time, felt like just another cricketing call.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) issued a statement on Sunday in response to Pakistan’s decision to boycott their T20 World Cup match against India, saying it expects the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to find a “mutually acceptable resolution” to the situation.

England underlined that they are among the front-runners for the upcoming T20 World Cup, as they ground out an 11-run victory over Sri Lanka on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in the opening T20 international at Pallekele on Friday.

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has announced he will bat at No.3 for the side during the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Pakistan sealed a 22-run victory over Australia on Thursday in the first of the three-match T20I series, being played as a build-up to next month’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.