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Juggernaut South Africa faces test against New Zealand for spot in T20 World Cup final

South Africa have hardly put a foot wrong in their march to the Twenty20 World ⁠Cup semi-finals, but complacency can have no place against a New Zealand side famed for punching above their weight when the teams meet ‌at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

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India coach Gambhir admits 'special effort' needed to beat England in semi-final

Head coach Gautam Gambhir hailed Sanju Samson for keeping India's T20 World Cup hopes alive with his match-winning innings against the West Indies on Sunday, but told AFP it would take another "special effort" to beat England in the semi-final.

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Sanju Samson fires India into T20 World Cup semi-finals, England up next

Sanju Samson's sparkling unbeaten 97 kept alive India's dream of retaining the T20 World Cup at home as they knocked out the West Indies with a five-wicket win in Kolkata on Sunday to set up a semi-final against England.

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Pakistan eliminated from T20 World Cup despite win as New Zealand advance

New Zealand reached the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after Pakistan crashed out despite a five-run victory against already-eliminated ⁠Sri Lanka in a Group Two Super Eights match in Pallekele on Saturday.

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Ahmed and Jacks partnership inspires England to thrilling win over New Zealand

Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks smashed 44 off 16 balls to take England to a thrilling four-wicket T20 World Cup win in Colombo that denied New Zealand a guaranteed place in the semi-finals but kept Pakistan's slender hopes alive.

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'Fearless' India head to West Indies winner-takes-all decider with renewed confidence

India revived their T20 World Cup campaign with their "fearless" brand of cricket ahead of a winner-takes-all decider against the West Indies for the last semi-final berth.

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India thrash Zimbabwe at T20 World Cup as South Africa secure semi-final spot

Defending champions India thrashed Zimbabwe by 72 runs in their Super Eights T20 World Cup match on Thursday, a result that guaranteed South Africa a place in the semi-finals.

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New Zealand head to crucial T20 World Cup clash against England with fate in their hands

New Zealand head into Friday’s showdown with England knowing their Twenty20 World Cup fate hangs by ⁠a thread, with a win the only way to avoid leaving their semi-final hopes at the mercy of rivals and net run ‌rates.

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New Zealand produce stunning surge to knock co-hosts Sri Lanka out of T20 World Cup

New Zealand recovered ⁠from a poor start to crush ‌Sri Lanka by 61 runs ‌in the Twenty20 ‌World Cup Super ‌Eights and eliminate the co-hosts ‌from the tournament on Wednesday.

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India mulling decision to bring in Samson for crunch Zimbabwe clash at T20 World Cup

India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson will be under consideration for Thursday's Twenty20 World Cup game ⁠against Zimbabwe as the team look to reshuffle their side, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said ahead of the must-win match.

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England hero Harry Brook bounces back at T20 World Cup after difficult winter

Richly talented but much maligned, England captain Harry Brook finally achieved redemption at Pallekele stadium in Kandy after a torrid few months - and came of age as a leader.

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Tristan Stubbs on South Africa’s potent top six and batting with David Miller

South Africa’s 76-run win over India at the weekend laid down a marker that they are serious contenders for the T20 World Cup this year, having lost the 2024 final in devastating fashion.

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West Indies hammer Zimbabwe at T20 World Cup as Hetmyer stars with the bat

The West Indies blew away T20 World Cup surprise packages Zimbabwe by a colossal 107 runs in Mumbai on Monday as Shai Hope's team opened their Super Eights campaign with a dominant victory.

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Liam Dawson admits England may need 'ugly' wins to keep T20 World Cup hopes alive

England are yet to catch fire at the T20 World Cup, but they won't mind one bit if another "ugly" win secures Harry Brook's side a semi-final berth with a game to spare.

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Australia coach McDonald blames players for abject World Cup failure

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald put the blame for the ⁠team's humiliating T20 World Cup exit squarely on the players, rejecting criticism of their preparations and ‌a "false narrative" that the nation is not taking the format seriously.

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Australia to undergo formal review of T20 World Cup debacle

Australia coach Andrew McDonald is adamant the players he took to the Twenty20 World Cup were good enough, but the evidence suggests otherwise with a rebuild looming before they co-host the next tournament with New Zealand in 2028.

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Sizzling South Africa thump India by 76 runs in opening Super Eight clash at T20 World Cup

Spinner Keshav Maharaj took three wickets in a single over as South Africa crushed hosts India by 76 runs to get their T20 World Cup Super Eights campaign off to the perfect start in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

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Will Jacks masterclass inspires England comeback win against Sri Lanka at T20 World Cup

Will Jacks impressed with bat and ball to rescue England from ⁠a poor start and help them to a 51-run victory over Sri Lanka in a low-scoring Super Eight match at the ‌Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

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De Kock says South Africa must deal with pressure of T20 Super Eights clash against India

Who "deals with the pressure better" will decide the India-South Africa Super Eights match, a repeat of the T20 World Cup final two years ago, said Quinton de Kock on Saturday