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• India triumphant again - do the rest have any hope of catching them?

  08-03-2026 21:53 via bbc.com
  India's dominant T20 World Cup title win - their third white-ball trophy in a row - shows the other nations need to catch up, writes Matthew Henry.
  
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• ‘A wonderful journey’: Suryakumar Yadav revels in India’s T20 World Cup win

  08-03-2026 21:27
  Team claim third successive men’s ICC trophy‘We want to continue and never stop,’ says captainIndia’s captain, Suryakumar Yadav, has set his sights on an extended period of white-ball dominance after the team secured a third successive ICC men’s trophy with a one-sided victory against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final.The country went more than a ­decade without winning a major ­trophy, but since 2024 they have banked two T20 World Cups and a Champions
  
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• ‘A wonderful journey’: India’s Suryakumar Yadav revels in T20 World Cup win

  08-03-2026 21:27
  Win marks country’s third successive men’s ICC trophy‘We wanted to do something special for our home crowd’India’s captain, Suryakumar Yadav, has set his sights on an extended period of white-ball dominance after the team secured a third successive ICC men’s trophy with a one-sided victory against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final.The country went more than a decade without winning a major trophy, but since 2024 they have banked two T20 World Cups and a C
  
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• Who made your T20 World Cup team of tournament?

  08-03-2026 19:40 via bbc.com
  Find out which players made the cut in the BBC Sport team of the tournament for the men's T20 World Cup.
  
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• India outclass New Zealand to retain T20 World Cup

  08-03-2026 19:06 via bbc.com
  India put on a show with bat and ball on their way to a dominant 96-run win over New Zealand, as the host nation retain their ICC Men's T20 World Cup title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
  
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• India retain T20 World Cup with 96-run final win over New Zealand – as it happened

  08-03-2026 18:45
  Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah starred as an irresistible India crushed New Zealand to retain the T20 World Cup3rd over: India 27-0 (Samson 14, Abhishek 12) Matt Henry is replaced by Jacob Duffy after only one over. The gamble doesn’t pay off, with Duffy’s first over costing 15.Abhishek larruped two fours over the top before hitting another big shot just short of Phillips at deep square leg. Samson finished the over with an imperious drive over mid-off for four. Continue reading...
  
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• India retain T20 World Cup as Samson and Bumrah inspire rout of New Zealand

  08-03-2026 18:43
  Final: India, 255-5, beat NZ, 159, by 96 runsSamson’s 89 leads way before Bumrah takes four for 15It might not have been the thriller neutrals wanted, but it was everything India desired. They became the first men’s team to defend the T20 World Cup and the first to win it at home after drowning New Zealand in a deluge of runs in Ahmedabad in front of 100,000 giddy and almost universally blue-clad supporters.New Zealand looked forlorn while conceding 255 and wretched when attempting t
  
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• 'Brilliant' Bumrah takes two wickets in two balls

  08-03-2026 18:35 via bbc.com
  Jasprit Bumrah bowls Jimmy Neesham and Matthew Henry in back-to-back balls, to help India beat New Zealand to retain the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
  
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• Superb India crush New Zealand to defend T20 title

  08-03-2026 18:29 via bbc.com
  India banish the ghosts of 2023 by emphatically beating New Zealand by 96 runs in Ahmedabad to defend their T20 World Cup title.
  
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• India retain T20 World Cup with 96-run final win over New Zealand – live reaction

  08-03-2026 18:20
  India (255-5) beat New Zealand (159) by 96 runs
  Sign up to the Spin | Follow us on Bluesky3rd over: India 27-0 (Samson 14, Abhishek 12) Matt Henry is replaced by Jacob Duffy after only one over. The gamble doesn’t pay off, with Duffy’s first over costing 15.Abhishek larruped two fours over the top before hitting another big shot just short of Phillips at deep square leg. Samson finished the over with an imperious drive over mid-off for four. Continue reading...
  
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• Neesham takes three wickets in an over as NZ halt India charge

  08-03-2026 16:25 via bbc.com
  New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham takes the wickets of Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in the same over, as India slide to 204-4 in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final.
  
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• Samson's powerful display puts India on track for huge score

  08-03-2026 16:22 via bbc.com
  Sanju Samson makes 89 runs off 46 balls, including eight sixes, to put India in the commanding position of 203-2 with five overs to go in their ICC Men's T20 World Cup final against New Zealand.
  
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• Sharma hits quickfire fifty as India make blistering start in T20 final

  08-03-2026 15:19 via bbc.com
  Abhishek Sharma hits 50 off 18 balls, as India make the most of the powerplay to sit on 92-0 after six overs in the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand.
  
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• Australia thrash India in Healy's final match

  08-03-2026 14:40 via bbc.com
  Alyssa Healy captains Australia to a 10-wicket Test victory against India in her final match before retirement.
  
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• ICC rejects claims of 'bias' over World Cup travel

  08-03-2026 14:11 via bbc.com
  The International Cricket Council has defended its attempts to fly teams home from the T20 World Cup and has "categorically" refuted "any claims of bias".
  
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• India v New Zealand: T20 World Cup final – live

  08-03-2026 13:34
  Updates from the final in Ahmedabad; start 1.30pm GMT
  Sign up to the Spin | Follow us on Bluesky After 29 days, 53 matches, 685 wickets, 753 sixes, seven centuries and two Super Overs, it’s time for the T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand. One take on the tournament is that 29 days, 53 matches etc. is a helluva lot of cricket just to find out who plays India in the final. Another is that, for reasons too many and varied to detail in a humble preamble, this has been among the
  
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• First ever five wickets in five balls - and it only took 254 years

  08-03-2026 10:08 via bbc.com
  New Zealander Brett Randell becomes the first bowler in the 254-year history of first-class cricket to take five wickets in five balls.
  
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• Ruthless Australia defeat India in Alyssa Healy’s last Test

  08-03-2026 09:02
  Australia win by 10 wickets at the WacaAnnabel Sutherland named player of the match and seriesRead Megan Maurice’s over-by-over report34th over: India 117-6 (Rawal 50, Rana 19)Lots of chat from the Australians being picked up on the stump mic as King continues to turn the screws in her spell. Rawal manages to find a single and brings up her 50 – she’s has been fantastic for India so far. Once Rana gets on strike, she has a clear plan and gets down low and sweeps the ball to the
  
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• Australia v India: one-off women’s cricket Test, day three – live

  08-03-2026 06:00
  Updates from the day-night Test at the Waca in PerthPlay starts at 1.20pm local/4.20pm AEDT/10.50am ISTAny thoughts? Email MeganIf you want to catch up on all of yesterday’s action before today’s play gets underway, you can re-live it over by over right here:Hello and welcome to Day 3 of this very exciting Test match! So far this Test we have already had 26 wickets fall and one century – what else awaits with two days of play still in front of us? Continue reading...
  
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• ‘If there’s no pressure there’s no fun’: India look to slay ghosts of 2023 in T20 World Cup final

  07-03-2026 21:00
  Old scars haunt the hosts at the Narendra Modi Stadium, while New Zealand have their own chokers tag to ditchThe Narendra Modi Stadium is a spectacular, enormous dome, the largest cricket ground in the world. On Sunday night it will contain 130,000 people, the vast majority clad in India’s blue, and one ghost that terrifies them all.This was supposed to be the site of India’s coronation as 50-over world champions in November 2023. But on an awkward surface, later rated average by the
  
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• Australia v India: one-off women’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened

  07-03-2026 14:11
  The great Annabel Sutherland dominated with bat and ball as Australia moved to the brink of victory over India35th over: Australia 129-3 (Perry 58, Sutherland 38) Gaud is keeping it neat, tempting Australia. Sutherland, winner of the Belinda Clark award last year, square drives with elegance for three.34th over: Australia 125-3 (Perry 57, Sutherland 35) Now Sutherland gets in on the act, a straight drive off Sayali to ice a wedding cake. From the commentary box to the crowd, everyone purrs. Cont
  
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• McCullum makes 'no apologies' for informal set-up

  07-03-2026 13:00 via bbc.com
  Brendon McCullum says he makes "no apologies" for running an informal dressing room as England coach but rejects the perception it is casual.
  
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• McCullum hits back at ‘unfair’ critics and says England can ‘achieve something special’

  07-03-2026 13:00
  Impression of ‘casual operation couldn’t be further from truth’Head coach hails captain Harry Brook’s ‘amazing job’Brendon McCullum has defended his record as head coach after England’s elimination from the T20 World Cup, insisting the white-ball side will “achieve some special stuff”, but only if their talent is “harnessed the right way”.The Guardian revealed on Friday that McCullum is to remain in his post despite the disappoint
  
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• England coach Brendon McCullum denies he is running a ‘casual operation’

  07-03-2026 13:00
  New Zealander says England can ‘achieve something special’Head coach hails captain Harry Brook’s ‘amazing job’Brendon McCullum has defended his record as head coach after England’s elimination from the T20 World Cup, insisting the white-ball side will “achieve some special stuff”, but only if their talent is “harnessed the right way”.The Guardian revealed on Friday that McCullum is to remain in his post despite the disappointment of a 4
  
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• ‘I’m available for discussion’: Kevin Pietersen puts himself up for England role

  07-03-2026 07:00
  Former batter says Rob Key has sounded him out before‘I would never not look at helping England out’Kevin Pietersen has said he would “absolutely” consider becoming part of a future England cricket coaching set-up and revealed Rob Key has ­previously sounded him out a couple of times.While Brendon McCullum, along with managing director Key, is expected to get the ­backing of the ­England and Wales Cricket Board to continue despite a ­winter of ov
  
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• Australia v India: one-off women’s cricket Test, day two – live

  07-03-2026 05:30
  Updates from the day-night Test at the Waca in PerthPlay starts at 1.20pm local/4.20pm AEDT/10.50am ISTAny thoughts? Email TanyaHello! Thirteen wickets fell on a restless first day in Perth to leave Australia in the more promising position – by the width of a cigarette paper. India were bundled out for just 198 midway through the day, and Australia finished 102 behind at stumps, though crucially with seven wickets still in hand.Things could have been worse for India had Jemimah Rodrigues n
  
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• ‘Idiot’ to inspiration: Harry Brook’s England leave World Cup with reasons for optimism

  06-03-2026 19:00
  Semi-finalists have shown progress under new captain after avoiding basic errors of previous tournamentsIf the first months of Harry Brook’s captaincy of England’s white-ball teams have taught us anything, it is that Joe Root knows him well. Looking back now at the teams’ progress since he took over, the run to the T20 World Cup semi-finals, and also at the scandal caused by his notorious drunken escapade in Wellington, the words of Brook’s Yorkshire teammate soon after h
  
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• ‘Idiot’ to inspiration: Harry Brook’s England leave T20 World Cup with reasons for optimism

  06-03-2026 19:00
  Semi-finalists have shown progress under new captain after avoiding basic errors of previous tournamentsIf the first months of Harry Brook’s captaincy of England’s white-ball teams have taught us anything, it is that Joe Root knows him well. Looking back now at the teams’ progress since he took over, the run to the T20 World Cup semi-finals, and also at the scandal caused by his notorious drunken escapade in Wellington, the words of Brook’s Yorkshire teammate soon after h
  
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• McCullum and Key look set to retain ECB support

  06-03-2026 18:28 via bbc.com
  Head coach Brendon McCullum and director of cricket Rob Key look likely to retain the support of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) despite a disappointing winter.
  
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• Has dinner been served with a side of romance? | Brief letters

  06-03-2026 18:20
  Heartwarming conversations | World-class cricket | Funnel necks | Farmhouse Fare | Useful size guidesI can’t be the only person wondering if Dining across the divide (1 March) is possibly resulting in more romantic liaisons than Blind date? Some of them are heartwarming.
  Ed Clarke
  Manchester• Why all the excitement about a cricket ground within the boundaries of a World Heritage Site (Letters, 27 February)? Derwent Valley Mills has five (viz Cromford Meadows, Ambergate, Belper Me
  
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• World Cup exit ‘a tough pill to swallow’ for England’s Jacob Bethell after maiden T20 ton

  06-03-2026 16:33
  Bethell’s third international century in loss by India‘My game’s evolved a lot over past six or seven months’Jacob Bethell described England’s T20 World Cup semi-final defeat by India as “a tough pill to swallow” after his first century in the format failed to prevent his team’s elimination in Thursday’s record-obliterating Mumbai run-fest.The 22-year-old had never scored a senior hundred in any format and for any side when he first broke int
  
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• Lancs and Somerset latest to cancel Middle East tours

  06-03-2026 16:30 via bbc.com
  Lancashire, Somerset, Durham, Yorkshire, Glamorgan and Worcestershire cancel pre-season tours of the Middle East amid the escalating conflict in the region.
  
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• Brendon McCullum poised to stay on as ECB backs England head coach

  06-03-2026 15:41
  McCullum to hold further talks with governing bodyRob Key also expected to continue as managing directorBrendon McCullum retains the support of the England and Wales Cricket Board management and is poised to stay on as head coach after the conclusion of a review triggered by England’s Ashes defeat.McCullum is returning to his native New Zealand after Thursday’s narrow seven-run defeat by India in a thrilling T20 World Cup semi-final in Mumbai, but will hold further talks with the ECB
  
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• Bethell's breakout winter boosts England's future

  06-03-2026 15:36 via bbc.com
  In completing the set of centuries across all formats despite T20 World Cup semi-final defeat by India, Jacob Bethell shows why he is integral to England's future, writes Matthew Henry.
  
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• Aussies edge India on day one of Healy's last Test

  06-03-2026 15:27 via bbc.com
  Australia captain Alyssa Healy makes just 13 in the first innings of her final match before retirement but the hosts edge India on day one of the day-night Test in Perth.
  
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• Australia edge day one of Test against India after dismissing tourists for 198 – as it happened

  06-03-2026 14:17
  Thirteen wickets fell on the first day of the one-off Test, but a strong partnership between Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland puts hosts on top 4th over: India 14-0 (Smriti Mandhana 4, Shafali Verma 7) I’ve spotted a couple of people on Healy hill, sitting like white ducks on a green bank. A good battle building between Verma and Hamilton. Perry again looks more traction engine than Ferrari in the field.3rd over: India 8-0 (Smriti Mandhana 2, Shafali Verma 4) There aren’t huge num
  
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• King Charles invited to 150th anniversary Test

  06-03-2026 13:38 via bbc.com
  King Charles is invited to attend the 150th anniversary Test between England and Australia in Melbourne next year.
  
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• England move training camp from UAE to South Africa

  06-03-2026 13:08 via bbc.com
  The England women's training camp originally planned to take place in the UAE is moved to Pretoria with eight uncapped players set to travel.
  
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• England rugby stars Ellie Kildunne and Sadia Kabeya stranded in Dubai

  06-03-2026 12:50
  World Cup winners will miss club games this weekendEngland Women cricketers move training to South AfricaEllie Kildunne and Sadia Kabeya, two of England’s Women’s Rugby World Cup winners, are stranded in Dubai amid Israel’s and the United States’ war with Iran.Kildunne, the Red Roses’ standout player as John Mitchell’s side were crowned world champions at Twickenham last summer, will miss Harlequins’ home Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) fixture aga
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: F1, Paralympics, Six Nations and Premier League

  06-03-2026 09:00
  Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, golf, winter sports, F1, cricket, baseball and boxing? Continue reading...
  
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• Australia v India: one-off women’s cricket Test, day one – live

  06-03-2026 05:30
  Updates from the day-night Test at the Waca in PerthPlay starts at 1.20pm local/4.20pm AEDT/10.50am ISTAny thoughts? Email TanyaHello! Welcome to the first day of this one-off pink ball Test at the Waca, the last hurrah of the Australia-India series, and a grand four-day farewell to Australia captain Alyssa Healy, who prepares to un-velcro her pads one final time, aged 35, and leave a glorious career billowing behind her.This will be Healy’s 299th match for Australia, but only her eleventh
  
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• McCullum wants to stay as England coach – will he get the chance?

  05-03-2026 23:02 via bbc.com
  Brendon McCullum wants to stay as England coach but it is still up for debate whether he will get that chance, writes Matthew Henry.
  
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• Harry Brook reiterates support for Brendon McCullum after England’s World Cup exit

  05-03-2026 20:54
  McCullum is currently head coach of England in all formats‘He has changed England cricket for the best,’ says BrookHarry Brook called on the England and Wales Cricket Board to back Brendon McCullum as all-format coach after England brought their winter to a close with defeat by India in a wild T20 World Cup semi-final that became, by a margin of 45 runs, the highest-scoring game in the competition’s history.Though his position has been the subject of speculation since England&r
  
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• McCullum would 'love' to remain England head coach

  05-03-2026 20:39 via bbc.com
  Brendon McCullum reiterates his desire to remain as England head coach after an agonising defeat in the T20 World Cup semi-finals ended a bruising winter.
  
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• India reach T20 World Cup final as England fall short

  05-03-2026 19:42 via bbc.com
  Defending champions India are through to the T20 World Cup final after England fall short, missing out by seven runs.
  
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• England fall just short against India in epic T20 World Cup semi-final – as it happened

  05-03-2026 19:32
  Jacob Bethell’s excellence was still not enough to carry England over the line as India set up a final showdown with New ZealandEngland’s first task is to stop Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson getting off to a flyer. As Finn Allen showed yesterday, an opener can win a semi-final all by himself.Will Jacks belts out God Save The King like a peroxide version of a Chelsea pensioner. As soon as it finishes, Harry Brook pops a piece of chewing gum into his mouth. The young chaperones look
  
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• India hold off brave England and brilliant Bethell to reach T20 World Cup final

  05-03-2026 18:57
  India 253-7 bt England 246-7 by seven runsMultiple records broken in thrilling matchEngland, India and the Wankhede Stadium ground staff conjured a ludicrous, blockbuster semi-final, but for the English in the end it was a bust, a night when records fell and they eventually went with them.Only three times in their history have they scored more than the 246 they got on Thursday, but still it was not enough. Never before have so many runs been scored in a T20 World Cup match, nor as many sixes (34
  
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• India beat England in epic semi-final despite Bethell ton

  05-03-2026 18:48 via bbc.com
  Jacob Bethell's thrilling century is not enough as India pip England by just seven runs to seal a spot in the T20 World Cup final.
  
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• Men's T20 World Cup top run-scorers & wicket-takers

  05-03-2026 18:41 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport lists the best performing batters and bowlers from the Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
  
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• England fall just short against India in epic T20 World Cup semi-final – live reaction

  05-03-2026 18:36
  T20 World Cup updates from Mumbai; 1.30pm GMT start
  Sign up for the Spin | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail TimEngland’s first task is to stop Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson getting off to a flyer. As Finn Allen showed yesterday, an opener can win a semi-final all by himself.Will Jacks belts out God Save The King like a peroxide version of a Chelsea pensioner. As soon as it finishes, Harry Brook pops a piece of chewing gum into his mouth. The young chaperones look on with mild curiosity from
  
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