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• England beat New Zealand by four wickets: T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s – as it happened

  27-02-2026 18:33
  England beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final over of their Super 8s match in Colombo4th over: New Zealand 28-0 (Seifert 11, Allen 16) Dawson wheels away, Allen trots out of the crease and pulverises a full ball over the bowler’s head for SIX. “If it is up it is off” says Nasser Hussain on the Tv comms. Dawson recovers well though, singles the order of the rest of the over. Archer is coming back for a third on the bounce.3rd over: New Zealand 17-0 (Seifert 8, Allen 8) A
  
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• Jacks and Ahmed find dramatic late blitz to earn England unlikely win over New Zealand

  27-02-2026 18:19
  England 161-6 beat New Zealand 159-7 by four wicketsLate flurry of runs from allrounders proves crucialWill Jacks and Rehan Ahmed starred as England defied a sluggish pitch to lay down a marker for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup following an unlikely four-wicket win over New Zealand.Already guaranteed a top-two spot in their Super 8 group after wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Pallekele, England were staring defeat in the face as they required 42 from the last 17 balls. Continue reading
  
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• England beat New Zealand by four wickets: T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s – live

  27-02-2026 18:19
  Updates from the match in Colombo; 1.30pm GMT start
  Sign up for The Spin newsletter | And you can mail James4th over: New Zealand 28-0 (Seifert 11, Allen 16) Dawson wheels away, Allen trots out of the crease and pulverises a full ball over the bowler’s head for SIX. “If it is up it is off” says Nasser Hussain on the Tv comms. Dawson recovers well though, singles the order of the rest of the over. Archer is coming back for a third on the bounce.3rd over: New Zealand 17-0 (Seife
  
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• Perfect pitches for historic matches | Letters

  27-02-2026 18:13
  David Dudding and Alan Burkitt-Gray bowl up some cricket grounds withinUnesco world heritage sitesAlex Preston, in his travel feature on Corfu (21 February), writes about playing with the Lord’s Taverners on “the only cricket pitch in the world I know that’s set within a Unesco world heritage site”. Wonderful though the cricket ground in Corfu undoubtedly is, I am surprised that Preston’s fellow Taverner, Andy Caddick of Somerset and England, didn’t let h
  
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• England v New Zealand: T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s – live

  27-02-2026 13:59
  Updates from the match in Colombo; 1.30pm GMT start
  Sign up for The Spin newsletter | And you can mail JamesStick. Move. Drop?England have qualified for the semi-finals of the T20 world cup but there is one thing nagging away at them – the form of Jos Buttler. Continue reading...
  
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• Georgia Voll powers Australia to series-clinching victory over India in second women’s cricket ODI – as it happened

  27-02-2026 11:38
  A strong batting performance by the hosts top order seals a dominant one-day international win in Hobart3rd over: India 14-0 (Rawal 11, Mandhana 3) Mandhana stretches to make use of Schutt offering too much width for a single to deep point. Schutt has the ball moving around but Rawal hits against the swing into her to crunch the first boundary of the innings through cover. Rawal repeats the shot for the same result as the fast outfield favours the batters.2nd over: India 5-0 (Rawal 3, Mandhana 2
  
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• Australia power to series-clinching victory over India in second women’s cricket ODI – as it happened

  27-02-2026 11:38
  A strong batting performance by two young stars seals a dominant win for the home team in Hobart3rd over: India 14-0 (Rawal 11, Mandhana 3) Mandhana stretches to make use of Schutt offering too much width for a single to deep point. Schutt has the ball moving around but Rawal hits against the swing into her to crunch the first boundary of the innings through cover. Rawal repeats the shot for the same result as the fast outfield favours the batters.2nd over: India 5-0 (Rawal 3, Mandhana 2) Darcie
  
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• Australia v India: second women’s one-day cricket international – live

  27-02-2026 04:14
  Updates from the match at Bellerive Oval in HobartPlay starts at 2.50pm AEDT/9.20am ISTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailHello and welcome to live coverage of the second women’s one-day international between Australia and India in Hobart. The multi-format series is all square after the tourists claimed a 4-2 lead on points during a drought-breaking T20I series win, and Australia bounced back to win the opening ODI by six wickets in Brisbane on Tuesday. Two more points will be on offe
  
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• ‘He’s doing all he can’: England back Buttler to end miserable run of form

  26-02-2026 20:00
  Batter will play in Friday’s match against New ZealandWinner of the game will top the group in Super 8sEngland have not committed to fielding their strongest side in Friday’s do-not-necessarily-have-to-win T20 World Cup encounter with New ­Zealand but Jos Buttler will be given the chance to turn around his ­miserable run of form, with the team’s coaching staff convinced that a return to familiar lofty standards is imminent.After six games at the tournament, Buttler
  
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• India overpower Zimbabwe to restore hopes of semi-final spot

  26-02-2026 19:50 via bbc.com
  Defending champions India keep their T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive, by eliminating opponents Zimbabwe from the tournament with a 72-run victory in Chennai.
  
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• India thrash Zimbabwe to revive T20 World Cup hopes and South Africa close on semis

  26-02-2026 19:38
  Sharma and Pandya speed India towards 72-run win Proteas’ Markram leads nine-wicket win over West IndiesA rampant India piled up a record total and handed Zimbabwe a 72-run shellacking in a Super 8s contest to revive their Twenty20 World Cup title defence. Sent in, the hosts blasted 256 for four, the tournament’s highest score this year, after Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya struck blistering half-centuries.It rained 17 sixes and as many fours at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stad
  
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• Who needs what to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals?

  26-02-2026 19:22 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport assesses who needs what to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals.
  
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• India beat Zimbabwe to keep title defence alive

  26-02-2026 18:19 via bbc.com
  Defending champions India pile on 256-4 as they eliminate Zimbabwe from the T20 World Cup with victory in Chennai.
  
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• South Africa see off West Indies to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

  26-02-2026 17:47 via bbc.com
  South Africa put on an impressive run chase to beat West Indies by nine wickets with 3.5 overs to spare, to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
  
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• Sharma overcomes struggles to reach fifty against Zimbabwe

  26-02-2026 16:48 via bbc.com
  Having been dismissed for three consecutive ducks, Abhishek Sharma returns to form with a half-century off 26 balls in India's T20 World Cup Super 8s match against Zimbabwe.
  
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• England consider spinner Ahmed for Colombo turner

  26-02-2026 16:34 via bbc.com
  England will consider leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed for Friday's T20 World Cup match against New Zealand with spinning conditions expected.
  
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• South Africa stay unbeaten with win over West Indies

  26-02-2026 15:26 via bbc.com
  Aiden Markram smacks 82 not out off 46 balls as South Africa beat West Indies by nine wickets to maintain their unbeaten record at the 2026 T20 World Cup
  
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• Somerset's James Rew signs new three-year deal

  26-02-2026 15:22 via bbc.com
  Somerset wicketkeeper-batter James Rew signs a new three-year contract with the county.
  
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• South Africa close on T20 World Cup semi-finals after thrashing West Indies

  26-02-2026 15:07
  Markram’s unbeaten 82 proves pivotal in emphatic chaseDe Kock and Rickelton also impress in nine-wicket winSouth Africa took a giant leap toward the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after a dominant nine-wicket win over West Indies on Thursday.A whirlwind 95-run opening partnership between the captain, Aiden Markram (82 not out), and Quinton de Kock (47) in eight overs made short work of the chase. Ryan Rickelton added an unbeaten 45 and South Africa motored to 177 for one in 16.1 overs and
  
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• Marvellous Markram powers South Africa to emphatic win over West Indies

  26-02-2026 14:19 via bbc.com
  Aiden Markram's unbeaten 82 runs off 46 balls, propels South Africa to an emphatic nine-wicket win over the West Indies in their T20 World Cup Super 8smatch in Ahmedabad.
  
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• Scotland batter Munsey joins Notts for T20 Blast

  26-02-2026 13:20 via bbc.com
  Notts Outlaws sign Scotland batter George Munsey for this year's T20 Blast campaign.
  
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• English cricket’s hunger for Indian money has led it into a moral and legal minefield | Barney Ronay

  25-02-2026 19:49
  Potential exclusion of Pakistan players in the Hundred could breach UK laws on discrimination and leave ECB exposedThe thing about inviting a tiger round for tea is, for all the excitement, the fur, the teeth, the muscles, they do tend to walk off with your dinner and drink all the water in the taps. The thing about saying yes to the person with the biggest stick is, in the end, you don’t get to say yes, or no, or anything at all. And that person still has a very big stick.The thing about
  
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• Sri Lanka out of T20 World Cup after heavy defeat by New Zealand

  25-02-2026 19:01 via bbc.com
  Co-hosts Sri Lanka crash out of the T20 World Cup after collapsing to a 61-run defeat by New Zealand in Colombo.
  
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• Sri Lanka collapse against New Zealand to exit T20 World Cup

  25-02-2026 18:09 via bbc.com
  Co-hosts Sri Lanka are out of the T20 World Cup after collapsing to a 61-run defeat by New Zealand in Colombo.
  
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• 'Stumps clattered!' Henry bowls Nissanka for golden duck

  25-02-2026 16:54 via bbc.com
  Matt Henry gets New Zealand off to a blistering start as Pathum Nissanka is dismissed with the first delivery of Sri Lanka's innings in their ICC Men's T20 World Cup Super 8s match.
  
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• What should England do about Jos Buttler?

  25-02-2026 14:02 via bbc.com
  What are the options facing England amid Jos Buttler's struggles at the T20 World Cup. Could they really drop their former captain?
  
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• The Spin | Zimbabwean breakout at T20 World Cup has fans rejoicing renaissance

  25-02-2026 11:05
  Swelling fanbase has been in dreamland this past month as Zimbabwe have defied all expectations in the competitionDean du Plessis could tell that Zimbabwean cricket had turned a corner by the noise of the crowd. The veteran broadcaster, who was born blind, has forged a remarkable career as a commentator by distinguishing the game’s almost imperceptible audio shifts. He can tell a slower ball has been bowled by the fractional delay before ball meets bat. He can tell if a batter has pressed
  
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• Pakistan players will not be excluded from Hundred, insist ECB and all teams

  25-02-2026 10:58
  Cricket board and eight franchises issue joint statementECB sent email to teams warning against discriminationThe England and Wales Cricket Board and all eight of The Hundred teams have jointly insisted the competition is “inclusive and open to all” amid claims Pakistan players could be frozen out by the Indian-owned franchises.It had been reported by the BBC that Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Brave and Sunrisers Leeds would not consider any Pakistan cricketers at The
  
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• How Zimbabwe returned from abyss to World Cup resurgence

  25-02-2026 10:45 via bbc.com
  After a long time in the wilderness, Zimbabwe are again contending on the biggest stage at the 2026 T20 World Cup - this is the story of their resurgence.
  
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• Ian McKellen lip-syncs the unheard tapes of the matchstick artist

  25-02-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The secretive artist revealed as never before, with his voice lip-synced by Ian McKellen.
  
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• 'The day Brook showed he is an England leader'

  24-02-2026 22:19 via bbc.com
  After an immature winter, Harry Brook's mature and majestic century against Pakistan proved he is England's leader for the future, writes Matthew Henry.
  
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• Harry Brook relieved to lead England into last four after ‘the hardest winter of my life’

  24-02-2026 21:42
  Century secures win against Pakistan in T20 World Cup Brook: ‘It’s nice to see some rewards for my hard work’Sometimes Harry Brook makes everything look easy but some of his recent experiences have been anything but painless, and after scoring a sublime century to steer his team into the World Cup semi-finals England’s white-ball captain described his past few months as “probably the hardest of my life”.Brook endured a disappointing Ashes, scoring just two hal
  
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• Hundred players 'must not be excluded on nationality grounds'

  24-02-2026 20:13 via bbc.com
  All teams in The Hundred are "committed to selection being based solely on performance", say the competition's eight franchises and the England and Wales Cricket Board.
  
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• England through to semis after thrilling win over Pakistan

  24-02-2026 18:31 via bbc.com
  Harry Brook scores a sensational century under pressure to lead England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a two-wicket victory over Pakistan in Pallekele.
  
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• Stunning Brook century leads England into semis

  24-02-2026 18:29 via bbc.com
  Harry Brook's majestic century leads England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a two-wicket victory over Pakistan.
  
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• England edge past Pakistan: T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s – as it happened

  24-02-2026 18:25
  A brilliant century from Harry Brook helped England to a two-wicket win that qualified them for the semi-finals with a match to spare Pakistan: 1 Sahibzada Farhan, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Salman Ali Agha (capt), 4 Babar Azam, 5 Fakhar Zaman, 6 Shadab Khan, 7 Usman Khan (wk), 8 Mohammad Nawaz, 9 Shaheen Afridi, 10 Salman Mirza, 11 Usman Tariq.England: 1 Phil Salt, 2 Jos Buttler (wk), 3 Jacob Bethell, 4 Tom Banton, 5 Harry Brook (capt), 6 Sam Curran, 7 Will Jacks, 8 Liam Dawson, 9 Jamie Overton, 10 Jofra A
  
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• Harry Brook’s 50-ball century blazes England past Pakistan into T20 World Cup semi-finals

  24-02-2026 18:23
  Super 8s: England, 166-8, bt Pakistan, 164-9, by 2 wicketsCaptain Brook hits 100 to set up final-over winFor all their faults and frailties, their fluffs and fumbles, England are also the first team to secure a place in the World Cup semi-finals, their spot secured by victory over Pakistan and by the sensational Harry Brook century that drove them towards it.After coming in just one ball into England’s innings and watching the rest of England’s top five fluff their lines, England&rsq
  
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• 'A truly extraordinary innings' - Brook makes first T20 international century

  24-02-2026 18:17 via bbc.com
  England captain Harry Brook reaches his first century in T20 internationals off 50 balls and becomes the second England player to score a hundred in a T20 World Cup chase, following Alex Hales' 116 v Sri Lanka in 2014.
  
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• England edge past Pakistan by two wickets to reach T20 Cricket World Cup semis – live

  24-02-2026 18:04
  T20 World Cup latest from Pallekele; start: 1.30pm GMT
  Sign up to our weekly newsletter, The Spin | Email Daniel Pakistan: 1 Sahibzada Farhan, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Salman Ali Agha (capt), 4 Babar Azam, 5 Fakhar Zaman, 6 Shadab Khan, 7 Usman Khan (wk), 8 Mohammad Nawaz, 9 Shaheen Afridi, 10 Salman Mirza, 11 Usman Tariq.England: 1 Phil Salt, 2 Jos Buttler (wk), 3 Jacob Bethell, 4 Tom Banton, 5 Harry Brook (capt), 6 Sam Curran, 7 Will Jacks, 8 Liam Dawson, 9 Jamie Overton, 10 Jofra Archer, 11 Adil Rashi
  
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• Salt out first ball as Pakistan make 'perfect start'

  24-02-2026 16:31 via bbc.com
  Pakistan get off to a "perfect start" as England opener Phil Salt is out first ball caught by Usman Khan off the bowling of Shaheen Shah Afridi.
  
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• Dawson takes back-to-back wickets against Pakistan

  24-02-2026 16:12 via bbc.com
  Liam Dawson takes back-to-back wickets for England to reduce Pakistan to 146-7 in the T20 World Cup Super 8 match.
  
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• Farhan hits superb half-century against England

  24-02-2026 16:08 via bbc.com
  Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan hits a superb 63 off 45 balls before being removed lbw by Jamie Overton in their T20 World Cup Super 8 match against England.
  
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• Overton takes 'fabulous' catch to remove Salman

  24-02-2026 15:04 via bbc.com
  England's Jamie Overton shows "terrific athleticism" to take remove Salman Ali Agha to leave Pakistan 27-2 in their T20 World Cup Super 8 game in Pallekele.
  
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• England v Pakistan: T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s – live

  24-02-2026 13:50
  T20 World Cup latest from Pallekele; start: 1.30pm GMT
  Sign up to our weekly newsletter, The Spin | Email Daniel If Jos Buttler fails again today, is his position under threat? My sense is not, because he’s earned himself credit – and he’ll hope the track they’re playing on today has a bit more pace in it than Sunday’s. If that’s so, and it’s meant to be, I wonder if England consider playing Josh Tongue; again, my sense is not, batting depth prioritised
  
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• Healy starts final series with Australia win

  24-02-2026 13:42 via bbc.com
  Alyssa Healy begins her final series before retirement with a half-century as Australia ease to victory over India in the one-day series opener.
  
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• Australia beat India by six wickets in first women’s cricket one-day international – as it happened

  24-02-2026 11:20
  This blog is now closed1st over: India 0-1 (Mandhana 0, Verma 0) Schutt almost has two! Verma tries to counterattack but mistimes a straight drive that is just out of reach of the bowler’s left hand in her follow through. Outstanding opening over from the experienced South Australian, who wasn’t selected in the original ODI squad, but has come in today with immediate effect, hooping the ball into the right-handers from over the wicket.Schutt’s second delivery swings in from wid
  
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• Scotland and Ireland to face England at Women's T20 World Cup

  24-02-2026 09:22 via bbc.com
  Scotland and Ireland will both face hosts England at the Women’s T20 World Cup after the draw for this summer's tournament was finalised.
  
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• Australia v India: first women’s cricket one-day international – live

  24-02-2026 05:00
  Updates from the opening ODI at Allan Border FieldPlay starts in Brisbane at 1.50pm local/2.50pm AEDTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email 1st over: India 0-1 (Mandhana 0, Verma 0) Schutt almost has two! Verma tries to counterattack but mistimes a straight drive that is just out of reach of the bowler’s left hand in her follow through. Outstanding opening over from the experienced South Australian, who wasn’t selected in the original ODI squad, but has come in today with immediate
  
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• Italian cricket in crisis amid sexual assault allegation

  23-02-2026 21:23 via bbc.com
  Italian cricket is in crisis days after the country's World Cup debut as it deals with an allegation of sexual assault by a senior figure within the national governing body.
  
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• Hetmyer hammers 85 as West Indies thrash Zimbabwe

  23-02-2026 19:10 via bbc.com
  Shimron Hetmyer stars as West Indies maintain their perfect record at the 2026 T20 World Cup with a 107-run win over Zimbabwe to start their Super 8 stage.
  
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