Before Scotland, the USA held the record for the highest team total by an associate team when they scored 197 for 3 against Canada in the 2024 T20 World Cup
Italy will aim for a dream debut in the T20 World Cup with a win over Scotland in Kolkata
Erasmus believes Namibia's repeated presence at ICC events has helped cricket grow rapidly in the country, even overtaking rugby in popularity.
Scotland has struggled in recent T20 matches, having lost their last three encounters, including a defeat to the West Indies on Saturday.
The next game in the group, between Zimbabwe and Oman, will take place tomorrow.
Sri Lanka gave Ireland a challenging total of 163/6 to defend as their spinners and pacers were brilliant on the night. Theekshana and Hasaranga picked up 3-fers on the night.
The PCB had earlier cited a February 1 social media post by the Pakistan government, which instructed the team to participate in the T20 World Cup but boycott the India match
Mumbai's second innings saw them at 258 for 7, with a lead of just 205 runs. However, Kotian and Deshpande's 89-run partnership for the eighth wicket changed the game.
Sam Curran defends 10 runs off the final over to help the two-time champions start their 2026 T20 World Cup campaign on a high
ICC T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS: Earlier, New Zealand beat Afghanistan in the first Group D match of the event in Chennai
Ireland will be aiming to pull off an upset, with their sights set on toppling the Asian side.
Sri Lanka comes into the match with a squad that is perfectly suited for the subcontinental conditions, with a strong spin attack and a batting line-up capable of dominating on home turf.
Harry Brook-led England will look to kickstart their campaign with a big win over Nepal
Having come close to beating South Africa in the last edition and defeating the West Indies recently, Nepal are poised to challenge the bigger teams and make an impact in this World Cup.
The BCB-PCB meeting in Lahore is intended to help the two boards align their positions before further engagement with ICC officials
New Zealand, who lost their recent series against India 1-4, will aim to seek an early form revival in the tournament
Batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was among the three Indians named in the Team of the Tournament for the ICC Under-19 World Cup on Sunday. The 14-year-old Sooryavanshi, who scored a majestic 175 from 80 balls in the final against England and was subsequently crowned Player of the Tournament, is joined by compatriots Kanishk Chouhan and Henil Patel in the 12-member team. India won the title for a record extending sixth time. Chouhan made consistently valuable contributions with bat and ball, while Patel's 11 wickets included a superb spell of five for 16 against the USA. Runners-up England are also represented by three players, with Thomas Rew named as the captain and wicketkeeper. Rew scored 330 runs at an average of exactly 66, including a match-winning century in the semi-final against Australia. Manny Lumsden, who was the tournament's top wicket-taker with 16, and Ben Mayes, the competition's leading run-scorer with 444, including 191 against Scotland, join Rew in the ...
India vice-captain Axar Patel said the team was surprised by the nature of the pitch in its T20 World Cup opener against USA at the usually high-scoring Wankhede Stadium. Despite the batting collapse on a tricky pitch, Axar said the team was confident of putting a competitive total on board. After put in to bat, India slipped to a dangerous position of 77/6 against the USA but skipper Suryakumar Yadav's 49-ball 84 not out bailed them out, propelling the hosts to a match-winning 161/9. India restricted USA to 132/8 to win the contest by 29 runs. "The planning is according to the match situation. Generally, the wicket in Mumbai is flat (and) we took about three overs to determine what would be a good score," Axar told the reporters after the match. "The dressing room atmosphere was like that... the kind of confidence with which we are coming in, we knew even if one batter gets going we would reach around 140-150. The wicket was also behaving (differently)." "We were surprised becau
New Zealand enter the Group D opener searching for momentum after an inconsistent build-up in the India series
Suryakumar's captain's knock (84* off 49) pushed India to 161/9 in their 20 overs after a top order collapse courtesy of some brilliant bowling by the USA bowling attack in Mumbai.