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Defeat to South Africa, India must beat West Indies in the last match

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Defeat to South Africa, India must beat West Indies in the last match 83 for 7—Any team could have collapsed in this situation. But West Indies fought back with the determination of Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd. But in the end, everything was in vain. South Africa has reached the semi-finals very close with an easy win with a great performance with the bat. West Indies lost 7 wickets for 83 runs in 10.2 overs of the innings. From there, the Holder-Shepherd pair came to life in the match. Their 87-run partnership from 57 balls included 11 sixes. Holder scored 49, and Shepherd remained unbeaten on 52 runs. In the end, the Caribbeans collected 176/8 in 20 overs. This pair also set some important records. After losing 7 wickets before 100 runs, this is the second highest team total in T20s. Romario Shepherd also made a rare fifty at number 9. 176 seemed like a score to fight for. But South African openers Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram made the match one-sided from the start. They ...
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India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs to keep semi-final hopes alive

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 India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs to keep semi-final hopes alive India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs in a crucial match of the Super Eights in the 2026 T20 World Cup, keeping their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive. Having escaped the complications of net run rate in the previous match, India's only goal was to win - and they did that with gusto. India, having lost the toss and elected to bat in Chennai on Thursday (February 26), scored a huge total of 256 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. This is the second highest team total in the history of the T20 World Cup. Several batters contributed greatly to India's batting storm. Abhishek Sharma scored 55 runs off 30 balls, Hardik Pandya scored an unbeaten 50 runs off 23 balls, Tilak Verma scored 44* runs off 16 balls. Besides, Suryakumar Yadav scored 33 runs off 13 balls, Ishan Kishan scored 38 runs off 24 balls, and Sanju Samson scored 24 runs off 15 balls. Richard Engrava, Blessing Mujarabani, Tinotenda Mapos...
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Bodo/Glimt make history in Champions League last 16

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 Bodo/Glimt make history in Champions League last 16 On the night the Norwegian club made history, Newcastle United, Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen also confirmed their place in the last 16. The small Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt created a big event in European football. The club made history. They advanced to the last 16 of the Champions League by eliminating Inter Milan. Bodo/Glimt had one foot in the last 16 after the first leg. They completed the rest of the formalities last night. They defeated the hosts on Tuesday and painted the second leg in the color of victory. They defeated Inter 3-1 at home in the first leg of the play-off, and now they won the return leg at San Siro 2-1. Bodo/Glimt advanced to the last 16 with a 5-2 aggregate score. Bodo/Glimt are showing one surprise after another in their first season in Europe's top club competition. They defeated Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the league stage. Neither team scored a goal in the first half of this match. ...
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Farhan tops the World Cup runs

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Farhan tops the World Cup runs Pakistan did not have much to say about the entire innings. Nevertheless, the team batted first and scored 160-plus runs with effective innings by Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman and Shadab Khan. Especially Farhan's half-century gave Pakistan the capital to fight. Pakistan, who batted first, scored 164 runs for 9 wickets in the Super Eight of the T20 World Cup held in Pallekele on Tuesday. England had scored 17 runs for 2 wickets in 2.3 overs till the writing of this report. The teams won the toss and decided to bat in the first five matches at the Pallekele Stadium. The match against England yesterday was important for Pakistan as the match against New Zealand was abandoned due to rain. To stop the English, they need to score a big score. Pakistan went in with that in mind. But before they could create a storm with the bat, Saim Ayub returned to the dressing room. The first ball of the second over bowled by Jofra Archer was short. Before being caught ...
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Mourinho returns to the Bernabeu with a challenge

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Mourinho returns to the Bernabeu with a challenge The Santiago Bernabeu was once Jose Mourinho's home. He never set foot in his own home again after leaving Real Madrid in 2013. Mourinho is returning to the Bernabeu after 13 years. This time, however, in a different role, as the coach of Real's opponents Benfica. The two teams will face each other today in the second leg of the Champions League last-16 play-off. Real won 1-0 in the first leg at Benfica thanks to a goal by Vinicius Junior. Mourinho's return to the Bernabeu has been quite challenging. Not only is the team behind, but UEFA has temporarily banned his team's Argentine forward Gianluca Prestianni for allegedly racially abusing Vinicius in the first leg. As a result, he is unable to play in today's important match. UEFA said that the temporary punishment is due to an investigation. If found guilty in the investigation, Prestianni could face a bigger punishment. It could be a 10-match ban. The allegation is...
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First-ever Women's BPL Players Draft to be held on March 14

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First-ever Women's BPL Players Draft to be held on March 14 The Women's BPL Players Draft is going to be held for the first time. The draft will be held on March 14 and three teams will participate in it. The players have been divided into five categories: Icon Category: Three national team cricketers – Nigar Sultana, Nahida Akhtar and Sobhana Mostari; Salary 10 lakh taka 'A' Category: 6 players; Salary 7 lakh taka 'B' Category: 12 players; Salary 5 lakh taka 'C' Category: 20 players; Salary 3 lakh taka 'D' Category: Rest of the players; Salary 1.5 lakh taka Foreign cricketers will also be taken in the draft based on interest, but the number of foreign players has not been finalized yet. The matches will be held at two venues: Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur. Bir Shrestha Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chittagong.
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Sikandar Raja returns to the top of the all-rounders, debuts at number one in batting

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Sikandar Raja returns to the top of the all-rounders, debuts at number one in batting Captain Sikandar Raja has been rewarded for leading Zimbabwe to the Super Eights in the T20 World Cup. He has once again taken the top spot in the ICC's weekly updated rankings for T20 all-rounders. Raja played an innings of 45 runs in Zimbabwe's win against Sri Lanka in the group stage. He then scored 27 runs against the West Indies. With his consistent performance, he has moved up to the top spot, pushing Pakistan's Saim Ayub to second. Sikandar Raja - 294 rating points Saim Ayub - 281 rating points The top positions have changed hands between these two cricketers several times in recent times. India's Shivam Dubey has moved up two places to seventh. Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi has moved up three places to eighth. Despite not getting a big innings in the T20 World Cup, India's Abhishek Sharma has retained the top spot in the batsmen's rankings. After being dismissed for z...
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