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Australia vs England, U19 World Cup 2026 1st Semi-Final Live Score: England U19 have won the toss and have opted to bat vs Australia U19 at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Teams: Australia U19 (Playing XI): Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Steven Hogan, Oliver Peake(c), Alex Lee Young(w), Jayden Draper, Aryan Sharma, Hayden Schiller, Naden Cooray,…

Pat Cummins (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia pace spearhead Pat Cummins has revealed that his injury-enforced withdrawal from the upcoming T20 World Cup was as much about long-term planning as it was about his immediate fitness, with the fast bowler prioritising a demanding Test calendar over a rushed return to the shortest format.Go Beyond The…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Grace Harris, right, celebrates with Lauren Bell after taking a wicket. (BCCI via PTI Photo) BENGALURU: There is a quiet certainty about Royal Challengers Bengaluru this season — one forged not in noise, but in belief. As the stakes rise in the Women’s Premier League, Lauren Bell and Gautami Naik spoke of…

NEW DELHI: Just 17, Anahat Singh is learning how to make big moments look routine. On Sunday in Washington, she delivered the biggest result of her young career with the calm of someone who seems to know exactly where she is headed. Anahat stunned top seed, reigning Commonwealth Games champion and world No. 10 Georgina…

Arshdeep Singh (PTI Photo) KOCHI: Arshdeep Singh’s Powerplay numbers in the last five T20Is — 141 runs from 10 overs — may invite criticism, even alarm. But context matters. Those overs were less a reflection of decline and more a consequence of deployment.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Arshdeep has been used…

Cameron Green’s angry reaction to Usman Tariq (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Former Australia batter Usman Khawaja has publicly come out in support of Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq after controversy erupted during the second T20I between Australia and Pakistan last week. The issue began when Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, after getting out to Tariq, was seen making…

Bangladesh cricket fan waves their national flag (Reuters Photo) Bangladesh women’s team cricketer Rabeya Khan (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Bangladesh cricket fan waves their national flag (Reuters Photo) Bangladesh women’s team cricketer Rabeya Khan (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Bangladesh cricket fan waves their national flag (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh High Court…

Dhananjaya de Silva (L) and Kusal Mendis (R) of Sri Lanka (Photo by Sameera Peiris/Getty Images) COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Monday dropped Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva from their 15-man T20 World Cup squad led by Dasun Shanaka.De Silva had been recalled for a three-match T20 international series against Pakistan early last month after an…

A big crowd outside the Melbourne Park during the 2026 Australian Open (AP) New Delhi: Roger Federer coined the term “Happy Slam” for the Australian Open in 2007, and it has stuck. “Everybody is kind of happy to see each other, kind of after the off-season. It’s kind of like the ‘Happy Slam,’” Federer had…

Vedant Trivedi (Special arrangements) NEW DELHI: 47/0 was the scoreline. Three balls later, it became 47/3. A sense of unease crept in as India looked to have lost the early momentum against Pakistan during their crucial U19 World Cup 2026 match on Sunday. Against the same opponent, India had already conceded the plot recently, in…