England's premier T20 tournament will be getting underway from May 30. The T20 Blast will be played until September 14 with several breaks in between the season. A total of 18 teams will be involved in the competition across 133 matches.
Netherlands and Sri Lanka faced each other in their respective first warm-up encounter ahead of the T20 World Cup. Having stunned South Africa in the last mega event in Australia, the Dutch defeated Sri Lanka in the warm-ups sending a warning signal for other teams.
Ahead of the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup, the ICC has released the final standings in terms of batting and bowling rankings. With no T20I played since January, Indian batters are stuck in the rankings while Pakistan and England players have benefited.
Paris Olympics is set to take place from July 26 to August 11 as the Indian athletes will fight it out to win medals. Meanwhile, it has been finalised that the traditional saree will return for the female athletes while the male athletes will wear kurta-pyjamas at the opening ceremony.
The United States is hosting the T20 World Cup matches for the first time and given the dwindling weather, things aren't ideal at the moment. The tournament is set to commence on June 1 and as many as 16 group stage matches are set to be played across Dallas, New York and Florida.
The ninth edition of the T20 World Cup is set to take place in the West Indies and the USA from June 1. As many as 20 teams are participating in the tournament this time around. Among them, three teams are playing for the first time.
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf got injured during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) earlier this year and that led to him missing the home series against New Zealand and the subsequent Ireland tour. He made his comeback only in the last game against England.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is only one of the two players to feature in all T20 World Cups until now. He will be playing his ninth mega event in the shortest format and is on the verge of breaking quite a few all-time records this time around.
England and Pakistan will lock horns against each other in the third T20I of the four-match series today at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. The hosts are already leading 1-0 in the series having won the second T20I by 23 runs after the first match got washed out.
England are currently leading the four-match T20I series against Pakistan but will miss their captain Jos Buttler at least in the third T20I. Moeen Ali will lead England in his absence even as all eyes will be on Buttler as team is set to travel for the T20 World Cup on Friday.
The ninth edition of the T20 World Cup is set to commence on June 1 in the West Indies and the USA. However, ahead of the tournament, most of the teams will be involved in the warm-up matches. Team India will also play one warm-up matches before their opening game on June 5.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL for the third time on Sunday (May 26) as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final of the tournament. After the win, KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer lauded his team members for stepping up whenever the team needed.
Australia are scheduled to play two warm-up matches ahead of the T20 World Cup against Namibia and hosts West Indies before their opening game on June 5 against Oman. They had won the T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE but could make it to the semis in last edition played at home.
The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed Kolkata Knight Riders lift the trophy for the third time as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets. It was an entirely high-scoring edition but a few matches also saw bowlers dominating the proceedings.
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