T20 World Cup 2026 Cricket News

Hemantha may 'bamboozle' Australia with his variations, says SL fielding coach

R Sridhar backs Dushan Hemantha to step in the absence of Hasaranga, who has been sidelined from the rest of the World Cup with injury

15-Feb-2026 • 5 hrs ago•Madushka Balasuriya

Australia on brink as Sri Lanka eye Super Eights spot

If Marsh is fit, a big call will need to be made on who misses out given Renshaw has impressed for Australia

15-Feb-2026 • 7 hrs ago•Andrew McGlashan

What do Australia need to do to avoid elimination from the T20 World Cup?

Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Australia and Ireland are all in contention to qualify for the Super Eights from Group B in the T20 World Cup

15-Feb-2026 • 10 hrs ago•S Rajesh

Shanaka and Rathnayake blow Oman away with frenetic half-centuries

Kusal Mendis chipped in with a half-century, while Maheesh Theekshana was almost impossible to score off as Oman went down by 105 runs in a one-sided T20 World Cup contest

12-Feb-2026•Danyal Rasool

Oman make two changes and field; Hemantha replaces injured Hasaranga for Sri Lanka

For Oman, Jay Odedra and Mohammad Nadeem have come in for Karan Sonavale and Shakeel Ahmed

12-Feb-2026•Danyal Rasool

'One bad game doesn't define you' - Oman remain upbeat for SL clash

Oman batter Vinayak Shukla says the mood in the camp is "pretty light" as they look to bounce back from the heavy loss against Zimbabwe

11-Feb-2026•Madushka Balasuriya

Chameera asks 'entire bowling unit' to fill the Hasaranga gap

The fast bowler hoped for a high-scoring game against Oman in Pallekele, where he expected better conditions for batting than in Khettarama

11-Feb-2026•Madushka Balasuriya

SL, minus Hasaranga, take on Oman at bogey venue

Hemantha could play instead of Hasaranga, who has been ruled out of the tournament

11-Feb-2026•Madushka Balasuriya

Wanindu Hasaranga ruled out of T20 World Cup with injury

An MRI scan has revealed a serious tear in his left hamstring

10-Feb-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ireland fielding errors prove costly

As Sri Lanka accelerated, Ireland's catching deteriorated

08-Feb-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis, spinners script Sri Lanka's win

Ireland dropped seven catches that proved to be a major factor in their 20-run loss

08-Feb-2026•Hemant Brar

Ireland opt for an extra batter as they ask Sri Lanka to bat

There was no room for Josh Little while Sri Lanka opted for five batters and five bowlers

08-Feb-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff

Vulnerable Sri Lanka present Ireland opportunity for an upset

Sri Lanka are co-hosts and have a good spin attack, but arrive at the big stage short on form, and possibly confidence

07-Feb-2026•Hemant Brar

'I'd like to play on flat tracks' - Shanaka links SL's batting woes to spin-friendly pitches at home

At the T20 World Cup, though, the Sri Lanka captain hopes his batters can perform on what he thinks will be better tracks

07-Feb-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Madushan replaces injured Malinga in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad

Madushan last played a T20I for Sri Lanka in 2023

06-Feb-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff

The SSC finally steps out of the sunshine and into the floodlights

The venue in Colombo has not hosted a men's T20 international since 2010, and will have day-night matches for the first time during the 2026 T20 World Cup

06-Feb-2026•Madushka Balasuriya

No India vs Pakistan? Agha still confident of 'exciting' games in Colombo

The Pakistan captain said Sri Lanka "is like a second home for me," and went on to praise the support and love his team gets there

05-Feb-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Curran, spinners star as England defend 129 to seal whitewash

Chameera's five-wicket haul in vain as slow bowlers thrive on turning Pallekele wicket

03-Feb-2026•Andrew Miller

Last over in multi-day cricket to continue despite a wicket after latest amendments to Laws

The MCC also changed the Hit Wicket and Overthrow laws, among other revisions

03-Feb-2026•Nagraj Gollapudi

Kamindu in, Dhananjaya out as Sri Lanka flip-flop with T20 World Cup selection

Pavan Rathnayake has made the cut, while Pramod Madushan has not

02-Feb-2026•Madushka Balasuriya

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