T20

Russell returns to Windies squad after two years

The West Indies have named a 15-player squad for the first three of five home T20Is against England, with Andre Russell making a long-awaited return.
10 December 2023, 05:38 AM

Zimbabwe name new faces for Ireland T20Is

Several changes have been made in the Zimbabwe side for the T20Is against Ireland. The Chevrons had recently failed to qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, after failing to make it past the Africa Region Qualifier.
5 December 2023, 12:50 PM

India clinch T20 series v Australia to soothe World Cup wound

India exacted a modicum of revenge for their loss to Australia in the final of the 50-overs World Cup by clinching the T20 series against them with a match to spare following their 20-run victory in Raipur on Friday.
1 December 2023, 17:40 PM

Cummins says players 'not robots' as Australia T20 team struggles

Captain Pat Cummins said Tuesday that cricketers were "not robots" with Australia's Twenty20 team struggling in India straight after their 50-over World Cup triumph.
28 November 2023, 10:14 AM

Shakib in platinum category of PSL draft

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been included in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) draft, PSL authorities confirmed through a message on their X account (formerly Twitter).
26 November 2023, 07:46 AM

India to host Afghanistan for T20 series in January

India will host Afghanistan for three Twenty20s in January, the first time the two sides will meet in a multi-match white-ball series, the Afghanistan Cricket Board said late on Tuesday.
22 November 2023, 08:35 AM

Three Bangladeshis in Big Bash draft

Three Bangladeshi cricketers enlisted their names on the 13th edition of the Big Bash T20 League players draft, with the league scheduled to begin on December 7.
28 August 2023, 12:55 PM

Chapman denies NZ underestimated UAE after shock T20 loss

New Zealand batter Mark Chapman denied they took the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lightly after their shock loss to the minnows in the second T20 International in Dubai on Saturday.
20 August 2023, 06:59 AM

Red card in cricket!

With just a few days left for an exhilarating 2023 CPL edition, organisers of men's Caribbean Premier League and Women's CPL on Saturday announced strict penalties for teams bowling their overs slowly.
13 August 2023, 07:16 AM

Pandya seeks more responsibility from India batters

Indian captain Hardik Pandya called on his batsmen to take more responsibility and support their bowlers in future after openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill showed the way in Saturday's series-levelling Twenty20 win over the West Indies in Florida.
13 August 2023, 06:25 AM

Afghan cricketer smashes 48 runs off one T20 over

Afghan international cricketer Sediqullah Atal smashed an astonishing 48 runs off one over Saturday in a Kabul Premier League Twenty20 match.
30 July 2023, 08:00 AM

IPL must wait as South Africa name full-strength squad

South Africa on Monday named a full-strength squad for two must-win one-day internationals against the Netherlands on Friday and Sunday.
27 March 2023, 19:19 PM

Markram named as South African T20 captain

Cricket South Africa director Enoch Nkwe said this did not mean the door was closed on Du Plessis, 38, who has not played for South Africa since February 2021, or other non-contracted cricketers
6 March 2023, 17:55 PM

Kohli and Rohit get T20I break

India's omission of star Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma from an upcoming Twenty20 series against New Zealand is only intended to give them a rest, coach Rahul Dravid said Monday.
24 January 2023, 02:10 AM

'Baby AB' sets T20 records tumbling in South Africa

South African franchises the Titans and Knights have set a new world record for the highest match aggregate of runs scored in Twenty20 cricket as they collectively bludgeoned 501 in a domestic provincial match on Monday.
1 November 2022, 06:35 AM

A timely decision that resonates with fans

Mushfiqur Rahim’s announcement to retire from the T20 format for Bangladesh yesterday was welcomed by the Tigers’ fans as a timely one.
4 September 2022, 20:19 PM

Warner returns to Big Bash after nine years

David Warner will play in the Big Bash League (BBL) for the first time in 10 seasons around the new year in a major coup for the Australian competition in an increasingly crowded Twenty20 marketplace.
21 August 2022, 03:14 AM

We need to start from scratch in T20s: Shakib

Bangladesh T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan said that the Tigers would need a fresh start in the shortest format and for that, a process would be required that will allow the T20 outfit to improve gradually.
20 August 2022, 12:30 PM

Pandya open to full-time captaincy

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya said he is open to assuming the captaincy on a full-time basis after leading the side to a comprehensive victory in the final match of their Twenty20 series against West Indies.
8 August 2022, 18:30 PM

'Obstacles motivate me'

Since debuting on the international stage in 2013 through an ODI against Bangladesh in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza has demonstrated his fighting prowess, on and off the field, time and again. The 36-year-old, who is enjoying a phenomenal run of form of late, keeps scaling greater heights with each passing game at an age when most good quality cricketers go into decline. Raza shared his views about his and side's game, also how he views the current Bangladesh team and more, in an interview with The Daily Star's Ekush Tapader, the excerpts of which are as follows:
8 August 2022, 18:30 PM