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T20 World Cup, 2026The perfect game that never came

England's 2026 T20 World Cup campaign never quite produced the complete performance. Yet they remained alive in games longer than the situations often suggested possible.

 

England's 2026 T20 World Cup campaign never quite produced the complete performance. Yet they remained alive in games longer than the situations often suggested possible.

T20 World Cup, 2026Jacob Bethell's night at the Wankhede

The English southpaw hammered his maiden T20 ton, an explosive innings that went in vain, in the semifinal against India

 

The English southpaw hammered his maiden T20 ton, an explosive innings that went in vain, in the semifinal against India

T20 World Cup, 2026Sam Curran's evolving T20 identity

Once the sharp, specialist match-winner of 2022, the 27-year-old has spent the last year reshaping his effectiveness

 

Once the sharp, specialist match-winner of 2022, the 27-year-old has spent the last year reshaping his effectiveness

T20 World Cup, 2026Pakistan find their perfect start - a little too late

Pakistan's new opening pair delivered the highest partnership - 176 off just 95 balls - for any wicket in T20 World Cup history

 

Pakistan's new opening pair delivered the highest partnership - 176 off just 95 balls - for any wicket in T20 World Cup history

T20 World Cup, 2026When Shanaka's late blitz revived hope in a lost cause

Coming in at 101/5, in a chase of 213, the Sri Lankan skipper slammed an unbeaten 31-ball 76 to nearly pull off a miracle

 

Coming in at 101/5, in a chase of 213, the Sri Lankan skipper slammed an unbeaten 31-ball 76 to nearly pull off a miracle

T20 World Cup, 2026Pakistan hunt elusive higher gear in semi-finals bid

With qualification hinging on a sizeable win and conditions favouring spin, Pakistan must find a higher gear against a Sri Lankan side playing without baggage

 

With qualification hinging on a sizeable win and conditions favouring spin, Pakistan must find a higher gear against a Sri Lankan side playing without baggage

T20 World Cup, 2026 Salt, Bethell and the quiet Barbados influence

From Barbados to England and RCB, Salt and Bethell carry the same rhythm. Different stages, shared roots, and a belief in impact

 

From Barbados to England and RCB, Salt and Bethell carry the same rhythm. Different stages, shared roots, and a belief in impact

T20 World Cup, 2026Brook at No. 3 gives England a new blueprint

Coming in at one-down, Brook slammed a 50-ball century to guide England's chase against Pakistan

 

Coming in at one-down, Brook slammed a 50-ball century to guide England's chase against Pakistan

T20 World Cup, 2026We're very different in how we go about things: Dawson on England's spin bank

Left-arm spinner highlights key differences within the attack, even as England pivot towards greater usage of spin under Brook

 

Left-arm spinner highlights key differences within the attack, even as England pivot towards greater usage of spin under Brook

T20 World Cup, 2026Spin in focus again as high-flying England eye Pakistan scalp

With their opening Super Eights fixture getting washed out, Pakistan's semifinal hopes will be dented if they lose to England

 

With their opening Super Eights fixture getting washed out, Pakistan's semifinal hopes will be dented if they lose to England