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England evaded another scare in Italy to storm into T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eight. Italy were well on their way to chase down 203-run target but ran out of steam in the end

England got the better of Italy by 24 runs in their T20 World Cup 2026 clash

With this win England have qualified for the T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eight

England's Will Jacks celebrates with his teammates in this frame. (Getty)

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T20 World Cup 2026: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah picked up four wickets in the T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Jasprit Bumrah picked up 14 wickets in T20 World Cup 2026.

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The IPL 2026 opener between RCB and CSK is scheduled to take place at Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 28 but the venue is yet to get the nod from Karnataka government.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium was suspended from hosting matches after stampede during RCB victory celebrations.

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Suryakumar Yadav admitted his mistake and understood why vice-captain Axar Patel was angry after he was dropped from South Africa match.

Axar Patel was replaced by Washington Sundar for South Africa Super 8 clash.

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Searless played for KKR in IPL 2018. 

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The BCCI annual Naman awards are scheduled to take place on March 15 in Delhi.

Rahul Dravid is 7th highest run-scorer in international cricket.

Dravid helped India win the T20 World Cup 2024 as head coach. 

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