England

Phil Salt

Jos Buttler (C) (W)

Will Jacks

Jonny Bairstow

Harry Brook

Liam Livingstone

Moeen Ali

Chris Jordan

Jofra Archer

Adil Rashid

Reece Topley

Pakistan

Babar Azam (C)

Saim Ayub

Mohammad Rizwan

Fakhar Zaman

Shadab Khan

Azam Khan (W)

Iftikhar Ahmed

Imad Wasim

Shaheen Afridi

Haris Rauf

Mohammad Amir

Adil Usman Rashid

Ben Matthew Duckett

Benjamin Andrew Stokes

Brydon Alexander Carse

Angus Alexander Patrick Atkinson

Harry Cherrington Brook

Jacob Graham Bethell

Jamie Overton

Jamie Luke Smith

Joseph Edward Root

Jofra Chioke Archer

Joseph Charles Buttler

Joshua Charles Tongue

Liam Andrew Dawson

Luke Wood

Mark Andrew Wood

Matthew James Potts

Oliver John Douglas Pope

Philip Dean Salt

Rehan Ahmed

Samuel Matthew Curran

Thomas Banton

William George Jacks

Zak Crawley

Abrar Ahmed

Mohammad Babar Azam

Faheem Ashraf

Faisal Akram

Haseebullah Khan

Mohammad Hussain Talat

Khawaja Muhammad Nafay

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Wasim

Naseem Abbas Shah

Sahibzada Farhan

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Usman Khan

Usman Tariq

Cricket

Pakistan tour of England 2024

Pakistan batters' strike rate has been under the scanner ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 and Shahid Afridi has the same concern after defeat to England at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi; Shadab Khan and Fakhar Zaman in action (Getty Images)

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'The thing that bothers me is the strike rate of our batters': Shahid Afridi slams Pakistan's middle-order batters after loss to England

Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan vouched against ECB's decision to make players skip IPL playoffs for Pakistan series. He said IPL would have prepared them better.

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'Playing in the IPL... better preparation than playing T20 against Pakistan': Michael Vaughan criticises Jos Buttler's decision to skip playoffs

England rode on Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer's stunning performances to defeat Pakistan by 23 runs in the second T20I at Edgbaston on May 25.

England's Jos Buttler (left) bats during the second T20I against England at Edgbaston on May 25. (Getty)

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ENG vs PAK: Jos Buttler's 84, Jofra Archer's stellar comeback help England topple Pakistan by 23 runs in 2nd T20I

England Cricket team will be taking on Pakistan in the second T20I of the four-match series. The first T20I got abadnoned due to persistent rain.

Jos Buttler and Babar Azam in frame (Getty)

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Babar Azam wasn't included in Pakistan's playing XI for their do-or-die Super 8 clash against Sri Lanka. If Pakistan have to qualify for T20 World Cup semis, they will have to win the match by 64 runs or more

There was no room for Babar Azam in Pakistan's playing XI for the Super 8 clash against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first

Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam in this frame. (Getty)

End of road for Babar Azam? Pakistan drop star batter in must-win Super 8 vs SL

West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has warned Team India of his team's batting prowess ahead of their must-win T20 World Cup Super 8 clash at the Eden Gardens stadium

West Indies head coach Daren Sammy wants India to be wary of Caribbean's batting prowess

India will take on West Indies in the do-or-die Super 8 clash

West Indies coach Daren Sammy in this frame. (Getty)

WI coach Daren Sammy threatens India ahead of do-or-die Super 8 clash

T20 World Cup 2026: T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan Cricket Board will reportedly sack T20I captain Salman Ali Agha after the T20 World Cup 2026. 

Pakistan are on the verge of getting ruled out of T20 World Cup 2026.

PCB to sack Salman Agha from Pakistan's T20I captaincy. 

Babar Azam and Salman Agha of Pakistan having a chat during T20 World Cup 2026 clash (Getty)

Salman Agha to be sacked as captain, Babar could follow out door after T20 WC

T20 World Cup 2026: England could now face India, South Africa or the West Indies in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2026.

England sealed their T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal berth.

Brendon McCullum advised Rehan Ahmed to bat like Virender Sehwag.

England Cricket Team along with Virender Sehwag (Getty)

Sehwag inspiration behind England’s T20 WC SF qualification? Rehan Ahmed reveals

Sanju Samson has played two matches for India in the T20 World Cup so far, scoring a total of 46 runs. In his most recent game against Zimbabwe, he made 24 runs. Before that, he featured against Namibia, where he scored eight runs off 22 balls.

Sanju Samson scored 46 runs in two T20 World Cup 2026 outings.

Sanju Samson's last outing came in India vs Zimbabwe clash.

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WATCH: Samson reflects on emotional connection with Chennai crowd after CSK move

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Football

Charlotte Hornets will miss rookie forward Liam McNeeley due to injury ahead of their clash against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Liam McNeeley has been ruled out with an ankle injury and hasn’t featured since February 6.

The matchup will be held at Spectrum Center.

Liam McNeeley #33 of the Charlotte Hornets shoots the ball against the Toronto Raptors during their game at Spectrum Center on January 07, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Charlotte Hornets injury report: Latest update on rookie Liam McNeeley 

Basketball

Portland Trail Blazers will be without key players as injuries continue to impact their lineup ahead of the matchup against the Charlotte Hornets.


Shaedon Sharpe and Damian Lillard have been ruled out for the game.

Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan remain day-to-day.

Donovan Clingan #23 of the Portland Trail Blazers gestures to the Phoenix Suns bench after hitting a three-pointer during the first half at Mortgage Matchup Center on February 22, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Portland Trail Blazers injury report: Latest update on Sharpe and Donova Clingan

 Florian Wirtz dismissed comparisons with Lionel Messi, insisting the World Cup winner operates on a completely different level.

Wirtz admitted Messi has been his biggest footballing idol but believes no player can truly be compared to him.

Xabi Alonso previously highlighted similarities in decision-making and intelligence between Messi and Wirtz.

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'The thing that bothers me is the strike rate of our batters': Shahid Afridi slams Pakistan's middle-order batters after loss to England

'Playing in the IPL... better preparation than playing T20 against Pakistan': Michael Vaughan criticises Jos Buttler's decision to skip playoffs

ENG vs PAK: Jos Buttler's 84, Jofra Archer's stellar comeback help England topple Pakistan by 23 runs in 2nd T20I