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Saim Ayub

Salman Agha (C)

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Usman Khan (W)

Khawaja Nafay

Shadab Khan

Mohammad Nawaz

Faheem Ashraf

Salman Mirza

Usman Tariq

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Louren Steenkamp

Jan Frylinck

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

Gerhard Erasmus (C)

Alexander Volschenk

JJ Smit

Zane Green (W)

Ruben Trumpelmann

Willem Myburgh

Bernard Scholtz

Jack Brassell

Alexander Busing-Volschenk

Ben Shikongo

Bernard Martinus Scholtz

Dylan Otto Leicher

Merwe Gerhard Erasmus

Handre Klazinge

Jack Thomas Brassell

Jan Coenraad Balt

Jan Nicolaas Frylinck

Jan-Izak de Villiers

Johannes Jonathan Smit

Jean-Pierre Kotze

Malan Binneman Kruger

Max Heingo

Nikolaas Jakobus Davin

Shaun Fouche

Tangeni Josef Lungameni

Willem Pieter Myburgh

Zane Edward Green

Abrar Ahmed

Mohammad Babar Azam

Faisal Akram

Fakhar Zaman

Haris Rauf

Hasan Nawaz

Haseebullah Khan

Mohammad Hussain Talat

Khawaja Muhammad Nafay

Mohammad Rizwan

Mohammad Wasim

Naseem Abbas Shah

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Usman Khan

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Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi are reportedly set to be dropped from Pakistan's playing XI after suffering 61-run defeat against India

Pakistan suffered a 61-run defeat at the hands of India in their T20 World Cup clash

Reportedly, Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are set to be dropped from Pakistan's playing XI

Pakistan's Babar Azam (R) is clean bowled by India's Axar Patel in this frame. (Getty)

Pakistan to drop 2 superstars from playing XI including Babar after India maulin

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ICC rankings: Ishan Kishan’s back-to-back half-centuries have powered him into the ICC T20I Top 10, while Pakistan’s Saim Ayub has reclaimed the No.1 spot in the all-rounder rankings after his performance against India.


Ishan Kishan jumps to 17 places in ICC T20I rankings. 

Abhishek Sharma retains top spot in ICC T20I batter rankings.

Ishan Kishan (L) of India looks on after bowled out by Saim Ayub of Pakistan during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 match between India and Pakistan (Getty)

Ishan Kishan’s blazing form lifts him to top 10; Saim Ayub back on top

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Matheesha Pathirana ruled out of T20 World Cup 2026.

Matheesha Pathirana got injured in T20 WC clash vs Australia.

Matheesha Pathirana of Sri Lanka receives medical treatment during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 match between Australia and Sri Lanka at Pallekele Cricket Stadium

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Australia will play their last T20 World Cup 2026 against Oman.

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T20 World Cup 2026: UAE were no match for an in-form South Africa who registered a clinical six-wicket win before their Super 8 clash against India.

South Africa reached Super 8 stage unbeaten.

Corbin Bosch took 3 wickets for 12 runs. 

Aiden Markram, Muhammad Waseem, Ryan Rickelton

SA make it 4 in a row, ease past UAE with 6-wkt win after resting 4 players

T20 World Cup 2026: Salman Agha has bolstered the batting lineup with the addition of Khawaja Nafay for the must-win encounter against Namibia.

Shaheen Afridi who leaked boundaries against India has been dropped.

Salman Agha added Khawaja Nafay to the lineup. 

Not Babar , Agha drops 2 bowlers to add extra batter for must-win Namibia clash

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Ravichandran Smaran struck his second century of the match as Karnataka tightened their hold in the Ranji Trophy semifinal against Uttarakhand. With a commanding 802-run overall lead and a 503-run first-innings advantage, Karnataka chose to bat again instead of enforcing the follow-on. 

Ravichandran Smaran scored 127 against Uttarakhand. 

Karnataka took 82 run lead vs Uttarakhand. 

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Pakistan to drop 2 superstars from playing XI including Babar after India maulin