Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Farveez Maharoof has called for "hard decisions" following Lanka's exit from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 after suffering a 61-run defeat against New Zealand.

His remarks comes after Sri Lanka's campaign ended in front of their home crowd at the R Premadasa Stadium, where they failed to recover from a middle-order collapse while chasing 169.

While Rachin Ravindra scored 32 and also scalped 4 for 19 to win Player Of The Match award, it was skipper Santner's 26-ball 47 that propelled New Zealand to 168 for 7 after being down and out at 84 for 6.

Dasun Shanaka has apologised to his countrymen for another disappointing World Cup outing, for failing to "bring smiles" on their faces after being knocked by New Zealand out of the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka's hopes of reaching the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup semi-finals ended with a crushing 61-run defeat to New Zealand at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Co-hosts Sri Lanka were on Wednesday knocked out of T20 World Cup as Rachin Ravindra grabbed a career-best 4/27 in a splendid all-round display to power New Zealand to a comprehensive 61-run victory.

Pakistan's chances of qualifying for the T20 World Cup semi-finals are getting lesser by the day. More so after New Zealand's huge win over Sri Lanka in a T20 World Cup Super 8 match in Colombo on Wednesday

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Sri Lanka will need to improve their batting against slower bowlers when they take on New Zealand in a must-win Super Eight game of the T20 World Cup in Colombo on Wednesday.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has confirmed that they will play Sri Lanka in a white-ball series, consisting of three ODIs and as many T20I games from March 13 to 25 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

England defeated Sri Lanka by 51 runs in their first opening fixture of Super Eights in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Jos Buttler's lean run continued after he was dismissed for 7 -- his third single-digit score of the tournament -- against Sri Lanka in their Super 8s clash on Sunday.

Will Jacks picked up three crucial wickets as a comprehensive effort by the bowlers saw England defending a modest total of 146.

Sri Lankan all-rounder Dushan Hemantha suffered a bizarre hit-wicket dismissal during the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash against England in Kandy this Sunday.

The pace-spin duo of Jofra Archer and Will Jacks tore through Sri Lanka's top-order after Phil Salt's 40-ball 62 to set up a sensational 51-run win for England in an eventful Super 8 fixture of the T20 World Cup on Sunday.

Iceland Cricket took a sly dig at England ahead of their T20 World Cup Super 8 clash against co-hosts Sri Lanka this Sunday.