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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved sweeping changes to the formats of the Men’s ODI and T20 World Cups, introducing new competition structures designed to make every match more competitive and meaningful. The revised formats were announced during the ICC’s annual meetings in Edinburgh and will take effect from the 2027 ODI World Cup and the 2028 T20 World Cup. ICC revamps ODI and T20 World Cups with Super 7 and Eliminator playoffs. ODI World Cup to Feature Super Series and Super 7 Stage The 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup, to be hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia, will retain its expanded 14-team format but with a significantly different structure. The tournament will begin with a Super Series , where the three lowest-ranked qualified teams will compete in a round-robin contest. Only the team finishing first will advance to the main tournament, while the other two sides will be eliminated before the group stage. The remaining 12 teams will then be divided into ...

England will be without their captain Jos Buttler for their T20I series against Australia after he was diagnosed with a recurrence of a calf injury that has kept him out of action in the English summer. England are set to play 3 T20Is against a visiting Australian side from September 11 to 15. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said opening batter Phil Salt will stand in as captain for the T20i series. Jos Buttler Jos Buttler is also doubtful for a 5-match ODI series between England and Australia, scheduled to be played from September 19 to 29. England have not played white-ball cricket since their disappointing semi-final defeat to India in the T20 World Cup 2024. Jos Buttler was backed by the selectors and management to keep his job despite the below-par campaigns in ODI and T20 World Cups in 2023 and 2024, respectively. However, his return to action has been delayed due to the recurrence of the injury. The England skipper has not played competitive cricket since the T20 World...

India finished on top of Group 2 on Sunday with a 71-run win over Zimbabwe. They will now play their fourth T20 World Cup semi-final (after 2007, 2014, 2016) against Jos Buttler’s England in Adelaide on November 10. Against Zimbabwe, Suryakumar Yadav reaffirmed his status as the №1 T20I batter with another magnificent effort (61*, 25b) as India gave another clinical display. After KL Rahul (51, 35b) and Suryakumar half-centuries took the team to 186/5 in 20 overs, Zimbabwe were all out for 115. On the first ball of Zimbabwe’s chase, Virat Kohli took a stunning catch of Wessly Madhevere off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Virat Kohli He dived at short cover to take a marvelous catch and sent the Zimbabwe opener back in the hut. After the catch, Kohli gave a very cheeky reaction.