PCB also confirmed that the upcoming 11th edition will now be played only in Karachi and Lahore, instead of the original schedule which included matches in Multan, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Peshawar
The 32‑year‑old has not played for England since the Champions Trophy in Pakistan last year, where he scored only 33 runs and took three wickets in three matches
India have since won back-to-back T20 World Cups but Gill has set his sights on 50-overs cricket's biggest prize
Salman Agha hit a valiant 106 but it went in vain as Pakistan were bowled out for 279 while chasing 291
Chasing a revised target of 243 in 32 overs after a two-hour rain and hailstorm delay, Bangladesh collapsed for 114 in 23.3 overs
Williamson said a ball from South Africa's feared fast man Dale Steyn in 2012 cracked his box and inspired the "Cover" brand he had co-founded
Rana returned figures of 5-24 to skittle out Pakistan for 114, a total Bangladesh overhauled in 15.1 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series
They are one of several including West Indies stuck because of conflict in the Middle East long after their Twenty20 World Cup campaigns ended while the ICC struggled to charter flights to repatriate them
The teams were due to play three Twenty20s in Sharjah and three One-Day Internationals in Dubai between March 13 and March 25
Walter said he was proud of his players and sensed there was a real determination to finally land a short-format world title for New Zealand when they co-host the 2028 T20 World Cup with Australia
“India are more than a pre-eminent T20 side. They are the pre-eminent white-ball side at the moment”
Put into bat, India posted a commanding total of 255-5 and restricted their opponents to 159 in 19 overs
New Zealand believe that they are capable of taking down the hosts to win their maiden T20 World Cup title
McCullum, 44, took charge of England’s test setup in 2022 and added the white‑ball responsibilities in January 2025 under a contract running through 2027
Put in to bat, India racked up a commanding 253-7 as Sanju Samson struck a commanding 89, supported by fluent contributions from Shivam Dube and Ishan Kishan
Allen, who hit eight sixes, finished the match with his 10th four to bring up the fastest hundred in a T20 international between two full-member nations
The Proteas are the tournament’s only unbeaten team and appear far more balanced than the side that stumbled at the final hurdle in 2024
Runners-up two years ago, South Africa have won seven out of seven including statement Super Eights wins over India and the West Indies
West Indies failed to reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals after Sunday's five-wicket loss to hosts India, while Zimbabwe were eliminated after losing all three of their Super Eights matches
Defending champions India will face England in Mumbai on Thursday, a day after South Africa take on New Zealand in the first semi-final
