Cricket News

Ireland's hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup Super 8s took a massive hit as debutants Canada claimed their first win in the tournament, winning by 12 runs in New York.

England play their second match at the T20 World Cup on Saturday, against Australia in Barbados, and will be hoping to cut out some of the errors they made in their first.

The International Cricket Council has admitted the pitches used in the New York venue at the T20 World Cup have not been up to standard and says groundstaff are working on "remedying" the surfaces.

Richie Berrington and Michael Leask shared a match-winning partnership for Scotland as they defeated Namibia in Barbados to bolster their hopes of progressing at the T20 World Cup.