India booked their place in the semi-finals of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a high-pressure win over West Indies in Kolkata. Meanwhile, Australia Women’s skipper Alyssa Healy brought the curtain down on her ODI career with a commanding performance, and MS Dhoni was seen preparing intensely for the upcoming IPL season with Chennai Super Kings.
Here is a look at five major cricket developments from Sunday, March 1.
Sanju Samson powers India into T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final
India edged past West Indies in what effectively served as a knockout clash in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Pursuing a challenging 196 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, opener Sanju Samson delivered a match-winning unbeaten 97 off 50 balls, striking 12 fours and four sixes.
After early setbacks with the dismissals of Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan, the innings was stabilised and then accelerated. Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube added valuable late runs to ensure India crossed the line and confirmed their semi-final berth.
Shimron Hetmyer overtakes Sahibzada Farhan for six-hitting record
Shimron Hetmyer produced a brisk cameo in match 52 of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup against India, scoring 27 from 12 deliveries, including a boundary and two sixes.
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During that knock, Hetmyer took his tally of maximums in the tournament to 19, setting a new mark for most sixes in a single edition of the event. He moved ahead of Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan, who had smashed 18 sixes in six innings before Pakistan were eliminated from the same 2026 tournament.
Lungi Ngidi becomes South Africa’s leading T20I wicket-taker
In Delhi, Lungi Ngidi achieved a personal milestone during South Africa’s final Super 8 fixture against Zimbabwe in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The pacer dismissed Ryan Burl in his four-over spell, a wicket that elevated him to the top of South Africa’s all-time T20I bowling charts.
Ngidi went past Tabraiz Shamsi, who has taken 89 wickets in 70 innings at an average of 20.89. Ngidi now has 90 wickets from 63 T20I appearances, maintaining a bowling average of 20.48 and an economy rate of 8.59.
Alyssa Healy dominates in farewell ODI appearance
Australia captain Alyssa Healy signed off from ODI cricket with a commanding innings against India Women in the third ODI in Hobart. She struck 158 from 98 balls, finding the boundary 27 times and clearing the ropes twice.
Her innings, her eighth ODI hundred, powered Australia to 409/7 in 50 overs. Beth Mooney also registered a century in the same match. Australia went on to defeat India Women by 185 runs, completing a 3-0 sweep of the ODI series.
The performance ensured Healy exited the format on a high note while adding further records to her name.
Dhoni and Gaikwad gear up for IPL 2026 with CSK
With the IPL 2026 season approaching, MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad were among several Chennai Super Kings players engaged in an intensive training session.
Both Dhoni and captain Gaikwad were seen attacking bowlers during nets as part of CSK’s pre-season camp. The franchise is preparing for the new campaign with the aim of lifting its first IPL title since the 2023 edition.
