Mark Waugh has described it as an 'insult' that Steve Smith was once again kept on the sidelines as Australia lost to Sri Lanka at the T20 World Cup on Monday night to put them on the brink of elimination. Smith was added to Australia's 15-player squad on the eve of the game, and it looked like he was in line to play against Sri Lanka.

Australia has suffered major setbacks during the T20 World Cup 2026 after suffering defeats against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. The former champions face imminent elimination after losing their two matches.

As the rain gods in Pallekele showed benevolence to Zimbabwe, giving them a much-needed one point to qualify for the Super Eight along with Sri Lanka from their group, it was curtains for the 2021 champions as they were eliminated in the group stage itself,

Nepal secured their first-ever T20 World Cup victory after restricting Scotland to a competitive total in Mumbai.