Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) Sri Lanka innings (20 overs maximum) T Dilshan c S Hasan b M Aamer 0 S Jayasuriya b A Razzaq 17 J Mubarak c S Hasan b A Razzaq 0 K Sangakkara not out 64 M Jayawardene c Haq b Razzaq 1 LPC Silva c...
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Women’s ICC World T20: England beat New Zealand by 8 wickets
ICC World Twenty20 Women’s final came to a conclusion at Lord’s when England beat New Zealand by six wickets. A devastating spell of high-class swing bowling from Katherine Brunt helped England beat New Zealand comfortably to win the Women’s ICC World Twenty20. Player of the tournament Claire Taylor hit an unbeaten 39 as England...
Pakistan are T20 2009 World Champions
Pakistan defeated Srilanka by 8 Wickets in a one sided final. Shahid Afridi once again proved to be crucial player as he smashed a half century to lead to Pakistan’s first T20 world cup victory.
ICC Twenty20 World Cup: Finals: Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan
Sri Lanka have set the pace throughout the Twenty20 World Cup with both bat and ball and have not lost a match. Pakistan, desperately short of practice, were outplayed by England in their opening match but rallied remarkably to thrash New Zealand and then upset a confident, well-drilled South African team in Thursday’s semi-final....
ICC Twenty20 World Cup: 2nd Semi-Final: Sri Lanka Vs West Indies
Sri Lanka Captain Kumar Sangakkara called Tillekaratne Dilshan as a “pioneer” after the opener hit an unbeaten 96 to lead his side past West Indies and into the World Twenty20 final. Sri Lanka cruised to a comfortable 57-run win at the Oval and will now take on Pakistan in the final at Lord’s on...
ICC World Twenty20: 2nd Semifinal: West Indies Vs Sri Lanka
Before the World T20 started, the West Indies were enduring a miserable tour of England. They lost the Test series and the One-dayers. Gayle batted for the cause of Twenty20, emphasising how it was the face of the game’s future. Now, the big-hitting Jamaican has an opportunity to show how strong his romance with...
Team India in Jamaica
Two days after their World Twenty20 campaign ended, the Indian team has landed in Jamaica for their next assignment, a four-ODI series against West Indies. India have been in great form in one-dayers over the past ten months, losing only three dead matches from 18 games. West Indies performed strongly in the World Twenty20...
ICC World Twenty20 – 1st semi final: Pakistan vs South Africa
Pakistan won by 7 runs in the match played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham 18 June 2009 Scoreboard: Pakistan innings (20 overs maximum) Kamran Akmal c Morkel b Steyn 23 Shahzaib Hasan c Merwe b Parnell 0 Shahid Afridi c de Villiers b Duminy 51 Shoaib Malik...
Indian Team for West Indies Tour
After Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan, Suresh Raina was not considered for the West Indies tour because of a thumb injury and Irfan Pathan was left out of the squad announced by BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan. Ashish Nehra made a comeback after four years as national selectors on Wednesday announced a 16-member squad for...
Match 24: India vs South Africa: South Africa won by 12 runs
Statistical highlights of the India-South Africa Super Eight match of the Twenty20 World Cup. India, for the first time, have lost three games in a row – by 7 wickets to West Indies; by 3 runs to England and by 12 runs to South Africa. South Africa’s 12-run win is their first against India...
