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....
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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...
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...
Match 23: Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand: Sri Lanka in Semis
Sri Lanka’s glittering array of original talents proved too bright for New Zealand in their winning game in the World Twenty20 on Tuesday. At Trent Bridge, the spin pairing of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis inspired Sri Lanka to victory by 48 runs and ensured their qualification for the semi-finals. Chasing a target of...
ICC T20 World Cup 2009: Match 23 & 24
In today’s Super Eight clash, Sri Lanka take on New Zealand in the first match at Trent Bridge. While the second match is between India and South Africa. Match 23: Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand: Teams: New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, Aaron Redmond, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Peter McGlashan, Nathan McCullum,...
Sachin and Zaheer out of West Indies tour
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has decided not to tour the West Indies for India’s One-Day International series later this month. The batting maestro is hesitant to tour as he has not trained with the team for quite a while. Tendulkar played his last ODI in Christchurch, New Zealand where he scored a match-winning 163...
Match 22: England vs West Indies: West Indies won by D/L method
Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul steered the West Indies into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 at England’s expense as they beat the hosts by five wickets on the Duckworth/Lewis method on Monday. West Indies, set a revised target of 80 in nine overs after rain delayed the start of the second innings, finished...
