Published: May 20, 2010
New Delhi: India’s Twenty20 World Cup flop show notwithstanding, MS Dhoni remains one of the best skippers in international cricket and it is unfair to criticise him on the basis of just one bad tournament, said Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan.
World’s highest Test wicket-taker both in Tests and ODIs, who plays [...]
Published: May 17, 2010
Bridgetown: South Africa born batsmen Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen starred as England won their first major title in a seven-wicket victory over Australia in Sunday’s ICC World Twenty20 final.
England, chasing 148 to win, after reducing a previously unbeaten Australian side at this tournament to eight for three, saw Kieswetter (63) [...]
Published: May 15, 2010
Gros Islet: Michael Hussey’s latest rescue mission saw Australia beat defending champions Pakistan by three wickets with just a ball to spare to reach the ICC World Twenty20 final on Friday. Set a huge 192 to win, Australia collapsed to 62 for four.
But, initially through Cameron White, who made 43, and Hussey’s [...]
Published: May 14, 2010
Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has a theory on how his team manage to inch in just when the final boarding call is made for the line-up in the knockout stages of a tournament.
“We wait for others to fire at us first before we mount our attack,” he said on Thursday, analysing his [...]
Published: May 13, 2010
Icc Twenty20 World Cup 2010, 1st Semi-Final, England vs Sri Lanka
20-20 at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet – St Lucia, WI, Thu 13 May 09:00 PM IST
Sri Lanka won the toss & elected to bat
Kevin Pietersen marked the birth of his first son by steering England into the final of the ICC World Twenty20, [...]
Published: May 12, 2010
Australia 109 for 4 (Haddin 42) beat West Indies 105 (Sarwan 26, Smith 3-20) by 6 wickets
West Indies saved their worst for last as they were knocked out of their home tournament with a crushing six-wicket defeat by Australia. The hosts were in trouble as soon as the captain Chris Gayle fell [...]
Published: May 11, 2010
It was an awesome comeback from Sri Lanka. India had galloped to 90 for 1 from 10 overs, courtesy a fiery knock from Suresh Raina, but lost their way in the next ten to reach 163. Sri Lanka need to get 144 to knock India out and keep their hopes of [...]
Published: May 11, 2010
Gros Islet (St.Lucia): To stay in the hunt in the ICC World Twenty20 here, India will not only have to beat last year’s finalists Sri Lanka by 20 runs in their last Group F match of the Super Eights but also hope that the West Indies lose to Australia.
India’s chances were [...]
Published: May 10, 2010
ICC World Twenty20 – 21st match, Group E
Pakistan Vs. South Africa – Pakistan won the toss & elected to bat
Umar Akmal is the Man of the Match and said that he did not play under pressure as he was given a lot of confidence by his captain and coach. He added [...]
Published: May 9, 2010
Chris Gayle butchered the Indian bowlers with a whirlwind 66-ball 98 as West Indies posted a competitive 169 for six in their Group F Super Eight match of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup on Sunday.
Gayle slammed five fours and seven sixes and involved in three crucial partnership with Shivnarine Chanderpaul [...]