Worldt20
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Historic win is confidence booster for World T20: Irish coach
Cricket | Feb 21, 2014, 10:57 AM ISTKingston (Jamaica): Ireland's coach, Phil Simmons, has described the upset win over the West Indies as a much-needed confidence booster ahead of next month's World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.Ireland steamrolled the World T20 champions by six
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Ryder dropped from NZ squad for World T20
Cricket | Feb 16, 2014, 08:30 AM ISTWellington, New Zealand: Troubled batsman Jesse Ryder has been omitted from New Zealand's squad for next month's World Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh after being fined for a late-night drinking binge prior to a test match.
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Teams for World T20, Asia Cup to be picked in Bangalore
Cricket | Feb 24, 2014, 12:20 PM ISTMumbai: The Indian squad for next month's ICC World T20 Championship and the Asia Cup starting later this month, both to be held in Bangladesh, will be picked during the upcoming Irani Cup clash in
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World T20: ICC happy with security situation in Bangladesh
Cricket | Jan 29, 2014, 07:53 PM ISTDubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is happy with the security situation in Bangladesh ahead of the World Twenty20 slated March 16 to April 6.The ICC in a statement said that its Board Wednesday received
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Shane Warne to mentor Australia spinners in World T20
Cricket | Jan 23, 2014, 09:29 AM ISTSydney: Leg spinner Shane Warne has been appointed as a consultant to work with Australia's spin bowlers ahead of the World Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh in March. Cricket Australia said Thursday that Warne will support
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Netherlands, Hong Kong qualify for World T20
Cricket | Nov 29, 2013, 02:46 PM ISTAbu Dhabi: The Netherlands and Hong Kong clinched the final two places among the Associates for the 2014 World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh, with emphatic victories.The Netherlands beat Scotland by eight wickets while
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World T20 2014: West Indies to start title defence against India
Cricket | Oct 27, 2013, 07:58 PM ISTDubai: World Twenty20 champions, the West Indies will start the defence of the title they won last year in Colombo against ICC ODI World Champions India.Host Bangladesh will feature in the tournament opener in Dhaka
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World T20 2014: India to open campaign against Pakistan
Cricket | Oct 27, 2013, 07:58 PM ISTDubai: The Indian cricket team will open its campaign in next year's World Twenty20 Championships against arch-foes Pakistan when the event is staged in Bangladesh from March 16 to April 6.As many as 60 tournament
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India thrash Pakistan to win World T20 for blind
Cricket | Dec 13, 2012, 05:43 PM ISTBangalore, Dec 13: A defiant India beat Pakistan by 30 runs in a thrilling final of T20 World Cup for the sightless at the Central College ground here Thursday.Batting first on a warm day, India
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Chris Gayle is just another player, says Mahela Jayawardene
Cricket | Oct 06, 2012, 04:28 PM ISTColombo, Oct 6: He is the most talked about player ahead of the World Twenty20 final but for Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene, the explosive Chris Gayle is “just another player in a very good
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Brilliant West Indies maul Australia to enter final
Cricket | Oct 06, 2012, 07:59 AM ISTColombo, Oct 5: Chris Gayle smashed a blistering unbeaten 75 as West Indies stormed into their maiden ICC World T20 final with a crushing 74-run victory over a listless Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium
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Indian women thrashed by Australia in World T20 opening game
Cricket | Sep 27, 2012, 07:33 PM ISTGalle, Sep 27: India suffered a dramatic batting collapse in the second part of their innings as they were handed a crushing eight-wicket defeat by defending champions Australia in their opening match of the Women's
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World T20: Gayle confident Windies can go all the way
Cricket | Sep 27, 2012, 04:01 PM ISTPallekele, Sep 27: Opening batsman Chris Gayle says he remains confident the West Indies can advance to the finals of the ICC world Twenty20 tournament currently underway in Sri Lanka.Gayle sounded upbeat as the West
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World T20: Ajmal and Jamshed lead Pakistan to victory over New Zealand
Cricket | Sep 23, 2012, 07:22 PM ISTPallekele (Sri Lanka), Sep 23: New Zealand's batsmen picked up the pace way too late as Pakistan survived some tense moments before beating them by 14 runs in their Group D clash of the World
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All-round show by Watson as Aus beat Ireland by 7 wkts
Cricket | Sep 19, 2012, 06:50 PM ISTColombo, Sep 19: Shane Watson produced a solid all-round performance as Australia launched their campaign in the ICC World Twenty20 with a seven-wicket thrashing of Ireland here today.Chasing a modest target of 124, the Aussies
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Sri Lanka beats Zimbabwe by 82 runs in World T20
Cricket | Sep 19, 2012, 07:59 AM ISTHambantota, Sep 18: Ajantha Mendis bettered his own T20 record by taking six wickets for just eight runs as Sri Lanka walloped minnows Zimbabwe by 82 runs in the opening match of the World Twenty20
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Jayawardene confident going into World Twenty20
Cricket | Sep 18, 2012, 06:54 PM ISTHambantota, Sep 18: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene isn't worried about the fact that the host nation has ever won cricket's World Twenty20 tournament, saying his team has every chance of pulling off the feat."There's
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Australia beat Kiwis in World T20 practice match
Cricket | Sep 15, 2012, 08:01 PM ISTColombo, Sep 15: Australia defeated neighbours New Zealand by 56 runs in a World Twenty20 practice match here Saturday.Batting first, Australia made 139/6 with Shane Watson making 27, an unbeaten 25 to Matthew Wade and
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World T20: Samuels ready to step-up for West Indies
Cricket | Sep 17, 2012, 06:41 PM ISTColombo, Sep 15: In-form top order batsman Marlon Samuels says he believes he will have a key role to play in the West Indies team for the ICC World T20 starting in Sri Lanka next
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India may find it difficult to win World T20, says Kapil Dev
Cricket | Sep 17, 2012, 06:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 14: Former India captain Kapil Dev feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian team will find it "very difficult" to win the upcoming World T20 in Sri Lanka considering the manner in which