Ricky Ponting, dressed in a fetching skin-tight singlet, kept more than 15,000 spectators at a chilly Newlands happy when he won the toss and batted. The alternative - watching Zimbabwe try to set a decent total - was hardly likely to warm the cockles. Read more
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West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards has been fined 50% of his match fees after he seemed to make deliberate body contact with Herschelle Gibbs in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 between South Africa and West Indies in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Edwards had bowled a bouncer to Gibbs and, after his follow-through, appeared […]
Four wickets each for Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul helped Pakistan to a comfortable 51-run win over Scotland in their World Twenty20 match in Durban.
Fraser Watts (46) was the only man to make a start as Scotland’s batsman needlessly threw their wickets away.
Mohammed Hafeez and Mohammed Asif collected a wicket apiece. Read […]
Elton Chigumbura took two wickets as Zimbabwe reduced Australia to 51-4 in 10 overs of their World Twenty20 game.
Ricky Ponting won the toss but Matthew Hayden edged behind, Adam Gilchrist mis-timed a pull, before the skipper holed out to Chigumbura at third man.
And the favourites were struggling when Vusi Sibanda ran out Michael Hussey with […]
A serious shoulder injury to Sussex bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan suspended play for 45 minutes in the Division One match against Durham at the Riverside.
The Pakistan star, 29, hurt himself diving to try to stop a boundary, with Durham 233-2 in reply to Sussex’s 291.
He was unable to get up and needed oxygen and pain-killers before […]
Shahid Afridi smashed 22 off seven balls and then grabbed 4-19 as Pakistan brushed aside Scotland by 51 runs in the Twenty20 world championships here on Wednesday.
The pugnacious all-rounder ensured his team faced no hiccups after Craig Wright had taken three wickets to restrict Pakistan to 171-9 at the Kingsmead. Read more
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Australia get their World Twenty20 adventure on the road with looks likely to be a walk in the park against Zimbabwe.
Ricky Ponting’s men are one of the favourites to win the competition and anything less than a comfortable win tonight will surely not rest easy with a nation used to being number one.
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That’s it folks as the Scotland reply comes to a grinding halt well short of their required total. It’s a definite morale boosting win for Pakistan ahead of Friday’s get-together with India. Well played especially to Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi who bowled superbly well.
15 overs The end is nigh for Scotland as Pakistan close […]
Pace and bounce: The rot set in as early as the second ball, with extra bounce off the pitch flummoxing Maurice Ouma. Shane Bond isn’t as quick as he once was, but he’s still more than a handful for batsmen not quite equipped for life at this level. Read more
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After the run-fest at the Wanderers on Tuesday night, it was back to normalcy and worse for Kenya at Kingsmead. New Zealand may have enjoyed a lengthy off-season and gone through a change at the top, with Daniel Vettori taking over from Stephen Fleming, but out on the pitch, it was very much normal service […]
New Zealand eased themselves into the ICC World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket thrashing of Kenya in Durban.
The African side never recovered from being reduced to 1-4 at the start of their innings and six of their batsmen failed to score.
Paceman Mark Gillespie claimed 4-7 as they were all out for 73, the lowest score in […]
The inaugural Twenty20 world championships is taking South Africa by storm, thrilling fans who are drawn to the exhilirating speed of the high-octane game where anything can happen.
The dazzling opening of the 12-nation tournament here on Tuesday saw the 33,000 capacity Wanderers stadium overflowing as fans “rocked the house, T20 style” to a gripping batting […]