Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful smashed the fastest half-century in Twenty20 cricket to throw the West Indies out of the world championships.
The 23-year-old dynamo pounded seven boundaries and three sixes in 61 off 27 balls as Bangladesh overtook the West Indian total of 164-8 with 12 deliveries to spare at the Wanderers.
Aftab Ahmed chipped in with […]
Scotland won the toss and decided to bowl first against India in their rain-delayed World Twenty20 match.
But the start of the match in Durban was delayed by rain and the chances of it clearing up were doubtful.
Scotland selected an unchanged side from the one which lost to Pakistan on Wednesday while India, in their first […]
Pakistan A suffered a horrible day in the field as centuries by opener Phil Jaques and David Hussey allowed Australia A to end the second day of the first Test on 438 for the loss of four wickets, a lead of 239 with two days of play still left. Read more
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20 overs England win by 50 runs Collingwood drops a important ball at 17.1 overs. Lucky escape for Zimbabwe. But their luck and time seem to be running out. Pietersen’s 79 seem to be the difference between the two sides. Not the most entertaining of games but expect more fireworks as from England’s next game. […]
Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs are making progress following the injuries they picked up in the opening ICC World Twenty20 match against West Indies at Johannesburg, but Gibbs may not be risked for what is now a dead game against Bangladesh on Saturday. Read more
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West Indies crashed out of the ICC World Twenty20 after losing by six wickets to an inspired Bangladesh.
The Windies lost Chris Gayle, who hit 117 from 57 balls in the defeat by South Africa, for a third-ball duck.
Marlon Samuels’ two sixes and two fours in an over and Dwayne Smith’s 29 from only seven balls […]
The first of England’s two winter tours to Sri Lanka could start earlier than planned if they fail to reach the ICC World Twenty20 semi-finals according to Sri Lanka Cricket.
“They [the ECB] have asked if we have any objections to their coming early,” an SLC official said. “We have said no objections.” Read […]
Robin Brown, the Zimbabwe coach who replaced Kevin Curran last month, has asked his players to hold the celebrations till after the game against England today.
“I told them to keep the celebrations until tomorrow night when we have beaten England,” Brown told AFP. “Then we can have a full go.” Read more
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A second-wicket stand of 95 between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Devon Smith and then some late fireworks by Marlon Samuels and Dwayne Smith propelled West Indies to 164 for 8 against Bangladesh in Johannesburg. Put in to bat on a damp pitch, the batsmen gave their bowlers a competitive score to defend in their quest to […]
Zimbabwe’s media on Thursday celebrated the country’s shock victory against Australia in the World Twenty20 championships, hailing it as the “biggest upset in cricket history”.
“Zimbabwe stuns Australia,” screamed the headline of the state-run Herald.
The cricketing minnows beat pre-tournament favourites Australia by five wickets in their first match in Cape Town on Wednesday night. […]
10 overs A Bangladesh win is still there for the taking as they continue their run chase. More terrible West Indian fielding is definitely helping their cause. This could be yet another World T20 nail-biting finish folks! Ashraful has 49 and Aftab 32.
5 overs The Bangladesh reply is underway at the Wanderers and it’s a […]
There is some method in the madness of Twenty20 cricket now.
After Chris Gayle, Herschelle Gibbs and Justin Kemp unleashed a batting monster, threatening to obliterate the bowling species from the face of the Twenty20 world, sanity has been brought back into the proceeding.
Few things still hold good, as was always the case in conventional and […]