India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.
They were up against it when Umar Gul (3-28) helped restrict them to 157-5, which Gautam Gambhir’s 75 dominated.
But RP Singh struck twice early on and Irfan Pathan took 3-16 as a succession of Pakistanis gave away […]
Cricket pundits Atul Wasan and Kirit Azad said Monday that India had fallen short by 20 runs in the World Twenty20 final against Pakistan at Johannesburg.
“Full marks to Pakistan, I think we are 20 runs short,” said Wasan. “They bowled beautifully and even Yuvraj Singh struggled,” he added.
Kirti too was unhappy with the Indian batting […]
It was the best advertisement for Twenty20 cricket as the inaugural World Cup final at the Wanderers was absolutely scintillating as India beat Pakistan by five runs with three balls to spare. The game see-sawed throughout and Mizbah-ul-Haq’s heroic rearguard almost saw Pakistan through before Dhoni’s gamble to give the final over to the relatively […]
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat against Pakistan in the final of the Twenty20 World Championship at the Wanderers here on Monday.
India opened with Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan, Irfan’s elder brother. Yusuf started on a bright note hitting a six in the first over of Mohammad Asif but fell to the same […]
5th over - Ind 39-1
Asif continues, but Uthappa steers him through extra cover with a lofted cover drive. A couple more swiftly-run singles ensue - one more over of the fielding restrictions to go.
“Favourite moment(s) of the World Cup? Watching the dancing girls strut their stuff after each boundary. I was spurring on the batsmen […]
India skipper Mahendra Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat in the World Twenty20 final against Pakistan.
The two sides played out a dramatic tie earlier in the tournament, with India coming out on top after a bowl-out. Read more
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Allen Stanford and his 20/20 board of directors have invited the winners of the World Twenty20 in Johannesburg to play a one-off, $5million, match at Stanford’s ground in Antigua. The game is pencilled in for June 29 against a Super Star Team selected from the players taking part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20.
“Since this is […]
Matthew Maynard officially starts his new job as Glamorgan’s cricket manager today, and given the dismal season the county have just endured, he has his work cut out.
“I am proud to be part of Glamorgan’s glorious past,” Maynard told Wales on Sunday. “Now I’m equally honoured to have the chance to shape a bright future […]
Javed Miandad, the former Pakistan captain, has warned that the continued promotion of Twenty20 cricket poses a threat to the traditional bastions of the sport, particularly at Test level.
“They [ICC] are turning cricket into baseball,” Miandad said. “In their bid to further commercialise and globalise the sport they are ruining its traditional character and spirit.”
Pakistan […]
Former India Coach, John Wright, will lead a New Zealand representative side in a pre-season tournament on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast next week.
The Kiwi will take a side captained by James Marshall to a four-team curtain raiser also including South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. “It’s great to be back with New Zealand Cricket and I’m looking […]
While all of South Africa celebrates Heritage Day on Monday, India will be looking to start a new tradition of its own, courtesy of MS Dhoni and his men. India now have the opportunity of doing what most thought Australia or South Africa would do: become the inaugural World Twenty20 champions. Of course, Pakistan will […]
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STRENGTHS
There are more positives than negatives to be drawn out of the competition for Team India.
1. Yuvraj Singh has emerged as the batsman with the best batting strike rate in the tournament – 235.09. He is also second in the last of maximum sixes (12).
2. Openers Gautam Gambhir (2 half centuries) and Virender Sehwag (S/R: […]