Zimbabwe cruised to victory in their Twenty20 quadrangular series third-place play-off against Canada.
Zimbabwe cruised to a crushing 109-run victory in their Twenty20 quadrangular series third-place play-off against Canada on Monday.
Chasing an unlikely 185 for victory, only two Canadians made it into double figures as they were bowled out for 75 in 19.2 overs.
Their first three […]
Canada may lack the might and skill of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, but Zimbabwe don’t often have the opportunity to rout opposition. That’s exactly what they achieved today, however, thrashing Canada by 109 runs and, in doing so, winning the third-place playoff in the T20 Canada. It was an important win for Zimbabwe, not least […]
Sri Lanka held their nerve to quell the plucky resistance of Canada, whose opener, Rizwan Cheema, struck an entertaining 43-ball 68 which so nearly caused an unlikely upset. Sri Lanka now face Pakistan, who earlier eased past Zimbabwe, in tomorrow’s final.
Cheema’s fireworks gave Sri Lanka plenty to be concerned about as Canada chased a challenging […]
Canada fought hard in the field, but were blown away when they batted as Pakistan cranked themselves into life after a sluggish start. Salman Butt provided more than half Pakistan’s moderate total with 74 off 56 balls and for a while Canada presented a challenge in the chase, but in the end they subsided to […]
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik Sunday said they were no favourites in the upcoming Twenty20 four-nation tournament in Canada.
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Canada are taking part in the event to be staged from October 10 to 14.
“Look Zimbabwe upset Australia in the World Cup last year and there have been other upset results as well. […]
Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwe’s captain, has said his team are well-prepared for the tri-series in Kenya later this month which also features Ireland.
“They [Kenya and Ireland] will want to prove a point,” Utseya told the Zimbabwe Independent. “We must take it as a challenge. We need to keep it simple. For the past three months we […]
A week of indecision, reportedly while Zimbabwe’s national selectors tried to sort out the availability of Brendan Taylor, has ended with the naming of a 15-man squad for the tour of Canada and Kenya. The board has been unable to make contact with Taylor and he doesn’t make the trip.
The surprise name is that of […]
Sri Lanka have confirmed their participation in a four-nation Twenty20 tournament in October, also involving Pakistan, West Indies and hosts Canada.
The Canada Cup Four Nation Twenty20 tournament was scheduled to be held between August 14-17, but was postponed due to sponsorship issues. Bangladesh were to compete alongside Pakistan, West Indies and Canada, but Sri Lanka […]
Chris Gayle showed he was a class above his opponents with an unbeaten 110 that secured West Indies a seven-wicket win over the hosts Canada in the final of the Associates Tri-series. Chasing the home team’s 179, Gayle thrashed 14 fours and six sixes during his 77-ball stay as his side stormed to the title. […]
Xavier Marshall set a new world record for the most number of sixes in a one-day international innings after the batsman blasted 12 in an unbeaten 157 to help West Indies defeat Canada in a Triangular Tournament encounter in King City.
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Xavier Marshall blasted the most sixes in a one-day international innings as he demolished Canada’s bowlers and set up a 49-run victory for West Indies. Marshall’s 12 sixes broke a 12-year-old record of 11 in an innings, set in 1996 by Sanath Jayasuriya and equalled six months later by Shahid Afridi.
Marshall finished unbeaten on 157 […]
Chris Gayle says West Indies will not be taking it easy when they meet Bermuda in the one-day tri-series in Canada on Wednesday. The tournament opened on Monday when Canada beat Bermuda by 25 runs and barring a major upset, West Indies will play Canada in the final on Sunday.
But Gayle said his team would […]