Tag: T20

Bravo aims to keep it ‘simple and smart’

Elegant West Indies batsman Darren Bravo says playing "smart" cricket will be the key to success in the ongoing World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. "The...

India beat Afghanistan in World Twenty20

India defeated Afghanistan by 23 runs in their group A match at the World Twenty20 in Colombo on Wednesday. India scored 159-5 after being...

South Africa ready to throw Zimbabwe out

High-flying South Africa batsman Hashim Amla said his team was ready for their African neighbours Zimbabwe in their Group C match of the World...

England stun Pakistan in World Twenty20 warm-up

Reigning World Twenty20 champions England overcame a batting failure to bounce back and defeat Pakistan by 15 runs in a warm-up match in Colombo...

Australia toy with Ireland in World T20

Shane Watson pounded Ireland with both bat and ball as Australia began their World Twenty20 campaign with an emphatic seven-wicket victory in Colombo on...

World Twenty20 bursts into action in S.Lanka

Hosts Sri Lanka open cricket's World Twenty20 against Zimbabwe Tuesday, kicking off the country's biggest ever sports event just three years after the end...

Teams and fans under surveillance for T20

Sri Lanka launched an unprecedented security operation for cricket's World Twenty20 tournament starting Tuesday, with the players also under intense surveillance over match-fixing fears. Bodyguards...

Pakistan wins thriller in World T20 warm up

A scintillating Kamran Akmal (92 off 50 balls) on Monday helped Pakistan beat India by five wickets in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up game...

Sri Lanka out for fast start at World T20

Hosts Sri Lanka will expect to make a brisk start to the World Twenty20 Tuesday as they open the country's biggest tournament since independence...

Millionaires v part-timers shows T20 divide

At the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, Indian Premier League millionaires will rub shoulders with struggling part-timers, illustrating the wealth gap opened up by...

Pakistan warmup for T20 today against India

Arch rivals Pakistan and India will face each other in a warm up game today to put finishing touches to their world cup preparation...

Pakistan face India in World T20 tune-up

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will get an early chance to size up each other ahead of the World Twenty20 when they clash in a...

India face Pakistan in World T20 tune-up

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will get an early chance to size up each other ahead of the World Twenty20 when they clash in a...

India win inaugural T20 World Cup

The inaugural Twenty-20 World Cup was staged in South Africa from September 11 th 24 2007. Twelve teams took part in the thirteen-day tournament,...

Windies wary of World T20 favourites tag

It is not often in recent years that the West Indies have been billed as favourites to win a major cricket title, but skipper...

Pakistan aim to maintain WT20 record

When it comes to the ICC World Twenty20, no team can match Pakistan’s pedigree. Runner-up in the inaugural event in 2007, after Misbah-ul-Haq attempted...

Ajmal sets record of most wickets in T20

Saaed Ajmal became the highest wicket-taker in Twenty-20 cricket by dismissing Geroge Bailey in the third and final Twenty-20 match against Australia at Dubai...