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For cricket fans, the past week has been a particularly good time to fly to Sri Lanka with Emirates, the award-winning Dubai-based international airline: seven passengers on flights to Colombo have won exclusive collector’s items in the form of bats autographed by teams that competed in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. Presented as part ...
- Emirates contributes to Sri Lanka’s Carnival of Cricket (Category: Business)
- Emirates and Deccan Chargers Nurture Young Cricketing Talent (Category: Breaking News)
- Sangakkara banks on home advantage at ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 2012 trophies arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
SYDNEY(Reuters): Australia can win the Twenty20 World Cup this month, test captain Michael Clarke said on Thursday, even if they are ranked ninth in the world and will have to do it without him. Clarke quit the shortest form of the game after the final match of the 2010-11 Ashes debacle
- Sri Lanka name formidable squad for World Cup Twenty20 (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand sink Sri Lanka in exciting opener (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand sink Sri Lanka in exciting opener (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand sink Sri Lanka in exciting opener (Category: Breaking News)
All nine players who were nominated for two teams in next month’s Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa have opted to represent their respective IPL teams over their domestic sides. This includes the Trinidad and Tobago players Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine
- Players choose IPL teams in Champions League (Category: Sports)
- 2009 IPL auction was rigged, claims Lalit Modi (Category: Business)
- $3 m floor price set for T20 league franchises (Category: Business)
- The brand IPL is about highlighting performance (Category: Business)
ESPNcricinfo: New Zealand will be wary of its group-stage opponents in the World Twenty20 and won’t look “too far ahead” early in the tournament, its captain Ross Taylor has said. New Zealand are in Group D along with Bangladesh and Pakistan. New Zealand pulled off a thrilling
- Taylor makes plans for Sri Lankan spin (Category: Business)
- Confident Kiwis eye rare win over Aussies (Category: Business)
- Dananjaya could stand in for injured Mendis (Category: Business)
- Bracewell seals dramatic win over Zimbabwe (Category: Business)
Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies yesterday.
COLOMBO, Sept 14, 2012 (AFP) - New Zealand will play two Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match on a tour of Sri Lanka in October-November, Sri Lanka Cricket said on Friday.
We tell you everything you need to know about Sri Lanka in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament on their home soil.
Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday.
; news conference ahead of the World Twenty20 cricket series in Colombo on ...
- Gold Coast wins CWG 2018 bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Serena, Clijsters confirm for Brisbane International (Category: Business)
- Nigeria draw with Ireland and progress to the last 16 (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues wave swamps Lions (Category: Australia, Queensland)
Reuters: England will depart for their Twenty20 World Cup defence in Sri Lanka in good heart after squaring the three-match series against South Africa with an emphatic 28-run win at Edgbaston on Wednesday. In a match reduced to 11 overs a side after heavy rain left parts of the outfield soggy
- World’s top three bowlers to duke it out in Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final today (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa dismiss England for 171 (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia to win ICC World Twenty20 title (Category: Breaking News)
- Germany beats England 4-1 in World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
ESPNcricinfo: A collective bowling performance from Sri Lanka and half-centuries by Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene made short work of West Indies on the first day of warm-up matches for the World Twenty20. Nuwan Kulasekara struck the early blows and West Indies could manage only 132
- Sri Lanka name World Cup team against West Indies (Category: Breaking News)
- New Dates (Category: Business)
- Onus on West Indies spinners - Nash (Category: Sports)
- Windies aim to topple out-of-sorts Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The West Indies lost their warm-up match to Sri Lanka by nine wickets ahead of the World Twenty20 competition. The Windies were sent in to bat first and were restricted to 132.
Ireland has a huge challenge ahead of them in the World Twenty20, having been grouped with one of the favourites, West Indies, and a team with a reputation for doing well on the world stage, Australia. They had made a splash in the 2011 World Cup with a thrilling defeat of England, and their ...
- Scots want to raise Millennium roof for Wales clash (Category: Business)
- Donald embraces weight of expectation as number one (Category: Business)
- ICC approve World Cup qualifying system (Category: Business)
- Australia can win Twenty20 world cup, says Clarke (Category: Business)
ESPNCricinfo: Mohammad Ashraful has pointed to Bangladesh’s intensive preparation across three continents as their biggest asset as they head into the ICC World Twenty20. They have played a quarter of all their Twenty20 internationals this year, as well as two competitions where they played
- Ireland face up to difficult task (Category: Business)
- ICC may agree to local match officials in Pakistan (Category: Business)
- Gayle absence haunts Windies’ Bangladesh tour (Category: Business)
- Pakistan to give own award to Ajmal after ICC omission (Category: Business)
Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan both hit unbeaten half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday.
COLOMBO: Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday.
Round-up: Ireland enjoyed a comfortable win over Zimbabwe as they started their World Twenty20 preparations, winning by 54 runs in Colombo.
Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by nine wickets in their World Twenty20 warm-up match at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.
A review of Thursday's warm-up matches ahead of the World Twenty20 with wins for Sri Lanka and Ireland.
COLOMBO, Sept 13, 2012 (AFP) - Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday.
Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday.
COLOMBO, Sept 13, 2012 (AFP) - Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle says his Test triple-century in Sri Lanka two years ago will spur him on in the World Twenty20.
Colombo, Sep 13: Unbeaten half centuries from captain Mahela Jayawardene and opener Tillakaratne Dilshan powered Sri Lanka to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over West Indies in a Twenty20 warm-up game ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 here on Thursday.
BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept 13, 2012 (AFP) - South Africa captain AB de Villiers hopes his side's experience of playing in rain-reduced matches in England will prove useful during the upcoming World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
Karachi, Sep 13 (PTI) Pakistan's former captain Javed Miandad has been sent to Sri Lanka by the Cricket Board to motivate the country's players before the Twenty20 World Cup.
Reuters: Pak-istan captain Mohammad Hafeez expects Shahid Afridi to recover from injury in time to play a decisive role in his country’s attempt to win another ICC World Twenty20. Afridi is hoping to overcome a thumb injury before the tournament, which runs from Sept. 18 to Oct. 7 in Sri
- Anybody can win in twenty20, says Hafeez (Category: Business)
- Afridi vows to shine in ODI series (Category: Business)
- ‘We have nothing to lose’ – Mushfiqur (Category: Business)
- Pakistan drops Malik, bring in Afridi (Category: Business)
ESPNcricinfo: MS Dhoni feels India’s batsmen have contributed well as part-time bowlers in the absence of a genuine allrounder in the squad. Dhoni also said conditions in Sri Lanka had changed over the years and there wasn’t much help for spinners during India’s limited-overs tour to the country in July and August. “We are a ...
- Dhoni warns against India ‘panic’ at Oval (Category: Business)
- Dhoni douses ‘missing ball’ controversy (Category: Business)
- We are open for cricket series against Pakistan: Dhoni (Category: Business)
- India aren’t finished, Dhoni warns Australia (Category: Business)
Trinidadexpress.com: UNABLE to convince the International Cricket Council (ICC) to provide an exclusive window for the Indian Premier League (IPL), the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have decided to do it on their own. As their leading players are likely to be engaged in next year’s sixth IPL season of ...
- ICC rules out window for IPL (Category: Business)
- Emirates and Deccan Chargers Nurture Young Cricketing Talent (Category: Breaking News)
- Five IPL cricketers suspended on corruption allegations (Category: Business)
- Emirates contributes to Sri Lanka’s Carnival of Cricket (Category: Business)
Reuters: Yuvraj Singh was denied a fairytale comeback from serious illness as New Zealand beat India by one run in a see-saw Twenty20 International to win the two-match series on Tuesday. Brendon McCullum’s 55-ball 91 lifted New Zealand to a total of 167 for five and India finished on 166 for four to give the ...
- ‘Will be wary of spinners’ – Taylor (Category: Business)
- Late Slide (Category: Business)
- Yuvraj Singh back in Team India for World Twenty20 (Category: Business)
- McCullum, Ajmal on top in T20I rankings (Category: Business)
Australia's cricket squad led by George Bailey are heading to Colombo for the World Twenty20.
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