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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 22, 2012 (AFP) - Sri Lanka won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the World Twenty20 group C match here on Saturday after heavy rain reduced it to a seven overs per side contest.

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Twenty20 World Cup Group C match between Sri Lanka and South Africa was reduced to seven over a side after rain delayed the start by two and a half hours. Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and opted to field first. The match started

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Heavy rain has delayed the scheduled toss in the World Twenty20 match between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Hambantota.

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 22, 2012 (AFP) - Heavy rain delayed the scheduled 3:00pm local time (0930GMT) toss in the World Twenty20 match between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Hambantota on Saturday.

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NOLIMIT via its loyalty card Arapaima recently announced its latest customer promotion whereby cardholders could win themselves tickets for the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 2012 cricket tournament which will be held in Sri Lanka from 18 September to 7 October. To stand a chance to get their hands

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(Reuters) :In-form Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis is doubtful for Saturday’s Twenty20 World Cup match against South Africa due to a side strain he picked up during their tournament opener against Zimbabwe. Mendis, who returned the best figures by a bowler in T20 cricket with six wickets

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AFP: Jacques Kallis recorded the best Twenty20 figures for his country to inspire South Africa to a convincing 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe in a Group C match at Hambantota on Thursday. The 36-year-old allrounder grabbed 4-15 and was well supported by Morne Morkel’s 2-16 as Zimbabwe were kept

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Disappointed Zimbabwe captain hopes team will improve in the season aheadBrendan Taylor looked like he was a whisker away from bursting out in tears after Zimbabwe slumped to a 10-wicket loss against South Africa. Zimbabwe’s campaign in the ICC World Twenty20 2012 ended just two days

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - In-form Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis is doubtful for Saturday's Twenty20 World Cup match against South Africa due to a side strain he picked up during their tournament opener against Zimbabwe. Mendis, who returned the best figures by a bowler in T20

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 21 (Reuters) - In-form Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis is doubtful for Saturday's Twenty20 World Cup match against South Africa due to a side strain he picked up during their tournament opener against Zimbabwe. Mendis, who returned the best figures by a bowler

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Already assured of their places in the Super Eight stage of the ICC World Twenty20, both Sri Lanka and South Africa would be eyeing a win to top their pool when they play against each other in the marquee Group C clash in Hambantota on Saturday.

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Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis demolished Zimbabwe with the best-ever international Twenty20 bowling figures as the hosts cruised to an 82-run victory in the opening ICC World Twenty20 match in Hambantota.

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - South Africa's formidable pace attack proved too good for Zimbabwe, who bowed out of the Twenty20 World Cup following a 10-wicket thrashing in a Group C game at Hambantota on Thursday. Put in to bat first, Zimbabwe were restricted to 93 for eight wickets

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The ICC piloted a partnership with the educational non-profit Room to Read during the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 and the success of this initiative convinced both parties to extend the relationship through to 2015. Room to Read works to One of the early fruits of this partnership, has been the development of local language cricket books to promote literacy, the first of which features local sta...

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Reuters: Afghanistan gave a spirited performance against former Twenty20 world champions India but dropped four costly chances during a 23-run defeat in their opening World Cup Group A match on Wednesday. Virat Kohli profited from one of the missed chances to score 50 from 39 balls in India’

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ESPNCricinfo: England’s women conceded their World Twenty20 title in 2010 but remain favourites to win it back this year, given their extraordinary run of success in the format over the last two years. Their captain, Charlotte Edwards, will be leading the side in the tournament for the third

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The latest results and news from the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena praised spinner Ajantha Mendis following a dramatic impact on his international return.

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Sri Lankan Police has tracked down a factory located in Boralesgamuwa of Colombo which was engaged in producing counterfeit merchandise in relation to the ongoing ICC World Twenty20. The factory has been engaged in producing large quantities of fake “event” T-shirts. The raid has been conducted

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Sri Lanka walloped Zimbabwe by 82 runs in the opening match of the World Twenty20, played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hamabantota, yesterday. Ajantha Mendis bettered his own T20 record by taking six wickets for just eight runs as Sri Lanka recovered from a slow start

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We take a look at Sri Lanka's squad, key players and hopes at the ICC World Twenty20.

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Rising from the ruins of war to challenge the worldandrsquo;s cricketing establishment, Afghanistanandrsquo;s rag-tag team hopes to inspire the conflict-ravaged nation with a strong showing at the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Ajantha Mendis produced extraordinary bowling figures of six for eight to lead Sri Lanka to a crushing 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the opening Twenty20 World Cup match on Tuesday. Mendis, returning to the side following injury, took two wickets

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Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor won the toss and sent Sri Lanka into bat in the opening game of the World Twenty20 at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium today.

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Finger spinner Ajantha Mendis broke his own record for the best bowling figures in cricket's shortest format Tuesday, taking 6-8 to lead Sri Lanka to an 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the World Twenty20 opening match.

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Sept 19 (Reuters) - World sports diary from Sept. 19 - Oct. 16 - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 SOCCER Champions League group stages CRICKET ICC World Twenty20, Sri Lanka (to Oct. ...

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Reuters: Ajantha Mendis produced extraordinary bowling figures of six for eight to lead Sri Lanka to a crushing 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the opening Twenty20 World Cup match yesterday. Mendis, returning to the side following injury, took two wickets in his first over went on to surpass his own

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Reuters: India will experiment with different field settings to compensate for their bowling deficiencies at the Twenty20 World Cup, Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Tuesday a day ahead of his team’s opening game against Afghanistan.  The 2007 champions failed to defend a formidable

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The ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2012 started off yesterday at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Hambantota, with the first match played between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Photojournalist Shantha Rathnayake captured these moments prior to the match as crowds gathered at the stadium to enjoy

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Finger spinner Ajantha Mendis broke his own record for the best bowling figures in cricket's shortest format, taking 6-8 to lead Sri Lanka to an 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the World Twenty20 opening match.

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